Long Shadow (Ultimen)

Real Name: ???

Main Alias: Long Shadow

Species:

• Metahuman (genetically engineered)

Occupations:

• Hero

Affiliations:

• Ultimen (formerly)

• Project Cadmus (formerly)

• Justice League

• Wonder Woman

Reality:

• Earth-12

First Appearance:

• Justice League Unlimited - "Ultimatum" (December 4, 2004)

Description:

"Long Shadow was a former member of the Ultimen, a superhero team created by Project Cadmus and financed and endorsed by Maxwell Lord. As with the rest of the team, he was genetically engineered by the Project Cadmus to be a powerful superhero obedient to the U.S. government, unlike the Justice League."

Appearance:

• Long Shadow has a tall, muscular build with broad shoulders, emphasizing his strength. He has long black hair that falls past his shoulders, adding to his warrior-like presence. His facial features are sharp, with strong eyebrows, a square jawline, and a serious, determined expression. His skin tone is a warm tan, further complementing his powerful and heroic appearance.

• He is wearing a sleeveless brown and gold outfit. The top has a jagged neckline with some light blue accents, and his pants are a similar brown color with gold and blue details on the sides. He has knee-high golden boots with blue circular designs on the knees and ankles. His overall look has a mix of superhero and tribal warrior vibes, reflecting both strength and heritage.

History:

"Notably unlike his teammates, Long Shadow was more cool-headed, humble and didn't let superhero fame go to his head. He still retained his admiration for the Justice League, considering them as his role models and wanted an alliance with them."

"Long Shadow wanted his team to join the League, but the other Ultimen, despite some of whom originally also admired them, were against it. Rather, the group had been enjoying their newfound fame, wealth, and popularity, while Long Shadow earnestly wanted to join the League to help more people and be a better hero. His efforts were constantly rebuffed and mocked by his teammates."

"After helping the League, Long Shadow developed somewhat of a crush on Wonder Woman. While the attitudes of the rest of the Ultimen and the Justice League were at odds with each other, Long Shadow's humility and admiration earned a good friendship with Wonder Woman, who became a sort of mentor figure to him. They even worked together to take on Bizarro and Giganta, where he took out Giganta while Wonder Woman took on Bizarro."

"Long Shadow had memories of having been born unusually sickly and small, and his parents, being scientists experimenting with growth hormones, had developed a growth formula that in time gave him the power to become a giant. However, Long Shadow later learned that these had been implanted memories and he had only been alive for about a year."

"Then one night, the team was being held over for examination by Project Cadmus after Wind Dragon abruptly developed a new superpower in their earlier mission, surprising everyone (including himself). While waiting in their shared examination room, Long Shadow suddenly developed a new power of his own, super-hearing. This allowed Long Shadow to eavesdrop on a conversation between Maxwell Lord, Professor Hamilton and Amanda Waller, revealing that they were all suffering from cellular breakdown and according to Waller, were expendable."

"The group broke into the lab and found cloned versions of themselves in suspended animation. After confronting Lord, he admitted that they were genetically engineered and with implanted memories as part of a project to create a team of superheroes loyal to Cadmus."

"Upon discovering this devastating news, Long Shadow and the other Ultimen rebelled, at one point storming an office building, threatening the lives of its civilian occupants, b