- Melee (comics)
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Melee Publication information Publisher Marvel Comics First appearance Avengers: The Initiative #8 (February 2008) Created by Dan Slott
Christos N. Gage
Stefano CaselliIn-story information Team affiliations Avengers: The Initiative Abilities Mastery of every form of martial arts Melee[1] is the code name of a fictional comic book character within Marvel Comics' shared universe the Marvel Universe. She first appeared in Avengers: The Initiative #8 and was created by Dan Slott, Christos N. Gage and Stefano Caselli.
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Fictional character biography
A Latino-American girl with previous whereabouts unknown, Melee was recruited into the Fifty State Initiative and sent to its training facility Camp Hammond where she is joined by other new recruits Ant-Man, Crusader, Proton, Dragon Lord, Geiger, Red 9, and Diamondback[1]. During a combat training exercise she was involved with, MVP clone KIA attacks and kills fellow recruit Dragon Lord[2]; in the wake of this assault, she presented Dragon Lord's ashes to his family.[3]
After the Skrull invasion, Melee was assigned to further training at Camp Hammond, in order to become a martial arts instructor.[4]
Heroic Age
Melee appears at a meeting held by Prodigy regarding magical hammers that have crashed into the earth.[5]
Powers and abilities
Melee possesses mastery of every form of martial arts; whether this is due to an actual superhuman ability or is the result of intense training has yet to be explained.[1]
References
Fifty State Initiative Characters StaffBaron Von Blitzschlag · Black Widow · Gargoyle · Gauntlet · Henry Peter Gyrich · Hellcat · Justice · Nighthawk · Stingray · Taskmaster · Thing · Tigra · War MachineGraduatesDark Avengers · Mighty Avengers · Action Pack · The Battalion · The Called · The Cavalry · The Command · Defenders · Desert Stars · Earth Force · Force of Nature · Force Works · Freedom Force · The Garrison · Great Lakes Initiative · Heavy Hitters · Liberteens · The Mavericks · The Order · Point Men · Psionex · Rangers · Spaceknights · U-Foes · The Women WarriorsPublications See also Categories:- Marvel Comics martial artists
- Marvel Comics superheroes
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