Red Riding Hood

Red Riding Hood
Character Information
Species	Human
Gender	Female
Residence	Reality Z-25 31-H
Occupation	Superspy
Romantic Partner(s)	The Big Bad Wolf
Behind the Scenes
First seen in	COMIC: Red Riding Hood
Also seen in	See list
Copyright	Public Domain (general) Paul Hoppe (specific concept & design of Reality Z-25 31-H version)
Index	See list

The figure of “Red Riding Hood” existed in a number of realities. Although the circumstances, undertones and outcome of it would vary, most versions fell at some point in their lives to the pattern of taking some trip to see a “Grandmother” figure, only to encounter the Big Bad Wolf.

Description

Physical appearance

Red Riding Hood usually derived her nickname from often wearing a red, hooded cape while travelling. Beyond that, her appearance varied across her incarnations. The one native to Reality Z-25 31-H was an attracive adult woman with short blond hair. She was lithe, but still fairly athletic. (COMIC: Red Riding Hood)

Powers & abilities

The Reality Z-25 31-H Red Riding Hood displayed some skill at hand-to-hand combat when backed up by her array of superspy gadgetry, managing to keep up with the inhumanly strong Big Bad Wolf. (COMIC: Red Riding Hood)

Biography

In Reality Z-25 31-H

Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf wrestle for Grandmother's documents. (COMIC: Red Riding Hood)

Reality Z-25 31-H's incarnation of Red Riding Hood was a superspy active in 21st-century America. Her superior went by the codename “Grandmother”, and she had an acquaintance called Hunter. While transporting some secrt documents to Grandmother, Red Riding Hood was stopped by the Big Bad Wolf, a secret agent of a rival organisation, who had the ability to turn into a super-strong wolf-man. The two began to fight, and turned out to be more or less evenly-matched. Partway through the match they realised that they actually fancied each other and would rather betray their sides and pair up than continue fighting. After sleeping together for the first time, they agreed to work together to take down Grandmother, possibly with the help of Hunter. (COMIC: Red Riding Hood)

Becoming a pair of superheroes, the Big Bad Wolf and Red Riding Hood gained the trust of Captain Evening. They were among the heroes who could be summoned to the Fortress of Evening by the “Omega Protocol” on the Captain's computer. However, when the Protocol was activated by Professor Madison to recruit a team of heroes with whom to field an assault on the headquarters of the Bureau of Singularity, the Wolf and Red declined, deeming the mission foolhardy. (COMIC: Singularity War) The Wolf and Red Riding Hood were among the heroes Captain Evening invited to a big party at the Fortress of Evening. (COMIC: Meanwhile, On Earth)

They did, however, respond to Robot Madison's call when she gathered all the superheroes she could to defend New York City from the alien robot known as the Cosmic Solution. They were part of the initial charge against the robot, though this charge proved counter-productive when the heroes realised the Solution grew in size with every impact it absorbed. In the end, the robot left Earth of its own accord when it was called off by another agent of the Cosmic Order. (COMIC: Journey Out Of Misery)

Recurring elements of The Cosmic Beholder

The Odds The Blue Knight • Captain Evening • Centennia • Armstrong Fatbuckle • Merv the Griffin • Jenny Everywhere • Jenny Nowhere • Jung-La The Terrific Two & associates Kelly • Jenkins • Professor Madison • Robot Madison • Rodney Rabbit • The Mutant Villains Armagedda • Bureau of Singularity • Captain Perfect • Doctor Brain • The Devil • Hexia • Insecto • Jesse Brain • New Protectors (Kate Kerrigan) Other characters Alicia • Babs • The Big Bad Wolf • Glow Girl • The Human Tree • Mysto the Space-Wizard • Red Riding Hood • Terry Tornado Items Doctor Brain's Portal • Fortress of Evening • Magic Sword of the Legion of Light • Odd Mobile • Professor Madison's device • Skycicle