List of Marvel Comics characters: W
W'Kabi
[edit]W'Kabi is a character appearing in Marvel Comics. The character, created by Roy Thomas, first appeared in Avengers #62.
W'Kabi is a Wakandan and T'Challa's loyal second-in-command.[1] He and Zuri are killed by Morlun while attempting to protect T'Challa, and are buried next to each other.[2]
W'Kabi in other media
[edit]- W'Kabi appears in Black Panther (2010), voiced by Phil Morris.[3]
- W'Kabi appears in Black Panther (2018), portrayed by Daniel Kaluuya.[4] This version is T'Challa's best friend, Okoye's husband,[5] and the chief of the Border Tribe, who utilize trained white rhinoceroses as shock cavalry. He ends up misguided and is among those that side with Killmonger. During the final battle between Killmonger's forces and those loyal to T'Challa, W'Kabi is unable to take Okoye's life when she gets between him and M'Baku causing W'Kabi to order the Border Tribe to surrender. While his fate was unknown in the first film, it was mentioned in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever that W'Kabi was fired from T'Challa's services.
Dorothy Walker
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Dorothy Walker is a character in Marvel Comics. She was created by Stuart Little and Ruth Atkinson and first appeared in Miss America Magazine #2 (November 1944). She was reintroduced in The Defenders #89 (November 1980) by David Michelinie and Mike Harris as a radical departure from her conception.
Dorothy Walker is introduced as Betty Walker, the doting mother of Patsy Walker. This existence is revealed to have been a comic book written by Dorothy and loosely inspired by the teenage Patsy's life. Because of this Patsy was cared for by their housekeeper Dolly Donahue. While Dorothy bathes in the success of her comic, Patsy loathes it and their relationship is heavily strained.[6] When she divorces her husband, Joshua, she gets custody of Patsy and her brother Mickey due to her wealth.[7]
Dorothy does not approve of Patsy's marriage to Buzz Baxter and when the two end up divorcing, Dorothy loses contact with her daughter.[8] Years later, Dorothy is stricken with cancer and dies before she is able to see Patsy again.[9] Patsy realizes that despite her mother's sometimes cold attitude towards her, she was doing everything she could to forgive her.[10] Unbeknownst to her, Dorothy attempted to make a deal with the demon Avarrish. In exchange for Patsy's soul, Dorothy would be restored to life without cancer. However, Avarrish fails and Dorothy remains dead.[11]
Dorothy Walker in other media
[edit]Dorothy Walker appears in Jessica Jones, portrayed by Rebecca De Mornay. This version is a talent agent and has a much more abusive relationship with her daughter.
Walking Stiletto
[edit]The Walking Stiletto is a robot supervillain created by Stan Lee, John Romita, Sr., and Sal Buscema, first appeared in Captain America #114 (June 1969). Within the context of the stories, the Walking Stiletto is a creation and agent of AIM. When Sharon Carter attacks a group of AIM leaders, they release the Stiletto to attack her, but she is saved by Captain America and Rick Jones, who destroy the robot.[12] Many years later, the Walking Stiletto is among the robotic collection of the Reanimator, who unleashes it on Wolverine and Nova. Wolverine eviscerates the Walking Stiletto, rendering it inoperative.[13]
In the "Iron Man 2020" storyline, Walking Stiletto joins the A.I. Army.[14]
Wall
[edit]The Wall is a supervillain created by Thomas Whedon, Jean Thomas, Winslow Mortimer, Mike Esposito, and Tony Mortellaro, first appearing in Spidey Super Stories #8 (1975). Real name Joshua Waldemeyer, a former high school student with an after-school job assisting a bricklayer. In a bricklaying accident collapsing on Waldemeyer, it transformed him into "The Wicked Wall" and lead to a life of crime. The Wall interrupts a Mets baseball game which Spider-Man is attending and the two fight only to be kicked out of the stadium for being on the game field.[15]
In 2021 for April Fools' Day, the Wall was jokingly announced as a playable character for Marvel Strike Force.[16]
Wallflower
[edit]| Wallflower | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | New Mutants, vol. 2 #2 (August 2003) |
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| Alter ego | Laurie Collins |
| Species | Human Mutant |
| Team affiliations | |
| Abilities | Pheromone manipulation |
Wallflower (Laurie Collins) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is a member of the student body of the Xavier Institute and a member of the New Mutants. After the events of M-Day transpired, she was one of a handful of mutants to keep her powers. She first appeared in New Mutants (vol. 2) #2 (June 2003) and was killed in New X-Men (vol. 2) #25 (June 2006). The character was revived during the Krakoan Age.[17]
Laurie is a second-generation mutant. She inherited her superpowers from her father, Sean Garrison, who used his ability to manipulate people and get money, fame, and women. Laurie's mother Gail was one of these women. After becoming pregnant with his child, Gail became immune to his power and broke up with him, deciding to raise Laurie alone. Laurie grows up a loner. While on vacation, her powers manifest, causing every boy on the beach to become attracted to her. After she becomes popular, her mother realizes what is going on, and tells Laurie that using her power on people is wrong. As she has no control over it and unwillingly causes people to mirror her own emotions, Laurie gets scared and becomes even more withdrawn than before.[18]
After the Xavier Institute becomes public, Laurie is sent there by her mother, and moves to Salem Center to stay near her, so that she could have one person whose reactions she could trust. Although she insists that Laurie live at the school, so that she could make friends, Laurie remains a loner and goes through several roommates in quick succession.[18] Eventually Sofia Mantega is paired with Laurie and, with her power to blow pheromones away, Laurie no longer has to worry about accidentally manipulating her roommate.[19] Under pressure from Sofia, she also begins developing acquaintances with David Alleyne and Kevin Ford. On a visit to meet Sofia's former butler, they are attacked by the Reavers, and Laurie is stabbed through the heart.[20] She is saved by Josh Foley, who uses his power to heal her.[21] Laurie develops a crush on Josh, but before she can pursue it, he falls head-over-heels for Rahne Sinclair.[22] Laurie remains smitten with Josh, and the sight of him in danger gives her the emotional fortitude to take control of her powers.[23]
After the mansion is destroyed and rebuilt, she is placed on the New Mutants squad with Josh, Sofia, David, Surge and Kevin and given the codename Wallflower.[24] When Rahne breaks up with Josh, saying that a relationship with him is inappropriate since she is on the faculty, he begins dating Laurie to make Rahne jealous.[25] Rahne, feeling it would be healthier for Josh to be with Laurie after she sees the two returning from a date, breaks off her relationship with Josh for good. Kevin spies on their conversation and uses the information to break Josh and Laurie up. Laurie is left embittered by the experience, going so far as to use her pheromones to manipulate Prodigy into kissing her at the dance to make Josh jealous. Sofia realizes what is happening, and the event adds to the fast disintegration of the squad.[26]
Thereafter, Sofia pushes all the New Mutants into a camp out for one night on the Xavier Institute grounds. While the initial attempts by Sofia at forcing a resolution come to disaster, a fist-fight between Josh and David leads Laurie to confess to Josh what had happened at the dance. Later she - along with the other New Mutants - overhear him pouring his heart out to Icarus, leading her to forgive him enough to be friends.[27] After the events of House of M, where almost the entire mutant population lost their powers, Laurie was one of the few who retained the mutant gene. Panic spread throughout school in the aftermath of the Decimation and, assuming he had lost his powers too, Kevin reaches out to Laurie, withering away her arm.[28] Shortly after this, Laurie is shot and killed by a sniper working for William Stryker. Long after her death, Laurie was resurrected during the Krakoan Age.[29]
Walrus
[edit]Morris Walters
[edit]Morris Walters is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Morris Walters is the father of Jennifer Walters / She-Hulk and the husband of Elaine Walters.[30]
Morris Walters in other media
[edit]- A variation of the character named Cliff Walters appears in The Incredible Hulk episode "Down Memory Lane", voiced by Stan Lee.
- Morris Walters appears in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, portrayed by Mark Linn-Baker.[31]
War
[edit]Decimus Furius
[edit]War-Cry
[edit]Julia Gao is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, created by Cody Ziglar and Federico Vicentini, first appeared in Miles Morales: Spider-Man vol. 2 #1 (December 2022) as an officer of the NYPD and in Deadpool vol. 9 #12 (March 2025) as War-Cry.
When working as a police officer, Julia Gao's partner gets killed trying to interrupt a fight between Venom and Carnage, causing her to despise superheroes, vigilantes and supervillains.[32] Under Wilson Fisk's Anti-Vigilante Act, Gao becomes the leader of the Cape-Killers.[33]
After Luke Cage repeals the Anti-Vigilante Act, Gao becomes a fugitive. She is enhanced as an avatar of Ares to antagonize Spider-Man and Deadpool.[34][35]
War Dog
[edit]War Dog is a name used by several different dogs in Marvel Comics that have bonded with symbiotes. The character was created by Dan Slott, Paulo Siqueira and Ronan Cliquet, and first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #654 (April 2011).
Samson
[edit]Samson is a