Zed Hudson (Universe Gemini): Difference between revisions

}}The [[Universe Gemini]] version of '''Zed Hudson''' was the son of legendary superhero [[Hardcore]], and inherited superpowers from him, but preferred a quiet life with his friends, who included [[Ophelia the Barista]] and [[Jenny Everywhere (Universe Gemini)|the local incarnation]] of [[Jenny Everywhere]].  

Zed was a young, fit black man with a relatively slim build. He was clean-shaven, his short hair trimmed in an undercut, and had pierced ears, wearing small, round, dark-purple earrings. Since he was emphatically not a conventional costumed superhero, his outfits varied, but usually included a T-shirt with a large “Z” insignia, for example in white on a dark blue background ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Zed Vs. The Backstory (comic story)|Zed Vs. The Backstory]]'', ''[[Zed Vs. The Glow (comic story)|Zed Vs. The Glow]]'') black on a red background, ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Zed Vs. The Usual (comic story)|Zed Vs. The Usual]]'') red on a blue background, ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Zed Vs. Iniquity (comic story)|Zed Vs. Iniquity]]'') dark blue on blue, ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Zed Vs. The Singularity (comic story)|Zed Vs. The Singularity]]'') white on a green background, ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Zed Vs. The Alien (comic story)|Zed Vs. The Alien]]'') or dark green on green. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Zed Vs. Dogzilla (comic story)|Zed Vs. Dogzilla]]'') On another occasion he wore a yellow hoodie with a black Z on it over a blue shirt. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Zed Vs. Mother Nature (comic story)|Zed Vs. Mother Nature]]'')

In contrast to most of his half-siblings, Zed was uninterested in being a superhero, though he did like helping people. As a result, he didn't get along too well with the half-siblings in question, stressing that they were not his full siblings. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Zed Vs. The Backstory (comic story)|Zed Vs. The Backstory]]'') He reluctantly accepted the title of superhero, but was staunchly against wearing retro-type outfits in primary colours. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Zed Vs. Perspective (comic story)|Zed Vs. Perspective]]'')

[[File:Zed and Ophelia in Zed Vs. The Backstory.png|thumb|left|Zed getting coffee from [[Ophelia the Barista|Ophelia]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Zed Vs. The Backstory (comic story)|Zed Vs. The Backstory]]'')]]Zed was the son of superhero [[Hardcore]], who “fell in the line of duty”. One of a number of superpowered half-siblings, he was unique in not sharing their motivation to carry on their father's legacy of superheroics. This drew the disdain of [[Kid Hardcore]], Hardcore's one ''legitimate'' son, who referred to Zed as a “little punk”, even though Kid Hardcore also resented his other half-siblings' attempts to claim his father's legacy instead of leaving him as the only rightful heir. As a young man, Zed preferred quiet life whose greatest concern was getting his daily coffee from [[Ophelia the Barista]] to high-flying adventure. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Zed Vs. The Backstory (comic story)|Zed Vs. The Backstory]]'')