Anthony Davis (Earth-616)

Strikeback
Name	Anthony Davis
Current Alias	Strikeback
Aliases	Codenames: Ringer
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	A.I.M.
Relatives	Spouses: Leila Davis (wife, deceased)
Marital Status	Married
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Height	5′8″ (1.73 m)
Weight	145 lbs (65.77 kg), 297 lbs (134.72 kg), as Strikeback
Eyes	Irises: Brown
Hair	Black, Dyed Blond
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Human Cyborg
Living Status	Deceased
Reality	Earth-616
Personal Information
Identity	Secret
Citizenship	American
Occupation	Professional criminal
Education	Masters Degree in Engineering
Base of Operations	Mobile, originally in New York
Creators and Appearances
Creators	David Kraft, Keith Giffen
First	Defenders #51 (June, 1977) (as Ringer) Lethal Foes of Spider-Man #3 (September, 1993) (as Strikeback)
First	Defenders #51 (June, 1977) (as Ringer) Lethal Foes of Spider-Man #3 (September, 1993) (as Strikeback)
Death	Thunderbolts #56 (September, 2001)
Death	Thunderbolts #56 (September, 2001)

History

First Ringer uniform.

Origin

Anthony Davis aka the Ringer was a minor criminal who tinkered with a suit with ring-shaped weapons. He was easily stopped by Nighthawk after breaking into a safe. During the fight, Nighthawk damaged Davis' teeth, and it took extensive dental work to repair his mouth while he served time.

Spider-Man

Disillusioned and wary of superheroes, he asked the Tinkerer to upgrade the armor design. Ringer intended to sell the new armor rather than continue committing crimes. While the Tinkerer was working on it, the N.Y.P.D. surrounded the workshop. Ringer managed to sneak in and put his armor on, but was surprised by the Beetle, who had also come to get armor upgrades. Beetle forced him to battle Spider-Man. A modified version of Ringer's own explosive ring was wrapped around his torso to make him comply. Ringer was easily beaten and the device triggered. However, it did no damage. Beetle had simply used Ringer to gain data on Spider-Man for use in his own suit.

Scourge

Vowing to get away from superheroes, Ringer moved to the Midwest. Ringer was one of many criminals called to a Bar with No Name in Ohio by Firebrand to meet about the threat of Scourge. However, Scourge was secretly the bartender. All who showed up were killed.

Strikeback

Leila Davis blamed both Spider-Man and Beetle for Davis' death. When she joined a group of other villains in attempting to kill Spidey, she was saved during the fight by her husband, who appeared as the cyborg Strikeback. Davis revealed that he had not actually died in the Scourge's massacre, but was barely alive when A.I.M. agents investigated the murder, seeking information on the technology used by the dead criminals. AIM created a new cyborg body for him, and he worked for the organization for some time before striking out on his own. As Strikeback, Davis was a much more skilled fighter than he was as the Ringer, defeating the team.

She-Hulk

Davis appeared in the gallery during the Tinkerer's court case.

Death

When Stegron damaged Davis' cybernetic systems, it caused them to slowly break down. He however had time to enjoy a short retirement with his wife before dying. However she was later killed in battle with Graviton.

Proto-Husk

Arnim Zola created a proto-husk version of the Ringer, but this version was killed by Deadpool.

Attributes

Power Grid

Powers

• Cybernetic Enhancement: A.I.M. scientist cybernetically enhanced his body, giving him enhanced strength, speed and durability.
  • Superhuman Strength: Strikeback was superhumanly strong and possessed Class 25 superhuman strength.
  • Superhuman Durability: Strikeback's cybernetic enhancement greatly enhanced his resistance to damage. Despite his great resistance to injury he was far from invulnerable and Stegron was able to critically damage him.
  • Flight: Strikeback could fly via jet propulsion.
  • Energy Projection: Strikeback could emit energy blasts.
  • Teleportation: Strikeback could teleport himsef and at least one passenger.

Abilities

• Gifted Intellect: Davis was a gifter mechanical engineer and inventor.
• Hand-to-Hand Combat: Davis possessed minimal skills in unarmed combat.

Paraphernalia

Equipment

• Ringer Suit: Ringer used an armored suit with various ring-based weapons that could be shot from from high-velocity gauntlet devices or thrown by hand.
  • Superhuman Durability: The suit was partially armored and granted him limited protection from injury.

Weapons

• Exploding Rings
• Freezing Rings
• Constrictor Rings: Rings that could crush a victim.
• Interlocking Rings: A series of interlocking rings that could be used as a whip, lasso or for climbing.
• Particulate Matter Condenser: Tinkerer added a 'matter condenser' that could form solid ring weapons from material such as soot and smog.

Notes

• The Ringer's early appearance is re-printed in Astonishing Spider-Man #49.
• The Ringer is featured in the battle between the Marvel and DC Universe in JLA/Avengers #4.

See Also

• 9 appearance(s) of Anthony Davis (Earth-616)
• 8 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Anthony Davis (Earth-616)
• 7 minor appearance(s) of Anthony Davis (Earth-616)
• 10 mention(s) of Anthony Davis (Earth-616)
• 1 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Anthony Davis (Earth-616)
• 4 image(s) of Anthony Davis (Earth-616)