Who Is Lasher? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Lasher is a Marvel comic book character, with over 56 comic issue appearances. One of the five symbiotes forcibly spawned from the Venom symbiote by the Life Foundation.

Who is Lasher?

Origin Ramón Hernández Lasher is a forced spawn of the symbiote known as Venom . He, along with five other symbiotes, were created by a sinister corporation called the Life Foundation . This corporation experimented with Venom in the hopes of developing superhuman peacekeepers to watch over their imagined fallout shelter utopia. One of the three men who were chosen as hosts for Venom's spawn was the mercenary Ramón Hernández. Creation Lasher was created by David Michelinie, Ron Lim, Sam DeLarosa and Al Milgrom in 1993 and first appeared in Venom: Lethal Protector #4. The name "Lasher" derives from the character's action figure. In the comic books he was only known by his first name Ramón, with no superhuman alias. This name has since stuck however, as in 2012's Carnage U.S.A.

Key facts

Lasher is of alien origin and first appeared in "Part 4: Deadly Birth!". The character is published by Marvel. With 56 recorded issue appearances, Lasher ranks among the most featured characters in comics.