Michael Van Patrick (Clone) (Earth-616)

MVP
Name	Michael Ian Van Patrick
Current Alias	MVP
Aliases	Mike
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Brian Van Patrick, Counter Force
Relatives	Brian Van Patrick ("father"/clonal source's father); Michael Van Patrick (clonal source, deceased); Patrick (fellow clone); Michael, Van, KIA (fellow clones, deceased)
Marital Status	Single
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Height	5′11″ (1.8 m)
Weight	173 lbs (78.47 kg)
Eyes	Irises: Blue
Hair	Brown
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Human clone of MVP
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-616
Place of Birth	Camp Hammond, Stamford, Connecticut
Personal Information
Identity	Secret
Citizenship	American
Occupation	Adventurer
Base of Operations	Mobile
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Dan Slott, Stefano Caselli
First	Avengers: The Initiative #10 (March, 2008)
First	Avengers: The Initiative #10 (March, 2008)

History

The original Michael Van Patrick was the great-grandson of the man who created Captain America, Abraham Erskine. Michael became one of the greatest student athletes in the country. Dubbed "MVP", Michael was recruited by Justice as part of the Initiative. At Camp Hammond, he took a liking to Cloud 9 and watched her train. MVP was tragically killed during an incident when Armory's Tactigon raged out of control. His autopsy revealed that although MVP didn't possess any special powers, his body was genetically perfect.

After his death Dr. Blitzschlag performed cloning experiments on MVP's body, first cloning it at least four times. One of the clones was given the identity of the late Michael Van Patrick and sent back home. Justice later took Cloud 9 to the Van Patrick home as part of her therapy to visit with MVP's family. They were both shocked to find MVP seemingly alive and well.

Later, an unstable MVP clone was created. This clone refused the identity of "Ian" and called himself Michael Van Patrick. Once connected with the alien weapon Tactigon, this clone received information about MVP's death and grew enraged. Dubbing himself KIA, the clone began enacting revenge on the people he felt were to blame for his death, destroying two inactive clones in the process before going on a rampage in Camp Hammond.

Cloud 9 and a group of fellow Initiative members traveled to the Van Patricks' home, attempting to convince the first MVP clone to download his memories into a device that would transmit them into KIA's brain, essentially reprogramming KIA, but possibly leaving the first clone mindless. Cloud 9 managed to distract KIA by playing on the latent memories of the original MVP, and kissing him, allowing her to fill his lungs with her vapor. The MVP clone, rather than wipe his own mind, instead placed the helmet on KIA, leaving him an empty shell. Abby and the clone decided to start things over, with Abby acknowledging that the clone was not the MVP she knew. Michael then joined Counter Force.

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See Also

• 7 appearance(s) of Michael Van Patrick (Clone) (Earth-616)
• 1 mention(s) of Michael Van Patrick (Clone) (Earth-616)
• 3 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Michael Van Patrick (Clone) (Earth-616)
• 2 image(s) of Michael Van Patrick (Clone) (Earth-616)