Diehard

Diehard

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Real Name

Unknown

Current Alias

Diehard

Aliases

President Diehard

Identity

Secret

Alignment

Good

Affiliation

Youngblood
Allies
US Government

Universe

Youngblood

Characteristics

Gender

Male

Height

6' 3"

Weight

250 lbs (114 kg)

Eyes

Red

Hair

Grey

Status

Citizenship

American

Marital Status

Single

Occupation

President; Formerly Government Agent

Origin

Origin

Cyborg

Creators

Rob Liefeld

First appearance

Youngblood #1
(April, 1992)

History

Diehard is a comic book superhero from the Image Comics series Youngblood.

Diehard was chosen in the 40's to be the first of the USA genetic experiments, and believed to be the first successful fusion of man and machine. Diehard was a hero in World War II, fighting alongside heroes like Glory and Superpatriot.

Diehard was part of the original Youngblood program. When their leader Battlestone punched a soldier so hard that he killed him, Diehard became enraged and punched Battlestone while relieving him of command. Diehard remained with Youngblood under Shaft's leadership. He began a relationship with teammate Vogue.

While Diehard was away leading a mission against Cybernet (which resulted in the apparent death of Combat), a totally robotic Diehard was created to replace the original one, an idea that Shaft disliked.

During Knightsabre's trial for the death of Riptide, Diehard reunited with his former WWII teammates the Allies, who were attending the trial. After Sentinel was found as the real culprit, Youngblood was disassembled and Diehard joined the re-formed Allies.

Some time later, Diehard joined a new version of Youngblood and after it disbandment he became the president of the USA.

Character Powers and Equipment

Powers and Abilities Powers Cybernetic Enhancement Superhuman Strength: Diehard's strength is greatly enhanced by his cybernetics, he can carry an elicopter with four people inside without apparent effort. Through the years his strength has been augmented thanks to upgrades to his cybernetic components. Superhuman Endurance Superhuman Durability: Thanks to his cybernetics Diehard's durability has been augmented to superhuman levels, he is now able to survive great impact forces that could easily kill an ordinary human. Superhuman Speed Flight Energy Projection: Diehard can project powerful blasts of energy from his chest. Enhanced Senses: Diehard possesses scanners that give him some degree of enhanced senses. Enhanced Vision Decelerated Aging Sound Manipulation: Diehard has a sonic cannon in his chest. Energy Construct Creation: Diehard can create energy constructs of simple shape, like swords and shields. Force Field Abilities Hand-to-Hand Combat Marksmanship Leadership Swordmanship Paraphernalia Equipment Throwing shield

Appearances, Images, and Quotes

• 64 Appearances of Diehard
• 8 Images featuring Diehard

• Quotations by or about Diehard