Gear

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Real Name

Richard Osgood "Richie" Foley

Current Alias

Gear

Aliases

Push

Relatives

Sean Foley (father), Maggie Foley (mother)

Affiliation

Static

Base Of Operations

Dakota

Status

Alignment

Good

Identity

Secret Identity

Citizenship

American

Marital Status

Single

Characteristics

Gender

Male

Eyes

Black

Hair

Blond

Origin

Universe

DCAU

Place of Birth

Dakota

Created by

Dwayne McDuffie, Denys Cowan

First appearance

Static Shock Episode: Shock to the System

HistoryEdit

Richie Foley was the best friend of Virgil Hawkins. After the Big Bang, Richie came up with the idea of being a super hero.

Over time, he began growing jealous of Static's powers, and yearned powers of his own. He joined Ragtag's gang; Ragtag had the ability to grant others superpowers for a brief period.

Over the years, Richie was exposed to Quantum Vapor residue that was on Static. It boosted his brain capacity, and made him a technopath.

Powers and AbilitiesEdit

Powers

Gravity Manipulation: As Push, Richie had the power to manipulate gravity. However, the effects were temporary and eventually wore off.

Abilities

Genius Level Intellect

Technopathy: Gear had a direct neural link to Back-Pack.

Weaknesses

All Gear's powers were strategical or tactical, rather than offensive. This meant he had to rely on equipment. He was considered little threat by most brawn-centered villains; only intelligent villains such as Dr. Odium and Brainiac saw his full threat.

ParaphernaliaEdit

Equipment

Back-Pack: A supercomputer with a neural link to Gear that could cling to his back, or walk on four legs. It had in-built tracking and analyzing equipment.

Transportation

Jet-Blades: Roller skates with built-in jet rockets.

Jet-Boots: Boots with jet rockets, which granted him the ability of flight.

Jet-Board: A flying surfboard.

Weapons

• Zap-Cap, Mark II: Tiny grenades that could eject a constricting wire.
  

NotesEdit

• This character is an amalgam of Richard Stone (Dakotaverse) and Frieda Goren (Dakotaverse).

Related

• 4 Appearances of Richard Foley (DCAU)
• 1 Images featuring Richard Foley (DCAU)
• Quotations by or about Richard Foley (DCAU)
• Character Gallery: Richard Foley (DCAU)

LinksEdit

• Gear at the DC Animated Universe Wikia

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