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'''Whiplash''' is the name of multiple <!--Do not add "fictional" as it is tautological; supervillains (and characters in general) are by definition implied to be fictionalized to some extent.-->[[supervillain]]s appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]]. They are commonly depicted as members of [[Iron Man]]'s [[List of Iron Man enemies|rogues gallery]]. The original Whiplash (Mark Scarlotti) also went by the name '''Blacklash'''. [[Mickey Rourke]] portrayed Whiplash (Ivan Vanko) in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] film ''[[Iron Man 2]]'' (2010).<ref name="IM2WhiplashComics">{{Cite news|title=Whiplash Tears Into Iron Man this November |date=August 14, 2009 |url=http://marvel.com/news/story/9196/whiplash_tears_into_iron_man_this_november |work=[[Marvel.com]] |access-date=August 30, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120705160437/http://marvel.com/news/story/9196/whiplash_tears_into_iron_man_this_november |archive-date=July 5, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Publication history==
Mark Scarlotti first appeared as Whiplash in ''[[Tales of Suspense]]'' #97 (Jan. 1968).<ref>{{cite book |last=Rovin |first=Jeff |title=[[The Encyclopedia of Super-Villains]] |date=1987 |publisher=Facts on File |isbn=0-8160-1356-X |location=New York |pages=28–29 |authorlink=Jeff Rovin}}[https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofsu0000rovi_h5r9/page/28/mode/2up]</ref> He was killed in battle in ''Iron Man'' vol. 4 #28 (May 2000).<ref>{{cite book |last1=DeFalco |first1=Tom |last2=Sanderson |first2=Peter |last3=Brevoort |first3=Tom |last4=Teitelbaum |first4=Michael |last5=Wallace |first5=Daniel |last6=Darling |first6=Andrew |last7=Forbeck |first7=Matt |last8=Cowsill |first8=Alan |last9=Bray |first9=Adam |title=The Marvel Encyclopedia |date=2019 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-7890-0 |page=406}}</ref>

Leeann Foreman debuted as Whiplash in ''[[Marvel Comics Presents]]'' #49 (May 1990).

During the ''[[Civil War (comic book)|Civil War]]'' storyline, two new villains called Whiplash and Blacklash appear in ''[[Thunderbolts (comics)|Thunderbolts]]'' #104 (Sept. 2006) and #107 (Dec. 2006).

Another female Whiplash appeared in ''[[Big Hero 6 (comics)|Big Hero 6]]'' #1 (Nov. 2008).

Anton Vanko first appeared in ''Iron Man vs. Whiplash'' #1–4 (Jan.–April 2010). He later appeared as a member of the [[Masters of Evil]].

==Fictional character biography==
===Mark Scarlotti===
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'''Mark Scarlotti''' is originally a gifted electrical technician at Stark International's [[Cincinnati]] branch, but desires a life of luxury and becomes a professional criminal. With a costume and a sophisticated metal whip of his own design, the character becomes Whiplash, a weapons designer, special agent, and assassin for the criminal organization the [[Maggia (comics)|Maggia]]. On behalf of the Maggia, Whiplash fights the hero [[Iron Man]]<ref>''Tales of Suspense'' #97–99 (Jan.-March 1968); ''Iron Man and Sub-Mariner'' #1 (April 1968). Marvel Comics.</ref> – secretly inventor [[Tony Stark]] and Scarlotti's former employer – and [[Advanced Idea Mechanics|A.I.M.]] agents attacking a Maggia gambling ship.<ref>''Iron Man'' #1 (May 1968). Marvel Comics.</ref>

Scarlotti is assigned to work [[undercover]] for the Maggia at Stark International's Cincinnati plant, and becomes Head of Research. As Whiplash, Scarlotti then has another inconclusive battle with Iron Man and flees the scene, quitting the Maggia.<ref>''Iron Man'' #62 (Sept. 1973). Marvel Comics.</ref> Whiplash, together with fellow supervillains the [[Melter]] and the [[Man-Bull]], are recruited by the other-dimensional villain the [[Black Lama]] to form a team named the Death Squad and fight Iron Man. They enter a "War of the Super-Villains" to win the Black Lama's Golden Globe of Power, but are all defeated.<ref>''Iron Man'' #72 (Jan. 1974). Marvel Comics.</ref>

Whiplash rejoins the Maggia and battles the heroes [[Spider-Man]] and Iron Man in [[New Jersey]], eventually being defeated by the vigilante the [[Wraith (Brian DeWolff)|Wraith]].<ref>''Marvel Team-Up'' #72 (Aug. 1978). Marvel Comics.</ref> Criminal mastermind [[Justin Hammer]] hires Whiplash, and with the Melter and the original [[Blizzard (Marvel Comics)#Gregor Shapanka|Blizzard]] attempt the robbery of an [[Atlantic City]] casino, but are stopped by Iron Man.<ref>''Iron Man'' #123–124 (Jun.–Jul. 1979). Marvel Comics.</ref> Whiplash is released from prison by Hammer and battles Iron Man again as one of Hammer's costumed operatives, and despite overwhelming odds the hero defeats the villains.<ref>''Iron Man'' #126–127 (Sept.-Oct. 1979). Marvel Comics.</ref>

Scarlotti is re-employed by an unnamed consortium, financed by Hammer, to kill Stark employee Vic Martinelli, and is provided with an upgraded costume and weaponry and the new alias Blacklash. Despite the upgrades, however, Scarlotti is defeated by Iron Man and humiliated by being dragged before his employers.<ref>''Iron Man'' #146–147 (May–June 1981). Marvel Comics.</ref> Scarlotti makes a brief appearance as Whiplash as a paid employee of the master villain the [[Mad Thinker]] in a failed attempt to kill the hero the [[Thing (comics)|Thing]] who is recuperating at a New York hospital.<ref>''Marvel Two-In-One'' #96 (Feb. 1983). Marvel Comics.</ref>

Scarlotti is eventually diagnosed as manic-depressive by prison psychiatrists. He attempts to reform, but rejected by his parents and residents of his home town, Scarlotti becomes Blacklash again. While attempting an assassination for the Maggia, Blacklash is confronted by Spider-Man whom he weakens with his whip, but is defeated by the second [[War Machine|Iron Man]].<ref>''Marvel Team-Up'' #145 (Sept. 1984). Marvel Comics.</ref> Blacklash is beaten by Spider-Man once again<ref>''The Spectacular Spider-Man'' #101 (April 1985). Marvel Comics.</ref> and is also apprehended by [[Captain America]] while committing several robberies.<ref>''Captain America'' #319 (Sept. 1986)</ref> Blacklash is rehired by Justin Hammer and sent with the [[Abner Jenkins|Beetle]] and the second [[Blizzard (Marvel Comics)#Donnie Gill|Blizzard]] to assassinate Hammer's former agent [[Force (comics)|Force]]. Iron Man, [[War Machine|Jim Rhodes]] and Force, however, defeat the trio.<ref>''Iron Man'' #223–224 (Oct.-Nov. 1987). Marvel Comics.</ref>

At Hammer's request Blacklash, [[Boomerang (comics)|Boomerang]], and the second Blizzard stop industrial sabotage by the vigilante the [[Ghost (Marvel Comics)|Ghost]]. Blacklash is sent to work with Iron Man and Jim Rhodes against the saboteur, but betrays them.<ref>''Iron Man'' #239–240 (Feb.-March 1989)</ref> Together with Spider-Man villain the [[Rhino (comics)|Rhino]], Blacklash hunts down fellow rogue agent the [[Mac Gargan|Scorpion]], who fails to return stolen weaponry to Hammer.<ref>''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #319 (Sept. 1989). Marvel Comics.</ref>

Scarlotti decides to renounce his criminal identity and marries and has a child. A lack of money forces Scarlotti to assume his identity again, and he becomes the target of an assassin, who kills his wife when she returns to their apartment. As Blacklash, Scarlotti then finds and kills the assassin, and vows to abandon the identity of Blacklash forever.<ref>''Elektra'' #5–7 (March–May 1997)</ref> Scarlotti, however, is hired by a rival of Stark and returns as Whiplash, with an upgraded costume and new weaponry. Whiplash manages to battle Iron Man to a standstill in their first encounter, but is killed several weeks later by Iron Man's new sentient armor, which crushes Scarlotti's throat against Stark's wishes.<ref>''Iron Man'' (vol. 3) #8 (Sept. 1998), 26 (March 2000) and 28 (May 2000). Marvel Comics.</ref>
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===Leeann Foreman===
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The second Whiplash is '''Leeann Foreman''', a professional criminal born in [[Wilmington, Delaware]]. She was a mutant with unrevealed abilities and used [[adamantium]] wires connected to her gloves as whips. She was part of Critical Mass's mutant Band of Baddies. The Baddies kidnapped a mutant girl and her father to coerce them to join their band. They forced the daughter to knock out [[Spider-Man]] and [[Wolverine (character)|Wolverine]], but they quickly recovered. The daughter then unleashed her powers, blew up the warehouse they were in, and defeated all of the Baddies. Whiplash disappeared after the daughter's telekinetic explosion enabled her to get free.<ref>''Marvel Comics Presents'' #49–50. Marvel Comics.</ref>


She later joined the [[Femme Fatales (comics)|Femme Fatales]], and was hired by the [[Chameleon (comics)|Chameleon]] to lure Spider-Man into a trap by threatening a United Nations ambassador. Spider-Man defeated the Femme Fatales and saved the ambassador.<ref>''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #340. Marvel Comics.</ref> The Fatales then joined forces with the [[Mac Gargan|Scorpion]] and the [[Tarantula (Marvel Comics)#Luis Alvarez|Tarantula]], but all of them were defeated by Spider-Man and the [[Black Cat (Marvel Comics)|Black Cat]].<ref>''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #343. Marvel Comics.</ref> The Femme Fatales later received an invitation to join [[Superia]] and her organization of female criminals, the [[Femizons]]. They accepted, and were among the superhuman females aboard Superia's cruise ship, where they battled [[Captain America]] and the [[Paladin (comics)|Paladin]]. Whiplash also traveled to Superia's private island to be one of her new Femizons.<ref>''Captain America'' #389–390. Marvel Comics.</ref>
'''Whiplash''' is the name of several [[fictional character]]s in comic books published by [[Marvel Comics]]. Each Whiplash is a minor [[supervillain]] in the [[Marvel Universe]], with the first and latest appearing as prominent members of [[Iron Man]]'s [[rogues gallery]].


After the group disbanded, Whiplash teamed up with [[Orka (comics)|Orka]], [[Shockwave (comics)|Shockwave]] and [[Killer Shrike]] in a plot to take over a retired aircraft carrier, the [[USS Intrepid (CV-11)|USS ''Intrepid'']]. She and her allies were defeated by [[Heroes for Hire]].<ref>''Heroes for Hire'' #4. Marvel Comics.</ref> She was later seen in "Bar With No Name" and in a [[black market]] auction for the [[Venom (Marvel Comics character)|Venom Symbiote]].<ref>''Marvel Knights: Spider-Man'' #6. Marvel Comics.</ref>
==Fictional character biography==
===Mark Scarlotti===
{{main|Blacklash}}
The first and most well-known Whiplash was '''Mark Scarlotti''', a recurring foe of [[Iron Man]] who debuted in ''Tales of Suspense'' #97 (Jan. 1968) and whose first storyline ended in ''Iron Man'' #1 (May 1968), the first issue of Iron Man's solo title. Scarlotti was an extremely gifted technician at Stark International's [[Cincinnati]] branch, but he never received recognition for his hard work or scientific acumen. Jealous of the global renown for Tony Stark's brilliance and the celebrity it granted him, Scarlotti decided to become a costumed supervillain. Adopting the moniker '''Whiplash''', he constructed a metallic, electrified whip capable of rending apart even the strongest of metals. As Whiplash, Scarlotti worked for the [[Maggia (comics)|Maggia]] before becoming an underworld enforcer for shady industrialist [[Justin Hammer]].

In ''Iron Man'' #146 (May 1981), Scarlotti changed his costumed identity to '''[[Blacklash]]'''. By ''Iron Man'' vol. 3, #8 (Nov. 1998), he had returned to his Whiplash alias, this time with whips of pure energy and a heavily [[BDSM]]-influenced costume; Scorlotti attributed the change to his grief over the death of his wife in ''Elektra'' vol. 1 #7, and subsequently having their son removed from his custody. Scarlotti was later killed in ''Iron Man'' vol. 3, #28 (May 2000), slain by Iron Man's sentient, rogue armor.

===Leeann Foreman===
The second Whiplash was '''Leeann Foreman''', a professional criminal that was born in [[Wilmington, Delaware]]. She was a mutant with unrevealed abilities and used [[adamantium]] wires connected to her gloves as whips. She was part of Critical Mass's mutant [[Band of Baddies]]. The Baddies kidnapped a mutant girl and her father in order to coerce them to join their band. They forced the daughter to knock out [[Spider-Man]] and [[Wolverine (comics)|Wolverine]], but they quickly recovered. The daughter then unleashed her powers, blew up the warehouse they were in, and defeated all of the Baddies. Whiplash disappeared after the daughter's telekinetic explosion enabled her to get free.<ref>''Marvel Comics Presents'' #49-50</ref>


During the "[[Hunt for Wolverine]]" storyline, Whiplash took the name of '''Snake Whip''' and is with the Femme Fatales when they assist [[Viper (Madame Hydra)|Viper]] in attacking [[Kitty Pryde]]'s group at the King's Impresario Restaurant in [[Madripoor]]. She engaged [[Jubilee (comics)|Jubilee]] in battle before [[Kitty Pryde]] gets her and [[Domino (comics)|Domino]] away from the restaurant.<ref>''Hunt for Wolverine: Mystery in Madripoor'' #1. Marvel Comics.</ref> Following that victory, Snake Whip stayed by Viper's side as she ordered Knockout and Mindblast to have a defeated Rogue and Storm be delivered to their clients and when Viper speaks to a representative from Soteira. As Snake Whip asks if they are going to ignore [[Sapphire Styx]]'s vampiric appetite, Viper says that they have to obey the representative's orders and "let the @#$%& feed."<ref>''Hunt for Wolverine: Mystery in Madripoor'' #2. Marvel Comics.</ref> After another call from Soteira's representative, Viper and Snake Whip check up on Sapphire and find her acting strange claiming that Wolverine's Patch alias is here. Snake Whip works to restrain her only to get knocked out. Upon recovering, Snake Whip starts to see Patch attacking Sapphire even though Viper doesn't see it.<ref>''Hunt for Wolverine: Mystery in Madripoor'' #3. Marvel Comics.</ref> After Sapphire Styx exploded enabling Psylocke to use her soul power to recreate a new body, Psylocke used her powers to defeat Bloodlust and use an illusion to trick Snake Whip into hitting the ground. Domino persuaded Snake Whip to surrender when her teammates are defeated. When the Femme Fatales were arrested, Kitty Pryde got the info about Soteira being after Wolverine from Snake Whip who gave the information to her in exchange for a light sentence.<ref>''Hunt for Wolverine: Mystery in Madripoor'' #4. Marvel Comics.</ref>
She later joined the [[Femme Fatales (comics)|Femme Fatales]], and was hired by the [[Chameleon (comics)|Chameleon]] to lure Spider-Man into a trap by threatening a United Nations ambassador. Spider-Man defeated the Femme Fatales and saved the ambassador.<ref>''Amazing Spider-Man'' #340</ref> The Fatales then joined forces with the [[Mac Gargan|Scorpion]] and the [[Tarantula (Marvel Comics)#Luis Alvarez|Tarantula]], but all of them were defeated by Spider-Man and the [[Black Cat (comics)|Black Cat]].<ref>''Amazing Spider-Man'' #343</ref> The Femme Fatales later received an invitation to join [[Superia]] and her organization of female criminals, the [[Femizons]]. They accepted, and were among the superhuman females aboard Superia's cruise ship, where they battled [[Captain America]] and the [[Paladin (comics)|Paladin]]. Whiplash also traveled to Superia's private island to be one of her new Femizons.<ref>''Captain America'' #389-390</ref>
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===Whiplash and Blacklash duo===
After the group disbanded, Whiplash teamed up with [[Orka (comics)|Orka]], [[Shockwave (comics)|Shockwave]] and [[Killer Shrike]] in a plot to take over a retired aircraft carrier, the USS Intrepid. She and her allies were defeated by [[Heroes for Hire]].<ref>''Heroes for Hire'' #4</ref> She was later seen in "Bar With No Name" and in a [[black market]] auction for the [[Venom (comics)|Venom Symbiote]].<ref>''Marvel Knights Spider-Man'' #6</ref>
Two villains, a woman who is the third Whiplash and a man who is the second Blacklash, appear during the outset of the [[Civil War (comics)|Superhuman Civil War]]. Both are past associates of the Swordsman ([[Fenris (comics)|Andreas von Strucker]]) and frequenters of BDSM events before becoming supervillains. The duo are forcibly recruited into the [[Thunderbolts (comics)|Thunderbolts]].<ref>''Thunderbolts'' #104 (Sept. 2006). Marvel Comics.</ref>


===Unnamed===
===Construct===
This version of Whiplash is not a person, but a personality construct created by the aptly named '''Badgal'''. The construct is feminine and thus tends to possess females. Initially, Badgal used this construct to possess a random citizen, but later used it to possess [[Honey Lemon]] and later [[GoGo Tomago]].<ref>''Big Hero 6'' #3–4. Marvel Comics.</ref> When the [[Big Hero 6 (comics)|Big Hero 6]] defeated Badgal, this construct ceased to exist.<ref>''Big Hero 6'' #5. Marvel Comics.</ref>
Two villains, a woman called Whiplash and a man called [[Blacklash]], appeared during the outset of the [[Civil War (comics)|Superhuman Civil War]]. Both were past associates of the current [[Swordsman (comics)|Swordsman]] ([[Andreas von Strucker]]) and frequenters of BDSM events before becoming supervillains. The duo was forcibly recruited into the [[Thunderbolts (comics)|Thunderbolts]], and little has been seen of them since.<ref>''Thunderbolts'' #104 (Sept. 2006)</ref><ref>{{comicbookdb|type=character|id=6701|title=Whiplash (2)}}</ref>


===Anton Vanko===
===Anton Vanko===
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'''Anton Vanko''' ({{langx|ru|Антон Ванко}}) is a young scientist from a small Russian village by the name of Volstok who has no relation to the original [[Crimson Dynamo]]. One day, the village is attacked by someone wearing a stolen suit of [[Iron Man's armor|Iron Man armor]], who murders a number of townspeople, including his father '''Igor Vanko''' ({{langx|ru|И́горь Ва́нко}}) in an attempt to frame [[Iron Man|Tony Stark]].


Using a specialized rifle, Vanko is able to shoot the impostor just before he flees, causing the chest plate on the armor to come off. Vanko becomes obsessed with exacting vengeance on Stark, still believing him to be the man who attacked his village, and decides to use the chest plate to fashion a suitable weapon to do so. Over the next six months, he reverse engineers a suit of body armor equipped with energy whips, and vows to kill Stark to avenge his father.<ref>''Iron Man vs Whiplash'' #1. Marvel Comics.</ref>
The new Whiplash is '''Anton Vanko''' (sharing [[Anton Vanko|the same name]] as the original [[Crimson Dynamo]] although with no relation to him), a young scientist from a small Russian village by the name of Volstok. One day, the village is attacked by someone wearing a stolen suit of [[Iron Man's armor|Iron Man armor]], who murders a number of townspeople, including Vanko's father ('''Igor Vanko''') in an attempt to frame [[Iron Man|Tony Stark]].


After breaking into the prison where Stark is being held for his alleged crimes, Vanko kills several guards and attempts to track down and murder Stark and his confidant [[Pepper Potts]]. Stark fights off Vanko using a crude suit of Iron Man armor fashioned from parts of various machines around the prison, and forces him to flee. After Stark tracks down the criminal syndicate who framed him, Vanko arrives at their headquarters, intent on finishing off Iron Man once and for all. It is there that Vanko learns that Stark was indeed framed and that the syndicate was hired to destroy Volstok by secret international consortium funded by several governments including USA and Russia, notably Russian Prime Minister [[Vladimir Putin]], to wipe out an activist who was creating anti-Putin sentiments. Despite learning of Iron Man's innocence, Vanko makes one final attempt to kill him, claiming that even though he did not destroy the village, his technology did. After the building catches fire, both men are ultimately forced to run to safety, and Vanko then makes his escape. Following this, Stark is cleared of his alleged crimes, and helps rebuild Volstok. As this is happening, Vanko is seen in Moscow approaching Saint Basil's Cathedral in the [[Red Square]] preparing to properly exact vengeance this time around.<ref>''Iron Man vs. Whiplash'' #2–4. Marvel Comics.</ref>
Using a specialized rifle, Vanko is able to shoot the impostor just before he flees, causing the chest plate on the armor to come off. Vanko becomes obsessed with exacting vengeance on Stark, still believing him to be the man who attacked his village, and decides to use the chest plate to fashion a suitable weapon to do so. Over the next six months, he reverse engineers a suit of body armor equipped with energy whips, and vows to kill Stark in order to avenge his father.<ref>''Iron Man vs Whiplash'' #1</ref>


Whiplash is later recruited by Max Fury as a member of the [[Shadow Council]]'s incarnation of the [[Masters of Evil]].<ref>''Harley-Davidson / Avengers'' #1–2 (March, Sept. 2012). Marvel Comics.</ref><ref>''Secret Avengers'' #21.1 (Jan. 2012). Marvel Comics.</ref>
After breaking into the prison where Stark is being held for his alleged crimes, Vanko kills several guards and attempts to track down and murder Stark and his confidant [[Pepper Potts]]. Stark fights off Vanko using a crude suit of Iron Man armor fashioned from parts of various machines around the prison, and forces him to flee. After Stark tracks down the criminal syndicate who framed him, Vanko arrives at their headquarters, intent on finishing off Iron Man once and for all. It is there that Vanko learns that Stark was indeed framed and that the syndicate was hired to destroy Volstok by secret international consortium funded by several governments including USA and Russia, notably Russian Prime Minister [[Vladimir Putin]], in order to wipe out an activist who was creating anti-Putin sentiments. Despite learning of Iron Man's innocence, Vanko makes one final attempt to kill him, claiming that even though he did not destroy the village, his technology did. After the building catches fire, both men are ultimately forced to run to safety, and Vanko then makes his escape. Following this, Stark is cleared of his alleged crimes, and helps rebuild Volstok. As this is happening, Vanko is seen in Moscow, approaching Saint Basil's Cathedral in the [[Red Square]], preparing to properly exact vengeance this time around.<ref>''Iron Man vs. Whiplash'' #2-4</ref>


During the ''[[Infinity (comic book)|Infinity]]'' storyline, Whiplash is among the villains recruited by [[Spymaster (character)|Spymaster]] to help him in a plot to attack the almost-defenseless Stark Tower.<ref>''Infinity: Heist'' #1. Marvel Comics.</ref>
Whiplash will appear in an upcoming ''[[Secret Avengers]]'' arc as a member of the new [[Masters of Evil]].<ref>http://marvel.com/news/story/17091/meet_the_masters_of_evil_whiplash</ref>

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Whiplash was among the villains contracted by the [[Assassins Guild]] to target [[Elektra (character)|Elektra]]'s allies.<ref>''Elektra'' Vol. 4 #6-7. Marvel Comics.</ref>

He later attacks [[Squirrel Girl]] and her sidekick Tippy-Toe when he mistakes her for Iron Man, since she was wearing one of his armors, but is later defeated.<ref>''The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl'' #2–3. Marvel Comics.</ref>

Whiplash later appears as a member of [[Helmut Zemo|Baron Helmut Zemo]]'s third incarnation of the [[Masters of Evil]].<ref>''Thunderbolts'' (vol. 3) #10. Marvel Comics.</ref>

During the "[[Devil's Reign]]" storyline, Taskmaster appears as a member of [[Kingpin (character)|Mayor Wilson Fisk]]'s latest incarnation of the Thunderbolts at the time when Mayor Fisk passed a law that forbids superhero activity. He and Whiplash hold the staff of the Daily Bugle hostage to draw out [[Ben Reilly|Spider-Man]]. During Spider-Man's fight with Taskmaster, Whiplash is goaded into attacking him. Despite being weakened by Whiplash, Spider-Man tries to ask Taskmaster if they can take it outside as Taskmaster places a power dampener collar on him and throws him out the window. Spider-Man uses his webbing to slow his descent to the ground as the NYPD operatives move in on him.<ref>''Devil's Reign'' #2. Marvel Comics.</ref>

===Female Blacklash===
In "[[All-New, All-Different Marvel]]," a female supervillain takes the name of Blacklash. The female Blacklash was hired by [[Power Broker (character)|Power Broker]] through the Hench App to protect his unveiling of Hench App 2.0. She ended up fighting [[Ant-Man (Scott Lang)|Ant-Man]] and [[Giant-Man]] (Raz Malhotra) when they show up to confront Power Broker. The battle ends with Blacklash escaping due to Giant-Man's crimefighting inexperience.<ref>{{Cite comic|writer = Nick Spencer|penciller = Ramon Rosanas|inker = Ramon Rosanas|colorist = Jordan Boyd and Wil Quintana|letterer = VC's Travis Lanham|editor = Wil Moss|title = The Astonishing Ant-Man|volume = |issue = #5|date = February 24, 2016|publisher = Marvel Comics|location = United States}}</ref>


==Powers and abilities==
==Powers and abilities==
Mark Scarlotti, courtesy of [[Justin Hammer]], wears a [[bulletproof]] costume and wields a pair of cybernetically controlled titanium whips that can extend to be swung fast enough to deflect bullets, or become rigid and be used as nunchaku or vaulting-poles. He also carries a variety of devices in a weapons pouch, including anti-gravity bolas and a necro-lash which releases electrical energy generated by his gauntlets. Scarlotti is a research engineer and weapons design specialist, with a college degree in engineering.
The female Whiplash wears two gauntlets containing three spring-loaded retractable [[omnium]] steel whip-like cables on each of her arms. Each cable can extend a maximum length of about 25 feet and contains needle-sharp adamantium barbs on the tips. She wears a padded costume of synthetic stretch fabric laced with [[kevlar]], leather shoulder padding, and steel breastplates and mask, which provides her some protection from physical damage.

Leeann Foreman wears two gauntlets containing three spring-loaded retractable omnium steel whip-like cables on each of her arms. Each cable can extend a maximum length of about 25 feet and contains needle-sharp adamantium barbs on the tips. She wears a padded costume of synthetic stretch fabric laced with [[kevlar]], leather shoulder padding, and steel breastplates and mask, which provides her some protection from physical damage.

The unnamed Whiplash and Blacklash have no apparent superhuman abilities, relying on advanced energized whips.

Anton Vanko possesses a suit of armor equipped with two energy whips built into the wrists. The whips are shown to be powerful enough to slash through a metal staircase, as well as deflect a barrage of gunfire.<ref>''Iron Man vs Whiplash'' #2. Marvel Comics.</ref> He is also a skilled athlete and possesses a deep understanding of robotics, enough that he was able to fashion his suit from a destroyed piece of Stark technology.

==Other versions==
===Ultimate Marvel===
[[Orson Scott Card]]'s ''[[Ultimate Iron Man]]'' features an [[Parallel universe (fiction)|alternate universe]] version named '''Marc Scott''', a Texan businessman competing with [[Iron Man (Ultimate Marvel character)|Tony Stark]] for military contracts via his company Whiplash.<ref>''Ultimate Iron Man'' (vol. 2) #1–4 (Feb.–May 2008) and #5 (Oct. 2008). Marvel Comics.</ref>


The [[Ultimate Marvel]] version of Whiplash appears in the 150th issue of ''[[Ultimate Spider-Man]]''. He is among a crowd as at [[Iron Man (Ultimate Marvel character)|Tony Stark]]'s donation party outside the [[New York Hall of Science]], when he attacks him only to be stopped by [[Spider-Man (Ultimate Marvel character)|Spider-Man]]. He is seen wielding two electrical whips powered by some kind of battery. When asked by Stark why he is attacking him, Whiplash believes he is on a "mission from [[God]] to kill Tony Stark". It is revealed that he indeed is a [[Russians|Russian]] terrorist named Anton Vanko.<ref>''Ultimate Spider-Man'' #150. Marvel Comics.</ref>
Whiplash possesses extensive hand-to-hand combat experience, and expertise at using whips. The unnamed Whiplash had no apparent superhuman abilities, and relied on an advanced energized whip.


A new, female version of Whiplash later appears as part of a team of mercenaries known as the Femme Fatales.<ref>''All-New Ultimates'' #8. Marvel Comics.</ref>
The fourth Whiplash possesses a suit of armor equipped with two energy whips built into the wrists. The whips are shown to be powerful enough to slash through a metal staircase, as well as deflect a barrage of gunfire.<ref>''Iron Man vs Whiplash'' #2</ref> He is also a skilled athlete and possesses a deep understanding of robotics, enough that he was able to fashion his suit from a destroyed piece of Stark technology.


==In other media==
==In other media==
===Television===
===Television===
* Mark Scarlotti / Blacklash appears in ''[[Iron Man (TV series)|Iron Man]]'' (1994), voiced initially by [[James Avery]] and later by [[Dorian Harewood]].<ref name="btva">{{cite web |date=December 20, 2019 |title=Blacklash / Whiplash Voices (Iron Man) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Iron-Man/Blacklash-Whiplash/ |website=Behind the Voice Actors |postscript=. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.}}</ref> This version is a servant of the [[Mandarin (character)|Mandarin]] who competes with [[Dreadknight]] for [[Hypnotia]]'s attention.
* The unnamed female Whiplash from the Thunderbolts appears in ''[[The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes]]'' episode "The Breakout" Pt. 1. She is seen as an inmate of the Vault and is among the supervillains that escape during the mass-breakout.
* Whiplash appears in ''[[Iron Man: Armored Adventures]]'', voiced by [[Peter Kelamis]].{{citation needed|date=October 2020}} This version is a cybernetic assassin who works for inventor/arms dealer [[Fixer (Marvel Comics)|Mr. Fix]] in the first season and [[Justin Hammer]] in the second season until the latter uses his [[Titanium Man]] armor to destroy him off-screen under the belief that Whiplash was blackmailing him.
* The unnamed female incarnation of Whiplash makes a cameo appearance in ''[[The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes]]'' episode "[[Breakout (The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes)|Breakout]]" as an inmate of the [[Vault (Marvel Comics)|Vault]] before it loses power, allowing her and the other inmates to escape.<ref name="btva" />
* The Anton Vanko incarnation of Whiplash appears in ''[[Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel]]'', voiced by [[Peter Stormare]].<ref name="btva" /><ref name="Phineas&Ferb">{{cite web|url=http://marvel.com/news/story/19084/phineas_and_ferb_mission_marvel_preview |title=Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel Preview |date=July 18, 2012 |access-date=August 31, 2012 |work=[[Marvel.com]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120822085529/http://marvel.com/news/story/19084/phineas_and_ferb_mission_marvel_preview |archive-date=August 22, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/06/28/phineas-and-ferb-mission-marvel-debut-date-announced PHINEAS AND FERB: MISSION MARVEL DEBUT DATE ANNOUNCED]</ref>
* The Anton Vanko incarnation of Whiplash appears in the ''[[Avengers Assemble (TV series)|Avengers Assemble]]'' episode "The Conqueror", voiced by [[Troy Baker]].<ref name="btva" /> This version is an associate of [[Advanced Idea Mechanics|A.I.M.]] who uses whips that incorporate [[Kang the Conqueror]]'s futuristic technology.


===Marvel Cinematic Universe===
===Film===
{{See also|Ivan Vanko (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Anton Vanko (Marvel Cinematic Universe)}}
[[File:Whiplashfilm.jpg|right|thumb|[[Mickey Rourke]] as '''Whiplash''' in ''[[Iron Man 2]]''.]]
Several individuals based on the various comics incarnations of Whiplash appear in media set in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] (MCU).
* [[Mickey Rourke]] portrays '''Ivan Antonovich Vanko/Whiplash''' in the 2010 [[feature film]] ''[[Iron Man 2]]''.<ref>{{cite news|author=Michael Fleming, Marc Graser|title=Mickey Rourke set for 'Iron Man 2'|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=2009-03-11|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118001114.html|accessdate=2009-03-11}}</ref>
* '''Ivan Antonovich Vanko''', an original character based on the Anton Vanko incarnation of Whiplash and the [[Crimson Dynamo]], appears in the film ''[[Iron Man 2]]'', portrayed by [[Mickey Rourke]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Michael Fleming, Marc Graser|title=Mickey Rourke set for 'Iron Man 2'|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=March 11, 2009|url=https://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/mickey-rourke-set-for-iron-man-2-1118001114/|access-date=March 11, 2009}}</ref> A ruthless and physically strong technological genius bent on ruining [[Tony Stark (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Tony Stark]] as revenge for the latter's father [[Howard Stark (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Howard Stark]] discrediting his own father, Anton, Ivan builds an [[Arc reactor (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Arc Reactor]] to power a pair of electrified metal whips and manipulates [[Justin Hammer (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Justin Hammer]] into providing him with additional weaponry in exchange for manufacturing Hammer Drones. Ivan has two confrontations with Stark, the first time while wearing a harness for his whips and the second with full body armor supplied by Hammer. Ivan is defeated by Iron Man and [[James Rhodes (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|War Machine]] during the second encounter and tries unsuccessfully to use the drones and his armor's self-destruct function to take them with him.
Vanko is an amalgamation of Iron Man villains Whiplash and the [[Crimson Dynamo]], and referred to as "Whiplash" in production materials, merchandise, and commercial tie-ins. The main antagonist of the film, Vanko is a disgruntled Russian physicist and [[Bratva]] member with a grudge against the Stark family. He is the son of [[Crimson Dynamo#Anton Vanko|Anton Vanko]], who defected to the United States to collaborate with Tony Stark's [[Howard Stark|father]] only to be fired by him, deported back to the [[Soviet Union]], and forced to live in exile. Constructing an arc reactor-powered suit of his own with the aid of his father's blueprints, Ivan Vanko attacks Tony Stark with two electrified whips during the [[Historic Grand Prix of Monaco]]. Stark defeats him using a portable Iron Man suit, and Vanko is sent to prison. Later, Vanko escapes from prison with the help of Stark's rival, [[Justin Hammer]]; hoping to upstage Stark and secure his own commercial enterprise, Hammer has Vanko build a battalion of military drones to present at the Stark Expo. At the presentation, Vanko gains remote control over both the drones and the [[War Machine]] armor worn by James Rhodes, directing them to attack Iron Man. Rhodes regains control of the War Machine suit, and he and Iron Man team up to defeat the drones and Vanko. In a last ditch effort to kill Stark, Vanko activates self-destruct mechanisms in the Hammer drones and in his own, heavily upgraded suit of armor. The bombs explode, apparently killing Vanko, leveling the Stark Expo, while Stark and Rhodes manage to escape.
* Anton Vanko (portrayed by [[Evgeniy Lazarev]]) also appears in ''Iron Man 2'' as a scientist who worked with Howard to invent the Arc Reactor in the 1960s, only to be deported back to the Soviet Union and sent to the Gulag after being caught selling stolen patents on the black market. His death in the present sparks Ivan's quest for vengeance. Additionally, a younger version of Anton appears in the television series ''[[Agent Carter (TV series)|Agent Carter]]'', portrayed by [[Costa Ronin]].<ref>[http://marvel.com/news/tv/23629/costa_ronin_joins_marvels_agent_carter Costa Ronin Joins Marvel's Agent Carter – Ronin cast as a familiar Marvel Cinematic Universe villain's father!]</ref>
* Mark Scarlotti, renamed '''Marcus Scarlotti''', appears in the ''[[Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.]]'' television series episode "[[A Fractured House]]", portrayed by [[Falk Hentschel]].<ref>[http://marvel.com/news/tv/23440/declassifying_marvels_agents_of_shield_a_fractured_house Declassifying Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: A Fractured House – See what Hydra is planning in an upcoming episode of 'Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'!]</ref> This version is a [[Hydra (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Hydra]]-aligned mercenary.<ref>{{cite episode|title=[[A Fractured House]]|series=Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.|credits=Underwood, Ron (director); Rafe Judkins and [[Lauren LeFranc]] (writer)|network=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]|airdate=October 28, 2014|season=2|number=6}}</ref>


===Toys===
===Video games===
* 2 figures of Whiplash were released in [[Hasbro]]'s 3.75" ''[[Iron Man 2 (toy line)|Iron Man 2]]'' movie tie-in line. A figure based on his appearance in ''Iron Man 2'' was released in wave 2 and a figure based on the Anton Vanko version of Whiplash was released in wave 5.
* The Mark Scarlotti incarnation of Whiplash appears as a [[boss (video gaming)|boss]] in ''[[Iron Man (video game)|Iron Man]]'' (2008), voiced by [[Zach McGowan]].<ref name="btva" /> This version possesses rigid energy-charged whips and can generate a shield.
* The Anton Vanko incarnation of Whiplash appears as a boss in ''[[Marvel: Avengers Alliance]]''.{{citation needed|date=May 2017}}
* A figure of Whiplash, based on his appearance in ''Iron Man 2'', was released in the ''Final Battle'' 3-pack from the ''[[Marvel Super Hero Squad]]'' line, packaged with figures of Iron Man a [[Justin Hammer|Hammer]] Drone.
* The Anton Vanko incarnation of Whiplash appears in ''[[Lego Marvel Super Heroes]]'', voiced by [[John DiMaggio]].{{citation needed|date=October 2013}}
* A figure of Whiplash, based on his appearance in ''Iron Man 2'' was released in wave 35 of the ''Marvel [[Minimates]]'' line, and a battle damaged version was released as an exclusive to the Borders bookstore chain.
* The MCU incarnation of Ivan Vanko / Whiplash appears as a playable character in ''[[Marvel: Future Fight]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mobirum.com/article/detail?cafeId=futurefight_en&bbsId=75&id=792053|title=Document}}</ref>
* [[Hot Toys]] released a 12" figure of Whiplash as he appears in the film ''Iron Man 2''.

* Mega Bloks released a Whiplash mini-figure in their series 2 figure blind packs.
===Merchandise===
* The MCU incarnation of Ivan Vanko / Whiplash and the Anton Vanko incarnation of Whiplash received figures in [[Hasbro]]'s ''Iron Man 2'' tie-in line.
* The MCU incarnation of Ivan Vanko / Whiplash received a figure in ''[[Marvel Super Hero Squad]]'' line's "Final Battle" three-pack alongside figures of Iron Man and a [[Hammer Industries|Hammer]] Drone.
* The MCU incarnation of Ivan Vanko / Whiplash received a figure in the ''Marvel [[Minimates]]'' line. Additionally, a battle damaged version was released as a [[Borders (book store)|Borders]]-exclusive.
* The MCU incarnation of Ivan Vanko / Whiplash received a figure from [[Hot Toys]].
* An unidentified Whiplash received a figure in a [[Mega Bloks]] blind pack.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Marvelwiki|Whiplash_(Mark_Scarlotti)|Mark Scarlotti}}
* [http://www.marvel.com/universe/Whiplash_%28unrevealed%29 Whiplash (unrevealed)] at the Marvel Universe
* {{Marveldatabase|Marco Scarlotti (Earth-616)|Mark Scarlotti}}
* {{comicbookdb|type=character|id=12628|title=Whiplash (Leeann Foreman)}}
* {{Marveldatabase|Leeann Foreman (Earth-616)|Leeann Foreman}}
* [http://marvel.com/universe/Whiplash_(Anton_Vanko) Whiplash (Anton Vanko)] at Marvel.com
* {{comicbookdb|type=character|id=12628|title=Leeann Foreman}}
* {{Marvelwiki|Whiplash_(Anton_Vanko)|Anton Vanko}}
* {{Marveldatabase|Anton Vanko (Whiplash) (Earth-616)|Anton Vanko}}


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Whiplash is the name of multiple supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They are commonly depicted as members of Iron Man's rogues gallery. The original Whiplash (Mark Scarlotti) also went by the name Blacklash. Mickey Rourke portrayed Whiplash (Ivan Vanko) in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Iron Man 2 (2010).[1]

Publication history

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Mark Scarlotti first appeared as Whiplash in Tales of Suspense #97 (Jan. 1968).[2] He was killed in battle in Iron Man vol. 4 #28 (May 2000).[3]

Leeann Foreman debuted as Whiplash in Marvel Comics Presents #49 (May 1990).

During the Civil War storyline, two new villains called Whiplash and Blacklash appear in Thunderbolts #104 (Sept. 2006) and #107 (Dec. 2006).

Another female Whiplash appeared in Big Hero 6 #1 (Nov. 2008).

Anton Vanko first appeared in Iron Man vs. Whiplash #1–4 (Jan.–April 2010). He later appeared as a member of the Masters of Evil.

Fictional character biography

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Mark Scarlotti

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Blacklash
Blacklash (center) features on the cover of Marvel Team-Up #145 (Sept. 1984), art by Greg LaRocque
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearance(As Whiplash)
Tales of Suspense #97 (Jan. 1968)[4]
(As Blacklash)
Iron Man #146 (May 1981)
Created byStan Lee (writer)
Gene Colan (artist)
In-story information
Alter egoMarco Scarlotti[5]
SpeciesHuman
Team affiliationsMaggia
Death Squad
Sinister Syndicate
Notable aliasesWhiplash
AbilitiesWears a bulletproof costume
Wields a pair of cybernetically-controlled titanium whips
Carries a variety of devices in a weapons pouch

Mark Scarlotti is originally a gifted electrical technician at Stark International's Cincinnati branch, but desires a life of luxury and becomes a professional criminal. With a costume and a sophisticated metal whip of his own design, the character becomes Whiplash, a weapons designer, special agent, and assassin for the criminal organization the Maggia. On behalf of the Maggia, Whiplash fights the hero Iron Man[6] – secretly inventor Tony Stark and Scarlotti's former employer – and A.I.M. agents attacking a Maggia gambling ship.[7]

Scarlotti is assigned to work undercover for the Maggia at Stark International's Cincinnati plant, and becomes Head of Research. As Whiplash, Scarlotti then has another inconclusive battle with Iron Man and flees the scene, quitting the Maggia.[8] Whiplash, together with fellow supervillains the Melter and the Man-Bull, are recruited by the other-dimensional villain the Black Lama to form a team named the Death Squad and fight Iron Man. They enter a "War of the Super-Villains" to win the Black Lama's Golden Globe of Power, but are all defeated.[9]

Whiplash rejoins the Maggia and battles the heroes Spider-Man and Iron Man in New Jersey, eventually being defeated by the vigilante the Wraith.[10] Criminal mastermind Justin Hammer hires Whiplash, and with the Melter and the original Blizzard attempt the robbery of an Atlantic City casino, but are stopped by Iron Man.[11] Whiplash is released from prison by Hammer and battles Iron Man again as one of Hammer's costumed operatives, and despite overwhelming odds the hero defeats the villains.[12]

Scarlotti is re-employed by an unnamed consortium, financed by Hammer, to kill Stark employee Vic Martinelli, and is provided with an upgraded costume and weaponry and the new alias Blacklash. Despite the upgrades, however, Scarlotti is defeated by Iron Man and humiliated by being dragged before his employers.[13] Scarlotti makes a brief appearance as Whiplash as a paid employee of the master villain the Mad Thinker in a failed attempt to kill the hero the Thing who is recuperating at a New York hospital.[14]

Scarlotti is eventually diagnosed as manic-depressive by prison psychiatrists. He attempts to reform, but rejected by his parents and residents of his home town, Scarlotti becomes Blacklash again. While attempting an assassination for the Maggia, Blacklash is confronted by Spider-Man whom he weakens with his whip, but is defeated by the second Iron Man.[15] Blacklash is beaten by Spider-Man once again[16] and is also apprehended by Captain America while committing several robberies.[17] Blacklash is rehired by Justin Hammer and sent with the Beetle and the second Blizzard to assassinate Hammer's former agent Force. Iron Man, Jim Rhodes and Force, however, defeat the trio.[18]

At Hammer's request Blacklash, Boomerang, and the second Blizzard stop industrial sabotage by the vigilante the Ghost. Blacklash is sent to work with Iron Man and Jim Rhodes against the saboteur, but betrays them.[19] Together with Spider-Man villain the Rhino, Blacklash hunts down fellow rogue agent the Scorpion, who fails to return stolen weaponry to Hammer.[20]

Scarlotti decides to renounce his criminal identity and marries and has a child. A lack of money forces Scarlotti to assume his identity again, and he becomes the target of an assassin, who kills his wife when she returns to their apartment. As Blacklash, Scarlotti then finds and kills the assassin, and vows to abandon the identity of Blacklash forever.[21] Scarlotti, however, is hired by a rival of Stark and returns as Whiplash, with an upgraded costume and new weaponry. Whiplash manages to battle Iron Man to a standstill in their first encounter, but is killed several weeks later by Iron Man's new sentient armor, which crushes Scarlotti's throat against Stark's wishes.[22]

Leeann Foreman

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Whiplash
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceMarvel Comics Presents #49 (May 1990)
Created byErik Larsen
In-story information
Alter egoLeeann Foreman
SpeciesHuman mutant
Team affiliationsBand of Baddies
Femme Fatales
Femizons
Notable aliasesSnake Whip
AbilitiesWears two gauntlets containing three spring-loaded retractable omnium steel whip-like cables
Costume grants some protection from physical injuries

The second Whiplash is Leeann Foreman, a professional criminal born in Wilmington, Delaware. She was a mutant with unrevealed abilities and used adamantium wires connected to her gloves as whips. She was part of Critical Mass's mutant Band of Baddies. The Baddies kidnapped a mutant girl and her father to coerce them to join their band. They forced the daughter to knock out Spider-Man and Wolverine, but they quickly recovered. The daughter then unleashed her powers, blew up the warehouse they were in, and defeated all of the Baddies. Whiplash disappeared after the daughter's telekinetic explosion enabled her to get free.[23]

She later joined the Femme Fatales, and was hired by the Chameleon to lure Spider-Man into a trap by threatening a United Nations ambassador. Spider-Man defeated the Femme Fatales and saved the ambassador.[24] The Fatales then joined forces with the Scorpion and the Tarantula, but all of them were defeated by Spider-Man and the Black Cat.[25] The Femme Fatales later received an invitation to join Superia and her organization of female criminals, the Femizons. They accepted, and were among the superhuman females aboard Superia's cruise ship, where they battled Captain America and the Paladin. Whiplash also traveled to Superia's private island to be one of her new Femizons.[26]

After the group disbanded, Whiplash teamed up with Orka, Shockwave and Killer Shrike in a plot to take over a retired aircraft carrier, the USS Intrepid. She and her allies were defeated by Heroes for Hire.[27] She was later seen in "Bar With No Name" and in a black market auction for the Venom Symbiote.[28]

During the "Hunt for Wolverine" storyline, Whiplash took the name of Snake Whip and is with the Femme Fatales when they assist Viper in attacking Kitty Pryde's group at the King's Impresario Restaurant in Madripoor. She engaged Jubilee in battle before Kitty Pryde gets her and Domino away from the restaurant.[29] Following that victory, Snake Whip stayed by Viper's side as she ordered Knockout and Mindblast to have a defeated Rogue and Storm be delivered to their clients and when Viper speaks to a representative from Soteira. As Snake Whip asks if they are going to ignore Sapphire Styx's vampiric appetite, Viper says that they have to obey the representative's orders and "let the @#$%& feed."[30] After another call from Soteira's representative, Viper and Snake Whip check up on Sapphire and find her acting strange claiming that Wolverine's Patch alias is here. Snake Whip works to restrain her only to get knocked out. Upon recovering, Snake Whip starts to see Patch attacking Sapphire even though Viper doesn't see it.[31] After Sapphire Styx exploded enabling Psylocke to use her soul power to recreate a new body, Psylocke used her powers to defeat Bloodlust and use an illusion to trick Snake Whip into hitting the ground. Domino persuaded Snake Whip to surrender when her teammates are defeated. When the Femme Fatales were arrested, Kitty Pryde got the info about Soteira being after Wolverine from Snake Whip who gave the information to her in exchange for a light sentence.[32]

Whiplash and Blacklash duo

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Two villains, a woman who is the third Whiplash and a man who is the second Blacklash, appear during the outset of the Superhuman Civil War. Both are past associates of the Swordsman (Andreas von Strucker) and frequenters of BDSM events before becoming supervillains. The duo are forcibly recruited into the Thunderbolts.[33]

Construct

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This version of Whiplash is not a person, but a personality construct created by the aptly named Badgal. The construct is feminine and thus tends to possess females. Initially, Badgal used this construct to possess a random citizen, but later used it to possess Honey Lemon and later GoGo Tomago.[34] When the Big Hero 6 defeated Badgal, this construct ceased to exist.[35]

Anton Vanko

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Whiplash
Whiplash (Anton Vanko). Art by Marko Djurdjevic.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceIron Man vs. Whiplash #1 (Jan. 2010)
Created byMarc Guggenheim (writer)
Philipe Briones (artist)
In-story information
Alter egoAnton Vanko
SpeciesHuman
Team affiliationsAssassins Guild
Masters of Evil
AbilitiesSkilled athlete
Deep knowledge of robotics
Suit of armor grants:
Energy whips built into the wrists

Anton Vanko (Russian: Антон Ванко) is a young scientist from a small Russian village by the name of Volstok who has no relation to the original Crimson Dynamo. One day, the village is attacked by someone wearing a stolen suit of Iron Man armor, who murders a number of townspeople, including his father Igor Vanko (Russian: И́горь Ва́нко) in an attempt to frame Tony Stark.

Using a specialized rifle, Vanko is able to shoot the impostor just before he flees, causing the chest plate on the armor to come off. Vanko becomes obsessed with exacting vengeance on Stark, still believing him to be the man who attacked his village, and decides to use the chest plate to fashion a suitable weapon to do so. Over the next six months, he reverse engineers a suit of body armor equipped with energy whips, and vows to kill Stark to avenge his father.[36]

After breaking into the prison where Stark is being held for his alleged crimes, Vanko kills several guards and attempts to track down and murder Stark and his confidant Pepper Potts. Stark fights off Vanko using a crude suit of Iron Man armor fashioned from parts of various machines around the prison, and forces him to flee. After Stark tracks down the criminal syndicate who framed him, Vanko arrives at their headquarters, intent on finishing off Iron Man once and for all. It is there that Vanko learns that Stark was indeed framed and that the syndicate was hired to destroy Volstok by secret international consortium funded by several governments including USA and Russia, notably Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, to wipe out an activist who was creating anti-Putin sentiments. Despite learning of Iron Man's innocence, Vanko makes one final attempt to kill him, claiming that even though he did not destroy the village, his technology did. After the building catches fire, both men are ultimately forced to run to safety, and Vanko then makes his escape. Following this, Stark is cleared of his alleged crimes, and helps rebuild Volstok. As this is happening, Vanko is seen in Moscow approaching Saint Basil's Cathedral in the Red Square preparing to properly exact vengeance this time around.[37]

Whiplash is later recruited by Max Fury as a member of the Shadow Council's incarnation of the Masters of Evil.[38][39]

During the Infinity storyline, Whiplash is among the villains recruited by Spymaster to help him in a plot to attack the almost-defenseless Stark Tower.[40]

Whiplash was among the villains contracted by the Assassins Guild to target Elektra's allies.[41]

He later attacks Squirrel Girl and her sidekick Tippy-Toe when he mistakes her for Iron Man, since she was wearing one of his armors, but is later defeated.[42]

Whiplash later appears as a member of Baron Helmut Zemo's third incarnation of the Masters of Evil.[43]

During the "Devil's Reign" storyline, Taskmaster appears as a member of Mayor Wilson Fisk's latest incarnation of the Thunderbolts at the time when Mayor Fisk passed a law that forbids superhero activity. He and Whiplash hold the staff of the Daily Bugle hostage to draw out Spider-Man. During Spider-Man's fight with Taskmaster, Whiplash is goaded into attacking him. Despite being weakened by Whiplash, Spider-Man tries to ask Taskmaster if they can take it outside as Taskmaster places a power dampener collar on him and throws him out the window. Spider-Man uses his webbing to slow his descent to the ground as the NYPD operatives move in on him.[44]

Female Blacklash

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In "All-New, All-Different Marvel," a female supervillain takes the name of Blacklash. The female Blacklash was hired by Power Broker through the Hench App to protect his unveiling of Hench App 2.0. She ended up fighting Ant-Man and Giant-Man (Raz Malhotra) when they show up to confront Power Broker. The battle ends with Blacklash escaping due to Giant-Man's crimefighting inexperience.[45]

Powers and abilities

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Mark Scarlotti, courtesy of Justin Hammer, wears a bulletproof costume and wields a pair of cybernetically controlled titanium whips that can extend to be swung fast enough to deflect bullets, or become rigid and be used as nunchaku or vaulting-poles. He also carries a variety of devices in a weapons pouch, including anti-gravity bolas and a necro-lash which releases electrical energy generated by his gauntlets. Scarlotti is a research engineer and weapons design specialist, with a college degree in engineering.

Leeann Foreman wears two gauntlets containing three spring-loaded retractable omnium steel whip-like cables on each of her arms. Each cable can extend a maximum length of about 25 feet and contains needle-sharp adamantium barbs on the tips. She wears a padded costume of synthetic stretch fabric laced with kevlar, leather shoulder padding, and steel breastplates and mask, which provides her some protection from physical damage.

The unnamed Whiplash and Blacklash have no apparent superhuman abilities, relying on advanced energized whips.

Anton Vanko possesses a suit of armor equipped with two energy whips built into the wrists. The whips are shown to be powerful enough to slash through a metal staircase, as well as deflect a barrage of gunfire.[46] He is also a skilled athlete and possesses a deep understanding of robotics, enough that he was able to fashion his suit from a destroyed piece of Stark technology.

Other versions

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Ultimate Marvel

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Orson Scott Card's Ultimate Iron Man features an alternate universe version named Marc Scott, a Texan businessman competing with Tony Stark for military contracts via his company Whiplash.[47]

The Ultimate Marvel version of Whiplash appears in the 150th issue of Ultimate Spider-Man. He is among a crowd as at Tony Stark's donation party outside the New York Hall of Science, when he attacks him only to be stopped by Spider-Man. He is seen wielding two electrical whips powered by some kind of battery. When asked by Stark why he is attacking him, Whiplash believes he is on a "mission from God to kill Tony Stark". It is revealed that he indeed is a Russian terrorist named Anton Vanko.[48]

A new, female version of Whiplash later appears as part of a team of mercenaries known as the Femme Fatales.[49]

In other media

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Television

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Marvel Cinematic Universe

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See also: Ivan Vanko (Marvel Cinematic Universe) and Anton Vanko (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

Several individuals based on the various comics incarnations of Whiplash appear in media set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).

  • Ivan Antonovich Vanko, an original character based on the Anton Vanko incarnation of Whiplash and the Crimson Dynamo, appears in the film Iron Man 2, portrayed by Mickey Rourke.[53] A ruthless and physically strong technological genius bent on ruining Tony Stark as revenge for the latter's father Howard Stark discrediting his own father, Anton, Ivan builds an Arc Reactor to power a pair of electrified metal whips and manipulates Justin Hammer into providing him with additional weaponry in exchange for manufacturing Hammer Drones. Ivan has two confrontations with Stark, the first time while wearing a harness for his whips and the second with full body armor supplied by Hammer. Ivan is defeated by Iron Man and War Machine during the second encounter and tries unsuccessfully to use the drones and his armor's self-destruct function to take them with him.
  • Anton Vanko (portrayed by Evgeniy Lazarev) also appears in Iron Man 2 as a scientist who worked with Howard to invent the Arc Reactor in the 1960s, only to be deported back to the Soviet Union and sent to the Gulag after being caught selling stolen patents on the black market. His death in the present sparks Ivan's quest for vengeance. Additionally, a younger version of Anton appears in the television series Agent Carter, portrayed by Costa Ronin.[54]
  • Mark Scarlotti, renamed Marcus Scarlotti, appears in the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. television series episode "A Fractured House", portrayed by Falk Hentschel.[55] This version is a Hydra-aligned mercenary.[56]

Video games

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Merchandise

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  • The MCU incarnation of Ivan Vanko / Whiplash and the Anton Vanko incarnation of Whiplash received figures in Hasbro's Iron Man 2 tie-in line.
  • The MCU incarnation of Ivan Vanko / Whiplash received a figure in Marvel Super Hero Squad line's "Final Battle" three-pack alongside figures of Iron Man and a Hammer Drone.
  • The MCU incarnation of Ivan Vanko / Whiplash received a figure in the Marvel Minimates line. Additionally, a battle damaged version was released as a Borders-exclusive.
  • The MCU incarnation of Ivan Vanko / Whiplash received a figure from Hot Toys.
  • An unidentified Whiplash received a figure in a Mega Bloks blind pack.

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