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Francisco "Cisco" Ramon is Vibe, a hero who can manipulate warp waves.
History
Prior to the altering of history, Vibe was a member of the iteration of the Justice League based in Detroit, Michigan.[2] In the new timeline, Cisco Ramon was caught in the event horizon of a Boom Tube during Darkseid's first invasion of Earth. The exposure to the interdimensional forces rewrote his DNA, and now Cisco uses his vibrational powers to help A.R.G.U.S. find and restrain dangerous fugitives from other realities. The second-youngest member of the Justice League of America, he is the hero known as Vibe.[3] He was recruited to the JLA to take down Flash, should the Justice League ever go rogue.
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When some elements of the previous timeline began to return, Vibe's Detroit-era costume was displayed at the Hall of Justice in Washington, D.C.,[4] and a robot in his likeness, constructed by Batman, was stationed at the Detroit League's old headquarters,[5] which was decorated by statues of Vibe and his one-time teammates.[2] He was proposed by the Justice League as a potential member of the Titans,[6] and during the reign of Perpetua, was among the heroes imprisoned on New Apokolips.[7] At the Hall of Justice, he attended the funeral of the seemingly-dead League,[8] and was recruited to play the drums in a magicall-enhanced musical performance meant to free the Earth from Darkseid's brainwashing.[9]
Powers and Abilities
Powers
- Extradimensional Exposure: When a Boom Tube opened up on Cisco Ramon he was trapped in between dimensions for a matter of seconds. Enough time elapsed before he was pulled out that he began vibrating between physical planes. While it is not always visible, Vibe is constantly vibrating at a frequency of a Boom Tube.[10]
- Warp Wave Manipulation: Vibe can project, discharge, and manipulate powerful vibrations from his body. He has learned to focus his warp wave energies through his hands in order to create shock waves of great power and magnitude. His vibrational blasts are powerful enough to level a mountain or easily shake a group of Parademons to pieces.[10]
- Dimensional Travel: Cisco has the ability to harness and manipulate the forces of reality, enabling him to create tears between space, time and reality. He can also travel inter-dimensionally as well.[11] Vibe has also previously barred The Flash from accessing the Speed Force rendering him powerless.
- Warp Augmentation: Whenever tears across space, time and reality emerge, Cisco's abilities grow stronger with each breach and incursion, giving Vibe more control over his abilities.[12]
- Psychometry: Cisco can read the psychoactive imprint left behind on others in order to get a detailed read on past or current events. Once having seen the entirety of Kid Flash's past by mistake when touching him using his powers.[13][11]
- Energy Sensing: Cisco can sense the pan-dimensional energy signatures, feeling when and where an excursion from a different dimension is either occurring or emanating from.[3]
- Technological Invisibility: Vibe's constant vibration renders him invisible to cameras. His body oscillates at a higher frequency which causes him to appear as a blur.
- Warp Wave Manipulation: Vibe can project, discharge, and manipulate powerful vibrations from his body. He has learned to focus his warp wave energies through his hands in order to create shock waves of great power and magnitude. His vibrational blasts are powerful enough to level a mountain or easily shake a group of Parademons to pieces.[10]
Notes
- Vibe was created by Gerry Conway and Chuck Patton, first appearing in Justice League of America Annual #2. However, in the Prime Earth continuity, Vibe first appeared as part of the New 52 DC Universe in The New 52: FCBD Special Edition #1 by Geoff Johns.
Trivia
- Cisco's middle name is "Paco", reminiscent of his previous incarnation's name Paco Ramone.[14]
- "Paco" is also a common nickname for "Francisco".
Related
- 39 Appearances of Francisco Ramon (Prime Earth)
- 24 Images featuring Francisco Ramon (Prime Earth)
- 4 Quotations by or about Francisco Ramon (Prime Earth)
- Character Gallery: Francisco Ramon (Prime Earth)
Footnotes
- ↑ Justice League (Volume 4) #1
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cyborg (Volume 3) #2
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Justice League of America's Vibe #4
- ↑ Justice League (Volume 4) #1
- ↑ Dial H for Hero #4
- ↑ Titans Special #1
- ↑ Justice League (Volume 4) #57
- ↑ DC's Grifter Got Run Over by a Reindeer #1
- ↑ Dark Crisis: Young Justice #1
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Justice League of America's Vibe #1
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Justice League of America's Vibe #3
- ↑ Justice League of America's Vibe #8
- ↑ Justice League of America's Vibe #2
- ↑ Justice League of America's Vibe #6
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