Vorin (Shadow Riders member)

VORIN

Real Name: Vorin

Identity/Class: Extra-terrestrial (native of Sharin/Arena World) magic and technology user

Occupation: Warrior, would-be savior of his race

Affiliations: Shadow Riders (leader); Goodfellow (familiar); Cable and Ghost Rider/Dan Ketch (loose allies); Mys-Tech (especially Porlock) and Abadon (enemies)

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Various secret bases scattered across Earth

Appearances: Shadow Riders#1 (June, 1993); (2-4

Powers: Vorin possesses a number of abilities, some magical and some technological in origin. Only a few of these have been observed, and it is difficult to determine which abilities come from which source. He can teleport across space, between dimensions, and even across time in some circumstances. He can fly, fire energy bolts, form energy shields, etc. He is able to apparently resurrect the recently deceased, as well as to give them uperhuman powers through cybernetic implants, genetic mutation, etc. He uses the being known as Goodfellow as a familiar to assist him in the use of his magical abilities. In addition, Vorin is willing and able to use motorcycles and conventional or unconventional firearms in combat.

History: The evil organization known as Mys-Tech uncovered technology enabling them to open "wormholes" in time, space, and/or dimensions. They formed a group of warriors known as the Warheads to access these wormholes and pillage whatever technology, artifacts, etc. they could find for Mys-Tech's use. One of their first Wormholes accessed brought the Warhead Malkuth troop to the planet Sharin. In the process of scouring the world for technology, the Warheads slaughtered a vast number of the natives. One native, Vorin, fled through the wormhole, arriving somehow on Earth, 600 years in the past.

Vorin trained himself in magic and technology, encountering and becoming allied with the being known as Goodfellow on the way. He established numerous bases across the world. He opposed the past incarnation of Mys-Tech, but realized he could not destroy it without creating a time paradox, which could potentially destroy him, or his reality. At some point, presumably in the relatively recent past, Vorin began to form a small army to assist him. These warriors, known as the Shadow Riders, were formed from humans killed in battle. Vorin claimed these people at the moment of the death, brought them to his base, and resurrected and empowered them. He convinced these people of the evil of Mys-Tech's ways, even those such as Boot and Grunt, who were former agents of Mys-Tech.

In recent years, after rescuing and recruiting a man known as Matthew Ryan to his service, Vorin realized that it was now passed the time of Mys-Tech's attack on his people, and that he could now act against them without fear of temporal disruption. Accessing Ryan's immense power, Vorin and the Shadow Riders traveled to Sharin, which was now a barren desert, known as Arena World. While investigating the planet, they were ambushed by one of the leaders of Mys-Tech, Porlock, and several of his agents. Porlock revealed that Ryan was actually an extra-dimensional entity known as Abadon, under his control, and that his apparent torture had been a trap to put an end to the Shadow Riders interference with Mys-Tech activities. Vorin and the Shadow Riders managed to escape back to Earth, but Goodfellow discovered evidence that there was other life on Sharin/Arena World, giving Vorin a renewed commitment to rescue them.

Comments: Created by John Freeman, Brian Williamson, and Ross Dearsley.

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Last updated: 08/01/02