Mister Fade

" 'Hello, darkness, my old friend! Hello, hostages, my new friends!'""- Spoken during Chase hostage crisis."Virtually nothing is known about the man who calls himself Mister Fade.

He first appeared when he attempted to rob the downtown branch of the Chase Bank during the middle of the day. Using his abilities, he was able to maintain a pall of fear amongst 17 hostages for several hours as police attempted to negotiate with him. The situation was eventually dealt with when Silverstreak arrived and attacked Fade.

He next appeared at Mario's Via Abruzzi, threatening hostages, once more, but not making demands. He was soon dealt with by Professor Eldritch and Silverstreak.

Mister Fade is able to manipulate a substance that appears very much like shadow. He can maintain his shadows over a large area and is capable of manipulating solid objects with shadow 'tendrils.' The exact nature or limits on his abilities is impossible to know, at this time.

Mister Fade has appeared, both times, wearing a Hawaiian shirt (although, two different ones), jeans, athletic shoes, and tan overcoat. His body appears to be made from the same shadow that he manipulates, but this seems to offer no defense against attacks.