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Speedfreek

Speedfreak (Leon Shappe) is a supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. The character, created by Peter David, first appeared in Incredible Hulk #388 (December 1991).

Within the context of the stories, Leon Shappe becomes addicted to the drug called "snap". He kills the owner and inventor of a battlesuit in order to steal it. Once Speedfreek's daughter, Kate, discovers what her father was doing for a living, she ran away from home. He is hired by a man called only Mr. Lang to carry out hits. He comes into conflict with the Hulk. Speedfreek's daughter is killed in front of an abortion clinic by a young, confused boy named Larry. Speedfreek attempts to kill Larry again and again, only to be stopped by the Hulk each time. The Hulk launches a car battery at Speedfreek's face. He slices it in two, but the acid in the battery hits his face, causing tremendous pain.

Speedfreek is one of the villains that escapes from the Raft prison during New Avengers #1-3. Hiding in Stamford with some other escaped convicts, he is eventually tracked down by the New Warriors, who battle him and his friends as part of a reality show. Nitro used his powers to destroy the entire neighborhood, causing the death of hundreds of people, the New Warriors, and Speedfreek as well.