Kestrel (Marvel Comics)
| Kestrel | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Wolverine (vol. 2) #60 (September 1992) |
| Created by | Larry Hama |
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| Alter ego | John Wraith |
| Species | Human Mutant |
| Team affiliations |
Weapon X Team X |
| Notable aliases | Expediter |
| Abilities |
Teleportation Slowed aging |
| Colonel John Wraith | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics (Ultimate Marvel Imprint) |
| First appearance | Ultimate X-Men #2 |
| Created by |
Mark Millar Adam Kubert |
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| Team affiliations |
Alpha Flight Weapon X S.H.I.E.L.D. |
| Notable aliases | Vindicator, Colonel John Wraith |
| Abilities | flight ability to fire energy blasts teleport |
Kestrel (John Wraith) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Kestral first appeared in Wolverine Vol. 2 60 and was created by Larry Hama.
John Wraith was a member of Team X and later a test subject of the Weapon X Program. He was part of Team X along with Wolverine, Sabretooth, Maverick, Mastodon and Silver Fox. John was a powerful teleporter, capable of getting the team out of sticky situations after their job was finished. He had a penchant for explosives, arming himself with shaped charges, explosives that were built to direct the force of their blast in specific directions based on how they are deployed. Like the other members of Team X, he was given an artificial age suppressant so he was likely much older than he looked. His time as a secret agent and a member of the Weapon X program left John somewhat paranoid. His house was a veritable death trap, as was the yard around it; John trusted no one.
He made a habit of keeping his skill a secret from his compatriots as well as his foes, using it only sparingly, and if no one was looking directly at him — unless it was absolutely vital. The only time when his fellow Team-X members found out about his powers was when they went up against Omega Red. John was backup on that mission that Wolverine, Maverick, and Sabretooth ran in Germany to collect a carbonadium synthesizer, and when that trio burst out of the target compound with Red in pursuit, John stalled him with his gun until the others got away. Unfazed, Omega went to wrap John up and tear him to pieces, but John teleported to safety at the last second, with only Wolverine and Omega Red seeing this. There was also a certain animosity between him and Sabretooth. He was about as violent as his fellows from the Weapon X program, but a lot more merciful and didn't enjoy killing innocents while on a mission, which put him at odds with people like Sabretooth. Sabretooth once languished for quite a time in John's basement with several shaped charges strapped to his chest. Unless he had a really good reason to, Sabretooth wouldn't lift a finger to help John.
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