Batroc the Leaper (Georges Batroc) is a fictional villain from Marvel Comics. His first appearance was in Tales of Suspense (2nd series) #75. This article is about the comic book company. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to first comic book to feature a character. ... - ==References== - *Tales of Suspense #1-99 (Marvel Comics, January 1959 - March 1968) - *Marvel Select: Tales of Suspense #1 (1996) - - - - - - - - - Categories: | | ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... For the fictional character of this name, see Stan Lee (Judge Dredd character). ... Jack Kirby (born Jacob Kurtzberg, August 28, 1917 – February 6, 1994) was one of the most influential, recognizable, and prolific artists in American comic books, and the co-creator of such enduring characters and popular culture icons as the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, the Hulk, Captain America, and hundreds... For other uses, see Thunderbolt (comics). ... The Masters of Evil are a fictional team of supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe. ... For other uses, see Fiction (disambiguation). ... “Bad guy” redirects here. ... This article is about the comic book company. ...

Publication history

His stereotypical accent ("Batroc ze Leapair"), funny name (Batroc resembles "Bat-Rock" or "Batrachia", the animal order to which frogs belong), clumsy vocabulary with the tendency to insert whole French words (which are sometimes erroneous, such as "mon capitan"), Dali-like moustache, lack of superpowers, and apparent inability to win a fight have made him into more of a comedic character than anything else. Distribution of frogs (in black) Suborders Archaeobatrachia Mesobatrachia Neobatrachia - List of Anuran families The frogness babe is an amphibian in the order Anura (meaning tail-less from Greek an-, without + oura, tail), formerly referred to as Salientia (Latin saltare, to jump). ... Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquis of Pubol (May 11, 1904 – January 23, 1989), was a Spanish (Catalan) surrealist painter. ...

In more recent years, some writers have attempted in casting Batroc in different light. In an issue of Mark Waid’s run on Captain America he was portrayed as a comical but highly talented martial artist capable of holding his own against Hawkeye and the Captain at the same time. Years later, during George Pérez and Kurt Busiek’s long awaited JLA/Avengers crossover, Batroc actually managed to briefly get the drop on Batman. Mark Waid (born March 21, 1962 in Hueytown, Alabama) is an American comic book writer. ... Captain America is a fictional comic book superhero published by Marvel Comics. ... Hawkeye (Clint Barton) is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero, a longtime member of the Avengers. ... New Teen Titans #1. ... Kurt Busiek (born September 16, 1960) is a comic book writer. ... JLA/Avengers was a 4-issue comic book mini-series jointly published by Marvel Comics and DC Comics in late 2003 through early 2004. ... Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a DC Comics fictional superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ...

Sporting a new costume designed by John Romita, Jr., Batroc served as Klaw's top lieutenant in the first arc of the 2005 relaunch of Black Panther. John Salvatore Romita, Jr. ... The Black Panther (TChalla) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe who is the first modern Black superhero. ...

Fictional character biography

Georges Batroc was born in Marseille, France, and served in the French Foreign Legion. He is a French costumed mercenary who specializes in savate, a form of kickboxing. Although he has primarily appeared in the pages of Captain America, he has also faced off against the Punisher, Spider-Man, Deadpool, Hawkeye, Iron Fist, and Gambit. City flag Coat of arms Motto: By her great deeds, the city of Massilia shines Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country Region Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur Department Bouches-du-Rhône (13) Subdivisions 16 arrondissements (in 8 secteurs) Intercommunality Urban Community of Marseille Provence M... “Legionnaire” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Mercenary (disambiguation). ... Savate (pronounced ), also known as boxe française, French boxing, French Kickboxing or French Footfighting, is a French martial art which uses both the hands and feet as weapons and combines elements of western boxing with graceful kicking techniques. ... Kicking to left side Kickboxing refers to sport-fighting using kicks and punches and sometimes throws and bows representing a certain martial art or can be practiced for general fitness, or as a full-contact sport. ... Captain America is a fictional comic book superhero published by Marvel Comics. ... The Punisher is a fictional vigilante and anti-hero in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ... For other uses, see Dead pool (disambiguation). ... Hawkeye (Clint Barton) is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero, a longtime member of the Avengers. ... Iron Fist (Daniel Danny Thomas Rand-Kai) is a fictional character, a superhero martial artist in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Gambit (Remy LeBeau) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero who is a member of the X-Men. ...

He has functioned as a member of Baron Zemo's Masters of Evil (one of the stronger recurring villain teams that plague the heroes of Avengers). Batroc was also a member of the ersatz "Defenders", a group of villains who were impersonating the actual Defenders. Baron Zemo is the name of two fictional characters, both supervillains, in various Marvel Comics comic books, notably Captain America and the Avengers. ... The Masters of Evil are a fictional team of supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Avengers is an elite fictional comic book superhero team in the Marvel Universe. ... The Defenders are a Marvel Comics superhero group — usually presented as a non-team of individualistic outsiders each known for following their own agendas — that usually battles mystic and supernatural threats. ...

Batroc has occasionally led his own team, "Batroc's Brigade", whose membership has changed over time. The group has included the original Swordsman, Whirlwind, Zaran the Weapons Master, Machete, and various unnamed henchmen. The group has primarily fought Captain America.^[1] The Swordsman is the name of several fictional characters in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Whirlwind (David Cannon) is a fictional character that appears in the Marvel Universe. ... Zaran is a Marvel Comics super-villain, and is a codename carried by two characters related to another. ... Machete is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe whose first appearance was in Great Lakes Avengers #2. ...

Most recently, the Leaper showed up as member of a small army of villains organized by Klaw to invade Wakanda, which included Rhino, Radioactive Man, the Cannibal, and the villainous Black Knight. However, he was still ultimately defeated by Black Panther’s royal bodyguards. Klaw, the self-styled Master of Sound, is a fictional character, a supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Wakanda is a fictional nation in the Marvel Universe. ... The Rhino (Aleksei Sytsevich) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Radioactive Man (Chen Lu) is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. ... The Black Knight is the name of several fictional characters, both heroic and villainous, in Marvel Comics universe. ... The Black Panther (TChalla) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe who is the first modern Black superhero. ...

Batroc was next seen as an inmate of the extremely high-security prison The Cage. The prison sports a field that mentally suppresses inmates' abilities to use their superpowers. Wolverine states that "It doesn't matter how big you were on the outside. In here, combat experience is everything. Thugs like Wrecker and Thunderball might throw their weight around, but they'd never even dream of touching the big shots. Guys like Batroc and Kangaroo. Yeah, I know." For other uses, see Wolverine (disambiguation). ... The Wrecker is a fictional character and supervillain that first appears in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Thunderball is a Marvel Comics supervillain and a frequent enemy of Thor and a somewhat reluctant (albeit utterly sadistic) ally of the Wrecker and the Wrecking Crew. ... The Kangaroo is the alias of two fictional Spider-Man villains in the Marvel Universe. ...

Batroc has a daughter who is teamed in villainy with the daughter of similar B-list supervillain Tarantula. Both daughters take their fathers' respective costumes and titles. The Taskmaster expresses his shock that Tarantula and Batroc are heterosexual before soundly beating the two villains' offspring, tossing them effortlessly off of a building, noting that he also "hates ethnic stereotypes." Tarantula is the name of a number of mostly unrelated fictional characters appearing in publications from Marvel Comics. ... Taskmaster is a fictional character, a supervillain in the Marvel Universe. ...

Civil War/The Initiative

Recently, Batroc was shown to be among the group of villains forcibly drafted into Baron Zemo's Thunderbolts team. Baron Zemo is the name of two fictional characters, both supervillains, in various Marvel Comics comic books, notably Captain America and the Avengers. ... For other uses, see Thunderbolt (comics). ...

Batroc has been identified as one of the 142 registered superheroes who have registered with the Superhuman Registration Act.^[2][3]

Powers and abilities

Batroc has no superhuman abilities, but is in peak physical condition in every respect. He is an Olympic-level weightlifter and has extraordinary agility and reflexes. His leg muscles are particularly well developed enabling him to leap great distances with the equity of an Olympic athlete. He is an expert hand-to-hand combatant and specializes in savate (French-style kickboxing). He is also a highly skilled military tactician, having formerly been in the French Foreign Legion. A weightlifter about to jerk 180 kg[1] Weightlifting is a sport in which competitors attempt to lift heavy weights mounted on steel bars called barbells, the execution of which is a combination of power, flexibility, technique, mental and physical strength. ... Savate (pronounced ), also known as boxe française, French boxing, French Kickboxing or French Footfighting, is a French martial art which uses both the hands and feet as weapons and combines elements of western boxing with graceful kicking techniques. ...

Quotes

Batroc uses many French terms which may strike even the American reader who makes up most of Marvel's audience as stereotypical; a native speaker of French may find Batroc's dialogue not only stereotypical but hilariously badly translated:

• "Zut alors!" (Batroc uses this term even in a totally inappropriate context)
• "Sacre Bleu!" (An expression spelled as one word in French.)
• "Alas, you are too sensitive, mon cher! But, c'est la vie!"
• "Nom du chien! Your insolence is insupportable-- insufferable!! For zat you shall pay un mille fois!" (Batroc should say "Nom d'un chien" and he shouldn't use the "un" for "mille fois")
• "Is it not très formidable!"
• "Ah, mon pauvre petit!"

Batroc inserts so much mangled French terminology into his speech, that Captain America once asked him "Who gave you your English lessons, Doctor Doom?" ^[4] Doctor Doom (Victor von Doom) is a fictional character, a supervillain in the Marvel Universe. ...

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