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Nakia Bahadir is a Turkish girl and a friend of Kamala Khan. Nakia Bahadir in other media Nakia Bahadir appears in Ms. Marvel (2022), portrayed by Yasmeen Fletcher. This version is a student at Coles Academic High School. ==Bakuto==

Bakuto is a ninja in Marvel Comics. The character, created by Andy Diggle, Antony Johnston and Marco Checchetto, first appeared in Daredevil #505 (April 2010). Bakuto, the head Daimyo of South America, meets with the other four Daimyos in Jigoku-Chu Castle in Japan. He shows some doubt in Matt Murdock leading The Hand and especially scoffs at White Tiger's involvement due to her being a woman. Beforehand, Bakuto killed his master, Izanagi, to showcase "[his] strength of will", even going so far as to not allowing him seppuku. In the present, while having dinner, Bakuto's food is spiked causing him to hallucinate demons. Matt goes to check on him as Daredevil and are both immediately attacked by ninjas that were secretly sent by the other Daimyos. After defeating them, Matt is led to believe that someone is attempting to take Bakuto's life and ups the security. Despite this Bakuto believes that Matt was the one who sent the ninjas and begins plotting to kill him. He is later confronted by a possessed White Tiger and killed in combat. Bakuto in other media Bakuto appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe series Iron Fist and The Defenders, portrayed by Ramón Rodríguez. This version is one of the leaders of The Hand and Colleen Wing's former sensei. ==Balloon Man==

Balloon Man (Emilio Helio) is a professor who suffered an accident that caused him to only breathe helium. While mocked by his fellow scientists and discovering that he can control gas, Helio became the criminal Balloon Man, using balloons in his criminal activities. Balloon Man took control of the balloons at the Thanksgiving Day Parade, where he fought Spider-Boy and Squirrel Girl. ==Balthazar==

Balthazar or Belathauzer in his first appearance, is a demon who has clashed with the Defenders and Devil-Slayer. ==Martine Bancroft==

Martine Bancroft is an assistant to Michael Morbius and Emil Nikos, whose experiments aim to cure his blood disease. They backfire and turn him into a vampire-like being. After being manipulated by a cult, Bancroft personally assists in finding resources to cure Morbius' "pseudo-vampirism". She is interrupted and ultimately turned into a similar creature before Morbius and Simon Stroud inject her with the cure. After being killed by David Langford, she is resurrected but becomes possessed by the Lilin Parasite of Lilith's group before being saved by Morbius. Bancroft's original personality returns, albeit now as a true undead vampire, and she even has a friendship with Jack Russell / the Werewolf. After becoming a true undead vampire, Bancroft is destroyed by Morbius while saving Peter Parker / Spider-Man. Powers and abilities of Martine Bancroft Martine possessed the typical powers associated with true undead vampires. Martine Bancroft in other media Martine Bancroft appears in Morbius (2022), portrayed by Adria Arjona. This version is a scientific colleague of Michael Morbius. She personally assists in the experiment that creates his vampiric form and is later killed by Morbius' adoptive brother Milo. Bancroft is later revived as a similar vampiric creature after unintentionally ingesting some of Morbius' blood. ==Bruce Banner==

Elaine Banner or Elaine Walters is the sister of Susan Banner and Brian Banner. During their childhood, all three of them including their mother were physically and mentally abused by their alcoholic father, Bruce Banner. For years they suffered but eventually they pulled through until Bruce died. Susan, Elaine, and Brian all wanted to move on with their lives but Brian was still suffering from the trauma of their childhood together and would do everything he could to spend as little time with his siblings as possible because he did not want to relive anymore bad memories, straining the relationship between them. Susan married a man by the name of Drake, and Brian ended up marrying Rebecca. Elaine married Morris Walters, becoming Elaine Walters, and soon after gave birth to their daughter, Jennifer. Morris hoped that Jennifer would become a police officer like him, but Elaine supported her daughter's ambitions to become a professional dancer growing up instead. Since Morris was the Sheriff of the Los Angeles County Sheriff Department, he came across many enemies, the biggest one being the mobster Nicholas Trask. Trask planned to murder Morris by making his death look like a drunk driving incident, but his plan backfired when Elaine had been the one driving to see Jennifer's dance recital with two of her friends. Elaine Banner in other media • Elaine Banner appears in The Incredible Hulk episode "Down Memory Lane". • Elaine Banner appears in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, portrayed by Tess Kincaid. ==Rebecca Banner==

Bantam is the name of two characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first Bantam was created by Jim Lee and John Byrne, and first appeared in The Uncanny X-Men #282. Bantam (mutant) Bantam is an assistant of Trevor Fitzroy who uses his power as a chronal anchor to keep track of Fitzroy's time portals. When Fitzroy takes over a future timeline and renames himself the Chronomancer, Bantam accompanies him. Bantam realizes that Fitzroy had been driven mad by his dreams of power, and eventually betrays Fitzroy to the rebellion led by Bishop. Bantam assists in the raising of the gate to the Chronomancer's keep, and is killed by Fitzroy's Chronotroopers. Robert Velasquez Robert Velasquez is a boxer who is subjected to the Power Broker's superhuman enhancement treatment and accidentally kills another boxer in the ring. When Aviles, the man who arranged to have him enhanced, shoots him and leaves him for dead, Bantam goes looking for revenge, but Aviles is shot dead by one of his own men. Bantam then goes to avenge one of his friends and attacks Captain America while in a berserk rage, but goes on to aid Captain America once he calms down. During the Civil War storyline, Bantam confronts Thunderclap, a superhero who opposes the Super-human Registration Act. Thunderclap accidentally knocks Bantam into a gas truck which then explodes, instantly killing him. The battle is viewed by Sally Floyd, a reporter who later wonders if the gas truck had been deliberately placed near the battle. Powers and abilities of Bantam The first Bantam is a mutant who possesses sensitivity to the bioenergy emissions of other superhumans. This allowed him to locate and keep track of Trevor Fitzroy's time portals. The second Bantam's powers possesses superhuman strength, durability, and speed coupled with uncontrollable rage. Bantam in other media The first Bantam appears in the X-Men: The Animated Series episode "One Man's Worth". ==Baphomet==

Baphomet is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel comics, based on the demonic figure of the same name. The character, created by Steve Gerber and Jim Mooney, first appeared in Marvel Spotlight #15 (February 1974). Baphomet is a powerful demon and the captain of the royal guard of Satan, who occasionally uses his form as a guise. Through Baphomet's body, Satan uses his cult to lure his son Daimon Hellstrom into a trap in St. Louis, but the Son of Satan defeats the cult and casts Baphomet into Hell. Baphomet was later entrusted by Satan to guard the portal to Hell in Arizona and forms a temporary truce with Hellstrom to prevent the Posessor from accessing it. Although Baphomet is defeated by the Posessor's servant Nightfire, the Posessor is ultimately killed by Hellstrom. ==Barbarus==

Eli Bard, also known as Eliphas, is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Christopher Yost, Clayton Crain and Craig Kyle, Bard is a member of the Purifiers and an enemy of the X-Men. Eli Bard was born "Eliphas" at the height of the Roman Empire. He was recognized as an outstanding soldier until a spear injury ended his military career. For a while he worked unsuccessfully as a poet until he met Aurelia, one of the most powerful women in Rome. He soon married her and achieved a position in the Senate. As a well-respected senator, he was known as a great orator and a friend to the army. His wife left him for a general named Mascius and conspired to give Mascius his seat in the Senate. Left with nothing, Eliphas was approached by Selene, who offered him immortality in exchange for helping her kill and absorb every soul in Rome. Eliphas drew pentagrams and performed rituals at several locations in the city, but warned a small girl to get her family out. The girl's father alerted the authorities and Eliphas and Selene were captured before the spell could be carried out. Just before they were burned at the stake, Selene killed the guards. She cursed Eliphas for his perceived betrayal with an eternal life of torture, turning him into a vampire-like creature. Eliphas was buried alive for 700 years until a farmer discovered him in his field. Eliphas killed the farmer with a swift bite to the jugular. He spent the next several hundred years searching for Selene. He ran into the ancestral Apache tribe of Warpath. They recognized him as a vampire but could not stop him from wiping out almost the entire tribe. ==Bucky Barnes==

Baron Samedi is the name of two characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Rolando Samedi The A.I.M. agent version, created by Len Wein and Gene Colan, first appeared in Strange Tales #171 (December 1973). Samedi is a Haitian agent of A.I.M. who creates pseudo-zombies while posing as the real Baron Samedi and confronts Brother Voodoo. Vodou Within Haitian Vodou and related religions, Baron Samedi is one of the Loa. Baron Samedi in other media The Vodou incarnation of Baron Samedi appears in the second season of Cloak & Dagger, portrayed by Justin Sams. This version resides in the Dark Dimension at Fun Arcade Games, an arcade house. ==Baron Strucker==

Heinrich Zemo Helmut Zemo ==Barracuda==

Barrage is an Inhuman with energy cannons for arms. He is among the Inhumans who sided with Apocalypse and joined the Dark Riders. ==Turk Barrett==

Base (Hiro Sokuto) is a mutant who was born in Hiroshima, Japan, and his powers surfaced at an early age. His father sold him and his brother to the Yakuza to act as drug runners, but they were eventually captured by the Mutagenic Search Squad, and became a member of Genetix. ==Basilisk==

The Basilisk is the name of three characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Basil Elks Basil Elks is a supervillain who debuts in Marvel Team-Up #16 (December 1973). He is a petty thief, breaks into a museum to steal what he believes is an ordinary emerald—but is, in fact, an alien Kree artifact called the Alpha Stone. Elks miscalculates the security guards' rounds and is caught and fired upon when he reaches for a weapon. The guard's bullet accidentally hits and shatters the gem, causing an explosion that transforms Elks into a humanoid reptilian. Elks then flash-freezes the guard in place, and realizing that he now has superhuman abilities, decides to become a supervillain and calls himself the Basilisk. He faced off against Spider-Man, Mister Fantastic, Captain Marvel and the Mole Man which ended with him being imprisoned in another Kree artifact called the Omega Stone that ended up in lava. In Fantastic Four #289, Basilisk is killed by the Scourge of the Underworld. The Hood resurrects Basilisk and several other victims of the Scourge during the "Dark Reign" storyline. Upon absorbing the Alpha Stone, Basil Elks possessed enhanced physical strength, reflexes, and stamina. The Basilisk's main offensive weapon were his eye beams, which could be concussive force (these could also be directed at the ground for limited flight) or energy that manipulated temperature (to boiling or freezing extremes) or molecules. Upon absorbing the Omega Stone, Basilisk's powers increased to their full extent, allowing him to generate volcanoes worldwide, including in the Savage Land and New York City. Wayne Gifford Wayne Gifford is a lizard-like villain who first appears in Morbius the Living Vampire #5 (Jan. 1993). He is a dysfunctional man, turning to demon-worship to create an alternate persona, the Basilisk. Possessing a paralyzing stare, the Basilisk battles the anti-hero Morbius the Living Vampire. Wayne Gifford was a normal human until becoming the Basilisk, a large humanoid reptile. The creature possesses superhuman strength and agility, and a paralyzing stare. The Basilisk's one weakness is sunlight. In an inversion of a common horror trope, when looking in a mirror the Basilisk sees his ordinary human form. Mike Columbus Mike Columbus is a mutant who first appears in New X-Men #135 (December 2002). He is a mutant and a student at the Xavier Institute (Basilisk is also the codename used by an alternate reality version of the X-Man Cyclops in the Age of X crossover). Possessing limited intelligence and persecuted in his youth due to his abnormal appearance (bald, abnormally large and with one eye), the character is extremely aggressive. Once Basilisk's mutant power manifests, he suffers from brain seizures until given a device to help regulate the ability. Basilisk joins the Brotherhood of Mutants. They take over New York City. While watching human prisoners march by, he makes a joke about a perceived bad smell. The Brotherhood's leader Magneto attempts to deliver a punishment, but kills Basilisk instead. Mike Columbus possesses a fleshy head devoid of all features except for sunken ears, a slit-like mouth, and a single centered eye socket. A camera-like device is located in this socket that allows the Basilisk to control his superhuman mutant ability to emit a pulse of high-frequency strobe light from his brain. The light paralyzes any sentient being that views it, while the length of the effect varies depending upon the willpower of the onlooker. ==Batroc the Leaper==

Battleaxe (Anita Ehren) is a wrestler who wields axes as her weapon of choice. Defeating Titania in a wrestling match, she claims the title as champion of the Grapplers. However, when Titania is killed by the Scourge of the Underworld, Battleaxe vows to avenge her former teammate. She takes out her aggression on the Thing, battling him in a wrestling match. Realizing Battleaxe is taking her anger out on him, the Thing purposely loses the match. She later joins Superia's Femizons and battles Captain America. ==Battlestar==

Beautiful Dreamer is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Louise Simonson and June Brigman, the character made her first appearance in Power Pack #12 (July 1985). She belongs to the subspecies of humans called mutants, who are born with superhuman abilities. Beautiful Dreamer's real name and past prior to joining the Morlocks are unknown. She followed the Morlock leader Masque for a time and committed criminal acts by manipulating others with her mental powers at his behest. However, Beautiful Dreamer's primary motivation for doing so, as with most of her fellow Morlocks, is presumed to be her desire for company and community. Beautiful Dreamer was among the few members of the Morlocks to survive the Marauders' "Mutant Massacre", during which most members of her community were killed. Beautiful Dreamer is one of the 198 mutants who retain their powers after the events of M-Day. She is captured by Bastion's Purifiers and injected with the Legacy Virus, which causes her to kill those attending a Friends of Humanity anti-mutant rally and later kills her. Beautiful Dreamer is later resurrected by the Five during the Krakoan Age. Beautiful Dreamer possesses the ability to psionically alter the memories of others using her "dream smoke". Beautiful Dreamer in other media A character based on Beautiful Dreamer named Sonya Simonson / Dreamer appears in The Gifted, portrayed by Elena Satine. ==Bedlam==

Bedlam is the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Jesse Aaronson Jesse Aaronson was orphaned at the age of five after his brother Christopher uses his mutant powers to make their parents' car crash. The two are put into separate foster care systems; Jesse goes through multiple foster homes due to his emotional instability before being placed in a psychiatric hospital at age 13. He is exploited by one of the doctors, who wanted to use Jesse's burgeoning powers for his benefit. The doctor experiments on Jesse and attempts to convince him that his brother is simply a figment of his imagination. Jesse is eventually rescued by Lucas Whyndam and ends up in the hands of Professor X's Mutant Underground Support Engine (M.U.S.E.), a group based in Montana with the goal of rescuing mutants and training them as field agents. After turning 19, Jesse leaves M.U.S.E. to find his brother and enlists the help of Domino. Domino tells Bedlam that his parents are information analysts at the National Security Department. The two visit his parents' former supervisor, Dabney Saunders, who is senile and residing in a retirement home. They are subdued by Christopher, who has since founded a new incarnation of the Hellions and become known as King Bedlam. Christopher offers membership to Jesse, who gladly accepts. The group's true intentions, however, are to reanimate Armageddon Man in order to blackmail the U.S. government into paying one billion dollars. X-Force subdues Armageddon Man, but the New Hellions escape. In the aftermath, Bedlam joins X-Force. After several missions with the team, Bedlam learns martial arts through a "Delphi box" given to him by Pete Wisdom. It is also revealed that he must take medication to keep his own power from scrambling his brain. Bedlam later learns to generate an electromagnetic pulse, remotely disrupt machinery, and disrupt neural responses from a distance. Bedlam is among the mutants who are captured by the Church of Humanity and crucified on the grounds of the Xavier Institute. Archangel uses his healing blood to revive Magma and Jubilee, but Bedlam does not survive. During the Krakoan Age, Bedlam is resurrected following the establishment of Krakoa as a mutant nation. Alpha Flight villain Bedlam is a mutate who is an enemy of Alpha Flight. Symbiote version Bedlam is an alternate timeline version of Eddie Brock who can possess and manipulate symbiotes. During the "Dark Web" storyline, the tampering done by Madelyne Pryor causes the Venom symbiote on Eddie Brock to turn into Bedlam. He is fended off by Dylan Brock. Despite losing a hand, Bedlam regains it with help from Meridius. Bedlam is sent to Limbo by Chasm. During the "Venom War" storyline, Bedlam accompanies Eddie Brock in battling Dylan Brock, with Eddie and Dylan both seeking sole possession of Venom. After eating Wylde and Tyro, Bedlam merges with Brock. Amidst the fight, Bedlam is neutralized by Agent Anti-Venom. Bedlam in other media The Jesse Aaronson incarnation of Bedlam appears in Deadpool 2, portrayed by Terry Crews. This version is a member of X-Force. ==Beef==

Beetle is the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Abner Jenkins Leila Davis The second Beetle is Leila Davis. Created by writer Danny Fingeroth and artist Al Milgrom, the character debuted in Deadly Foes of Spider-Man #1 (May 1991). She was the widow of minor supervillain Ringer. Her husband was manipulated by Abner Jenkins into a life of crime that included multiple conflicts with Spider-Man, and was shot by the anti-hero Scourge. Davis vows revenge on all three. She began her criminal career as a driver for the super villain Sinister Syndicate team. She began dating Speed Demon once Boomerang was captured by Spider-Man on the first mission of the group. Eventually, the Shocker engineers a breakout for Boomerang and the team fractures, with Boomerang, the Rhino and Davis who is using her husband's old weapons battling Beetle, Speed Demon, and Hydro-Man in the middle of New York City. After attempting to kill Beetle, Davis is disarmed by Spider-Man and arrested along with Jenkins and Boomerang. Sometime later, Leila is paroled from prison and immediately returns to her old ways. Donning a new red and black suit of weaponized armor and referring to herself as Hardshell, she allies with Boomerang, the Rhino and the Vulture. The group becomes involved in a massive fight that also involves Stegron, Doctor Octopus, Swarm, the Answer, Jenkins and Spider-Man, with each party trying to gain control of an experimental gun. Spider-Man eventually stood victorious and most of the costumed criminals are taken into custody. Davis is teleported away by her husband, who had survived being shot by Scourge, and had been turned into the cyborg Strikeback by the criminal organization A.I.M. She reappears years later taking on the Thunderbolts team (which the reformed Jenkins helped found), ironically now referring to herself as the "Beetle". She is wearing a tank-like exoskeleton painted in the same paint scheme as both of her predecessor's previous Beetle costumes which Jenkins himself had designed while working for the Commission on Superhuman Activities. As the second Beetle, Leila eventually joins the group known as the Redeemers, which includes former members of the Thunderbolts. Her true identity is revealed to the rest of her teammates, revealing that her husband died some time earlier due to his body breaking down due to his cyborg enhancements. The group soon encounters the supervillain Graviton who kills Leila with his gravity powers. Janice Lincoln Hobgoblin's Beetle Roderick Kingsley, also known as the Hobgoblin, sold Abner Jenkins's gear and one of his suits to an unnamed criminal. Beetle is seen at the Bar With No Name attending the wake of Electro's servant Francine Frye. Ultimate Marvel version The Ultimate Marvel equivalent of Beetle is an unnamed mercenary from Latveria. Spider-Man first finds Beetle robbing a sample of the Venom symbiote from Roxxon, and ultimately stops him. Beetle later breaks into Bolivar Trask's lab where Eddie Brock is held, leading to Venom chasing after Beetle. Just as Beetle is cornered, Venom is stopped by Spider-Man. When the Venom symbiote leaves Brock and attaches to Spider-Man, Beetle escapes in the confusion. Beetle later captures Venom in Central Park and flies off to deliver Venom to Latveria. Beetle in other media • The Ultimate Marvel incarnation of Beetle appears in Ultimate Spider-Man (2005), voiced by Tucker Smallwood. This version works for Latverian agents, collecting genetic information from superhumans to genetically-engineer super-soldiers. • The Ultimate Marvel incarnation of Beetle appears in Ultimate Spider-Man (2012), voiced by Steve Blum. ==Bei the Blood Moon==

Bei the Blood Moon is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writers Jonathan Hickman and Tini Howard and artist Pepe Larraz, she first appeared in X of Swords: Stasis (December 2020). Bei is a mutant from Arakko. For the first few decades of her life, she did not speak. The first time she did, she inadvertently leveled a mountain with her powers. She became renowned on Arakko as a huntress and warrior of great skill. Bei is recruited to participate in the X of Swords tournament arranged by Saturnyne. During Annihilation's invasion of Krakoa at the end of the tournament, Bei allies with Cypher and the Krakoans to repel the Amenthi Daemons. She remains married to Cypher after the battle and moves to Krakoa to live with him. Bei joins Excalibur in the fight against King Arthur and Merlyn's invasion of Otherworld. When the Starlight Citadel falls, she retreats to Krakoa with the rest of the team (save Captain Britain) before the gate linking the two realms is destroyed. When Cypher intervenes in Mystique and Destiny's attempt to kill Moira MacTaggert, Bei comes with him as backup, along with Warlock and Krakoa. She later joins the Knights of X in the quest for the Siege Perilous and helps overthrow Merlyn and Arthur's anti-mutant regime in Otherworld. After Cypher is swallowed by Krakoa, a distraught Bei battles Genesis on Planet Arakko during the Genesis War, both to defend her people and distract herself from her grief. When the war ends, she remains on Arakko to assist with recovery efforts until Apocalypse invites her to reunite with Cypher, now freed from Krakoa. Bei is reunited with Cypher after his transformation into Revelation, the heir of Apocalypse. Powers and abilities of Bei the Blood Moon Bei does not use language to speak, but rather the Doom Note, a sound which reverberates in her chest. She can use it to produce destructive sound waves strong enough to level a mountain. The Doom Note also psionically translates itself to be universally understood by whoever hears it. Bei is also renowned for her hunting and fighting skills. She wields a bladed weapon named Seducer. Bei the Blood Moon in other media Bei received a HeroClix figurine, as did her sword Seducer. ==Bela==

==Belladonna (Narda Ravanna)==