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- For other uses of Red Death, see Batman (Disambiguation).
| “ | You want to know who I am? I'm the last glimmer of crimson a killer sees before he draws his final breath. I am vengeance. I am the night. I am the Red Death. | ” |
Ryan Wilder, better known as the Red Death, is a vigilante in an alternate timeline and later an enemy of The Flash.
Biography
Early Life
In an alternate timeline where Bruce Wayne was never born, Ryan Wilder was adopted at mere days old by Thomas and Martha Wayne, who were both later murdered in an alley. This murder led Wilder to become a vigilante in Gotham City, better known as the "Red Death".[1]
Hero of Earth
For ten years, Wilder, as the Red Death, locked up the dregs of society in Arkham Asylum, including Hush, Simon Hurt, and even her own brother. However, their imprisonment did not hold them, as they escaped Arkham over and over again. Wilder then began studying the weapons of her enemies, designing a series of weapons with Wayne Technologies resources. Eventually, Wilder's studies expanded to her teammates in the Justice League, including The Flash.[1]
Rogue War
Mining data from The Flash Suit, Wilder was able to create an Artificial Speed Force for herself and made an armor to contain the power. With superhuman speed, Wilder became capable of capturing a criminal before they could even commit the crime, essentially eliminating crime from Gotham City. The Flash then released his own enemies from Iron Heights Penitentiary, working alongside them to take down Wilder and starting a Rogue War.[1]
During the war, Wilder was held dead to rights at one point, with her mindlessly throwing a lightning bolt to defend herself. Unfortunately, the bolt accidentally hit Iris West-Allen, her best friend, and killed her. Wilder then evaded to the Speed Force, though was ejected out of it due to her inorganic speed and was stranded in a different timeline where the Ryan Wilder of the timeline became Batwoman.[1]
Illimitable Dominion
Restabilization
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Upon her arrival in the different timeline, Wilder's body was destabilized, and she was unable to stop her cells from vibrating. Wilder hired several criminals, including Captain Boomerang and the Fiddler, to steal parts for a machine which would restabilize her, giving them improved weapons from Wayne Technologies in return. On February 1, 2023, the first such part, the power source of Kord Industries' Roemer Accelerator, was successfully acquired by Captain Boomerang and was given to Wilder at her lair.[2][3]
Next, she sent the Fiddler to retrieve Hartley Rathaway's Sonic Gauntlets. This resulted in failure the first time, which Wilder responded to by threatening Wozzeck's life if she failed again. During her second attempt, Wozzeck was defeated by The Flash, but was teleported away with the gauntlets by Captain Boomerang. With both components in their possession, Mercer activated the machine and successfully restabilized Wilder's body. She then sped across the city to a rooftop, where she swore to make Central City pay the price for The Flash's actions.[3]
Identity Revealed
True Justice
Erased Future
Reverse Flashpoint
At some point in an erased future, the Red Death attempted to kill Batwoman, but was prevented from doing so with a Velocity 0 gun created by Luke Fox.[4]
Powers and Abilities
Powers
- Artificial Speed Force Connection/Powers via the Red Death Armor: Red Death is granted superhuman abilities due to her connection to an Artificial Speed Force created within her armor.[2][1]
- Accelerated Healing Factor: Wilder is able to heal from injuries in short time and at a higher rate than humans.[1]
- Electrokinesis: Wilder produces a trail of red lightning whilst running at superhuman speeds.[2] Wilder can also manipulate the lightning to create a powerful electromagnetic pulse, being one of the strongest ones ever recorded outside of a nuclear event.[1]
- Superhuman Agility: Wilder is able to balance off unstable constructs while running at superhuman speed, allowing her to run up walls with ease.[3]
- Superhuman Durability: Wilder can survive a close range explosion blast without any major injuries.[1]
- Superhuman Momentum: Wilder can withstand extreme kinetic energy. She can also stop completely even running at a superhuman speed.[3]
- Superhuman Speed: Wilder is able to run at speeds so fast that she can defy gravity by running up walls.[2]
- Bodily Vibration: While against her will, Wilder can vibrate at superhuman speed and appear as a blur.[2][3]
- Superhuman Reflexes: Wilder is able to respond to attacks quickly, reacting to them and counteracting them within seconds.[1]
- Telepathy/Mental Projection: Wilder, unlike other speedsters, is capable of creating sentinels of her own through mental projection. With Grodd's assistance, Wilder was able to send out an army of her sentinels across the planet to supposedly restore peace and order.[5]
- Time Travel: Wilder's speed can breach the temporal barriers and travel across time in the Speed Force. However, due to her inorganic speed, she cannot stay in the Speed Force for a prolonged period of time before being ejected out.[1]
- Superhuman Stamina: Despite running at a high rate of metabolism, Wilder was not seen out of breath after she runs.[1]
Abilities
- Genius-level Intellect: Wilder was shown to be an intelligent individual, being familiar with the fields of engineering, physics and tactics.[1]
- Engineering/Physics: Wilder was able to mine data from The Flash Suit and create an Artificial Speed Force of her own that powered her to become a speedster.[1]
- Tactics: As an experienced vigilante, Wilder has a series of tactics that made her a keen combatant in the field and a skillful opponent.[1]
Weaknesses
- Velocity 0: Wilder is susceptible to the Velocity 0 serum, which was successful in removing her speedster powers.[4]
Equipment
Current Equipment
- Red Death Armor: Wilder created an armor that granted her superhuman speed and wears the armor whilst operating as the Red Death.[2]
Appearances
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Armageddon, Part 4 | Mentioned |
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Wednesday Ever After | Appears |
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Hear No Evil | Appears |
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Rogues of War | Appears |
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The Mask of the Red Death, Part 1 | Appears |
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The Mask of the Red Death, Part 2 | Appears |
Gallery
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Civilian
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Red Death
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Unmasked
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References
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