Shiklah | |
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Shiklah with her pet, Bug.
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | Deadpool: The Gauntlet #3 (January 2014) |
Created by |
Brian Posehn Gerry Duggan Reilly Brown |
In-story information | |
Species | Succubus |
Place of origin | Earth |
Notable aliases |
Queen of the Undead (formerly) Mrs. Deadpool (formerly) Dracula's Wife (currently) |
Abilities | Superhuman strength and speed Enhanced agility, reflexes and endurance Shapeshifting Mind control Ability to project regular and ethereal flame |
Queen of the Undead (formerly) Mrs. Deadpool (formerly)
Shiklah is a fictional character that appears in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She was formerly married to Deadpool, but has recently divorced him, marrying Dracula instead.
The character first appeared in the web comic Deadpool: The Gauntlet #3, created by writers Brian Posehn and Gerry Duggan and artist Reilly Brown.
Before humans came to be, Shiklah and her family ruled over the monster world. Vampires sought to overthrow them by starting a war that lasted over a century, which also saw the coming of man. After their family was overwhelmed and their kingdom had fallen, Shiklah's father was distraught over the seeming deaths of his sons and decided to seal her away in a coffin until the war ran its course, or until she was to be wed. Deadpool was hired by Dracula to bring Shiklah to him so he could marry her, in order to take over her old lands and unite the monster world under his rule and end a long feud. After traveling to the Arabian Peninsula, Deadpool timely rescued Shiklah (sealed in a coffin) before a faction of teleporting vampires managed to destroy it. Deadpool brought the coffin to Greece and got into a fight with the Minotaur, where the coffin shattered and Shiklah was awakened along with her pet, Bug.
Shiklah repaid Deadpool's service by attempting to absorb his life force by kissing him, but failed due to Deadpool's healing factor. Shiklah then followed Deadpool out of Greece by hopping a train to Paris, and they were intercepted by Blade who was trying to convince Deadpool that Shiklah was a monster and Deadpool should give her up. They fought, and Shiklah (in her monster form) helped Deadpool to defeat Blade, as they had grown close.
After Deadpool arranged transportation by calling his friend Bob, the pair decided to see Paris and visited the Catacombs. After Shiklah saved Deadpool from being possessed by a templar ghost, she admitted having feelings for him. Deadpool pushed away her advances due to his worry that things would turn disastrous just like all of his past relationships.
After leaving the Catacombs, the pair was captured by Hydra, who wanted to exploit Shiklah's power. They soon escaped the frying pan but into the fire as the Hydra vessel was intercepted by A.I.M. Shiklah proved herself by fighting and defeating the A.I.M. agents and a large robot, but she was captured by MODOK. Deadpool then defeated MODOK and saved Shiklah from being abducted by A.I.M.