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In the history of the Marvel Universe, six different characters have assumed the role of Aries. All of them have been members of the villainous Zodiac and used horns on their head to ram their opponents. The third Aries was a Life Model Decoy created by Jake Fury. The second and fourth Aries' were African-American. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A Life Model Decoy (LMD) is an android designed to function as an exact body double for VIPs. ... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ...

Character history

Marcus Lassiter

Nothing is known about how Lassiter joined the Cartel or any of his dealings with their group prior to their first battle with the Avengers. The Avengers are a superhero team, consisting of many of Marvel Comics most popular heroes. ...

In order to take down the Zodiac Cartel Nick Fury, disguised as Scorpio captured the Avengers. He called the Cartel for a meeting in order to present the Avengers to them. The Avengers managed to break free before the Cartel could execute them. Fury nmasked himself and joined the heroes in fighting off the Zodiac Cartel. Aries managed to claim the Zodiac Key, and led the Cartel to their escape through a hole in the wall. Nicholas Joseph Nick Fury is a fictional World War II army hero and present-day superspy in the Marvel Comics universe Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, Fury first appeared in #1 (May 1963), a combat series that portrayed the cigar-chomping Fury as leader of an elite U... Scorpio is the name of several fictional characters in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Lassiter led the reorganization of the Cartel and its planning to takeover Manhattan. A mercenary group in the Zodiac's employ was sent to Avengers Mansion and was able to subdue the Avengers who were subsequently put into stasis. The Aries-led Zodiac army was able to take over Manhattan. Aries used the Zodiac Key to entrapping it within a force field. The Cartel demanded one billion dollars or they threatened to kill the entire population of Manhattan. The Black Panther and Daredevil managed to free the Avengers, and, in the insuing battle, Aries was apparently slain Thor destroyed his vessel with a bolt of lightning. The rest of the Zodiac Cartel escaped capture. The Borough of Manhattan, highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River. ... In the fictional Marvel Comics universe, the Avengers Mansion has traditionally been the base of the Avengers. ... The Black Panther is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe who is the first modern Black superhero. ... It has been suggested that Ultimate Daredevil and Elektra be merged into this article or section. ... Thor (often called The Mighty Thor) is a Marvel Comics superhero, based on the thunder god of Norse mythology. ...

Grover Raymond

Raymond was recruited by Taurus to replace Marcus Lassiter as Aries. The Zodiac Cartel decided to kill every person born under the sign of Gemini because they thought them to be untrustworthy. The Cartel was defeated by the Avengers who were able to destroy the Star-Blaster which the Zodiac was to use to fulfill their plans. Gemini (Latin for twins, symbol , Unicode ♊) is one of the constellations of the zodiac. ...

Following their defeat, Raymond was able to get the rest of the Cartel, except for Libra to back him in overthrowing Taurus as their leader. The renegade Zodiac met with Cornelius Van Lunt, the Cartel's financial backer, in an empty warehouse but were attacked by the Avengers during the meeting. Van Lunt fled, but revealed that he was Taurus and that the warehouse was, in fact, a rocketship which Taurus shot into space. The Vision was able to persuade the Zodiac to help the Avengers get back to earth rather than continue their battle. Upon their return to earth, the Avengers turned Aries and the other Zodiac, except for Libra, over to the authorities. Except for Taurus, all the Cartel ended up in prison. The Vision is an android superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

While in prison, Raymond was visited by Lucifer, who had possessed the body of Rafe Michel, a criminal. In order to keep his power from consuming a single body, Lucifer offered to divide his power Raymond. Raymond agreed, and gained some of Lucifer's strength, along with his costume. They did battle with the Falcon, but managed to escape to Mr. Morgan. Morgan asked the two to kill the Falcon. Lucifer is a comic book supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Falcon (Sam Snap Wilson) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero created in 1969 who frequently teamed up with Captain America and later joined the Avengers. ...

The two Lucifers attacked, but were defeated by the Falcon. Raymond-Lucifer led the other to Lucifer's base, where they revived Lucifer's undamaged Ultra-Robots and sent them to attack the Falcon. The Falcon, though, was helped by an uncostumed Captain America, who defeated the Lucifers and destroyed the Ultra-Robots. Still unable to contain Lucifer's energies, both host bodies died with Lucifer being sent back to the Nameless Dimension. Captain America, the alter ego of Steve Rogers (in some accounts Steven Grant Rogers[1]), is a fictional superhero in the Marvel Comics Universe. ...

LMD

This version of Aries was a Life Model Decoy created along with an entirely new Zodiac in the Theatre of Genetics by Scorpio (aka Jake Fury). The Defenders attacked the Theatre and Scorpio was forced to activated the LMD Zodiac prematurely. The Aries LMD rushed into battle but was hampered by his clumsiness and recklessness. During the battle Moon Knight and Nighthawk were able to cause Aries to slam into a wall knocking it unconscious. The Aries LMD was taken into S.H.I.E.L.D. custody following the battle. A Life Model Decoy (LMD) is an android designed to function as an exact body double for VIPs. ... Scorpio is the name of several fictional characters in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Defenders was a comic book series about a loosely-organized team of superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Moon Knight is an Egyptian-themed, Jewish comic book superhero from Marvel Comics. ... Genera Nyctiprogne Podager Lurocalis Chordeiles Nighthawks are birds of the nightjar family in the New World subfamily Chordeilinae. ... S.H.I.E.L.D. (originally an acronym for Supreme Headquarters, International Espionage, Law-Enforcement Division, subsequently changed to Strategic Hazard Intervention, Espionage and Logistics Directorate) is a fictional counterterrorism and intelligence agency in the Marvel Universe that often deals with superhuman threats. ...

Later, Aries and the rest of the LMD Zodiac, led by Quicksilver, battled the Avengers whom Quicksilver was attempting to frame for treason. During an underwater battle near Avengers Mansion with a team of the heroes, the Aries and Taurus LMDs were flung out into the river and apprehended by the authorities. The word Quicksilver could represent: Quicksilver, another name for the chemical element mercury. ...

After being released from prison, Aries and the rest of the LMD Zodiac attacked and killed all the human Zodiac Cartel except for Cornelius Van Lunt (aka Taurus). Soon after the LMD Zodiac attempted to rob the Denver Mint, but were interrupted by the West Coast Avengers. During the battle the Scorpio LMD brought both the Zodiac and the Avengers to the Ankh Dimension, but this had the unwanted result of shutting down all the LMDs, leaving them immobile in that foreign dimension. The West Coast Avengers was a spin-off superhero team of the Avengers, as well as the title of their comic book series. ... Scorpio is the name of several fictional characters in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Fourth Aries

It is unknown who the person was who became this version of Aries or how he joined the Zodiac Cartel. He likely was invited by Cornelius Van Lunt as done previously. This Aries was asked by Taurus to kill James Rhodes. In their battle, Aries was defeated and turned over to the authorities. Iron Man (Anthony Edward Tony Stark) is a fictional superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Fifth Aries

It is unknown who the person is who became the fifth incarnation of Aries or how he became a member of the Zodiac Cartel. He was a member of the human Cartel who were killed by the LMD Zodiac.

(Comment: The fourth Aries was an African-American, while the fifth is shown as Caucasian. It is possible that the fourth and fifth incarnations are, in fact, the same person, but there was a coloring error in the issue in which the human Cartel were killed. See: West Coast Avengers (vol. 2) #26.)

Sixth Aries

This incarnation of Aries was a product of genetic engineering recruited by Scorpio who was working for the Ecliptic. This version of Zodiac was sent by Scorpio to steal the Nth Projector from Department H. During their mission they were attacked and defeated by Alpha Flight, but were able to escape. The plane of the ecliptic is well seen in this picture from the 1994 lunar prospecting Clementine spacecraft. ... Department H is a fictional organization in the Marvel Universe. ... Alpha Flight is a Marvel Comics superhero team, noteworthy for being one of the few Canadian superhero teams. ...

Soon after, the Director of Weapon X sent a Weapon X team to the Zodiac's castle headquarters to retreive Madison Jeffries who had become one of the Zodiac's Gemini twins. The Zodiac were defeated and Jeffries was recovered. The Zodiac were drained of their life energy by Sauron and, after the creature had left, Weapon X blew up the castle leaving the Zodiac for dead. Weapon X was a fictional clandestine government project in the Marvel Universe conducted by the Canadian Governments Department K (and secretly funded by the US government) which turns willing and unwilling beings into living weapons. ... Madison Jeffries is a fictional character and a mutant created by Marvel Comics for their Canadian superhero team, Alpha Flight. ... Gemini is a fictional villain in the DC comics universe. ... For other uses, see Sauron (disambiguation). ...

Powers and abilities

All incarnations wielded ram-like horns (whether natural or artificial) that were used to ram into their opponents. The non-human incarnations had superhuman strength and endurance.

Bibliography

List of titles

Aries I

• The Avengers #72
• The Avengers #82

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Aries II

• The Avengers #120-122
• Captain America #177-178
• Iron Man Annual '99 (as corpse)

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Aries III

• The Defenders #49-50
• West Coast Avengers Annual #1
• West Coast Avengers (vol. 2) #26-28

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Aries IV

• Iron Man #184

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Aries V

• West Coast Avengers (vol. 2) #26

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Aries VI

• Alpha Flight (vol. 2) #12
• Weapon X (vol. 2) #1