Whatever Happened to Arcade?
By Mark Peters
July 10, 2013 - 12:22
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In the 1980s, Arcade appeared in several other Marvel Comics super hero stories, like the X-Men where he continually tried to capture his opponents using casino styled-tricks that even the Daredevil villain The Jester would have found funny to look at. Arcade looked like Elton John with red hair and a bigger smile. We caught up with Arcade to ask him what he has been up to since he was last seen in comics.
When asked about his latest activities in the Marvel Comics universe, Arcade mentioned his latest appearances in the new Avenger Arena series where he held several junior Avengers in his new secret air in Antarctica. He says “I find the neighbours in the Savage land quite noisy but I don’t complain too much as I get to refill on basic stock while exploring their jungle from time to time. When asked why he took such a long time to reappear in comics, he mentions that “I was involved in several casino ventures but none of them were popular so I just gave up and went back to villainy. Although I have a lot of knowledge on online games, my first love will always be building robotics using basic technology such as Arduino to challenge those pesky super heroes at Marvel.”
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When asked what he will do next, Arcade responded “I’ll try to remain relevant in this new economy of online gaming and show that good old parlour tricks and poker games still have a place in this digital age.”
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