Nuke ( Marvel Comics ) - wikipedia Nuke ( Marvel Comics ) For the Squadron Supreme and Supreme Power character, see Nuke ( Squadron Supreme ). Nuke Publication information Publisher Marvel Comics First appearance Daredevil vol. 1, # 232 ( July 1986 ) Created by Frank Miller ( writer ) David Mazzucchelli ( artist ) In - story information Alter ego Frank Simpson Team affiliations Weapon Plus Thunderbolts Notable aliases Agent Simpson, Scourge Abilities Cybernetic enhancements grant superhuman strength, speed, stamina, and sturdiness Second heart Remote - controlled vital functions. Nuke ( real name Frank Simpson ) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Frank Miller and artist David Mazzucchelli, the character first appeared in Daredevil # 232 ( July 1986 ). Nuke 's most distinguishing feature is an American Flag tattooed on his face. A version of the character appears in the Netflix series Marvel 's Jessica Jones, played by Wil Traval. Contents 1 Publication history 2 Fictional character biography 2.1 Early life 2.2 First appearance 2.3 Wolverine : Origins - The Death of Wolverine 3 Powers and abilities 3.1 Pills 4 Other versions 5 In other media 6 References 7 External links Publication history Nuke 's first appearance, Daredevil # 232 ( Jul. 1986 ). Art by David Mazzucchelli. Nuke was created by Frank Miller and David Mazzuchelli. He first appeared in Daredevil # 232. Nuke largely disappeared following his apparent death in Daredevil # 233, although his origin was explored and touched upon in issues of Captain America and Wolverine. It was not until Grant Morrison 's New X-Men, when Morrison revealed Nuke was involved in the Weapon Plus program, that the character made a return in subsequent stories. Fictional character biography Nuke was a test subject of the Weapon Plus program, the supersoldier program that had created Captain America and would later have their Weapon X facility transform Wolverine into a killing machine. The enhancing and conditioning process went awry, leaving Nuke seriously deranged. Early life The origins of Nuke are explained in the series Wolverine : Origins. The disturbed son of a wealthy, abusive, alcoholic, upper - class woman in Ohio, Frank soon developed an unhealthy affection for his babysitter, the only real maternal figure in his life. The young woman, who was harboring feelings for his father Charles, capitalized on Frank 's affection and talked the boy into killing his mother. Wolverine, who at that time was an operative for Weapon Plus, had been sent to kidnap Frank Simpson. Wolverine showed up, dressed as a cop. He then stalked Charles Simpson and the babysitter, eventually shooting the girl with Charles ' gun, after which Charles committed suicide. Wolverine then went to Frank 's place and abducted him for the supersoldier project. Years later, Frank Simpson was sent into the Vietnam War as a black - ops agent. Captured by the Viet Cong, Frank was severely tortured by Logan ( who was posing as a Russian intelligence liaison ), shattering Frank 's still unbalanced mind. While torturing him ( even carving into his face the American flag that years later would become part of his superpowered personality ), he implanted the phrase `` No V.C. ! '' as a trigger word, along with the compulsion to kill gruesomely, in retaliation for the tortures suffered, anyone who uttered the words. He then allowed Frank to escape, testing his work with a village of peasants, who, seeing an American soldier, tried to soothe his anger and convince him to spare them, shouting the `` No V.C. ! '' phrase, meaning that they were n't Viet Cong. Frank, in response to the trigger word, burnt the village to the ground killing every inhabitant. The experiment being a success, Logan was installed as his handler. Due to his trauma, Nuke often hallucinates that the enemies he is fighting are the Viet Cong. At some time during the war, Nuke was inducted into the final part of the Project Homegrown, the Weapon VII programs, that turned him into a partial cyborg with a subdermal mesh able to deflect bullets, and a second heart that, working in conjunction with some ( placebo ) pills, controlled his aggression, leaving him addicted as well. His whereabouts after the war are still unknown. First appearance Nuke resurfaces, employed by Generalissimo Felix Guillermo Carridad, of Tierra Verde, to destroy a rebel base. Carridad is impressed with his skills, and he enjoys using Nuke periodically as a superhuman iconic symbol. Following an operation in Nicaragua, the Kingpin hires Nuke through a corrupt general and sends him to kill Daredevil. Nuke launches an attack on Hell 's Kitchen, but is defeated by Daredevil. Enraged at a Daily Bugle article reporting on his mass murder in Hell 's Kitchen, he escapes his handlers, intending to destroy the Bugle building. He is intercepted by Captain America and shot by a military chopper. He faints from the wound and is presumed dead by the general public. Nuke was taken into custody by the government, still controlled by the Tierra Verde enclave. Wolverine : Origins - the death of Wolverine In the series Wolverine : Origins, following Wolverine 's regaining of his full memories, and his embarking on a mission to take care of loose ends, the U.S. government dispatches Nuke to hunt Wolverine down. Though Wolverine dispatches Nuke, it is revealed that Nuke 's enhanced physiology has further mutated, giving him cybernetic limbs, bones and skull, and the ability to survive the most gruesome injuries, but has left him devoid of any personality or conscience. When Wolverine tries to kill him, Captain America intervenes, believing that Nuke is a failed subject of the Super Soldier Program. Wolverine asked the telepath Emma Frost to restore Nuke 's broken mind, saying that he would euthanize Nuke if she determined that it was not possible. During Norman Osborn 's tenure as the head of the American peace - keeping organization H.A.M.M.E.R., he adds a man named Scourge to his black ops team, the Thunderbolts, but the man later reveals himself to be Nuke, and is demoted from the position of team leader. During the events of the storyline `` Siege '', Nuke sustains injuries that render him comatose. In Captain America Vol 7, Simpson is allied with the Iron Nail, attacking individuals in Europe that he perceives as enemies of America, until he is stopped by Captain America. He is caught in an explosion and presumed dead. Nuke later appears alive with a shaved head in the Death of Wolverine mini-series. He is seen working for Madame Hydra and hunting Wolverine as part of her bounty. While at a bar in British Columbia, Wolverine uses his adamantium skull to headbutt Nuke to spread the word that he spared him while also getting the information on who placed the bounty on him. Powers and abilities Nuke possesses various superhuman physical attributes as a result of various cybernetic enhancements. Nuke 's bones have been replaced with advanced cybernetic components, granting him superhuman strength of an unrevealed limit. Aside from his strength, Nuke 's body is considerably more resistant to physical injury than that of an ordinary human ; even the arcane nerve strikes Daredevil learned during training by his sensei, Stick, have no effect. Nuke 's skin has been replaced with an artificial type of plastic that looks identical to human skin but is much more durable. In addition, he has an artificial secondary heart that works in conjunction with his colored pills. Nuke is the victim of decades of systematic physical and psychological conditioning at the hands of various individuals working for the United States government. As a result, Nuke is insane. He is now little more than a puppet in the hands of his current handler, and able only to follow issued commands. Also in his first appearance in Daredevil, Nuke was equipped with a monstrous multi-barrelled assault rifle which, in addition to being able to fire massive volleys of bullets, fragmentation grenades, and rockets, was also ( due to mechanisms left unexplained ) able to `` keep count '' of the casualties inflicted. Nuke also had a habit of resetting the counter after noting down each `` score '' trying to `` better '' it in the coming assignment. Apparently Nuke 's metabolism is now remote controlled from a secret base on Tierra Verde, whose technicians are able to shut down the biomech systems in Nuke 's body. Pills Nuke has a second heart, and takes different colored pills to produce different bodily effects. Nuke 's pill colors are : red, for increased adrenaline ; blue to bring him down ; and white, to keep him balanced between missions. It was originally stated that the red pills Nuke took affected his adrenal glands, sending him into his bloodthirsty rages. The Wolverine : Origins series retconned this, stating instead that these pills are placebos, suggesting that Nuke lives in a constant state of increased adrenaline, but is not aware of this. The pills, therefore, trigger his violent behavior, but the effect is psychosomatic. Other versions In the `` House of M '' storyline, Nuke is one of the government agents ( alongside Mimic and Agent Barnes ) sent to Genosha to kill Magneto and as many of his followers as possible. He and Mimic served as a distraction while Agent Barnes snuck into Magneto 's headquarters. When Nuke entered Wanda 's bedroom in order to kill her, he was disassembled by her. What If v2 # 48 showed what would have happened if Daredevil had saved Nuke. This story manifests as Ben Urich pondering the situation and thinking of alternatives. In the Ultimate Marvel universe, Frank Simpson appears in Ultimate Comics : Captain America # 1 as the man who was given the Super Soldier Serum during the Vietnam War when Steve Rogers was MIA after World War II, but his origin is more reminiscent of the Grand Director, a Captain America post World War II. Like his mainstream counterpart, Simpson has the American Flag tattooed onto his face. Simpson, completely disillusioned by America after Vietnam ( 1972 ) is believed to have betrayed his country due to the war and the augmentations, but has `` seen the Light ''. He is trying to sell his reverse - engineered serum blood to the North Koreans, but is stopped by British S.A.S. and Steve Rogers. After his identity is revealed to Colonel Danvers, Cap is beaten, and travels to Saloth, a Cambodian village, but Simpson and his army ( all pumped up with the Super-Soldier Serum ) beat him. Simpson vows to make Cap, `` see the light '', strongly believing America stands for a number of atrocities in the last 50 years. Cap escapes and stops Simpson. He is brought into S.H.I.E.L.D. custody. Simpson is later visited by Cap in the Triskelion, which has Rogers reading the Bible to a bed - ridden Simpson. In the Amalgam Comics universe, in which the characters of Marvel Comics were merged with those of DC Comics, Nuke is combined with DC 's Bane as Hydra agent Bane Simpson. In other media The character appears in the first season of Jessica Jones as Will Simpson, portrayed by Wil Traval. Simpson is a police sergeant at the 15th Precinct and a former Special Ops soldier. He is introduced when he is sent by Kilgrave to kill Trish Walker. After falsely believing his mission to have been accomplished, Kilgrave commands him to jump off a rooftop. Jessica saves him, freeing him of Kilgrave 's control, after which Simpson becomes a lover to Trish. He remains at odds with Jessica, as he is determined to murder Kilgrave to prevent him from hurting anyone else. After his attempt to kill Kilgrave with a bomb fails, Simpson reconnects with his military unit, using experimental pills to increase combat awareness. They also make him more manic, to the point that he kills fellow detective Oscar Clemmons and two of his fellow operatives. He then attempts to kill Jessica, but is thwarted by both Jessica and Trish, when the latter takes some of his combat enhancements and overpowers him. Left unconscious, Simpson is later taken away by members of the mysterious `` IGH '' organization who provided him with the supplements. References Jump up ^ Wolverine : Origins # 3 ( 2006 ). Marvel Comics. Jump up ^ Wolverine : Origins # 2 ( 2006 ). Marvel Comics. Jump up ^ New X-Men # 145. Marvel Comics. Jump up ^ Wolverine ( vol. 2 ) # 18. Marvel Comics. Jump up ^ Daredevil # 232 - 233. Marvel Comics. Jump up ^ Wolverine : Origins # 2. Marvel Comics. Jump up ^ Wolverine : Origins # 1 - 2. Marvel Comics. ^ Jump up to : Wolverine : Origins # 3 - 5. Marvel Comics. Jump up ^ Thunderbolts # 133 - 135. Marvel Comics. Jump up ^ Thunderbolts # 136. Marvel Comics. Jump up ^ Thunderbolts # 142 - 145. Marvel Comics. Jump up ^ Captain America Vol 7 # 12. Marvel Comics. Jump up ^ Captain America Vol 7 # 17. Marvel Comics. Jump up ^ Death of Wolverine # 1 Jump up ^ Civil War : House of M # 3. Marvel Comics. Jump up ^ Civil War : House of M # 4. Marvel Comics. Jump up ^ What If # 48. Marvel Comics. Jump up ^ Ultimate Comics : Captain America # 1. Marvel Comics. Jump up ^ Ultimate Comics : Captain America # 2. Marvel Comics. Jump up ^ Ultimate Comics : Captain America # 4. Marvel Comics. Jump up ^ Bruce Wayne : Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. # 1. Marvel Comics / DC Comics. Jump up ^ Fowler, Matt ( October 10, 2015 ). `` NYCC 2015 : Marvel 's Nuke Looks To Be Part Of Jessica Jones ''. IGN. Archived from the original on October 10, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2015. Jump up ^ Dyce, Andrew ( November 23, 2015 ). `` Jessica Jones Easter Eggs, Marvel Connections, & Comic Nods ''. Screen Rant. Archived from the original on November 24, 2015. Retrieved November 24, 2015. External links Nuke at Marvel.com Nuke at the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe `` The template below ( Marvel Comics characters ( N ) ) is being considered for deletion. See templates for discussion to help reach a consensus. 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