Who Is Dirt Nap? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Dirt Nap is a Marvel comic book character, with over 50 comic issue appearances. Once villainous, Dirt Nap was a leopard who changed his spots (well, his smile went from red to yellow, at least...).

Who is Dirt Nap?

Dirt Nap used to be a mutant with the ability to absorb and take on the form of others until he tried to absorb Wolverine , but couldn't due to Wolverine's strong healing factor. Dirt Nap managed to escape by absorbing a rat and taking on its form, but found that he couldn't undo the transformation and, thus, was forced to remain a rat. He later joined the Dark Riders , led by Genesis , and later still teamed up with Chimera to attempt to get revenge on Wolverine, whom he blamed for his rodent state of body. Both Chimera and Dirt Nap were assumed to have been killed in an implosion until they visited Emplate in his pocket dimension through a warp chamber (which appeared on Emplate's side as a door with the letters W.C. on it). The two villains, Emplate and Chimera, struck a deal and launched an attack on Generation X in a bid to regain what Emplate had lost but wanted so badly: a red-skinned mutant girl named Penance , his favorite snack. Dirt Nap, meanwhile, resurfaced on the grounds of the Massachutts Academy where Generation X trained. A police chief named Chief Authier thought he'd shot the rat, but Dirt Nap was just playing possum.

Key facts

Dirt Nap is of mutant origin and first appeared in "Manhattan Rhapsody". The character is published by Marvel. With 50 recorded issue appearances, Dirt Nap ranks among the most featured characters in comics.