John Wraith
John Wraith is a male comic character who features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
John Wraith
He participated in the Berlin mission around 30 years ago where he was sent as an expediter replacing Mastodon who was sent on another assignment. Wraith was sent to help extract the team where he was to delay the enemy where he used a new weapon given to him. (Wolverine v2 #60) This was used on Omega Red who managed to latch onto Kestrel with his tentacles but Wraith managed to teleport away from the scene. (Wolverine v2 #61)
Afterwards, he came to realise that the memories he had were simply fake implants and it took him years to sort through them. This saw him seeking out his former teammates where he came to find a number of them which included Silver Fox. John later found his old team mate Mastodon where a month ago his retarded aging factor had stopped and he quickly turned into an old man barely able to move. Shocked at this development, Wraith decided to seek out his former teammates in the program in the hope that they could find an answer to this problem. Wraith came to learn that he as a target of the Shiva program where he was the fourth on the hit-list to be eliminated. (Wolverine v2 #61)
He later kept a watch on Maverick when Omega Red targeted him in an attempt to recover the stolen Carbonadium Synthesizer. (Maverick v1 #1)
Overview
Personality and attributes
In appearance, John Wraith was a black male who had a beard and moustache where he was often seen wearing sunglasses. (Wolverine v2 #60) Whilst working for Team X, he was given the code name of Kestrel. (Wolverine v2 #61)
Powers and abilities
His ability made him invaluable on Team X as their extraction specialist as it allowed him to teleport by fading away. (Maverick v1 #1)
He was well-versed in the use of ranged weapons and explosives with him being fond of the use of shaped charges. (Wolverine v2 #60)
Notes
- John Wraith was created by Larry Hama where he made his first appearance in Wolverine v2 #60 (September, 1992).
Alternate Versions
- In Ultimate X-Men v1 #2 (2001), an alternate version of the character named Colonel John Wraith appeared in the Ultimate Marvel reality that was designated as Earth-1610 in the Multiverse. This incarnation was a Caucasian male who was a mutant-hating commando in charge of the world's first mutant concentration camp. He was sanctioned by S.H.I.E.L.D. to head the barbaric Weapon X Program, which specialized in capturing mutants and forcing them to carry out covert missions for the US government. The program was co-headed by a Dr. Abraham Cornelius. He and his men (all who have anti-mutant sentiments as well) managed to capture and subject Canadian para-trooper James "Lucky Jim" Howlett to experiments which wiped his memories clean and bonded his skeleton with Adamantium. They christened Howlett Weapon X and gave the fake name Logan. Wraith and his men enjoyed tormenting Logan by teasing with bits and pieces of lost memories and also caging and shooting Logan day and night since Logan could not die due to his own mutant healing factor. This conditioned Logan to become the perfect killing machine, or so they thought. During the Gulf War, they were transporting Logan in the desert, preparing for deployment, but the transport team was ambushed and Logan was accidentally set loose. Stumbling across a younger Nick Fury taken by surprise by the same ambush, Logan rescued and brought Fury back to base camp. Colonel Wraith, surprised that Logan retained his humanity by not killing Fury, ordered his men to shoot and cage Logan once again. He told Fury not to worry about Logan since he was nothing more than a living weapon. A couple of years later, Fury returned the favour by helping Logan escape from the Weapon X facility.
In other media
Television
- In X-Men: Evolution, Kestrel was referenced in the animated television series episode "Target X". Omega Red was mentioned Kestrel and Maverick as being two people he had encountered.
- In Wolverine and the X-Men, a character based on the Ultimate Marvel version of the character named Colonel Moss appeared in the setting of the animated television series where he was voiced by actor Michael Ironside. This version was the sadistic head of the Mutant Response Division who bore a vendetta against Wolverine for having slashed his face and goes after other mutants, such as Nitro and Warren Worthington III. As of a Sentinel-dominated future, he sided with Master Mold as a cyborg in charge of mutant concentration camps.
Films
- In X-Men Origins: Wolverine, John Wraith appeared in the live-action film where he was portrayed by actor/singer will.i.am. This version was a member of William Stryker's Team X and the only member of the group who Logan trusts. Initially loyal to the group, Wraith and Logan eventually quit over moral issues, with the former going on to become a boxing manager and helping to get teammate Frederick Dukes back into shape. Years later, Wraith accompanies Logan in seeking out Stryker, only to be confronted by Victor Creed who eventually kills him for use in Stryker's experiments.
Video games
- In X-Men Origins: Wolverine, John Wraith appeared in the video-game tie-in where he was voiced by actor/singer will.i.am. This version was imprisoned by Project: Wideawake before he is rescued by Logan and Raven Darkholme.
Appearances
- Wolverine v2: (1992)
- Maverick v1:
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