WENDIGO

Real Name:  Unknown

Identity/Class:  Human mutate (supernatural/magic-user)

Occupation:  Savage

Group Membership:  None

Affiliations:  None

Enemies:  Paul Patterson, Sentry (Bob Reynolds), SHIELD's Hulkbusters (Agent Cheesecake, Crimson, Sidney E. Levine, Clay Quartermain, She-Hulk, others), Wolverine

Known Relatives:  None

Aliases:  None

Base of Operations:  The Canadian wilderness

First Appearance:  Marvel Team-Up III#6 (May, 2005)

Powers/Abilities:  Wendigo, like the other hosts of the Wendigo Curse, was covered in white fur and had razor-sharp claws and teeth. He presumably had the same abilities as all those affected by the curse, including superhuman (Class 75) strength, stamina, speed, and endurance. The Wendigo also had a superhuman healing factor, able to heal cuts and slashes almost instantly and even survive having its heart ripped from its chest with time.

History:  
(Marvel Team-Up III#6) - Following the explosion of his solar energy charged form, mutant Paul Patterson was transported to the Canadian wilderness, where Wendigo was waiting for him. Wendigo then attacked the terrified Paul.

(Sentry II#2 - BTS) - The Wendigo was detected heading towards Seattle by the Sentry's sentient computer CLOC, and Sentry defeated it before it could complete whatever its intentions were.

(She-Hulk II#16) - The Wendigo savagely hunted for food along the Hudson Bay shoreline, unaware he was being tracked by Wolverine. Eventually spotting a "camper," the Wendigo attacked and soon realized that the "camper" was just bait to lure him out into the open. The "camper" soon revealed herself as She-Hulk and she teamed with Wolverine to take down the Wendigo. While S.H.I.E.L.D. kept the area secure, the mystic Canadian known as Talisman arrived and tried to explain to S.H.I.E.L.D. that she could cure the Wendigo of its curse but S.H.I.E.L.D. refused to let her onto the scene. The Wendigo continued his battle with She-Hulk and Wolverine until the duo utilized the "fastball special" to remove the Wendigo's heart. Temporarily downed with its healing factor in overdrive, the Wendigo was captured by the S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Crimson using the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak and taken into their custody.

(She-Hulk II#17) - The Wendigo was held aboard the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier in stasis, under the watchful eye of Sidney E. Levine. When the electrical being Zzzax disrupted the Helicarrier's systems the Wendigo was released, but Levine and his technicians defeated it using their Project: Achilles weapons.

Comments: Created by Robert Kirkman, Scott Kolins, and Studio F.

Profile by Proto-Man

Clarifications:

This Wendigo is probably not any of the following:

• Wendigo (Paul Cartier), fought Hulk and Wolverine, cured @ Incredible Hulk II#162
• Wendigo (Georges Baptiste), the second man to become the Wendigo @ Incredible Hulk II#181
• Wendigo (Francois Lartigue), fought Hulk and Sasquatch @ Incredible Hulk II#272
• Wendigo, blamed for child killings, defended by Spider-Man and Wolverine, later targeted by Werewolf by Night @ Spider-Man I#8
• Yeti, a Wendigo under the control of Weapon: PRIME @ X-Force I#10
• Wendigo, unknown host, walked through realities @ Blaze II#3
• Wendigo (Michael Fleet), former cryptozoologist, encountered several heroes, @ Marvel Fanfare II#2
• Wendigo (Andre), consumed own fingers, slain by Mauvais @ Wolverine II#129
• Wendigo (Lorenzo "Larry"), purposely brought on curse, encountered Captain Marvel (Genis) @ Captain Marvel V#2
• Mauvais, attempted to control the Wendigo curse within himself @ Wolverine II#171
• Wendigo, skinned by Sabretooth @ Sabretooth V#3
• Wendigo (unidentified host), member of Alpha Strike @ Alpha Flight IV#4
• Wendigo, teacher at Hellfire Academy @ Wolverine & the X-Men I#20
  
• Wendigos, of Earth-MC2, 12 boy scouts under curse @ Wild Thing#0

The Wendigo has no known connection to

• Wendigo, a spirit-like creature who aided Spider-Man @ Amazing Spider-Man I#277
• or to anyone else with a similar name

images: (not counting ads)
Marvel Team-Up III#6, p18, pan4 (Wendigo fullbody)
She-Hulk II#16, p1, pan6 (Wendigo headshot)

Marvel Team-Up III#6 (May, 2005) - Robert Kirkman (writer), Scott Kolins (artist), Studio F (color art)
Sentry II#2
She-Hulk II#16-17 (April-May, 2007) - Dan Slott (writer), Rick Burchett (penciler), Cliff Rathburn (inker)

Last updated: 05/12/12

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