History
During an outbreak in New Orleans, Detective Brigid O'Reilly was exposed to a mixture of Darkforce and Lightforce released by the Roxxon Corporation. She was then shot by James Connors and fell into water,[1] the shock of which triggered her to split into two beings. One version of Brigid was rescued and placed into recovery, but lost her motivation, rage and marksmanship skills. The other emerged from the water by herself, full of rage and superhuman strength, but lacking empathy or moral inhibition. Both possessed the identical set of memories up until the split, but while one version of Brigid was in recovery, the other went back to her home and quickly found out what happened.
She then decided to drop off the grid and pursue her would-be-killed Connors by herself, not knowing that he was absorbed by Tyrone Johnson into the Darkforce Dimension. After exchausting her leads and killing Connors' former partner for his past crimes, she confined to Francis Xavier Delgado about her lack of purpose. The former priest advised her to take on her rage on those who deserved it, and Bridig used her detective skills and her newfound Strength to become a brutal vigilante. She spend the next eight months uncovering a sex trafficking ring in New Orleans, eventually leading her to attack and slaughter a meeting between Uptown Block Kings and Money Hustle Gangs.[2]
She then revealed her existence to the other O'Reilly, whom she viewes as weak, for the first time, subduing her and taking her place in the NOPD. She teamed up with Tandy Bowen who was tracking the same case, but as she was killing one of the men responsible, Tyrone Johnson freed the other O'Reilly and teleported her right next to them, revealing the Doppelganger's existence to Tandy and Tyrone for the first time,[3] who later dubbed her "Mayhem".[3]Attributes
Powers
- Superhuman Strength: Mayhem had superhuman strength, due to being enhanced with the combined energy of the Darkforce and Lightforce. She is strong enough to throw a refrigerator across the room[2]
- Superhuman Speed: Mayhem has shown to some sort of speed greater than a normal human, as she was able to quickly squash an insect with her han.
- Superhuman Stamina: Mayhem rarely grows tired. She fiercely battled with the Shadow Apparitions without slowing down for a long period of time.
- Superhuman Durability: Mayhem's enhanced body can withstand extreme external damages, like the attacks from the shadow apparitions of D'Spayre.
- Razor-Sharp Fingernails: Mayhem also had the ability to sharpen her glowing green nails, which she can use in hand-to-hand combat. Her fingernails are sharp enough to slit a man's throat.[3]
- Emotion Manipulation: Mayhem has learn how to project feelings on to others, using the vinyl store manifestation (formerly used by D'Spayre) while she was imprisoned in the Dark Dimension.
Abilities
- Investigation
Weaknesses
- Mayhem was left with no sense of guilt about her actions.
Notes
- Emma Lahana portrays Brigid O'Reilly / Mayhem as one of the main characters in the Freeform series Marvel's Cloak & Dagger.
See Also
- 8 appearance(s) of Brigid O'Reilly (Doppelganger) (Earth-199999)
- 1 minor appearance(s) of Brigid O'Reilly (Doppelganger) (Earth-199999)
- 1 mention(s) of Brigid O'Reilly (Doppelganger) (Earth-199999)
- 3 image(s) of Brigid O'Reilly (Doppelganger) (Earth-199999)