Orb (Mercenary) (Earth-616)

Orb
Name	Unrevealed
Current Alias	Orb
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Partner of Exterminatrix Formerly Zadkiel
Marital Status	Single
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Height	6′2″ (1.88 m)
Weight	224 lbs (101.6 kg)
Eyes	Irises: Blue
Hair	No Hair At All
Unusual Features	His head is a giant eye
Origin and Living Status
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-616
Personal Information
Identity	Secret
Occupation	Mercenary, criminal
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Jason Aaron, Tan Eng Huat
First	Ghost Rider (Vol. 6) #26 (August, 2008)
First	Ghost Rider (Vol. 6) #26 (August, 2008)

History

Orb was born with a head in the form of a giant eye. Due to this deformity, he was abandoned at an early age and raised in a freak show.

Some time later, he became a mercenary, and served the angel Zadkiel, along with Death Ninja, Doghead, and Blackout.

File:Orb (Zadkiel agent) (Earth-616) 001.jpg

During an attack on the Caretaker, a former adviser to Ketch, Orb accidentally damaged his eye when he triggered a trap inside Caretaker's home, launching a wooden plank into himself. Orb was taken to Nashville Prison Hospital, where he survived and had treatment for his trauma.

He escaped prison thanks to Deacon and Blackout, who wanted him to serve Zadkiel's "task force" of Ghost Rider foes, along with them and the new Vengeance. Alongside Vengeance, he attacked the gateway to Heaven, but faced the Gun Nuns, and was knocked out by Daniel Ketch's Ghost Rider.

Orb later returned his life of crime and formed a group of robbers, called the Orblings. While trying to rob a bank searching for jewels, was defeated by Spider-Man and Wolverine.

Original Sin

After the death of Uatu the Watcher, the Orb got in possession of one of his eyes as well as part of the Watcher's armory. The eye's influence caused numerous Mindless Ones in possession of him to radically change, develop thoughts and evolve. After one of the Mindless Ones escaped the Orb's lair and commited suicide following a battle against the Avengers, the heroes began investigating the connection between the Mindless One's behavior and the death of Uatu.

When The Orb was finally pinned down, he was confronted by numerous heroes, and activated the eye, unleashing the secrets of the Watcher.

Attributes

Power Grid

Powers

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Abilities

Apparently an expert marksman

Weaknesses

His big eye is his weak point.

Paraphernalia

Weapons

Repulsor Ray gun

Notes

Unlike the original Orb, Drake Shannon, the second Orb's unusual appearance does not seem to be a mask.

See Also

• 44 appearance(s) of Orb (Mercenary) (Earth-616)
• 2 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Orb (Mercenary) (Earth-616)
• 4 minor appearance(s) of Orb (Mercenary) (Earth-616)
• 2 mention(s) of Orb (Mercenary) (Earth-616)
• 3 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Orb (Mercenary) (Earth-616)
• 15 image(s) of Orb (Mercenary) (Earth-616)
• 3 quotation(s) by or about Orb (Mercenary) (Earth-616)
• 1 item(s) used/owned by Orb (Mercenary) (Earth-616)