|
Wraith
In Amalgam's JLX, a combination of the X-Men and the Justice League/Society, Gambit's counterpart was
the metamutant, Todd LeBeau, more commonly known as Wraith. One of a set of twins, Todd was separated
from his sister, the Jade Enchantress, at birth. While she was raised on New Asgard and eventually became
one of the New Asgods, he grew up on earth.
Wraith possesses the ability to change into a shadowy form and "phase" through solid objects. If those
solid objects happen to be sentient, they experience an intense cold that incapacitates them. He focusses
these powers using a magical set of playing cards, which he obtained in New Orleans bar and without
which he seems unable to phase at all.
His powers also allowed him to touch Runaway, Rogue's JLX counterpart. However, because she absorbed
some of his darkness, she was gradually being driven insane, becoming reckless and evil.
He joined Mr X's JLX, which was formed from the ranks of the Judgement League Avengers, and helped him
find Atlantis, a long-lost mutant haven. He also fought alongside them them in battles against Thanoseid
and Ms. Tique and her Brotherhood of Injustice.
However, at that point, the United States Congress passed the Armageddon Agenda, a bill that allowed
Will Magnus to eradicate all metamutants using his Sentinels. Magnus's crusade caused the deaths of
many metamutants, but Wraith was not among them. Before he could be hunted and killed, he vanished into
nothingness with the assistance of the Shadow Guild, leaving Runaway to mourn his loss.
Note: All the characters in JLX were amalgams of heroes from the Marvel and DC universes. In the specific
case of Wraith, he was a combination of Gambit with the JSA's Obsidian, and thus drew on Obsidian's
traits and backstory as well. For example, Wraith's relationship with the Jade Enchantress mirrors Obsidian's
relationship with Jade. The same applies to his phasing powers and the darkness that consumes him. For
more information about Obsidian, you can visit The Comic Characters Database.
For the sake of completeness, it may also be worth mentioning that Runaway was a combination of Rogue
and Gypsy, a relatively minor JLA character.
|
|