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Hannibal White is Wise Son, a former street gang member and war veteran who returns to a very different Paris Island than the one he left, populated by superpowered people.
History
Powers and Abilities
Powers
- Unique Physiology: Hannibal had been exposed to unknown metagenetic agents in the Sadaqah continental war near the Persian Gulf, which seems to have reinforced his body on a submolecular level, making him incredibly tough, strong and resilient to physical trauma or extranormal events like violent explosive discharge.[1]
- Superhuman Strength: Hannibal is physically strong enough to wreck transit stops with brute force.[1]
- Invulnerability: Hannibal possesses a nigh-invulnerable dermal hide which can easily take extreme thermal spikes or massive explosions at point blank range.[2]
Abilities
- Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced)
- Martial Arts
- Military Protocol[3]
- Peak Human Condition: Having been trained as a paramilitary advocate, Wise Son was conditioned to be the peak of human physiological prime.[3]
- Weaponry: Hannibal is incredibly adept with military grade weaponry.[3]
- Multilingualism: In addition to English, Hannibal can speak a little Spanish and Arabic.[1]
Weaknesses
- Homophobia: After returning from the Middle East converted to Islam, Hannibal begins to avoid contact with his gay childhood friend Carlos, treating him harshly[3] and refusing to even hold his hand to save his own life.[4]
- Short Temper[1]
Paraphernalia
Equipment
- Military Uniform
- Duffle Bag
- Wise Son Suit: Silke, Carlos' boyfriend, used his powers to create the Blood Syndicate's costumes, including Hannibal's.[4]
Notes
- Wise Son (Hannibal White) was created by Dwayne McDuffie, Ivan Velez, Jr. and Trevor von Eeden, first appearing as part of Milestone Media in Blood Syndicate #1. However, in the rebooted Earth M continuity, his first appearance is in Blood Syndicate: Season One #1 by Geoffrey Thorne and Arianna Turturro.
Trivia
- He had a girlfriend named Carole with whom he had a son, Hadrian.[1]
Related
- 9 Appearances of Hannibal White (Earth M)
- 14 Images featuring Hannibal White (Earth M)
- 1 Quotations by or about Hannibal White (Earth M)
- Character Gallery: Hannibal White (Earth M)
Footnotes