unnamed mother (presumed deceased);
unnamed wife;
Ryan Ralston (grandson)
Formerly |
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S.H.I.E.L.D., First Attack Squad / Howling Commandos, V-Battalion's Penance Council, |
Irises:
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History

Rebel Ralston
Rebel Ralston was a native of Kentucky and a founding member of the original Howling Commandos and fought alongside the team during World War II. He was also the "creator" of the Howlers battle cry "Wahoo!". After training, the unit was dispatched back behind enemy lines in France to recover a French resistance fighter who was captured by Nazi soldiers. This was a vital rescue mission since they knew the date and time of an impending Allied landing on the beaches of Normandy. With the help of Free French resistance fighters they rescued the man from the Nazis before he could be forced to talk.[1]
After the war, he was one of the founding members of the V-Battalion and the Penance Council. In more recent times he was elected Senator of Texas.
Ralston also joined the reformed S.H.I.E.L.D., as Chair of the Executive Oversight Commitee. He attended the AS3 Defense Expo, where he met with S.H.I.E.L.D. director Daisy Johnson and agent Nick Fury Jr. An encounter between the S.H.I.E.L.D. representatives and A.I.M. escalated to a fight. When Yelena Belova started to strangle Johnson, Ralston shot her. "Rebel" was quickly and unceremoniously impaled by Belova and killed. Ralston's final words were, "You tell the old man... I tried.".[2]
Powers and Abilities
Intelligence | 2 | ||||||
Strength | 3 | ||||||
Speed | 2 | ||||||
Durability | 3 | ||||||
Energy Projection | 1 | ||||||
Fighting Skills | 4 |
Powers
Infinity Formula: He was given the Infinity Formula during World War II
Abilities
Horseman: Ralston was an accomplished horseman and was adept with a lasso.[3]
Paraphernalia
Equipment
Standard issue WWII military equipment
Weapons
Standard issue WWII military weapons including rifle, pistol, 6" knife and grenades. Ralston also carried a lasso, and would use other weaponry as required. As a civilian, Ralston had a concealed weapons permit and it was common for him to go armed with a hand gun.
Transportation
Military transport as needed
See Also
- 160 appearance(s) of Robert Ralston (Earth-616)
- 16 minor appearance(s) of Robert Ralston (Earth-616)
- 5 mention(s) of Robert Ralston (Earth-616)
- 10 image(s) of Robert Ralston (Earth-616)
- 1 quotation(s) by or about Robert Ralston (Earth-616)
- 1 item(s) used/owned by Robert Ralston (Earth-616)
Links and References
Footnotes
- United States Senate (Earth-616)/Members
- Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division (Earth-616)/Members
- Howling Commandos (Earth-616)/Members
- V-Battalion (Earth-616)/Members
- Blond Hair
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- Power Grid/Intelligence/Normal
- Power Grid/Strength/Peak Human
- Power Grid/Speed/Normal
- Power Grid/Durability/Enhanced
- Power Grid/Energy Projection/None
- Power Grid/Fighting Skills/Experienced Fighter
- Power Grid Complete
- Characters
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- Military Personnel
- Senators
- Politicians
- Male Characters
- Weight 140-159 lbs (63.5-72.57 kg)
- Height 5 ft. 7 in. (1.7 m)
- Blue Eyes
- Grey Hair
- Humans (Homo sapiens)
- Earth-616/Characters
- Stan Lee/Creator
- Jack Kirby/Creator
- 1963 Character Debuts
- Outdated Fields/Character
- Robert Ralston (Earth-616)/Quotes
- WWII Characters
- Korean War Characters
- Equestrianism