Who Is Frenzy? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Frenzy is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Joanna Cargill, with over 995 comic issue appearances. A former freelance mercenary that worked for Apocalypse, Frenzy joined Magneto as a member of the Acolytes and served as ambassador of Genosha. She joined the X-Men after the Age of X.

Who is Frenzy?

Origin Joanna Cargill Joanna was an unexpected baby girl who did not get her father´s acceptance because of her poor health status and weakness. She was the second baby in her family, his father was militant and her mother was a religious coward woman. Her older brother joined the army an eventually he was reported killed. After her brother´s death her father beat her up and finally due to his abusive treatment Joanna developed her mutant powers and accidentally killed him in self defense. Joanna Cargill grew up bitter and angry at the world for oppressing her as a black woman and a mutant. She found solace in expressing her anger through criminal activity, working as a mercenary-for-hire. She often clashed with other mercenaries, such as Gambit, who she formed a brief romantic relationship with. She had often felt aimless, which led her to use her invulnerability in reckless ways, and made her susceptible to other mutants, such as Apocalypse and Magneto.

Key facts

Frenzy is of mutant origin and first appeared in "Trials and Terrors". The character is published by Marvel. With 995 recorded issue appearances, Frenzy ranks among the most featured characters in comics.