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Ian Nottingham (Witchblade/Top Cow/Image Comics)

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Background Ian Nottingham Height: 6’3 - 6’5 Weight: 210 lbs Occupation: Assassin, Special Air Services captain for MI5 (formerly), bodyguard (formerly) First appearance: Witchblade #1 (November 1995) Likes: Sara Pezzini, Setsuke, Casablanca, the Blood Sword, killing people for money Dislikes: Ken Irons, the Irish Backstory “If there is a challenger to my power that does merit that weapon, may they hunt me soon. For now, I have proven I rely on no specific tool. I have tested the limits of human ability... The combined powers of instinct, strategy, and physical prowess, pushed to the hilt. I am Ian Nottingham… A man amongst gods.” Much of Ian’s past is a mystery, and thanks to the experiments and reconditioning he underwent, not even he remembers much of it. From what little we’re shown, he was originally a Special Air Services captain in MI5 whose missions ran deep undercover in Iran, Kuwait, and Japan. His missions in Japan led to Ian becoming a well-respected bodyguard for the Yakuz...
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VS Analysis: Aphrodite IX (Top Cow)

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  Background Aphrodite IX Full Designation: Aphrodite Tracker Killer, Generation IX, Model #2473561212 Real Name: April Taylor Aliases: Extramilitary Espionage Unit, The Chairwoman Nicknames: Aph, Green Age: 749 (end of series) Height: 5’7 Weight: 147.7 lbs  Occupation: Assassin (formerly), Leader of New Cythera First appearance: Aphrodite IX #0 (April 2000) Likes: Dr. Mane, Marcus Dragovich, Hephaestus IX, Ares IX, fighting and killing (post reboot), tea Dislikes: killing (pre-reboot), brainwashing, Robert Burch (post reboot), the Chairwoman, senseless murders, resurrection chambers   Backstory When Aphrodite IX woke up, the only thing she remembered was falling 40 stories onto solid concrete and being attacked by guards for a crime she couldn’t remember committing. Her past was a complete blank, and she had no memory of what she’d been doing before, nor the man that rescued her, Robert Burch. It was only when Burch played some recordings of her past that she had a vague...
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