Ultimate Universe Bios

Hammerhead

Real Name: Unknown
Affiliation: None
Status: Comatose
Powers: Uncertain. Hammerhead has an extremely hard head. So much so, that he can survive a bullet at point blank range, but he still feels pain. Also, when Spider-Man hit Hammerhead, he only succeeded in hurting himself. It is unknown if Hammerhead IS in fact a mutant, as the police think, or if he has received his abilities from some outside means, but the latter is suggested from context.

Hammerhead (so called due to the flat-top shape of his head) ran a mob unit in New York City that secretly worked for business magnate Allan Silvermane. One night, Gambit observed him and his goons killing a couple on the docks. Gambit saved the victims' daughter and Hammerhead came after them, hoping to eliminate the witnesses.

Fortunately for Gambit, Silvermane had been was contacted by "Essex" and told Hammerhead to leave Gambit alive. Instead, Hammerhead kidnapped the girl back, and when Gambit came after him, Hammerhead set a trap with a slew of gunmen. Gambit was able to use his powers as a distraction, and then confronted Hammerhead directly. Hammerhead seemed to have the upper hand until Gambit killed him by charging up his head and causing it to explode.

Hammerhead somehow survived and returned to New York where Silvermane wanted to team up with him to take out Wilson Fisk. However, Hammerhead killed Silvermane and decided to take out the Kingpin on his own, enlisting the help of the Enforcers and turning once loyal factions against Fisk. He eventually attracted the attention of other superheroes Spider-Man, Shang-Chi, Iron Fist, Black Cat, Moon Knight as well as the Kingpin's assassin, Elektra. Things came to a head at Hammerhead's apartment and a big brawl broke out as Hammerhead out-bought Elektra from Kingpin and let Black Cat join his side, who wanted to bring down Fisk by any means. However, the timely arrival of the police and the efforts of Spider-Man caused Hammerhead to try to make a hasty retreat because of issues concerning his life BEFORE he got his Hammerhead powers but was backstabbed by Elektra, then literally stabbed by her and thrown out his window. He was rescued by Spider-Man and is now in a coma.
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