- Life Model Decoy
In publications from
Marvel Comics , a Life Model Decoy (frequently known by the abbreviation LMD) is fictionalandroid designed to function as an exactbody double for VIPs. Their design is such that theymimic the subject's outer appearance (fingerprint s,hair , all details of theskin ), speech patterns,scent , iris andretina patterns,body language , thought patterns (to fooltelepath s) and any other biological indicators one could think of. Aside from any invasive procedure or strong EMP, they are indistinguishable from the original.They were first created after the brain-washed assassin Winter Soldier assassinated a U.S. official, causing an LMD to be created to stand in his place.
S.H.I.E.L.D. has used LMD substitutes for key personnel for decades, most notably as stand-ins for their director,Nick Fury (whose decoys, Spider-Woman has remarked, never smell right). The most advancedderivative s of this technology are the autonomous mecha from (their other technological parents being theMannites ).Other versions
Heroes Reborn
In the "
Heroes Reborn " universe,Captain America was brainwashed into living a suburbanite life, for his protection, and his wife and son were LMDs.In other media
*LMDs also appeared in the "" film starring
David Hasselhoff .
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