| Headsman | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Untold Tales of Spider-Man #8 (Apr 1996) |
| Created by | Kurt Busiek and Pat Olliffe |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Cleavon Twain[1] |
| Team affiliations | Thunderbolts |
| Notable aliases | Green Goblin |
Headsman is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe.
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The Headsman is a criminal who first appeared to field test technology devised by Norman Osborn. He was sent to help the Enforcers escape from Spider-Man, which he accomplished by forcing Spider-Man to flee. Harry Osborn alerted Spider-Man to the criminals' meeting place, and the Headsman was forced to flee after the ensuing battle after Spider-Man damaged his power pack.[2] After repairing his pack, Headsman teamed with Lucky Lobo to kill Spider-Man. Believing he had killed Spider-Man, he left the hero buried under a pile of rubble. Facing Spider-Man again, he was assaulted by the Green Goblin, who revealed himself to Headsman as his employer. The Green Goblin destroyed the Headsman's equipment and knocked him out, allowing Spider-Man to turn him over to the police.[3]
Years later, the Headsman joined Osborn's Thunderbolts black ops team. He helped discredit Doc Samson by attacking Air Force One disguised as the Green Goblin. Osborn saved the President in a staged attack by tossing the faux "Green Goblin" from the plane.[4] The team's next objective was to kill Deadpool, at which they failed miserably.[5][6] His teammate the Ghost revealed to him that the gravity-grip he used on his first mission was faulty and that he had fixed it, suggesting that Osborn had meant for him to die in his fall from the plane.[7] He battled new teammate Mister X, but was spared from death by the Black Widow.[8] When the Thunderbolts capture Songbird and Natasha Romanov, they are ordered to execute them. However, the consciences of Headsman, Ghost and Paladin get the better of them; they allow the prisoners to escape, knocking out their teammates and erasing their memories of the event.[9]
The Uranian of the Agents of Atlas later implants a suggestion in the mind of Scourge to execute Osborn when he next sees him; after the mission, a hologram of Obsorn appears before the Thunderbolts, which triggers Scourge to shoot, but the bullet goes through the hologram and hits Headsman in the head.[10]
The Headsman wears a power pack which enhances his strength. He wields an axe and has a disc-shaped hovercraft for personal transportation.
Headsman appears in the Spider-Woman motion comics. In this series, he is voiced by Jesse Falcon.