Wraith (Zak-Del) is a fictional character appearing in

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published by

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. Created by

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and Kyle Hotz, Wraith first appears in the prologue of '' Annihilation: Conquest'' as a vision, with his first physical appearance being in ''Annihilation Conquest: Wraith'' #1.

Publication history

Wraith first appeared in '' Annihilation: Conquest: Wraith'' #1 (2007) and was created by

and Kyle Hotz. Wraith returned in Donny Cates and Geoff Shaw's 2019 relaunch of ''

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''.

Fictional character biography

Wraith is the son of

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scientist Sim-Del, who created a power source sufficient to "light an entire galaxy". The Kree banished him, but he continued his work, using the power source to turn a barren

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into a paradise. The Kree killed Sim-Del, his wife, and all traces of his work. However, his son, Zak-Del, was sent off on an escape ship. Zak-Del is later found and adopted by the Nameless, an offshoot of the Kree who were possessed by parasitic Exolons. Zak-Del becomes known as Wraith and seeks revenge against the Kree.''Annihilation: Conquest - Wraith'' #1 - 4 (September - December 2007) In ''

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'', Wraith is kidnapped by

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, who seeks to harness his power and infects him with

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. After escaping, Wraith enlists the help of

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and Praxagora to battle the Phalanx and absorbs the Phalanx-infected Supreme Intelligence. Praxagora is later possessed by

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before Wraith uses the Exolon to purge him and the Phalanx-infected Kree. After

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kills

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in '' Infinity Wars'', Wraith attends Thanos's funeral and witnesses Starfox showing all the guests a recording of Thanos stating that he uploaded his consciousness into a new body before his death. Wraith works with Starfox to find

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, a deity who created the Klyntar and the Exolon, and remove the Exolon from his body. Knull mortally wounds Wraith, but he learns that Knull has an opposite, a god of light, and travels to Earth to tell

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before dying.

Powers and abilities

Wraith is an experienced fighter and possesses a polymorphic weapon which can take on a variety of forms, including a gun, a whip, a blade, and binoculars. As a Kree, Wraith possesses greater natural attributes than a human and resistance to disease, with the former being further enhanced by Exolon. By summoning swarms of Exolon, he can strike fear into his opponents and absorb souls.

In other media

Television

Wraith appears in ''

'', voiced by

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. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. This version seeks revenge against

, who he blames for his father's death.

Video games

* Wraith appears in '' Marvel: Avengers Alliance 2''. * Wraith appears as an NPC in ''

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'' and '' Disney Infinity 3.0.'' * Wraith appears as a skin in ''

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'' as part of the ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' DLC.

Collected editions

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