Chameleon (Marvel Comics)

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I am invisible because I am the same thing you look at every dreadful, dull day. I am the day before you realize everything has gone horribly, horribly wrong. I am the Chameleon.

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Summary

Born a Russian citizen named Dmitri Smerdyakov (Russian: Дмитрий Смердяков), he was the half-brother of Sergei Kravinoff.

Dmitri's ability to impersonate eventually brought him to the attention of the Communist countries, who trained him as a spy. As the Chameleon, he relied on his skills and a mixture of costumes and make-up to conceal his identity. He wore a multi-pocket disguise vest in which he kept the materials he would need to mask himself at short notice. Later on, he'd acquire a computer belt and memory material clothing which allow him to change his form at will.

The Chameleon is a frequent foe for Spider-Man, alongside being his earliest, appearing in Amazing Spider-Man #1, 1963.

Powers and Stats

Tier: 10-A physically, Varies from 9-C to 9-B via equipment

Origin: Marvel Comics

Name: Dmitri Anatoly Nikolayevich Smerdyakov, Chameleon

Age: At least in his 70s

Classification: Mutate, Supervillain, Spy

Powers and Abilities:

• Base
• Equipment

Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Longevity (Drank the same potion as Kraven to stave off old age), Shapeshifting (Genetically modified himself to freely morph his body), Acrobatics (Can land a jump from a second floor of a building), Martial Arts (Shown here), Vehicular Mastery (Can pilot a helicopter and maneuver it like this), Preparation (Has booby trapped locations), Stealth Mastery (Uses his disguises to infiltrate enemy bases), Social Influencing (An expert manipulator, with him tricking Iron Man into thinking Captain America was an imposter by fabricating an entire story)

Shapeshifting (Wears clothing that aid him in morphing his appearance), Camouflage (Shown here), Illusion Creation (Can use holographic illusions), Explosion Manipulation (Used multiple types of explosives), Disease Manipulation (Injected Spider-Man with an experimental virus), Sleep Manipulation (Employed various knock out substances), Thread Manipulation (Used a gun that mimics Spider-Man's webs), Flight (Has a jetpack), Smoke Manipulation (Shown here), Surface Scaling (Can wear suction cups to scale walls), Cloth Manipulation (Has a gas that changes a suit's color), Electricity Manipulation (Has suits that discarge electricity), Poison Manipulation (Can wear a poisonous ring and use cyanide gas), Energy Projection (Shown here)

Attack Potency: Athletic Human physically, Varies from Street level to Wall level (Uses guns and bombs that can destroy trailers)

Speed: Hypersonic (Dodged Hammerhead's charges. Managed to run away and quickly disguise himself from Captain America)

Lifting Strength: Athletic Human (Can wield a massive gun with one hand)

Striking Strength: Athletic Human

Durability: Wall level+ (Can take hits from Daredevil. Survived getting slammed into a concrete wall)

Stamina: Athletic Human

Range: Standard Melee Range, Varies from Standard Melee Range to Tens of Meters via equipment

Standard Equipment: Memory Material clothes, disguise computer belt
Optional Equipment: Knock-out gases, knock-out darts, web gun, suction cups, disguise masks, electric clothing, bombs, guns, cyanide gas, viruses, jetpack, smoke pellets

Intelligence: Gifted (Has worked as an international spy for decades, with him also successfully impersonating J. Jonah Jameson for months despite Spider-Man's spider-sense alerting him whenever he was near Chameleon)

Weaknesses: None notable

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