Ryan Trent (Earth-616)

Black Spectre

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Real Name

Ryan Trent

Current Alias

Black Spectre

Relatives

Unnamed wife (deceased)

Affiliation

Formerly NYPD

Base of Operations

New York City

Status

Living Status

Alive

Identity

Secret

Citizenship

American

Marital Status

Widowed

Occupation

Criminal, police officer

Characteristics

Gender

Male

Eyes

Irises:

• Blue

Hair

Brown

Origin

Reality

Earth-616

Creators and Appearances

Creators

Warren Ellis, Declan Shalvey

First Appearance

Moon Knight (Vol. 7) #1
(March, 2014)

 This isn't going to be a fight. I'm just going to kill you. I'm better than you. I deserve to be you. And now I'm going to show you why I deserve to be loved more than you. 

—Black Spectre

History

Since he was a kid Ryan Trent was constantly undermined, having his decisions throughout his life continuously questioned. Even after he joined the NYPD, he didn't feel he was good enough.

Detective Trent

When Moon Knight returned to New York City as a consultant for Detective Flint, Flint's preference over the vigilante caused Trent to finally break, and slowly descend into madness as he became obsessed with Moon Knight. Ryan began training himself, as well as he investigated about Moon Knight by interrogating former allies of him disguised as a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent.

Using Carson Knowles, the Black Spectre, as an inspiration, Ryan aims to replace Moon Knight, believing that if he replaced Moon Knight and revealed himself to Flint, he would get be respected and get a promotion. In order to become even more similar to Moon Knight, who worked alone and had no ties to anybody, Trent murdered his wife.

Now armed with equipment and a costume, Trent donned the mantle of Black Spectre and began attacking people and peeling their faces while yelling for Moon Knight.

Preparing himself

With Moon Knight's car finally arriving at his location, Black Spectre activated three I.E.D. planted in cars nearby to explode Moon Knight's car. Only two of them went off, but this was enough to destroy the vehicle. Black Spectre got out of the building he was hiding, expecting to find Moon Knight's corpse among the ruins. However, Moon Knight arrived at the scene using his glider.

Before the fight could get started, Trent proclaimed that he was going to kill Moon Knight so he could be loved. Then, the third I.E.D. went off and exploded next to Black Spectre and injured him. When Trent was asked who was he supposed to be, he presented himself as Black Spectre. Moon Knight ripped off his mask and explained to him and he didn't want to be loved, because all those close to him suffered and died, and that because he worked alone he had always won.

He then left Black Spectre and departed.

See Also

• 2 appearance(s) of Ryan Trent (Earth-616)
• 5 image(s) of Ryan Trent (Earth-616)
• 1 quotation(s) by or about Ryan Trent (Earth-616)

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