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Shiklah

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Shiklah
Shiklah with her pet, Bug.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceDeadpool: The Gauntlet #3 (January 2014)
Created byBrian Posehn
Gerry Duggan
Reilly Brown
In-story information
SpeciesSuccubus
Place of originEarth
Notable aliasesQueen of the Undead (formerly)
Mrs. Deadpool (formerly)
Shiklah Wilson (formerly)
Mrs. Wilson (formerly)
Deadpool's Wife (estranged)
Dracula's Wife (currently)
AbilitiesSuperhuman strength and speed
Enhanced agility, reflexes and endurance
Shapeshifting
Mind control
Ability to project regular and ethereal flame

Shiklah is a supervillain that appears in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She was married to Deadpool, but they became estranged, and she married Dracula instead.

Publication history

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The character first appeared in the web comic Deadpool: The Gauntlet #3, created by writers Brian Posehn and Gerry Duggan and artist Reilly Brown.

Fictional character biography

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Shiklah is a succubus who ruled over the monsters of Earth alongside her family before humans existed. After being overthrown by the vampires, Shiklah's father sealed her and her pet dragon, Bug, in a coffin to protect them. In the present, Dracula tasks Deadpool with retrieving Shiklah so she can help him unite the monster world under his rule.[1] Shiklah falls in love with Deadpool instead, and they ultimately marry in a ceremony officiated by Nightcrawler. However, the two ultimately divorce, with Shiklah marrying Dracula instead.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Powers and abilities

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As a succubus, Shiklah possesses superhuman physical abilities and is nigh-immortal. She can additionally generate ethereal fire, shapeshift, create dimensional portals, and drain the life force of others.

Alternate versions

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  • An alternate universe variant of Shiklah from Earth-16356 appears in Deadpool 2099. This version was shrunken and imprisoned in Deadpool's body following a failed attempt to conquer Earth.[9]
  • An alternate universe variant of Shiklah appears in Deadpool & Cable: Split Second.[10]
  • An alternate universe variant of Shiklah from Earth-61610 appears in the Secret Wars tie-in Mrs. Deadpool and the Howling Commandos.

References

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  1. ^ Deadpool: The Gauntlet #3
  2. ^ Deadpool (vol. 3) #27
  3. ^ Deadpool (vol. 4) #1
  4. ^ Deadpool (vol. 4) #5 (January 2016)
  5. ^ Spider-Man/Deapool #2 (February 2016)
  6. ^ Deadpool: Last Days Of Magic #1 (April 2016)
  7. ^ Deadpool (vol. 4) #28
  8. ^ Deadpool (vol. 4) #29
  9. ^ Deadpool (vol. 6) #6 (2016)
  10. ^ Deadpool & Cable: Split Second #4 (December 2015)
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