Fictional character biography
Elvin Haliday was born in Brooklyn, New York. At age 13, he is exposed to toxic waste while hiding from bullies, which accelerates his growth and gives him superhuman physical abilities. Encouraged by his grandmother to use his newfound abilities for good, Elvin adopts a costume and the name Rage. [3] [4]
Soon after his transformation, Rage confronts the Avengers, demanding to be made a member. He scolds Captain America for the team's lack of black members. Rage leaves after a brief scuffle, but assists the Avengers in their next mission against L.D.50. Alongside the Avengers, he battles other-dimensional alien prisoners. [5]
After racial tensions escalate due to the machinations of the Hate-Monger, Rage and the New Warriors battle the Sons of the Serpent. [6] Captain America is ultimately able to calm the situation and forces the Hate-Monger to retreat. During the battle, the other Avengers learn that Rage is a teenager. Captain America ousts Rage from the main team, but allows him to remain as a trainee. [7] [4]
New Warriors
Rage helps the New Warriors and Darkhawk steal one of the Avengers' Quinjets for a mission to Cambodia to battle the Folding Circle. [4] Soon afterward, he joins the New Warriors as a full member and is given a new costume. [8]
During his time with the New Warriors, Rage's grandmother Edna Staples is killed by a street gang called the Poison Memories, bent on revenge against the team, leaving him an orphan. [4] He dons a new costume, including a metal helmet. [9] Andrew Chord, the legal guardian of his teammate Night Thrasher, becomes Rage's legal guardian as well. [10] Rage is accused of murdering Kimeiko Ashu, the leader of the Poison Memories. [10] He is ultimately cleared of all charges with the assistance of Night Thrasher. [10]
After the New Warriors disband, Rage is offered to join a new version of the group, but refuses in favor of attending boarding school. [11] [12]
Soon after Nitro devastates Stamford, Connecticut, Rage and former teammate Justice learn that the former member of the New Warriors are being publicly hunted down. [13] The two eventually discover that former New Warriors member Carlton Lafroyge (Hindsight Lad), enraged at the events in Stamford, had publicly outed the identities of the New Warriors. Both Rage and Justice decide to side with Captain America during the Civil War and oppose the proposed Superhuman Registration Act. [14] [15]
The Initiative
Sometime later, Rage is seen on board a bus of new recruits arriving at Camp Hammond. [16] [4] During his time in the Initiative program, Rage is subjected to constant verbal abuse by Gauntlet regarding the New Warriors. After Gauntlet is found beaten nearly to death with a New Warriors symbol scrawled across his chest in his own blood, all former New Warriors members and associates on base are detained for questioning. [17] During the investigation, Rage reveals that he had an altercation with Gauntlet the day before the assault and that Gauntlet was about to recommend removing him from the Initiative and nullifying his powers until he turns 18.
During the Dark Reign storyline, Rage quits the Initiative along with other New Warriors-associated cadets (Justice, Debrii, Slapstick, and the remaining Scarlet Spiders) to form Counter Force. He later returns to Camp Hammond with the team, now calling themselves the New Warriors again.
In Captain America: Sam Wilson, Rage goes to Empire State University with Falcon (Joaquin Torres) to confront an anti-immigrant politician who is giving a speech at campus. They later face the Bombshells, a trio of armored protesters, and defeat them. While returning home, Rage encounters Man Mountain Marko and Speed Demon, who are robbing a pawn shop. After a brief fight, the villains escape and Rage is arrested by the Americops. When Captain America (Sam Wilson) offers him help, Rage turns it down, preferring to prove his innocence himself. Sam does so by releasing footage of the Americops beating Rage. Judge David Roderick deems the footage inadmissible and has Rage convicted. To get better proof of Rage's innocence, Sam captures Speed Demon, who confesses to his and Marko's robbery of the pawn shop. Rage is beaten by prisoners and sustains severe brain damage, with Claire Temple stating that he will not survive. [18] [19] [20] In the Venomized event, Rage recovers and helps evacuate Manhattan during the Hive's invasion of Earth. [21] [4]
Powers and abilities
Elvin's exposure to unknown biochemical radioactive wastes gave him superhuman strength, speed, stamina, durability and resistance to physical injury. Rage possesses basic street-fighting skills, and has received some combat training from Captain America and Night Thrasher.
Rage usually wears a costume of synthetic fabric and body armor, and formerly wore a helmet of unspecified material, all of which he designed for himself.
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