WILDPRIDE

 

WILDPRIDE

Real Name: Kyllian Kell Boddicker

First Appearance: Dr. Strange, Sorcerer Supreme Annual (Vol. 1) #3, June 1993

Powers: Kyllian Kell Boddicker, later known as Wildpride, was empowered by the Celtic Gods Morrigan, Cernunnos, and Taranis due to a sacrificial oath cast thousands of years ago by his Druidic ancestors. They inhabit his spirit and offer him advice and guidance through telepathic communication. The gods' influence is also manifested as a series of tattoo markings on his skin, representing various elemental forces Kyllian has control over: Air and Water on his left arm; Lightning and Fire on his right arm; and Stone, Light, and Magnetism on his chest. Whenever he summoned power with these tattoos, they would illuminate and send a stabbing pain through his body. Kyllian could melt metals, cast blinding flashes of light, short bursts of flame or towering fire geysers, summon winds to lift himself off the ground or form high-velocity vortexes, produce seismic waves to upset the ground and cause the earth to collapse beneath his opponents, set off volcanic eruptions, manipulate water into high-pressure sprays or bubbles to engulf a target, project lightning bolts or direct electrical energy from nearby sources into a web of energy, and so on.

He wielded the Oak Staff of the Druids as a focus for using his powers, and it could also be used to absorb various forms of mystical energy directed at him, absorbing the energy to protect him from harm and then rechanneling the power as blasts from the tip of the staff. After training with Modred the Mystic, Kyllian was reborn as Wildpride. Channeling the primal forces of "animal magick", Kyllian seemed to have given himself over to Cernunnos, God of the Hunt, whose image was now dead center on his chest, as a series of cryptic red-black designs now covered every inch of his skin, replacing his former tattoos. As Wildpride, he could now cast his magic in the form of animal spirits: Lion, serpent, mule, ram, etc. The full capabilities of these phantom beasts were unclear, but they were capable of physically interacting with matter in order to carry people around or attack on his command. One was referred to as a "fire-beast", suggesting Wildpride could manifest his previous elemental powers through these animal spirits.