Richard Swift (Earth-2: Post-Crisis)

"Don't you know there's a difference between bad and evil? I've been called wicked more than once. A law broken here, rule bent there, the odd life taken. But nobody that didn't deserve it."

- The Shade to Courtney Whitmore

Richard Swift is the criminal known as The Shade and a former member of the Injustice Society of America.

Early Life
Since before the 1880s, Richard Swift became an antiques collector and later a criminal.

Injustice Society of America
"Our interests aligned for a moment, but birds of a feather we were not. Jordan Mahkent and his merry band were no friends of mine."

- The Shade

Swift later became a member of the Injustice Society of America under the alias, The Shade. However, their goals only aligned for a short period of time.

Sending a Message
"I saw fear in his eyes when he told me that he had faced it before. I mean, this thing...it murdered men, women, children. I mean, he called it...real evil."

- Sylvester Pemberton

Christmas Eve
On December 24, 2010, the Injustice Society lured their arch-enemies, the Justice Society of America, into a battle at an abandoned mansion. During the battle, The Shade dragged away Dr. Mid-Nite to Shadowlands, which was witnessed by Stripesy. He later betrayed Icicle and the Injustice Society.

Ten Years Later
"Oh, Jordan, I told you it was folly."

- The Shade

In December 2020, Swift returned to the Injustice Society's headquarters after the failure of Project: New America. He exclaimed that he told Jordan that their plan was folly before conjuring black smoke which covered the faces of the rest of the ISA members and eventually his own.

Meeting Barbara & Pat
"I deal in things both old and curious, as a collector. And one of my many passions is magic. Stage magic, that is."

- Richard Swift

Powers

 * Umbrakinesis: Swift is able to manipulate darkness to the extent he was able to conjure shadows. It was also later said that his powers are drawn from Shadowlands.
 * Teleportation: Swift has the ability to be travel through shadows and teleport to locations with shadows instantly.
 * Immortality: As shown on his JSA file, Swift is an immortal individual.

Weaknesses

 * Cosmic Staff: The Cosmic Staff was able to incapacitate Swift once.

Current Equipment

 * The Shade Suit: Swift wears a protective suit whilst operating as The Shade.
 * 67' Jaguar: Swift drives a 67' Jaguar, which was complimented by Pat Dugan.