The Killer

The Killer is a comic book character that first appeared in Wanted #1

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Though he has no real super powers, The Killer is able (and willing) to kill anyone. He mentions late in the story arc that his power is simply being an expert at "stopping people breathing"

Origin

Wesley Gibson was a normal guy with a horrible life. He was a self-proclaimed spineless pussy and an insignificant asshole...who let everyone treat him like a doormat. He had a girl friend who was cheating on him with his best friend and a boring, dead-end job working for a boss he hated and that hated him right back. He never knew that his father was once the best assassin in the world and a member of a group of super villains that secretly ran the planet. (Probably because his father left him when he was eighteen weeks old)....

All that changed the day Fox came into his life and introduced him to a world where he could kill, rape, mutilate and steal anything or anyone he wanted.

One day, while Wesley was buying his favorite kind of sandwich, (the only thing that set him across from the rest was his taste for fine deli food (in his opinion)) a woman who would change him forever walked up behind him. She told him to cancel his order and when Wesley questioned her she took out a pair of guns and mowed down everyone in the building save him. After that she threw him in her car and explained how the world really worked. She told him that as long as you were a member of the Fraternity, you could pretty much do whatever you wanted without any consequences. After a little speech that left Wesley crying in the passenger seat, she took him to the lair told him about his father, a little about

Wesley holds a gun for the first time.

super heroes and villains, and introduced him to Professor Solomon Seltzer. Professor Solomon was a genius and the head of the American family (one of the five groups of super villains). He had employed Wesley's father, The Killer, as a bodyguard, and was now in charge of passing on what the assassin had left for his son. Wesley had been left millions of dollars, but The Professor explained that to collect, he'd have to let his father's friends teach him how to be a man. He didn't understand how he could become a super villain, but before he could agree or disagree a gun was pushed into his hand and he was told to shoot some flies or else he'd be killed. Fearing for his life he fired the gun and, surprising himself, was instinctively able to hit his targets without any effort. As the flies dropped to the ground, Wesley saw that they were missing wings, but the rest of their body was unharmed. It was his first step to becoming the new Killer. After shooting the flies, Wesley is shocked, but is reassured by the proffesor that the gun is in fact "the answer to all your problems"

Wesly's first kill

Wesley's life didn't change instantly though. He went back to how he had been before, living with an unfaithful girlfriend and working in a job he couldn't stand. It took him almost 24 hours to realize how much he hated his life. When he did, he called Fox and asked him what to do. She told him to cuss off everyone he worked with and come outside to where she was waiting, so he did. After that he began his training. He started with target practice using corpses to shoot, not to just improve his aim, but to get him used to flying flesh and bone. Then he moved on to working in a slaughterhouse to get him desensitized. Mixed in with this was regular beatings so he wouldn't be afraid of getting hurt. From there he moved on to murder. His First kill was the man who had beaten him for weeks, The man punched Wesly so hard that he fell of the chair he was tied on to and used a piece of broken wood from the chair to stab the man through the head. Wesly then moved on to random strangers including killing an innocent woman in the bathtub with a toaster, then people who had annoyed him in the past, followed by celebrities just for fun. He also murdered the man his girlfriend was sleeping with (who was coincidentally his best friend). He then proceeded to leave/dump her warning her not to pisst him off if she wanted to live. Once all this had been done, Wesley was inducted into the Fraternity and once he got his father's old costume, he took the mantle of The Killer.

Mr. Rictus, a Fraternity member, and member of the Council of Five, wanted a more dominant role in their rule over the planet. He had Shithead kill Professor Seltzer and then ordered the death of the Killer and Fox. The Killer and Fox are

Wesly cleans out Shithead

ambused at Wesleys apartment by members of the Fraternity who now under the orders of Mr. Rictus. Wesly finds himself surrounded by many thugs with guns and the villain Shithead. Before they can shoot Wesly, Fox passes him his gun on time allowing him to gun them all down in an instant. He turns his attention to Shithead who is not afraid saying that bullets cannot be used to kill him anyway. Wesly simply grins and kills Shithead using nothing but cleansing fluid commenly used to clean toilet bowls. After this, he and fox suit up to get ready to kill the other members of the Fraternity who are after them.

The Killer and Fox gun up

The next day Fox and Wesly go around the city killing as many supervillains as they can find. Even the super powered villains are found to be helpless as Wesly simply guns them down with single shots to the head. They find themselves overpowered by the villain who had previously stolen Fuckwits powers thus making him invulnarable to bullets. However Wesly is calm explaining that the time limit to keep those powers has expired causing him to loose his ability of flight and to die as he hits the ground. Wesly and Fox then head to the Proffersors Base in an attempt to reach Mr. Ricturs. They slaughter many super villains on their way in untill they find themselevs ambused and surrounded by an army of super villains and Mr. Rictus just as they enter the main room. Wesly panics but Fox assures him that real killer can take them out on his own. The super Villains begin to take fire and Wesly quickly avoids the attack and flips around shooting all them and killing all of them instantly. The only one left standing alive is Mr. Rictus who is amazed at Wesleys performance but predicts that Wesly is now out of bullets. Overconfident , Mr.Rictus fires at Wesley but Wesly is able to reflect the bullet back using simply his knife. The bullet deflects and hits a surprised Mr. Rictus in the neck. As Wesly stands over him triumphant, he asks him who killed his father to which Mr.Rictus simply replies Lee Harvey Oswald. Wesly then slits his troat killing him.

Wesly completes his fathers final wish

Afterwards, Wesly found his father alive, smoking a cigarette in the corner secretly observing the battle the whole time. His dad tells his son that his mother was orginally a super villain just like him but when Wesly was born his mother decided that she never wanted him to be like his father so she encouraged him to never fight and avoid all conflict. His father tells him that all his life he has been secretly keeping track of Wesly and feels guilty that he didnt stop his mother from turning him into a sisi by constantly making him avoid conflict his whole life. As such he wanted Wesly to be a man, so he faked his death to make him join the Fraternity. Fearing his old age and decline of his powers he asked Wesley to kill him, explaining that he fears one day he will no longer be able to defend himself and that his enemies will actually manage to suceed in killing him. Something he cannot accept. He can only accept death at the hands of his own son as he knows that he will carry the mantle of The Killer wisely. Wesly is at first reluctant thinking his father is joking and when he realizes hes not he pleads with his father not to make him do this. Wesly's father tells him to be a man in which Wesly finally agrees with his last word to his father "I love you dad" before pressing the trigger. Tears roll down Wesly cheek. After Wesley killed his father he tells Fox that he is going back to his dull, boring existence.She is shocked until he reveals he was joking. Wesley and Fox returned to the Fraternity, that is now under their leadership.

Movie Adaption
Wesley appeared in the Wanted film much like he did in the comic with no groundbreaking changes only slight ones such as hair color and no use of the "Killer" costume

Wesley Gibson in the Wanted film

Powers and abilities

According to The Killer, his only power is the ability to end life. He usually uses guns but is good with knives as well and is skilled at unarmed combat. He also has perfect aim, so he's never missed a shot with a gun or a thrown knife. The first time he ever held a gun, he shot the wings off of six flies before he even knew what he was doing. He has excellent reflexes that allow him to do things like avoid weapons fire and block a bullet with the blade of a knife (as well as the accuracy to send the bullet through the original shooter's throat).

Wesley Ending life

Hitting the bullet back

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Super Name:	The Killer
Real Name:	Wesley Gibson
Aliases:	Wesley Gibson
Publisher:	Top Cow
Gender:	Male
Character Type:	Human
1st Appearance:	Wanted #1
Appears in:	12 issues
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Died:	Add a new death issue...