Tracer (DC Comics)

Tracer is the name of two fictional supervillains published by DC Comics. He first appeared in Justice League Europe #16 (July 1990), and was created by Keith Giffen, Gerard Jones, and Bart Sears.^[1] Like the rest of the Extremists, he is based on a Marvel Comics villain, in his case Sabretooth, the archenemy of Wolverine.

Tracer
The Earth-8 incarnation of Tracer as depicted in Lord Havok and the Extremists #3 (February 2008). Art by Mark Robinson.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Justice League Europe #16 (July 1990)
Created by	Keith Giffen (writer) Gerard Jones (writer) Bart Sears (artist)
In-story information
Full name	Vincent Cade
Team affiliations	Extremists
Abilities	Superhuman physical abilities and senses Powerful claws Healing factor

Fictional character biography

Tracer

The first Tracer was a supervillain from Angor, a duplicate of Earth in another dimension. He is later killed when the Extremists destroy Angor, with Dreamslayer creating an android duplicate to replace him.^[1][2]

Tracer Robot

The second Tracer is a robotic duplicate of the first who was created by inventor Mitch Wacky on Angor as part of a theme park attraction. It battles Justice League Europe before being defeated and exhibited in Madame Clouseau's Wax Museum in Paris. He is later used by Dreamslayer a second time on the island of Kooey Kooey Kooey, and still later as pawns of Twilight in a battle with Supergirl. The Tracer robot had all the powers of the original Tracer which included great strength, speed, and agility, enhanced senses and animal instincts.^[3]

Countdown

A third incarnation of Tracer appears in the Countdown to Final Crisis tie-in series Lord Havok and the Extremists. This version is Vincent Cade, a soldier who was injured after a failed attempt to desert his post and subsequently gained superpowers from government experiments. However, he is eventually freed by Lord Havok and joins the Extremists as an assassin-for-hire.

Powers and abilities

Tracer has superhuman strength and speed, claws, healing factor, agility, and enhanced senses. He also wields a set of wrist blades.

In other media

Tracer makes minor non-speaking appearances in Justice League Unlimited.^[4]