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Fictional character biography

Hammerhead is an enemy of Spider-Man and a member of organized crime. He is closely associated with the Maggia crime family. Hammerhead distinguishes himself from other villains in that he dresses up and acts somewhat like a gangster from the 1920s. Due to an injury he suffered in which his skull was reinforced with metal, his head has a flat shape to it. Organized crime or criminal organizations are groups or operations run by criminals, most commonly for the purpose of generating a monetary profit. ...

Though Hammerhead's real name is not known, bits of his past have been revealed. Hammerhead was originally a small-time gunman employed by one of the "families" of the criminal organization known as the Maggia, the Marvel Universe version of the Mafia. He was found beaten, disfigured, and delirious with pain in an alley in New York City's Bowery by Dr. Jonas Harrow, a surgeon who had lost his medical license due to his illegal experiments. Seeing the opportunity both to save this man's life and to redeem his reputation, Harrow operated on the gunman for three days, replacing much of his shattered skull with a strong steel alloy. During the surgery, the unconscious Hammerhead fixated on the only memory he retained: an image of a poster for a movie called "The Al Capone Mob", which was hanging in the alley where he lay beaten and bloodied before Harrow found him. When he recovered, the memory of the poster and its images of 1930s-era gangsters prompted Hammerhead to start a mob of his own in the style of Capone and other mobsters of the 1920s. He even dressed as if he were living in that decade. Though not much is known about his life before he became a supervillain, he is known to have a sister. Later on, Hammerhead's entire skull was replaced with or reinforced with some type of nearly unbreakable metal (possibly vibranium or secondary adamantium). This does not cite any references or sources. ... The Mafia (also known as Cosa Nostra), is an Italian criminal secret society which first developed in the mid-19th century in Sicily. ... Jonas Harrow is a fictional character, a supervillain in the Marvel Comics Universe, in which he is an enemy of Spider-Man. ... “Capone” redirects here. ... Vibranium, is a fictional metal that appears in the Marvel Universe. ... Adamantium is a fictional chemical substance and metal alloy in the Marvel comics universe. ...

He is a major player in underworld activities in the Marvel Universe and is highly sought after for elimination by the Punisher. He is currently one of several gang warlords struggling to control the criminal underworld in the major cities of the Eastern United States. During one of the first meetings of such warlords, Hammerhead was almost killed by the Strucker twins Fenris. This meeting was being manipulated by Baron Von Strucker, the head of Hydra. When Don Fortunato made a bid for control of the New York underworld, Hammerhead opposed him and was almost killed as a result. When every other crime-lord surrendered to Fortunato and his Hydra allies, Hammerhead went rogue, launching a raid on Fortunato's home and successfully fighting off a Hydra attack on his own headquarters. He did have assistance from Spider-Man and Morbius the Living Vampire. For a time, the hero known as S.H.O.C. also assists Hammerhead. Fenris (Andrea and Andreas von Strucker) are two fictional characters from the Marvel Comics universe, namely German mutant twins Andrea and Andreas von Strucker, children of supervillain Baron Wolfgang von Strucker of HYDRA. Andrea is female, Andreas is male. ... Baron Wolfgang Von Strucker is a fictional character created for Marvel Comics by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in Sgt. ... HYDRA is a terrorist organization in the fictional Marvel Universe. ... Vincente Fortunato is an elderly crime boss and enemy of the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man. ... Morbius the Living Vampire, full name Michael Morbius, is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe, intended as a tragic anti-hero with vampire-like powers that actually had a biochemical origin. ... S.H.O.C is a Marvel Comics superhero and ally of Spider-Man. ...

He was a member of Norman Osborn's Sinister Twelve.

Death of a villain?

Hammerhead has several times been shown to cheat certain death over the years, a trait similarly showcased with such villains as Dr. Doom and The Puppet Master. During a gang war with Dr. Octopus, Hammerhead was consumed by a nuclear detonation, a unique chain of events transforming him into a "living wraith" rather than see him killed. In recent years, Hammerhead was slain by C.L.O.C , the computerized majordomo of The Sentry. Shortly thereafter, in Daredevil vol.2 #86, Hammerhead was strongly implied to have been killed in prison by Bullseye. Cover to Heroes Reborn: Fantastic Four #5. ... The Puppet Master, real name Phillip Masters, is a supervillain in the Fantastic Four comics. ... Amazing Spider-Man #3 (1963), the first appearance of Doctor Octopus. ... The Sentry (Robert Bob Reynolds) is a fictional character, a comic book superhero who lives in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Bullseye is a fictional supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

During the events of the Civil War crossover event, Civil War: War Crimes #1 (February 2007) Hammerhead used the events of the War and the vacuum left by the incarceration of Wilson Fisk, The Kingpin, to gain a greater foothold in the ranks of organized crime, attempting to organize an army of costumed villains to enforce his new criminal empire. The Kingpin manipulated various hero factions, most notably S.H.I.E.L.D. and Iron Man into breaking up Hammerhead's first convening of his army. During the conflict, Hammerhead was shot numerous times by Fisk's agent Underworld, who later confronted Hammerhead while he lay in prison. Underworld then shot Hammerhead at point-blank range with adamantium bullets. Civil War is a Marvel Comics summer 2006 crossover event, based around a core limited series of the same name written by Mark Millar and penciled by Steve McNiven. ... The Kingpin and Daredevil. ... S.H.I.E.L.D. (originally an acronym for Supreme Headquarters, International Espionage, Law-Enforcement Division, changed in 1991 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. ... For the film, see Iron Man (film). ... Underworld is a fictional character, a supervillain in publications from Marvel Comics. ...

Given Hammerhead's uncanny, and at times confusing, ability to survive visceral and very final-seeming death, it is possible that he survived this killing as well.

Powers and abilities

Hammerhead has no superhuman abilities, yet his skull is now reinforced by a very durable form of metal. This metal can absorb physical impacts that would otherwise fracture human bone. Hammerhead is in peak physical condition comparable to that of an Olympic level athlete. The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ...

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Hammerhead is highly skilled in the organization, concealment, and management of criminal enterprises. He is an effective hit-man, a skilled marksman, and an excellent street fighter.

Other versions

Ultimate Hammerhead

Ultimate Hammerhead

Hammerhead first appeared in Ultimate X-Men issues 13 and 14 as a mobster who has killed the parents of a little girl. The girl stumbles upon local street performer/magician Gambit, who takes the girl in and decides to protect her from the mob. The girl is kidnapped and Gambit goes on a rampage to find her, blindly running into an ambush Hammerhead set up. Gambit gets out of the ambush and chases Hammerhead down. In the end, Gambit charges Hammerhead full of bio-kinetic energy and explodes his head. As far as Gambit is concerned, target neutralized. Image File history File links Ultimatehammerhead. ... Image File history File links Ultimatehammerhead. ... Ultimate X-Men is a superhero comic book series published by Marvel Comics. ... Gambit (Remy LeBeau) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero who is a member of the X-Men. ...

In Ultimate Spider-Man, Hammerhead was revealed to have survived Gambit's attack, though how is not explained. ("It sucked. I came back.") He kills Silvermane in the beginning of the Warriors story arc and becomes the new leader of the Enforcers. He burns down one of the Kingpin's warehouses. After an intense battle with Spider-Man, Black Cat, Moon Knight, Iron Fist, and Shang-Chi, he was put in a coma when Elektra brutally stabbed him in the chest with her sai and flung him out a window. For the video game of the same title, see: Ultimate Spider-Man (video game). ... Cover to Uncanny X-Men #136 (August 1980, art by John Byrne), the penultimate issue of the Dark Phoenix saga. ... Silvermane is a fictional Marvel Comics character. ... The Enforcers are a fictional Marvel Comics villain team. ... Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ... Black Cat (Felicia Hardy) is a Marvel Comics anti-hero and one-time foe and ex-girlfriend of the Spider-Man. ... Moon Knight (Marc Spector) is a fictional character appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. ... Iron Fist (Daniel Danny Thomas Rand-Kai) is a fictional character, a superhero martial artist in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Shang-Chi (Chinese: ; Pinyin: ; literally rising of the spirit) is a Marvel Comics character, often called the Master of Kung Fu. He was created by writer Steve Englehart and artist Jim Starlin. ... Elektra Natchios, usually known only by her first name Elektra, is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

In other media

Television

Hammerhead appeared in Spider-Man: The Animated Series, voiced by Nicky Blair. He first appeared in Part One of the two-part season premiere as one of Silvermane's loyal henchmen, and in the next episode, he was hired by Silvermane that since Kingpin failed to kill Spider-Man, he was supposed to have Kingpin killed. But Kingpin used the Insidious Six, the team that failed to kill Spider-Man for the Kingpin, to kidnap Silvermane, in which they successfully did (ironically, one of the Insidious Six members, the Chameleon, was disguising as Hammerhead to save Silvermane from the Six and when they entered an elevator to get Silvermane to escape in the basement, the Chameleon transformed into Kingpin and had Silvermane get to the roof where Silvermane was kidnapped, but Chameleon guised as Silvermane to trick Silvermane's henchmen into believing he was all right. Luckily, Silvermane escaped, thanks to Spider-Man). The Insidious Six and Battle of the Insidious Six is a two part episode from season 2 of Spider-Man: The Animated Series and two-part second season premiere. ... See also The Chameleon (The Outer Limits) The Chameleon (Dmitri Smerdyakov) is a Marvel Comics supervillain, an enemy of Spider-Man. ...

Later, Silvermane hired Hammerhead again to steal the Tablet of Time so Silvermane can get his youth back, as the Tablet's ability was to restore youth into elderly people like Silvermane. But when Hammerhead failed due to the arrival of Spider-Man, Silvermane was displeased of Hammerhead's failure and even though he didn't fire him, he told him he was going to hire someone new and better. Hammerhead secretly quit Silvermane and started working for Kingpin. After Alistair Smythe, Kingpin's right hand man, stole the Tablet from Dr. Curt Connors and Tombstone, Silvermane's new hired man, had kidnapped Conners, Hammerhead figured out Tombstone had also kidnapped Kingpin's wife, Vanessa, even though Kingpin didn't know about it until Silvermane sent him a note, telling him he held her hostage. So Hammerhead kidnapped Silvermane's daughter, Alicia, before Kingpin knew about the kidnapping of his wife, and Kingpin was pleased about Hammerhead's work. When Silvermane then figured out Hammerhead betrayed him and kidnapped his daughter, Silvermane and Kingpin organized a meeting that Alistair Smythe's robot and Spider-Man had intervened. Hammerhead tried to re-kidnap Alicia but the helicopter he was kidnapping her in was out of control and landed on a roof. Spider-Man then arrived and defeated Hammerhead, but Alicia then used a stun-blaster on Spider-Man, knocked him out and kidnapped him. Alistair Smythe then used his robot again to steal the Tablet of Time from Silvermane (as Tombstone had stole the Tablet and kidnapped Dr. Conners and his wife) but when the robot was defeated, Kingpin sent Hammerhead to retrieve the Tablet. While Spider-Man was dealing with the Lizard, Silvermane, Tombstone and Alicia, Hammerhead slipped by and stole the Tablet with the good guys thinking it was destroyed in the explosion of Silvermane's building, as Alicia wanted this process to come because she blamed everyone against her about her father becoming a baby (Silvermane actually overused the Tablet) and tried to kill them by blowing the building up with them inside, though all of them escaped. After Kingpin's wife left him because of his life of crime, Kingpin thanked Hammerhead for successfully taking the Tablet but told him to get rid of it, as it has led to the destruction of his relationship with his wife. Hammerhead did do as what Kingpin told him to - by selling it to the Vulture for the villain to put his plans into action by the two-part second season finale. For other uses, see Lizard (disambiguation). ... Tombstone is the nickname of a fictional character in Marvel Comics comic books. ... The Vulture is the name of three comic book supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Appearances in the Show:

• The Insidious Six
• Battle of the Insidious Six
• Tablet of Time
• Ravages of Time

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Video games

Hammerhead appeared in the Spider-Man: The Animated Series game for Super NES. He only appeared on Hard mode on the Construction Zone level.

Hammerhead is a boss in the game Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro.

Hammerhead also briefly appeared as a villain in Spider-Man: Mysterio's Menace for Game Boy Advance. He had been helping Mysterio get some holographic technology with Big Wheel, Electro, Rhino and Scorpion. Big Wheel is the name of a Marvel Comics supervillain created by Marv Wolfman, Ross Andru, and Mike Esposito. ... Electro is the name of several fictional comic book characters in the Marvel Comics universe, including two from Marvels predecessors, Timely Comics and Atlas Comics. ... The Rhino (Aleksei Sytsevich) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Macdonald Mac Gargan is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe, a supervillain primarily associated with the superhero Spider-Man. ...

External links

• Hammerhead on the Marvel Universe Character Bio Wiki