Alexander Trent (New Earth)



Real Name: Alex Trent Nicknames: No known nicknames Former Aliases: No known former aliases Other Current Aliases: No other known current aliases

Status
Occupation: Occupation unknown Legal Status: Deceased Identity: Known Marital Status: Marital status unknown Group Affiliation: No known group affiliation Base of Operations: Metropolis

Origin
Alex Trent was the second person to have the name Bloodsport. He has similar powers to the first, but otherwise he is completely different.

Place of Birth: Somewhere in the South Place of Death: Metropolis Known Relatives: Unnamed son, Unnamed mother, Unnamed father (deceased) First Appearance: The Adventures of Superman #506 Final Appearance: The Adventures of Superman #526''

History
Alex Trent was always an angry person, having grown up surrounded by it. His mother was a member of the Aryan Brotherhood, a White Supremicist organization, after her husband was killed by black men. She allowed herself to be experimented upon while pregnant with Alex, as part of an attempt to make a superior breed of white men. She was arrested (along with the rest of the Brotherhood involved in the murder) thanks to the efforts of a young Perry White and Franklin Stern.

Trent's life prior to becoming a supervillain is largely unknown, but he did mention "losing a job because of a quota" and having a son "who idolized a basketball star more than him." As Trent's frustration grew, so did his irrational hatred of minorities which had been (almost literally) bred into him his entire life. Sometime after the Death and Return of Superman, he was approached by Bloodthirst with an offer to exact vengeance. Bloodthirst was seeking to create chaos in Metropolis and was using Trent as an instrument of that goal. To that end, he surgically implanted a teleporter device used by the original Bloodsport into Trent's chest, allowing him to transport weapons and equipment to him from a fixed location. Ironically enough, the first Bloodsport was African-American.

Bloodsport then went on a rampage in Hob's Heights, one of the old housing projects in Metropolis's Suicide Slum. His goal was to murder as many blacks, Hispanics, Jews, aliens, and "race traitors" as possible. He managed to murder over thirty people (including women and children) before Superman managed to arrive. In desperation, Bloodsport set fire to the Heights, distracting Superman long enough for him to make his next move. Using a dual missile launcher with a target tracker, Bloodsport fired two missiles--one aimed at Jimmy Olsen, the other at Ronald Troupe.

While Superman was distracted with the missiles, Trent went down into the streets, essetinally on a suicide run with the police. At this point, Hi-Tech arrived, claiming that she was his backup sent by Bloodthirst. Rather than be grateful, Bloodsport was enraged when he realized Bloodthirst had given Hi-Tech a teleporter of her own. The two fought each other while Superman battled Hi-Tech's robots. Ron Troupe, injured by Bloodsport, retreived a fallen weapon and drew down on Trent. This prompted Bloodsport to teleport a bomb to himself and he detonated it, seemingly killing himself in the explosion.

Naturally, Bloodsport was not killed, but somehow his teleporter transported him away from the battlefield. He laid low until after the Fall of Metropolis, when most of the city was damaged or destroyed by the insane Lex Luthor. Trent reemerged at this point, renewing his objective to wipe out as many minorities as possible. To that end, he orchestrated a shootout on one of the main bridges out of the city and later fired weapons into one of the more heavily damaged neighborhoods, killing at least dozens of people. Ron Troupe managed to foil him again, discovering his weapon cache and destroying it, leaving Bloodsport with no more weapons. Superman at last was able to apprehend him.

Trent was thrown in Stryker's Island Prison, which had enough racial tension as it was. Not long after being put there, the original Bloodsport was transferred to the facility. This prompted a call for a boxing match between the two for the title, which the warden agreed to once Superman accepted the position of referee. Trent used the match for an attempt to escape, causing a full blown riot in the prison. He managed to teleport in some weapons and armed several of the other prisoners. Bloodsport I had him at his mercy, but Superman prevented him from being killed. Bloodsport I was then shot and killed by the prison guards, but Trent was kept in custody. The Brotherhood was not pleased, however, that he had been at the mercy of a black man, and so they arranged for Trent's murder in his cell.

Characteristics
Height: x'xx" Weight: xxx lbs (xxx kg) Eyes: Blue Hair: Blonde Skin: Skin type unknown (REMOVE THIS LINE IF SKIN IS NORMAL HUMAN COLOUR) Unusual Features: No unusual features

Powers
Known Powers: Able to teleport weapons and equipment to himself from a fixed location thanks to a surgically implanted device Known Abilities: No known abilities. Strength Level: Above average human strength thanks to genetic experimentation

Miscellaneous
Equipment: No known equipment. Transportation: No known transportation. Weapons: A broad arsenal of advanced firearms.

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