Rac Shade (Prime Earth)

Shade, the Changing Man
Mainstream Universe‎‎, 2011‎-present
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Real Name	Rac Shade
Main Alias	Shade, the Changing Man
Affiliation	Formerly Justice League Dark, Suicide Squad
Base Of Operations	Meta, Meta-Zone
Status
Alignment	Neutral
Identity	Secret Identity
Race	Metan
Marital Status	Single
Occupation	Security
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Height	5' 6"
Weight	108 lbs (49 kg)
Eyes	Blue
Hair	Red
Origin
Universe	Prime Earth
Creators	Steve Ditko · Michael Fleisher
First Appearance	Justice League Dark #1 (November, 2011)
Appearance of Death	Shade, the Changing Woman #6 (October, 2018)

Shade, the Changing Man was an ally of Madame Xanadu and the Justice League Dark.

History

When his lover Kathy died, Rac Shade was tormented to near-madness. He created a simulacrum of her using the power of the M-Vest, which was a relic of his origin on the world of Meta. He agreed to join the Justice League Dark at Madame Xanadu's request after the Enchantress broke away from June Moone, and played a crucial role in the Justice League Dark's fight against resurgent occult powers. At the same time, he fought an internal struggle with a malfunctioning M-Vest, which gave him visions of a deformed Kathy. The combination of the M-Vest's overwhelming powers and his grief resulted in a mental breakdown that led to him leaving the team.

Drawn into the Area of Madness by the M-Vest, Shade reunited with the Kathy simulacrum and told her he would not be returning to the team because the coming changes would leave him without a place among them.

Powers and Abilities

Abilities

• Poetry: On his homeworld of Meta] Rac Shade was a famous, published poet, having inspired Loma Shade with his writings and tales of his adventures.

Weaknesses

• Power Instability: When Shade, the Changing Man is experiencing mental or emotional distress, his M-Vest sometimes responds to his subconscious mind, creating dangers or not functionally properly according to Rac's wishes.
  

Paraphernalia

Equipment

• M-Vest
  • Reality Alteration: Through the M-Vest, Shade, the Changing Man is capable of altering reality to varying degrees both consciously and unconsciously.
    • Psychic Link: Shade, the Changing Man's link to the M-Vest allows the vest's consciousness to telepathically communicate with Rac.
    • Summoning: To cope with the loss of his lover, Rac Shade has at times conjured temporary clones of Kathy who are capable of independent thought.
    • Divination: Rac Shade may use his M-Vest to determine others' locations.
    • Portal Creation: Shade can use the M-Vest to create portals of swirling energy connecting two locations.
    • Teleportation: Shade has demonstrated the ability to directly teleport himself and others to secondary locations.
    • Energy Projection: Shade can channel his M-Vest to project waves of concussive or destructive energy.
    • Force Field: Shade can manipulate Meta energies into defensive barriers.
    • Telepathy: Shade can psychically link to others' minds, communicating with them from a distance and peering into their mental images, such as when he used Zatanna Zatara (Prime Earth)Zatanna's memories of Enchantress' hideout to transport the JLD to the witch's location.
    • Magic Resistance: The M-Vest itself is resistant to being affected by magic. Shade himself can be affected, however, when his concentration is interrupted.
    • Energy Construct Creation: Shade can form Meta energy into semitransparent energy constructs, such as the time he created a bipedal creature of sorts to punch John Constantine when the latter spoke out of turn and struck a nerve.

Notes

• Rac Shade was created by Steve Ditko and Michael Fleisher, first appearing in Shade, the Changing Man #1. However, in the Prime Earth continuity, Rac Shade first appeared as part of the New 52 DC Universe in Justice League Dark #1 by Peter Milligan and Mikel Janín.

Related

• 24 Appearances of Rac Shade (Prime Earth)
• 12 Images featuring Rac Shade (Prime Earth)
• 1 Quotations by or about Rac Shade (Prime Earth)
• Character Gallery: Rac Shade (Prime Earth)

Footnotes

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