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'''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. He and Zuri are killed by Morlun while attempting to protect T'Challa, and are buried next to each other. W'Kabi in other media • W'Kabi appears in Black Panther (2010), voiced by Phil Morris. • W'Kabi appears in Black Panther (2018), portrayed by Daniel Kaluuya. This version is T'Challa's best friend, Okoye's husband, 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==

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. When she divorces her husband, Joshua, she gets custody of Patsy and her brother Mickey due to her wealth. Dorothy does not approve of Patsy's marriage to Buzz Baxter and when the two end up divorcing, Dorothy loses contact with her daughter. Years later, Dorothy is stricken with cancer and dies before she is able to see Patsy again. Patsy realizes that despite her mother's sometimes cold attitude towards her, she was doing everything she could to forgive her. 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. Dorothy Walker in other media 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==

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. 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. During the "Iron Man 2020" storyline, Walking Stiletto joins the A.I. Army. ==Wall==

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. In 2021 for April Fools' Day, the Wall was jokingly announced as a playable character for Marvel Strike Force. ==Wallflower==

• New Mutants training squad • Xavier Institute }} }} 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. Laurie is a second-generation mutant. She receives her power 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. After the Xavier Institute becomes public, Laura 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. 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. She is saved by Josh Foley, who uses his power to heal her. Laurie develops a crush on Josh, but before she can pursue it, he falls head-over-heels for Rahne Sinclair. Laurie remains smitten with Josh, and the sight of him in danger gives her the emotional fortitude to take control of her powers. 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. 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. Eventually 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 in a successful attempt to make Josh jealous. Sofia realizes what is happening, and the event adds to the fast disintegration of the squad. 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. 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. 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. ==Walrus==

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. Morris Walters in other media • 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. ==War==

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. To enforce Wilson Fisk's Anti-Vigilante Act, Gao is the leader of the Cape-Killers task force and recruited the Scorpion, Taskmaster, Electro, Hightail and Gust in exchange for clemency while antagonizing Spider-Man as well as Misty Knight, Colleen Wing, She-Hulk and the Prowler. After Luke Cage repealed the Anti-Vigilante Act, Julia seeks out an alliance in thwarting New York's superhuman activities so she equips herself and the Cape-Killers with upgraded suits provided by Rabble to ambush Spider-Man who fights Julia's Cape-Killers off with assistance from the Rhino, Prowler, Ms. Marvel, Shift and Starling before her so-called ally's technopathy takes control until being defeated by Spider-Man to which the Cape-Killers are disbanded and Julia slips away. Now a fugitive, she is enhanced as an avatar of Ares in order to sadistically antagonize Spider-Man and Deadpool. ==War Dog==

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 Samson is a German Shepherd. Samson is General Brad Dodge's pet dog from Washington, D.C. who temporarily bonded with the Venom symbiote to help Flash Thompson against the Spider-King. Second version Another German Shepherd is Mercury Team's dog, trained extensively as a symbiotically enhanced duo with Chief petty officer Marcus Simms as Lasher in Doverton, Colorado. Mercury Team's symbiote soldiers are killed by Cletus Kasady, but the group's mascot survives and helps Deadpool defeat Carnage, by bonding with Phage, Lasher, Agony, and Riot before returning to the government. Mitch Mitch is Bullet's hunting dog who bonds with Phage to participate in a conspiracy alongside his "siblings", led by the Carnage symbiote involving the Friends of Humanity, only to be defeated by Thompson, Silence and Toxin, and taken into Alchemax's custody. War Dog in other media Gemini, a dog loosely inspired by War Dog, appears in Venom (2018). ==War Machine==

Warbird is the name of two characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Carol Danvers Ava'Dara Naganandini Warbird is a character in X-Men comic books. She was created by Jason Aaron and Chris Bachalo, first appearing in Wolverine and the X-Men #1 (October 2011). She is a member of the Shi'ar Warbirds who comes to Earth as a bodyguard to Gladiator's son Kubark (Kid Gladiator) as he attends the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning. She would later go on to join the X-Men in Astonishing X-Men vol. 3 #48 (March 2012). She eventually left to rejoin the Shi'ar empire, fighting against threats such as Asgardians, and took on her own Symbiote, ZZZXX. ==Grant Ward==

Senator Stewart Ward is a character in Marvel Comics. The character, created by Howard Mackie and John Romita Jr., first appears in Peter Parker: Spider-Man (vol. 2) #4. Ward is a CIA agent named Sentry who, with Seeker (Arthur Stacy) and Ranger, infiltrates Hydra to destroy their alien experiments. Sentry is actually a double agent and Stacy and Ranger are forced to try and kill him. During the scuffle, Sentry is contaminated with an alien virus, the "Z'Nox", and develops amnesia. Sentry reestablishes himself as Stewart Ward and becomes a successful senator for New York, secretly working to spread the alien virus. Eventually, Spider-Man and Stacy hit him with a pathogen that causes him to explode into an antidote, curing the infected. Stewart Ward in other media A character loosely inspired by Stewart Ward named Christian Ward appears in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., portrayed by Tim DeKay as an adult and Alex Neustaedter as a child. This version is the sadistic older brother of Grant and Thomas Ward, who he tortured when they were young. As an adult, Christian enters politics, becoming a candidate for the U.S. Senate, in an attempt to locate and shut down S.H.I.E.L.D. After Phil Coulson meets with Christian, offering him Grant in exchange for his support, Christian publicly reveals Grant's ties to Hydra. However, Grant escapes, ambushes Christian, and forces him to confess to his childhood wrongdoings before meeting with their parents, killing all three off-screen, and planting audio of the confession to frame their deaths as a murder-suicide. ==Warlock==

Raymond Aaron Warren is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15 (August 1962). Raymond Warren was a science teacher of Midtown High School in Queens, New York, and the brother of Miles Warren / Jackal. Raymond had a multi-faceted attitude towards Peter Parker / Spider-Man, and was in fact the cause of his top student's early adventures against the Tinkerer and the Living Brain. Raymond was murdered by the Jackal for his identity and appearance, but his corpse and identity theft are exposed by his former student and Miles Morales / Spider-Man. Raymond Warren in other media • A character based on Raymond Warren named Aaron Warren appears in The Spectacular Spider-Man, voiced by Brian George. • A composite character version of Raymond Warren appears in Spider-Man, voiced by John DiMaggio. This version is the uncle of Gwen Stacy / Ghost-Spider, and a scientist who specialized in genetics before mutating himself into the Jackal. ==Warskrull==

The Warskrull, also known as the Super-Skrull, is the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. First version The first depiction was created by Chris Claremont and Jim Lee, and first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #275 (February 1991). A genetically-engineered group of Skrulls infiltrated the Shi'ar empire, utilizing a Nexus Amplifier to assume total physical discorporation of their targets and adopt their superpowers along with their physical appearance. The Warskrulls captured the Starjammers in order to impersonate the Chamberlain to commit murders and genocide upon various Shi'ar affiliated races as well as Professor X for mental control over Lilandra Neramani, but the Warskrulls were eventually defeated by the combined forces of the X-Men and Deathbird, to which the Shi'ar vowed to weed out the Warskrulls. Pagon Pagon is a Skrull who impersonated Elektra. Criti Noll Criti Noll is a Skrull who impersonated Hank Pym. Jarvis the Skrull Jarvis the Skrull is a Skrull who impersonated Edwin Jarvis. The character, created by Brian Michael Bendis and David Finch, first appeared in The New Avengers #3 (February 2005). During the "Secret Invasion" storyline, "Jarvis" utilized the Skrulls' computer virus from Avengers Tower to disable Iron Man (Tony Stark) and S.H.I.E.L.D. Jarvis the Skrull then revealed to Maria Hill that multiple Skrulls were disguised as government agents before he realized his captive utilized a Life Model Decoy as a distraction for the Helicarrier's destruction, but he survived. Jarvis the Skrull manipulated Jessica Jones to fight with the various heroes and villains against Veranke's armada, leaving Danielle Cage in his care. During the "Dark Reign" storyline, Jarvis the Skrull was killed by Bullseye. Greenie Greenie is a Skrull who infiltrated S.H.I.E.L.D. The character, created by Jeph Loeb and Christos Cage, first appeared in Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America #5 (August 2007). Greenie impersonated Dum Dum Dugan which fooled Maria Hill and Abigail Brand on various matters, such as the Hulk's vengeance and leading the Skrulls posing as government agents, before "Dum-Dum" infiltrated S.W.O.R.D. to ensure the Peak orbital base's destruction for the Skull empire's invasion of Earth. Greenie hijacked the Fifty State Initiative before being killed by 3-D Man. Greenie in other media • A similar Skrull appears in ''The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes''. This version impersonated Clay Quartermain, and utilized a Super-Skrull form with the powers of the Abomination, Whirlwind, and Griffin. • A similar Skrull appears as a boss in Marvel Heroes. Rl'nnd Rl'nnd is a Skrull who utilized the powers of the X-Men. Khn'nr Khn'nr is a Skrull who impersonated Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell). His botched mental conditioning caused Khn'nr's personality to be erased and left his false persona of Captain Marvel dominant. Pitt'o Nili '''Pitt'o Nili' is a Skrull who impersonated Captain America (Steve Rogers). The character, created by Brian Michael Bendis and Leinil Francis Yu, first appeared in Secret Invasion'' #1 (April 2008). He was brainwashed as per Veranke's orders among a Skrull group disguised as superheroes who fake an escape to Earth in order to confuse the Avengers' splinter groups in the Savage Land. "Captain America" gets exposed by poison darts deadly to Skrulls, and killed by Shanna the She-Devil and Ka-Zar. Pitt'o Nili in other media • Pitt'o Nili appears in ''The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes'', voiced by Brian Bloom. This version impersonated Captain America to disrupt the Avengers for the Skrulls' invasion of Earth. • Pitt'o Nili appears as a boss in Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth, voiced by Roger Craig Smith. • Pitt'o Nili appears as a boss in Marvel Heroes. • An alternate universe variant of Pitt'o Nili makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in the What If...? series finale "What If... What If...?". Chrell Chrell is a Skrull training instructor and commander. X'iv '''X'iv''' is a Skrull trained by Chrell. Siri Siri is a Skrull. The character, created by Brian Michael Bendis and Leinil Yu, debuted in The New Avengers #40 (April 2008). She possessed the abilities of Elektra and Ghost Rider. Siri tries to replace the former, but is killed in battle. ==Warrior Woman==

Warstar is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, created by Chris Claremont and John Byrne, first appeared in X-Men #137 (September 1980). A warrior serving in the Royal Elite of the Shi'ar Imperial Guard, Warstar is actually two symbiotically linked sentient mechanoids consisting of a small one named B'nee who can generate electricity and a large one named C'cil who is gigantic and immensely strong and durable; B'nee rides on C'cil's back. Warstar in other media • Warstar appears in X-Men: The Animated Series. • Warstar appears as a mini-boss in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, voiced by John Cygan. ==Warcat==

Natalie Washington is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, created by Brian Michael Bendis and Stefano Caselli, first appeared in Invincible Iron Man vol. 4 #1 (November 2016). Natalie Washington was the neighbor of Riri Williams. She came across Natalie when her garage was opened and showed an interest in Riri's work. During a picnic with Riri's family in Marquette Park, a guy driving a car opened fire on some bystanders, with Natalie and Riri's stepfather Gary both being victims. During the "Iron Man 2020" storyline, Ironheart's armor was given an A.I. version of Natalie Washington called N.A.T.A.L.I.E. Natalie Washington in other media Natalie Washington appears in Ironheart, portrayed by Lyric Ross. ==Washout==

Washout (John Lopez) is a mutant character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in a one-page cameo in X-Force #129 (August 2002) before being given a larger role in the 2002–2003 Weapon X series. John Lopez was a chronic bed-wetter as a child, until he discovered that he had the mutant ability to generate a spurt of water from his body on touch. Having no friends and no family, John wanted to try his luck at an audition to join the new media-savvy X-Force team. Taking on the codename Washout, John competed in a contest but was not recruited. Soon after, John was approached by Malcolm Colcord to join the Weapon X project. Accepting the offer, Washout underwent a process that enhanced his mutant ability to the point where Washout had the ability to transform his body into water, project high pressure jets of water from his arms, shape the water into any form, and even manipulate or siphon off the water within another person's body. However, the process had a severe side effect in that Washout's powers now gradually began to dehydrate him. The more frequently he used them, the closer he would come to killing himself. His body was slowly cracking apart. Washout found out about these side effects and joined fellow Weapon X agent Brent Jackson in a conspiracy against the Director. They later started to work with Soldier X's Underground movement. Washout helped the Underground infiltrate the Weapon X compound by temporarily shutting down the power. At the same time, he attacked and attempted to kill the Director. He caused the water within the Director's body to boil, but the side effects from his powers caused Washout to die before he could finish off the Director. Washout's remains were taken by Mister Sinister. Washout in other media Washout appears in the Wolverine and the X-Men episode "Greetings from Genosha". ==Wasp==

Wasp is the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Janet van Dyne Hank Pym Hope van Dyne Nadia van Dyne ==Anna Watson==

Wave made her debut in War of the Realms, New Agents of Atlas in 2019. She was born in Mactan, Cebu in the Visayas, Philippines. Pearl Pangan had a natural affinity for the water since she was a child. She is recruited for her swimming strength to conduct experiments with a company called Alontek. When Triumph Division raids the site and shuts down the experiments, she discovers she possesses hydrokinesis (the ability to control water). During the War of the Realms, Wave and the Agents of Atlas battle Sindr, the daughter of Surtur, to prevent her from melting the polar ice caps and turning Asia into New Muspelheim. Wave in other media • Pearl Pangan appears in Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, voiced by Cathy Ang. This version is a student of Rockford T. Bales High School and the ex-girlfriend of Lonnie Lincoln. • Wave appears as an unlockable playable character in Marvel: Future Fight. • Wave appears as an unlockable playable character in Marvel Super War. • Wave appears in Marvel Duel. • Wave appears in Marvel Snap. ==Kate Waynesboro==

Dr. Katherine "Kate" Waynesboro was created by Bill Mantlo and Sal Buscema, and has been primarily a supporting character of the Hulk. She first appeared in The Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #287. Bruce Banner hires Waynesboro as a laboratory assistant during a period of time when Banner's rational persona controls the Hulk, and eventually enters into a romantic relationship with him. During a battle with the Abomination, Banner discovers that Waynesboro is also an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., sent as a "minder" to ensure that Banner did not lose control of the Hulk again, which called her actions, including their romance, into question. The Abomination kidnaps Waynesboro and offers her as a hostage to a faction of A.I.M. that had recently taken over MODOK's base, where she is subjected to the same process that had created MODOK, dubbing her "Ms. MODOK". MODOK states his intention to take her as a consort, to which she assents. When the Hulk objects, MODOK attacks him and atomizes the Abomination as a demonstration of power. Aghast at MODOK's casual murder, Ms. MODOK turns against him, and MODOK forces her back into the transformation chamber, restoring her to her original state. Waynesboro quits S.H.I.E.L.D. to continue her personal and professional relationship with Banner, but after his return from the so-called "Secret Wars", it is apparent that Banner is losing control of the Hulk as S.H.I.E.L.D. feared. Waynesboro returns to S.H.I.E.L.D. to help capture the Hulk, but ultimately leaves, unable to bear witnessing Banner's failing struggle to regain control. Waynseboro is later seen receiving information regarding the Warbound members from their former teammate Miek to find their biggest weaknesses. Three weeks later she is sent to aid fellow S.H.I.E.L.D. agents in capturing the Warbound, but the group kidnap her to help one of their wounded members. She is caught in a plot by the Leader to irradiate the world with gamma rays, working with the Warbound to stop the threat. She gains Warbound member Hiroim's Oldstrong powers when he is killed in battle. She meets with Norman Osborn to get the Warbound pardoned for their crimes during World War Hulk, only to find out that he already has, being "a big believer in the concept of redemption". H.A.M.M.E.R. captures Waynesboro to extract the Oldpower for their own use, but Banner and Skaar assault the facility and rescue her. ==Weapon H==

Web-Man is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. On Earth-57780, Web-Man is the evil clone of a Spider-Man with inverted colors created by Doctor Doom's Twin Machine. Web-Man in other media Web-Man makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse as a member of Miguel O'Hara's Spider-Society. ==Wendigo==

James Wesley is a minor character in Marvel Comics. The character, created by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli, first appeared in Daredevil #227 (February 1986). He is a faithful assistant of the Kingpin (Wilson Fisk). He is ordered by the Kingpin to locate Nuke for the sole purpose of destroying Hell's Kitchen. After Daredevil saves Hell's Kitchen, Wesley fears that said events would connect the Kingpin to the authorities. Wesley later comes back under his employer when tasked with handling reporter Sarah Dewey's affairs, and is also revealed to double as a criminal lawyer for anyone under his boss's payroll. James Wesley in other media • A character inspired by James Wesley named Wesley Welch appears in Daredevil (2003), portrayed by Leland Orser. • James Wesley appears in Daredevil (2015) and the Daredevil: Born Again episode "The Grand Design" (2026), portrayed by Toby Leonard Moore. This version acts as an intermediary with Wilson Fisk's various associates and as a fixer before being killed by Karen Page. Additionally, he has history with Buck Cashman. ==Nicodemus West==