Tilda Johnson

Tilda Johnson, introduced as the Queen of the Werewolves and also known as Dr. Nightshade, Deadly Nightshade, or simply Nightshade, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Introduced as a supervillain opposing Captain America, Falcon, Power Man, Iron Fist, and Black Panther, she is later reformed, becoming the superhero Nighthawk and joining the Avengers in 2017. Gabrielle Dennis portrayed Tilda Johnson in the second season of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) / Netflix series Luke Cage. Additionally, Nabiyah Be was intended to portray Johnson in the MCU film Black Panther, but was renamed Linda due to Dennis being announced to portray Johnson in Luke Cage. Tilda Johnson first appeared in Captain America and the Falcon #164 (August 1973), created by Steve Englehart and Alan Lee Weiss. Tilda Johnson was born to a poor family in New York City. As a child, she possessed a natural aptitude in science. When she was a teenager, she began to use this extensive knowledge in pursuing a career as a criminal scientist. She received assistance from the Yellow Claw in developing a way to change normal humans so that they became compliant creatures similar to werewolves, and attempted to transform convicts into a werewolf army, but Captain America and S.H.I.E.L.D. stopped their plan. She later took control of a S.H.I.E.L.D. facility, and used pheromones to force Captain America to battle the Falcon, but was defeated.