The Black Rapier

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350px © Juke Box Productions AstroFacts Status: Active Affiliation: Honor Guard Base of Operations: New Orleans Range of Operations: New Orleans, global with Honor Guard Personal Data InfoDump Appearances (in Publication Order): 1:1 1:6 2:1/2 (one version cover only) 2:6 2:7 2:8 (cover only) 2:10 2:16 (flashback) 2:19 LH:1 (flashback) DA1:3 DA1:4 DA2:1 CS:Beautie Event Timeline 1982     Current Omega Rangers Join the Battle Against Kerresh the Devaster. 1982     Current Kerresh the Devaster Pronounces Doom on All of Earth. 1982/05/03     Current Silver Agent's Appointed Arrival at Romeyn Falls. 1991     Flashback The Destructiods Rampage Across Astro City. 1996/01     Dialog Security Heist Astro City Stock Exchange. 1996/01     Current Rex and Natalie Call in Reinforcements. 1996/01     Current Samaritan Goes On a Prearranged Blind Date With Winged Victory. 1997/07     Current Bulletin: E.A.G.L.E. troops block Black Rapier from accessing the Contact Matrix. 1997/07     Current Honor Guard battle an alien scout ship(assumed to be Enelsian) orbiting Earth. 2013/??/??     Current Honor Guard Stops Lord Volcanus' Plot to Conquer the Surface World. The Black Rapier A swordsman hero who has been a member of the Honor Guard since at least 1973. He served a lengthy tenure as the team's chairman. In addition to his skill with a blade, he is a consummate detective and a brilliant engineer. History Alongside the rest of Honor Guard, he laid siege to the Skullcrushers' secret base in Ecuador. He coordinated between the team and the E.A.G.L.E. troops who were also on the scene. ("Mistakes") Equipment He carries an épée, capable of generating an electric current, and wears a modified fencing costume. Observations He had a romantic relationship of some sort with the crime lord Bamboo. The position of Honor Guard leader was held by the Black Rapier for many years, only recently transferring to Samaritan.

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