CAT'S-PAW

Membership: Unrevealed

Purpose: To instill terror to achieve group goals

Affiliations: Darius Faraz, Karim Mahwash Najeeb

Enemies: Maya Hansen, Iron Man (Tony Stark), SHIELD, Agent Scott

Base of Operations: Unrevealed

First Appearance:  Iron Man IV#16 (July, 2007)

History:

(Iron Man IV#16 (fb) - BTS) - Karim Mahwash Najeeb had his man Darius Faraz equip another terrorist group, Cat's-Paw, with biological enhancements. Cat's-Paw had previously been behind an arson attempt at Columbia University, but it was largely unsuccessful. A few of the terrorists were genetically manipulated and interfused with weapon-controlling chips as well as bioelectric impulses that siphoned energy directly from the limbic system. They were also given bio-hard drives attached to their optic nerves, which recorded and transmitted things they saw visually.

(Iron Man IV#16 (fb)) - Cat's-Paw, which concerned itself primarily with animal rights, attacked a corporate yacht off the coast of Barbados, planning to assassinate a man who engaged in illegal testing. They were soon attacked by SHIELD agents, including Iron Man (Tony Stark), who quickly stopped the terrorists, killing most of them and recovering one of their bodies.

(Iron Man IV#16) - Tony Stark and Maya Hansen operated on the terrorist's body and discovered the biological enhancements inside. While they were working, they were briefly interrupted by Scott.

Comments: Created by Daniel & Charles Knauf, Roberto de la Torre, and Jonathan Sibal.

Profile by Chadman.

CLARIFICATIONS:
Cat's-Paw has no known connections to

• Cat's Eye, security firm @ Black Cat#4
• Catseye, Sharon Smith, of the Hellions @ New Mutants I#16
• Cat's Laughing, Lila Cheney's band @ I ♥ Marvel: My Mutant Heart#1/3
• or any other "Cat's" or "Paw" characters

Agent Scott

(Iron Man IV#16) - SHIELD agent Scott was sent in by Tim "Dum-Dum" Dugan to retrieve Tony Stark for a meeting. Stark and Maya Hansen were working on a contaminated corpse and didn't want to be bothered.

--Iron Man IV#16

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Iron Man IV#16, p7, pan1 (main)