Margaret

* Human
* Reptilioid

> I sssense you’re hiding someone under thisss feeble human exterior.
>
> - Margaret upon meeting Martha for the first time.

**Margaret Connors** is a character appearing in the HydroVerse series of comics, she is loosely based off of the Marvel Comics character of the same name.

During most of her life, Margaret was married to renowned scientist Dr. Curt Connors and didn’t approve of his risky work with cross-species genetics, one day Margaret found out she had ovarian cancer and was close to dying. As a last ditch effort to save his wife's life Curt injected her with lizard DNA which saved her, it also resulted in her transforming into a reptilian creature and later joining Liza's clan.

## Appearance

As a human, Margaret was a Caucasian woman in her 30s/40s with shoulder-length blonde hair and brown eyes.

As a Reptilioid, Margaret sported yellow scales with red eyes and all of the attributes shared with her kind.

During her brainwashing by Czarina, Margaret's eyes took on a purple colour.

## History

### Early Life

Margaret Connors worked as an intern at Genetyx Research where she was quite outspoken, but quickly fell for well respected scientist Curt Connors and the two eventually married. She was very supportive of Curt's endeavours' in experimenting with lizard DNA for the betterment of humanity, Margaret would eventually give birth to their daughter Amanda.

Eventually, the new family moved into a small cabin in the middle of the woods for privacy. Margaret was not keen on living in isolation, but slowly grew to enjoy the peace and also allowed Curt to build a small research lab underneath their home.

### *Scaly Tales*

As Curt tends to their sick daughter, Margaret watches on in worry as her husband prepares a syringe containing the newly concocted lizard serum that he hopes will nurse her back to health.

Once Curt injects Amanda with the serum, it doesn't work and thus Amanda passes away in her bed. This causes Margaret to have a meltdown alongside her husband, who is enraged that the serum failed. Three weeks after their daughter's passing, Margaret discovers that their daughter's pet lizard Gila has also died due to exposure to the same serum which leaked into her box.

Curt consoles a distraught Margaret over Gila's death, and later on flushes her down the toilet. Margaret later discovers Curt staring at Amanda's bed, depressed over the fact that the serum he made to try and cure her failed, Margaret comforts her husband and lets him know that they will get through it together. She kisses Curt on the cheek and leaves him alone and as she stands outside the room, she is hit with a sudden pain in her lower abdomen.

As she composes herself, Margaret tells herself that she can't keep hiding her developing ovarian cancer but feels as if she must due to her husband's current state.

Gila, now mutated into a humanoid form, returns home by breaking through the piping and erupting from the toilet. She finds and attacks Curt as Margaret arrives to protect her husband, armed with a frying pan. Margaret is horrified by Gila, who swears revenge on them both for flushing her. Gila leaves when Curt pleads with her, as well as seeing an old photo of Amanda holding Gila when she was normal. Margaret comforts her husband, who suffers an emotional breakdown.

After the ordeal, Curt discovers crumpled up pieces of paper that are revealed to be letters from the hospital regarding Margaret's ovarian cancer. This causes great distress for her husband who, in an act of desperation, renders Margaret unconscious using chloroform before injecting her with a sedative that restricts her movement. Curt moves her to a room within the laboratory underneath the cabin, she eventually regains consciousness and finds herself on a table before questioning her husband.

Curt reveals that he knows of her illness and plans on using the reptilian serum he developed in order to save her from death, she pleads with him to stop but he injects the serum into her neck which instantly triggers her mutation into a Reptilioid. A hurt Margaret leans up from the table fully transformed, observing her new form, questioning why Curt would do this to her. Suddenly, their home is visited by Malcolm "Corvus" Carlson and a squadron of Corvus soldiers.

As Corvus troops raid the underground labs, Margaret remains hidden within the vents and watches them from above. After being injured by the soldiers, Curt returns to Margaret down in the labs and finds that his wife's attitude has fully transitioned into a more flirtatious one. She approaches a confused Curt and admires his glasses, even admiring her new look. As Curt prepares to find a solution to transform his wife back, Margaret reveals that she wishes to not return back to her old self and attempts to climb on top of her husband, wanting to "repay" him for saving her life.

Corvus troops suddenly burst through the door, having placed a CorvusCam on the lab's walls to spy on them. The soldiers immediately knock Margaret down, causing Curt to rush to the defense of his wife but ends up being gunned down much to Margaret's horror. As Curt lies in a pool of his own blood, Margaret is sedated and taken aboard a Corvus helicopter where she is carried out to sea. They dump Margaret's body in the ocean, and it drifts towards the island of Isla de Reptilia. Margaret's body is followed by detective Mary Jane who gets closer to inspect the strange creature which has washed ashore.

Sassy and Gila then appear, and Mary Jane is transformed into a Reptilioid in front of a baffled Margaret. Margaret questions Sassy, stating that she wants to return to Curt. Sassy tells her that she and the others have been chosen by a being known as Ischerpon to recolonize Isla de Reptilia and to accept their new conquest to which Margaret agrees.

### *Martha/Liza Chapter Three*

After Martha Connors washed ashore Isla de Reptilia, she was taken into a bedroom and left there by the lizards that inhabit the island. She is then visited by Margaret, who introduces herself as a high-ranking member of the Lizard Council. Margaret senses something within Martha and begins teasing her, crawling onto the bed with an intense glare.

Margaret reveals that she's been trying to be alone with Martha for a while now, and she uses her opportunity to use intimate tactics to cause Martha to transform into Liza. Later, Margaret takes Liza to her leader Sassy who is in the process of making David choose one of her girls.

Suddenly, the island's god known as Uira arrives, Margaret seems intimidated at first but shows glimpses of attraction to his body size.

    Margaret attends a meeting with Sassy who tells her allies that she will be sacrificing herself to Uira, so that their new leader Liza can take over. Margaret shows concern, asking if Liza knows anything about being a leader.

Sometime later, a fearful Margaret and the others take refuge inside a boathouse on the island as Sassy prepares to face Uira once and for all. The lizards watch as Sassy is fatally wounded by Uira, with Liza takin the staff from her fallen leader.

Liza leads Margaret and the other lizards to the edge of the island in order to face Uira and vanquish him. Margaret's chest begins lighting up in response to Liza's staff energy, and ends up lending her inner power to Liza's staff with the others which creates a huge beam of light that succeeds in destroying Uira for good.

### *Martha/Liza Chapter Four*

After the fall of Uira, the lizards decide to look to finding a new home. Margaret joins her friends in listening to Liza tell them that they deserve better than the island, and the girls all begin the process of leaving.

Margaret helps in moving the boats out to sea, mentioning how interesting it will be to experiment with the humans but her remark is met with bitterness from Gila. Shortly after arriving in Howlite City, Margaret and the others climb to the top of a roof where she is fascinated with the idea of building their army through being blessed with Liza's infecting power.

The girls begin jumping across the rooftops, slowly making it to the ground where both Margaret and Liza wait at a darkened street corner. A passing driver then notices Margaret and mistakes her for a woman in distress, but she suddenly reveals herself which startles the man. She and Liza then infect him, transforming him into a Reptilioid and kicking off their invasion.

After stealing the man's vehicle, the lizard girls all drive around the streets of Howlite City. Margaret mentions how the lack of people in the streets could be the result of a weekend, to which she points out the nightclubs. The lizard girls visit the Nightshade Club and Margaret finds some nail polish that she points out to Mary Jane, and the two begin painting their nails. They are both then berated by Gila.

Liza, Margaret and Gila hide out in the rooms in the back of the building. They abduct a drunk woman and forcefully transform her into a Reptilioid, with Margaret clawing her cheek to activate the change. As the growing lizard army begin attacking the police force outside, Liza decides it's time for some air to which Margaret shows great enthusiasm.

Margaret and her allies enjoy the chaos outside as Corvus launches a mission in containing the outbreak, they then travel to a rooftop to watch their work unfold. They are then confronted by Corvus himself who flies towards them in a helicopter, Gila is fatally shot shielding Liza and dies in her arms as a horrified Margaret looks on. Margaret and the others go into hiding after Liza is captured by Corvus.

### *Urban Lizard*

During the events of *Martha/Liza Chapter Four*, Margaret makes a brief cameo where she, along with Liza, ambush and transform Kevin Faing into a Reptilioid.

### *Martha/Liza Chapter Five*

When Isla de Reptilia falls under an attack by Natalie Norcio, Margaret and Mary Jane hide out in a shed before they spot an injured Liza stumbling through the bloodshed. Margaret and Mary Jane motion Liza to come over to them, Margaret attempts to keep Liza conscious but her efforts fail and their friend falls unconscious.

Proposing they get Liza off of the island and from further harm, Margaret along with Mary Jane help Liza to the island's shore where they place her inside a small boat which they push out to sea. Margaret and Mary Jane watch as Liza floats away into the distance, hoping for her safety.

### *Martha/Liza Chapter Six*

Sometime after Liza's exit from Isla de Reptilia, both Margaret and Mary Jane discover a glowing white orb that originated from the staff Liza once held as their leader. They both decide to find Liza and give her the orb, planning to make her their leader once again and make things right.

Both lizards manage to hitch a ride on a cargo ship, sneaking around the area and keeping themselves hidden. Margaret and Mary Jane eventually make it to a town called Rockshore where they both spend the night inside a building under construction, Margaret begins to suspect that the orb has been guiding them to Liza's whereabouts all along.

During the night, the mutant Pterodactyl woman known as Czarina attacks Margaret and brings the yellow lizard under her control via hypnotism. Margaret stands still as Czarina moves onto Mary Jane, the brainwashed Margaret holds her friend in place as to allow Czarina to cast the same spell on her too.

Both Margaret and Mary Jane are successfully brainwashed into becoming Czarina's goons and thus giving her possession over the orb.

When Liza is abducted and dropped onto a rooftop by Czarina for a final confrontation with the Pterodactyl woman, the brainwashed Margaret and Mary Jane both attack Liza and beat her down to the ground.

Liza's brother Eric, now a Reptilioid, arrives and helps his sister fight Czarina. Eric manages to pull the orb from Czarina's possession, severing her power over Margaret and Mary Jane. Margaret playfully attempts to flirt with Eric shortly after.

In an effort to help the struggling Eric against Czarina, Margaret stands her ground holding the orb which catches Czarina's attention. Czarina sores towards a scared Margaret, but Liza jumps from behind her ally and attacks Czarina mid-flight.

Liza manages to finally defeat Czarina, she then returns to Mary Jane and Margaret who attempts to present the orb back to Liza as they ask her if she wants to lead them again. Liza refuses and instead chooses to be their friend, attempting to destroy the orb until Isla de Reptilia's great ruler Ischerpon arrives and attempts to convince Liza not to destroy it.

Liza does so anyway, and a furious Ischerpon disappears.

Later on as Martha visits her injured brother Eric in the hospital, Margaret and Mary Jane are both seen sitting atop the building. Mary Jane then points out a news article to Margaret, the headline reveals that Reptilioids have reportedly been spotted in Howlite City.

## Personality

When she was human, Margaret was a loving wife who cared deeply for her husband Curt and consoled him whenever he was upset. However she also had her limits, but due to Curt's determination in his research she had no choice but to follow him in his endeavours.

Once she became mutated, Margaret's personality remained similar but she was also became much more flirtatious as a result of the serum's effects.

## Powers & Abilities

### Enhanced Strength

Being a Reptilioid, Margaret possesses superhuman strength.

### Enhanced Agility

Being a Reptilioid, Margaret possesses superhuman agility.

### Enhanced Durability

Being a Reptilioid, Margaret possesses superhuman durability.

### Enhanced Healing

Being a Reptilioid, Margaret possesses superhuman healing.

### Claws

Being a Reptilioid, Margaret possesses sharp claws.

### Teeth

Being a Reptilioid, Margaret possesses sharp teeth.

## Trivia

* Margaret Connors is loosely based off the Marvel Comics character of the same name.