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History
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Early Years
Leonard Jangles was highly-skilled but also an observably unpopular government agent and former police officer with an uncanny talent for accuracy, almost as, but not fully matched as the infamous mercenary for hire and long-time adversary of the vigilante Daredevil known as Bullseye. However, during the gang wars against most of New York's most notorious criminal organizations, Jangles had been revealed to be secretly working with the Kingpin of Crime himself, Wilson Fisk, since the latter was gaining control and influence inside prison for some length of time and had been manipulating the Daredevil of Hell's Kitchen, along with some of New York's most courageous vigilantes including Black Cat, Spider-Man, and Punisher as the mastermind of influencing crime in New York. Jangles was first hired by Fisk after taking advantage over his unpaid debts and treatment as an outcast in spite of his remarkable performance in marksmanship.
Ultimate War
During the month of Ultimate War in 2015, Jangles was among Fisk's moles in the authorities who were revealed to be participants joining the emerging secret society Movement Alliance, introducing himself a clandestine member of Kingpin's Criminal Empire, having to be known with his past ties with Wilson Fisk in his crusade against both the Daredevil and even Matt Murdock himself, in an attempt by trying to scar his life forever.
During the days of the conflict, Jangles was present at one of the few main hidden headquarters of Fisk's criminal organization across the city of New York, with Daredevil and the rest of the Defenders not immediately realizing that the sadistic mercenary had his own personal vengeful agenda against the vigilante without the need to face him, by hunting down each and every one of Murdock's loved ones. At the time, Jangles had developed a rivalry with the Bullseye due to their similar set of skills, although the latter assassin didn't want to bother wasting his time over another one of Fisk's moles in the intelligence agency, pitying Jangles for milking his reputation for being mistaken as the real Bullseye. Being belittled only fueled Jangles' spite against Bullseye who even wished to kill the latter or have him arrested if he could, if it weren't for their illicit connections with Fisk.
Under the great command of the Kingpin himself, Jangles became a lieutenant and led his own tactical unit to terrorize several known landmarks across Hell's Kitchen, Harlem, and the Financial District of Manhattan, only to be eventually intervened by the miraculous arrival of the whole roster of the Defenders, their overall diabolical actions from worsening even further that they would have anticipated in the first place. Knowing that they have already been defeated by the heroes, Jangles and the rest of forces under Kingpin's command had no other choice but to retreat back to the remainder of their active bases in the meantime.
Duel of the Death
When the breaking news about Bullseye's short-lived victory after assassinating Karen Page and subsequent defeat at the hands of Daredevil have swiftly spread throughout Kingpin's own empire across the city, Fisk assigned Jangles to take in Lester's place as the infamous mercenary, giving him a identical replica of the Bullseye suit, something that was previously made to him by none other than Melvin Potter before. From that point on afterwards, Jangles momentarily replaced Lester to in the role of Bullseye in the final week of the conflict, as a means to gain Fisk's trust after stepping up the assignment to hunt down the ultimately injured and dying Daredevil, who was being protectively held by former director Nick Fury and his remaining team inside a S.H.I.E.L.D. van on the way to Metro General Hospital.
Assisted by a few selected of his men to chase down the S.H.I.E.L.D. van secretly holding the critically wounded Daredevil, they were able to catch the latter, successfully crashing the van in the process. Executing their plan very well, Jangles finally uses the advantage to turn against his own men by shooting them following them dealing with the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, revealing his betrayal towards Fisk and his empire and try and kill the Guardian Devil by himself in order to ruin the Kingpin's amusement and goal to have his revenge on him, showing that he was actually doing this as some sort of "redemption" act for his unhinged side by framing the Kingpin once he gets to murder Daredevil and hand him over to the National Security Agency to gain his fame and popularity as a government agent.
However, by the time Jangles could have gotten his chance to end the unconscious vigilante's life, his attempt was abruptly interrupted by Nick Fury, distracting the mercenary on his own while he let the other operatives restart the van and continue their course to get to the hospital and take the Daredevil there safely. The two continues to battle within the streets of Manhattan, to which the Bullseye impostor manages to use his outstanding and unmatchable marksman skills to his advantage, severely wounding Fury in the process.
Realizing who he has single-handedly defeated, Jangle remarks that he can still put a bullet on the head of the former S.H.I.E.L.D. Director, even if he won't get the chance to kill Daredevil. Little did the arrogant mercenary was aware of, the fallen Fury was having his time to prepare his weapon of last resort against him, swiftly aiming his specialized needle pistol at Jangles. Fury's shot seemingly failed at first after squeezing the trigger, much to Jangles who tried to mock Fury afterwards, not immediately realizing that the latter had intentionally missed his shot by ricocheting the bullet from a distance, bouncing off until it goes straight towards the back of Jangle's head, killing him instantly.
In the aftermath of his death, Fury unveiled Jangle's past crimes with the help of the Defenders' intel and although they couldn't find any connections that could prove Fisk as the Kingpin, Jangles' previous interactions with several crime groups had proven his crimes posthumously and was stripped of his honor as an intelligence agent and policeman. Especially due to the lack of fingerprints from the original Bullseye, he was treated as one and the same with the real one as he had disappeared after his brutal defeat at the hands of Daredevil. The real Bullseye, only known by the first name Lester, would eventually return to New York a few years later to prove that he's the one and only Bullseye left standing.
Powers and Abilities
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Abilities
- Olympic Physical Conditioning
- Master Acrobat
- Expert Detective
- Expert Marksman
- Expert Assassin
- Trained Martial Artist
- Weapons Proficiency
- Stealth Master
Strength level
Class 8+
Weaknesses
- Sociopath
- Psychopath
- Arrogance
- Non-Superhuman Physical Conditioning
Paraphernalia
Equipment:
- Replica Bullseye Suit (formerly; confiscated)
Transportation: None known.
Weapons: Any object held in Bullseye's hands is a "potential weapon," even to Jangles himself, a mere but accurate impostor of the real Bullseye. However, he will often use guns and knives, as well as a number of throwing weapons such as shuriken or even just playing cards.
- Glock 19 (formerly; confiscated)
Notes
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- ↑ Modern Comics: Ultimate War Vol 1 9
Trivia
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See Also
- Appearances of Leonard Jangles (Earth-61615)
- Character Gallery: Leonard Jangles (Earth-61615)
- Quotations by Leonard Jangles (Earth-61615)
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Links and References
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