The Origins Behind the Origins (or how some of these characters got their names):
Retribution
Honestly, I had been rolling that picture around in my brain since the first time I saw it. Having a lot of black in the pic, and the contest being a Marvel theme, it made me think of the Darkforce. The only Darkforce user I could think of that might have a connection to Fisk was Vanisher. Looking him up, I saw that he had been involved with a South American cartel. So, I just connected the two up, thought about how Vanisher died in Deadpool, and thought a revenge-seeking daughter seemed like a good idea. I think Retribution is a good name for a woman with such a singular goal, but also: nothing else was coming to mind.
Chez Mis
Totally a wordplay off of Les Mis (short for Les Miserable). I'm not proud of it.
Vanessa
Kingpin's virtual assistant, named for his wife. I could use this elsewhere as an original idea, but I probably won't. ...Probably... but never say never.
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