Taboo (Wildstorm)
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Taboo is the name of a fictional character
from the Wildstorm
universe that first appeared in Backlash #1 in 1994, she quickly became a major supporting character in the series and Backlash's main love interest.
organisation known as the Cabal. She was bonded to a symbiote that could form a bio-metallic suit around her and became Taboo. The symbiote had vampiric tendencies though and often Taboo would found herself overcome with bloodlust in battle. She was framed for murder when she wanted to leave the organisation and sent to Purgatory Max, a special prison for super-powered beings in the Arctics.
Five years later, colonel Mark Slayton aka Backlash freed her, hoping to use her knowledge of the Cabal to help his girlfriend, Diane Lasalle, who had been left comatose after the Daemonite Lord S'ryn had possessed her. Together they tracked S'ryn down and fought him. S'ryn managed to escape, but Taboo had proven herself to Backlash. They went for a few drinks, but ended up in bed. Once sobered up, Slayton felt guilty about betraying Diane and tried to keep Amanda at bay, but over time they grew closer.
Backlash and Taboo captured S'ryn shortly afterwards and took him to the Halo Corporation, headquarters of the WildC.A.Ts. Their member Voodoo
restored Diana Lasalle and S'ryn died. Diane and Mark reunited, much to Amanda's displeasure. Diane broke up with Mark though, because of his actions during her coma. Meanwhile, Amanda was captured by superhuman mercenaries called the Chasers. She managed to escape with a little help from Backlash and a new friend, Dingo.
In their quest to clear Amanda's name, Taboo met Lilitu, a female vampire who knew about her symbiote's origins; eons ago the sire of her race, Calobis was allied with the Daemonite Helspont
. Helspont would cure Calobis and his people of vampirism and in return Calobis provided host bodies to the Daemonites. Helspont failed, but used tissue samples of Calobis to a suit to hold his power. When Lilitu tried to resurrect Calobis from the suit though, Calobis appeared and told her that there were two suits. The ritual had a side-effect though and awoke a vampiric side inside the symbiote. From now on, the symbiote would take control at times.
Amanda and Marc started their relationship again, helped by the fact that Amanda was good friends with Marc's daughter, Jodie aka Crimson
. The Chasers appeared again and told Amanda that she had been offered a pardon in exchange for her testimony against the Cabal. Mark and Amanda became part of the Department for Paranormal Search and Investigations (Department PSI), whose director, Antonio Giovanni, was an old friend of Mark's and had helped clear Amanda's name.
Department PSI later created Wildcore
, a group of superhumans to battle the threat of the alien D'rahn. Backlash and Zealot
became its leaders and Taboo was one of its members. After their battle with the D'rahn, Taboo became involved with an attempt to resurrect Calobis. Lilith had enslaved the owner of the other suit, Samael. Taboo's and Samael's symbiotes were merged to recreate Calobis in order for Lilitu to take his power. Calobois, surprisingly, didn't want to be resurrected and gave all his power to Taboo to battle Lilitu. Taboo was victorious and now more powerful than ever before.
Some time later, Wildcore was sent to Purgatory Max, this time to arrest the Axis, a group of Nazi supervillains who had entered Purgatory Max and released its prisoners. Wildcore was wiped out, but Backlash and Taboo were both rescued by two prisoners; Hangman and Evo
. Taboo hasn't appeared since, though Backlash has.
In the suit Taboo's strength and durability are enhanced. She also receives hypnotic powers allowing her to control others as well as produce a bio-electric shock. She also once used the suit to give Backlash another appearance; she formed the symbiote over his face and retreated, leaving him with a different appearance.
As member of Wildcore, she absorbed Samael's symbiote as well, resurrecting Calobois. Calobois chose Taboo as the vessel for his power, increasing her powers dramatically.
episode "Betrayed" as a villain, based on her time with the Cabal.
Fictional character
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from the Wildstorm
Wildstorm
WildStorm Productions, or simply WildStorm, published American comic books. Originally an independent company established by Jim Lee and further expanded upon in subsequent years by other creators, WildStorm became a publishing imprint of DC Comics in 1999...
universe that first appeared in Backlash #1 in 1994, she quickly became a major supporting character in the series and Backlash's main love interest.
History
Born in Queens, New York, Amanda Reed's mother died when she was still young. Her father was a substance abuser and was often violent towards Amanda. When she was seventeen years old, Amanda was a prostitute, living on the streets, until she was recruited for the DaemoniteDaemonite
The Daemonites are a fictional alien race in the . They were created by Jim Lee and first appeared in WildC.A.T.s. #1 .-Biology:Daemonites are reptilian aliens from the planet Daemon, who are capable of possessing host bodies...
organisation known as the Cabal. She was bonded to a symbiote that could form a bio-metallic suit around her and became Taboo. The symbiote had vampiric tendencies though and often Taboo would found herself overcome with bloodlust in battle. She was framed for murder when she wanted to leave the organisation and sent to Purgatory Max, a special prison for super-powered beings in the Arctics.
Five years later, colonel Mark Slayton aka Backlash freed her, hoping to use her knowledge of the Cabal to help his girlfriend, Diane Lasalle, who had been left comatose after the Daemonite Lord S'ryn had possessed her. Together they tracked S'ryn down and fought him. S'ryn managed to escape, but Taboo had proven herself to Backlash. They went for a few drinks, but ended up in bed. Once sobered up, Slayton felt guilty about betraying Diane and tried to keep Amanda at bay, but over time they grew closer.
Backlash and Taboo captured S'ryn shortly afterwards and took him to the Halo Corporation, headquarters of the WildC.A.Ts. Their member Voodoo
Voodoo (Wildstorm)
Voodoo is a comic book character from the Wildstorm Universe and has since been revived as part of the DC Universe.-Wildstorm:The first Voodoo series was a four-issue limited series, published in 1997 and written by Alan Moore.-DC Comics:...
restored Diana Lasalle and S'ryn died. Diane and Mark reunited, much to Amanda's displeasure. Diane broke up with Mark though, because of his actions during her coma. Meanwhile, Amanda was captured by superhuman mercenaries called the Chasers. She managed to escape with a little help from Backlash and a new friend, Dingo.
In their quest to clear Amanda's name, Taboo met Lilitu, a female vampire who knew about her symbiote's origins; eons ago the sire of her race, Calobis was allied with the Daemonite Helspont
Helspont
Helspont is a fictional character, a supervillain in Wildstorm's comics. He has often fought the WildC.A.T.s, but also fought Team One, Gen¹³ and Backlash.-Fictional character biography:...
. Helspont would cure Calobis and his people of vampirism and in return Calobis provided host bodies to the Daemonites. Helspont failed, but used tissue samples of Calobis to a suit to hold his power. When Lilitu tried to resurrect Calobis from the suit though, Calobis appeared and told her that there were two suits. The ritual had a side-effect though and awoke a vampiric side inside the symbiote. From now on, the symbiote would take control at times.
Amanda and Marc started their relationship again, helped by the fact that Amanda was good friends with Marc's daughter, Jodie aka Crimson
Jet (Wildstorm)
Backlash , formerly known as Crimson and Jet, is a fictional character of the Wildstorm universe. She first appeared in Backlash #9 and was created by Sean Ruffner and Brett Booth....
. The Chasers appeared again and told Amanda that she had been offered a pardon in exchange for her testimony against the Cabal. Mark and Amanda became part of the Department for Paranormal Search and Investigations (Department PSI), whose director, Antonio Giovanni, was an old friend of Mark's and had helped clear Amanda's name.
Department PSI later created Wildcore
Wildcore
Wildcore was an American comic book series created and co-written by writer Sean Ruffner and artist Brett Booth that debuted in 1997. Focusing on a team of superheroes of the same name, it was published by Wildstorm comics, then still a part of Image Comics, as a continuation of the series Backlash...
, a group of superhumans to battle the threat of the alien D'rahn. Backlash and Zealot
Zealot (Wildstorm)
Zealot is a comic book character from DC Comics/Wildstorm.Artist Mike Deodato loves the character of Zealot so much that when he took over as artist of the comic book Wonder Woman he used Zealot's physical appearance as a template for the then new character Artemis of...
became its leaders and Taboo was one of its members. After their battle with the D'rahn, Taboo became involved with an attempt to resurrect Calobis. Lilith had enslaved the owner of the other suit, Samael. Taboo's and Samael's symbiotes were merged to recreate Calobis in order for Lilitu to take his power. Calobois, surprisingly, didn't want to be resurrected and gave all his power to Taboo to battle Lilitu. Taboo was victorious and now more powerful than ever before.
Some time later, Wildcore was sent to Purgatory Max, this time to arrest the Axis, a group of Nazi supervillains who had entered Purgatory Max and released its prisoners. Wildcore was wiped out, but Backlash and Taboo were both rescued by two prisoners; Hangman and Evo
Evo (Wildstorm)
Evo is a comic book character from DC Comics/Wildstorm Comics. Real name, Michael Heller, was a member of the super human team DV8.-History:Michael Heller was one of the few young men and women selected to be part of Ivana Baiul's Gen¹³ project at International Operations...
. Taboo hasn't appeared since, though Backlash has.
Powers
Taboo's powers are the result of a vampiric symbiote being bonded to her. The symbiote can manifest itself as a bio-metallic suit. When the suit manifests, it drains Amanda of small amounts of her blood to power itself, giving her a pale-white complexion. It also gives her green eyeballs with no visible pupils. The suit has claws and a tail attached to it, all fully functional. The suit can adapt to its environment; it can grow wings to fly or a fish-tail and gills to move and breath underwater.In the suit Taboo's strength and durability are enhanced. She also receives hypnotic powers allowing her to control others as well as produce a bio-electric shock. She also once used the suit to give Backlash another appearance; she formed the symbiote over his face and retreated, leaving him with a different appearance.
As member of Wildcore, she absorbed Samael's symbiote as well, resurrecting Calobois. Calobois chose Taboo as the vessel for his power, increasing her powers dramatically.
In other media
Taboo appeared in the WildCATsWildC.A.T.s (TV series)
WildC.A.T.s is a half-hour animated television series based on the comics series of the same name. WildC.A.T.s is about the universal war between two prehistoric alien races. One of the races is the heroic Kherubim while the other is the evil Daemonites.-Production and series run:The WildC.A.T.s...
episode "Betrayed" as a villain, based on her time with the Cabal.