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The Asp (Cleo Nefertiti) is a former supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe, and was a member of the Serpent Society and BAD Girls, Inc.. She was created by Mark Gruenwald and Paul Neary, and first appeared in ''Captain America'' vol. 1 #310. ==Fictional character biography== Intelligent yet soft-spoken, Asp was born in Tanta, Egypt. It was there that she earned her reputation as an exotic dancer, being able to charm snakes with her sensual movements. Her ability to generate blasts of energy which cause paralysis intrigued the leader of the Serpent Society, Sidewinder, and he invited her to join the group.〔''Captain America'' #310〕 Given the task to spread the word of a new criminal organization to those who would be interested brought Asp and her comrade, Cottonmouth, straight to the notorious Kingpin.〔''Captain America'' #311〕 She also participated in the mission to murder M.O.D.O.K., though she was defeated when Captain America entered the battle.〔''Captain America'' #313〕 She was not as cold-hearted as some of her teammates, though she didn't hesitate to get down and dirty with the best of them. With the Serpent Society, she stole MODOK's corpse from the morgue, and turned it over to AIM.〔''Captain America'' #315〕 Alongside Anaconda, she confronted the Ringmaster over the Death Adder's murder.〔''Captain America'' #319〕 Asp became firm friends with fellow members Diamondback and Black Mamba after Viper attempted to take over leadership of the Serpent Society. Viper captured and poisoned Asp, Black Mamba, and Bushmaster because they refused to betray Sidewinder. They were later rescued by Captain America and Diamondback.〔''Captain America'' #342〕 Asp participated in the Serpent Society's mission to recover mystic objects for Ghaur and Llyra, and battled the X-Men.〔''Uncanny X-Men Annual'' #13〕 She also skirmished alone with Captain America at the club where she worked as an exotic dancer, when he confronted her about Diamondback's whereabouts.〔''Captain America'' #369〕 With Anaconda and Black Mamba, she shadowed Diamondback on her first date with Steve Rogers, and battled the Gamecock.〔''Captain America'' #371〕 When the Serpent Society put Diamondback on trial, the Asp voted in her favor. When King Cobra ordered the death of Diamondback, the Asp contacted Sidewinder to rescue Diamondback. The Asp and Black Mamba fought the other Serpent Society members, but were captured along with Paladin and Diamondback by King Cobra and Bushmaster. With the help of Captain America, the four of them escaped and defeated the Serpent Society.〔''Captain America'' #380-382〕 She also briefly battled Alpha Flight during the Acts of Vengeance〔''Alpha Flight'' #79-80〕 while fleeing the first Superhuman Registration Act, where it was revealed that she is a mutant. She soon joined Diamondback and Black Mamba in forming BAD Girls, Inc., adopting a new costume.〔''Captain America'' #385〕 After being ambushed by Anaconda and captured by the Serpent Society, the B.A.D. Girls were rescued by MODAM. With other female costumed criminals, the B.A.D. Girls were invited aboard Superia's cruise ship and joined her Femizons. When Captain America and Paladin infiltrated the cruise ship the Femizons resided on, Asp and Black Mamba decided to help the heroes escape Superia.〔''Captain America'' #386-392〕 Asp, Black Mamba, and Impala went to one of the "Bar With No Name" locations, and battled Battleaxe, Steel Wind, and Golddigger. Asp and her friends broke into a former Serpent Society headquarters, battled Sersi, and took an abandoned Serpent Saucer.〔''Captain America'' #394-397〕 She later joined up with the Serpent Society once again, but then left to be reunited with the B.A.D. Girls as freelance mercenaries.〔''Cable/Deadpool'' #20〕 They went up against Cable, Deadpool, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist, and eventually teamed up with The Cat to find the "Dominus Objective." However, the B.A.D. Girls eventually discover that Cable was the one who hired them.〔''Cable/Deadpool'' #23〕 Asp is one of the few mutants who retained their powers after the events of M-Day.〔''Civil War: Battle Damage Report'' #1〕〔''Civil War'' #6-7〕 During the ''Civil War'' storyline, The Asp and the other B.A.D. Girls were revealed to be members of Captain America's "Secret Avengers", openly opposing the Superhuman Registration Act. She took part in the final battle of the "war", but did not accept the offer of amnesty that came with Captain America's surrender.〔''Civil War: Battle Damage Report'' #1〕〔''Civil War'' #6-7〕 Later, Asp and the other BAD Girls were captured by The Mighty Avengers in a New York City mall.〔''Giant-Size Avengers'' #1〕 During the ''Dark Reign'' storyline, Asp is revealed as a member of the Initiative's new team for the state of Delaware, the Women Warriors.〔''Avengers: The Initiative'' #26〕 During the Siege, she joined Norman Osborn in the assault on Asgard alongside the Dark Avengers and the Initiative members that are on his side.〔''Siege'' #1-2〕〔''Avengers: The Initiative'' #32〕 During the ''Avengers vs. X-Men'' storyline, Asp was once again seen as part of the Serpent Society, apparently having abandoned her attempts at reformation. The group was quickly defeated by Hope Summers during a botched bank robbery.〔''Avengers vs. X-Men'' #0〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Asp (comics)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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