David North (comics)

David North
Agent Zero, on the cover to Weapon X #3. Art by Georges Jeanty.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	X-Men vol. 2 #5 (February 1992)
Created by	Jim Lee
In-story information
Alter ego	Christoph "Christopher" Nord
Species	Human Mutant
Team affiliations	Cell Six CIA Weapon X Team X
Notable aliases	David North, Maverick, Agent Zero
Abilities	Expert marksman Expert hand-to-hand combatant Former mutant abilities: Kinetic absorption Kinetic blasts Accelerated healing factor Inodorosity (no discernible scent) Anti-healing factor corrosive

David North (born Christoph "Christopher" Nord) is a fictional mutant character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He was originally known as Maverick, and more recently as Agent Zero. The character first appeared in X-Men (vol. 2) #5 and was created by Jim Lee.

Daniel Henney portrayed Agent Zero in the 2009 superhero film X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

David North has appeared in a self-titled one-shot Maverick: In the Shadow of Death as well as a self-titled short-lived ongoing series called Maverick.

Later, as Agent Zero, he became a regular in the second series of Weapon X.

Christoph Nord was born in East Germany. His early history is clouded in mystery, though there are whispers that his parents were involved with the Nazi regime. He also had an older brother, Andreas. A mutant, Christoph possessed the ability to absorb kinetic energy through impact with little to no harm.

A self-described idealist, he fought against the communist regime during the height of the Cold War, joining a West German black ops unit named Cell Six. On a mission in Italy, he was injured by a rival assassin codenamed the Confessor.

While recovering, he met an Italian nurse, Ginetta Barsalini, whom he fell in love with and married. Over the next three years, Cell Six's field agents were eliminated one by one, except for Nord. Nord realized Ginetta was a spy. Threatening to shoot her, he demanded to know her employer. Saying he didn't have the guts to shoot a defenseless woman in cold blood, she lunged at him with a knife, causing him to shoot her in self-defense. Dying, she revealed that in killing her, he also killed their unborn child. Long after this incident, Nord continues to be wracked with guilt about the betrayal and still seeks answers as to whom Barsalini was working for. This watershed moment left Nord cold and distrusting of everyone, especially women.