Copycat (Marvel Comics)
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| Copycat | |
 Copycat, Deadpool vol 1, #4 (Nov 1993) |
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| Publication information | |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | New Mutants #98 (Feb 1991) |
| Created by | Fabian Nicieza Rob Liefeld |
| In story information | |
| Alter ego | Vanessa Geraldine Carlysle |
| Species | Human Mutant |
| Team affiliations | Weapon X, Six Pack (While impersonating Domino) X-Force, New Mutants |
| Notable aliases | Impersonated Titania,[1] Garrison Kane, Domino, Nurse Veronica, Patricia Muggins, Christina Valentino,[2] Cheryl Marks, Debbie, Marguerite, Amy and numerous others |
| Abilities | Shape-shifting, Power mimicry |
Copycat (Vanessa[3] Geraldine Carlysle[4]) is a deceased fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Comics universe, and a former member of X-Force.
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[edit] Fictional character biography
Under the orders of Tolliver, Copycat infiltrated X-Force in the shape of Domino, while she was prisoner. Her mission was to blow up X-Force's headquarters in order to kill Cable. But she became attached to the team members and failed her mission. Tolliver sent Deadpool to force her to set the bomb. Deadpool would be put in her place, if she refused. Deadpool blew Copycat's cover to X-Force and left them for dead after blowing up the complex without knowing that X-Force had already escaped.
Vanessa briefly hid herself under the false identity of a twin of one of her friends, Tina Valentino. Deadpool and his associate Sluggo finished by meeting with her, but they killed Tina instead, thinking they had killed her. She moved in with Garrison Kane in San Francisco, until Cable found them.[5] They were all transported to the microverse where they fought Psycho-Man. Later, she broke up with Kane and came back to live with Deadpool. Deadpool's feelings towards Siryn grew, so she left him after having taken his appearance to attack her, in hopes of souring their potential relationship.
Some time later, Copycat was captured by Weapon X. The treatments of Weapon X destroyed her memory and she forgot her mission. Recruited by Sabretooth, Deadpool received an order to kill her. He tried to warn her, so Weapon X sent Kane to kill the both of them. Deadpool left her to fight against Kane; however, she was killed by Sabretooth. She died in Deadpool's arms.[6]
[edit] Powers and abilities
Copycat is such a powerful and precise metamorph that she can duplicate another being down to the cellular level. Because of this she is able to replicate superhuman powers, abilities, and even mental imprints so closely that telepaths have trouble identifying her. Copycat simply requires knowledge to duplicate someone's appearance, but needs physical contact to duplicate anything else. Weapon X modified her powers by accelerating the rate at which she could duplicate others. However, as a side effect of this enhancement, Copycat began to lose her memory and was unable to hold any solid form for long periods of time.
[edit] Other versions
[edit] Age of Apocalypse
In the Age of Apocalypse, Copycat was a member of the Brotherhood of Chaos, an elite religious group affiliated to the Church of the Madri. She served alongside other members such as Madison Jeffries and Spyne. She was often referred to as Sister Vanessa or Sister Carlysle. She died fighting Jean Grey and Weapon X.[7]
[edit] Other Media
[edit] Television
- Copycat appeared in the X-Men episode "Sanctuary."
[edit] Film
- In X2: X-Men United, Copycat's name appears on the computer that Mystique was going through the files on Yuriko's computer.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Deadpool vol. 3, #38-45 ((Mar through Oct 2000)) Marvel Comics
- ^ X-Force vol. 1, #20-24 ((Mar through Jul 1993)) Marvel Comics
- ^ X-Force vol. 1, #11 ((Jun 1992)) Marvel Comics
- ^ X-Force vol. 1, #20 ((Mar 1993)) Marvel Comics
- ^ Cable #37 ((Nov 1996)) Marvel Comics
- ^ Deadpool vol. 3, #59 ((Dec 2001)) Marvel Comics
- ^ Weapon X vol. 1, #2 ((Apr 1995)) Marvel Comics
