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Kestrel (Marvel Comics)
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Kestrel (John Wraith) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
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will.i.am portrays Kestrel in the 2009 film X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
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Publication history
Kestrel first appeared in Wolverine #48 (November 1991) and was created by writer Larry Hama and artist Marc Silvestri.
Fictional character biography
John Wraith is a member of Team X and test subject of the Weapon X Program, along with Wolverine, Sabretooth, Maverick, Mastodon and Silver Fox.[1] Wraith later leaves Weapon X, but eventually rejoins the group and is instructed to recruit Maverick into it. He is mortally wounded by Sabretooth, but survives and becomes a preacher before being killed by Hellverine.[2]
Kestrel returns in the X-Manhunt event (2025), where he assists Charles Xavier in evading the authorities.[3][4]
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Powers and abilities
Kestrel possesses the mutant ability to teleport over long distances. Additionally, he was given a life-extending serum as part of his initiation into Weapon X.
Other versions
An alternate universe variant of John Wraith from Earth-1610 appears in Ultimate X-Men. This version is the leader of a mutant concentration camp and the head of the Weapon X program.[5][6][7] Wraith later gains superpowers from the Banshee drug and becomes the Vindicator before being killed by William Stryker Jr.[8][9][10]
In other media
- Colonel Moss, a character based on John Wraith's Ultimate Marvel incarnation, appears in Wolverine and the X-Men, voiced by Michael Ironside. This version is the head of the Mutant Response Division. In a Sentinel-dominated future, Moss allies with Master Mold and becomes a Prime Sentinel in charge of mutant concentration camps.
- John Wraith appears in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, portrayed by Will.i.am.[11] This version is a member of William Stryker's Team X during the Vietnam War and the only member of the group who Logan trusts. Initially loyal to the group, Wraith and Logan eventually quit over moral issues, with the former going on to become a boxing manager and helping to get teammate Fred Dukes back into shape. Years later, Wraith accompanies Logan in seeking out Stryker, only to be confronted by Victor Creed, who kills him for use in Stryker's experiments.
- John Wraith appears in the X-Men Origins: Wolverine tie-in game, voiced by Will.i.am.
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References
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