specter

Specter (Dallas Gibson) is a fictional character, a comic book mutant from the Marvel Comics universe. The character first appeared in New Mutants (second volume).^[1]

History

Dallas was a mutant who had the ability to possess a living shadow form, along with enhanced speed and strength.

Dallas Gibson was once an advisee and protege 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 adviser, Cyclops, and placed in a different training squad, the Corsairs, which includes the Stepford Cuckoos, Quill, and Dryad. In the school yearbook, Dallas was voted "Most Likely to Marry a Baseline," (i.e., non-mutant human).^[2] Specter is now one of the thousands of mutants who lost his powers as a result of the House of M. However, Dallas was confirmed alive after Reverend Stryker attacked the de-powered mutants at the Institute. According to Chris Yost and Craig Kyle, he is still alive and living with his grandfather.

Powers and Abilities

In the House of M storyline, the Scarlet Witch de-powered most of the world's population of mutants - Specter included. 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.^[3]

References

External links

• UncannyX-Men.net-Yearbook Entry on the Corsairs