Quicksand
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Quicksand is a supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe.
Created by Tom DeFalco amd Ron Frenz, the character first appeared in Thor #392 (June 1988).
Within the context of the stories, Quicksand is a scientist of Vietnamese descent, working at a nuclear facility. An accident transforms her body into a sand-like substance (like Sandman). Petty and selfish, she calls herself Quicksand and attacks the nuclear reactor in a rage. Despite being confronted by Thor, she succeeds in causing the reactor to meltdown. Thor prevents disaster by using his hammer to transport the entire facility to another dimension, and Quicksand escapes. She is later contacted by Mongoose, on behalf of Count Tagar, who desires a cell sample from Thor in order to create a race of gods. She wants nothing to do with Thor, but is persuaded to battle him once Mongoose presents a device which could temporarily transform her back into human form. Quicksand barely manages to hold her own against Thor, and once Mongoose collects the tissue sample, she escapes once more.
Quicksand serves for a time as a member of Superia's Femizons. She is later invited to join the Crimson Cowl's Masters of Evil, and she accepts, hoping to get rich through the Masters' blackmail scheme using global weather control. The team is defeated and apprehended by the Thunderbolts, and Quicksand is among those remanded to custody. During the Civil War storyline, Quicksand is recruited to join the Thunderbolts.
Following the Civil War, Quicksand becomes a member of the Initiative's new team for the state of Delaware, the Women Warriors. Quicksand and the rest of the Women Warriors take part in an assault on Asgard during the Siege storyline.
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