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Quicksand (comics)
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Quicksand is a fictional character
, a supervillain
appearing in the Marvel Comics
universe
. Her first appearance was in Thor
#392.
). Pretty and selfish, she has a hard time adjusting to her transformation. She calls herself Quicksand and attacks the nuclear reactor in a rage and in hopes of revenge for the accident, hoping to force it to shut down. She was confronted by Thor but nonetheless succeeds in causing the reactor to meltdown. Thor prevents disaster by using his hammer to transport the entire facility to another dimension, and Quicksand escapes.
She was later contacted by Mongoose
, on behalf of Count Tagar, who desires a cell sample from Thor
in order to create a race of gods. She wants nothing to do with Thor but was persuaded to battle him once Mongoose demonstrated a device which could temporarily transform her back into human form. Quicksand barely manages to hold her own against Thor, and once Mongoose collects the tissue sample, she escapes once more.
Since then, Quicksand has apparently resigned herself to her transformation, and even, in fact, to revel in the power and profit she has enjoyed as a professional super-criminal. She serves for a time with Superia
's Femizons
, first appearing aboard the cruise ship to Femzonia, where she battled Anaconda
. She was also among the superhuman women who fought Captain America
and Paladin
; the Femizons were later shut down by Captain America and Paladin. Later, Quicksand somehow came to the attention of the rogue Egyptian god Seth, who dispatches her, Bison
, and Mongoose to steal a sample of Inferno-42 from the intelligence agency S.H.I.E.L.D.
In the course of this mission, they battle Thunderstrike
, S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Alex DePaul, and hero-for-hire Luke Cage
. During the battle, a conscience-stricken Bison turns on his partners, defeating Quicksand and saving the life of DePaul, who lets Bison go free in gratitude.
Around this time, she fights Sandman
and Spider-Man at the same time.
At some point, she is invited to join the Crimson Cowl
's Masters of Evil
, and she accepts, hoping to get rich through the Masters' blackmail scheme using global weather control. The team was defeated and apprehended by the Thunderbolts
, and Quicksand was among those remanded to custody.
storyline, this time in Denver, Colorado. and ended up once again defeated. When their leader, Baron Zemo
, is contacted by Iron Man
to hunt down villains so Stark could recruit them into his own team, Quicksand was one of those villains. After a period of dream manipulation, she is now part of Thunderbolts Team B and helps arrest the U-Foes
in Portland. Assisting her are Thunderbolts veterans, Joystick
, Blizzard
and Fixer.
Fictional character
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, a supervillain
Supervillain
A supervillain or supervillainess is a variant of the villain character type, commonly found in comic books, action movies and science fiction in various media.They are sometimes used as foils to superheroes and other fictional heroes...
appearing in the Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
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universe
Marvel Universe
The Marvel Universe is the shared fictional universe where most comic book titles and other media published by Marvel Entertainment take place, including those featuring Marvel's most familiar characters, such as Spider-Man, the Hulk, the X-Men, and the Avengers.The Marvel Universe is further...
. Her first appearance was in Thor
Thor (Marvel Comics)
Thor is a fictional superhero who appears in publications published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Journey into Mystery #83 and was created by editor-plotter Stan Lee, scripter Larry Lieber, and penciller Jack Kirby....
#392.
Fictional character biography
A woman of Vietnamese descent, Quicksand was once a scientist working at a nuclear facility. An accident transforms her body into a sand-like substance (like SandmanSandman (Marvel Comics)
Sandman is a fictional character who appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. A shapeshifter endowed through an accident with the ability to turn himself into sand, he eventually reformed, and became an ally of Spider-Man...
). Pretty and selfish, she has a hard time adjusting to her transformation. She calls herself Quicksand and attacks the nuclear reactor in a rage and in hopes of revenge for the accident, hoping to force it to shut down. She was confronted by Thor but nonetheless succeeds in causing the reactor to meltdown. Thor prevents disaster by using his hammer to transport the entire facility to another dimension, and Quicksand escapes.
She was later contacted by Mongoose
Mongoose (comics)
Mongoose is a fictional character, a comic book supervillain from the Marvel Comics universe.-Fictional character biography:Apparently, Mongoose was a real mongoose before his powers were genetically engineered by the High Evolutionary to serve as his agent. At one point, the Mongoose arrives in...
, on behalf of Count Tagar, who desires a cell sample from Thor
Thor (Marvel Comics)
Thor is a fictional superhero who appears in publications published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Journey into Mystery #83 and was created by editor-plotter Stan Lee, scripter Larry Lieber, and penciller Jack Kirby....
in order to create a race of gods. She wants nothing to do with Thor but was persuaded to battle him once Mongoose demonstrated a device which could temporarily transform her back into human form. Quicksand barely manages to hold her own against Thor, and once Mongoose collects the tissue sample, she escapes once more.
Since then, Quicksand has apparently resigned herself to her transformation, and even, in fact, to revel in the power and profit she has enjoyed as a professional super-criminal. She serves for a time with Superia
Superia
Superia is a fictional character, a misandrist supervillain and criminal scientist in the Marvel Universe. She was created by writer Mark Gruenwald and artist Rik Levins in Captain America Superia (Dr. Deidre Wentworth) is a fictional character, a misandrist supervillain and criminal scientist in...
's Femizons
Femizons
Femizon may refer to one of two groups owned by Marvel Comics and appearing in their Marvel Universe.The first group to be called Femizons were the women of Femizonia, a gyniarchal future world in an alternate timeline where women had become Amazon-like warriors, ruling over male slaves...
, first appearing aboard the cruise ship to Femzonia, where she battled Anaconda
Anaconda (comics)
Anaconda is a supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe who was created by Mark Gruenwald and Ralph Macchio and first appeared in Marvel Two-in-One #64 in June 1980.-Fictional character biography:...
. She was also among the superhuman women who fought Captain America
Captain America
Captain America is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Captain America Comics #1 , from Marvel Comics' 1940s predecessor, Timely Comics, and was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby...
and Paladin
Paladin (comics)
Paladin is a Marvel Comics character, a mercenary. While he claims that Paladin is his real name, he often goes by the name Paul Denning . Though not precisely a supervillain, his mercenary activities often bring him into conflict with superheroes.-Publication history:Paladin first appeared in...
; the Femizons were later shut down by Captain America and Paladin. Later, Quicksand somehow came to the attention of the rogue Egyptian god Seth, who dispatches her, Bison
Bison (comics)
Bison is fictional character from the Marvel Comics universe.-Fictional character biography:Billy Kitson was a champion basketball player who won a college scholarship and planned to become a professional basketball player, until another player accidentally tripped Billy which resulted in Billy...
, and Mongoose to steal a sample of Inferno-42 from the intelligence agency S.H.I.E.L.D.
S.H.I.E.L.D.
S.H.I.E.L.D. is a fictional espionage and a secret military law-enforcement agency in the Marvel Comics Universe. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in Strange Tales #135 , it often deals with superhuman threats....
In the course of this mission, they battle Thunderstrike
Thunderstrike (Eric Masterson)
Eric Masterson is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe, a superhero that has appeared as Thor and later Thunderstrike. The character was introduced as a supporting character in the Thor title, but continued in several other comic books, including the self-titled series Thunderstrike...
, S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Alex DePaul, and hero-for-hire Luke Cage
Luke Cage
Luke Cage is a fictional character, a superhero appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Archie Goodwin and artist John Romita, Sr., he first appeared in Luke Cage, Hero for Hire #1...
. During the battle, a conscience-stricken Bison turns on his partners, defeating Quicksand and saving the life of DePaul, who lets Bison go free in gratitude.
Around this time, she fights Sandman
Sandman (Marvel Comics)
Sandman is a fictional character who appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. A shapeshifter endowed through an accident with the ability to turn himself into sand, he eventually reformed, and became an ally of Spider-Man...
and Spider-Man at the same time.
At some point, she is invited to join the Crimson Cowl
Crimson Cowl
Crimson Cowl is an identity which has been used by four Marvel Comics characters to varying degrees:*Ultron used the identity in his debut as Ultron-5 to conceal his sentience, while using:**Edwin Jarvis as a "frontman" under the identity....
's Masters of Evil
Masters of Evil
The Masters of Evil is a name for a number of fictional supervillain teams that appear in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first version of the team appeared in The Avengers #6 , with the lineup continually changing over the years....
, and she accepts, hoping to get rich through the Masters' blackmail scheme using global weather control. The team was defeated and apprehended by 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:...
, and Quicksand was among those remanded to custody.
Civil War
Quicksand was once again seen fighting the Thunderbolts during the Civil WarCivil War (comics)
Civil War is a 2006-2007 Marvel Comics crossover storyline built around a self-titled seven-issue limited series written by Mark Millar and penciled by Steve McNiven, which ran through various other titles published by Marvel at the time...
storyline, this time in Denver, Colorado. and ended up once again defeated. When their leader, Baron Zemo
Baron Zemo
Baron Zemo is the name of two fictional characters, both supervillains, in various Marvel Comics comic books, notably Captain America and the Avengers...
, is contacted by Iron Man
Iron Man
Iron Man is a fictional character, a superhero in the . The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, first appearing in Tales of Suspense #39 .A billionaire playboy, industrialist and ingenious engineer,...
to hunt down villains so Stark could recruit them into his own team, Quicksand was one of those villains. After a period of dream manipulation, she is now part of Thunderbolts Team B and helps arrest the U-Foes
U-Foes
U-Foes are a fictional comic book supervillain team appearing in various series published by Marvel Comics. The group first appeared in Incredible Hulk #254...
in Portland. Assisting her are Thunderbolts veterans, Joystick
Joystick (comics)
Joystick is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe.-Fictional character biography:Virtually nothing is known of the past of Janice before she first appeared as Joystick, including the origin and nature of her apparent superhuman powers...
, Blizzard
Blizzard (comics)
The Blizzard is the name of three fictional characters that appear in comic books published by Marvel Comics.The original version first appears in Tales of Suspense #45 as a supervillain and is currently deceased. The second version first appears in Iron Man #223 The Blizzard is the name of three...
and Fixer.