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Cardiaxe Real Name: Chris Paxton Search for 'Cardiaxe' on eBay Powers: Cardiaxe uses a costume and equipment stolen from the laboratory of Dr. Eli Wirtham. The costume itself is armored to protect Cardiaxe from physical damage, and possibly channels the beta-energy used by Cardiac to enhance his physical strength as well. He carries a large battle-axe which can focus and amplify beta-energy in similar fashion to Cardiac's staff. The axe cannot create beta-energy, however, and must be charged by an external source. Bio: Chris Paxton was an industrial spy hired by Dr. Damon Morelle to infiltrate the Wirtham Institute and steal all information relating to the syntheti-skin research done by the Institute's director, Dr. Eli Wirtham. Wirtham was secretly the vigilante Cardiac, and Paxton discovered a prototype battlesuit and axe in one of the labs. Stealing them, he called himself Cardiaxe and began to charge his new acquisitions by draining small amounts of power from the building's beta-energy power grid. Cardiaxe avoided notice by Killian Fox by slipping through a secret panel from Dr. Wirtham's office to a soundproofed lab. After reporting to Dr. Morelle that he had finished his assignment, Cardiaxe mused that his newfound power meant that his contract would need to be renegotiated. He then prepared to finish energizing his equipment. Meanwhile, Wirtham's long-lost friend Dr. Kevin Trench, who had become the armored crimefighter Nightwatch, was using the building's computers to research nanotechnology in hopes of learning more about his own costume. He was therefore awake and present when Cardiaxe drained all the power in the building. Rushing to Wirtham's office, he was startled by a fully-charged Cardiaxe. Trench was able to escape from Cardiaxe's attack long enough to don his Nightwatch armor, and the two fought briefly until Cardiaxe overpowered Nightwatch. He was preparing to finish the hero off when Wirtham arrived in his guise of Cardiac, having seen the towering Institute building go dark from miles away. As security guards followed close on Cardiac's heels, Cardiaxe attacked them, forcing Nightwatch to intercept the blow meant for them. With the odds reduced to one-on-one, Cardiaxe seemed to have the upper hand on Cardiac, but Nightwatch, though damaged, was able to divert him long enough Cardiac to throw both Cardiaxe and himself out through the window. Nightwatch dove after them, but Cardiac and his hover-hawk glider reached the criminal first, and - after Cardiaxe revealed to Wirtham that he knew his secret identity - Cardiac released him to continue his plunge to the street far below. Nightwatch barely managed to catch Cardiaxe and break their fall with his glider-cloak. Cardiac then returned, intent on killing Cardiaxe, but he was driven off by Nightwatch. Both then departed the scene as the police arrived and took Cardiaxe into custody. Notes: Created by Terry Kavanagh, Mark Tenney or Roy Burdine, and Don Hudson, Thomas Florimonte, or Richard Perotta. First Appearance: Nightwatch (1994) #6 View a chronological listing of this character's appearances Issue Appearances:  Dark Reign Files (2009) Nightwatch (1994)Group Affiliation(s): None. Famous Quotes: - Add a Famous Quote None. < Previous Character | Next Character >  Add this character to a run of issues in a title Suggest an image for this character View the contribution history for this character |
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