Dragonrider (comics)
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Dragonrider is a fictional Atlantean villain in Marvel Comics
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and Bob Budiansky
.
The character subsequently appeared in New Thunderbolts #1-6 (January-June 2005), and #9 (August 2005), as a member of the Fathom Five
battling the Thunderbolts
.
army who became a political dissident and rebel after seeing how her people remained poor while the rulers became more rich. She and her rebels sought mystic artifacts to empower themselves, and Dragonrider gained a mystic conch shell that would allow her to control sea creatures, and a sea eel that had been mutated into a dragon.
While Namor was away, Dragonrider led her dragon in an assault on Atlantis
. She tried to flee after destroying part of the city, but she got into a fight with Namor. Namor defeated her and confronted her about what she had done, but she explained her actions. Namor refused to believe what she had seen and sent her to the dungoeons. Dragonrider was freed, and with her rebels she fought Namor again.
Some time later, Dragonrider joined a religious faction called At'La'Tique, meaning "Fury of the Sea," and became a member of the strike force Fathom Five
. At'La'Tique believed in wiping out life on the surface world, and formed an alliance with Baron Strucker
of HYDRA
to accomplish this. When Fathom Five attacked New York City, they were opposed by the New Thunderbolts
. They were eventually defeated, and imprisoned.
Marvel Comics
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Publication history
Dragonrider was introduced in 1984's Sub-Mariner four-issue limited series; in that series, she appeared in Sub-Mariner #1-2 (September-October 1984), and #4 (December 1984), and was created by J. M. DeMatteisJ. M. DeMatteis
John Marc DeMatteis is an American writer of comic books.-Early career:Born in Brooklyn, DeMatteis graduated from Midwood High School and Empire State College. He worked as a music critic before getting his start in comic books at DC Comics in the late 1970s...
and Bob Budiansky
Bob Budiansky
Bob Budiansky is an American comic book writer, editor, and penciller, best known for his work on Marvel's Transformers comic. He also created the Marvel character Sleepwalker and wrote all 33 issues of that comic.-Career:...
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The character subsequently appeared in New Thunderbolts #1-6 (January-June 2005), and #9 (August 2005), as a member of the Fathom Five
Fathom Five (comics)
The Fathom Five are a team of fictional sea-dwelling terrorists partially composed of previously existing characters. They debuted in the first few issues of the New Thunderbolts and have fought Namor and Warbird besides the Thunderbolts proper....
battling the Thunderbolts
Thunderbolts (comics)
The Thunderbolts are a Marvel Comics superhero team, which consists mostly of former supervillains. The group first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #449 , and was created by Kurt Busiek and Mark Bagley.-Publication history:...
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Fictional character biography
Dragonrider was a sentinel in the AtlaneanHomo mermanus
Homo mermanus is a fictional race of gilled aquatic humanoids that has appeared in numerous comic book series published by Marvel Comics. This race is best known as the people who live in the Atlantis of Marvel's shared universe, known as the Marvel Universe...
army who became a political dissident and rebel after seeing how her people remained poor while the rulers became more rich. She and her rebels sought mystic artifacts to empower themselves, and Dragonrider gained a mystic conch shell that would allow her to control sea creatures, and a sea eel that had been mutated into a dragon.
While Namor was away, Dragonrider led her dragon in an assault on Atlantis
Atlantis (Marvel Comics)
Atlantis is a fictional location in the Marvel Universe. It is based on the mythical island of Atlantis first mentioned in Plato's initial dialogue the Timaeus, written circa 360 BC. In the Marvel Universe, Atlantis was a small continent with many human settlements...
. She tried to flee after destroying part of the city, but she got into a fight with Namor. Namor defeated her and confronted her about what she had done, but she explained her actions. Namor refused to believe what she had seen and sent her to the dungoeons. Dragonrider was freed, and with her rebels she fought Namor again.
Some time later, Dragonrider joined a religious faction called At'La'Tique, meaning "Fury of the Sea," and became a member of the strike force Fathom Five
Fathom Five (comics)
The Fathom Five are a team of fictional sea-dwelling terrorists partially composed of previously existing characters. They debuted in the first few issues of the New Thunderbolts and have fought Namor and Warbird besides the Thunderbolts proper....
. At'La'Tique believed in wiping out life on the surface world, and formed an alliance with Baron Strucker
Baron Strucker
Baron Wolfgang von Strucker is a fictional character created for Marvel Comics by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, first appearing in Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #5...
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...
to accomplish this. When Fathom Five attacked New York City, they were opposed by the New Thunderbolts
Thunderbolts (comics)
The Thunderbolts are a Marvel Comics superhero team, which consists mostly of former supervillains. The group first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #449 , and was created by Kurt Busiek and Mark Bagley.-Publication history:...
. They were eventually defeated, and imprisoned.