Austin

Austin
First appearance	War Buddies, Part 2
In-story stats
Known ability	Healing
Formal name	Unknown
Nickname	Austin
Gender
Residence	Austin's home
Occupation	Soldier/Medic
Parents	father, mother

Austin was the code name of a soldier who went on a secret mission in the Vietnam War.

Character History

Graphic Novel:War Buddies, Part 2

In 1968, Austin is on a boat with his war buddies en route to a Vietnamese base. He is a loner who likes to read books. When Loredo snatches his book away, Dallas tries (to no avail) to get Austin to open up. Suddenly, a shoot-out occurs. After the death of all his companions except Dallas, Austin uses his powers to completely heal Dallas's wound.

Graphic Novel:War Buddies, Part 3

Dallas commands an uneasy Austin to use his powers to repeatedly heal a tortured soldier. Dallas and Austin finally find the sought-after Skyhawk, but the entire crew is dead. When Austin explains that he can't heal the dead, Dallas calls Austin a freak. Austin recounts his last night at home, when he unsuspectingly healed his mother and subsequently left when his mother and father grew fearful of him.

When Dallas expresses a desire to carry on the mission and kill inhabitants of a peaceful village called Au Co, Austin protests. However, he thinks of the good it might cause, and then decides to join in the destruction.

Powers

Austin has the ability to heal others, which he uses to heal Dallas's gunshot wound. He says that this is not the first time he has used his power.

Notes

• Austin's Vietnam War history is recorded in a partially censored file found in the Pentagon.
• A SPOILER-ish hint to Austin's identity was given by Michael Ausiello in the Ask Ausiello entry for March 28th (see the answer to the last question, which was submitted by a person named Dan).

Fan Theories

Please refer to Theory:Austin for fan-created theories and other speculation.

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