Shiklah

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Shiklah
Shiklah with her pet, Bug.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Deadpool: The Gauntlet #3 (January 2014)
Created by	Brian Posehn Gerry Duggan Reilly Brown
In-story information
Species	Succubus
Place of origin	Earth
Notable aliases	Queen of the Undead (formerly) Mrs. Deadpool (formerly) Shiklah Wilson (formerly) Mrs. Wilson (formerly) Deadpool's Wife (estranged) Dracula's Wife (currently)
Abilities	Superhuman strength and speed Enhanced agility, reflexes and endurance Shapeshifting Mind control Ability to project regular and ethereal flame

Shiklah is a supervillain that appears in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She was married to Deadpool, but they became estranged, and she married Dracula instead.

The character first appeared in the web comic Deadpool: The Gauntlet #3, created by writers Brian Posehn and Gerry Duggan and artist Reilly Brown.

Shiklah is a succubus who ruled over the monsters of Earth alongside her family before humans existed. After being overthrown by the vampires, Shiklah's father sealed her and her pet dragon, Bug, in a coffin to protect them. In the present, Dracula tasks Deadpool with retrieving Shiklah so she can help him unite the monster world under his rule.^[1] Shiklah falls in love with Deadpool instead, and they ultimately marry in a ceremony officiated by Nightcrawler. However, the two ultimately divorce, with Shiklah marrying Dracula instead.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]}

As a succubus, Shiklah possesses superhuman physical abilities and is nigh-immortal. She can additionally generate ethereal fire, shapeshift, create dimensional portals, and drain the life force of others.

• An alternate universe variant of Shiklah from Earth-16356 appears in Deadpool 2099. This version was shrunken and imprisoned in Deadpool's body following a failed attempt to conquer Earth.^[9]
• An alternate universe variant of Shiklah appears in Deadpool & Cable: Split Second.^[10]
• An alternate universe variant of Shiklah from Earth-61610 appears in the Secret Wars tie-in Mrs. Deadpool and the Howling Commandos.

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