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Wylde

Wylde

Charlie Wylde was a former bodyguard of Geoffrey Barron who turned into a savage half-man, half-bear creature with blood lust to spare. Wylde joined one of the many incarnations of the Outsiders.

Name:
Wylde
Publisher:
Real name:
Charlie Wylde
Aliases:
  • Charlie Wylde
Birth date:
None
Gender:
Male
Powers:
  • Berserker Strength
  • Claws
  • Feral
  • Super Smell
  • Super Speed
  • Unarmed Combat
First issue:
Outsiders (1993) #1a Blood & Ashes (Alpha)
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Origin

Wylde
Wylde

Charlie Wylde was the former bodyguard of Technocrat; Wylde was in Markovia with Geoffrey, Technocrat, on a business trip when they were attacked by a vicious bear, Charlie and the bear were both killed in the fray. Faust happened to be nearby and offered to bring Charlie back to life. Techno accepted and the bear and Charlie was merged together to bring about Wylde. Wylde has a hard time controlling the beast inside him and it Technocrat feels guilty for this.

Creation

Wylde was created by Mike W. Barr in Outsiders #1.

Character Evolution

Wylde has a hard time coping with the Feral tendencies he has. When injured, he can't control his actions out of rage, but afterwards he beats himself up over it. He eventually becomes full bear.

Major Story Arcs

The Outsiders

Wylde's appearance while on the Outsiders
Wylde's appearance while on the Outsiders

They join up with the Outsiders against Roderick and his army of Vampires. They continue with this team and are framed for Murder. The team consisted of Geo-Force, Katana, Halo, Looker, Technocrat, Faust and himself. They followed Roderick to Abyssia and defeated him there and cleared there name of the charges. It eventually gained a new member in the Eradicator. They team eventually split into 2 separate teams, but came back together when Felix Faust attacked them. They eventually defeated him, but Wylde was transformed into a full bear during the chaos; fully animal he was left in an European zoo.

Powers and Abilities

Wylde has Super Strength, Senses, claws, and is extremely tough and fearless in battle.

He has a hard time controlling the beast inside him and sometimes doesn't have control over what he does when injured.

Issues

November 1993

December 1993

January 1994

February 1994

March 1994

April 1994

May 1994

June 1994

July 1994

August 1994

September 1994

October 1994

November 1994

December 1994

February 1995

March 1995

May 1995

June 1995

November 2018

February 2020

May 2021

January 2023

September 2024

February 2025

Volumes

1938

1993

2017

2020

2022

2024

2025

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