"Barracuda (Earth-90214)" VS "Barrage (Earth-616)"
Barracuda (Earth-90214)
Barracuda was a Prohibition-era enforcer of Bumpy Johnson, specializing in wrecking night clubs rivaling those of his employer, which he was the only one to walk out (alive) from many of his raids. Barracuda was hired, along with Jigsaw and the Russian by Dutch Shultz in killing Frank Castelione. In 1935, Barracuda came into conflict with Castelione's son, Frank Jr. the Punisher, at Coney Island. Barracuda had the advantage over the Punisher, until being subdue by a falling Ferris wheel. The Punisher tied Barracuda to the Parachute Jump ride where he interrogated him over the identity of the Russian. However, Barracuda retorted back in a laugh and was then horizontally split in half when the Punisher activated the ride.
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Barrage (Earth-616)
The early life and origin of the villain known as Barrage remains unclear. He was an original recruit of the Dark Riders of the Storm. As an agent of Apocalypse, he attacked X-Factor's Ship and the Inhumans' city on the moon. Barrage and the other Dark Riders switched allegiances to Stryfe when the Chaos-Bringer defeated Apocalypse in battle. They defended Stryfe's moon base from the X-Men and mortally wounded the unfit Apocalypse in combat. With Stryfe's death, Barrage and the Dark Riders traveled the world challenging mutants to prove they were strong, and searching for the fabled Twelve. The Riders apparently killed Mesmero and their own member, Psynapse, when he showed weakness. They were surprised to actually find a survivor in Cyclops. Barrage was with the Dark Riders when they started serving Genesis, but was missing from the roster by the time the team was massacred by Wolverine. Barrage eventually returned to Stryfe's control, and even though he was killed in a confrontation with a version of Madelyne Pryor,[7] he resurfaced several years later. The Dark Riders, including Barrage, embarked in a journey to kill mutant healers after a Terrigen Mist cloud was spread throughout the world, endangering mutantkind, believing the event to be a test of strength, so only the stronger should have survived.