Midnighter
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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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[[File:MidnighterV1-1Textless.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Midnighter in Midnighter v1 #1.]] | [[File:MidnighterV1-1Textless.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Midnighter in Midnighter v1 #1.]] | ||
'''Lucas Trent''' | '''Lucas Trent''' | ||
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Five years ago, he and his team were assigned a mission investigating a mysterious facility. (Stormwatch v2 #4) | Five years ago, he and his team were assigned a mission investigating a mysterious facility. (Stormwatch v2 #4) | ||
| − | + | Most of his teammates were killed during the mission with Apollo being the only other survivor. The pair later came to learn that their mission was stealing a bio-reactor derived from Daemonite technology. The device was created as part of a medical advancement with Bendix actually looking to steal it. Midnighter and Apollo then decided to go underground where they began to watch Bendix's activities. (Stormwatch v2 #6) | |
| − | + | Later on, the two remained underground in hiding where they operated secretly. (Stormwatch v2 #4) | |
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| + | Jenny Quantum came to meet Midnighter in order to provide him files about his past life before Bendix had wiped his memories. (Midnighter v1 #10) | ||
===Post-Flashpoint=== | ===Post-Flashpoint=== | ||
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events. | Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events. | ||
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| + | Midnighter took notice of a superhuman named Apollo and began trailing him in secret. He was watching him when he witnessed the hero being ambushed by [[Stormwatch]]. This saw Midnighter intervening where he helped knock them out only to find that they were looking to recruit the pair into their team. (Stormwatch v3 #2) | ||
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| + | He and Apollo were later operating in Yemen where they were shutting down genetically engineered weapons made by super-terrorists. It was then that the pair were recruited by [[Superman]] to join his pro-active superhero team called the [[Authority (Wildstorm)|Authority]]. (Superman and the Authority v1 #2) | ||
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| + | The team later took part in a mission to [[Warworld (DC)|Warworld]] in order to depose the tyrant [[Mongul]]. (Action Comics v1 #1035) | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
===Personality and attributes=== | ===Personality and attributes=== | ||
| − | The name '''Midnighter''' was a code name given to him with his previous identity being erased. (Stormwatch v2 #4) | + | The name '''Midnighter''' was a code name given to him with his previous identity being erased. (Stormwatch v2 #4) It was later said that his original identity was that of '''Lucas Trent'''. (Midnighter v1 #10) |
He came to regard the Gardener as family despite seeing her as a delusional maniac who had an unwavering ability to rationalise collateral loss of life. (Midnighter v2 #1) | He came to regard the Gardener as family despite seeing her as a delusional maniac who had an unwavering ability to rationalise collateral loss of life. (Midnighter v2 #1) | ||
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===Powers and abilities=== | ===Powers and abilities=== | ||
He was born from a training program run by Bendix where he ran a secret team that was under heavy security to hide their existence from others. They were superhumans that had been built by Weatherman and trained to the point of excellence. (Stormwatch v2 #4) As an artificial enhancile, he was created with superhuman abilities with his nervous system being replaced with weird carbons in muscles and bones. These traits made him tough and very fast that made him a dangerous fighter. Midnighter had memory induction and neural implantation where he was able to run a fight through million scenarios before any battle was fought allowing him to predict his foe's moves. (Stormwatch v2 #5) | He was born from a training program run by Bendix where he ran a secret team that was under heavy security to hide their existence from others. They were superhumans that had been built by Weatherman and trained to the point of excellence. (Stormwatch v2 #4) As an artificial enhancile, he was created with superhuman abilities with his nervous system being replaced with weird carbons in muscles and bones. These traits made him tough and very fast that made him a dangerous fighter. Midnighter had memory induction and neural implantation where he was able to run a fight through million scenarios before any battle was fought allowing him to predict his foe's moves. (Stormwatch v2 #5) | ||
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| + | Midnighter was shown to wear a costume that was actually made of carbon armor. (Stormwatch v3 #2) | ||
He once established the '''Asset Network''' that consisted of a group of contacts that he met during his missions. Each were provided a '''smartmark''' that was injected into the neck where it served as a communicator that was pressed in order to activate. Communication was only one-way with the tagged people sending the information to Midnighter which meant he could not contact the person. This allowed those in this information network that saw something that needed Midnighters attention being able to call upon his aid. Each person tagged in this manner was known as an asset and given a designation such as Asset 377. (Midnighter v2 #1) | He once established the '''Asset Network''' that consisted of a group of contacts that he met during his missions. Each were provided a '''smartmark''' that was injected into the neck where it served as a communicator that was pressed in order to activate. Communication was only one-way with the tagged people sending the information to Midnighter which meant he could not contact the person. This allowed those in this information network that saw something that needed Midnighters attention being able to call upon his aid. Each person tagged in this manner was known as an asset and given a designation such as Asset 377. (Midnighter v2 #1) | ||
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*''The Wild Storm v11'': (2018) | *''The Wild Storm v11'': (2018) | ||
*''Future State: Superman: Worlds at War v1'': (2021) | *''Future State: Superman: Worlds at War v1'': (2021) | ||
| + | *''Superman and the Authority v1'': | ||
| + | *''Action Comics v1'': | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 16:32, 18 January 2022
Midnighter is a male comic character who in Wildstorm Comics/DC Comics.
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Biography
Wildstorm
Lucas Trent
By this point, him and Apollo were still a couple together but on the streets with no place of their own. They were recruited by the Weatherman Henry Bendix to become part of the top secret StormWatch team of superhumans. Only Bendix was aware of their existence and had built them to be super-powered operatives who were provided costumes and code-names already with all trace of their former identities ceasing to exist. (Stormwatch v2 #4)
Five years ago, he and his team were assigned a mission investigating a mysterious facility. (Stormwatch v2 #4)
Most of his teammates were killed during the mission with Apollo being the only other survivor. The pair later came to learn that their mission was stealing a bio-reactor derived from Daemonite technology. The device was created as part of a medical advancement with Bendix actually looking to steal it. Midnighter and Apollo then decided to go underground where they began to watch Bendix's activities. (Stormwatch v2 #6)
Later on, the two remained underground in hiding where they operated secretly. (Stormwatch v2 #4)
Jenny Quantum came to meet Midnighter in order to provide him files about his past life before Bendix had wiped his memories. (Midnighter v1 #10)
Post-Flashpoint
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.
Midnighter took notice of a superhuman named Apollo and began trailing him in secret. He was watching him when he witnessed the hero being ambushed by Stormwatch. This saw Midnighter intervening where he helped knock them out only to find that they were looking to recruit the pair into their team. (Stormwatch v3 #2)
He and Apollo were later operating in Yemen where they were shutting down genetically engineered weapons made by super-terrorists. It was then that the pair were recruited by Superman to join his pro-active superhero team called the Authority. (Superman and the Authority v1 #2)
The team later took part in a mission to Warworld in order to depose the tyrant Mongul. (Action Comics v1 #1035)
Overview
Personality and attributes
The name Midnighter was a code name given to him with his previous identity being erased. (Stormwatch v2 #4) It was later said that his original identity was that of Lucas Trent. (Midnighter v1 #10)
He came to regard the Gardener as family despite seeing her as a delusional maniac who had an unwavering ability to rationalise collateral loss of life. (Midnighter v2 #1)
Powers and abilities
He was born from a training program run by Bendix where he ran a secret team that was under heavy security to hide their existence from others. They were superhumans that had been built by Weatherman and trained to the point of excellence. (Stormwatch v2 #4) As an artificial enhancile, he was created with superhuman abilities with his nervous system being replaced with weird carbons in muscles and bones. These traits made him tough and very fast that made him a dangerous fighter. Midnighter had memory induction and neural implantation where he was able to run a fight through million scenarios before any battle was fought allowing him to predict his foe's moves. (Stormwatch v2 #5)
Midnighter was shown to wear a costume that was actually made of carbon armor. (Stormwatch v3 #2)
He once established the Asset Network that consisted of a group of contacts that he met during his missions. Each were provided a smartmark that was injected into the neck where it served as a communicator that was pressed in order to activate. Communication was only one-way with the tagged people sending the information to Midnighter which meant he could not contact the person. This allowed those in this information network that saw something that needed Midnighters attention being able to call upon his aid. Each person tagged in this manner was known as an asset and given a designation such as Asset 377. (Midnighter v2 #1)
Notes
- Midnighter was created by Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch where he made his first appearance in Stormwatch v2 #4 (February, 1998).
- In an interview for Comic Values Annual (1999), edited by Alex G. Malloy, Warren Ellis described Midnighter as "The Shadow by way of John Woo".
- During an interview on CBR, writer Steve Orlando commented, " I think getting back to that idea, that he really is a hero of the people — inspired by the Shadow. Too often people mention that he’s an anti-Batman, and I think there’s a lot of differences between him and Batman. I’d like to get back to the roots of the character that way — him finding ways to help people, change that he can see, instead of this macro-scale type of thing that he got into with the Authority and the Stormwatch, which even he says is not really his style. Especially in the New 52 “Stormwatch,” where he openly says that he’s for the little guy. He has to be on his own to create that myth. I think that goes back to his roots as being related to Batman, as being related to the Shadow. When he’s connected to these other movements — he needs to be a movement himself. Midnighter has to be that signal."
- At an interview on Raysonnes Writing, writer Steve Orlando noted further similarities to the Shadow, "In [“Midnighter #1”, we introduced] the SmartMark and the building of the Asset Network. These are people that he’s helped in the past that are people he has given a chance to […] help him do his job better. Eve though he can go through the Door in his apartment, to be anywhere he needs eyes on the ground to curate the type of things he should be helping with. It’s much like when The Shadow rescued you, you’d have these little signal rings to call him."
Alternate Versions
- In The New 52: Futures End v1 #1 (2014), an alternate future version of Midnighter appeared in the setting of Future's End.
- In Wild Storm v1 #17 (2018), an alternate version of Midnighter appeared in the rebooted setting of The Wild Storm.
- In Future State: Superman: Worlds at War v1 #1 (2021), an alternate future version of Midnighter appeared in the setting of Future State.
Appearances
- Stormwatch v1: (1998)
- Midnighter v1:
- Stormwatch:
- Midnighter v2:
- Midnighter and Apollo v1:
- The Wild Storm v11: (2018)
- Future State: Superman: Worlds at War v1: (2021)
- Superman and the Authority v1:
- Action Comics v1:
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