WILLIAM WESLEY
Real Name: William Wesley
Identity/Class: Human technology user
Occupation: Former test pilot
Group Membership: Former weapons tester for S.H.I.E.L.D.
Affiliations: S.H.I.E.L.D., briefly worked under Gilbert Vaughn
Enemies: None
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Stark International, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania division
First Appearance: Quasar#1 (October, 1989)
Powers/Abilities: Wesley was a skilled pilot, especially talented with testing new vehicles and weapons. He was presumably trained in armed and unarmed combat.
For the span of three hours, Wesley tested the Quantum Bands, during which he used their power to fly, fire energy blasts, form solid-energy shields, and augment his strength.
But immediately following the testing, he was unable to remove the Quantum Bands, and was subsequently disintegrated by the resulting energy buildup.
Height: 6'2" (by approximation)
Weight: 200 lbs. (by approximation)
Eyes: Unrevealed
Hair: Brown
History:
(Quasar#1 (fb) - BTS) - William Wesley was a test pilot
for the intelligence agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., where he tested numerous
vehicles, weapons, and body armaments for the organization.
(Quasar#1 (fb)) - Sometime after the Crusader (Thelius) was disintegrated by the energy of the Quantum Bands, the extraterrestrial artifacts came under the possession of S.H.I.E.L.D..; the wristbands were then secured in a magnoclamp device and subsequently transferred to Stark International, where a team of scientists, headed by Dr. Gilbert Vaughn, examined them.
(Quasar#1) - Wesley was brought in to field-test the Quantum Bands, and after he initially slid his hands into the wristbands, it caused a discharge as the two instruments interfaced with his nervous system; although he was unharmed, Wesley reported to Dr. Vaughn that in the midst of the light-show, he caught a glimpse of "something big, unearthly..." (see comments), but just shrugged it off as a result of his having eaten so much pepperoni the night before.
Over the next three hours, Wesley rapidly became skilled with the Quantum Bands, although Dr. Vaughn was concerned by how Wesley's body seemed to glow more intensely after every use of the extraterrestrial objects. When the tests were over and it came time to remove the wristbands, Wesley returned them to the magnoclamps, but found that he could not remove them, as he continued to glow brighter still. Panicking, Wesley flew upward and struggled against the energy with all of his might, causing it build in power until it overloaded and disintegrated him, leaving only the two fallen Quantum Bands laying on the floor (see comments).
Comments: Created by Mark Gruenwald and Paul Ryan.
And immediately following William Wesley's death, an AIM double-agent within Stark International signaled AIM to attack and try to steal the bands. But S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Wendell Vaughn (Dr. Vaughn's son) put the Quantum Bands on and fought off the AIM assault. When the power began to build, Wendell calmed himself in preparation for his imminent death, which caused the power surge to subside. Wendell went on to become the Protector of the Universe known as Quasar.
That "big, unearthly..." thing that Wesley saw was likely the cosmic entity Eon. -- Ron Fredricks
I believe the fact that Wesley was not chosen by Eon to wear the Bands contributed to his disintegration.
Profile by Snood. Expansion by Ron Fredricks.
CLARIFICATIONS:
William Wesley has no known connection to:
images: (without ads)
Quasar#1, p11, pan6-7 (main image - William Wesley activates Quantum Bands)
Quasar#1, p10, pan2 (headshot - William Wesley)
Quasar#1, p12, pan1 (William Wesley testing Quantum Bands)
Quasar#1, p12, pan4 (following testing, William Wesley finds he is unable to remove Quantum Bands with magnoclamp device)
Quasar#1, p13, pan1 (William Wesley, disintegrated by Quantum Bands)
Appearances:
Quasar#1 (October, 1989) - Mark Gruenwald (writer), Paul Ryan (pencils), Danny Bulanadi (inks), Howard Mackie (editor)
First posted: 07/08/2002 (?)
Last updated: 12/14/2023
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