So who’s Diamondback in Captain America’s storied history? The Texas native becomes a gang member when she moves to New York City, then undergoes training so that she can defend herself among the heroes and villains of Earth-616. She is initially introduced as a member of The Serpent Society. Tasked with taking down MODOK, Rachel soon falls in love with Steve — which proves problematic to the villainous society she’s entered into.
After she’s drummed out of her new union, her friends Asp, Black Mamba, and Anaconda nonetheless take her side. They eventually form the crimefighting offshoot B.A.D. Girls. Rachel does not have a very auspicious time in the Marvel world. She and Steve eventually break up, and the last time comic fans see her, she’s been paralyzed after being infected with mind-controlling nanobots during the V-Battalion saga. To save her mind, Citizen V fries the nanoprobes controlling Rachel, resulting in her paralysis. The B.A.D. Girls split up soon after they team up with Cable, who enlists them to steal some important technology and fight Deadpool along the way.
Lover, friend, foe or nightmare, Cap’s friends and family will find out what kind of person the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s version of Rachel is when “Captain America: Brave New World” is released in 2025.
