Marvel Comics fictional character
Whiplash
is the name of multiple
supervillains
appearing in
American comic books
published by
Marvel Comics
. They are commonly depicted as members of
Iron Man
's
rogues gallery
. The original Whiplash (Mark Scarlotti) also went by the name
Blacklash
.
Mickey Rourke
portrayed Whiplash (Ivan Vanko) in the
Marvel Cinematic Universe
film
Iron Man 2
(2010).
[1]
Publication history
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Mark Scarlotti first appeared as Whiplash in
Tales of Suspense
#97 (Jan. 1968).
[2]
He was killed in battle in
Iron Man
vol. 4 #28 (May 2000).
[3]
Leeann Foreman debuted as Whiplash in
Marvel Comics Presents
#49 (May 1990).
During the
Civil War
storyline, two new villains called Whiplash and Blacklash appear in
Thunderbolts
#104 (Sept. 2006) and #107 (Dec. 2006).
Another female Whiplash appeared in
Big Hero 6
#1 (Nov. 2008).
Anton Vanko first appeared in
Iron Man vs. Whiplash
#1?4 (Jan.?April 2010). He later appeared as a member of the
Masters of Evil
.
Fictional character biography
[
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]
Mark Scarlotti
[
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]
Comics character
Mark Scarlotti
is originally a gifted electrical technician at Stark International's
Cincinnati
branch, but desires a life of luxury and becomes a professional criminal. With a costume and a sophisticated metal whip of his own design, the character becomes Whiplash, a weapons designer, special agent, and assassin for the criminal organization the
Maggia
. On behalf of the Maggia, Whiplash fights the hero
Iron Man
[6]
? secretly inventor
Tony Stark
and Scarlotti's former employer ? and
A.I.M.
agents attacking a Maggia gambling ship.
[7]
Scarlotti is assigned to work
undercover
for the Maggia at Stark International's Cincinnati plant, and becomes Head of Research. As Whiplash, Scarlotti then has another inconclusive battle with Iron Man and flees the scene, quitting the Maggia.
[8]
Whiplash, together with fellow supervillains the
Melter
and
Man-Bull
, are recruited by other-dimensional villain the
Black Lama
to form the team the
Death Squad
and fight Iron Man. They enter a "War of the Super-Villains" to win the Black Lama's Golden Globe of Power, but are all defeated.
[9]
Whiplash rejoins the Maggia and battles the heroes
Spider-Man
and Iron Man in
New Jersey
, eventually being defeated by the vigilante the
Wraith
.
[10]
Criminal mastermind
Justin Hammer
hires Whiplash, and with the Melter and the original
Blizzard
attempt the robbery of an
Atlantic City
casino, but are stopped by Iron Man.
[11]
Whiplash is released from prison by Hammer and battles Iron Man again as one of Hammer's costumed operatives, and despite overwhelming odds the hero defeats the villains.
[12]
Scarlotti is re-employed by an unnamed consortium, financed by Hammer, to kill Stark employee Vic Martinelli, and is provided with an upgraded costume and weaponry and the new alias Blacklash. Despite the upgrades, however, Scarlotti is defeated by Iron Man and humiliated by being dragged before his employers.
[13]
Scarlotti makes a brief appearance as Whiplash as a paid employee of the master villain the
Mad Thinker
in a failed attempt to kill the hero the
Thing
who is recuperating at a New York hospital.
[14]
Scarlotti is eventually diagnosed as manic-depressive by prison psychiatrists. He attempts to reform, but rejected by his parents and residents of his home town, Scarlotti becomes Blacklash again. While attempting an assassination for the Maggia, Blacklash is confronted by Spider-Man whom he weakens with his whip, but is defeated by the second
Iron Man
.
[15]
Blacklash is beaten by Spider-Man once again
[16]
and is also apprehended by
Captain America
while committing several robberies.
[17]
Blacklash is rehired by Justin Hammer and sent with the
Beetle
and the second
Blizzard
to assassinate Hammer's former agent
Force
. Iron Man,
Jim Rhodes
and Force, however, defeat the trio.
[18]
At Hammer's request Blacklash,
Boomerang
, and the second Blizzard stop industrial sabotage by the vigilante the
Ghost
. Blacklash is sent to work with Iron Man and Jim Rhodes against the saboteur, but betrays them.
[19]
Together with Spider-Man villain the
Rhino
, Blacklash hunts down fellow rogue agent the
Scorpion
, who fails to return stolen weaponry to Hammer.
[20]
Scarlotti decides to renounce his criminal identity and marries and has a child. A lack of money forces Scarlotti to assume his identity again, and he becomes the target of an assassin, who kills his wife when she returns to their apartment. As Blacklash, Scarlotti then finds and kills the assassin, and vows to abandon the identity of Blacklash forever.
[21]
Scarlotti, however, is hired by a rival of Stark and returns as Whiplash, with an upgraded costume and new weaponry. Whiplash manages to battle Iron Man to a standstill in their first encounter, but is killed several weeks later by Iron Man's new sentient armor, which crushes Scarlotti's throat against Tony Stark's wishes.
[22]
Leeann Foreman
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Comics character
The second Whiplash is
Leeann Foreman
, a professional criminal born in
Wilmington, Delaware
. She was a mutant with unrevealed abilities and used
adamantium
wires connected to her gloves as whips. She was part of Critical Mass's mutant Band of Baddies. The Baddies kidnapped a mutant girl and her father to coerce them to join their band. They forced the daughter to knock out
Spider-Man
and
Wolverine
, but they quickly recovered. The daughter then unleashed her powers, blew up the warehouse they were in, and defeated all of the Baddies. Whiplash disappeared after the daughter's telekinetic explosion enabled her to get free.
[23]
She later joined the
Femme Fatales
, and was hired by the
Chameleon
to lure Spider-Man into a trap by threatening a United Nations ambassador. Spider-Man defeated the Femme Fatales and saved the ambassador.
[24]
The Fatales then joined forces with the
Scorpion
and the
Tarantula
, but all of them were defeated by Spider-Man and the
Black Cat
.
[25]
The Femme Fatales later received an invitation to join
Superia
and her organization of female criminals, the
Femizons
. They accepted, and were among the superhuman females aboard Superia's cruise ship, where they battled
Captain America
and the
Paladin
. Whiplash also traveled to Superia's private island to be one of her new Femizons.
[26]
After the group disbanded, Whiplash teamed up with
Orka
,
Shockwave
and
Killer Shrike
in a plot to take over a retired aircraft carrier, the
USS
Intrepid
. She and her allies were defeated by
Heroes for Hire
.
[27]
She was later seen in "Bar With No Name" and in a
black market
auction for the
Venom Symbiote
.
[28]
During the "
Hunt for Wolverine
" storyline, Whiplash took the name of
Snake Whip
and is with the Femme Fatales when they assist
Viper
in attacking
Kitty Pryde
's group at the King's Impresario Restaurant in
Madripoor
. She engaged
Jubilee
in battle before
Kitty Pryde
gets her and
Domino
away from the restaurant.
[29]
Following that victory, Snake Whip stayed by Viper's side as she ordered Knockout and Mindblast to have a defeated Rogue and Storm be delivered to their clients and when Viper speaks to a representative from Soteira. As Snake Whip asks if they are going to ignore
Sapphire Styx
's vampiric appetite, Viper says that they have to obey the representative's orders and "let the @#$%& feed."
[30]
After another call from Soteira's representative, Viper and Snake Whip check up on Sapphire and find her acting strange claiming that Wolverine's Patch alias is here. Snake Whip works to restrain her only to get knocked out. Upon recovering, Snake Whip starts to see Patch attacking Sapphire even though Viper doesn't see it.
[31]
After Sapphire Styx exploded enabling Psylocke to use her soul power to recreate a new body, Psylocke used her powers to defeat Bloodlust and use an illusion to trick Snake Whip into hitting the ground. Domino persuaded Snake Whip to surrender when her teammates are defeated. When the Femme Fatales were arrested, Kitty Pryde got the info about Soteira being after Wolverine from Snake Whip who gave the information to her in exchange for a light sentence.
[32]
Whiplash and Blacklash duo
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Two villains, a woman who is the third Whiplash and a man who is the second Blacklash, appear during the outset of the
Superhuman Civil War
. Both are past associates of the Swordsman (
Andreas von Strucker
) and frequenters of BDSM events before becoming supervillains. The duo are forcibly recruited into the
Thunderbolts
.
[33]
Construct
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This version of Whiplash is not a person, but a personality construct created by the aptly named
Badgal
. The construct is feminine and thus tends to possess females. Initially, Badgal used this construct to possess a random citizen, but later used it to possess
Honey Lemon
and later
GoGo Tomago
.
[34]
When the
Big Hero 6
defeated Badgal, this construct ceased to exist.
[35]
Anton Vanko
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]
Comics character
Anton Vanko
(
Russian
:
Антон Ванко
) is a young scientist from a small Russian village by the name of Volstok who has no relation to the original
Crimson Dynamo
. One day, the village is attacked by someone wearing a stolen suit of
Iron Man armor
, who murders a number of townspeople, including his father
Igor Vanko
(
Russian
:
И?горь Ва?нко
) in an attempt to frame
Tony Stark
.
Using a specialized rifle, Vanko is able to shoot the impostor just before he flees, causing the chest plate on the armor to come off. Vanko becomes obsessed with exacting vengeance on Stark, still believing him to be the man who attacked his village, and decides to use the chest plate to fashion a suitable weapon to do so. Over the next six months, he reverse engineers a suit of body armor equipped with energy whips, and vows to kill Stark to avenge his father.
[36]
After breaking into the prison where Stark is being held for his alleged crimes, Vanko kills several guards and attempts to track down and murder Stark and his confidant
Pepper Potts
. Stark fights off Vanko using a crude suit of Iron Man armor fashioned from parts of various machines around the prison, and forces him to flee. After Stark tracks down the criminal syndicate who framed him, Vanko arrives at their headquarters, intent on finishing off Iron Man once and for all. It is there that Vanko learns that Stark was indeed framed and that the syndicate was hired to destroy Volstok by secret international consortium funded by several governments including USA and Russia, notably Russian Prime Minister
Vladimir Putin
, to wipe out an activist who was creating anti-Putin sentiments. Despite learning of Iron Man's innocence, Vanko makes one final attempt to kill him, claiming that even though he did not destroy the village, his technology did. After the building catches fire, both men are ultimately forced to run to safety, and Vanko then makes his escape. Following this, Stark is cleared of his alleged crimes, and helps rebuild Volstok. As this is happening, Vanko is seen in Moscow approaching Saint Basil's Cathedral in the
Red Square
preparing to properly exact vengeance this time around.
[37]
Whiplash is later recruited by Max Fury as a member of the
Shadow Council
's incarnation of the
Masters of Evil
.
[38]
[39]
During the
Infinity
storyline, Whiplash is among the villains recruited by
Spymaster
to help him in a plot to attack the almost-defenseless Stark Tower.
[40]
He later attacks
Squirrel Girl
and her sidekick Tippy-Toe when he mistakes her for Iron Man, since she was wearing one of his armors, but is later defeated.
[41]
Whiplash later appears as a member of
Baron Helmut Zemo
's third incarnation of the
Masters of Evil
.
[42]
During the "
Devil's Reign
" storyline, Taskmaster appears as a member of
Mayor Wilson Fisk
's latest incarnation of the Thunderbolts at the time when Mayor Fisk passed a law that forbids superhero activity. He and Whiplash hold the staff of the Daily Bugle hostage to draw out
Spider-Man
. During Spider-Man's fight with Taskmaster, Whiplash is goaded into attacking him. Despite being weakened by Whiplash, Spider-Man tries to ask Taskmaster if they can take it outside as Taskmaster places a power dampener collar on him and throws him out the window. Spider-Man uses his webbing to slow his descent to the ground as the NYPD operatives move in on him.
[43]
Female Blacklash
[
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]
As part of the "
All-New, All-Different Marvel
," a female supervillain takes the name of Blacklash. The female Blacklash was hired by
Power Broker
through the Hench App to protect his unveiling of Hench App 2.0. She ended up fighting
Ant-Man
and
Giant-Man
(Raz Malhotra) when they show up to confront Power Broker. The battle ends with Blacklash escaping due to Giant-Man's crimefighting inexperience.
[44]
Powers and abilities
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Mark Scarlotti, courtesy of
Justin Hammer
, wears a
bulletproof
costume and wields a pair of cybernetically controlled titanium whips that can extend to be swung fast enough to deflect bullets, or become rigid and be used as nunchaku or vaulting-poles. He also carries a variety of devices in a weapons pouch, including anti-gravity bolas and a necro-lash which releases electrical energy generated by his gauntlets. Scarlotti is a research engineer and weapons design specialist, with a college degree in engineering.
Leeann Foreman wears two gauntlets containing three spring-loaded retractable omnium steel whip-like cables on each of her arms. Each cable can extend a maximum length of about 25 feet and contains needle-sharp adamantium barbs on the tips. She wears a padded costume of synthetic stretch fabric laced with
kevlar
, leather shoulder padding, and steel breastplates and mask, which provides her some protection from physical damage.
The unnamed Whiplash and Blacklash have no apparent superhuman abilities, relying on advanced energized whips.
Anton Vanko possesses a suit of armor equipped with two energy whips built into the wrists. The whips are shown to be powerful enough to slash through a metal staircase, as well as deflect a barrage of gunfire.
[45]
He is also a skilled athlete and possesses a deep understanding of robotics, enough that he was able to fashion his suit from a destroyed piece of Stark technology.
Other versions
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Ultimate Marvel
[
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]
Orson Scott Card
's
Ultimate Iron Man
features an
alternate universe
version named
Marc Scott
, a Texan businessman competing with
Tony Stark
for military contracts via his company Whiplash.
[46]
The
Ultimate Marvel
version of Whiplash appears in the 150th issue of
Ultimate Spider-Man
. He is among a crowd as at
Tony Stark
's donation party outside the
New York Hall of Science
, when he attacks him only to be stopped by
Spider-Man
. He is seen wielding two electrical whips powered by some kind of battery. When asked by Stark why he is attacking him, Whiplash believes he is on a "mission from
God
to kill Tony Stark". It is revealed that he indeed is a
Russian
terrorist named Anton Vanko.
[47]
A new, female version of Whiplash later appears as part of a team of mercenaries known as the Femme Fatales.
[48]
In other media
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Television
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]
Marvel Cinematic Universe
[
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Several individuals based on the various comics incarnations of Whiplash appear in media set in the
Marvel Cinematic Universe
(MCU).
- Ivan Antonovich Vanko
, an original character based on the Anton Vanko incarnation of Whiplash and the
Crimson Dynamo
, appears in the film
Iron Man 2
, portrayed by
Mickey Rourke
.
[52]
A ruthless and physically strong technological genius bent on ruining
Tony Stark
as revenge for the latter's father
Howard Stark
discrediting his own father, Anton, Ivan builds an
Arc Reactor
to power a pair of electrified metal whips and manipulates
Justin Hammer
into providing him with additional weaponry in exchange for manufacturing Hammer Drones. Ivan has two confrontations with Stark, the first time while wearing a harness for his whips and the second with full body armor supplied by Hammer. Ivan is defeated by Iron Man and
War Machine
during the second encounter and tries unsuccessfully to use the drones and his armor's self-destruct function to take them with him.
- Anton Vanko (portrayed by
Evgeniy Lazarev
) also appears in
Iron Man 2
as a scientist who worked with Howard to invent the Arc Reactor in the 1960s, only to be deported back to the Soviet Union and sent to the Gulag after being caught selling stolen patents on the black market. His death in the present sparks Ivan's quest for vengeance. Additionally, a younger version of Anton appears in the television series
Agent Carter
, portrayed by
Costa Ronin
.
[53]
- Mark Scarlotti, renamed
Marcus Scarlotti
, appears in the
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
television series episode "
A Fractured House
", portrayed by
Falk Hentschel
.
[54]
This version is a
Hydra
-aligned mercenary who wields a whip-like weapon in battle.
[55]
Video games
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Toys
[
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- The MCU incarnation of Ivan Vanko / Whiplash and the Anton Vanko incarnation of Whiplash received figures in
Hasbro
's
Iron Man 2
tie-in line.
- The MCU incarnation of Ivan Vanko / Whiplash received a figure in
Marvel Super Hero Squad
line's "Final Battle" three-pack alongside figures of Iron Man and a
Hammer
Drone.
- The MCU incarnation of Ivan Vanko / Whiplash received a figure in the
Marvel
Minimates
line. Additionally, a battle damaged version was released as a
Borders
-exclusive.
- The MCU incarnation of Ivan Vanko / Whiplash received a figure from
Hot Toys
.
- An unidentified Whiplash received a figure in a
Mega Bloks
blind pack.
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