Mayhem

Mayhem is a doppelganger of Brigid O'Reilly who was created from O'Reilly's exposure to the Darkforce and Lightforce. Although she initially desired to murder her template, Mayhem switched objectives and sought to get revenge against James Connors, whose attempt on O'Reilly's life had led to the creation of Mayhem. Unable to find him as he had been absorbed in the Dark Dimension, Mayhem became a ruthless vigilante in New Orleans, attacking members of gangs involved in a sex trafficking ring, which eventually caused her existence to be discovered by O'Reilly, as well as Cloak and Dagger. Ignoring their attempts to make her end her brutal investigations, Mayhem carried out her own agenda until she was absorbed into the Dark Dimension as well by Cloak.
During her stay in the Dark Dimension, Mayhem was able to track down Connors and nearly killed him before being stopped by Dagger. She then remained alone in the dark realm, and became acquainted with Andre Deschaine's ability to use the dimension's energy to manipulate others. Deciding to help Cloak and Dagger to fight this common enemy, Mayhem was eventually faced with O'Reilly after the detective entered the dimension to help Cloak. Confronting their views of the world and discussing their common memories, Mayhem and O'Reilly were able to sort things out and decided to merge, becoming two people sharing the same body, surfacing the personality that most suited their needs whenever they had to. Thanks to this phenomenon, Mayhem was able to leave the Dark Dimension, and later helped Cloak and Dagger defeat D'Spayre.
==Biography==
===Creation===
During an outbreak in New Orleans, Brigid O'Reilly was exposed to a mixture of Darkforce and Lightforce released by the Roxxon Corporation. She was then shot by James Connors and fell into the water, the shock of which triggered her to split into two beings. One version of Brigid was rescued and placed into recovery but lost her motivation, rage and marksmanship skills. The other emerged from the water by herself, full of rage and superhuman strength, but lacking empathy or moral inhibitions.Cloak & Dagger: 1.10: Colony Collapse
She then decided to drop off the grid and pursue her would-be-killer James Connors by herself, not knowing that he was absorbed by Tyrone Johnson into the Dark Dimension. She went home and got water, but was too impatient to wait for her glass to fill up. She threw the glass and drank right from the faucet. She then looked and the refrigerator, remembering Kenneth Fuchs, and punched it. She threw her refrigerator down the stairs with rage. Seeing her strength, she looked at herself in the mirror.
====Researching James Connors====
|Mayhem visits Brigid O'Reilly
Eight days later, she found her counterpart, Brigid O'Reilly, unconscious in the hospital. She took a pillow and attempted to strangle her to death, but was interrupted by cops. She hid in the restroom as the cops entered the room. Four days following her encounter with O'Reilly, she bought an apartment off of a guy named Dale and called him out for hitting on her. She then stole some playing cards off of a man and got to work. Taking inspiration from Ben Urich, she drew "Connors" on the playing card, starting a map.
Mayhem later found Father Francis Xavier Delgado, asking where Tyrone Johnson was. Delgado thought she wanted to hurt Johnson, but she explained she was trying to find James Connors. Delgado did not care and walked away. As he did, Mayhem told him that Johnson did not kill Connors. Delgado said it did not matter. On another card, she wrote a question, asking who was Connors; partner. She went to the precinct, looking up information. Officer Wyatt approached, happy to have her back. She asked Wyatt to get her coffee. She left as O'Reilly approached he precinct.
In order to find information on the late Billy Johnson, Mayhem went to a board meeting and witnessed Adina Johnson decline the vote to investigate James Connors. Mayhem then stole former officer Bradford's spark plug. She approached Bradford fixing his car and slammed his head into the engine. Under fear, Bradford revealed that Connors shot Billy Johnson on accident that night. Bradford backed up Connors in his report which granted him favors. However, when Bradford was facing drug charges a few years later, Connors was no where to be found. He wanted Connors as well. Mayhem believed him and left. When she walked away, Bradford said he never should have vouched for him. Mayhem turned around saying that he still did before slicing his throat. She gave up on Connors as she found a dead end.
===Rescuing Trafficked Girls===
====Finding Flyers====
Days later, she found Delgado outside a liquor store and pressured him to buy more liquor. Mayhem wanted to confess for her sins, but Delgado told her he was not a priest anymore. Mayhem said she just wanted to hurt people and Delgado told her to start with the ones who deserved it. She then gave him more alcohol before leaving. Walking away, she found many missing flyers for little girls who were human trafficked. She took all of them.Cloak & Dagger: 2.03: Shadow Selves
====Massacre at the Rougarou Club====
Mayhem figured out that there would be a sit-down between the gang leaders at Club Rougaru. She also knew that Tyrone Johnson, who was in contact with Brigid O'Reilly, was targeting the gangs. Due to their relationship with the corrupt law enforcement, Mayhem killed the gang keeping out of the sight of Johnson and Tandy Bowen.
====Taking O'Reilly Over====
|Mayhem destroys the painting
Mayhem found a drunk Brigid O'Reilly throwing up on the street. She approached her and talked about how pathetic she was and that it was her own turn. She brought her doppleganger to her home where she tied her up. She then went to the club and investigated as O'Reilly. She went to Stephanie Latour's house to investigate her dead husband. She clawed at a painting, causing Stephanie to yell and threaten her. Mayhem told her she did not care and threatened her back. Stephanie then told her about some private ambulances that she saw.
Mayhem approached the location only to find Tandy Bowen there. Bowen asked why she was there, thinking it was O'Reilly, and Mayhem said she could do whatever she wanted. They got inside and Bowen pointed out a man in the distance. Mayhem put her gun up telling him to freeze. Instead of complying, he ran. Dagger chased after him while Mayhem went around back. She parked her car in front of the entrance, prohibiting him from escaping. Dagger then stopped him, causing his ambulance to crash. Mayhem interrogated him and he admitted he did not know anything and was only the driver. However, there would be more shipments tomorrow. Mayhem told Bowen to go around back. When she left, Mayhem sliced the man's throat open with her sharp nails. Suddenly, O'Reilly and Cloak teleported to her and saw the killing.Cloak & Dagger: 2.02: White Lines
====Reunited====
Mayhem looked at Cloak, Dagger, and Brigid O'Reilly, threatening them. She held up her gun, but Cloak teleported them away before Mayhem shot. Mayhem went and found Francis Xavier Delgado, drunk and lying on the ground. She helped him grab his bottle of O'Harren's Scotch Whisky and asked him to bless her as she was about to sin. She arrived at Glitter Gutter Club, a spot for human trafficking.
She entered and held a man against a pole. Dagger arrived telling her to stop, but Mayhem argued that there was a human trafficking truck coming soon that needed to be stopped. Cloak then tried to calm her down, so she threw the man at Johnson. Bowen responded by throwing a dagger at Mayhem, who caught it easily. Bowen rushed towards Mayhem, but ws thrown across the room. Mayhem escaped only to find O'Reilly outside. She teased O'Reilly, telling her to shoot. O'Reilly did not pull the trigger, so Mayhem left unharmed.
====Journey to the Dark Dimension====
She found the driver of a trafficking ring and killed him before leaving. However, she accidentally dropped her badge. She then went to another building. She drove there in a trailer truck and found a man escorting Tandy Bowen. She proceeded to run the man over and jump out. Mayhem then grabbed a gun and walked into the building, shooting at everyone. She accidentally fired at Tyrone Johnson, who jumped in front of a guard. Johnson absorbed the bullets, but also ended up absorbing her. Mayhem arrived in the Dark Dimension and found a gas station. She walked in to find a refrigerator with Kenneth Fuchs. Fuchs asked her if she wanted any reunion pancakes.
Mayhem eventually found her was to The Esplanade, a mall in the Dark Dimension. Later, she found Bowen and pinned her against the wall, asking what she was doing there. She grew confused when Bowen did not use her dagger. Bowen explained it only came out when she was scared. She then asked what happened to the girls, but Mayhem refused to answer as she already asked for a team up and was shot down. Bowen then claimed they could get out, but Mayhem told her there was no exit.
Mayhem showed Bowen the map of the mall, which she claimed was wrong as there were mirrors blocking off multiple hallways. The two of them approached. Mayhem did not see a reflection as she was half a person, but Bowen had multiple reflections. She touched the mirror, which opened it up. They continued on down an escalator while talking about Mayhem. She claimed that mayhem always shook up the status quo, wich was needed.
They found store that seemed to be lived in. Mayhem was highly suspect of it being James Connors' new home. However,
Bowen claimed that there was nothing there. They walked out and found a record store. Many of the albums were photos of human trafficking victims like Mikayla Bell. Mayhem went on explaining how bad the human trafficking trade was and how the girls were picked without a trace, yet the person had the audacity to keep their records. They then found a gallery for Bowen, although she had not been trafficked. Curious, Mayhem put the disc into the record player.
They saw a baby Bowen being put to bed as her parents argued. Mayhem released the disc, annoyed at the song that was playing. Bowen then put in another one, showing a younger Bowen playing music in her headphones to drown out the sound of her parents arguing. Bowen released the disc and reached for another one. Mayhem stopped her, not wanting her misery to continue. Bowen put it in anyway, saying that they will do one more. As Bowen was watching the record, Mayhem sneaked back to the other store and found Connors. She then tied him up and proceeded to hang him. Connors said he was sorry, causing Mayhem to let him down asking what he said. He repeated himself prompting Mayhem to say that she did not care. She then lifted him up again to hang him, but Bowen arrived. She left Connors loose and held a dagger to Mayhem's throat. Suddenly, the Dark Dimension started closing in. Mayhem asked what was happening and Bowen said that she broke the rules. Connors and Bowen were then sucked out, leaving Mayhem alone.Cloak & Dagger: 2.04: Rabbit Hold
====Helping Johnson Find Bowen====
In the Esplanade, Mayhem witnessed D'Spayre manipulating Tyrone Johnson. When D'Spayre left, Mayhem took the record that was manipulating Johnson. She put it away and put in a new one that helped Johnson. Mayhem then put one in that had sirens, letting Johnson know that Dagger was taken. When D'Spayre returned, Mayhem watched as Chantelle Fusilier and him argued about the type of god that he could be. Fusilier saw Mayhem and kept Deschaine distracted by putting herself in a memory. D'Spayre used this moment to put one of his records in that was used to stop her heart. Mayhem attempted to help, but Fusilier motioned for her that it was okay and not to interfere. Fusilier then died. When Deschaine left, Mayhem took all of the records and smashed them into pieces. This allowed Dagger to gain her hope back.Cloak & Dagger: 2.07: Vikingtown Sound
====Merging With O'Reilly====
|Mayhem and Brigid O'Reilly merge
Mayhem soon found Brigid O'Reilly in the Dark Dimension and grabbed her, saying to be quiet. They went into the record store as Mayhem explained that they were memories of victims. O'Reilly concluded that they could overload D'Spayre with the memories. Later, Mayhem examined O'Reilly's nails, seeing how she chewed them to shreds. O'Reilly asked what color Mayhem's nails were: poison. Mayhem then sharpened O'Reilly's nails as O'Reilly explained that they needed to merge in order to stop D'Spayre. Mayhem refused as she did not want to be stuck until needed. O'Reilly understood, saying that Mayhem would be in control. Mayhem then painted O'Reilly's nails poison color, which merged them together.
|Mayhem burns the Viking Motel
Mayhem (now with O'Reilly), was released from the Dark Dimension. Tandy Bowen thought she was O'Reilly, but Mayhem revealed that O'Reilly was somewhere in her. Mayhem then went to Viking Motel, the sight of the trafficking, and burned it to the ground.Cloak & Dagger: 2.08: Two Player
====Team Up With Bowen====
Mayhem found Tandy Bowen outside the precinct. She let Bowen tag along to see a call that Mayhem had recieved. When they got to the location, they found Lia Dewan unconscious on the ground. They convinced the rest of the officers to let them take her. In the car, Bowen said that they will get information about Deschaine from her and then Bowen will kill her. Mayhem said she did not see Bowen as a murderer and Bowen admitted that she did not either.
In the church, Bowen checked Dewan's hopes and told Mayhem there was nothing left. She went to kill Dewan as she was useless, but Mayhem stopped her, saying that Tyrone Johnson fished the hopes out of a victim and could do the same here. Later, Mayhem fidgeted with her guns while Johnson arrived. Cloak and Dagger then traveled into Dewan's mind. They returned a little later, telling Mayhem that Deschaine was going to steal everyone's hopes. 
Johnson left, saying he had a lead on the gangs. Mayhem wanted in, but Johnson refused. With him gone, Mayhem went to kill Dewan as she knew Bowen would not do it. Bowen had a change of heart and attacked Mayhem. The two engaged in a prolonged fight before Mayhem almost sliced Bowen's throat. However, she stopped herself and told Bowen that if Dewan caused anything to happen, it would be Bowen's fault.Cloak & Dagger: 2.09: Blue Note
====Closure on Fuchs====
Mayhem went to see Mina Hess, asking her to do an MRI. Hess said the rage was still the biggest part, but there was also more things this time. Suddenly, glass shattered. Mayhem jumped out of the MRI to see that Hess had disappeared. Mayhem later heard that many people were missing and went to the church to find Evita Fusilier being sneaked up on by a darkforce. Mayhem attacked the entity, making it disappear.
|Mayhem battles the entities
Fusilier explained that Cloak and Dagger were in the Dark Dimension and she needed to keep a candle lit to stop them from getting stuck, but there were entities after her. Mayhem decided to help and defeat the enemies. She plowed through many of them, blowing them up as well as slashing them with a hatchet. One of them then told her to stop. They took of their mask to reveal themselves to be a version of Kenneth Fuchs.
Mayhem immediately stood down and held his hand. They shared a kiss and he talked. However, she overcame her feelings and revealed that she strapped a grenade to him. She then ignited the grenade and pushed Fuchs away, having closure with him. She continued to fight the monsters until Cloak and Dagger finally returned having defeated D'Spayre. Bowen immediately asked her for help.
Mayhem took the now dead James Connors body and used it to free Johnson from his "crimes." This also allowed Asa Henderson to be arrested. Mayhem then returned to the precinct with Connors' body. She used a rope to strap to his neck and then tied to rope up. She looked proudly at her work before leaving the hanged Connors with the words "guilty" painted to a sign with blood.Cloak & Dagger: 2.10: Level Up
==Personality==
In stark contrast to her original's more controlled, law-abiding self, Mayhem is aggressive, dangerous and lawless.
==Powers and Abilities==
===Powers===
*Enhanced Strength: Mayhem has enhanced strength, allowing her to take down numerous foes with ease. She's also shown on repeated occasions to kill people with her strikes, send full grown men sliding across large rooms and even punching a bunch of fist size dents into a metal fridge before throwing the fridge. She was able to easily overpower Tandy Bowen, and fight off the shadow projections of D'Spayre.
*Enhanced Speed: Mayhem's speed is drastically enhanced due to the combined energy of the Darkforce and Lightforce. She was able to quickly squash a bee with her hand and displayed a short burst of superhuman speed.
*Enhanced Stamina: Mayhem was able to vigorously battle the Shadow Apparitions for a long period of time to protect Evita Fusilier, without getting fatigued. 
*Enhanced Durability: While not indestructible, Mayhem proved more durable than a regular human, being able to shrug off attacks from adrenaline filled criminals, Tandy Bowen and her light abilities, and the shadow apparitions of D'Spayre.
*Razor Nails: Mayhem has glowing green nails that are sharp enough to cut a man's throat.
===Former Powers===
*Emotion Manipulation: While she was imprisoned in the Dark Dimension, Mayhem had access to the vinyl store manifestation used by D'Spayre to manipulate the emotions of his victims. Mayhem notably used the vinyls to manipulate Tyrone Johnson's emotions, ending the impression created by D'Spayre that Tandy Bowen did not care about him and replacing it with a happy recording of how Bowen cared for him and how much they meant to each other, thus persuading him to resume his search for her friend.
===Abilities===
*Expert Combatant: To be added
*Expert Marksman: To be added
*Expert Investigator: To be added
==Equipment==
===Weapons===
*: Mayhem obtained this handgun and used it to break into the E-Z Slow Salvage Tow Yard with Tandy Bowen, shooting at the padlock. When the truth of her existence was discovered by the arrival of Tyrone Johnson with the actual Brigid O'Reilly, Mayhem tried to shoot at Johnson, Bowen and O'Reilly, but they were saved when Johnson teleported everyone out of the place.
*: Mayhem killed one of the members of the Uptown Block Kings that held Tandy Bowen at gunpoint during the rescue of a group of women at the Little Per Live, when she ran over him with a truck. She then took the weapon and shot at the gang members gathered in a room. Tyrone Johnson used his powers to absorb the bullets and protect Solomon, but Mayhem was inadvertently taken to the Dark Dimension.
==Facilities==
*Brigid O'Reilly's Apartment: To be added
*SRO Hotel: To be added
==Relationships==
===Allies===
*New Orleans Police Department
**Duchamp
**Wyatt
*Francis Xavier Delgado
*Papa Legba
*Chantelle Fusilier †
*Tandy Bowen/Dagger - Former Enemy
*Tyrone Johnson/Cloak - Former Enemy
*Evita Fusilier
*Brigid O'Reilly - Template and Former Enemy
===Enemies===
*James Connors † - Attempted Victim
*Dale
*Bradford † - Victim
*Money Hustle Gang
**Brett Latour † - Victim
*Uptown Block Kings
**Solomon - Attempted Victim
*Edwin Dunlap † - Victim
*Stephanie Latour
*Andre Deschaine/D'Spayre
*Lia Dewan - Attempted Victim
*Kenneth Fuchs (Dark Dimension) † - Victim
==Appearances==
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==Trivia==
*Following the cancellation of Cloak & Dagger, Emma Lahana revealed one of the storylines for a third season, which would have seen Mina Hess disappearing following the Battle of Despair, and the integrated Mayhem searching for her. After finding Hess, the two would have become romantically involved.SAFER AT HOME Star Emma Lahana Reveals What Was Planned For Mayhem In CLOAK & DAGGER Season 3 - EXCLUSIVE
*Lahana tried not to blink while playing Mayhem in order to further differentiate her and Brigid O'ReillyMarvel's Cloak & Dagger Instagram April 13, 2019
==Behind the Scenes==
*Angel Lia Spitale was a stunt double for Emma Lahana in the role of Mayhem.
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