Ellen Brandt (Earth-85133)

Ellen Brandt
Name	Ellen Brandt
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	A.I.M.
Relatives	Ted Sallis (former fiancé)
Marital Status	Single
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Female
Eyes	Irises: Blue
Hair	Black
Unusual Features	Scarred face
Origin and Living Status
Living Status	Deceased
Reality	Earth-85133
Personal Information
Identity	No Dual
Citizenship	American
Occupation	Agent of A.I.M., field leader Formerly lab assistant
Base of Operations	Mobile Formerly Citrusville, Florida
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Kano
First	Dead of Night Featuring Man-Thing #1 (February, 2008)
First	Dead of Night Featuring Man-Thing #1 (February, 2008)
Death	Dead of Night Featuring Man-Thing #4 (May, 2008)
Death	Dead of Night Featuring Man-Thing #4 (May, 2008)

Now listen up: I want everything in this godforsaken swamp dead. The Man-Thing's mine... but every other living thing dies, too.

—Ellen Brandt[source]

History

Before the scars

Ellen Brandt was a woman employed by A.I.M.. She was assigned to assist Ted Sallis in Citrusville, Florida on a project designed to reproduce the fabled Super-Soldier Serum. Sallis had no idea that he was secretly working for A.I.M. Brandt conspired with a fellow agent Eric Schist to steal Sallis' research. Brandt seduced Sallis and pretended that she had fallen in love with him. She even agreed to become Ted's girlfriend despite carrying on a secret affair with Eric. As Ted's work drew closer to success, Ellen revealed her true colors. One night in his cabin, she held Sallis at gunpoint, demanding him to surrender his research. Sallis tried to flee, but Ellen shot him several times in the back. Sallis fell into the swamp and desperation forced him to imbibe the formula he had been working on. The untested serum had a radical effect on Ted's physiology, turning him into the swampland monster known as the Man-Thing. The Man-Thing returned to the cabin and found Ellen Brandt. Brandt's fear of the creature prompted an emotional and chemical reaction in the Man-Thing's body and he viciously mutilated her face with his corrosive acid touch.

Ellen survived the Man-Thing's attack and returned to A.I.M. She came back to the swamps several weeks later, accompanied by an armed compliment of A.I.M. shock troops. They hunted down the Man-Thing, killing several innocent civilians in the process. What Ellen didn't know however, was that the Man-Thing had a secret ally in the form of amateur sorceress Jennifer Kale. Kale weaved a spell of loathing that forced the A.I.M. agents to turn against one another. The Man-Thing encountered Ellen Brandt a second time and engulfed her within the bulk of his mass.

See Also

• 3 appearance(s) of Ellen Brandt (Earth-85133)
• 2 image(s) of Ellen Brandt (Earth-85133)
• 2 quotation(s) by or about Ellen Brandt (Earth-85133)

Links and References

• Ellen Brandt at the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe