Debrii

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Debrii
NEWWAR004cover.jpg
Cover art for New Warriors vol. 3 #4.
Art by Scottie Young.
Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance New Warriors vol. 3 #4 (November 2005)
Created by Zeb Wells
Scottie Young
In-story information
Alter egoDeborah Fields
Team affiliations New Warriors
Secret Avengers (Civil War)
The Initiative
Counter Force
Abilities Telekinesis

Debrii is the alias of Deborah Fields, a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Zeb Wells and artist Skottie Young, she debuted in New Warriors vol. 3 #4. She is a superhero who avoided being killed in the opening shots of Marvel's Civil War by not reuniting with the team after their reality show was cancelled the first time in New Warriors vol. 3 #6.

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Fictional character biography

New Warriors

Debrii was introduced by the New Warriors' TV producer, Ashley, and so was the only member of Night Thrasher's revised team to have not been hand-picked by him. The TV company's board of directors felt that there was no "friction" in the current team — they all liked each other too much — and that the show would get better ratings if an unknown quantity was added to the team. Debrii's abrasive, antagonistic personality was perfect in this regard; she did not get on well with any of the team members, frequently making snide comments about Microbe's relatively useless powers and constantly arguing with Namorita. [1]

Civil War

Debrii was one of the former Warriors who felt the sting of the growing anti-New Warriors movement when her secret identity was "outed" online through a New Warriors hate site, after which her car was overturned and set on fire. [2]

After Ragnarok, a clone of Thor, kills Black Goliath, Debrii is compelled to become involved and joins Captain America's Secret Avengers. [3]

Initiative

Deborah is one of the 142 registered superheroes who are a part of the Initiative program. [4] [5] She was one of the former Warriors who were accused of beating Gauntlet. In truth it was her fellow recruit Slapstick who performed the crime, as he was sick of Gauntlet insulting his dead friends. [6]

Debrii later quit the Initiative, along with Justice, Rage, and Slapstick forming the team Counter Force. [7] She later returned to Camp Hammond with the team, now calling themselves the New Warriors again, [8] and battled Ragnarok. [9] [10]

Debrii eventually quits the team, and leaves the country to go into hiding with Heavy Hitters members Nonstop and Telemetry. [11] [12] After the fall of Osborn, she is no longer a fugitive but remains in Paris, working as the judge of the TV talent competition Superpouvoir. [13]

Fear Itself

In Fear Itself , Debrii appears at a meeting held by Prodigy regarding magical hammers that have crashed onto Earth. [14] Debrii and other heroes then battle Juggernaut, who was transformed into Kuurth: Breaker of Stone, in Las Vegas, Nevada. [15] She and Rage then appear rescuing survivors and help the team in their battle against Thor Girl, who had recovered her designate powers. [16]

Powers and abilities

Debrii is described as a "low level telekinetic magnet". [1] She is able to move masses of huge objects in her immediate vicinity at will, and is capable of manipulating many such objects at one time. She can use any "debris" around her to defend herself from attacks, or to attack her enemies. During the New Warriors' battle with the Mad Thinker's Intellectual Robots, she took control of a pile of scrap metal, crafting a shell in the form of a large monster around her body, and manipulating it as a weapon. However, Debrii is incapable of lifting heavy objects. She can also levitate herself slightly, but is incapable of flight. [1]

In other media

Debrii was set to appear in the Marvel Television live-action New Warriors TV series, portrayed by Kate Comer, before it was cancelled. [17] [18] [19]

References

  1. 1 2 3 The New Warriors (vol. 3) #4 (November 2005)
  2. She-Hulk (vol. 2) #8 (July 2006)
  3. Civil War #4 (October 2006)
  4. Avengers: The Initiative #1 (June 2007)
  5. Avengers: The Initiative #1 Character Map
  6. Avengers: The Initiative #6 (November 2007)
  7. Avengers: The Initiative #12 (June 2008)
  8. Avengers: The Initiative #21 (March 2009)
  9. Avengers: The Initiative #22 (April 2009)
  10. "Preview: Avengers: The Initiative #22". Comic Book Resources . February 19, 2009. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
  11. Avengers: The Initiative #28 (November 2009)
  12. Richards, Dave (December 29, 2009). "Christos Gage's War "Initiative"". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on June 4, 2016.
  13. Avengers: The Initiative #35 (June 2010)
  14. Fear Itself: Youth In Revolt #1 (July 2011)
  15. Fear Itself: Youth In Revolt #3 (September 2011)
  16. Fear Itself: Youth In Revolt #4 - 6 (October - December 2011)
  17. Goldberg, Lesley (July 10, 2017). "Marvel's 'New Warriors' Sets its Cast — Including Squirrel Girl (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  18. Truitt, Brian (April 19, 2017). "Exclusive sneak peek: Squirrel Girl leads the team of Freeform's 'New Warriors'". USA Today . Archived from the original on April 20, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  19. Polito, Thomas (September 15, 2019). "Exclusive: Marvel's 'New Warriors' is Dead; Superhero Show Fails to Find a New Home". The GWW. Archived from the original on September 16, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2019.