Batroc the Leaper

Batroc the Leaper
Batroc the Leaper as depicted in Unbelievable Gwenpool #24 (January 2018).
Art by Gurihiru.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceTales of Suspense #75 (March 1966)
Created byStan Lee
Jack Kirby
In-story information
Alter egoGeorges Batroc
SpeciesHuman
Team affiliations
PartnershipsGwen Poole
Notable aliasesThe Leaper
Abilities
  • Master French kickboxer
  • Expert hand to hand combatant
  • Olympic level athlete and weightlifter
  • Extraordinary agility, flexibility and reflexes
  • Experienced thief and smuggler

Georges Batroc the Leaper (French: Batroc le Sauteur) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Tales of Suspense #75, 1966.[1] He is a mercenary and a master of the French form of kick-boxing known as savate, commonly depicted as an adversary of Captain America,[2] and a mentor of Gwen Poole. Batroc's name derives from the word batrachia, a classification of amphibians that includes frogs, which also plays on the stereotype of calling French people frogs.[3]

Georges St-Pierre portrays Batroc in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) and the Disney+ miniseries The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and animated series What If…? (both 2021).

  1. ^ Misiroglu, Gina Renée; Eury, Michael (2006). The Supervillain Book: The Evil Side of Comics and Hollywood. Visible Ink Press. ISBN 9780780809772.
  2. ^ Rovin, Jeff (1987). The Encyclopedia of Super-Villains. New York: Facts on File. p. 22. ISBN 0-8160-1356-X.[1]
  3. ^ Cabaniss, Nathan (June 10, 2022). "Captain America: Marvel Admits One MCU Villain's Name Is Secretly a Pun". Screen Rant. Retrieved September 24, 2024.