Contents 1 HistoryEdit 2 Powers and AbilitiesEdit 2.1 Powers 2.2 Abilities 3 ParaphernaliaEdit 3.1 Equipment 3.2 Weapons 4 TriviaEdit 5 LinksEdit 5.1 Discover and Discuss 5.2 Footnotes

HistoryEdit

I hate this corporatist government world we live in.

-- Ghost  

Originally a master programmer and engineer, the man that would become known as Ghost was hired by Omnisapient Systems. Working diligently, he made innovation after innovation, sacrificing his personal life for the sake of his company. Feeling burned out, he took time off, but after being contacted by a coworker, he found himself reinvigorated, allowing him to finish the company's biggest project: processors that would phase when heated up, allowing them to run indefinitely, dubbed "ghost-tech" by his bosses. Following this, the woman, Shana, was killed in an explosion. Grieving her death, Ghost hooked himself into the company's network using his own "ghost-tech", existing partially inside the computers. This allowed him to see security footage implicating his bosses in the death of Shana and the revelation that she'd been paid to date him. Learning of his access to this footage, his bosses sent their hitman to create a mysterious explosion to kill the Ghost. Hooked into his "ghost-tech" at the time, he survived the blast, but was permanently altered as a result. Hunting down his bosses, he killed each in turn, along with the hitman who had been responsible for Shana's death and his near-death. From this point on, he became an enemy of corporations and began seeing conspiracies in everything.^[1]

Many thought the Ghost was only a myth spread around the hacker culture and conspiracy theorists. He has been said to be a disgruntled former executive, or an engineer gone insane. As many companies found out, the Ghost is very real. He is a dangerous individual who will sabotage companies and steal secrets because he enjoys it. The money he makes goes into supplies.

Roxxon Oil hired Ghost to attack Accutech. Since Accutech was going to become part of Stark Industries, Iron Man investigated and was able to defeat him.

Roxxon felt he was too much of a liability and let him go. They secretly sent hired Spymaster to kill him. However, Ghost gave Spymaster one of his intangibility circuits then turned it off while Spymaster was partially through a wall, graphically killing him.^[2]

The Ghost returned with improved stealth to destroy a beta particle generator Stark had designed. However, the sheer heat of the generator began to damage both Iron Man and Ghost. The Ghost fled by melting through floors. With only melted remains of a costume, it was assumed he perished ^[3]

The Ghost again improved his tactics and targeted Justin Hammer. However, Hammer had prepared for Ghost with a synthetic material that he seemed unable to phase through.

The Ghost was responsible for the "YOUDAMAN" e-mail virus, which contained a signal to detonate remote bombs. He allied himself with AIM looking to cause worldwide chaos. He was defeated when Iron Man adapted his force field to circumvent his intangibility and then hurled him into MODOK.

Ghost was hired by Spymaster to seize Living Laser, but was unsuccessful.

When Tony Stark had become a vegetable, Ghost was hired by Madame Masque to kill him, but was later stopped by Rhodey Rhodes. During the Siege of Asgard, Ghost and the other Thunderbolts were defeated and arrested (except Paladin and Ant-Man). At the beginning of the Heroic Age, Ghost became a member of the new Thunderbolts.

Powers and AbilitiesEdit

Powers

The Ghost's suit is designed for stealth, primarily via cloaking device. It also enables him to become intangible. He cannot use these abilities simultaneously. He is also able to make other objects invisible and intangible. After his early battles with Iron Man, he upgraded his suit to mask sounds, including his heartbeat. His suit can also be set to disrupt or override electronic devices via touch.

Power Grid [4]
Intelligence	4
Strength	2
Speed	2
Durability	2
Energy Projection	3
Fighting Skills	2

Abilities

The Ghost is skilled in electronics and computers, as well as firearms and explosives. He has been known to leave taunting messages that are virtually impossible to trace. Ghost can also go through firewalls and internet security easily and hack into even the toughest networks with ease.

ParaphernaliaEdit

Equipment

In addition to his suit, Ghost uses portable intangibility circuits.

Weapons

Various firearms and explosives

TriviaEdit

• Ghost is often marked as a terrorist.
• When not wearing at least his mask, Ghost is a very socially awkward individual, unable to even speak to others.

LinksEdit

• 87 Appearances of Ghost (Earth-616)
• 31 Images featuring Ghost (Earth-616)
• 2 Quotations by or about Ghost (Earth-616)
• Character Gallery: Ghost (Earth-616)
• Fan-Art Gallery: Ghost (Earth-616)

Discover and Discuss

• Search this site for: Ghost · Ghost (Earth-616)
• Search the Forums for: Ghost · Ghost (Earth-616)
• Discuss this and other characters on the forums

Footnotes

1. ↑ Thunderbolts #151
2. ↑ Iron Man #220
3. ↑ Iron Man #221
4. ↑ Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z hardcover Vol. 4