HistoryEdit
Marc Barros was the son of the wealthy Bernand Barros. He and his father left for a research trip with his brother Alexander, but their submarine was shot down by the evil Warlok. They were rescued by Roy Roman, who, through the magic of his people, was able to unlock the powers of Alexander and Marc. Marc obtained the ability to breathe underwater, enhanced strength and durability and the ability to fly.
Brigade
Marc was recruited into the second iteration of Brigade by Battlestone alongside his brother. They funded their operations, and worked with Atlas, Kayo, Stasis and Thermal. In 1992, they freed a group of hostages from terrorists. During the operation, Marc showcased extreme brutality by dropping one of the terrorists from several stories up in front of a news crew.[1] A week later, an alien named Genocide arrived with a spaceship in Los Angeles challenging Brigade. The team was able to knock him out, but they were all teleported to Genocide's home planet, D'Vor.[2] Brigade appeared in an arena, where the D'Voran Imperial High Council Magistrate declared Brigade had challenged Genocide first and for that crime they had to be executed. With no room for discussion, Brigade escaped the arena they were in, but when they were swarmed by an army of D'Voran fighters, Thermal blasted a hole through the ground, leading them into The Tunnels, a sewage system. There, they defeated a gruesome monster. Afterwards, they were intercepted by a D'Voran task force called The Factor, composed by Knockdown, Reign and Trek, who overpowered Brigade until they were stopped by the arrival of a group of freedom fighters who called themselves the Birds of Prey.[3] Not wanting to fight the Birds of Prey in their territory, The Factor fled.[4]
A few days later, both teams were found by Imperial High Guard. Fighting through the imperial forces, they were led back towards the Citadel, where Genocide was waiting for them. Genocide challenged Battlestone to a one-on-one match. If Battlestone won, the Magistrate would teleport Brigade back to Earth, but if he lost, they would all become Genocide's personal slaves. Genocide exacted the combat by opening the floor and dropping himself and Stone into a pit. Brigade and the Birds of Prey rushed to join them by bursting through the wall to join in. Battlestone insisted on fighting Genocide alone, and left the teams to take care of the guards. Sadly, Genocide murdered Atlas. Afterwards, the surviving members of Brigade boarded a ship and barely managed to escape the Citadel, heading for open space, and Earth.[4]
After three months in space, Brigade returned to Earth and landed their spacecraft in their Malibu headquarters. Blaming him for Atlas’s death, Stasis quit the team. As she left, she was shot in the head and killed by Battlestone’s brother, Cabbot Stone. He had come with his team Bloodstrike to capture or kill Brigade under orders of Washington. In the course of the ensuing battle, Bloodstrike member Deadlock shot Seahawk multiple times, which would have killed him if not for his healing factor. Seahawk fell unconscious along with Kayo while the rest of Brigade escaped.[5]
Bloodstrike secured Kayo and Seahawk as their prisoners and boarded them into their jet. The two of them were put in a healing nutrient bath, where Bloodstrike's computer, Roam, was surprised at Seahawk's healing factor. Shortly after, an ally of Brigade from before Seahawk's time, Lethal, snuck into the jet and shot at Seahawk's tube, freeing him.[6] Seahawk tackled Cabbot, who didn't receive help from his teammates, as they wanted to see how he'd do. After trading punches, Cabbot shot Seahawk in the chest. Seahawk retaliated by impaling Cabbot with the spires on his helmet. With Cabbot temporarily down, Lethal grabbed Seahawk and jumped out of the plane.[7]
Lethal teleported her and Seahawk to one of Battlestone’s safehouses on an island in the Caribbean to stock up on weaponry. Seahawk noticed she had access to Roam and demanded answers. Lethal explained that she was an old ally of Battlestone and that Washington was against Brigade because John was waging a war against the U.S. government and their program called Project: Born Again, through which the government resurrected dead operatives including Battlestone and the members of Bloodstrike. John dragged Seahawk and his brother into it because they had the funds he didn't have, but all the press Brigade was getting made the government nervous that John would blow the lid on the people who really ran the world from the shadows. Afterwards, Lethal and Seahawk teleported into the Los Angeles branch of G.A.T.E. International, where Roam had located Brigade, who were fighting against Bloodstrike. Seahawk's brother, Coldsnap, had mutated after the apparatus regulating his powers broke, and he now looked like a hulking ice monster.[8]
Amidst the fighting, Shogun shot at Stasis’s rejuvenation chamber under Cabbot's orders, preventing her resurrection. Infuriated, Battlestone lashed out at Cabbot while Seahawk and Lethal took on Deadlock. Battlestone and Cabbot argued and beat the crap out of each other until Battlestone told Cabbot to leave Brigade alone or else he would expose Project: Born Again to the public. Finally, Cabbot told Battlestone to kill him, but Battlestone refused, saying letting him live was even worse, and left with Brigade. Brigade flew away in their jet, and Battlestone warned the team that Bloodstrike would come after them again, but letting them go sent a message to the puppet masters controlling their strings.[9]
Later events
After the apparent death of Alexander at the hands of Crypt, Marc lost his will to fight. Marc abandoned his career as a superhero, but he kept the team together by supporting it financially. After the death of ShadowHawk and a group of cults attempted to take control of Neuport, Marc found his fighting spirit and helped the rest of the team to avert the crisis. Shortly after, Battlestone and some members of Youngblood launched an offensive against Brigade and killed most of the team. Marc and Roman arrived too late to help their companions. Marc was overwhelmed by a surprise attack by Cougar, but he was saved by Roman and brought to safety. Years later, Marc was patrolling the seas when he ran into an alien invasion attempt and clashed with a large alien sea monster.
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