Who Is Sin? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Sin is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Sinthia Schmidt, with over 276 comic issue appearances. The daughter of the Red Skull who was aged at an accelerated rate by means of advanced technology so she could be of use to her father.

Who is Sin?

Origin While on his Isle of Exiles stronghold, the Red Skull chose a peasant washerwoman reminiscent of his mother to bear his heir. The woman died giving birth to a daughter. Furious, having wanted a son, the Skull spat in the dead woman's face, then took the newborn to throw her into the sea. Convinced by his underling Susan Scarbo to spare the child, the Skull ordered Scarbo to be her "night mother" and raise her in misery, anger and hate at Skull-House, an old Catholic monastery, only seeing her himself five minutes a week. The young Sinthia Shmidt was a brutal beast of a girl; Susan Scarbo's prize pupil. Learning he was dying and needing an instant heir, the Skull used his Deus Machina to artificially age Sinthia into adulthood, mentally indoctrinate her and empower her as Mother Superior. The Skull then aged and empowered four orphan girls as Sinthia's worshippers, the Sisters of Sin : Sisters Agony , Death , Dream and Pleasure . The Death of the Red Skull Still hesitant about a woman heir, the Skull had Sinthia recruit and train Baron Helmut Zemo , then played them against each other.

Key facts

Sin is of human origin and first appeared in "Echoes". The character is published by Marvel. With 276 recorded issue appearances, Sin ranks among the most featured characters in comics.