Who Is Siege? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Siege is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of John Kelly, with over 57 comic issue appearances. John Kelly was the first attempt at creating a Deathlok cyborg. However, when the project failed he was killed. His brain patterns were later discovered by Michael Collins, as Deathlok, and reluctantly digitized into another cyborg body. John Kelly became the cyborg known as Siege.

Who is Siege?

Creation John Kelly was the first Deathlock in the 616 Marvel Universe and first appeared in Marvel Comics Presents #62 . Origin A soldier in the U.S Army, Colonel John Kelly returned from war due to public sentiment turning against it. Consaquently the war was left unfinished, Kelly resented having to "run" and few civilians celebrated or could even understand his actions. Kelly became a police officer, employing increasingly brutal methods in his war against crime. His work alienated his family, and Kelley's wife and daughter left him. Eventually Harlan Ryker recruited him to Cybertek as a test subject for military cyborgs, and Kelly jumped at a chance to finalt be a winner. John Kelly was the first attempt at creating a Deathlok cyborg created by the co-head of the C.I.A , for U.S. Army purposes.

Key facts

Siege is of cyborg origin and first appeared in "The Brains of the Outfit". The character is published by Marvel. With 57 recorded issue appearances, Siege ranks among the most featured characters in comics.