Publisher Marvel Comics Species Unknown Notable aliases Angel of Mercy | Alter ego Abigail Mercy Wright Team affiliations Thunderbolts Affiliation Thunderbolts | |
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Created by Peter David
Todd McFarlane First appearance The Incredible Hulk, volume 1, #338 (Dec. 1987) Creators Peter David, Todd McFarlane Abilities Flight, Telepathy, Teleportation, Astral projection, Extrasensory perception, Shapeshifting, Invisibility Similar Mercurio the 4‑D Man, Modular Man, Missing Link, Madman, Monsteroso | ||
Mercy (Abigail Mercy Wright) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
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Publication history
Mercy first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #338 and was created by Peter David and Todd McFarlane.
Fictional character biography
Abigail Mercy Wright is an extremely unpredictable and dangerous foe, and has given multiple explanations to her origin, including being an alien, and angel, or, much later, a woman who gained her powers through radiation treatments to save her from brain cancer. She considers herself on a mission of "mercy" to "help" those who are overcome with despair, but don't have the strength to commit suicide, believing that she is doing them a favor. This can include anything from dropping an electric toaster into the bath, to guiding the spirit of a comatose person to the afterlife. The Hulk is one of the few people Mercy has been unable to "help," as he refuses to stop fighting, no matter how horrible his existence may be.
As part of the Marvel NOW! event, Mercy later appears as one of the Red Hulk's recruits for his new black ops incarnation of the Thunderbolts.
Powers and abilities
Mercy has a myriad of different powers. She can fly/levitate, turn intangible and invisible, or teleport to another area with a thought. She is able to project energy spears, which can inflict damage or drain power. She can shift into different shapes, including a large amorphous lump, which can suffocate a victim, or perfectly mimic the form and personality of another person. In a flashback from the Hulk: Destruction mini-series based upon the game of the same name, she turned into a giant super-strong monster, based upon the "Devil Hulk". When her physical form was destroyed by an exploding tanker, she immediately reformed in another location. She can read minds, communicate through telepathy and perform astral projection, and possesses additional extrasensory perceptions enabling her to sense cosmic events of great importance.