Specter (comics)
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Specter is a fictional character
, a mutant
appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics
. The character first appeared in New Mutants, vol. 2 #10 (2004).
At the Xavier Institute
, Dallas Gibson is mentored by Emma Frost
, Institute co-headmaster, and he made acquaintances of the students who were later assigned to Frost's Hellions training squad
. However, with the invention of the training squad system, he is assigned a new adviser, Cyclops
, and is placed in a different training squad, the Corsairs, which includes the Stepford Cuckoos
, Quill, and Dryad
. In the school yearbook, Dallas is voted "most likely to marry a baseline" (i.e., non-mutant human).
Specter is one of the thousands of mutants who lost their powers on M-Day
. However, Dallas is confirmed alive after Reverend Stryker attacked the de-powered mutants at the Institute. According to Chris Yost
and Craig Kyle
, he is still alive and living with his grandfather.
storyline, the Scarlet Witch
de-powered most of the world's population of mutants—Specter included. Formerly, he could blend with his own shadow, which gave him enhanced strength, speed and the power of intangibility. He could not stay in shadow form for too long without succumbing to his own darkness. The shadow form was apparently stronger during the day.
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
, a mutant
Mutant (Marvel Comics)
In comic books published by Marvel Comics, a mutant is an organism who possesses a genetic trait called an X-gene that allows the mutant to naturally develop superhuman powers and abilities...
appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
. The character first appeared in New Mutants, vol. 2 #10 (2004).
History
Dallas is a mutant who can transform into an intangible shadow form possessing enhanced speed and strength.At the Xavier Institute
X-Mansion
In the fictional Marvel Comics universe, the X-Mansion is the common name for Professor Xavier's mansion. It is the base of operations and training site of the X-Men and the location of a school for mutant teenagers, the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning, formerly Xavier's School for Gifted...
, Dallas Gibson is mentored by Emma Frost
Emma Frost
Emma Grace Frost is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #129 , and was created by writer Chris Claremont and artist/co-writer John Byrne....
, Institute co-headmaster, and he made acquaintances of the students who were later assigned to Frost's Hellions training squad
Hellions (comics)
There have been several groups of fictional characters in the Marvel Comics universe who have been known as the Hellions. These groups were rivals of various teams of younger mutant heroes in the X-Men franchise....
. However, with the invention of the training squad system, he is assigned a new adviser, Cyclops
Cyclops (comics)
Cyclops is a fictional character, the leader of the X-Men superhero team in the . A mutant, Cyclops emits a powerful energy beam from his eyes...
, and is placed in a different training squad, the Corsairs, which includes the Stepford Cuckoos
Stepford Cuckoos
The Stepford Cuckoos are a set of fictional mutant psychically linked quintuplets . They are students at the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning and appear in comic books published by Marvel Comics...
, Quill, and Dryad
Dryad (comics)
Dryad is a fictional character appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Nunzio DeFilippis and Christina Weir, she first appeared in New X-Men: Academy X #1.-Fictional character biography:...
. In the school yearbook, Dallas is voted "most likely to marry a baseline" (i.e., non-mutant human).
Specter is one of the thousands of mutants who lost their powers on M-Day
Decimation (comics)
Decimation is the late 2005 Marvel Comics storyline spinning off from the House of M limited series. It focuses on the ramifications of the Scarlet Witch stripping nearly all of the mutant population of their powers, thereby reducing a society of millions to one of scant hundreds.This event, which...
. However, Dallas is confirmed alive after Reverend Stryker attacked the de-powered mutants at the Institute. According to Chris Yost
Chris Yost
Christopher Yost is a film, animation and comic book writer best known as the head writer of the Marvel animated series The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes and co-writer of the comic book series New X-Men and X-Force.-Career:Yost began his career in 2002 as an intern in Marvel Comics' west...
and Craig Kyle
Craig Kyle
Craig Kyle is an American writer for Marvel Comics. He has also produced several of Marvel's Direct to DVD animated films and co-produced Thor.-Biography:...
, he is still alive and living with his grandfather.
Powers and abilities
In the House of MDecimation (comics)
Decimation is the late 2005 Marvel Comics storyline spinning off from the House of M limited series. It focuses on the ramifications of the Scarlet Witch stripping nearly all of the mutant population of their powers, thereby reducing a society of millions to one of scant hundreds.This event, which...
storyline, the Scarlet Witch
Scarlet Witch
The Scarlet Witch is a fictional comic book character that appears in books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appears in X-Men #4 and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby...
de-powered most of the world's population of mutants—Specter included. Formerly, he could blend with his own shadow, which gave him enhanced strength, speed and the power of intangibility. He could not stay in shadow form for too long without succumbing to his own darkness. The shadow form was apparently stronger during the day.