Finesse (comics)

Finesse
Finesse battling her potential father Taskmaster
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Avengers Academy #1
In-story information
Alter ego	Jeanne Foucault
Team affiliations	Avengers Academy
Abilities	Photographic reflexes Eidetic memory

Finesse is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Finesse first appeared in Avengers Academy #1 (June 2010) and was created by Christos Gage and Mike McKone. She appeared as a regular character in the series through its final issue #39 (Jan 2013).

Finesse's past is one not all too clear, as her parents were once criminals who trained under Taskmaster, her abilities as an polymath manifested at a young age which stunted her emotional growth and social abilities, making her very unsociable at times. She was approached by Norman Osborn and accepted his offer, and in fact was a willing participant in his test, only making her better while giving Osborn what he wanted.

Finesse is recruited into the Avengers Academy along with five other students who have been affected by Osborn. Finesse blackmails Quicksilver into training her the way Magneto trained him. She figures out that she may, in fact, be the genetic daughter of Taskmaster, but due to his position during Dark Reign all possible evidence has been deleted or sealed. They have a confrontation but no straight answer as the information of his "Photographic reflexes" overwrites his actual memories so he can't remember the previous day, let alone the year she was born, but knows it's a possibility. After a sparring session, so Taskmaster can remember her movements at least knowing she's possibly his child, they part ways.

Her ability to percept even the slightest facial movements makes her a human lie detector. He is able to deduce that Jeremy Briggs, also a former Osbourne torture victim, is trying to manipulate the students to quit the team and join his evil corporation.

Despite her lack of emotions, she volunteers to sacrifice herself to save the rest of the team from Greithoth: Breaker of Wills and Skirn: Breaker of Men during the "Fear Itself" storyline. Pym rescues the students before the bomb detonates.