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| John Wraith | |
| Aliases: | Wraith Kestrel |
| Continuity: | Marvel Universe |
| Notability: | Recurring character |
| Occupation: | Secret agent |
| Gender: | Male |
| Race: | Mutant |
| Associations: | Team X Weapon X Central Intelligence Agency |
| Status: | Deceased |
| First: | Wolverine, Vol. 2 #48 |
| Final: | Wolverine, Vol. 4 #1 |
| Actor: | Will.i.am |
John Wraith is a fictional government agent & mutant and a recurring character featured in comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in Wolverine, Volume 2 #48 in September, 1991. A version of the character also appeared in the 2009 feature film X-Men Origins: Wolverine where he was played by actor Will.i.am.
Biography[]
John Wraith was a mutant gifted with the ability of teleportation. During the Cold War, he became a government operative, specializing in demolitions. He was assigned to the Team X response squad of the Central Intelligence Agency and was active during the early 1960s. All members of Team X were given age suppression treatments during their years of operation.
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- The character of John Wraith was created by writer Larry Hama and artist Marc Silvestri.
- A version of John Wraith also appeared in the "Ultimate Marvel" continuity and took on more of an antagonistic role, serving as a nemesis to Wolverine. He first appeared in Ultimate X-Men #2 and was created by Mark Millar and Adam Kubert.
- Character trademark: Cowboy hat.
- Actor William Adams, aka Will.i.am, who portrayed John Wraith]] in X-Men Origins: Wolverine is best known as the founder and lead member of the hip hop band, the Black Eyed Peas.
- John Wraith often went by his surname, Wraith. A wraith is another name for a evil spirit.
- Kestrel is also the name for one of the Lords of Chaos from DC Comics and was a foe of Hawk and Dove.
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External Links[]
- John Wraith at MDP
- John Wraith at Wikipedia
- John Wraith at Comic Vine
- John Wraith at The X-Men Movies Wiki
Appearances[]
- Maverick 1
- Weapon X Vol 2 23 (Cameo appearance only)
- Weapon X: First Class 1
- Wolverine Vol 2 48 (As a false memory implant)
- Wolverine Vol 2 60 (1st actual appearance)
- Wolverine Vol 2 61
- Wolverine Vol 2 62
- Wolverine Vol 2 63
- Wolverine Vol 2 64
- Wolverine Vol 2 65
- Wolverine Vol 2 66
- Wolverine Vol 2 166
- Wolverine Vol 4 1 (Dies)
- Wolverine Vol 4 3 (As a corpse only)
- Wolverine Vol 7 9
- Wolverine: The Best There Is 3 (As a corpse only)
Ultimate Marvel
- Ultimate X-Men 2
- Ultimate X-Men 7
- Ultimate X-Men 8
- Ultimate X-Men 9
- Ultimate X-Men 10
- Ultimate X-Men 11
- Ultimate X-Men 12
- Ultimate X-Men 38
- Ultimate X-Men 94
- Ultimate X-Men 95
- Ultimate X-Men 98
- Ultimate X-Men 99