specter

Specter (Dallas Gibson) is a fictional character, a comic book mutant from the Marvel Comics universe. The character first appeared in New Mutants #10 vol.2.

Fictional character biography

Dallas Gibson was once an advisee of Emma Frost, co-headmaster at the Xavier Institute, and thus had made acquaintances of the students who would be assigned to the Hellions. However, with the invention of the training squad system, he was assigned a new advisor, Cyclops, and placed in a different training squad, the Corsairs, which includes the three surviving Stepford Cuckoos, Quill, and Dryad. Specter is now one of the thousands of mutants who lost his powers as a result of the House of M.

Powers and abilities

Specter's mutant powers were removed during the House of M storyline. Formerly, he could blend with his own shadow, which gave him enhanced strength and speed. He could not stay in shadow-form for too long without succumbing to his own darkness. The shadow form was apparently stronger during the day.

Trivia

• In the New X-Men: Academy X: Yearbook Special, Specter is voted "Most Likely to Marry a Baseline."
• Dallas was the protege of Emma Frost.

Julian Keller has stated that when Dallas' powers manifested, he gave his grandfather a heart attack^{[issue # needed]}. A boy with short blond hair much like Dallas' was seen on the bus that was blown up by William Stryker and his followers. However, he has been stated to be alive during interviews with Chris Yost.

External links

• UncannyX-Men.net-Yearbook Entry on the Corsairs
• New X-Men Vol. 3 Yearbook Entry

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