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Name: Vertigo
Group: Marauders, Savage Land Mutates
First Appearance: Marvel Fanfare #1
(December, 1981)

"And while the heroes are nice an' distracted... I'll use my vertigo power to turn their world upside-down." - Vertigo

Vertigo is a resident of the Savage Land, a secret tropical refuge for the long-extinct Dinosaurs and other extinct species of Earth. She was once a member of the Swamp Men, a tribe of primitive humans. She was mutated by Brainchild of the Savage Land Mutates, giving her the power to distort a person's equilibrium. She was later recruited into Mister Sinister's Marauders and participated in the "Mutant Massacre" of the Morlocks.

Vertigo is a native of the Savage Land and a former member of the Swamp Men tribe. Brainchild, one of the superhuman beings known as the Savage Land Mutates, used advanced genetic engineering techniques to transform her into a white-haired mutate resembling a human woman with the psionic power to disorient any living being's sense of balance.

Under unknown circumstances, Vertigo's powers and appearance were restored. Mister Sinister sent his agent Gambit to recruit mutant assassins for his team of Marauders. Gambit found Vertigo near a dock, and she agreed to join him in exchange for money.

Vertigo's first mission with the Marauders was to murder the entire population of the Morlocks, a community of mutants living underground in the New York City area. Vertigo and her teammates succeeded in this task, killing the vast majority of the Morlocks. In the course of this "Mutant Massacre," the Marauders first clashed with the mutant teams of adventurers known as the X-Men and X-Factor. Vertigo also briefly fought Thor, who had traveled to the sewers to assist the X-Men.

Subsequently, the X-Men thwarted the Marauders’ attempt to carry out Sinister’s order to murder his former pawn, Madelyne Pryor, in San Francisco. Later, Sinister sent the Marauders to battle the X-Men during the time of the demonic invasion of New York City known as the "Inferno."

Vertigo and her teammate Arclight temporarily left the Marauders to accept invitations to join the all-female supervillain team known as the Femizons. Led by Superia, Vertigo fought Captain America and Paladin but left the team after Superia's defeat.

Mister Sinister later ordered Vertigo and the Marauders to track down Threnody and X-Man. When they found the pair, X-Man used his powers to manipulate Riptide into killing Vertigo with his shurikens. The Marauders were quickly cloned and sent out once again to capture Threnody. Threnody jumped out of the way of Scalphunter's gunfire, resulting in Vertigo being gunned down. Threnody soon realized Scalphunter was using stun pellets as Vertigo was still alive.

Description
Name: Vertigo
Group: Marauders, Savage Land Mutates
First Appearance: Marvel Fanfare #1
(December, 1981)

"And while the heroes are nice an' distracted... I'll use my vertigo power to turn their world upside-down." - Vertigo

Vertigo is a resident of the Savage Land, a secret tropical refuge for the long-extinct Dinosaurs and other extinct species of Earth. She was once a member of the Swamp Men, a tribe of primitive humans. She was mutated by Brainchild of the Savage Land Mutates, giving her the power to distort a person's equilibrium. She was later recruited into Mister Sinister's Marauders and participated in the "Mutant Massacre" of the Morlocks.

Vertigo is a native of the Savage Land and a former member of the Swamp Men tribe. Brainchild, one of the superhuman beings known as the Savage Land Mutates, used advanced genetic engineering techniques to transform her into a white-haired mutate resembling a human woman with the psionic power to disorient any living being's sense of balance.

Under unknown circumstances, Vertigo's powers and appearance were restored. Mister Sinister sent his agent Gambit to recruit mutant assassins for his team of Marauders. Gambit found Vertigo near a dock, and she agreed to join him in exchange for money.

Vertigo's first mission with the Marauders was to murder the entire population of the Morlocks, a community of mutants living underground in the New York City area. Vertigo and her teammates succeeded in this task, killing the vast majority of the Morlocks. In the course of this "Mutant Massacre," the Marauders first clashed with the mutant teams of adventurers known as the X-Men and X-Factor. Vertigo also briefly fought Thor, who had traveled to the sewers to assist the X-Men.

Subsequently, the X-Men thwarted the Marauders’ attempt to carry out Sinister’s order to murder his former pawn, Madelyne Pryor, in San Francisco. Later, Sinister sent the Marauders to battle the X-Men during the time of the demonic invasion of New York City known as the "Inferno."

Vertigo and her teammate Arclight temporarily left the Marauders to accept invitations to join the all-female supervillain team known as the Femizons. Led by Superia, Vertigo fought Captain America and Paladin but left the team after Superia's defeat.

Mister Sinister later ordered Vertigo and the Marauders to track down Threnody and X-Man. When they found the pair, X-Man used his powers to manipulate Riptide into killing Vertigo with his shurikens. The Marauders were quickly cloned and sent out once again to capture Threnody. Threnody jumped out of the way of Scalphunter's gunfire, resulting in Vertigo being gunned down. Threnody soon realized Scalphunter was using stun pellets as Vertigo was still alive.