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Triumph

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Last Updated on Saturday, July 17, 2004

Quote: "See, you and Ray were my League, Gypsy, the losers nobody remembered or cared about when the headliners climbed back on stage like it was a Beatles reunion... ...I should have been famous as one of the original JLA. Instead, I get lost in time and come back to find myself making up the numbers of the loser squadron."

Personal Data:

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Real Name:

 Will McIntyre
Status: Frozen in The JLA's Trophy Room

Versions of the JLA:

 Justice League Task Force

Known Aliases:

 None

Nicknames:

 None

Occupation:

 Sculpture, Former student and investor

Other Group Affiliations:

 None, Formerly Justice League Task Force

First Appearance:

 Justice League Task Force #0

Base of Operations:

 JLA Trophy Room, Earth's Moon

Age:

 Mid-twenties
Height: Estimated between 6'0" and 6'2"
Weight: Approximately 210-225 lbs.
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Grey, formerly blonde

Known Relatives:

 None

Known Allies:

 None

Known Enemies:

 None

Powers and Abilities:

 Originally, Triumph drew power from Earth's magnetic field. He could manipulate electromagnetic energy, allowing him to fly, create force fields, "read" electronic messages, trace energy signatures, emit energy pulses, manipulate objects, enhance his strength, and other formidable abilities. Triumph now appears to be powered by 5th dimensional energies, which restored his old powers while bestowing new ones. He can now mentally control people, has 360º "hyper-senses", super-speed, and can mentally siphon energy. He once claimed to be Superman's superior, while slowly killing him by draining his solar cells. He also hinted at having even more powers. It is unknown if he retained these powers after LKZ imprisonment.

Weaknesses:

 Vulnerable to microwave radiation.

Background:
In post-Crisis continuity, Triumph was the engineer who first brought the founders of the Justice League together (Justice League America #92). He had disappeared after destroying the alien's time/space warp in the JL of A's first outing. As a result, he and any record of his existence was completely removed from the time stream for 10 years. He returned amid the time fluctuations of Zero Hour (Justice League America #92) and joined the Task Force in J.L. International v.2 #68.

During Underworld Unleashed, Neron gave Triumph a candle to make his heart's desire come true. According to Christopher Priest (former writer of JLTF), when this candle was lit in JLTF #37, he was to have regained the 10 lost years of his life, but been removed from JLA involvement once again. However, JLA #28 (4.99) contradicts this, stating that he did help bring the original JLofA together and was a JLTF member.

Ten years ago, Triumph joined forces with the founding members of the JLA in thwarting the aliens but was catapulted into the future and with everyone's memories about him erased. Returning to reality during Zero Hour, he sought aid from what was left of the Justice League in defending the world against the aliens that started his career. His claims were met with ridicule. Turned down by seventy-seven universities upon his return, Triumph joins the Justice League Task Force, and immediately begins undermining the Manhunter's authority on the team. Shortly after that, Triumph was fired from the Task Force when he refused to help the Ray in dealing with his nemesis, Death Masque. Unbeknownst to Martian Manhunter, Triumph had suffered a spinal injury on a solo mission, and nearly died from the extra trauma inflicted by J'onzz. After a self-serving attempt to patch things up with Ray, he returned to Task Force but his membership was not restored. Despite this, he still tagged along on a mission to save L-Ron. At some point, he swiped some souvenirs from the JLA trophy room, including a pen containing a 5th Dimensional Imp named Lkz. Down on his luck, he tries to sell these items to a two-bit thugs, who decides to kill him for kicks. Tempted by Lkz, Triumph frees the imp and restores Triumph's powers as well as corrupting his mind. He contacts Ray and Gypsy, then takes mental control of their minds as he directs them to invading the JLA's Watchtower. As punishment for his wrongdoings, Triumph was turned into a statue made of ice by the Spectre.