Arcade (Marvel Comics)

Arcade
Arcade in X-Factor vol. 3 #30. Art by Valentine De Landro
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Marvel Team-Up vol. 1 #65 (cover date January 1978)
Created by	Chris Claremont (Writer) John Byrne (Artist)
In-story information
Team affiliations	Crazy Gang
Partnerships	Miss Locke Mister Chambers White Rabbit Mastermind (Martinique Jason)
Notable aliases	Mister A, "Mad Monk," Pinball Wizard, A.R. Cadenski
Abilities	Genius intelligence Via technology, energy sources and magic: Force field generation Near invulnerability Motor function control Telekinesis Matter manipulation Ability to blow apart anyone with a simple gesture

Arcade is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in 1978's Marvel Team-Up (vol. 1) #65, created by writer Chris Claremont and writer/artist John Byrne. The character is a combination of evil genius and hitman who carries out his assassinations via various elaborate traps, often referred to as his Murderworld. He was the main villain and driving force behind the 2012-2014 comic book Avengers Arena.

Arcade's first intended victims were Spider-Man and Captain Britain but since Arcade's Murderworld games always leaves the outcome up to chance the duo defeated Arcade and escaped with their lives. Over the years Arcade has targeted a multitude of X-Men and members of X-Factor, X-Force and Excalibur. For a while he used the Crazy Gang as his hired henchmen with limited success. In Avenger Arena Arcade and his associates manage to kidnap 16 super powered teens and force them to fight each other and his latest Murderworld for survival. During the storyline several of the teens were killed but in the end Arcade seemingly dies as S.H.I.E.L.D.. Wolverine, Hank Pym and Captain Britain free the surviving teens. In the follow up series Avengers Undercover it was revealed that Arcade survived and that it was a clone that was killed at the end of the story.