Randall Darby (Earth-616)

Shocker
Name	Randall Darby
Current Alias	Shocker
Aliases	Paralyzer
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Formerly Unus' Gang, Resistants, Mutant Force, Brotherhood of Evil Mutants
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Height	6′ (1.83 m)0
Weight	235 lbs (106.59 kg).
Eyes	Irises: Blue
Hair	Grey
Unusual Features	Red claws instead of hands and feet.
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Mutant
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-616
Personal Information
Identity	Secret
Occupation	Political activist/terrorist
Base of Operations	Mobile
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Jack Kirby
First	Captain America Annual #4 (November, 1977)
First	Captain America Annual #4 (November, 1977)

History

Randall Darby was discovered and recruited by Magneto to become a member of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants under the code-name of Shocker.

After being abandoned by Magneto, this team reorganized as the Mutant Force. As the Mutant Force, they acted as lackeys for the Mandrill and later the Secret Empire.

When the United States passed the Mutant Registration Act, the Mutant Force renamed themselves the Resistants and took new code-names, Darby became known as Paralyzer. Their anti-registration protests was cut short by a clash with John Walker, the then current Captain America.

Later, the Resistants reverted to their Mutant Force identities and costumes. Their next clash was with the New Warriors.

Paralyzer later battled Spider-Man, subduing him with a lucky blow. Spider-Man later teamed up with several members of the Midnight Sons who were investigating the activities of a more demonic Spidey-duplicate. While pursuing this creature, the heroes discovered and stopped the Paralyzer's plan to recreate Zzzax.

After the Sentinels destroyed Genosha, Paralyzer, again called the Shocker, helped Toad and other mutants create a statue of Genosha's former ruler Magneto. Unus became the leader of the group.

Shocker was seen during a meeting of Unus' people, after Unus himself was swallowed by Freakshow, one of the other mutants on the island. Their group was not sure if they would take Unus back if, in fact, he had survived. He did return, prompting Shocker and the others into attacking him in order to prove he still had the skills.

Shocker lost his powers during M-Day, and the energies that he used to control were then drawn to The Collective; however, he has since been seen with his powers restored.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

Bio-Electrokinesis: Shocker can generate powerful fields of bio-electromagnetic energy from his claw-like hands.

Physical Strength

Normal human male with moderate regular exercise.

See Also

• 26 appearance(s) of Randall Darby (Earth-616)
• 1 minor appearance(s) of Randall Darby (Earth-616)
• 4 mention(s) of Randall Darby (Earth-616)
• 11 image(s) of Randall Darby (Earth-616)

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