Hornet (comics)

The Hornet
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Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	(As Scotty Mc Dowell): Spider-Woman #21 (As Hornet): Spider-Woman #31
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Alter ego	Scotty McDowell
Abilities	Superhuman strength High-speed flight via insect-like wings Bio-electricity projection

The Hornet
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Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Slingers #0 (Dec. 1998)
Created by	Joseph Harris Todd DeZago Mike Wieringo
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Alter ego	Eddie McDonough
Species	Human
Team affiliations	Slingers
Abilities	Armored suit grants: Superhuman strength High-speed flight via jet-powered wing harness Laser beam/sedative dart projection via gauntlets

Red Hornet
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Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	All-New Wolverine - Annual #01 (August 2016)
Created by	Tom Taylor Marcio Takara
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Alter ego	Melinda McDonough
Species	Human
Abilities	Armored suit grants: Superhuman strength High-speed flight via jet-powered wing harness Laser beam via gauntlets

The Hornet is an identity used by three fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The characters appear in the Marvel Universe, one villain, and two heroes. Both the first and third Hornets have suffered from physical disabilities.

Scotty McDowell was a wheelchair-using criminologist, who assisted Spider-Woman on her cases. He was kidnapped by the mad scientist Karl Malus, who injected Scotty with a formula composed of human and insect DNA, as well as several kinds of medicine. Spider-Woman rescued Scotty, who seemed fine.

Scotty began to suffer from nightmares in which he killed Spider-Woman. He awoke to discover that he had great strength and insect-like wings that allowed him to fly (but still unable to walk). He then received a costume in the mail (sent by Malus), and when he put it on, had a personality shift, becoming aggressive and chauvinistic. He flew around as the Hornet, and started out as a hero, saving people, and working with Spider-Woman. He even learned that he could throw bursts of bio-electricity.

But Hornet became more and more resentful of Spider-Woman, and began to endanger the innocents he was "helping", even striking an onlooker with one of his electric blasts. When he nearly killed some thieves, Spider-Woman was sent after him. However, Hornet's abilities were almost a match for hers, and unlike Spider-Woman, he wasn't trying to hold back for fear of hurting his friend. After a prolonged battle, Spider-Woman was able to subdue the Hornet, who was nearly homicidal by this point. She learned that Malus had altered Scotty into the Hornet, for the sole purpose of having her die at the hands of a friend. Spider-Woman was able to flush the formula from Scotty's bloodstream, and revert him to normal (stripping him of both his powers and aggression).

Afterwards, Spider-Woman learned that although the formula did make him more aggressive, the resentment he felt towards her was real. Scotty admitted he was in love with her, but felt that she didn't notice him. He was also jealous of the attention she garnered with her heroic deeds. This put a strain on their friendship, and Spider-Woman ended their "working relationship". McDowell accepted this as well, taking a job farther away so as to preserve what was left of their friendship.

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