Crippler is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe

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Crippler is a mercenary who was once a member of HYDRA

HYDRA

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, but later quit to become a vigilante and later member of Silver Sable

Silver Sable

Silver Sable is a fictional character from Marvel Comics, a female mercenary, hunter of war criminals, the leader of the Wild Pack, and CEO of Silver Sable International...

's Wild Pack

Wild Pack

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Fictional character biography

Carl Stricklan was once a U.S. Marine, but was dishonorably discharged. He became a New York police officer, but was dismissed for excessive brutality. As the Crippler, he became an agent in the employ of HYDRA

HYDRA

HYDRA is a fictional terrorist organization in the Marvel Universe.Despite the name's capitalization per Marvel's official spelling, the name is not an acronym but rather a reference to the mythical Lernaean Hydra...

, as a member of the Elite Bounty Division. He was sent on a mission by Baron Strucker

Baron Strucker

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 to retrieve Sathan

Sathan

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. The Crippler battled Daredevil

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, Darius, and Sathan. He then quit HYDRA to become a vigilante. He next battled the Wildboys

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The Crippler soon became a mercenary, and joined the Silver Sable

Silver Sable

Silver Sable is a fictional character from Marvel Comics, a female mercenary, hunter of war criminals, the leader of the Wild Pack, and CEO of Silver Sable International...

's Wild Pack

Wild Pack

The Wild Pack is a fictional mercenary team in Marvel Comics led by Silver Sable.-History:The Wild Pack was first formed by Silver Sable's father, Ernst Sublinovia, for the apprehension of international criminals, and the recovery of stolen property for a wide spectrum of clients, from major...

. On his first mission with them, he battled Gattling and The Watchdogs

The Watchdogs

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. Next, the Wild Pack were sent to rescue Silver Sable, and battled doppelgangers of the Sandman

Sandman (Marvel Comics)

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 and Doctor Doom

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. They then met Deathlok. The Wild Pack searched for Deathlok's human body, and battled the Cyberwarriors. The Wild Pack was then hired by J. Jonah Jameson

J. Jonah Jameson

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 to capture the Human Torch

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. With the Wild Pack, the Crippler then battled Venom

Eddie Brock

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. The Wild Pack then battled the Genesis Coalition. The Wild Pack then teamed up with Next Wave, Stingray

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, and Siege to battle the Cyberwarriors and Genesis Coalition.

The Initiative

Stricklan is being considered as a "potential recruit" for the Initiative

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Powers and abilities

The Crippler is a normal man with an athletic build. He is an extraordinary street-fighter, and received further training in armed and unarmed combat from the U.S. Marines, NYPD, HYDRA, and Silver Sable. He is an expert marksman, and an expert with knives, whips, staves, and most other hand weapons.

He wears a Kevlar-lined costume provided by Silver Sable, and uses his HYDRA-supplied cobtraton (a sectioned telescoping steel baton), and various knives, hand guns, rifles, and flamethrowers as needed.

The Crippler has a deranged addiction to physical violence and enjoys both inflicting and experiencing physical pain.