Alias

Night Thrasher

Nick Name
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Civilian ID
Dwayne Michael Taylor
Occupation

Adventurer

Television Star

Vigilante

Legal Status
Deceased citizen of the United States.
Nation or Planet of Origin
New York, New York
Group Affiliation
New Warriors
Base of Operations
New York, New York
Height
6' 3"
Weight
220 lbs.
Eye Color
Brown
Hair Color
Black
Skin Tone
Negroid
Known Powers
Normal human with exceptional athletic and hand-to-hand combat abilities.

Genius level intelligence with skills as a weapons designer and computer scientist.

Mentally trained to resist psionic and telepathic influence.

Accessories
Night Thrasher Armor: Battle-uniform equipped with limited physical protection.

Skateboard: Fiberglass skateboard used as both transportation and as a shield.

Truncheons: Two short staffs used as offensive and defensive weapons.

Various weapons of both his design and commercially available.

Common Enemies
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Regularly Appearing
New Warriors Vol. 1 & 3
First Appearance
Mighty Thor Vol. 1 #411 (Dec. 1989)
Creator
Tom DeFalco & Ron Frenz
Origin
Born into wealth and privilege Dwayne Michael Taylor's family had a dark and shadowy past which lead to their murders at the initiative of their advisor, a mystic known as Tai.  Tai used her abilities to twist Taylor's memories of his parents' death to manipulate him into becoming a vigilante - with the goal of having him befriend superhumans which she could use as a sacrifice to control a dimensional breach known as the Well of All Things.  Recruiting other heroes, Taylor used his fortune to fund the New Warriors as their leader Night Thrasher.