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57-486: Wild Thing or Wild Things can refer to: Books and comics [ edit ] Wild Thing (comics) , Marvel Comics superheroine The Wild Things , Dave Eggers novel Film and television [ edit ] Wild Thing (film) , a 1987 film directed by Max Reid "Wild Thing", Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episode "Wild Thing", My Lady Jane episode Wild Things (film series) Wild Things (film) ,

114-504: A "daddy's girl." Laurie was closer to her father and estranged with her human mother in this reality, as well as being close friends with Mercury , her roommate. Both she and her father were deep cover agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and when Quentin Quire read her mind and discovered the truth she used her pheromone powers to make him suicidal and had him kill himself with his own powers. The New Mutants and Hellions team up to find Surge 's father,

171-627: A 1998 film starring Matt Dillon, Kevin Bacon, Denise Richards, and Neve Campbell Wild Things 2 , a 2004 sequel to the above film Wild Things: Diamonds in the Rough , a 2005 film in the Wild Things series Wild Things: Foursome , a 2010 film in the Wild Things series Wild Things (TV series) , a 2010 reality television series Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan , a 2012 wildlife documentary series Wild Things (game show) ,

228-529: A 2011 song by Noah & The Whale "Wild Things" (song) , a 2016 song by Canadian singer Alessia Cara Wild Things (album) , a 2016 album by Ladyhawke Sport and leisure [ edit ] Wild Thing (Valleyfair) , a steel hypercoaster at Valleyfair in Shakopee, Minnesota Wild Thing, a steel roller coaster at Wild Waves Theme Park in Federal Way, Washington Washington Wild Things ,

285-519: A 2015 game show Ricky "Wild Thing" Vaughn, a fictional baseball pitcher in Major League and Major League II Music [ edit ] Wild Things! , a 1966 album by the Ventures "Wild Thing" (The Troggs song) , a 1966 song written by Chip Taylor Wild Things (EP) , a 1981 EP by The Creatures "Wild Thing" (Tone Lōc song) , a 1989 song by rapper Tone Lōc "Wild Thing",

342-606: A candidate for the U.S. Senate . In flashbacks depicted in the episode " The Well ", Christian tortured his brothers as a boy, which culminated in forcing Grant to torture Thomas. As an adult, Christian entered politics in an attempt to locate and shut down S.H.I.E.L.D. After Phil Coulson meets with Christian, offering him Grant in exchange for his support, Christian publicly reveals Grant's ties to Hydra . However, Grant escapes, ambushes Christian, and forces him to confess to his childhood wrongdoings before meeting with their parents, killing all three off-screen, and planting audio of

399-460: A friend, to stop. Laurie refuses, revealing that she always hated Cessily because she could not manipulate her with her pheromones. Given no other choice, Mercury stabs her through the chest, killing her and ending the fight. Morris Walters is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Morris Walters is the father of Jennifer Walters / She-Hulk and

456-674: A large one named C’cil who is gigantic and immensely strong and durable; B'nee rides on C'cil's back. Warstar joins in the Imperial Guard's trial by combat with the X-Men to decide the fate of the Phoenix . Warstar is then a traitor who served Lord Samedar, Deathbird , and the Brood in their conspiracy to overthrow Shi'ar Princess-Majestrix Lilandra and battle the X-Men. After defeating

513-601: A minor-league baseball team ULBI Wild Thing , German ultralight aircraft Wild Thing (yacht) , a maxi yacht built in 2003 Sports people [ edit ] Mitch Williams (born 1964), American baseball pitcher nicknamed "Wild Thing" Anderson Varejão (born 1982), Brazilian basketball player nicknamed "Wild Thing" Shaun Tait (born 1983), Australian cricketer dubbed "The Wild Thing" Kyle Busch (born 1985), American stock car racing driver nicknamed "Wild Thing" Steven May, retired American professional wrestler who competed as of 1987 as "Wild Thing" Steve Ray in

570-501: A number of later Imperial Guard missions, including " Infinity ," the "Trial of Jean Grey," "Time Runs Out," and the return of Thanos . Wild Thing (podcast) Wild Thing is a podcast about the relationship between science and society. It is hosted by Laura Krantz and produced by Foxtopus Ink . In 2006 Krantz learned that she was related to anthropologist Grover Krantz , who had spent much of his career writing about and hunting for Sasquatch , after she read an article in

627-565: A rogue, D'Bari , in an attack on several X-Men, but are ultimately defeated. When the Maximum Security storyline resolves, all alien prisoners are removed from Earth, and Warstar, Hussar, and Neutron are later seen among the Imperial Guard again. Warstar is ripped in half when the Guard fought for their new emperor, Vulcan , against the X-Men and Starjammers, but Warstar survives and is carried away by their fellow Guardsmen. During

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684-542: A spaceship to Earth. One impersonated Iron Man (Tony Stark) in order to be seen on television to "accept" the Skrulls, and several impersonated Invisible Woman as part of Veranke's armada which was ultimately defeated by various humans. Siri , created by Brian Michael Bendis and Leinil Francis Yu, first appeared in New Avengers #40 (April 2008). She was a Super-Skrull who impersonated Elektra and possessed

741-523: A visit to meet Sofia's former butler, they are attacked by the Reavers , and Laurie is stabbed through the heart. She is saved by Josh Foley , who uses his power to heal her. Laurie develops an immediate crush on Josh, but before she can pursue it, he falls head-over-heels for Rahne Sinclair . Laurie nonetheless remains smitten with Josh, and the sight of him in mortal danger gives her the emotional fortitude to take conscious control of her powers. After

798-421: A wanted terrorist. When the human terrorists reveal the despicable nature of "Project Genesis" to the shocked New Mutants and Hellions, Laurie reveals her true nature and causes the groups to fight one another to the death, claiming that she does not care about the illegal human experimentation, only about finding and bringing in the human terrorists. Mercury, the only one immune to her powers, pleads with Laurie, as

855-447: Is a C.I.A. agent named Sentry who, with Seeker ( Arthur Stacy ) and Ranger, infiltrates HYDRA to destroy their alien experiments. Sentry is actually a double agent and Stacy and Ranger are forced to try and kill him. During the scuffle, Sentry is contaminated with an alien virus, the "Z'Nox", and develops amnesia . Sentry reestablishes himself as Stewart Ward and becomes a successful senator for New York, secretly working to spread

912-739: Is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . She is a member of the student body of the Xavier Institute and a member of the New Mutants . After the events of M-Day transpired, she was one of a handful of mutants to keep her powers. She first appeared in New Mutants vol. 2 #2, and died in New X-Men vol. 2 #25. Laurie is a second-generation mutant. She receives her power from her father, Sean Garrison , who used his ability to manipulate people and get money, fame, and women. Laurie's mother Gail

969-607: Is a fictional character in Marvel Comics . She was created by Stuart Little and Ruth Atkinson and first appeared in Miss America Magazine #2 (November 1944). She was reintroduced in The Defenders #89 (November 1980) by David Michelinie and Mike Harris as a radical departure from her conception. Dorothy Walker is introduced as Betty Walker , the doting mother of Patsy Walker . This existence

1026-695: Is a science teacher of Midtown High School in Queens , New York , and the brother of Professor Miles Warren / Jackal . Warren has a multi-faceted attitude towards Peter Parker / Spider-Man , and is in fact the cause of his top student's early adventures against the Tinkerer , and the Living Brain . The War-Skrull , also known as the Super-Skrull , are several characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Each version

1083-543: Is a talent agent and has a much more abusive relationship with her daughter. The Walking Stiletto is a robot supervillain created by Stan Lee , John Romita, Sr. , and Sal Buscema , first appeared in Captain America #114 (June 1969). Within the context of the stories, the Walking Stiletto is a creation and agent of AIM . When Sharon Carter attacks a group of AIM leaders, they release

1140-405: Is later revealed that Stryker had her killed because a vision from the future foretold she would be the one to single-handedly defeat his army. A long time later, a maniacal scientist uses Laurie's exhumed genetic material (as well as the genetic material of the X-Men's numerous allies and foes) to create Bio-Sentinel weapons housed within cloned bodies. Wallflower can control emotions through

1197-635: Is part of a genetically-engineered group of Skrulls . The first depiction was created by Chris Claremont and Jim Lee , and first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #275 (April 1991). A group infiltrated the Shi'ar Empire. They used a Nexus Amplifier to assume total physical discorporation of their targets, adopting their superpowers and physical appearance. They captured and replaced the Starjammers and key components in government. The War Skrulls pose as

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1254-471: Is revealed to have been a comic book written by Dorothy and loosely inspired by the teenage Patsy's life. Because of this Patsy was cared for by their housekeeper Dolly Donahue. While Dorothy bathes in the success of her comic, Patsy loathes it and their relationship is heavily strained. When she divorces her husband, Joshua, she gets custody of Patsy and her brother Mickey due to her wealth. Dorothy does not approve of Patsy's marriage to Buzz Baxter and when

1311-621: The Venom symbiote to help Flash Thompson against the Spider-King . Another German Shepherd is Mercury Team's dog, trained extensively as a symbiotically enhanced duo with Chief petty officer Marcus Simms as Lasher in Doverton, Colorado. Mercury Team's symbiote soldiers are killed by Cletus Kasady , but the group's mascot survives and helps Deadpool defeat Carnage, by bonding with Phage, Lasher, Agony , and Riot before returning to

1368-840: The Avengers ' splintered groups in the Savage Land . Nili was exposed by poison darts deadly to Skrulls, and killed by Shanna the She-Devil and Ka-Zar . A group of Skrulls, created by Brian Michael Bendis and Leinil Francis Yu, first appeared in Secret Invasion vol. 1 #1 (April 2008). They're brainwashed into impersonating the Avengers, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four and the Heroes for Hire faking an escape on

1425-666: The Fifty State Initiative for a doomsday weapon before being killed by 3-D Man . A Skrull impersonating the Illuminati , created by Brian Michael Bendis , Brian Reed and Jim Cheung , first appeared in World War Hulk #1 (June 2007). The Skrull primarily impersonated Black Bolt , revealing himself to the group before being defeated by Namor . The Skrull later used the powers of Doctor Strange , Mister Fantastic , Professor X and Iron Man while among

1482-591: The UWF Other [ edit ] Wild Things (organization) , a network of people engaged with nature in the Chicago area Wild Thing (podcast) , a podcast about the relationship between science and society See also [ edit ] Where the Wild Things Are (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

1539-491: The Washington Post . At the time, Krantz was working at National Public Radio and thought that she needed to dig deeper. Through her reporting she came to understand that the search for Sasquatch spoke to important questions about human evolution, conspiracy theories, and the human connection to the natural world. The second season of Wild Thing concerns the search for extraterrestrial life. The third season explores

1596-607: The X-Men in Astonishing X-Men vol. 3 #48 (March 2012). She eventually left to rejoin the Shi'ar Empire, fighting against threats such as Asgardians , and took on her own Symbiote , Zzzxx. Raymond Aaron Warren is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The character, created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko , first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15 (August 1962). He

1653-682: The Xavier Institute becomes public, Laura is sent there by her mother, and moves to Salem Center to stay near her, so that she could have one person whose reactions she could trust. Although she insists that Laurie live at the school, so that she could make friends, Laurie remains a loner and goes through several roommates in quick succession. Eventually Sofia Mantega is paired with Laurie and, with her power to blow pheromones away, Laurie no longer has to worry about accidentally manipulating her roommate. Under pressure from Sofia, she also begins developing acquaintances with David Alleyne and Kevin Ford . On

1710-587: The war between Vulcan's regime and the Inhuman -ruled Kree Empire, Warstar is seen menacing Nova Corps Centurions on the Kree planet Kaiphas, but is stopped by Nova Prime Richard Rider . Both B'nee and C'cil are apparently decapitated by the Nova Prime, with B'nee's head completely missing and C'cil's reduced to a smoking mass. As a mechanoid symbiote, Warstar is difficult to actually kill, and he appears in

1767-456: The Brood and the renegades, Lilandra resumes her position as the head of the Shi'ar Empire. Despite most of the Imperial Guard having joined with Deathbird against Lilandra, the team members are pardoned for their actions. Deathbird later assumes control of the Shi'ar empire, On her behalf, Warstar battles Ch'od of the Starjammers ; he is defeated, along with the other Imperial Guardsmen, by

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1824-743: The Kree geneticist Doctor Minerva , and induces the Kree Captain Atlas to accompany him aboard a Shi’ar ship, where the Kree are outnumbered by the Imperial Guard, who then claim Captain Marvel 's Nega-Bands for themselves. Years later, in the Maximum Security crossover, Warstar and fellow Guardsmen Hussar , Neutron , and Webwing are charged for their complicity in Deathbird's coup and sent to Earth, which has been turned into an intergalactic prison planet. The quartet joins with

1881-601: The Shi'ar, the Chamberlain, committed murders and even genocide upon various affiliated races to the Shi'ar Empire. A War Skrull impersonated Professor X who took mental control over Lilandra while two War Skrulls impersonated Wolverine and Psylocke . They were defeated by the combined forces of the X-Men and Deathbird . H'rpra was created by Roy Thomas , Dan Thomas, and David Ross, and first appeared in Avengers West Coast #91 (December 1992). She

1938-635: The Skrull Empire's hordes as well as Veranke's armada which was defeated by various humans. Pitt'o Nili , created by Brian Michael Bendis and Leinil Francis Yu , first appeared in Secret Invasion vol. 1 #1 (April 2008). He was a War-Skrull who impersonated Captain America (Steve Rogers) to the point of being brainwashed as per Veranke 's orders. Nili and a Skrull group disguised as superheroes fake an escape to Earth in order to confuse

1995-660: The Skrulls posing as government agents. The Skrull also impersonated Valentina Allegra de Fontaine in covert matters, such as obtaining vibranium in the Savage Land. During the Skrull Empire's invasion of Earth , the Skrull (as Dugan) infiltrated S.W.O.R.D. and fooled Abigail Brand to ensure the Peak orbital base's destruction for Veranke's armada. The Skrull showcased the Fantastic Four's powers while hijacking

2052-541: The Stiletto to attack her, but she is saved by Captain America and Rick Jones , who destroy the robot. Many years later, the Walking Stiletto is among the robotic collection of the Reanimator , who unleashes it on Wolverine and Nova . Wolverine eviscerates the Walking Stiletto, rendering it inoperative. During the " Iron Man 2020 " event, Walking Stiletto joins the A.I. Army . Wallflower ( Laurie Collins )

2109-619: The X-Men and Starjammers. During Operation Galactic Storm , Warstar fights Captain America in Arizona in an attempt to abduct Rick Jones . Warstar battles Captain America, Iron Man , and Wonder Man during the Kree-Shi'ar War . Warstar is defeated by Gilgamesh and She-Hulk . Incarcerated at Project Pegasus , Warstar comes into contact with fellow Guardsman Hobgoblin . Their teammates Nightside and Scintilla break into Pegasus and free Warstar and Hobogoblin. Hobgoblin impersonates

2166-451: The alien virus. Eventually, Spider-Man and Stacy hit him with a pathogen that causes him to explode into an antidote, curing the infected. A character loosely inspired by Stewart Ward named Christian Ward appears in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. , portrayed by Tim DeKay as an adult and Alex Neustaedter as a child. This version is the sadistic older brother of Grant and Thomas Ward and

2223-636: The comic that if she gained full control of her powers she could apply them to crowd control or putting entire armies to sleep. When the Scarlet Witch changed reality so that mutants were the dominant species, Laurie was a student at the New Mutant Leadership Institute. As Sofia belonged to the Hellions S.H.I.E.L.D training squad, the girls did not have a close friendship, Sofia even stating that she hated Laurie for being

2280-570: The confession to frame their deaths as a murder-suicide . Warbird is a fictional character in X-Men comic books. She was created by Jason Aaron and Chris Bachalo , first appearing in Wolverine and the X-Men #1 (October 2011). She is a member of the Shi'ar Warbirds who comes to Earth as a bodyguard to Gladiator's son Kubark (Kid Gladiator) as he attends the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning . She would later go on to join

2337-456: The country. The Atlantic announced Wild Thing as one of the best podcasts of 2018, largely owing to its gentle handling of a topic that many people view with skepticism. Emily Todd VanDerWeff of Vox wrote: "It’s smart, well produced, well written, and intelligently structured." The Los Angeles Times called Wild Thing "Serial for Sasquatches." [2] Mashable named it the most "binge-worth podcasts of 2018" The Atlantic named season 2 one of

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2394-554: The events of House of M , where almost the entire mutant population lost their powers, Laurie was one of the few who retained the mutant gene. Panic spread throughout school in the aftermath of the Decimation and, assuming he'd lost his powers too, Kevin reaches out to Laurie, withering away her arm. Shortly after this trauma, Laurie is shot and killed by a sniper working for the Reverend William Stryker . It

2451-606: The fast disintegration of the squad. Thereafter, Sofia pushes all the New Mutants into a camp out for one night on the Xavier Institute grounds. While the initial attempts by Sofia at forcing a resolution come to disaster, a fist-fight between Josh and David leads Laurie to confess to Josh what had happened at the dance. Later she - along with the other New Mutants - overhear him pouring his heart out to Icarus , leading her to forgive him enough to be friends. After

2508-563: The future (and past) of nuclear power. Season 2: Space Invaders In addition to the main episodes, both seasons also include bonus interviews. Season one includes conversations with well known cryptozoologist Bob Gimlin , director William Dear , Sasquatch hunter Peter Byrne and Bigfoot erotica author Virginia Wade. [1] In season two Krantz speaks with astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson , science YouTuber Joe Scott, as well as astronomers involved with searching for life on Venus and Mars. Wild Thing garnered largely positive press from around

2565-753: The government. Mitch is Bullet 's hunting dog who bonds with Phage to participate in a conspiracy alongside his "siblings", led by the Carnage symbiote involving the Friends of Humanity , only to be defeated by Thompson, Silence and Toxin , and taken into Alchemax's custody. Gemini , a dog loosely inspired by War Dog, appears in Venom (2018). Senator Stewart Ward is a fictional character in Marvel Comics . The character, created by Howard Mackie and John Romita Jr. , first appears in Peter Parker: Spider-Man (vol. 2) #4. Ward

2622-482: The husband of Elaine Walters . War Dog is a name used by several different dogs in Marvel Comics that have bonded with symbiotes . The character was created by Dan Slott , Paulo Siqueira and Ronan Cliquet, and first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #654 (April 2011). Samson is a German Shepherd . Samson is General Brad Dodge's pet dog from Washington, D.C. who temporarily bonded with

2679-425: The mansion is destroyed and rebuilt, she is placed on the official New Mutants squad with Josh, Sofia, David, Surge and Kevin and given the codename Wallflower. When Rahne breaks up with Josh, saying that a relationship with him is inappropriate since she is on the faculty, he begins dating Laurie in order to make Rahne jealous. Eventually Rahne, feeling it would be healthier for Josh to be with Laurie after she sees

2736-791: The powers of Ghost Rider . Siri tried to replace Elektra who killed her in battle. X'iv , created by Christopher Yost and Takeshi Miyazawa, first appeared in Secret Invasion: Runaways/Young Avengers #1 (June 2008). She is a Super-Skrull trained by Chrell who utilized the powers of Cloak and Dagger as well as Daredevil and Elektra. X'iv fights the Young Avengers while trying to assassinate Hulkling who defeated her. Two Super-Skrulls, created by Jason Aaron and Jefte Palo, first appeared in Black Panther vol. 4 #39 (July 2008). One utilized

2793-609: The powers of Luke Cage , Iron Fist , Black Panther and Captain America, and another utilized the powers of the Hulk , the Thing and the Juggernaut . The Powerhouse Skrulls fight through Wakanda, but they're defeated by the real Black Panther. Two Skrulls, created by Jason Aaron and Jefte Palo, first appeared in Black Panther vol. 4 #40 (August 2008). They infiltrated Wakanda , fighting Black Panther and Storm and even impersonated

2850-507: The powers of the Fantastic Four. Warstar is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The character, created by Chris Claremont and John Byrne , first appeared in X-Men #137 (September 1980). A warrior serving in the Royal Elite of the Shi'ar Imperial Guard , Warstar is actually two symbiotically linked sentient mechanoids consisting of a small one named B'nee who can generate electricity and

2907-474: The title Wild Thing . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wild_Thing&oldid=1239732347 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Wild Thing (comics) Dorothy Walker

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2964-584: The two before being manipulated against their own species. Godkiller , created by Matt Fraction and Doug Braithwaite , first appeared in Secret Invasion: Thor #2 (September 2008). She was a Super-Skrull with the powers of Battleaxe , Thundra , Titania and Volcana . Godkiller assaults Asgard , but she's killed by Thor and Beta Ray Bill . An original incarnation named Kreega appears in Marvel Mangaverse who possesses

3021-657: The two end up divorcing, Dorothy loses contact with her daughter. Years later, Dorothy is stricken with cancer and dies before she is able to see Patsy again. Patsy realizes that despite her mother's sometimes cold attitude towards her, she was doing everything she could to forgive her. Unbeknownst to her, Dorothy attempted to make a deal with the demon Avarrish . In exchange for Patsy's soul, Dorothy would be restored to life without cancer. However, Avarrish fails and Dorothy remains dead. Dorothy Walker appears in Jessica Jones , portrayed by Rebecca De Mornay . This version

3078-405: The two returning from a date, breaks off her relationship with Josh for good. Kevin spies on their conversation and uses the information to break Josh and Laurie up. Laurie is left embittered by the experience, going so far as to use her pheromones to manipulate Prodigy into kissing her at the dance in a successful attempt to make Josh jealous. Sofia realizes what is happening, and the event adds to

3135-443: The use of emitted pheromones . Initially she could not control when she released them, and could only match the emotion she felt. Before her death, in her time at Xavier's, she learned to control her powers and could keep her pheromones in check, emit them on command, and could induce a variety of emotional and physical responses, including fear, anger, lust, calmness, happiness and sleep. It was debated by staff writers and X-Men within

3192-421: Was a War-Skrull who posed as Mockingbird . An unidentified Skrull, created by Jeph Loeb and Christos Cage, first appeared in Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America #5 (August 2007). The character is a War-Skrull who infiltrated S.H.I.E.L.D. The Skrull impersonated Dum Dum Dugan while working alongside Maria Hill and Clay Quartermain on various matters, such as the Hulk 's vengeance and leading

3249-558: Was one of these women. After becoming pregnant with his child, Gail became immune to his power and broke up with him, deciding to raise Laurie alone. Laurie grows up a loner. While on vacation, her powers manifest, causing every boy on the beach to become attracted to her. After she becomes popular, her mother realizes what is going on, and tells Laurie that using her power on people is wrong. As she has no control over it and unwillingly causes people to mirror her own emotions, Laurie gets scared and becomes even more withdrawn than before. After

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