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| Orb helmet | |
| Type: | Clothing Technology |
| Continuity: | Marvel Universe |
| Aliases: | Orb helmet |
| Availability: | Unique item |
| Manufacturer: | Sunset Bain |
| Owners: | Drake Shannon |
| 1st appearance: | Marvel Team-Up #15 |
The Orb's helmet is a fictional item featured in comic books published by Marvel Comics. It is associated with the Ghost Rider line of titles and first appeared in Marvel Team-Up #15 in November, 1973.
Description[]
This item is a spherical helmet developed by criminal armorer Sunset Bain and resembles an over-sized eyeball. She created it for Drake Shannon, who utilized it during his criminal career as The Orb. The original model had the ability to project waves of energy capable of mesmerizing one or multiple groups of people. The helmet was later upgraded to include a laser-firing system, which was generated from the central optical port.
History[]
As The Orb, Drake Shannon used the helmet to hypnotize the entire crowd at Madison Square Garden during Johnny Blaze's motorcycle stunt show. He had the crowd blindly walk out onto the arena floor, blocking Johnny Blaze from being able to pursue The Orb on his cycle. [1]
The Orb later had Sunset Bain eqiup the helmet with a laser system. He used this feature in another encounter with Ghost Rider, but the lasers proved ineffective against him. [2]
Capabilities[]
- Durability: It protects The Orb's noggin from injury when he gets knocked off his motorcycle, which happens... a lot.
- Energy projection: The helmet emits an energy blast from its optical center.
- Hypnosis: The helmet gives Drake Shannon the ability to hypnotize multiple people at once, forcing them to obey his commands.
Users[]
- Drake Shannon - Primary user
- Sunset Bain - Inventor