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Red Wolf | |
Nick Name | |
Owayodata Masked Avenger of the Western Plains Wolfhead Warrior Wolfskin Warrior Wolf Warrior |
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Civilian ID | |
Red Wolf I Wildrun Red Wolf II Johnny Wakeley Red Wolf III Thomas Thunderhead Red Wolf IV William Talltrees |
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Occupation | |
Red Wolf I Warrior Red Wolf II Warrior Red Wolf III Adventurer Construction Worker Soldier Red Wolf IV Adventurer Soldier |
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Legal Status | |
Red Wolf I Citizen of a Cheyenne tribe of the 18th Century. Red Wolf II Citizen of the United States of the 19th Century. Red Wolf III Citizen of the United States with no criminal record. Red Wolf IV Citizen of the United States with no criminal record. |
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Nation or Planet of Origin | |
Red Wolf I Cheyenne tribe of the 18th Century. Red Wolf II Cheyenne tribe of the 19th Century. Red Wolf III Western United States Red Wolf IV Wolf Point, Montana |
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Group Affiliation | |
Red Wolf I Anachronauts Cheyenne Nation Red Wolf II Cheyenne Nation Red Wolf III Cheyenne Nation Red Wolf IV Rangers |
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Base of Operations | |
Red Wolf I Mobile in the western North American continent of the 18th Century. Red Wolf II Mobile in the western United States of the 19th Century. Red Wolf III Western United States Red Wolf IV Texas |
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Height | |
Red Wolf I 6' 2" Red Wolf II 6' 1" Red Wolf III 6' 1" Red Wolf IV 6' 4" |
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Weight | |
Red Wolf I 200 lbs. Red Wolf II 190 lbs. Red Wolf III 185 lbs. Red Wolf IV 240 lbs. |
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Eye Color | |
Red Wolf I Black Red Wolf II Black Red Wolf III Black Red Wolf IV Brown |
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Hair Color | |
Red Wolf I Black Red Wolf II Black Red Wolf III Black Red Wolf IV Black |
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Known Powers | |
Normal human mystically enchanted with superhuman strength, speed, stamina, agility, durability and senses by the Native American god of the hunt, Owayodata. Excellent tracker and hand-to-hand combatant. |
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Accessories | |
Red Wolf Pelt and Coup Stick: Ceremonial garb and totem of power which channels the gifts of the wolf-god Owayadata. |
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Common Enemies | |
Red Wolf I Red Wolf II Devil Mask Nightriders Ursa the Man-Bear Red Wolf III King Cycle Red Wolf IV |
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Regularly Appearing | |
Red Wolf I Avengers Vol. 1 Fantastic Four Vol. 1 Red Wolf II Blaze of Glory Marvel Spotlight Vol. 1 Red Wolf III Marvel Chillers Red Wolf Vol. 1 Red Wolf III Avengers Vol. 1 Marvel Chillers |
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First Appearance | |
Red Wolf I Fantastic Four Annual Vol. 1 #25(Oct. 1992) Red Wolf II Marvel Spotlight Vol. 1 #1 (Nov. 1971) Red Wolf III Red Wolf Vol. 1 #7 (May, 1973) Red Wolf IV Avengers Vol. 1 #80 (Sept. 1970) |
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Creator | |
Red Wolf I Mark Gruenwald & Herb Trimpe Red Wolf II Gardner Fox & Syd Shores Red Wolf III Gardner Fox & Syd Shores Red Wolf IV Roy Thomas & John Buscema |
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Origin | |
Before European settlers moved into the western territories that would become the United States, the indigenous tribes struggled amongst themselves for dominance. Owayadata, the wolf-god and patron of the Cheyenne people took pity upon his worshipers, sending a portion of his power and essence to the warrior Wildrun transforming him into the champion known as Red Wolf. About a century later when America was expanding its borders west the United States Calvary came into conflict with the native peoples. In one incident a regiment of cavalrymen massacred a Cheyenne tribe - an infant being the sole survivor. Adopted and raised by a Caucasian couple he was given the name Johnny Wakeley. Years later Wakeley's adopted parents were killed by a group of renegade Cheyenne. Pursued by the Cheyenne, Wakeley discovered the burial place of a former Red Wolf. Visited by Owayadata, Wakeley was offered the power to become a peacemaker for both his adopted people and the people of his heritage as the Red Wolf. Thomas Thunderhead, the great-great grandson of Johnny Wakeley, never gave any credence to the story of his ancestor being the old-west champion of justice Red Wolf, until he was haunted by the dream of being tied to the ground and attacked by wolves. Suddenly waking from a his nightmare, Thunderhead discovered an actual wolf in his apartment bedroom. Later discovering the artifacts of his ancestor, Wakeley sensed he had received these and the gifts of enhanced senses from the wolf-god, Owayadata, giving him the ability to battle against injustice in the new-west as the Red Wolf. The spirit of Owayadata once again imbued a young Cheyenne with the powers of the wolf. After fighting in a foreign war, William Talltrees returned to his native land to help his family oppose a corrupt land dealer named Cornelius van Lunt (Taurus). Van Lunt had the Talltrees family massacred and William was the sole survivor. Recalling the tales of his youth, Talltrees donned a ceremonial garb kept by his tribe's spiritual leaders and called upon the wolf god Owayadata who granted him the powers of the Red Wolf. |
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