First draft costume for Crimson Wraith. You’ll probably see more of her in the future as I want to get a shot of her actually using her powers to become more wraith like. For now I’m just working on the costume.
In her day, Crimson Wraith was one of the best. A dangerous and utterly unpredictable villain, any who crossed her path would be fools to take her lightly. The Wraith stalked the streets like an ethereal menace, using her powers to take what she wanted. She was so good that she was never once apprehended by the law or those goody-two-shoes heroes. Sure, her plots were foiled from time to time but she always managed to slip away. What made all of this even more impressive was that she did it all while raising her young nephew after his mother died and his father ran off. She even trained the boy to use his own powers to follow her into the family business.
By the time she reached her early thirties, Crimson Wraith had decided she’d had enough of being a villain. After all, why risk her neck every day as a super villain when she could spend the rest of her life living comfortably off the money she had already stolen? After this decision, the always unpredictable Crimson Wraith seemed to vanish off the face of the earth. Everyone thought they had seen the last of her. They were wrong.
When news reached Crimson Wraith that her nephew, now known as Nightstalker, had been possessed by the entity known as Entropy, she became enraged. How dare that detestable alien menace have the audacity to lay a hand on her family?! Her family! The one thing she cared about above all else. Still not 40 years old, she was still in the prime of her life and decided to don her costume once more. She would make Entropy pay. She would force the wretched creature from her nephews mind if it was the last thing she ever did!
The Crimson Wraith returned to the world with a vengeance.
She hunted down every lead she could for her nephews whereabouts. She raided every safe house she knew he used. She eventually managed to track Nightstalker down. But he was no longer the boy she had raised. He had become twisted by Entropy. The creature mocked the wraith, revelling in the knowledge that he was hurting her simply by inhabiting Nightstalker’s body. It was a mistake.
Crimson Wraith lashed out with a fury that Entropy was unprepared for. He realized this woman had strength. He even tried to take the easy way out of the fight by possessing his opponent but quickly learned that this seemed to be impossible. Crimson Wraith’s mostly incorporeal form prevented Entropy from taking hold of her. What was worse was that he seemed almost unable to touch this woman while she seemed more than able to hurt him. This fight was not going well, so Entropy ran, using Nightstalker’s ability teleport through shadows to flee this crazy woman.
This would not be the only encounter the two would have. Crimson Wraith tracked Entropy/Nightstalker down several times and each time Entropy has fled in fear of the wraith. Crimson Wraith know’s it’s only a matter of time. There are only so many placed the creature can hide. She will find it and she will force it from her nephew’s mind.
Crimson Wraith has returned to the world to seek vengeance for her family.
Those who stand in her way will quickly learn their mistake.
