Who Is Strikeback? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Strikeback is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Anthony Davis, with over 57 comic issue appearances. Anthony Davis was the first super-villain known as Ringer. After his untimely near-death at the hands of the Scourge of the Underworld, he was rebuilt as the cyborg Strikeback.

Who is Strikeback?

Origin The first Ringer suit. The original Ringer was a man named Anthony Davis whose first outing as a criminal led him into conflict with Nighthawk when he broke into Kyle Richmond 's building and ripped open a safe with an explosive ring. This was the first field test of the Ringer suit and Davis was pleased with the results. Davis caught Nighthawk with a constricting ring that destroyed his jet-pack. Davis was upset that a man like Kyle Richmond had inherited his fortune and accused him of making more money by ripping off the natural resources, his employees and consumers. The Ringer told Nighthawk that he was no longer going to work menial labor at the NASA Labs and technology would truly enrich the common man, instead of cheapening it. The Ringer would link up a number of metal rings to form a whiplike weapon he could strike and snare his enemy. The Ringer was forced to retreat when he ran out of rings and tried to escape through a window.

Key facts

Strikeback is of cyborg origin and first appeared in "A Round with the Ringer!". The character is published by Marvel. With 57 recorded issue appearances, Strikeback ranks among the most featured characters in comics.