Crimson Daffodil

Crimson Daffodil (Vernon French) is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Comics Universe. His first appearance was in Cloak & Dagger vol 3, #6.

Fictional character biography
The Crimson Daffodil was an adventurer who encountered Cloak and Dagger during a failed bank robbery. He became smitten with Dagger, and claimed the she had redeemed him.

He soon returned and assumed a new identity as the Wombat in an attempt to win Dagger's affection, however this attempt failed.

The Initiative
Vernon is being considered as a "potential recruit" for the Initiative program.

Powers and abilties
His mutant power is the ability to turn another person's fear into pleasure, rendering that person more cooperative, and could persuade people to do whatever he asked by speaking to them. He is also very acrobatic.