Post by Admin on Jan 30, 2008 12:07:39 GMT -5
Written by Patrick J. Nestor, Jr.
Picture by Sylvain Swimer
Waverider
Secret Identity: Unknown
Aliases: None
First DC2 Appearance: Blue Beetle (Mini Series) #1
Base of Operations: The Timestream
HT: 6' 3"
WT: Unknown
Eyes: Gold
Hair: Energy
Powers and abilities: Waverider has the ability to move through time and space and has the ability of temporal manipulation. He is a being made up of pure quantum energy. Beside his time travel abilities he can emit powerful laser blasts from his hands and eyes and become completely incorporal (being able to pass through solid objects). He is able to ride a wave of energy at speeds that exceed the speed of sound. Waverider has been known to be able to mimic the apperance of other beings and see into their future, but whether or not this is an ongoing ability is unknown.
History: Little is known about Waverider and that is just the way he seems to want it. All that is certain is that Waverider was once a scientist who was facinated by the theory of Time Travel. After years of research and attempts at a way to break into the timestream, Waverider caught the attention of someone. This someone gave Waverider the last extra components he needed to break the mystery of the timestream. With this extra help, Waverider created the 'Wave-suit' which would allow him to enter the timestream and manipulate through it. However, Waverider was not prepared for what he found and some sort of accident fused him to the suit, changing his body chemistry to that of pure quantum energy.
Waverider was discovered by a Time-Police Force known as The Linear Men and was invited to join their ranks.
While doing work with the linear men, he never actually became a true member, which is why he was able to survive the downfall of that group.
With the emergence of time travelers such as Chronos, Booster Gold and Walker Gabriel, the Linear Men's forces grew in an attempt to head off issues with the timestream. However, at some point, and just when and how is unknown, The Linear Men were splintered from within by one of their own ranks.
Knowing that a more focused and proactive force was needed to properly protect the integrity of the timesteam and becoming aware that someone was beginning to manipulate both the past and the future in an attempt to undo the timestream, Rip Hunter decided to gather his own team of agents to police time. Knowing Waverider from his experiences with the Linear Men, Hunter approached him first. With the knowledge that The Linear Men were being undone from within and the realization that something was very wrong with the timestream, Waverider agreed to join Hunter's Time-Agents.
Now, with history starting to unravel and the future being put in serious jeopardy, Waverider may be forced to look back at how he came to be and how it may tie into the madman looking to reshape all time and space in his own image.