Brigid O'Reilly (Earth-616)

Mayhem
Name	Brigid O'Reilly
Current Alias	Mayhem
Aliases	Detective O'Rielly (sic.)
Affiliation and Relationships
Group Affiliation	Ally of Cloak and Dagger Formerly NYPD
Relatives	No living relatives
Marital Status	Single
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Female
Height	5′4″ (1.63 m)
Weight	120 lbs (54.43 kg)
Eyes	Irises: Green
Hair	Green (as Mayhem), Red (formerly)
Skin	Green
Unusual Features	Her eyes and skin are green and she has claws on her hands. She is surrounded by a poisonous gas cloud.
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Human Mutated after her death and rebirth.
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-616
Personal Information
Identity	Secret
Citizenship	American
Occupation	Vigilante, Former Police Officer
Base of Operations	New York City, New York
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Bill Mantlo, Rick Leonardi
First	Cloak and Dagger #1 (July, 1983) (As Brigid O'Reilly) Cloak and Dagger (Vol. 2) #5 (November, 1985) (As Mayhem)
First	Cloak and Dagger #1 (July, 1983) (As Brigid O'Reilly) Cloak and Dagger (Vol. 2) #5 (November, 1985) (As Mayhem)

History

Brigid O'Reilly was a police detective in Manhattan, when she learned that Cloak and Dagger were attacking criminals in her precinct. At first she wanted to bring the pair to justice, but eventually she learned to trust the young crime-fighters.

Before becoming Mayhem

Later, she took a squad of police officers to investigate a warehouse belonging to the same pharmaceutical company that was responsible for giving Cloak and Dagger their powers. Some corrupt policemen, led by Roger Falcone, exposed the other police officers to a gas to asphyxiate them. With her dying breath, Brigid swore vengeance on Falcone. As Brigid laid dying, Cloak and Dagger found her. Although they were too late to save the other police, Cloak surrounded her and Dagger with his darkness while Dagger tried to revive her with her light. When this appeared unsuccessful, the pair abandoned her body to search for those responsible. Though Brigid O'Reilly died, she was reborn as Mayhem. She helped Cloak and Dagger find and fight the corrupt police, and she killed Falcone as promised. She became a vigilante, showing no mercy to the drug dealers and other criminals she pursues.

Attributes

Powers

Mayhem exudes a green gas from her pores that constantly surrounds her. When others are exposed to the gas, it can create a paralyzing effect. O'Reilly often employs her claws in an effort to expedite the absorption of her gas by exposing her opponents' blood to the air. The gas can have hypnotic properties that O'Reilly uses to withdraw information from informants.

Mayhem is also capable of flight under her own power.

As Mayhem is technically dead, it may be possible that she cannot be killed.

Notes

• After the Civil War, Mayhem was listed as a potential recruit for the Initiative.

See Also

• 31 appearance(s) of Brigid O'Reilly (Earth-616)
• 6 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Brigid O'Reilly (Earth-616)
• 3 minor appearance(s) of Brigid O'Reilly (Earth-616)
• 2 mention(s) of Brigid O'Reilly (Earth-616)
• 1 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Brigid O'Reilly (Earth-616)
• 7 image(s) of Brigid O'Reilly (Earth-616)
• 1 victim(s) killed by Brigid O'Reilly (Earth-616)

Links and References

• Brigid O'Reilly on Marvel.com