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    Dmitri Smerdyakov, AKA Chameleon, was first member of an inexperienced Spider-Man's rogue's gallery. The Chameleon is an elite spy and a master of disguise, using a variety of masks, technology, and other inventive techniques to flawless mimic the appearance and mannerisms of virtually anyone. Although he has been revealed to be the half-brother of Kraven The Hunter, the face behind his trade-mark white mask – worn even beneath his other masks – has never been seen.

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    The Chameleon (Dmitri Smerdyakov)

    Real Name: Dmitri Anatoly Nikolayevich Smerdyakov Kravinoff.

    Other Aliases: The Master of Disguise, Professor Newton, Dr. Ashley Kafka, Dmitri Kravinoff, Stepan Ivanov, Kraven the Hunter, Peter Parker, J. Jonah Jameson, General "Thunderbolt" Ross, Rick Jones, Dr. Henry Pym, Dr. Turner, Torpedo, Captain George Stacy, Dr. Robert Bruce Banner, Captain America, Spider-Man, Al Gore, and many other various identities.

    Alignment: Bad.

    Group Affiliations: The Superior Six. Formerly MODOK's 11 , the USSR, Hydra, Sinister Twelve, the Exterminators Founder, Colonel Masab (during the Dark Reign era), the Sinister Six, the Sinister Twelve, the Kravinoff Family, and the KGB. Former Partnerships with Kraven The Hunter. Former Employee of the The Leader, the Lobo Brothers, Hammerhead, Doctor Octopus, and the Kingpin.

    Known Relatives: Nikolai Kravinoff Patriarch (Father, Deceased), Sonya Smerdyakova (Mother, Deceased),Sergei Kravinoff (Kraven the Hunter) Half-Brother, Sasha Aleksandra NikolaevichKravinoff (Sister In-Law, Deceased), Vladimir Kravinoff (The Grim Hunter) (Nephew; Deceased), Alyosha Kravinoff (Kraven the Hunter), Nephew), Ana Kravinoff (Niece), Nedrocci Tannengarden (Nephew; Deceased).

    Status

    Species: Mutated Human.

    Citizenship: Soviet (later Russian) citizen with a criminal record in the United States of America.

    Identity: His identity as the Chameleon is known throughout the general public or populace of Earth. However, his dual identity as Dmitri Smerdyakov is only known throughout various government organizations and multiple superhuman groups and is not widely known throughout the general public or populace of Earth.

    Marital Status: Single.

    Occupations: Professional Spy, Criminal, Espionage Agent, and Mercenary. Former Head and Crimelord of the New York Underworld and Former Soviet Spy.

    Place of Birth: Unknown place in Russia on the planet Earth.

    Base of Operations: Mobile in New York City in the United States of America on the planet Earth. Formerly Volgograd (Stalingrad), Russia all on the planet Earth.

    Characteristics

    Gender: Male.

    Height: Variable. Unknown.

    Weight: Variable. Unknown.

    Eyes: Variable. Unknown. (previously, brown).

    Hair: Variable. Unknown.

    Skin: Pale white.

    Unusual Features: The Chameleon's head and face are smooth and featureless when he is not actively mimicking someone.

    Powers:

    Imitation: Originally, the Chameleon had no superhuman powers and simply used makeup and elaborate costuming to impersonate his targets. However, Later on, the Chameleon's powers are made innate as a experimental serum rendered his flesh malleable, the pigmentation of his skin and even the nature of the epidermis have been surgically and mutagenically altered by a serum so that he can instantly take on the physical appearance of any person at will allowing him to look, imitate, and impersonate other various individuals. The Chameleon's malleable flesh can assume the appearance and features of virtually any human being he chooses. This includes changing his eye pigmentation, hair style or colour, body shape or type, and facial features. The Chameleon’s abilities are limited only by the extent of his imagination. The Chameleon later required his Computer Belt in order to trigger this power. If he lost the belt, the Chameleon would revert back to his normal, dead-white form. However his true face wasn't known even to his family, so this could actually have been his power all along. The Chameleon also wears fabric made of memory material that responds to nerve impulses and can appear to be what ever costume he wishes to be.

    When his past friendship with Sergei Kravinoff was revealed, it was also revealed that the Chameleon had taken some of the same mystical serums that Kraven the Hunter had taken over the years. This would mean that the Chameleon’s body is somewhat physical augmented. However it is at a much lower level than that of Kraven, as his augmentations may not have allowed him to reached superhuman level. This includes:

    Enhanced Strength:The Chameleon’s physical strength was enhanced to a higher human level. The Chameleon has shown that he is strong enough to hold and crush a drinking glass with one hand.

    EnhancedEndurance:The Chameleon’smusculature are enhanced to a higher human level allowing his body to produces somewhat less fatigue toxins during physical activity giving him greater endurance and stamina to fight, run, or perform other physical activities for longer periods of time than most normal humans before the build up of fatigue toxins in his bloodstream begins to impair him and affect his overall capabilities.

    EnhancedDurability: In addition to his greater strength. The Chameleon’sbodily tissue is somewhat harder, tougher, and more resistant to all forms of physical injury than that of the bodily tissues of a normal human. While not bulletproof as he can still be injured by many types of conventional weapons such as standard firearms and bladed weapons. The Chameleon is able to withstand stronger forms of impact forces or blunt force trauma than most normal humans.

    Superhuman Longevity: Upon drinking Kraven's mystical jungle potions. The Chameleon’s natural aging process changed causing him to age at much slower rate than that of normal humans giving him a extended lifespan. Although it’s unknown how long his life span is, seeing as how both the Chameleon and Kraven the Hunter are half brothers who grew up together.This would suggest that the Chameleon is of a similar age making him to be over 70 years old and yet have the physical appearance and vitality of someone in their 30ies.

    Abilities

    Education: The Chameleon has had a limited education; however he was trained by the KGB.

    Master of Disguise: Even without his powers or his Microcomputer Belt, the Chameleon is one of the world’s greatest masters of disguise. The Chameleon is a master at creating lifelike masks and make-up. The Chameleon is also a quick-changing artist who can assume a new disguise in less than a minute, although he no longer needs to use such skills.

    Voice Mimicry: The Chameleon can also flawlessly imitate and mimic nearly anyone's voice and/or speech patterns he hears, although he no longer needs to use such skills.

    Skilled Actor: The Chameleon is a brilliant method actor and impressionist as well as being a master of both Politics and Business Administration when using his skills to get what he wants. The Chameleon can imitate others in such a convincing manner that, apart from the people closest to that person practically no one can tell the Chameleon and his victims apart. His natural talents are now increased by a serum that would allow him to alter his face at will.

    Multi-Lingual: The Chameleon can also speak fluently in several different languages including English, Russian, and others without using any kind of accent.

    Skilled Combatant: The Chameleon is a formidable and experienced hand to hand combatant who possesses knowledge based on basic street-fighting techniques and was using any kind of fighting techniques and skills he learned from his time with the KGB, making the Chameleon an above average unarmed combatant.

    Escapologist: The Chameleon is a Master of Espionage.

    Explosives Expert: The Chameleon is a skilled with explosives.

    Skilled Marksman: The Chameleon is a pretty good Marksman with his air-pistol.

    Skilled Pilot: The Chameleon is a skilled pilot capable of driving and piloting helicopters and planes.

    Although the Chameleon is not a scientific genius, during his increased lifespan he has been exposed to a wide array of sophisticated experimental technology, much of which he can apply effectively in his nefarious schemes.

    Strength level

    The Chameleon did possesses the normal physical human strength for a man his age, height, and build who engages in moderate, regular exercise. Later on however, the Chameleon did take the same serums his half brother Kraven took. But do to much less exercise the Chameleon's physical strength is much lower than that of Kraven’s as although his physical strength did increase to higher level. The Chameleon does not possesses superhuman strength. Just to a higher level of normal human strength.

    Weaknesses

    None known.

    Equipment

    Microcomputer Belt: Later on, the Chameleon obtained a microcomputer belt buckle from Spencer Smythe. This microcomputer belt buckle serves three functions. 1. A video scanner receiver records and analyzes a person’s overall appearance including facial features of anyone the Chameleon encounters and feeds that information into a visual synthesizer that interpolates the rest of the person’s appearance so that it can duplicate his or her facial features using electrical impulses. 2. Its memory banks can store up to hundreds of different images including facial features. 3. The computer utilizes Holographic Image technology that when an image is called up via a code tapped on the belt’s keypad, subtle electrical signals trigger changes in the Chameleon’s body and eye pigmentation allows him to change his appearance at the push of a button. A secondary signal alters the appearance of his clothing. His microcomputer belt buckle also is capable of allowed him to appear as two different people to two separate observers simultaneously by altering the perception of multiple viewers simultaneously.

    Memory Material: The Chameleon’s clothing is made of a special fabric of memorial materials that can reshape and recolor itself by electrical impulses from his computer belt so as to resemble the clothing of the person he is impersonating.The change is triggered by his computer belt. Since the Chameleon can now take on the physical appearance of any person at will. The fabric made of memory material that now responds to his nerve impulses and can modified and appear to be what ever costume he wishes to be.

    Knockout Darts: The Chameleon carries a small air pistol that fires darts up to 40 darts. These darts contain a potent anesthetic which knocks its victims out and makes them stay unconscious for several hours.

    Knockout Gas: The Chameleon uses a small aerosol that can emit a cloud of potent anesthetic gas that will knock its victim out where they will stay unconscious for several hours. This cloud is effective for over 10 feet (3.048 meters) away. The victims who fell asleep will stay unconscious for anywhere between 1 to 10 hours.

    Smoke Bomb: The Chameleon uses a type of smoke bomb that will fill a 40 foot (12.192 meters) radius with an opaque mist.

    Early In his career before the Chameleon gained his Computer Belt or his powers he used:

    Masks: The Chameleon originally used masks that could be formed into a life-like copy of a chosen person’s face. When the Chameleon’s belt buckle emittes and sprays with a special gas, that helps it dissolved in order to mold his features and reverted to another shape, such as a different likeness or his normal white mask.helped him.

    Colorshift Clothing: The Chameleon’s original clothing was made of a special fabric that changed to another color when sprayed with a special gas.

    Transportation

    The Chameleon used to hijack a helicopter early in his debut. But no known means of transportation has been mentioned.

    Weapons

    No known weapons.

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