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|image=Delphyne.jpg
|caption=Delphyne Gorgon.<br>Art by [[Clayton Henry]].
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|debut=''The Incredible Hercules'' #121 (Sept. 2008)
|creators=[[Greg Pak]]<br>[[Fred Van Lente]]<br>[[Clayton Henry]]
|character_name=Delphyne Gorgon
|full_name= Delphyne Gorgon
|species = Human/[[Gorgon]] hybrid
|alliances=[[Amazons]]
|powers=Skilled combatant, poison administered through fangs.
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'''Delphyne Gorgon''' is a fictional character appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]]. A [[Gorgon]] member of the [[Amazons|Amazon]] nation, she is a love interest of [[Amadeus Cho]]. She first appeared in ''The Incredible Hercules'' #121, and was created by [[Greg Pak]], [[Fred Van Lente]], and [[Clayton Henry]].

==Fictional character biography==
In the classical age, the Amazons were engaged as mercenaries to battle an army of [[Gorgon]]s. They were victorious, and took many Gorgons as prisoners, who gradually interbred with humans, and their genetic line continued within the Amazon nation.<ref name="Incredible Hercules #122">''The Incredible Hercules'' #122. Marvel Comics.</ref> One human/Gorgon hybrid named Delphyne was assigned as a servant to Amazon Queen [[Hippolyta (Marvel Comics)|Hippolyta]]'s daughter Princess Artume at a very young age. She became a highly respected general, fighting in the siege of Olympus against the armies of [[Amatsu-Mikaboshi (comics)|Amatsu-Mikaboshi]].<ref>''The Incredible Hercules'' #123. Marvel Comics.</ref>

When Princess Artume conceived of a scheme to depose her mother, locate the [[Omphalos]] and use it to remake the world in the Amazons' image, Delphyne joined her. They abducted [[Amadeus Cho]] (who they believed to be [[Hercules (Marvel Comics)|Hercules]]'s [[eromenos]]) in order to convince him to help locate the Omphalos. Delphyne warned Cho that Artume was deceiving him (claiming to have sympathy for "small animals and morons"<ref name="Incredible Hercules #122"/>), but Cho ignored her advice initially. Eventually, however, he saw reason, and the two kissed. This was witnessed by Artume. As she explained later, she would have tolerated this but a displeasing farewell wave sealed her subordinates's fate. She attempted to murder Delphyne, but failed as a result of a lack of knowledge about Gorgon anatomy. Delphyne joined Cho, Hercules, and [[Athena (Marvel Comics)|Athena]] in defeating Artume, and, in killing her, became the new Queen of the Amazons. Telling Cho that because of this she could not engage in a relationship with a man without killing him after consummation, she departed.<ref>''The Incredible Hercules'' #123-125. Marvel Comics.</ref>

[[File:Delphyne (human).jpg|left|thumb|200px|Delphyne in her brief human form.]]
Now queen, Delphyne subsequently joined [[Hera (Marvel Comics)|Hera]]'s alliance of New Olympians, with the goal of killing Hercules and Athena. This brought her face to face with Cho again, who was perplexed by her decision. Delphyne explained her desire to kill Athena in revenge for the original Gorgon curse, and warned him against trusting the goddess.<ref>''The Incredible Hercules'' #128. Marvel Comics.</ref> Later, when Hera attempted to kill her daughter [[Hebe (Marvel Comics)|Hebe]] in retaliation for Hebe's helping Hercules, Delphyne drew a gun on Hera, demanding that she cease.<ref>''The Incredible Hercules'' #129. Marvel Comics.</ref> Seeking the aid of [[Hephaestus (Marvel Comics)|Hephaestus]], Delphyne had Athena's [[Aegis (Trey Rollins)|Aegis]] shield reforged into a helmet that granted her the abilities of the Medusa head within the shield. When the Avengers raided the headquarters of the Olympus Group, Delphyne attempted to confront Athena, despite Cho's entreaties to cease. She used the helmet to turn Athena into stone, which freed her from the Gorgon curse, appalling Cho.<ref name="Incredible Hercules #139">''The Incredible Hercules'' #139. Marvel Comics.</ref> Subsequently, however, she balked at allowing Hephaestus to kill Cho and Hercules, and Athena was revived by the arrival of Zeus' thunderbolt, conferring on Athena the leadership of the Pantheon, and returning Delphyne to her Gorgon appearance. For Delphyne's attempted deicide, she was sentenced to dwell forever in the bowels of the Olympus Group building.<ref>''The Incredible Hercules'' #140-141. Marvel Comics.</ref>

Subsequently, upon [[Agamemnon (comics)|Vali Halfling]]'s capture of the Olympus Group headquarters, she escaped her cell. She found Athena weakened by Halfling's capture of the [[ambrosia]] of the gods, but was convinced not to kill Athena, and instead found herself allied with the goddess to repel the invaders. She defeated Pantheon member [[Atalanta (Pantheon)|Atalanta]] in combat, and then joined Cho in defeating Vali Halfling himself and rescuing Hercules. The two then kissed and officially became a couple.<ref>''Heroic Age: Prince of Power'' #1-4. Marvel Comics.</ref>

==Powers and abilities==
Delphyne is a skilled martial artist and combatant, capable of knocking over Hercules through effective application of technique, rather than through sheer strength. Unlike most Gorgons in fiction, she does not possess the ability to turn people to stone, something she says only flows through the line of Medusa Gorgon. However, she was able to circumvent this fault by having Hephaestus craft a helmet which drew upon her potential lineage inheritance.<ref name="Incredible Hercules #139"/> Delphyne's snake-like hair can inject victims with an incredibly deadly poison through their fangs, are strong enough to hold up all of her body weight without much effort and prehensile enough to manipulate the trigger of a firearm. Being cold-blooded, she does not register on infrared scans, giving her an advantage in the dark.<ref>''Heroic Age: Prince of Power'' #3. Marvel Comics.</ref>

==Other versions==
===Secret Wars===
During the ''[[Secret Wars (2015 comic book)|Secret Wars]]'' storyline, a version of Delphyne Gorgon from the [[Battleworld]] island nation of Arcadia is a student at the Victor von Doom Institute for Gifted Youths in Doomstadt. She is a member of the Night Witches alongside [[Jubilee (comics)|Jubilee]] of Limbo and [[Pixie (X-Men)|Pixie]] of Mutopia.<ref>''Runaways'' vol. 4 #1. Marvel Comics.</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Delphyne_Gorgon_(Earth-616) Delphyne Gorgon] at Marvel Wiki
* [http://www.comicbookdb.com/character.php?ID=25942 Delphyne Gorgon] at Comic BookDatabase
* [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=22462 Interview with Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente on upcoming stories]

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