Synapse (character)
comics character
Synapse is the name of two characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first Synapse, Max Mullins, first appeared in Daredevil #377 (July 1998) and was created by Scott Lobdell and Tom Morgan. The second Synapse, Emily Guerrero, was introduced as a new member of the Avengers Unity Squad. She first appeared in Uncanny Avengers Vol. 3 #1 (December 2015) and was created by Gerry Duggan and Ryan Stegman. Both incarnations of Synapse possess telepathic abilities. The Max Mullins incarnation can alter the minds of others, while the Emily Guerrero incarnation can manipulate others' nervous systems and control their bodies.
Fictional character biography
Max Mullins
Max Mullins has the ability to rewire and alter a person's brainwaves to his liking. Taking on the name Synapse, he, along with La Concierge and Stilt-Man, is recruited by the Kingpin to form the third incarnation of the Emissaries of Evil. Synapse temporarily shuts down Stilt-Man's brain so that he will not reveal his employer's name to Daredevil, who at the time was acting as an agent for S.H.I.E.L.D. and had his mind wiped to think he was Laurent Levasseur.
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