Sublime (Wildstorm)
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Sublime is a comic book
character from DC Comics
/Wildstorm Comics. Her real name is Rachel Goldman, and she is a member of the super human team DV8
.
, Rachel was raised by her mother and stepfather in Chicago
, Illinois
. Coming from an affluent Jewish family on her mother's side, Rachel was given many advantages in life which she made full use of. Even before her powers manifested Rachel was already fluent in Russian and possessed a black belt in the art of Jeet Kun Do. She is also a master of the three sectional staff. She has a 28 tattoo on one arm, three lines on the other, enjoys blue lipstick and utilizes Japanese hairpins to keep her hair back.
when she was recruited by Project: Genesis. She was told this was some sort of "enrichment program"; In fact its purpose was to track and recruit the children of those who had been exposed to the Gen-Factor. After her powers manifested Rachel became a member of the DV8 team formed by Ivana Baiul
. Level-headed and intelligent, she quickly showed leadership potential. However, the fact that she actually cared about the lives of her teammates put her at odds with DV8's normal field leader Threshold.
After the breakup of the Deviants Sublime stuck with her teammates Frostbite and Copycat. The three were last seen traversing the United States
attempting to build some sort of normal life for themselves. During a visit with her mother and stepfather Rachel learned that Susan Goldman (whom she had believed adopted her) was in fact her biological mother and that Deathblow
was her father. Susan explained that her becoming pregnant with Rachel from her encounter with Cray would have been an awful scandal for the family at the time. So she and Rachel's grandmother arranged to make it seem as if Rachel had been adopted. Susan admitted that if she had it to do over again she'd have been honest with her daughter from the start.
While at first hurt by this revelation Rachel and her mother did manage to overcome these feelings and the two parted on good terms.
Comic book
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character from DC Comics
DC Comics
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/Wildstorm Comics. Her real name is Rachel Goldman, and she is a member of the super human team DV8
DV8
DV8 is a comic book published by Wildstorm. The series revolves around the lives of a group of Gen-Active people , initially living in New York under the supervision of Ivana Baiul, who sends them on life-threatening black ops assignments.-Publication history:The series lasted 32 issues, and was a...
.
History
The daughter of a successful female photojournalist and Team 7's DeathblowDeathblow
Deathblow is a fictional character in the . He first appears in Darker Image #1 was created by Jim Lee and Brandon Choi.-Fictional character biography:...
, Rachel was raised by her mother and stepfather in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. Coming from an affluent Jewish family on her mother's side, Rachel was given many advantages in life which she made full use of. Even before her powers manifested Rachel was already fluent in Russian and possessed a black belt in the art of Jeet Kun Do. She is also a master of the three sectional staff. She has a 28 tattoo on one arm, three lines on the other, enjoys blue lipstick and utilizes Japanese hairpins to keep her hair back.
Project Genesis
Rachel had just finished her freshman year at Northwestern UniversityNorthwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
when she was recruited by Project: Genesis. She was told this was some sort of "enrichment program"; In fact its purpose was to track and recruit the children of those who had been exposed to the Gen-Factor. After her powers manifested Rachel became a member of the DV8 team formed by Ivana Baiul
Ivana Baiul
Ivana Baiul is a comic book character from DC Comics/Wildstorm. She has starred in Gen¹³ and DV8.-History:Ivana Baiul was the head of Sci-Tech, the scientific division of I.O. There she worked on creating a group of genetically enhanced soldiers for the government, a task previously done 12 times...
. Level-headed and intelligent, she quickly showed leadership potential. However, the fact that she actually cared about the lives of her teammates put her at odds with DV8's normal field leader Threshold.
Almost Suicide
The violence of her new life, such as the amoral murders her team performs and the casual destruction and death that happens on their missions drove Sublime into a deep depression. She travels to a bridge to try and commit suicide. She encounters another despondent woman, which seemed to give Sublime pause. When the woman reveals she was insane and just had killed her boyfriend, Sublime subdues her and leaps off the bridge. Her powers kick in, causing her to become ultra-dense. In this form, she survives the impact and sinking to the bottom of the river. She has no need to breath either and thus ponders her situation before deciding to live.Leadership
When Threshold was later driven from the team and his replacement, Frostbite, lost his powers, Ivana appointed Sublime as field leader. Initially reluctant, Rachel quickly stepped into the leader's role and proved to be quite effective.After the breakup of the Deviants Sublime stuck with her teammates Frostbite and Copycat. The three were last seen traversing the United States
United States
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attempting to build some sort of normal life for themselves. During a visit with her mother and stepfather Rachel learned that Susan Goldman (whom she had believed adopted her) was in fact her biological mother and that Deathblow
Deathblow
Deathblow is a fictional character in the . He first appears in Darker Image #1 was created by Jim Lee and Brandon Choi.-Fictional character biography:...
was her father. Susan explained that her becoming pregnant with Rachel from her encounter with Cray would have been an awful scandal for the family at the time. So she and Rachel's grandmother arranged to make it seem as if Rachel had been adopted. Susan admitted that if she had it to do over again she'd have been honest with her daughter from the start.
While at first hurt by this revelation Rachel and her mother did manage to overcome these feelings and the two parted on good terms.
Alternate versions
- In the "Slipstream" alternate reality Sublime was a member of Gen¹³Gen¹³Gen¹³ is a fictional superhero team and comic book series originally written by Jim Lee and Brandon Choi and illustrated by J. Scott Campbell. It was originally published by Image Comics under the banner Wildstorm, which went on to become an imprint for DC Comics, who continued publishing the Gen¹³...
and romantically involved with her teammate Burnout.