Leila Davis (Earth-616)

Beetle
Name	Leila Davis
Current Alias	Beetle
Aliases	Hardshell
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Formerly Redeemers, Sinister Syndicate, Deadly Foes of Spider-Man
Relatives	Spouses: Anthony Davis (Ringer) (husband, deceased)
Marital Status	Widowed
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Female
Height	5′6″ (1.68 m), 6′5″ (1.96 m) (as Beetle)
Weight	115 lbs (52.16 kg), 1150 lbs (521.63 kg) (as Beetle)
Eyes	Irises: Blue
Hair	Black
Origin and Living Status
Living Status	Deceased
Reality	Earth-616
Place of Death	Near Mount Charteris, Colorado
Personal Information
Identity	Public
Citizenship	American
Occupation	Government operative; former getaway driver, professional criminal
Base of Operations	Mobile
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Danny Fingeroth, Al Milgrom
First	Deadly Foes of Spider-Man #1 (March, 1991) (as Leila Davis) Lethal Foes of Spider-Man #1 (July, 1993) (as Hardshell) Thunderbolts #48 (January, 2001) (as Beetle)
First	Deadly Foes of Spider-Man #1 (March, 1991) (as Leila Davis) Lethal Foes of Spider-Man #1 (July, 1993) (as Hardshell) Thunderbolts #48 (January, 2001) (as Beetle)
Death	Thunderbolts #56 (September, 2001)
Death	Thunderbolts #56 (September, 2001)

History

Leila Davis was the wife of Anthony Davis, a.k.a. the Ringer. Not very successful as a supervillain, Anthony was humiliated by the Beetle who forced Ringer to battle Spider-Man against his will so that Jenkins could get data on Spider-Man's moves for his battle computer. Ringer was later seemingly killed by Scourge, leaving Leila a widow.

Hoping to get revenge on the Beetle, Leila acted as a getaway driver for the Sinister Syndicate and became romantically involved with Boomerang in order to get close to Jenkins. When Boomerang was arrested, she switched her affections to Speed Demon in order to remain with the crooks. Using some of her husband's old equipment, Leila sought to avenge her husband by attacking both Beetle and Spider-Man during a feud between two factions of the Syndicate. She was arrested and sent to prison.

as Hardshell

After getting out of prison, Leila adopted an armored suit as Hardshell and formed her own gang. Hardshell soon learned Anthony was still alive, brought back as the cyborg Strikeback. Hardshell and Strikeback left the life of crime to reconnect their marriage. Anthony's cybernetics were incompatible over time, however, and he died of complications.

Leila's former vendetta with Abe Jenkins was the reason she was recruited into the Redeemers. She was given a version of the Beetle armor that the V-Battalion had retained while Jenkins was imprisoned. She was crushed to death by Graviton when the Redeemers confronted him.

Attributes

Power Grid

Paraphernalia

Equipment

Hardshell Armor (formerly)

Beetle Armor

• Superhuman Durability: The Beetle Armor made Leila bulletproof.
• Superhuman Strength: The suction tips in her gloves were powerful enough to hold 4 tons.
• Flight: The Armor could fly at 60 mph.
• Energy Projection: The Armor's gloves could emit electrical discharges. The armor also housed at least seven cannons capable of housing several types of conventional and exotic armaments.

Weapons

Ringer's Rings, Firearms

See Also

• 17 appearance(s) of Leila Davis (Earth-616)
• 2 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Leila Davis (Earth-616)
• 1 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Leila Davis (Earth-616)
• 9 image(s) of Leila Davis (Earth-616)
• 2 quotation(s) by or about Leila Davis (Earth-616)
• 2 item(s) used/owned by Leila Davis (Earth-616)

Links and References

• Leila Davis on Marvel.com