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Ballistic is a fictional superhero published by DC Comics. He first appeared in Batman Annual #17 (1993), and was created by Doug Moench and Michael Manley.
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Publication history
Ballistic first appeared in Batman Annual # 17 as a part of the Bloodlines event. He, along with most other Bloodline characters, never really caught on with readers and was relegated to occasional guest appearances and cameos.
Fictional Character Biography
Kelvin Mao was a member of the Gotham City Police Department Tactical Unit. The unit was sent to face Angon, who was committing murders throughout the city. The entire squad was killed except Mao who was bitten by Angon and received massive injuries. Mao was placed in a body-cast at the hospital until the monster's bite mutated him. The alien's bite activated Mao's metagene and he was transformed into a large man with armored skin, superstrength, night vision, and super-hearing. He left the hospital and equipped himself with munitions anticipating another meeting with Angon. Soon after, Ballistic indeed faced Angon again. This time he teamed with Batman (Jean Paul Valley) to drive Angon out of the city. A short time later, Ballistic joined with several other "New Bloods" to defeat all the spine-sucking aliens. Ballistic next became a member of the superhero reality show, The Blood Pack. He helped the team beat the Quorum but the team disbanded shortly after this victory. Kelvin then spent some time on his own as a vigilante, occasionally aiding Batman, but soon found another team. Cave Carson's Forgotten Heroes came calling and Ballistic joined them for a mission aiding Resurrection Man. It seems Ballistic left the Forgotten Heroes after this mission. After that he decided to try the lone vigilante act once again. Later, Mao was tossed out of Guy Gardner's bar, Warrior's, for throwing his weight around.
Infinite Crisis
Ballistic died during the Infinite Crisis event in the Battle for Metropolis. Ballistic teamed with several other former members of the Blood Pack to tackle Solomon Grundy. While fighting Grundy, Ballistic, and the other members of the Blood Pack present, along with that incarnation of Grundy, are killed in a blast of heat-vision from Superman Prime.
Powers and Abilities
After receiving a bite from the alien Angon, Ballistic is mutated into a large monster of a man. He gains superstrength, red-armored skin, night vision, and super-hearing. In addition, Mao was trained in tactical operations and is an excellent marksman and combatant.
