Headsman is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. His apparent real name is Cleavon Twain (a play on the words "cleave in twain") though it is unclear if this is his actual birth name or simply an alias.
Cleavon Twain and his older brother grew up on a chicken farm in Louisiana. There, Cleavon had a pet dog that repeatedly tried to bite his brother. This led him to warn Cleavon that he would kill the dog if he attacks him one more time. Eventually the dog bit his brother and was subsequently killed by him. Cleavon was heart broken, but still looked up to his brother. The brothers later joined a biker gang called the 'Headhunters'. Cleavon states that his brother was the 'badass' of the gang. The Twain brothers had since grown estranged, with Cleavon descending deeper into a life of crime, while his brother returned to life on the farm.
Eventually, Cleavon Twain made his way to New York, where he was tracked down by the Green Goblin (Norman Osborn) and given advanced technology, including a high-tech adamantium vibro-axe that could cut through anything and a hover platform for transportation. He also had a strength boosting harness that made his axe swings even more powerful and deadly. He was not told who was employing him, but 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 about where the criminals were meeting, 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. Headman faced Spider-Man again, when the Green Goblin attacked the Headsman and 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 in to the police.[3]
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Many 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" out of the plane.[4] The team's next objective was to kill Deadpool, at which they failed miserably.[5][6] His teammate the Ghost told him that on his first mission he was using a faulty gravity-grip so Ghost 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. Headsman, Ghost and Paladin refused to kill the prisoners and allowed them to escape, knocking out their teammates and erasing their memories of the event.[9]
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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 passes through this hologram and hits Headsman fatally in the head.[10]
The Headsman wears a power pack which enhances his strength. He wields a high-tech adamantium vibro-axe and has a disc-shaped hovercraft for personal transportation. Even without these devices, he possess exceptional strength and endurance for a normal human, and has incredible skill with an axe.
Headsman at The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe
January 01, 1970
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Marvel Comics His apparent real name is Cleavon Twain a play on the words cleave in twain though it is unclear if this is his actual birth name or simply an alias HeadsmanPublication informationPublisherMarvel ComicsFirst appearanceUntold Tales of Spider Man 8 April 1996 Created byKurt Busiek and Pat OlliffeIn story informationAlter egoCleavon Twain 1 SpeciesHumanTeam affiliationsThunderboltsNotable aliasesGreen Goblin Contents 1 Fictional character biography 1 1 Origin 1 2 Thunderbolts 1 2 1 Death 2 Powers and abilities 3 In other media 4 References 5 External linksFictional character biography editOrigin edit Cleavon Twain and his older brother grew up on a chicken farm in Louisiana There Cleavon had a pet dog that repeatedly tried to bite his brother This led him to warn Cleavon that he would kill the dog if he attacks him one more time Eventually the dog bit his brother and was subsequently killed by him Cleavon was heart broken but still looked up to his brother The brothers later joined a biker gang called the Headhunters Cleavon states that his brother was the badass of the gang The Twain brothers had since grown estranged with Cleavon descending deeper into a life of crime while his brother returned to life on the farm Eventually Cleavon Twain made his way to New York where he was tracked down by the Green Goblin Norman Osborn and given advanced technology including a high tech adamantium vibro axe that could cut through anything and a hover platform for transportation He also had a strength boosting harness that made his axe swings even more powerful and deadly He was not told who was employing him but 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 about where the criminals were meeting 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 Headman faced Spider Man again when the Green Goblin attacked the Headsman and 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 in to the police 3 Thunderbolts edit Many 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 out of the plane 4 The team s next objective was to kill Deadpool at which they failed miserably 5 6 His teammate the Ghost told him that on his first mission he was using a faulty gravity grip so Ghost 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 Headsman Ghost and Paladin refused to kill the prisoners and allowed them to escape knocking out their teammates and erasing their memories of the event 9 Death edit 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 passes through this hologram and hits Headsman fatally in the head 10 Following the Siege of Asgard his brother was given his high tech axe by Ant Man 11 Powers and abilities editThe Headsman wears a power pack which enhances his strength He wields a high tech adamantium vibro axe and has a disc shaped hovercraft for personal transportation Even without these devices he possess exceptional strength and endurance for a normal human and has incredible skill with an axe In other media editHeadsman appears in the Spider Woman motion comics citation needed voiced by Jesse Falcon References edit Thunderbolts 134 Untold Tales of Spider Man 8 Untold Tales of Spider Man 18 Thunderbolts 128 129 Deadpool vol 4 8 9 Thunderbolts 130 131 Thunderbolts 132 Thunderbolts 134 Thunderbolts 135 136 Thunderbolts 140 Thunderbolts 143External links editHeadsman at Marvel com Headsman at The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Headsman comics amp oldid 1214552196, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
