At the request of Baron Zemo, Purple Man used his powers to take control of Andreas von Strucker and trained him to be a better fighter so he could be the new Swordsman and infiltrate the Thunderbolts. Andreas and his twin sister Andrea previously could only access their mutant energy powers when touching. After Baron Helmut Zemo murdered Andrea, Andreas flayed Andrea's flesh from her corpse, tanned it, and made it the hilt of his sword. He thus retains his mutant power but now he channels it through his sword.
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