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[edit] Surrender Monkey

In Peter Milligan's X-Statix book for Marvel Comics he introduced Surrender Monkey as a supervillain of French descent. His super power was the ability to "quit at just the right time".

[edit] The story of "Surrender Monkey"

Brad Bentley was a C. I. A. agent sent to France during Operation: Camembert, a mission by the United States to turn public opinion against counties who opposed war in the Middle East. During his stay in France, Brad fell in love with the country: its wines, its romance, its...nudity. He then used the alias of Edouard Pompidou and went rogue from the C. I. A., becoming a hero in France under the name of Surrender Monkey, claiming that he had the mutant power to always know the best time to surrender. Soon after, Surrender Monkey came to the attention of Europan government agents Dicky and Reggie, who recruited the Monkey into the newly-formed anti-X-Statix group, the Euro-Trash. He joined the Euro-Trash on their first mission to kidnap Henrietta Hunter and part of the way through their battle with X-Statix, Surrender Monkey suggested that they retreat into a nearby X-Statix Store with Henrietta in tow. When X-Statix eventually stormed the store, Surrender Monkey apparently had his neck broken and was killed along with the rest of the team. However, he resurfaced soon after at the Church of the Naked Truth in France, where he convinced the head of the Church to re-clothe himself. Unfortunately for him, a battle erupted at the Church between Iron Man and the X-Statix member, Mister Sensitive, which resulted in the Churchgoers discovery of their leader wearing clothes. Angry at their leader, the followers turned on their leader and Surrender Monkey, ripping off their clothing and revealing Brad's identity to Iron Man and Mister Sensitive.

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http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/eurotrash.htm