Wraith (Hector Rendoza)

Wraith is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Wraith
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	The Uncanny X-Men #392 (April 2001)
Created by	Scott Lobdell Salvador Larroca
In-story information
Alter ego	Hector Rendoza
Species	Human Mutant
Team affiliations	Genoshan Assault X-Men
Abilities	Transparent skin and the ability to temporarily "infect" others with this transparency condition

Publication history

Wraith first appeared in The Uncanny X-Men #392 and was created by Scott Lobdell and Salvador Larroca.

Fictional character biography

Hector Rendoza was living in Boston when his mutant powers manifested at the age of sixteen. A large crowd formed on Boston Common, many who knew Hector when he was not translucent, intending to kill him. Jean Grey froze the crowd with her telepathic powers and recruits Hector.^[1] He is one of many she gathers (including Northstar, Omertà, Dazzler and Sunpyre) to help rescue the X-Men from Genosha, where they are being held by Magneto.^[2]

He was shown to be depowered.^[3]

Powers and abilities

Wraith can turn either his skin or others' skin translucent.