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Tracer (DC Comics)

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

Tracer is the name of two fictional 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 Victor Creed/Sabretooth, an arch-enemy of Wolverine.

Fictional character biography

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Tracer

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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

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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

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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

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

In other media

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

References

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  1. ^ a b 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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