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| image = [[Image:Ballistic blood pack.jpg|250px]] |
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| caption = Ballistic in action<br>Art by Christopher Taylor |
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| character_name = Ballistic |
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| publisher = [[DC Comics]] |
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| debut = ''[[Batman|Batman Annual]]'' #17 (1993) |
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| creators = [[Doug Moench]] (writer)<br>Michael Manley (artist) |
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| alter_ego = Kelvin Mao |
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| species = [[Metahuman]] |
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| alliances = [[Blood Pack (comics)|Blood Pack]]<br>[[Forgotten Heroes]]<br>[[Gotham City Police Department]] |
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| powers = Superstrength, night-vision; armored skin; super-hearing; expert marksman; weapons expert |
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'''Ballistic''' is a [[fictional]] [[superhero]] published by[[DC Comics]] created during . He first appeared in ''[[Batman|Batman Annual]]'' #17 (1993), and was created by [[Doug Moench]] and Michael Manley. |
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==Publication history== |
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Ballistic first appeared in Batman Annual # 17 as a part of the [[Bloodlines (comics)|Bloodlines]] event. |
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==Fictional Character Biography== |
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Kelvin Mao was a member of the [[Gotham City Police Department]] Tactical Unit. The unit was sent to face [[Bloodlines Parasites|Angon]], who was committing murders throughout the city. The entire squad was killed except Mao who was bitten by Angon and received massive injuries. Mao was placed in a body-cast at the hospital until the monster's bite mutated him. The alien's bite activated Mao's metagene and he was transformed into a large man with armored skin, superstrength, night vision, and super-hearing. He left the hospital and equipped himself with munitions anticipating another meeting with Angon. Soon after, Ballistic indeed faced Angon again. This time he teamed with [[Azrael (comics)|Batman]] (Jean Paul Valley) to drive Angon out of the city. A short time later, Ballistic joined with several other [[Bloodlines (comics)#New Bloods|"New Bloods"]] to defeat all the spine-sucking aliens. |
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Ballistic next became a member of the superhero reality show, [[Blood Pack (comics)|The Blood Pack]]. He helped the team beat the [[List of government agencies in comics#Quorum|Quorum]] but the team disbanded shortly after this victory. Kelvin then spent some time on his own as a vigilante, occasionally aiding Batman, but soon found another team. [[Cave Carson|Cave Carson's]] [[Forgotten Heroes]] came calling and Ballistic joined them for a mission aiding [[Resurrection Man]]. It seems Ballistic left the Forgotten Heroes after this mission. After that he decided to try the lone vigilante act once again. Later, Mao was tossed out of [[Guy Gardner (comics)|Guy Gardner's]] bar, Warrior's, for throwing his weight around. |
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===Infinite Crisis=== |
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{{main|Infinite Crisis}} |
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Ballistic died during the ''Infinite Crisis'' event in the Battle for [[Metropolis (comics)|Metropolis]]. Ballistic teamed with several other former members of the Blood Pack to tackle [[Solomon Grundy (comics)|Solomon Grundy]]. While fighting Grundy, Ballistic, and the other members of the Blood Pack present, along with that incarnation of Grundy, are killed in a blast of heat-vision from [[Superman Prime]]. |
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==Powers and Abilities== |
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After receiving a bite from the alien Angon, Ballistic is mutated into a large monster of a man. He gains superstrength, red-armored skin, night vision, and super-hearing. In addition, Mao was trained in tactical operations and is an excellent marksman and combatant. |
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==External Links== |
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*[http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=ballistic DCU Guide: Ballistic] |
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[[Category:DC Comics superheroes]] |
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[[Category:DC Comics metahumans]] |
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[[Category:Asian superheroes]] |
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[[Category:Fictional Koreans]] |
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Revision as of 14:30, 8 November 2007
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