Janice Yanizesh (Earth-616)

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Real Name

Janice Olivia Yanizesh

Current Alias

Joystick

Identity

Secret

Alignment

Neutral

Affiliation

Member of the Thunderbolts; Former member of the Masters of Evil VII; Great Game

Relatives

Walter Yanizeski (father), Olivia Yanizeski (mother)

Universe

Earth-616

Base Of Operations

Brooklyn, New York

Characteristics

Gender

Female

Hair

Blonde

Status

Citizenship

American

Occupation

Mercenary

Origin

Origin

Virtually nothing is known about the past of Janice Yanizeski before her first appearance as Joystick. She was once a student at the University of Arizona, living what she considered to be a boring life. After her sophomore year, something changed her. In her "new life," she became determined to live life on the edge, and began taking extreme risks. She disappeared for three years, reappearing as Joystick.

First appearance

Amazing Scarlet Spider #2

History

Joystick was a participant in the so-called "Great Game," a competition in which various wealthy individuals placed bets on the outcomes of battles between superhumanly powerful individuals. Like many players in the game, Joystick was sponsored by a corporate head, in her case Chu Chi Huan of Chi-Huan Associates. Chi-Huan financed Joystick's equipment and travel expenses in return for a portion of her winnings. The players in the game fought other sponsored players as well as designated superhuman beings, many of whom were unaware of the game's existence, with the end goal of winning the "ultimate prize" promised by the game's supposed architect, James Johnsmeyer. During the game, she encountered and battled a variety of superhumans, including El Toro Negro, the Scarlet Spider, the heroic Green Goblin and Kaine. Eventually, the Great Game was ended by its sponsors.

Joystick then joined the Crimson Cowl's Masters of Evil in their massive extortion scheme, hoping to regain some of the money she'd lost in the collapse of the Great Game. She was one of the Masters ambushed and stripped by the Thunderbolts as part of their plan to inflitrate the Cowl's base.

Once again affiliated with the Great Game, Joystick was sent to the United Nations alongside a new Polestar and Tremolo to confront the Sub-Mariner, Mister Fantastic and the Thunderbolts. When the gaming council activated the players' two-minute warning device, threatening to blow them up, Joystick was convinced to help the heroes deactivate the devices in exchange for protection from the gaming council. Joystick helped Mister Fantastic block the signal, but the devices continued their countdown and went off.

Joystick eventually joined the new Thunderbolts. She didn't get along well with the rest of the group, and was revealed to be working for the Grandmaster. She attacked Speed Demon, showing that she possessed superhuman speed similar to his. It was revealed that the Grandmaster's plot was for Joystick to steal Zemo's Moonstones.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

Joystick possesses superhuman strength, speed, and agility. The source of these powers remains unknown.

• Super Speed Joystick was augmented with superhuman speed by the Grandmaster.
  
  

Abilities

None known.

Strength level

Joystick possess superhuman strength of rougly Class 10.

Weaknesses

None known.

Paraphernalia

Equipment:

• Energy Batons: Joystick wears metal devices on her wrists, each of which generates a "baton" of coherent energy, powered by strontium chips. These batons can be swung or hurled with sufficient concussive force to damage concrete. By striking the batons against one another, Joystick can project a powerful concussive force beam at her opponents.
• Computer Link: Joystick carries cables within her gauntlets that can be used to hack into computer systems.
  

Transportation: None known.
Weapons: None known.

Notes

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Trivia

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See Also

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• Character Gallery: Janice Yanizesh (Earth-616)
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