QUAKE<This is from a MAX comic, so details, languages and images may not be suitable for everyone.
If you read it anyway and are offended, that would be your fault.>
QUAKE
<This
is from a MAX comic, so details, languages and images may not be
suitable for everyone.
If you read it anyway and are offended, that would be your
fault.>
Real Name: Unrevealed
Identity/Class: Alternate
Reality (Earth-31916) superhuman (nature unrevealed);
French citizen
Occupation: Superhero; agent of the French military
and/or government
Group Membership: None known
Affiliations: French military and/or government; unidentified general
Enemies: Ruiz
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Unrevealed;
perished in Paris, France, Earth-31916
First Appearance: Supreme Power II#4 (November, 2011)
Powers/Abilities: Quake could move at vastly superhuman speeds over great distances, although his top speed, maximum duration, etc. are all unspecified.
History:
(Supreme Power II#4 (fb) - BTS) - As
Ruiz, a telekinetic superhuman who preached the return of Hyperion (Mark
Milton), rampaged in Paris, the military opposed him to no avail.
An unidentified general called in a
"Code Five" (presumably requesting superhuman assistance, if not
specifically Quake), noting that he "thought
this was the shit we had you for."
(Supreme Power II#4) - Quake
replied, "Just hold on another second,
general -- and I'm here." And he was. 
The general instructed Quake to take
him down "fast," and Quake replied that fast was what he did.
However, as Quake kicked into a high-energy burst of speed, charging Ruiz, Ruiz instead sidestepped him, shouting "¡Olé!"
Apparently using the remnants of a French flag, Ruiz wrapped it around Ruiz neck, either breaking it or choking him (I'd think the former, as the superhumanly quick Quake could have reacted if he was being strangled).
Ruiz walked away, leaving Quake's
apparent corpse on the ground as the general (presumably) tried in vain
to contact him.
He is apparently a telekinetic - the military says as much to Hyperion in Supreme Power II#4, p8, pan 4. In his first two appearances (#2 and 3), Ruiz makes people explode by pointing at them. By #4 and just prior to him fighting Quake, we see him being shot at, and based on the light flashes around him and him also not being actually hit, I'm assuming he's deflecting the bullets. Since there's no evidence he'd be fast enough to see the individual bullets I'm guessing he had some kind of general deflecting field up. My guess is that Quake's error, literally a fatal mistake, was pausing when he arrived long enough for Ruiz to see him (p1, pan 3) before running straight at Ruiz. If he'd just attacked Ruiz when he arrived before Ruiz knew he was there, then he'd either have taken Ruiz down with ease, or bounced off the deflection field. As it was, Ruiz knew he was coming, regardless of Quake's speed once he began the run. A motorbike can go a lot faster than a human, but a human who has a few seconds warning that a bike is driving at him might be able to anticipate when to sidestep -- I would assume that's how dodging bulls in bullfighting might also work, and as we saw with his "Ole" that's what Ruiz did. It's also feasible that Ruiz was able to use his telekinesis to slightly deflect Quake's path (or push himself out the line of fire), similar to how he deflected the bullets.
In Hyperion's case, he didn't give Ruiz any warning - he snatched him up
before Ruiz knew what was happening, and by the time Ruiz had time to
process what was occurring they were high in the sky. Shock then made
Ruiz hesitate, presumably unsure what to do (if he'd not tried using his
telekinesis to fly then he might have thought attacking Hyperion would
result in him dropping to his death). And then a second later he was in
outer space, and too busy dying.
Snood
again: I definitely think that's what happened with Hyperion,
that and perhaps he was too flabbergasted by encountering his
idol/perceived savior to react/fight back.
I certainly agree that Quake wouldn't have had time to
build up to full speed, but the energies behind him as he's running make
it look like he's moving at a significant speed. Sidestepping him with a
little reaction time and/or telekinetically moving him to the side are
certainly believable. Wrapping something around his neck
while he was moving at high speed (maybe he couldn't reach his top speed
of perhaps hundreds of miles per hour, but he was probably up to at
least 30-60 mph). Perhaps Ruiz telekinetically amplified his own speed
(or, even better, slowed Quake somewhat) and braced his arms/neck/back
against the sudden inertia of grabbing someone moving that quickly.
If Ruiz only choked Quake, rather
than breaking his neck, it is quite likely that he made the common
mistake of thinking him dead when he passed out, and Quake could have
recovered from that. Depending on the nature of his powers, Quake could
potentially have healed from a broken neck given the medical support.
Then again, the odds of seeing the minor characters
from this universe seem pretty low.
This profile was
completed 06/02/2026, but
its publication was delayed as it was intended for the Appendix 25th
anniversary 's celebratory event.
Profile by Snood.
CLARIFICATIONS:
Quake should be distinguished from:
First posted: 09/26/2026
Last updated: 06/02/2026
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