ocean-gabriel-10937-mainocean-gabriel-10937-face-newsGABRIEL OCEAN

Real Name: Gabriel Ocean

Identity/Class: Alternate Reality (Earth-10937) human

Occupation: Student

Group Membership:  Portland Art Institute at the time of death

Affiliations: Scarlet Rue (girlfriend and roommate), Brandon and his unidentified girlfriend

Enemies: Deputy Commissioner Ashley, Officer Gary Dunes (Portland Police Department)

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: "Twilight" (insult from Dunes)

Base of Operations: Unrevealed;
    formerly the Portland Art Institute, Portland, Oregon, as well as his apartment and the surrounding area.

First Appearance: Scarlet#1 (September, 2010)

Powers/Abilities: Gabriel was apparently an art student in graphic design, and was presumably skilled in that regard.

    He had qualities that made Scarlet love him, and he was willing to punch a police officer to protect her from assault.

Height: Unrevealed (approximately 5'10")
Weight: Unrevealed (approximately 165 lbs.)
Eyes: Unrevealed
Hair: Blond

ocean-gabriel-10937-wscarocean-gabriel-10937-face-shotHistory:

(Scarlet#1 (fb) - BTS) - As a teenager, Gabriel dated Scarlet, who loved him and thought that he was perfect. They lived together for a year and spent virtually all of their free time together. They did not do drugs.

   

(Scarlet#1 (fb)) <A year before the main story> - After buying coffee, Gabriel and Scarlet sat with their friends Brandon and his girlfriend, laughing and having fun when they were accosted by drug-addled Officer Gary Dunes.

    Assuming that they were carrying drugs, Dunes ordered them against the wall, ignoring all requests and complaints from Gabriel and friends that they had just bought coffee and were hanging out in the place where you could do that. When he shoved Gabriel's arms behind his back, Gabriel asked Dunes if this was how he got his kicks, and when Dunes demanded to know where he kept his stash, Gabriel asked "stash of what?"

    After Dunes moved to Scarlet and was clearly groping her while padding her down, Gabriel twice told Dunes to stop, and when he didn't, Gabriel punched in the face, bloodying his nose and mouth. Gabriel then grabbed Scarlet's hand and ran with her.

    After they got to a hiding spot in a library or bookstore(?), they tried to figure out what to do. Gabriel initially wanted to go the police station and report the officer, but Scarlet said that they would arrest him for hitting a cop.

    Scarlet suggested that they go home, but then Gabriel realized the officer had taken his wallet and would be able to identify him, meaning that he couldn't go home.

    Scarlet then suggested they go to her place, but Gabriel appreciated he couldn't go to school, as when he showed up for graphics, they would be waiting for him and he would be kicked out of the program.

    Scarlet offered that her uncle was a lawyer and that her mom could call him and he would know what to do.

    However, Dunes then caught up them and shot Gabriel apparently through the chest, and he fell back into a shelf of books and died. ocean-gabriel-10937-dead

    Scarlet could only ask, "Why?" as Dunes put the gun to her head and then presumably shot her or otherwise did something that left her unconscious for three weeks and with a shaved head from presumed surgery.
   

(Scarlet#1 - BTS) - Via information from the police department, Portland Press reported how Gabriel had been a major drug lord and that Dunes had approached him after a tip from concerned citizens and that Dunes had opened fire after threats of further violence and a hostage situation. Deputy Commissioner Ashley praised the brave work of the officers involved.

    Inspired by this corruption, Scarlet became a vigilante.
Comments: Created by Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev.

    I only had time to read this one issue to get this profile done, so if other information was revealed in subsequent issues, we'll check it out and get it added.

Earth-10937 Scarlet Rue from Portland, Oregon rebelled against a corrupt society and started a new American revolution in the process. Scarlet #1 (2010)

    This profile was completed 09/16/2026, but its publication was delayed as it was intended for the Appendix 25th anniversary 's celebratory event to represent Scarlet's series and characters.

Profile by Snood.

CLARIFICATIONS:
Gabriel Ocean should be distinguished from:


ocean-gabriel-10937-troubleimages: (without ads)
Scarlet#1, pg. 14, panel 1 (seated, with coffee);
       pg. 17 (running with Scarlet);
       pg. 19, panel 4 (trouble)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->
          panel 7 (face, shot);
       pg. 19, panel 1 (dead);
       pg. 23 (Portland Press)
Appearances:
Scarlet#1 (September, 2010) - Brian Michael Bendis (writer), Alex Maleev (artist), C. B. Cebulski (editor)

First posted: 09/19/2026
Last updated: 09/16/2026

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