List of Marvel Comics characters: D
D'Ken
[edit]Emmanuel da Costa
[edit]Emmanuel da Costa is the father of Roberto da Costa / Sunspot. He is an Afro-Brazilian businessman who was previously a "barefoot houseboy" who had the drive to be "a millionaire" and "an economic and political force to be reckoned with" Da Costa International. In addition, he also operates as the White Rook of the Hellfire Club. Da Costa was killed by Gideon, his former business partner.[1][2]
Nina da Costa
[edit]Nina da Costa is an American archaeologist and the mother of Roberto da Costa / Sunspot.[1]
Nina da Costa in other media
[edit]Nina da Costa appears in X-Men '97, voiced by Christine Uhebe.[3][4]
Dagoth
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Dagoth is a demon and spawn of Dagon who is an enemy of Doctor Strange.[5]
In the storyline "Death of Doctor Strange", Dagoth raises the Sunken City of Kalamesh off the coast of Cornwall during the dimensional attacks by the Three Mothers. He is fed to the Peregrine Child by the Three Mothers.[6]
Dagger
[edit]Daken
[edit]Dakimh the Enchanter
[edit]Dakimh the Enchanter is a wise but eccentric wizard who lived in pre-cataclysmic Atlantis, and who was the pupil of the sorceress Zhered-Na, who was banished from Atlantis by King Kamuu for prophesying that the continent would sink below the ocean. After starting a cult, Zhered-Na takes her favored disciple Dakimh and greatly extends his life span so that he ages at an extremely slow rate. While Zhered-Na dies, Dakimh survives the cataclysm that sinks Atlantis and escapes, continuing to live for centuries and maintaining the teachings of his mentor as her only surviving disciple.
Maxine Danger
[edit]Maxine Danger is an employee of the Beyond Corporation who oversees the company's Super Hero Development Department. Danger enlists Ben Reilly to work for the Beyond Corporation as their Spider-Man, receiving sponsorship from them.[7] Reilly fights Doctor Octopus when he attacks the Beyond Corporation's Manhattan branch, as Danger wants the Beyond Corporation's data drive secured. Danger has Reilly's memories manipulated to keep him from revealing sensitive information about the Beyond Corporation.[8]
Dansen Macabre
[edit]Dansen Macabre is an exotic dancer and a devoted worshipper of the god Shiva. She uses her powers to hypnotize Spider-Man into battling Shroud in an attempt to kill both of them. The pair manage to overcome her dances and defeat her.[9] She briefly appears later as a captive of Locksmith, and is saved by Spider-Woman.[10] Eventually, Shroud invites her to join the supervillain team Night Shift, which she accepts, later becoming co-leader of the group.[11]
Dansen has the mystical ability to hypnotize or kill anyone who witnesses her dancing. She can also make herself undetectable to the human senses.
Dar-Benn
[edit]Dar-Benn is a Kree general who used a robot of the Silver Surfer to execute Clumsy Foulup and General Dwi-Zann during The Infinity Gauntlet storyline.[12] He was killed by Deathbird during the Kree-Shi'ar war.[13]
Dar-Benn in other media
[edit]Dar-Benn appears in The Marvels, portrayed by Zawe Ashton.[14] This version is a female Kree revolutionary who wields an Accuser's hammer and Quantum Band, and has a grudge against Carol Danvers for plunging the Kree homeworld Hala into a devastating civil war.[14][15][16]
Randall Darby
[edit]| Randall Darby | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Captain America Annual #4 (1977) |
| Created by | Jack Kirby |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Randall Darby |
| Species | Human mutant |
| Team affiliations | Brotherhood of Mutants Mutant Force Secret Empire Resistants |
| Notable aliases | Shocker, Paralyzer |
| Abilities | Bio-EM generation / manipulation |
Randall Darby, also known as Paralyzer and Shocker, is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Shocker was created by Jack Kirby and first appeared in Captain America Annual #4 (1977).
Fictional character biography
[edit]Randall Darby is a mutant who is discovered and recruited by Magneto to become a member of his Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, taking the code-name Shocker.[17] After being abandoned by Magneto, Darby and his teammates come to be known as the Mutant Force.[18] Under this name they work for the United States government[19] and later the Secret Empire.[20]
Darby changes his code-name to Paralyzer when the Mutant Force become the Resistants. The Resistants' protest against the United States' Mutant Registration Act is cut short by a clash with John Walker, who is Captain America at that time.[21][22] Later, the Resistants revert to their Mutant Force identities and costumes.[23]
Powers and abilities
[edit]Darby can generate powerful fields of bio-electromagnetic energy from his body. He also has cybernetic claws of unknown origin in lieu of his hands and feet, and can channel his electrical energy through them into shock bolts or high-voltage fields of electromagnetic energy.
Daredevil
[edit]Daredevil is the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Matt Murdock
[edit]Danny Rand
[edit]Danny Rand posed as Daredevil to fool the public and protect Matt Murdock's secret identity.[25]
Ray Connor
[edit]An Ultimate Marvel iteration of Daredevil, Raymond "Ray" Connor, appears in Ultimate Comics: Avengers following the death of the original Daredevil Matt Murdock. He is a youth who is discovered and trained by Stick after experiencing an accident similar to the one behind his predecessor's powers. Sometime after being publicly known as the new Daredevil, he and Stick are attacked by Vampire X's vampires and converted into vampires.[26] Luring the Avengers to their sewer, Daredevil bites Captain America.[27] As Daredevil is about to kill Blade, Captain America teleports the Triskelion to the desert of Iran using Perun's hammer, killing Connor.[28]
Elektra Natchios
[edit]Daredevil 2099
[edit]Daredevil 2099 is the name of several characters in Marvel Comics.
Samuel Fisk
[edit]The Marvel Knights Daredevil 2099 is Samuel Fisk, the grandson of Wilson Fisk. He feels some remorse over his grandfather's actions and carries on the legacy of Daredevil, as well as the Kingpin legacy he inherited.[29]
In the reconstructed Marvel 2099 continuity of Earth-2099, Daredevil is shown to be a member of the 2099 version of the Avengers before he is killed by the 2099 version of the Masters of Evil.[30]
Eric Nelson
[edit]The one-shot 2099 A.D. Genesis (Jan. 1996) introduced a Marvel 2099 version of Daredevil, opposing the corporate criminals of Alchemax in a futuristic New York. His real identity is Eric Nelson, grandson of Matt Murdock's longtime associate Foggy Nelson.[31]
In the reconstructed Marvel 2099 continuity of Earth-2099, Eric Nelson only entered humanity while operating as Daredevil.[32]
Dark Beast
[edit]Dark-Crawler
[edit]The Dark-Crawler, formerly known as the Night-Crawler (unrelated to the X-Men superhero Nightcrawler), which first appeared in Incredible Hulk #126 (1970),[33] is a large extradimensional humanoid being with a tail. He is originally from a "dark dimension" (not related to Dormammu's dimension). He later becomes master of the Undying Ones' dimension after defeating the Nameless One.
Dark Phoenix
[edit]Darkdevil
[edit]Darkhawk
[edit]Darkoth
[edit]Darkstar
[edit]Darter
[edit]Darter (Randy Vale) is a minor villain in Marvel Comics. The character, created by Bill Mantlo and Jim Mooney, first appeared in Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #29 (April 1979).
Randy Vale is an undergraduate at Empire State University. One day, Randy accidentally stumbles across a clone casket that once belonged to Miles Warren. The casket opens to reveal a decayed clone named Carrion. Upon learning of his creator's death, Carrion offers a partnership with Randy to get revenge on Spider-Man. In return Randy is offered power, but it is not specified what exactly the power entails. Randy dons a high tech uniform and goes by the name Darter. As Darter, Randy can glide through the air and fire lasers at his enemies. His first fight is with White Tiger who he manages to knock down. Later, the two fight again in a gymnasium where Spider-Man and Carrion are fighting. When Carrion flees with Spider-Man, Randy realizes that he was betrayed by his master and swears revenge on Carrion. He encounters his master while trying to drain the life from Spider-Man. Randy tries to attack Carrion, but he is hit with the red death, causing him to rapidly deteriorate and die.[34]
Darter in other media
[edit]Randy Vale appears in Spider-Man: Homecoming, portrayed by Christopher Berry.[35] This version is an employee of Adrian Toomes' salvaging company who becomes a criminal after the Department of Damage Control's formation causes the company to go out of business.
Darwin
[edit]Spacker Dave
[edit]Jeff Morales
[edit]Further reading
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Jeff Morales (originally known as Jefferson Davis) is a character appearing in Marvel Comics' Ultimate Marvel line of books set in a universe and continuity separate from the mainstream Marvel Universe. The character was created by Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli, and first appeared in Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #1 (November 2011). He is the father of Miles Morales / Spider-Man.
Fictional character biography
[edit]Jefferson is an African-American man who is married to the Puerto Rican woman Rio Morales.[36] He does not get along with his criminal brother Aaron Davis. Things get out of control and Jefferson winds up in jail, only to be bailed out by Nick Fury. Impressed with his fighting skills, Fury has Jefferson join gangster Turk Barrett's gang for intel, eventually working his way up to Wilson Fisk's criminal empire. Afterwards, Jefferson is offered a spot in S.H.I.E.L.D. but chooses to live a simple life of being a husband to Rio and father to Miles.[37] Jefferson keeps Miles from ever interacting with Aaron and keeps a strict household in an attempt to lead his son on a clean path. Despite his overall dislike of Aaron's criminal activities, Jefferson is saddened by his brother's subsequent death.[38]
During the events of United We Stand, Jefferson is arrested by S.H.I.E.L.D. only to be attacked by Hydra who attempt to get Jefferson to join. He instead kills his would-be recruiters and returns home to Rio. He tells his wife what happened and they go looking for Miles, finding their son at Ganke Lee's house.[39][40] Jefferson is later attacked by Conrad Marcus, putting him in the hospital. He is attacked again, but Spider-Man battles and defeats Venom at the cost of Rio's life.[41] One year later, Jefferson discovers that Miles is Spider-Man, angering him and blaming his son for the deaths of Aaron and Rio.[42] Jefferson apologizes and reveals his own past to his son.[43]
After the events of Secret Wars, Molecule Man transfers Miles, Ganke and their families to Earth-616 and resurrects Rio and Aaron.[44][45] Jefferson later legally changes his name from Jefferson Davis to Jeff Morales, to distance himself from his time as a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent and the Confederate president of the same name.[46]
Jefferson Davis in other media
[edit]- Jefferson Davis appears in Spider-Man (2017), voiced by Alex Désert.[47]
- Jefferson Davis appears in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, voiced by Brian Tyree Henry.[48][47] This version is a police officer who has a healthy relationship with Miles, though he has high expectations for his son. Additionally, Jefferson is initially unaware of Aaron's criminal career as the Prowler, but is still not keen on Miles spending time with his brother. After Aaron is killed by the Kingpin, the distraught Jefferson initially believes his brother's killer to be the new Spider-Man. He later reconciles with Miles, unknowingly inspiring his son to avenge Aaron by defeating the Kingpin. Following the Kingpin's arrest, Jefferson accepts the new Spider-Man's heroic efforts.
- Jefferson appears in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, voiced again by Brian Tyree Henry.[47] In-between films, he began going by Jeff Morales and tolerates working with Spider-Man while he and his wife Rio struggle to raise Miles due to his son's work as Spider-Man affecting his civilian life.
- Jefferson Davis appears in Insomniac Games' Spider-Man series, voiced by Russell Richardson.[47] This version is an NYPD officer.
- Introduced in Marvel's Spider-Man, Jefferson aids the original Spider-Man's investigation into the Kingpin's abandoned assets and prevents them from falling into Mister Negative's hands. After rescuing Spider-Man and receiving public recognition for it, Jefferson and his family attend Norman Osborn's mayoral re-election rally, where Jefferson is lauded for his heroism until Mister Negative and the Inner Demons launch a terrorist attack, during which Jefferson sacrifices himself to save another officer from a suicide bomber. Miles eventually comes to terms with his father's death with help from Rio and accepts Peter Parker's offer to work part-time at a F.E.A.S.T. center to further cope with the loss and honor his father's legacy.
- In Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, it is revealed that Jefferson had been estranged from Aaron after discovering his brother is the Prowler. Jefferson agreed not to arrest Aaron, but demanded that his brother stay away from his family. The brothers never reconciled before Jefferson's death, leaving Aaron deeply affected and overprotective of Miles. Jefferson also makes vocal cameos in a flashback in the main story and a side mission, in which Miles goes on a scavenger hunt that Jefferson made for his birthday before his death.
- In Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Jefferson makes a minor appearance during a dream sequence experienced by Miles.
- Jeff Morales appears in Spidey and His Amazing Friends, voiced by Eugene Byrd.
Leonardo da Vinci
[edit]| First appearance | Astonishing #54 (October 1956) |
|---|---|
| Created by | Carl Wessler, Bob Forgione |
| Teams | Brotherhood of the Shield |
| Abilities | Genius-level intellect |
| Aliases | Aries, D.E.A.T.H. (Da Vinci Elevating Agents To Helm) |
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Leonardo da Vinci is a fictionalized depiction of the Italian polymath of the same name. He was created by Carl Wessler and Bob Forgione and first appeared in Astonishing #54.
Leonardo was born in Vinci,[49] as the son of Caterina and Piero Fruosino di Antonio da Vinci.[50] He is one of the thinkers spawned by the Renaissance,[51] and becomes one of the most important polymaths of that era. He also works on other projects, including the steam engine.[52] During this time, he joins the Brotherhood of the Shield, a group of geniuses including Sir Isaac Newton, Imhotep, Zhang Heng, and Galileo Galilei.[53]
After that, he is approached by a messenger from K'un-L'un to ask Leonardo for help in training Fongji Wu, the next Iron Fist, who becomes the host of the Phoenix Force. He along with Yu-Ti and Lei Kung are successful in manifesting the Phoenix Force within Fongji.[54] They then construct a telescope to watch the arrival of the Phoenix and give Leonardo an opportunity to study it.[55]
Leonardo eventually is able to time travel and leaves a robot to impersonate him in his mortal life. He travels to the 1960s, where he is confronted by the new leader of the Shield: Leonid, the son of Isaac Newton and the Deviant Morda. Leonid promises that he will rescue all things, but comes to a disagreement with Isaac who had become the undying leader of the group.[56]
During this time, Leonardo forms the organization known as the Great Wheel of Zodiac, with its members including: Vasili Dassaiev, John Garrett, Shoji Soma, Cornelius van Lunt, Baron Strucker, Dum Dum Dugan, Nick Fury, Jake Fury, Daniel Whitehall, Viktor Uvarov, and Thomas Davidson, with each member being code-named after a sign of the zodiac. However, the organization falls apart, which leads to the creation of S.H.I.E.L.D., Hydra, Leviathan, and Zodiac. Leonardo states that the reason for forming the organization was to control its members.[57]
Brad Davis
[edit]Brad Davis was created by writer Marv Wolfman and artist Keith Pollard, and first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #188 (October 1978).
Brad Davis in other media
[edit]Brad Davis appears in Spider-Man: Far From Home, portrayed by Remy Hii.
Dawnsilk
[edit]Dawnsilk is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Fabian Nicieza and Art Thibert, and first appeared in Cable #1 (May 1993). She is a member of Clan Chosen in an alternative timeline where Cable was raised.