DR. FELIPE PICARO
DR. FELIPE PICARO
Real Name: Felipe Picaro
Identity/Class: Human technology user
Occupation: Scientist; former assistant to Professor Andre LeClare
Group Membership: None
Affiliations: Generalissimo Ernesto Ramirez
Enemies: Captain Marvel (Monica Rambeau), Prof. Andre LeClare and his Bern Institute of Science associates
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: "Sleaze" (called by Captain Marvel)
Base of Operations: Mobile; formerly Roxxon Oil Tower#25 in the Gulf of Mexico
First Appearance: Amazing Spider-Man I Annual#16 (1982)
Powers/Abilities: Dr. Felipe Picaro possessed
no inherent superhuman powers but he was an extremely skilled energy
research scientist and weapons designer, having designed an energy
weapon that he called the energy disruptor Originally, he carried a
handgun and later wore an exo-suit of his own design that was composed
of the same circuitry used by his earlier energy disruptor. This
exo-suit was especially equipped to combat the energy powers of Captain
Marvel (Monica Rambeau) and was built to siphon her energy. The suit
was capable of initiating a power transfer once it had absorbed enough
energy from Captain Marvel that would transfer her superhuman abilities
to Picaro himself but Picaro never had a chance to initiate the
transfer. In addition to its main capabilities, the exo-suit could also
fire energy blasts from its palms, fly and distinguish holograms from
reality.
Height: 6'0" (by approximation)
Weight: 170 lbs. (by approximation)
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Black with gray at temples
History:
(Amazing Spider-Man I Annual#16 (fb) - BTS) - Dr. Felipe Picaro was the
assistant to Prof. Andre LeClare, a scientist funded by South American
dictator Generalissimo Ernesto Ramirez. When LeClare failed to dissuade
Ramirez from using his research into drawing energy from other
universes to build a weapon, LeClare fled the country and Ramirez
instead hired Picaro to continue the work at the former Roxxon Oil
Tower#25 in the Gulf of Mexico. Fearing Picaro was building a weapon
that would make an atomic bomb look like a wet match, Prof. LeClare
traveled to America to ask help from Lt. Monica Rambeau, the daughter
of an old war buddy.
(Amazing Spider-Man I Annual#16 (fb)/Avengers I#279
(fb)/Solo Avengers I#2/2 (fb)) - After Monica Rambeau agreed to help
Prof. LeClare and infiltrated Picaro's oil rig under the guise of
picnicking on the rig's helicopter pad. Upon seeing Monica, Dr. Picaro
told his armed guards to escort her to the helicopter pad and he would
accept full responsibility for Monica's actions. Kissing Monica's hand,
the suspicious Dr. Picaro introduced himself and asked if Monica minded
if he accompanied her on her picnic, as it had been years since he'd
last been on a picnic. The picnic was later interrupted by the oil
rig's intruder alarm, prompting Dr. Picaro to jump to his feet and rush
towards the alarm. Feigning ignorance, Monica asked Dr. Picaro not to
leave her behind alone but Dr. Picaro, finally announcing his
suspicions, grabbed Monica and suggested that she had something to do
with bringing danger to the oil rig. He then said they would both check
out the intruder alarm and they soon found Prof. LeClare, who had left
Monica's boat in an attempt to destroy Picaro's energy disruptor
device. When LeClare claimed Picaro didn't understand the forces
involved, Dr. Picaro grabbed LeClare and explained that he understood
perfectly that he had created the energy disruptor using LeClare's
theories that could obliterate any city within 2000 miles. LeClare
insisted that the power was too unstable but Picaro claimed it was too
unstable for LeClare, perhaps, and monologued that he had created a
machine that would change the balance of power in the world. Still
pulling Monica along, Picaro announced that it was only fitting that
LeClare and Monica witness the first test of his energy disruptor
against the United States' Fort Benning. Thinking Picaro was crazy,
Monica elbowed him in the stomach and began smashing the circuits of
his energy disruptor, causing an explosion that granted Monica the
ability to transform into energy. After Monica instinctively
transformed into energy and traveled to New Orleans and back, she
returned to find Dr. Picaro blaming Prof. LeClare for the explosive
disaster and claiming LeClare must have sabotaged his work. When Dr.
Picaro shot LeClare, Monica kicked Picaro in the stomach and rushed to
LeClare, who informed Monica that Picaro had refused to listen to
reason and that energy was flooding in from another universe,
threatening to destroy the walls between worlds. Learning that the hole
between worlds was growing and would cause two worlds to collide in
time, Monica plugged the dimensional hole with her own body as Dr.
Picaro recovered and assumed Monica was sacrificing herself to save the
world. Upon hearing the dying LeClare, Dr. Picaro shot at LeClare again
but Monica instinctively transformed into energy and intercepted the
bullet, atomizing it in mid-air before doing the same to Picaro's gun,
shocking Picaro unconscious in the process.
(Solo Avengers I#2/2 (fb) - BTS) - Felipe Picaro was incarcerated following his encounter with Monica Rambeau, where he spent every waking hour contemplating a way to bring Monica Rambeau down.
(Amazing
Spider-Man I Annual#16 - BTS) - As Monica, now calling herself Captain
Marvel, learned more about her newfound power, she began to question
whether it was even more dangerous that Dr. Picaro's machine.
(Solo Avengers I#2/2 (fb) - BTS) - Felipe Picaro
captured Prof. LeClare as part of a revenge scheme against Monica
Rambeau. He then forced Prof. LeClare to send Monica a fake telegram to
lure her to the Bern Institute of Science, where Prof. LeClare's lab
resided.
(Solo
Avengers I#2/2) - As Captain Marvel drew near the Bordelaise region of
France, Dr. Picaro monologued that she only needed to get closer and
she would be in his clutches. When she flew closer, Picaro activated a
machine that caused Captain Marvel's powers to flare out of control.
When Captain Marvel used her powers to generate a radio signal to
LeClare, she was told by LeClare to visit the Institute but she worried
that he would not be protected from her flared powers. Picaro, secretly
telling LeClare what to say, urged LeClare to reassure Captain Marvel
but LeClare instead warned Captain Marvel of Picaro's trick, forcing
Picaro to knock LeClare out. Overhearing the attack, Captain Marvel
instantly flew to the Bern Institute to find Felipe Picaro, in
high-tech armor, announcing that he could not be incarcerated forever
and warning that if Captain Marvel took one wrong move, he would kill
Prof. LeClare and his Bern colleagues. Picaro then ordered Captain
Marvel to assume a solid form, warning that his exo-suit would pick up
if she attempted to fool him with a hologram, and he then began
boasting about his exo-suit that would transfer Captain Marvel's powers
into himself. When Captain Marvel refused to give such power to Picaro,
Dr. Picaro warned that she would either give up her powers willingly
and spare the lives of LeClare and his colleagues or he would use his
counter-phase weaponry to flare up her powers again to destroy LeClare
and his associates. Feigning surrender, Captain Marvel lulled Picaro
into a false sense of security before punching him in the nose and
blasting his counter-phase machines. Picaro responded by blasting
Captain Marvel using his exo-suit's palm blasters, forcing her to flee
both in pain and to draw Picaro away from LeClare. Picaro followed
Captain Marvel using his exo-suit to fly and began draining Captain
Marvel's energy as she expended more to escape him. Stopping the use of
her powers, Captain Marvel landed on a snowbank and Picaro bragged that
his exo-suit had already leeched enough of her power to fully transfer
her powers to him. Captain Marvel then took advantage of Picaro's
boasting to transform into energy and enter Picaro's exo-suit,
overloading it and causing a massive mountain explosion. A short time
later, LeClare and his associates investigated the crater created by
Picaro's exploding exo-suit and determined that Captain Marvel's powers
were back under control as some of LeClare's associates carried the
unconscious Picaro away in a life-support tube. LeClare commended
Captain Marvel for saving Picaro's life by re-absorbing the energy
Picaro had stolen, remarking that if she had not, Picaro would have
been vaporized along with the mountainside. As Captain Marvel left,
LeClare further commented that Picaro would be galled that he owed his
life to Captain Marvel...if he ever regained consciousness.
Comments: Created by Roger Stern, John Romita, Jr. and John Romita, Sr.
Profile by Proto-Man.
CLARIFICATIONS:
Felipe Picaro has no KNOWN connections to:
Generalissimo Ernesto Ramirez
Roxxon Oil Tower#25images: (without ads)
Solo Avengers I#2, p18, pan3 (Felipe Picaro in mechanized armor, main image)
Amazing Spider-Man I Annual#16, p14, pan7 (Felipe Picaro, headshot)
Amazing Spider-Man I Annual#16, p13, pan5 (Felipe Picaro, in purple suit)
Amazing Spider-Man I Annual#16, p20, pan1 (Felipe Picaro, with gun)
Avengers I#279, p14, pan2 (Felipe Picaro, posturing)
Amazing Spider-Man I Annual#16, p11, pan4 (Generalissimo Ernesto Ramirez)
Amazing Spider-Man I Annual#16, p12, pan6 (Roxxon Oil Tower#25)
Appearances:
Amazing Spider-Man I Annual#16 (1982) - Roger Stern (writer), John Romita, Jr., John Romita, Sr. (art), Tom DeFalco (editor)
Avengers I#279 (May, 1987) - Roger Stern (writer), John Buscema (breakdowns), Tom Palmer (finishes), Mark Gruenwald (editor)
Solo Avengers I#2 (January, 1988) - "Out of Control" story - Roger
Stern (writer), Kieron Dwyer (pencils), Bob McLeod (inks), Mark
Gruenwald (editor)
Last updated: 01/10/18
Any Additions/Corrections? please let me know.
Non-Marvel Copyright info
All other characters mentioned or pictured are ™ and
© 1941-2099 Marvel Characters, Inc. All Rights Reserved. If you
like this stuff, you should check out the real thing!
Please visit The Marvel Official Site at: http://www.marvel.com
Special Thanks to www.g-mart.com for hosting the Appendix, Master List, etc.!