Ritchie, a College Jock, was offered the Prodigy costume by Black Marvel. He accepted, and became leader of the Slingers. The suit gave him amazing strength, which allowed him to leap so far that it appeared that he was flying. His cape also acted as a glider, giving his flight appearance even more of a realistic look. Ritchie began to like his life as a superhero, and took it very seriously. He showed disregard to his teammates, not even flinching when Dusk fell to her death, and uncaring when she came back to life. He believed that he should not have to help his teammates, and that they could should e able to take care of themselves. Hornet has stopped him from hurting Ricochet and from killing a gang member.

When Black Marvel was captured, he abandoned his teammates when they went to save their mentor, but when Ricochet was captured in an illusion with his dead mother in it, Prodigy came and snapped him out of it. When the team disbanded, he apologized for being a jerk, and said he needed to check on his grandmother, who had been missing for a long time.

Prodigy reappeared on a rooftop and openly defied the Super-Human Registration Act. Iron Man appeared on the scene, and the two fought. Iron Man beat Prodigy, and Prodigy was taken into custody. He was one of the superheroes freed by Hulkling before the final battle of the Civil War.

He was later recruited in the Initiative where he is supposed to fully support the Initiative and for his charge on assaulting the director of SHIELD.

Powers

Prodigy has an undefined level of superhuman strength, durability, and jumping. He also has a cape that helps him glide on air currents. When combining his superhuman jumping and his cape's gliding abilities, he can appear to fly.