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david r · 09-20-2008, 05:56 AM

The mysterious Miss Locke: Do we ever learn her backstory? She is the assistant of madman Arcade yet we never learn WHY she would aid him in his mad schemes.

This is her on the right:

Who is she really? How did she get tied in with Arcade? Is Locke really her last name? And why did she want to kill Arcade in Uncanny X-Men #197? I wonder about Miss Locke and if she was just a throwaway sidekick, or if more was ever planned with her??

Jack Flash · 09-20-2008, 07:26 AM

i always liked Miss Locke. so much more than the brat that is Arcade. I am devastated that she's dead.

atoningunifex · 09-20-2008, 07:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Jack Flash

i always liked Miss Locke. so much more than the brat that is Arcade. I am devastated that she's dead.

Piffle. Death in a comic book is like a sick day in the real world. Yeah, you're gone, but you'll be back.

I love Miss Locke. But I like all of Claremont's "highly competent and dressed in fetish wear" women. I'd love to see Miss Locke and Sage take on the women of the Hellfire Club and Viper while Tyger Tyger and Karma have cocktails.

jarrod · 09-20-2008, 07:51 AM

She seduced Lockheed. Hussy!

Rivka · 09-20-2008, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by david r

The mysterious Miss Locke: Do we ever learn her backstory? She is the assistant of madman Arcade yet we never learn WHY she would aid him in his mad schemes.

Who is she really? How did she get tied in with Arcade? Is Locke really her last name? And why did she want to kill Arcade in Uncanny X-Men #197? I wonder about Miss Locke and if she was just a throwaway sidekick, or if more was ever planned with her??

Didn't she turn out to be a robot? I have vague memories of reading in some story arc, several years ago, that she wasn't human. Or I may be totally off about that. I can't remember what title I read that in, or exactly what year.

worstblogever · 09-20-2008, 12:33 PM

Uncanny #197 was supposed to be a game Arcade played, where once a year, he'd let her try and kill him within Murderworld.

I think it was implied if she pulled it off, she'd inherit the place, as well as his fortune, but I'm not sure. I haven't read that book in awhile.

If not, it was just a twisted job perk. Which is still fun.

longshot3 · 09-20-2008, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Rivka

Didn't she turn out to be a robot? I have vague memories of reading in some story arc, several years ago, that she wasn't human. Or I may be totally off about that. I can't remember what title I read that in, or exactly what year.

I think this was from the Wolverine/Gambit: Victims limited series. Arcade was teamed with Mastermind Martinique (which I think was her first app.) and it was revealed that Miss Locke had been killed, maybe accidentally by Arcade, and the Miss Locke in this limited series was a robot.

jarrod · 09-20-2008, 01:27 PM

Cassanova strikes again!

jarrod · 09-20-2008, 01:29 PM

But seriously, the slut was ASKING for it!

...and poor Lockheed still got his!

Pro · 09-20-2008, 01:33 PM

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And why did she want to kill Arcade in Uncanny X-Men #197? I wonder about Miss Locke and if she was just a throwaway sidekick, or if more was ever planned with her??

Miss Locke is as much a psychopath as her boss. Miss Locke has an arrangement with Arcade. Once a year she is allowed to try and kill him. In return she is devoted to the guy the rest of the year.

worstblogever · 09-20-2008, 01:36 PM

They cut Kitty's scolding of Lockheed short before she laid into him with racial slurs.

Leirus · 09-20-2008, 02:59 PM

Miss Locke was a cool character, and those early issues of Excalibur are gold. When I go to Chicago I will try to find the english edition or maybe a hardcover if there is any...

She was killed during the 90´ along with a lot of cool characters and concepts deemed "uncool" or no realist enough, like Vampires, New Roma, the Hellions, half of Excalibur characters...

sight

k.i.n.g. · 09-20-2008, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Leirus

She was killed during the 90´ along with a lot of cool characters and concepts deemed "uncool" or no realist enough, like Vampires, New Roma, the Hellions, half of Excalibur characters...

sight

The Hellions! <3

Yeah, this thread many makes miss Alan Davis' art of the past (because it's lost a lot of quality with his later and more recent X-runs).

mcgaffer · 09-20-2008, 05:11 PM

Yeah i seem to recall an Arcade story with just Colossus and Meggan in Paris. Miss Locke was a robot but even the robot Miss Locke seemed to hate Arcade. It's almost like Arcade programmed her to hate him so that life would be a little more interesting.

oneshyguy46 · 09-20-2008, 07:01 PM

Hm.. cant Arcade just re-create her? It would make an interesting storyline. Or if he created her to symbolize maybe an ex-girlfriend that dumped him or something. She should have some form of backstory to her creation. Hmm... im just letting my mind wonder of lol

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09-20-2008, 05:56 AM	#1
david r X-Men Chronic Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Putting the band back together Posts: 5,330	The Curious Case of Miss Locke The mysterious Miss Locke: Do we ever learn her backstory? She is the assistant of madman Arcade yet we never learn WHY she would aid him in his mad schemes. This is her on the right: Who is she really? How did she get tied in with Arcade? Is Locke really her last name? And why did she want to kill Arcade in *Uncanny X-Men #197?* I wonder about Miss Locke and if she was just a throwaway sidekick, or if more was ever planned with her?? Last edited by david r : 09-20-2008 at 06:02 AM.

09-20-2008, 07:51 AM	#4
jarrod dad+son Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 15,899	She seduced Lockheed. Hussy!

09-20-2008, 01:27 PM	#8
jarrod dad+son Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 15,899	Cassanova strikes again!

09-20-2008, 01:29 PM	#9
jarrod dad+son Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 15,899	But seriously, the slut was ASKING for it! ...and poor Lockheed still got his!

09-20-2008, 02:59 PM	#12
Leirus EEEEEEEEE ! Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 2,938	Miss Locke was a cool character, and those early issues of Excalibur are gold. When I go to Chicago I will try to find the english edition or maybe a hardcover if there is any... She was killed during the 90´ along with a lot of cool characters and concepts deemed "uncool" or no realist enough, like Vampires, New Roma, the Hellions, half of Excalibur characters... sight

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