Roxxon
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Roxxon is the name of a fictional massive petroleum corporation in the Marvel Universe.
History
This company is notorious for its determination to make massive profits regardless of any laws or moral principles. As such, it is involved in numerous criminal plots that require the opposition of the various superheroes to stop. This especially goes for Iron Man who hates the idea of Roxxon's crimes giving his own business a bad name.
The name of the company is a probable parody of Exxon, an American petroleum company often criticized for its profiteering at the expense of the environment.
Recently, in the mini-series Great Lakes Avengers, a character named the Grasshopper was introduced. Real name Douglas Taggert, he was an employee of Roxxon, wearing a suit of cybernetic armor themed like a grasshopper developed by them to defend the company. After accepting an invitation to join the GLA, he was killed by a villain named Zaran literally seconds afterwards.
In the following GLX-Mas special, the villain Killer Shrike (himself a former employee of Roxxon) attempted to steal "Project Z" from the company, but was stopped by a new Grasshopper, who defeated the villain. He also died mere minutes later after activating the suits maximum jump, which launched him into space. It seems a sure bet that if Roxxon attempts to give a new Grasshopper suit to anyone else, they will also die prematurely.
Roxxon is in close connection to Brand Corporation, another cover organization specialized in giving births for new creatures to destroy the Avengers. It is sometimes referred as a Roxxon subsidiary, but it can make its own decisions and act on its own.
The former head of the company Hugh Jones had been arrested several times but have never been condemned.
List of supervillains created or hired as a result of Brand-Roxxon corporate conglomerate
- Deathlok clashed Captain America and The Thing several times. He tried to erase the Project Pegasus at a government building.
- The Grapplers made an attempt to rampage the Project Pegasus.
- Grasshopper defended Roxxon facilities.
- Killer Shrike, bodyguard of Brand's Jersey branch leader, James Melvin.
- Magma was defeated by Spider-Man and Iron Man two times.
- Manticore, attacked Hawkeye in order to steal back the Hellcat costume to Brand. He's been confronted with the Ghost Rider and the Two-Gun Kid at the same time.
- Modular Man
- Nth Man was about to destroy what remained of the Project. He was also halted.
- Orka, battled the Avengers in Jamaica, Queens.
- Serpent Squad ambushed The Thing and his friends.
- Sunturion encounters Iron Man in outer space.
- Giant mutated Tarantula, his tranformation into a super-being went wrong after it was disturbed by Will o' the wisp.
- Will o' the wisp was demoleculated after Brand's experiment went haywire and put together by Spider-Man and Dr. Marla Madison. He's still seeking revenge on Brand.Template:Marvel-Comics-stub