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Lizard (character)

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The Lizard is a fictional character appearing in the comic book Amazing Spider-Man.

The Lizard is the alter-ego of a brilliant human scientist whose fields of expertise encompass both herpetology (the study of reptiles and amphibians) and advanced experimental medicine (gene therapy).

Dr. Curt Conners, being an amputee himself, hoped to find a way to regenerate the lost or damaged limbs of disabled people. To this end, he studied the regenerative nature of reptiles and amphibians. He developed a radically advanced form of therapy which could reproduce these regenerative ablities in humans and began to use this therapy in experiments.

One such experiment went terribly wrong. Dr. Conners was contaminated by his medical serum and physically transformed into the subject of his years of research in herpatology: a lizard.

As "The Lizard" Conners became a threat to humanity; a green, scaly, lizard-human hybrid with an insane determination to wipe out the human race and replace its population with reptiles. Fortunately, in this form Conners was not as intelligent. Eventually defeated by Spider-Man and returned to his benevolent former self, Conners still transforms back into the evil "Lizard" to plague the web-slinger every now and again.

  • Name: Curtis Conners
  • Height: 5' 11"
  • Weight: 175 lbs.
  • Eyes: (as Connors) Blue, (as Lizard) Red
  • Hair: (as Connors) Brown, (as Lizard) None
  • Other features: When transformed into the Lizard, Curt Connors becomes a humanoid reptile, complete with green scales and tail.
    • Intelligence: (Connors) Gifted; (Lizard) Non-sentient, formerly normal
    • Strength: (Lizard) Superhuman Class 10
    • Speed: (Lizard) Superhuman
    • Stamina: (Lizard) Superhuman
    • Durability: (Lizard) Metahuman regenerative
    • Agility: (Lizard) Superhuman
    • Reflexes: (Lizard) Superhuman
    • Note: All physical abilities in the human (Conners form) are normal.
  • Superhuman physical powers: Ability to scale sheer surfaces. Superhuman strength in tail. Limited telepathinc ability to mentally communicate and command reptiles.
  • Special limitations: The Lizard, being exothermic, is sensitive to cold envirenments.
  • Origin of superhuman powers: Mutagenic chemical
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