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The Folding Circle are a team of comic book supervillains in Marvel Comics' universe. They were created by Fabian Nicieza and Mark Bagley in New Warriors Volume 1 #21. They are Mutates who have an innate ability to tap into the extradimensional energy of the Universal Wellspring, due to exposure to the mutagenic properties of the "Well of All Things" while in the womb.

In 1966 during the Vietnam War, an American recon patrol in Cambodia stumbled upon the ancient, hidden temple of a cult known as the Dragon's Breadth, which had remained hidden for centuries. It had been built upon a well-spring of raw, primal energy called the "Well of All Things". The inhabitants decided to breed a superior race that would one day unite with the ways of the west. They believed that this union would produce children capable of harnessing the power of the Well. The members of the recon patrol were to be the fathers of these children.[1]

Diego Casseas, one of the other members of the recon patrol now calling himself the Left Hand, stole the power of the Well from his own child, then gathered the other children of the pact including Midnight's Fire into a group called the Folding Circle. The Circle attempted to take control of the Well away from Tai. Members of the Circle, together with the New Warriors, managed to defeat Tai, but the Well was sealed, Casseas and Tai were apparently killed, and the surviving members of the Circle escaped in a stolen Avenger's Quinjet.[2]

The remaining members of the Folding Circle later crashed in Madripoor and attempted to usurp the role of local druglord which was then held Aardwolf a Mutant crimelord. They succeeded, but were later taken down by Night Thrasher and Silhouette.[3]

• Bloodstrike - Is a mutate. Eric Conroy worked as an enforcer for a Chicago crime family before being recruited into the Circle. He possesses superhuman strength and durability.
• The Left Hand - Diego Casseas, the leader of the Circle, possesses the ability to manipulate Darkforce energies, a power he stole from his comatose daughter.
• Midnight's Fire - Is a mutate possessing enhanced physical attributes and healing ability. Midnight's Fire is the brother of Silhouette and an enemy of Night Thrasher.
• Night Thrasher - Infiltrated the group in order to destroy it.
• Silk Fever - Min Li Ng originally joined the Force of Nature as the merciless killer Firewall. After being told the true source of her powers she joined the Folding Circle. She possesses pyrokinetic powers, and her body appears to be on fire.
• Silhouette - Is a mutate with the power to physically interface with the Darkforce dimension. Like Night Thrasher, she infiltrated the group in order to destroy it.
• Smiling Tiger - Smiling Tiger is a mutate with enhanced senses. He only speaks in feral growls, and wears a bodysuit with razor sharp claws.

• The Folding Circle
• Return of the Folding Circle
• The New Warriors