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.

Graphic Novel:War Buddies, Part 4

Austin and Dallas prepare for the invasion of Au Co. When Austin questions attacking civilians, they both witness a girl seemingly raise massive vegetables from the soil. Austin tries to note that she's like him, only to be interrupted by Dallas commenting on how the mission can end the war. After being ordered to get the explosives ready, Austin sets them up to detonate at 15:30. After the explosives detonate, Dallas and Austin proceed to take out targets. After a woman scream "Au Co" towards the girl with a special ability, he tackles Dallas to prevent him from shooting her, both coming to realize the girl is the mission, not the village.

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.

Fan Theories

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

Spoilers

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