PHREAK

Real Name: Unrevealed

Identity/Class: Human mutate

Occupation: Mercenary and spy

Group Membership: Unrevealed

Affiliations: Moses Magnum, Killjoy

Enemies: Black Panther (T'Challa), Deathlok (Collins)

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Nation of Canaan, Africa, and possibly mobile throughout the world via cyberspace

First Appearance: Deathlok II#22 (May, 1993)

Powers/Abilities: It has never been revealed if Phreak’s powers were the result of mutation or technology. She has demonstrated the ability to enter into cyberspace while maintaining a humanoid form. Phreak was able to hack into computers and steal files while in this state and possessed the ability to disrupt computer systems with viral energy. While in cyberspace, she was able to convert her form into electronic energy and travel at superhuman speeds. She was a competent fighter and was shown to have some knowledge of martial arts. She probably had extensive knowledge of computer systems and computer programming.

History:

(Deathlok II#22) - Phreak was employed by Moses Magnum, the new ruler of the small African nation of Canaan and sent on a mission to recover secret military documents within the computer mainframe belonging to nearby Wakanda. Having the ability to send her form digitally through cyberspace, she located the classified military file but was interrupted by Deathlok who was hired by the Black Panther to fix the system and prevent the many security leaks that were happening lately. Phreak attacked Deathlok with blasts of viral energy and attempted to escape with the files.

(Deathlok II#23) - Phreak ambushed Deathlok as he tried to follow her. Grabbing Deathlok by his head, she began to erase his programming by infecting him with more concentrated blasts of viral energy. Deathlok struck her in the face with a fist and she began to scream at him, “nobody punches me.” She tried to kick Deathlok but her foot was grabbed and the cyborg hero slammed her into a wall. Recovering, she attempted to blast Deathlok once again but this time, he fired a blast of his own which strikes hers at the same time. The resulting blast forced her out of cyberspace and she returned to Canaan without the files and to an unknown fate at the hands of Moses Magnum for failing her mission.

Comments: Created by Dwayne McDuffie (writer), Kevin Kobasic (pencils) and Jimmy Palmiotti (inks).

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CLARIFICATIONS :
Phreak has no known connections to:

• Phreak (Steve Petty), reactivated the Living Brain, but was mutated by electrical accident @ Web of Spider-Man#35
• Freak (Happy Hogan), savage, superhumanly strong humanoid, mutated by exposure to cobalt radiation and/or Stark's Enervator @ Tales of Suspense I#74
• Freak (Eddie March), briefly mutated into darker-skinned duplicate of Hogan's version @ Iron Man I#67
• Freak, agent of Silvereye, stabbed by Blade when he rebelled against his control @ Blade: Vampire Hunter II#2
• Freak of Science, helped by Speedball to escape pursuers, unknown abilities @ Speedball#5/3
• or any other "Phreak" characters or characters with similar spellings

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Deathlok II#22, p22, panel 3 (main image)
Deathlok II#23 p6, panel 3 (punches)

Appearances:
Deathlok II#22 (May, 1993) - Dwayne McDuffie (writer), Kevin Kobasic (pencils), Jimmy Palmiotti (inks), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Deathlok II#23 (April, 1993) - Dwayne McDuffie (writer), Walter McDaniel (pencils), Brad Vancata (inks), Tom Brevoort (editor)

Last updated: 01/29/06

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