Overt-Kill
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Overt-Kill is a fictional cybernetic
assassin in the comic book, Spawn
.
mob enforcer and Spawn's first major enemy. He was introduced by Don Tony Twist to try to take Spawn
out and was a difficult opponent for the newly born Hellspawn
to deal with. He boasts augmented strength and speed, a sadistic battle fury and a strong, if not misguided, sense of his own invulnerability.
In one of his first appearances he is taken down by the police marksman Twitch
who fires one bullet into his vulnerable ear.
Overt-Kill has also gone by the name of OvertWar. Over the course of his career he has been dismantled three times.
In an episode of Comic Book Greats, Stan Lee set Rob Liefeld and Todd McFarlane the challenge of designing a character in twenty minutes from a name he gave them "Over Kill" the character they came up with had many similiraties with and was the basis for Overt-Kill
(the former Taserface).
Cyborg
A cyborg is a being with both biological and artificial parts. The term was coined in 1960 when Manfred Clynes and Nathan S. Kline used it in an article about the advantages of self-regulating human-machine systems in outer space. D. S...
assassin in the comic book, Spawn
Spawn (comics)
Spawn is a fictional comic book superhero who appears in a monthly comic book of the same name published by Image Comics. Created by writer/artist Todd McFarlane, Spawn first appeared in Spawn #1...
.
Fictional character biography
Overt-Kill is a SicilianSicily
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mob enforcer and Spawn's first major enemy. He was introduced by Don Tony Twist to try to take Spawn
Spawn (comics)
Spawn is a fictional comic book superhero who appears in a monthly comic book of the same name published by Image Comics. Created by writer/artist Todd McFarlane, Spawn first appeared in Spawn #1...
out and was a difficult opponent for the newly born Hellspawn
Hellspawn
Hellspawn are fictional soldiers from Todd McFarlane's comic book series, Spawn. The main character in the series, Spawn, is himself a Hellspawn.-Description:...
to deal with. He boasts augmented strength and speed, a sadistic battle fury and a strong, if not misguided, sense of his own invulnerability.
In one of his first appearances he is taken down by the police marksman Twitch
Sam and Twitch
Sam Burke and Maximilian "Twitch" Williams are two fictional NYPD homicide Detectives, created by Todd McFarlane. Sam and Twitch were originally featured in McFarlane's hit comic series Spawn. Due to their popularity, they were later given their own title in 1999, called Sam and Twitch...
who fires one bullet into his vulnerable ear.
Overt-Kill has also gone by the name of OvertWar. Over the course of his career he has been dismantled three times.
In an episode of Comic Book Greats, Stan Lee set Rob Liefeld and Todd McFarlane the challenge of designing a character in twenty minutes from a name he gave them "Over Kill" the character they came up with had many similiraties with and was the basis for Overt-Kill
Powers and abilities
As a cyborg Overt-Kill has cybernetically enhanced strength, speed and senses. Overt-Kill also wields numerous high powered weapons including armor-piercing guns, mounted rockets and laser cannons.Name dispute
Overt-Kill was originally supposed to be called Overkill. However, there was a character called Overkill in Marvel's Guardians of the GalaxyGuardians of the Galaxy
The original Guardians of the Galaxy are a fictional superhero team that appear in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Guardians first appear in Marvel Super-Heroes #18 .-Publication history:...
(the former Taserface).
Television
- In the SpawnTodd McFarlane's SpawnTodd McFarlane's Spawn was an animated television series which aired on HBO from 1997 through 1999. It was based on the Spawn comic series from Image Comics, and was nominated for and won an Emmy in 1999 for Outstanding Animation Program...
episode "No Rest, No Peace," Overt-Kill (known here as "Overkill" and voiced by James Hanes) appears as one of Spawn's earliest foes. He manages to beat Spawn easily while losing a cybernetic eye, but later is literally smashed to pieces after a bloody battle, his gory fragments dumped in Tony Twist's car. In "Dominoes," Tony Twist sent his liaison to the visiting Italian Mob to beg for forgiveness on what happened to Overkill. Later that night, Tony Twist is visited by Jason Wynn who gives him a box containing his liaison's head with a note from Italian Mob pinned to it stating "We're not happy with what happened to Overkill."