Tracer (DC Comics)

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Tracer
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The Earth-8 incarnation of Tracer as depicted in Lord Havok and the Extremists #3 (February 2008). Art by Mark Robinson.
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance Justice League Europe #16 (July 1990)
Created by Keith Giffen (writer)
Gerard Jones (writer)
Bart Sears (artist)
In-story information
Full nameVincent Cade
Team affiliations Extremists
Abilities
  • Superhuman physical abilities and senses
  • Powerful claws
  • Healing factor

Tracer is the name of two supervillains published by DC Comics. He first appeared in Justice League Europe #16 (July 1990), and was created by Keith Giffen, Gerard Jones, and Bart Sears. [1] Like the rest of the Extremists, he is based on a Marvel Comics villain, in his case Sabretooth, the archenemy of Wolverine.

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Fictional character biography

Tracer

The first Tracer was a supervillain from Angor, a duplicate of Earth in another dimension. He is later killed when the Extremists destroy Angor, with Dreamslayer creating an android duplicate to replace him. [1] [2]

Tracer Robot

The second Tracer is a robotic duplicate of the first who was created by inventor Mitch Wacky on Angor as part of a theme park attraction. It battles Justice League Europe before being defeated and exhibited in Madame Clouseau's Wax Museum in Paris. He is later used by Dreamslayer a second time on the island of Kooey Kooey Kooey, and still later as pawns of Twilight in a battle with Supergirl. The Tracer robot had all the powers of the original Tracer which included great strength, speed, and agility, enhanced senses and animal instincts. [3]

Countdown

A third incarnation of Tracer appears in the Countdown to Final Crisis tie-in series Lord Havok and the Extremists. This version is Vincent Cade, a soldier who was injured after a failed attempt to desert his post and subsequently gained superpowers from government experiments. However, he is eventually freed by Lord Havok and joins the Extremists as an assassin-for-hire.

Powers and abilities

Tracer has superhuman strength and speed, claws, healing factor, agility, and enhanced senses. He also wields a set of wrist blades.

In other media

Tracer makes minor non-speaking appearances in Justice League Unlimited . [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Jimenez, Phil (2008), "Extremists, The", in Dougall, Alastair (ed.), The DC Comics Encyclopedia, New York: Dorling Kindersley, p. 117, ISBN   978-0-7566-4119-1, OCLC   213309017
  2. ↑ The Unofficial Tracer Biography
  3. ↑ The Unofficial Tracer Biography
  4. ↑ DCAUResource.com: DCAU Resource - Villains - Tracer
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