The Diamondback Legacy

2 heroes have worn the Diamondback mantle.

Successorheld the mantle from 1985

Rachel Leighton

Captain America #310 (1985) · 134 appearances

Powers. Super-Soldier Serum: Diamondback received a transfusion of blood from Captain America that granted her peak human abilities.; Peak Human Strength; Peak Human Stamina; Peak Human Speed; Peak Human Reflexes; Peak Human Agility

Origin

Rachel Leighton debuted as a Serpent Society assassin skilled with explosive, poison-tipped throwing diamonds before a complicated romance with Captain America drew her toward heroism. A blood transfusion from Steve Rogers later elevated her to peak human physical condition.

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The originalheld the mantle from 1972

Willis Harold Stryker

Hero for Hire #1 (1972) · 29 appearances

Powers. No superhuman powers; expert knife-fighter, fast and accurate with thrown blades. Used specialized knives (poison-gas, sonic, and explosive) gadget-built to counter Luke Cage's unbreakable skin.

Origin

Willis Stryker was a Harlem gang lord and childhood friend of Luke Cage who betrayed him by framing him for a drug crime, sending Cage to prison — an act of treachery that inadvertently set Cage on the path to becoming a super hero. Operating as Diamondback, Stryker relied on lethal diamond-shaped throwing knives rather than any superhuman ability.

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