CAPRICORN
Real Name: None
Identity/Class: Android (LMD)
Occupation: Crimelord
Group Membership: Zodiac (LMDs)
Affiliations: Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff)
Enemies: Avengers (Black Panther/T'Challa, Black Widow/Natasha Romanova, Falcon/Sam Wilson, Iron Man/James Rhodes, Thor/Odinson), Jack Norriss, West Coast Avengers (Hawkeye/Clint Barton, Iron Man/Tony Stark, Mockingbird/Barbara Barton, Moon Knight/Marc Spector, Henry Pym, Tigra/Greer Nelson, Wonder Man/Simon Williams), Zodiac Cartel
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: The Ankh Dimension;
formerly, Detroit, Michigan;
formerly the
Theater of Genetics, Belleville, New Jersey
First Appearance: Defenders I#50 (August, 1977); (second version) West Coast Avengers Annual#1 (1986)
Powers/Abilities: In his original body, Capricorn was designed with goat-like horns, but any other abilities were not revealed.
In his second body, Capricorn was designed to be an expert at climbing, and possessed glider wings for soaring.
Capricorn was later modified into a hairy, female form which retained the climbing abilities, and gained powerful hooves.
Height: Unrevealed (6'; by approximation)
Weight: Unrevealed
Eyes: Unrevealed
Hair: Unrevealed
History:
(Defenders I#48 - BTS) - Capricorn was one of the LMDs (Life Model Decoys) created in the Theater
of Genetics by Scorpio
(Jake Fury), who wanted him to serve as a member of his Zodiac, and to
be his friend.
(Defenders I#49 - BTS) - When the Defenders invaded the Theater of Genetics, Scorpio was forced to activate the LMDs prematurely.
(Defenders I#50) - Unfortunately, Capricorn was not ready to be awakened, and was found inert on the floor by Scorpio, having barely come to life before deactivating.
(West Coast Avengers II#26 (fb) - BTS) - Scorpio created a new Capricorn using the Zodiac Key.
(West Coast Avengers Annual#1) - Capricorn joined the other Zodiac LMDs under the leadership of Quicksilver in his attempt to gain revenge upon the Avengers. Capricorn joined Aquarius, Pisces and Sagittarius at the "Anthill," an abandoned Sentinel base. Capricorn fought the Black Widow and Black Panther, and attempted to take the battle to higher ground where he would have the advantage, but the two Avengers tackled him and brought him to the ground. Capricorn was later turned over to the authorities by the Avengers.
(West Coast Avengers II#26 (fb) - BTS) - Using the Zodiac Key, Scorpio redesigned Capricorn with a female appearance.
(West Coast Avengers II#26) - Capricorn joined the Zodiac LMDs in an attack on the human Zodiac Cartel in Dallas, Texas. They managed to kill all of the Cartel members except for Cornelius Van Lunt, and assumed their roles in the criminal underworld.
Later, Capricorn joined the LMDs in an attempt to rob businessmen at a cattle auction in Wichita, but they were interrupted by the West Coast Avengers. Capricorn fought Iron Man, but fled the battle with the other LMDs when Hawkeye accidentally slew Sagittarius. Afterwards, Capricorn was reprimanded with the others by Scorpio, who was disappointed in them for having run.
(West Coast Avengers II#27) - Later, Capricorn aided the LMDs in ambushing Hawkeye, whom Scorpio replaced with his new Sagittarius LMD. Afterwards, Capricorn attended a meeting with the LMDs as they bickered over how to defeat the Avengers.
(West Coast Avengers II#28) - Capricorn joined the LMDs in robbing the Denver Mint, but they were interrupted by the Avengers, though Scorpio managed to teleport them to Death Valley along with their loot. When the Avengers caught up to them once more, Capricorn clashed with Iron Man and was smashed into pieces, as Iron Man didn't consider her to be alive. However, the Zodiac Key later rebuilt her so that their fight with the Avengers would continue. When Scorpio brought the Avengers and LMDs to the Ankh Dimension, hoping to have an advantage, the LMDs were all shut down instead, leaving them immobile in the Ankh Dimension.
Comments: Created by David Kraft, Keith Giffen, Mike Royer, John Tartaglione and Dave Cockrum.
Improved images by Ron Fredricks.
Profile by Prime Eternal.
CLARIFICATIONS:
Capricorn should not be confused with:
images: (without ads)
West Coast Avengers II#26, p5 (female Capricorn)
Defenders I#50, p8, pan3 (original Capricorn [left] by original Pisces)
West Coast Avengers Annual#1, p30, pan2 (second Capricorn)
Appearances:
Defenders I#50 (August, 1977) - David Kraft (writer), Keith Giffen (pencils), Mike Royer, Keith Giffen, John Tartaglione & Dave Cockrum (inks), Archie Goodwin (editor)
West Coast Avengers Annual#1 (1986) - Steve Englehart & Mark Bright (writers), Mark Bright (pencils), Geoff Isherwood (inks), Michael Higgins (editor)
West Coast Avengers II#26-27 (November-December, 1987) - Steve Englehart (writer), Al Milgrom (pencils), Mike Machlan (inks), Mark Gruenwald (editor)
West Coast Avengers II#28 (January, 1988) - Steve Englehart (writer), Al Milgrom (pencils), David Hunt (inks), Mark Gruenwald (editor)
First posted: 01/31/2005
Last updated: 03/20/2025
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