Wraith (Prime Earth)

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Mainstream Universe‎‎, 2011‎-present
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Real Name	Unknown
Affiliation	United States Army
Base Of Operations	The Machine
Status
Alignment	Good
Identity	Secret Identity
Marital Status	Single
Occupation	Government Agent
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Red
Hair	No Hair
Skin	Grey
Origin
Universe	Prime Earth
Creators	Scott Snyder · Jim Lee
First Appearance	Superman Unchained #1 (August, 2013)

We have the real Superman here. And he's been working for the United States for nearly seventy-five years.

— General Samuel Lane

History

On the brink of World War II in 1938, US scientists sent a mathematical equation into space, but the mathematical equation was incorrect, and added up to more than the sum of it's parts, to signify the message "let us add up to more, together." Eleven seconds later, a ship crash landed on Earth, with a similar, more complex equation, with a gift enclose, an alien who'd be known as Wraith, or "William Rudolph's Ace in the Hole". The US Army would build a home for Wraith known as "the Machine", and in return, he'd operate in secret for the Army during world crisis. His first major mission was to act as the bomb that was dropped over Nagasaki, which lead the world to believe the US had more nuclear arms than it did, and he served to minimize conflict and eliminate global threats around the entire world for seventy-five years, until the arrival of Superman.

Admiring the Kryptonian, Wraith ultimately aided him in the conflict against the terrorist group "Ascension", though he regretted that he believed he would ultimately be forced to kill Superman at the behest of the U.S. Army if he grew too power hungry.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Alien Physiology: Wraith has a physiology that is similar to, but much stronger than that of Superman, absorbing one hundred and sixty gigawatts of solar energy at any given moment in comparison to Superman's one hundred and forty.

• Flight
• Sound Manipulation: Capable of tightening his throat muscles to create an echo chamber in order to release a sonic attack from his mouth.
• Superhuman Durability: Capable of withstanding more force than Superman.
• Superhuman Speed: Capable of catching a punch from Superman with minimal effort.
• Superhuman Strength: Possesses a strength greater than that of Superman, able to kick him halfway across the United States.
  

Paraphernalia

Equipment

• Cloaking Device: Technology from "The Machine" cloaks his energy signature.

Notes

• His nickname is an acronym standing for "William Rudolph's Ace in the Hole", after the U.S. General who convinced President Roosevelt to establish The Machine as a holding area for him.

Related

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