—Death LocketMy dad says life is complicated--until yours is on the line. He says if you back somebody all the way into a corner--you can watch their whole life boil down to multiple choice. Fight. Or flight. Dad says no matter which one you pick--or how it turns out--the rest of will be defined--by a split-second decision. Another thing dad likes to say people worry too much about making friends-- when what we really need are allies. "Friends make you weaker, sweetheart. Allies make you stronger." I wish daddy were here so I could ask... what does being alone make you?
Appearing in "Deadly Allies"
Featured Characters:
- Death Locket (Rebecca "Becca" Ryker) (Name revealed) (Origin revealed) (Main story and flashback)
Supporting Characters:
- Red Raven (Dania) (Death)
- Braddock Academy
- Kid Briton (Brian Braddock) (Name revealed) (Origin revealed)
- Apex (Katy Bashir) (Name revealed) (Origin revealed)
- Nara (Origin revealed)
- Cullen Bloodstone (Name revealed) (Origin revealed)
- Anachronism (Aiden) (Name revealed) (Origin revealed)
- Cammi
- Avengers Academy
- X-23 (Laura Kinney)
- Hazmat (Jennifer Takeda)
- Juston Seyfert (Cameo)
- Reptil (Humberto Lopez)
- Mettle (Ken Mack) (Corpse, skeleton or other remains)
- Runaways (Cameo)
- Nico Minoru (Cameo)
- Chase Stein (Cameo)
- Darkhawk (Chris Powell) (Behind the scenes)
- Harlan Ryker (Only in flashback)
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- God (Yahweh) (Invoked) (Main story and flashback)
- Becca's coach (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Anna Ryker (First appearance; dies) (Only in flashback)
- Bryan Ryker (First appearance; dies) (Only in flashback)
- U.S. Army (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
- S.H.I.E.L.D. (Only in flashback)
- Captain Britain (Brian Braddock) (Mentioned)
- Mrs. Bashir (Mentioned)
- Prometheus (Mentioned)
- Cybertek (Mentioned)
- Reed Richards (Mentioned)
- Tony Stark (Mentioned)
- Dr. Kuhlmann (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Races and Species:
- Cyborgs (Main story and flashback)
- Avian
- Human-Otherworlder Hybrids
- Humans (Main story and flashback)
- Atlanteans
- Mutants
- Raptors (Behind the scenes)
- Robots (Mentioned)
- Lions (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
- Pandas (Mentioned)
- Rabbits (Corpse, skeleton or other remains)
Realities:
- Earth-616 (Main story and flashback)
- Earth-32211 (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
- Earth-13022 (Mentioned)
Locations:
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- Antarctica
- North America (Only in flashback)
- United States of America (Only in flashback)
Items:
- Kid Briton's Uniform
- Water-Breathing System
- Anachronism's Axe
- Adamantium (Behind the scenes)
- Fossilized Amulet and Pym Particles (Behind the scenes)
- Staff of One (Cameo)
- Fistigons and Footstigons (Cameo)
- Darkhawk Amulet (Behind the scenes)
- Kid Briton's Sword of Might (First appearance)
- Bloodgem Ring (First full appearance)
Synopsis for "Deadly Allies"
As the games begin, Red Raven begins panicking from stress and tries to escape from the arena via flight only for her to be killed when an invisible force field breaks her neck and causes her to crash to the ground. Rebecca Ryker faces off against Hazmat and then fights Cammi soon after. Cammi gives her the nickname Death Locket. Throughout the first day, Death Locket remembers the past events that led to her origins. She joins the Braddock Academy group (consisting of Apex, Kid Briton, Anachronism, Bloodstone and Nara) despite death threats from Kid Briton and Nara. Death Locket started bonding with Apex as she introduces her to the rest of the Braddock Academy.
Solicit Synopsis
• ANNIHILATION’s Cammi vs. Death Locket!
• AVENGER ACADEMY’s Hazmat vs. Death Locket!
• Who the heck is Death Locket? And who dies in this issue?
• Plus: Who are the students of the Braddock Academy?Trivia
- The cover is based on the cover of The Lord of the Flies, another book about kids killing each other.
- Cammi identifies Becca as a "Deathlok-ette" possibly referring to Becca being a smaller, female Deathlok. However, Becca misunderstood the term for its homophone "Death Locket". Death Locket is the codename Becca chooses to adopt.