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Ophelia Sarkissian is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Jim Steranko, the character first appeared in Captain America #110 (February 1969). Ophelia Sarkissian is a foe of the X-Men and the Avengers. She has also been known as Viper and Madame Hydra at various point in her history. Since her original introduction in comics, the character has been featured in various other Marvel-licensed products, including video games, animated television series, and merchandise. The character made her live-action debut in The Wolverine, portrayed by Russian actress Svetlana Khodchenkova. Publication history Ophelia Sarkissian debuted in Captain America #110 (February 1969), created by Jim Steranko. She appeared in the 2016 Captain America: Steve Rogers series. She appeared in the 2017 Secret Empire series. She appeared in the 2018 Hunt for Wolverine: Mystery in Madripoor series. Fictional character biography Ophelia Sarkissian was orphaned as a child in Hungary. Part of her face was scarred at one time, although it has since been healed. Among 12 other girls, Ophelia was taken in by HYDRA and raised by Kraken. For 22 years, Ophelia excelled and became Kraken's best student. She eventually rose through the ranks of HYDRA and frequently came into conflict with Captain America and the organization known as S.H.I.E.L.D. She first appeared as a leader of HYDRA under the codename Madame Hydra, and first fought and captured Captain America while trying to contaminate New York City's water supply. She captured Rick Jones to bait a trap for Captain America, and then subdued the Avengers with gas, planning to bury the group alive, and battled Captain America again. However, she was apparently killed when Captain America and Jones dodged missiles she fired at the two and she was caught in their explosion. Some time later, it was revealed that the Space Phantom had exchanged places with her and her whereabouts at the time were undisclosed.