Origin

Melati Kusuma is a former graduate student of Dr. Curt Connors. She stole Connors' regenerative lizard serum, modified it to her own DNA and administered it to herself. Connors later registered her for the Initiative and she was sent to . At the camp she was victim of a training accident; her arm was blown off by Armory, whose powers were out of control. The arm regenerates in moments. During their "field trip" to to save the President from HYDRA she performed very well, and was activated for field work. She worked with War Machine in an attempt to use S.P.I.N. tech to take away Spider-Man's powers, just as had been done to She-Hulk. Spider-Man called her a "dollar-store version of the Lizard" and convinced her she would fail even as she had him pinned down, warning her that her powers would be taken away when he defeated her, which he does by firing a blast of webbing into her face. Komodo was seen begging War Machine not to have her powers removed as she considers her former human identity to be a nobody. It was also recently revealed that, while in human form, both of her legs are missing below the knee.

During World Warhulk, when a number of Komodo's teammates broke rank to go and fight the Hulk, Komodo chose to follow orders and stay put. Komodo has recently struck up a relationship with fellow trainee Hardball even going as far as to show him her true form.

While fighting KIA, he used his Tactigon to infect her with poison so potent that it will kill her before she can regenerate. In a desperate gamble to save her, Hardball used his power to sever her poisoned legs, stopping the poison before it can travel to the rest of her body. Although he manages to save her, this solution is especially painful for her as she is a former amputee who lost her legs once before.

When Komodo completed her Initiative training, she was assigned to , as a part of the Desert Stars team. She later appears with the rest of her new team during the Secret Invasion. When the new 3-D Man and the Skrull Kill Krew arrive and identify team member the Blacksmith as a Skrull, Komodo helps them fight and kill the Skrull infiltrator. As the rest of the Desert Stars team was incapacitated during the fight, Komodo leaves with the 3-D Man and the Skull Kill Krew to travel to to help Hardball's team and find the Skrull infiltrators on the other Initiative teams.



Powers

Komodo possesses an accelerated healing factor derived from the Lizard serum created by Dr. Curt Connors. The serum was created from lizard DNA in an attempt to create a serum capable of granting humans the regenerative properties of lizards. The extent of her healing factor is unknown, but it is shown she is able to regenerate lost limbs in seconds. She also possesses razor-sharp claws on each of her fingers. Unlike Connors she maintains control of her human consciousness when she is in her lizard form, and has the ability to control transformations between human and lizard forms. This is a result of her being able to perfect the formula to her DNA. Komodo also appears to have superhuman strength, reflexes, and agility

Status

Known Relatives:

Unrevealed

Citizenship:

Citizen of the United States

Place of Birth:

Unrevealed

Marital Status:

Single

Occupation:

Adventurer, Initiative Recruit & Graduate

Education:

College Graduate from Empire State University & Graduate of the Initiative training program.

Status

Gender:

Female

Height:

Unrevealed

Weight:

Unrevealed

Eyes:

Black

Hair:

No hair in lizard form

Unusual Traits

In human form, Komodo has no legs as they have been amputated. In super form, she is covered in green scales and has claws, fangs and a tail.

Alternate Realities

Komodo has yet to appear in any alternate realities.

Creators

Komodo was created by Dann Slott and Stefano Caselli.