Bride of Frankenstein
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Real Identity: Bride of Frankenstein
Affiliations: Gogol Bordello and Task Force M
Appearances: The Collywobbles, The Tourmaline Necklace, Cheers to the Tin Man, Chasing Squirrels, The Iron Pot, Priyatel Skelet, and A Very Funny Monster
Powers/Skills: Immortality and Enhanced Physical Attributes
Voiced By: Indira Varma
The Bride of Frankenstein is a reanimated amalgamation of human corpses originally intended to be the bride to Dr. Victor Frankenstein's Monster. She was "born" in Pokolistan in 1831. Frankenstein gave it life with a jolt of electricity. She coughed up blood. Eric was eager to give her a bouquet of flowers he picked himself. Frankenstein cautioned him to wait so she could gather her senses. He explained a normal human was in their mother's womb for nine months but the Bride came from nothing to something in an instant with no tether nor any idea who she was or who they were. He likened her to a cluster of fear and not knowing. He stroked her cheek and told her everything was fine. She turned to see Eric and screamed. Frankenstein taught her words by holding the object in front her like an apple and a hat. Eric didn't see the point. Frankenstein asked him if he wanted a bride who would speak. Eric believed words got in the way of truth, drowning out the caterwaul of one's heart. Frankenstein presented a tourmaline necklace. Bride thought it was pretty but didn't know what it was. Frankenstein told her it was a necklace.
Eric was frustrated the Bride wouldn't let him touch her. Frankenstein pointed out he was frightening her. Eric pinned her to a wall and told her he loved her. She kept yelling "No!" Frankenstein tried to console Eric but Eric lifted him off the floor and choked him then threw him into the face of the bed frame. Eric cried and ran out of the bedroom. Bride poked Frankenstein's cheek. He claimed he was fine. In another session, Frankenstein presented a toy. She told him it was a wooden horse. He asked what it was. She replied it was a toy for children. He put on a fake mustache and they shared a laugh. He presented a gift for her. She shook the box and thanked him. He clarified the gift was in the box and she had to tear the wrapping paper off. He demonstrated then opened the box. Inside was the tourmaline necklace. He revealed he took it off one of the cadavers used to make her. He put it on her. She thought it was beautiful and smiled. They began having sex and were unaware Eric walked in on them. Bride brought lemonade and was horrified to see Dr. Frankenstein dead then attacked Eric.
A fallen candle started a fire. In the struggle, Bride lost her necklace then she kicked him into the fire. She took one last look at Dr. Frankenstein and fled the grounds. In 1852, Eric Frankenstein found the Bride of Frankenstein working at a booth selling various meats in Paris. He pushed the next customer out of line and offered a daisy to Bride. Bride took the fish she had and hit him then punched him into a stall. A fight broke out between them. At some point, the Bride of Frankenstein and Eric Frankenstein fought in a mansion while in European period formal wear and in Japan. In 1880, the Bride shot him in a bar and fled into the Wild West. In 1895, Eric Frankenstein happily chased after the Bride of Frankenstein on horseback in the Sahara Desert. She was annoyed and suddenly stopped her horse. His horse was startled and threw him off. In 1912, they fought underwater in scuba suits. She stabbed him in the head with a knife. In 1923, she drop kicked him in front of flappers before their performance started.
In 1941, they shot at each other in the middle of a military battle during World War II then charged each other. In 1964, the Bride of Frankenstein and Eric Frankenstein fought atop a moving bus in London. He hung off the edge. Bride stomped his hands but the bus overturned and both of them went flying. At some point after, they fought amid a group of hippies and on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. In 1991, the Bride of Frankenstein bashed Eric Frankenstein with her guitar during a live performance of Gogol Bordello at the Reptile Room. She jumped off the stage to continue fighting him while the band played on. At some point, she was arrested and imprisoned at Belle Reve Correctional Center's secret Non-Human Internment Division. In 2022, Amanda Waller assigned Rick Flag Sr. to protect Princess Ilana Rostovic, the heir apparent to Pokolistan, whom the United States of America were in negotiations with for unmined petroleum deposits, from Circe and the Sons of Themyscira. Waller believed using these prisoners, they could arguably circumvent their new restrictions against using inmates as mission operatives.
Flag pointed to a woman and asked if she was human. Waller countered if a corpse could be considered a human. Bride tore up the copy of Young Love she was reading. Waller admitted they didn't know who she was and they called her "The Bride." The Bride flipped them off. Waller and Flag entered the common area. Dr. Phosphorus, Bride, and Weasel charged at them. Flag drew his gun. Waller, unworried, held out her Nanite Detonation Control and applied a crippling electrocution to all five prisoners. She told Flag they were his new task force, Task Force M. M for Monsters. She also gave them the nickname Creature Commandos and tossed him the controller. Task Force M was transported on an Osprey named Sheba. While on route to Pokolistan, Flag addressed his team and acknowledged he knew they weren't exactly enthusiastic about the mission. Dr. Phosphorus instead stated they were delighted to serve their country. Bride figured out he was smiling sarcastically. She looked outside and realized they were in Pokolistan to her chagrin.
They were met at the airport by the Pokolistani military and a paramilitary unit known as the Amethyst Knights. Flag tried in vain to tell Weasel to calm down during the drive to Poko Castle. Phosphorus exclaimed Weasel urinated on him. He was annoyed no one thought to take him for a walk after the long trip. Bride warned he better not be looking at her. At Poko Castle, Flag and the Bride looked at the portraits of the royal family and both recognized the gene pool was "above ground and inflatable." To Flag's surprise, Princess Ilana was the opposite - young and beautiful. Ilana said his full name and the team focused on his middle name being "Bill" and not "William." At a banquet prepared for them, Bride drank bottle after bottle of wine. She observed the conversation between Ilana and her catatonic mother, the queen, then continued drinking. Later that night, Mazursky took a bath but heard a sound. She got out and saw the Bride jumping out a window.
Mazursky quickly suited up and took the stairs and caught up to the Bride. Bride was surprised no one tried to stop her. Mazursky was confused since they were there to protect them then reminded her they couldn't leave the castle grounds. She remembered the feeling of being electrocuted and called it a flaw in the system to be shocked for not doing anything wrong then noted it was the worst feeling ever. The Bride told her to grow a pair then went to the front gate guard shack. Bride told the knight on gate duty to open the door. He noted she was not on the schedule. Bride contended she didn't need a schedule and repeated her command. The knight eventually opened the door. She entered and rudely asked for money because she didn't have any freaking rubles on her. The knight pointed out their money was not called rubles. Bride quipped she was being insulting. The knight took out his money and counted but she took it all and left. Mazursky lied she meant to say thank you. Bride shouted she did not mean anything of the sort. They took a cab. The driver noticed Mazursky and said something. Bride told him to ignore the helmet she wore and drive to the address she gave.
Bride and Mazursky were driven to Frankenstein Manor. Bride revealed she was born there then she broke the lock around the front gate. An old woman across the street called Frankenstein's Monster and informed him of the developments. Mazursky asked why they came to the manor. The Bride stared at a Frankenstein family portrait. Mazursky asked if those were her parents. Bride expressed disdain. Mazursky told the Bride not to tsk her and didn't find it cool. She would have settled for a "no" instead. She pointed out she wouldn't know who they are. The Bride explained the manor was Dr. Frankenstein's home for work and his family lived up the road. They went upstairs to the laboratory. Mazursky mentioned her father was a scientist but he never had anything like what she was seeing. Bride admitted Frankenstein was, if nothing else, a renegade. She stated this was where she was born. Mazursky thought that was horrible. Bride reckoned birth was always horrible but God's gift to humans was he let them forget about it. She pushed a machine over and stated science wasn't so forgiving.
Mazursky stated she wasn't human. Bride thought she was a human being with gills. Mazursky added the world didn't see it that way. Bride asked rhetorically when the world was ever right. Mazursky asked what she was looking for and admitted she didn't want to get electrocuted again. Bride almost boasted she felt worse. Mazursky didn't believe her. Mazursky asked again what she was looking for. Bride described her query as a pinkish tourmaline necklace. Mazursky asked if they could go back to the castle if they found it. Bride confirmed it, only because she was annoyed with her. The Bride entered a bedroom and remembered an incident with Eric Frankenstein. Mazursky announced she found the necklace. Bride wiped her tears before she entered the room. Without saying anything, she took the necklace as she turned away. Mazursky was annoyed. Bride realized Circe was outside the window powering up a spell. As Mazursky came to, Circe prepared to blast her. Bride tackled her out of the way. Circe powered up again. Bride threw the bed at her.
The Sons of Themyscira made their way to them. Bride threw a chest at the first one then stomped the floor. She and Mazursky fell down a floor and took off. A lone Son told them to stop but Bride backhanded him into a wall. Four more came around a corner and opened fire. The Bride grabbed an impromptu shield and waited until they ran out of ammunition then sent them through a wall. She dispatched them one by one. The last one tried to punch her but it did nothing to her. She sent him through the roof, sailing past Circe. Circe opened fire as Bride ran with Mazursky under her arm. She jumped through a window and used one of the Sons as a landing pad. She took his gun and mowed down the rest of the Sons present. Mazursky was irritated she opened fire without warning. Bride pushed her aside and shot at Circe. Circe turned the bullets into butterflies. She told Mazursky to run then was blasted into the grill of a truck. She threw the truck at Circe. Circe sliced it in half but it was just a feint, and Bride sailed through the opening and punched her back into the manor.
They exchanged blows in the laboratory. Circe prepared to kill her but Bride grabbed a shard of glass and jammed it through her leg, kicked her crotch, then tackled her outside onto a balcony. Bride pummeled Circe but she managed to turn her arms into useless inflatables. She dealt several blows and a headbutt to Bride then pushed her off the balcony. Bride landed near Mazursky whose helmet was shattered and apologized. Mazursky managed to tell her to go fuck herself. Bride smiled but she was knocked out by a Son.
On Flag's signal, Alexi and the Commandos breached the manor and discovered Bride in the foyer chained to a chair with her mouth taped shut. Dr. Phosphorus believed it was a trap. Bride exclaimed. Alexi demanded her to point her head to the enemy location. Flag ripped the tape off. She told them Circe and the Sons of Themyscira were gone. Flag asked why she was screaming. Bride wanted them to take the tape off so she screamed. G.I. Robot asked where Mazursky was. Bride revealed the Sons took her upstairs before they left. Flag reprimanded Bride. Phosphorus super heated the chains and Bride broke free. Flag pondered why Bride was left alive and realized Circe and the Sons lured them to the manor so they could attack the castle. They took off. Alexi and the Commandos joined the battle but had to take cover behind the fountain. They watched as G.I. Robot levitated into the air and shot down all the Sons, only to be blown up by Circe. Weasel and Phosphorus savagely defeated Circe. Flag was aghast as she screamed. Bride reckoned he wanted monsters, so he got monsters. Circe claimed the Commandos had doomed the world.
The Creature Commandos returned to Belle Reve. Flag admitted to Bride he hoped she would be part of this group if the need ever came again. She quipped she didn't realize she had a choice then noticed an Army grunt was spying on them from the fence but didn't think much of it. In the Non-Human Internment Division, inmates received their daily meal. Dr. Phosphorus was being sarcastic about being back home to the sweet smell of hyena vomit. Bride was annoyed he was acting like they were buddies all of a sudden. They saw Congorilla take all of Mazursky's food, claiming since he was bigger he should have more food. Bride told Congorilla to giver her food back. Congorilla growled and walked away. She knocked him into a wall then broke his jaw by repeatedly bashing her food tray into it, possibly killing him. Phosphorus took Nosferata's tray and swapped it with Mazursky's empty tray, noting now everyone was happy except her because she had no food and was ugly and him because he no longer had a jaw and was likely dead. Economos told Bride she was leading the team back to Pokolistan with Mazursky, Phosphorus, and Weasel.
During the flight back to Pokolistan, Mazursky asked Bride why she helped her in the cafeteria. Bride replied she owed her for almost getting her killed. Mazursky didn't think that made them even or getting her gross food helped make up for it. Bride was amused and revealed they were ordered to kill Princess Ilana. Mazursky asked why but quickly realized it was on a need to know basis and they didn't need to know. She asked Bride if she killed anyone before. Bride admitted she did then asked her. Mazursky asked if it seemed like she did. Bride agreed she didn't. Mazursky asked if she was going to kill Ilana. Bride remarked it would be one less human and more room for the monsters to roam. Mazursky wondered what Weasel was dreaming about. Bride mused it was probably just chasing squirrels. Alexi welcomed the Commandos back to Pokolistan. He ordered some soldiers to help them with their bags. Bride assured him they were protecting Princess Ilana from another credible threat.
Alexi recalled Pokolistan had no problems when it was isolation for 100 years but as soon as they opened up communications with America, there was nothing but threats within a week's time. Bride wasn't going to comment on their government's political choices. Alexi asked what or who the threat was. Bride told him that was classified. Alexi asked if Princess Ilana's life was in danger, should they know about the threat. Bride only said it didn't really matter what she thought. They headed into the transport. While on the drive to the castle, Alexi took a call and diverted to an ambush after Rick Flag Sr. tipped Princess Ilana about the next attempt on her life. Alexi claimed there was traffic to the castle so they had to take an alternative route. Eventually, Bride pointed out they were going in the opposite direction of the castle and leaving the city. Alexi lied that it looked roundabout but it was a good shortcut. They stopped at the end of the road at a fenceline.
Bride was upset with the run around. Alexi lied the engine was making a funny hoise. Dr. Phosophorus yelled at him to keep moving even if it damaged the engine permanently. The military and Amethyst Knights took up positions around them. Alexi put a gun to Bride's head but Phosphorus punched his head off. They exited the transport and scattered. They focused on Bride and Phosphorus. Out of bullets, Bride leaped into air and tackled a Knight. Eventually, the crashed into a rooftop pigeon coop. Bride ripped the Knight's arms off and put on their gauntlets then blasted the helicopter out of the air. The Bride could not find anyone and continued running down an alley. That night, Mazursky sneaked along the buildings and happened to bump into the Bride. The Bride drew her gun at first then scolded her for sneaking up on her. Mazursky countered she didn't have much choice but to sneak. Bride grabbed her as a patrol happened to cut them off on both sides. They entered a business that turned out to be a brothel run by a woman named Madame Gyurov.
Bride went to Gyurov and ordered her to pretend she didn't see them or her head would be blown off. Mazursky suggested not blowing her head off. Bride disagreed. Mazursky was annoyed with how hyperbolically violent she was and told her she needed therapy. A group of Amethyst Knights demanded to be let inside. They were handled. After they left, Gyurov felt it was time for them to leave. Bride peeked outside from a window and saw some knights lingering around. She decided they were going to hang around until the heat was off. Mazursky asked if they had Scattergories to Bride's chagrin. Gyurov asked Bride if she ever considered this line of work and mused the two of them would be popular since men were always looking for a bit of strange. Bride replied they had a little more respect for themselves than that. Gyurov noted she used her body as a weapon to kill people as opposed to a source of pleasure and questioned it. She could tell by her eyes she had no respect for herself nor anyone else. Bride was irked. Gyurov claimed her girls struggled because they wanted to live while the Bride did everything she could to die.
Bride pressed her gun to Gyurov's jaw. Mazursky asked her not to shoot her. Gyurov agreed. Bride stated she wasn't her friend. There was a knock at the door. Gyurov pointed out it would bring much suspicion if she didn't answer. Bride gestured to the French sex worker. The Craic Brothers barged in. Paddy slapped the worker's butt and wanted to party. Bride chided it was a wonderful life worth struggling for. They heard a scream from upstairs. Gyurov found the worker with a black eye and blood running from her nose and mouth. She ordered Paddy Craic to leave immediately. He claimed she hit him. The worker explained he was hurting her. Gyurov repeated herself and stated no one touches the girls in a way they don't want to be touched. He announced he did what he wanted and revealed he had electrical superpowers. Gyurov understood he was a metahuman and added his kind were welcome but were not allowed to use their powers on the premises. He choked her and threw her then backhanded the worker then implied being hit is the kind of thing that got him going.
Mazursky smashed a bottle over his head and told him to leave. He asked what kind of freak she was. She struck him again. Brian Craic came to the doorway and asked what was going on. Paddy complained a whore kept ruining his fun everywhere he went and decided to kill everyone then leave. Brian was annoyed then activated his electrical ability only to be shot in the head by the Bride, stating they crashed the wrong whorehouse. Paddy was enraged and decked her through two walls. She removed her jacket, blocked him, and punched him. He grabbed for anything to attack with but it was a dildo. She ripped his hand off then threw him on the bed then easily dodged his blasts and pulled his heart out of his chest by force. Bride mused it wasn't how he expected his day to end, then she crushed the heart and he died. Gyurov asked if this was a common occurrence. Mazursky admitted it sort of was, sadly. The pair left Can-Can. The worker thanked them. Bride brushed it off. Mazursky called her a softie. Bride retorted she was only saving her again and called her an idiot. Mazursky realized they were friends. Bride told her to get over herself.
As the Sun rose, Phosphorus was reunited with Weasel then Bride and Mazursky as they all neared the castle. Phosphorus complimented Bride on her hot new look, her clothes ripped up from the fight in the brothel. She told him to can it and referred to him as Jack Skellington. She mused it was time to go kill a princess. Sergei checked in with a royal guard stationed in the security tower. The guard reported seeing no monsters. Sergei advised him to stay on alert. Weasel suddenly appeared in front of the guard's binoculars. Bride grabbed him by the throat and slammed his head repeatedly. Eric Frankenstein noticed and was amused she was still up to her old tricks. Nina Mazursky felt it was overkill but Bride sarcastically suggested the reason for it was his hat. Mazursky questioned the mission and wondered if they were going to kill Princess Ilana for no reason. Bride brought up the vision Waller saw and felt any risk was worth stopping it. Mazursky was unsure. Bride looked at the security camera feeds and tried to find a path into the castle that wasn't swarming with guards.
Dr. Phosphorus found feeds stored from the past few days. He lit a cigar but was surprised to find a video from two days ago that showed Princess Ilana talking to Clayface. Frankenstein made it to the tower and addressed the Bride only to be quickly shot in the chest three times. He fell down to the castle grounds. Phosphorus asked if he was a paramour of hers. She told him to can it. Mazursky pointed out they should leave just in case somebody heard the gunshots. Bride wanted to head to the wall at the back to the garden since it looked like the least protected. She jumped out the window and landed near Frankenstein. He tried to tell her about his and Rick Flag Sr.'s discovery but she shot him again then spat on him. Mazursky noticed Knights scrambling, took Bride's hand, and they ran. They took up positions near the wall. Bride believed the other side was where there were the fewest guards. Phosphorus vaporized the jaw off a single Royal Guard and went to work in burning a path through the wall. Phosphorus made it through the wall and they hid among the trees.
Weasel saw Ilana and became animated. Mazursky held him down, realizing she was excited to see Ilana because she played fetch with him during their previous visit. Bride was naturally annoyed. Phosphorus asked if they should put him down. Both Bride and Mazursky told him no at the same time. He told them to calm down since he was just brainstorming. Mazursky tried to calm Weasel down. She asked how they were going to get close enough to Princess Ilana. Bride stared at her. Bride believed the only way to get to Ilana was underwater. Mazursky refused to do it. They tried in instruct her on how to kill Ilana. Mazursky stated she didn't know how to kill. Bride took out her curved blade and told her to shove it into Ilana's belly and twist then pointed out water was her advantage. Phosphorus reminded her killing Ilana was the only way to save the world. Bride stated she was a monster like her. Mazursky recalled she once said the opposite back in Frankenstein Manor. Bride claimed she was lying because she was a bitch then assured Mazursky she was the biggest freak of them all. Phosphorus added his approval. Mazursky decided to do it. After she left, Phosphorus asked Bride if it sounded like he cared.
Weasel ran into the pond and got her attention. Ilana noticed Mazursky and dodged her thrust. They struggled underwater. Phosphorus and Weasel fought. Bride walked into the pond and was shocked to see Mazursky's body float up to the surface. The Knights surrounded the Commandos. Sergei ordered them to halt and arrived with Waller on the line. Waller told Bride she made a mistake. Ilana rose up through the blood and walked out of the pond emotionless. Bride crushed the communication device. The Knights called Weasel a hero and Sergei declared they would build a monument in his honor. Phosphorus was annoyed. Bride asked if he wanted to Knights to pet him. Phosphorus thought it would nice only if they hands didn't burn off since he hadn't been touched in 15 years. She acknowledged knowing how that felt. She walked away and told him she would be back. Bride found Ilana walking down the hall to her study. Bride followed her inside. Ilana told her she understood Bride was following orders and didn't hold it against her. She speculated Circe framed her in a bid to destroy the world. Bride looked at the books on her shelves and disagreed. She took out Mary Shelley's "Mathilda" and read some passages.
Bride openly stated she believed Circe was telling the truth about her. Ilana thought she was funny and opened the drawer she kept her pistol in. Bride revealed she saw Clayface on the tapes. Ilana's smile disappeared. Bride figured out she seduced Flag to get him on her side, then after they captured Circe she suggested killing her right away which would have taken care of everything but Flag refused so she sent Sergei to spy on them in America. She presumed he saw Dr. MacPherson, the preeminent expert on Themyscira, and since she would back up whatever Circe said, Ilana hired Clayface to impersonate and discredit MacPherson so Waller would have second thoughts and call off the hit. Ilana called her theory nonsense. Bride called her a power mad, sadistic, narcissistic Disney princess who wanted to destroy the world. Ilana glanced at her pistol. Bride clarified that rather than to save the world, she was going to kill her because she took the life of the only friend she had. Ilana grabbed the pistol but Bride shot her in the forehead first.
Bride told Phosphorus and Weasel they were leaving and to make it fast. An embassy official wanted to ask them questions but Bride shoved him to the ground. Phosphorus saw tears streaming down her face and understood. He patted her shoulder as they left the castle. On the elevator down to the Non-Human Internment Division, Economos joked all it took was some hottie princess to turn Flag into a complete moron. Bride wasn't so chummy. Economos assured her Waller knew how to express her gratitude when it was deserved. He revealed they converted an abandoned wing for her and her team. She keyed on the latter. She saw Phosphorus playing table tennis against Nosferata, Khalis knitting, Weasel licking his crotch, a newly rebuilt and improved G.I. Robot, and King Shark. King Shark laughed at her and called her haircut dumb. Economos asked her if she was in. Bride smiled and asked what else she was going to do. Eric Frankenstein recuperated in the care of the old woman he assigned to watch Frankenstein Manor. He believed Bride's "overreaction" at the castle was more proof of the connection they had.