REDNECK

 

REDNECK

Real Name: Vincent Stewart

First Appearance: New X-Men (Vol. 1) #126, July 2002

Powers: Redneck was a mutant born with the power to produce intense thermal energy and then generate it as radiant heat energy from his hands and arms, making them glow red like the heating coils of a stove. He could melt through solid steel with a touch.

After M-Day, Vincent became the New Warrior named Skybolt, wearing a modified Turbo suit patterned after the heroine of the same name. The omnium mesh body suit protects him from all manner of physical impact, and his back-mounted jets uses industrial strength turbine fans to allow him to fly. Skybolt also employs wrist launchers which fire turbo missiles, including penetrative, explosive, and ice-generating varieties.

Like all members of the new New Warriors, Vincent had a utility belt with cartridges containing Pym Particles for reducing opponents down to size or impact webbing for quickly wrapping up and restraining felons. His suit also generated an anti-gravity platform for flight and propulsion, and contained a "Ghost Mode" that rendered him intangible and utterly unaffected by physical assaults. Night Thrasher was able to remotely trigger the ghost circuitry, but it is unknown if he granted independent control of the ability to his teammates prior to the New Warriors' disbandment.