VIRGO
Real Name: None
Identity/Class: Android (LMD)
Occupation: Crimelord
Group Membership: Zodiac (LMDs)
Affiliations: Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff)
Enemies: Jack Norriss, West Coast Avengers (Hawkeye/Clint Barton, Iron Man/Tony Stark, Mockingbird/Barbara Barton, Moon Knight/Marc Spector, Tigra/Greer Nelson, Wonder Man/Simon Williams), Zodiac Cartel
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: The Ankh Dimension;
formerly Denver, Colorado;
formerly the
Theater of Genetics, Belleville, New Jersey
First Appearance: (Original) Defenders I#50 (August, 1977); (second version) West Coast Avengers Annual#1 (1986)
Powers/Abilities: The original Virgo LMD was "stillborn," and thus never displayed any special abilities.
The second Virgo usually employed an energy siphon device that she used on more than one occasion to shut down Iron Man's armor. Virgo was programmed after the Virgo sign of the Zodiac, and was particularly fond of money, seducing men, and relying upon proven tactics instead of taking risks.
Height: Unrevealed (6'; by approximation)
Weight: Unrevealed
Eyes: Unrevealed
Hair: Red
History:
(Defenders I#48 - BTS) - Virgo 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 and lover.
(Defenders I#49 - BTS) - When the Defenders invaded the Theater of Genetics, Scorpio was forced to activate the LMDs prematurely.
(Defenders I#50) - Unfortunately, Virgo never came life, and was found in her capsule by Scorpio, lying in pieces. Scorpio was so dejected at the loss of Virgo that he wound up committing suicide.
(west Coast Avengers II#26 (fb) - BTS) - Now existing as an LMD himself, Scorpio created a new Virgo using the Zodiac Key.
(West Coast Avengers Annual#1) - Virgo joined the Zodiac LMDs in following Quicksilver in his attempt to gain revenge upon the Avengers. Virgo joined Libra, Scorpio and Leo in attacking the Keibler Circus. Virgo tried to seduce Quicksilver, but he rejected her, having decided that "flesh is a runner's enemy." In battle against the Avengers, Virgo managed to incapacitate Iron Man with her energy siphon, but she was then smashed face-first into the ground by Tigra. Virgo was later turned over to the authorities.
(West Coast Avengers II#26) - After being set free from prison, Virgo 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, Virgo joined the LMDs in an attempt to rob businessmen at a cattle auction in Wichita, but they were interrupted by the West Coast Avengers. Virgo fought Iron Man, but fled the battle with the other LMDs when Hawkeye accidentally slew Sagittarius. Afterwards, Virgo was reprimanded with the others by Scorpio, who was disappointed in them for having run.
(West Coast Avengers II#27) - Later, Virgo aided the LMDs in ambushing Hawkeye, whom Scorpio replaced with his new Sagittarius LMD. Afterwards, Virgo attended a meeting with the LMDs as they bickered over how to defeat the Avengers. She noted that her own programming made their upcoming heist of the Denver Mint attractive to her.
(West Coast Avengers II#28) - Virgo 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 Leo again staged an attempt at wresting leadership from Scorpio, Virgo noted that Leo's sun was dominant, and it was a Virgo sun, making the two of them allies. However, the Avengers caught up to them once more, and Virgo clashed with Iron Man again, and attempted to use her energy-siphon upon him, but he was prepared for her. However, Scorpio's new Leo LMD managed to use the energy-siphon on Iron Man by attacking him from behind. 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:
Virgo should not
be confused with:
images: (without ads)
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition#15, Zodiac profile
Defenders I#50, p8, pan7 (Scorpio discovers remains of original Virgo)
West Coast Avengers Annual#1, p29, pan2 (Virgo attaches energy siphon to Iron Man's back)
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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