Sleeper is an S-Class threat. He is contained in the Mordovia Bubble in Russia.
Abilities and Powers
Little is known about Sleeper's abilities, but he possesses a global reputation for having a great and terrible power.[1] He is compared to The Endbringers, the Slaughterhouse Nine, and Nilbog[2] and to Ash Beast and the Three Blasphemies, and he is described by the Number Man as a living example of the fact that the increasing number of parahumans would inevitably lead to cataclysmic events.[3]
In addition, Khepri declined to capture him while collecting parahumans during the battle against Zion, believing him to be "more trouble than he was worth".[4]
History
Background
Sleeper has been known to move around though usually in Russia.[5] He eventually settled in Mordovia.[6]
Post-Timeskip
Dragon and by extension Saint constantly monitored Sleeper's activity, including even the slightest shifts, despite his apparent dormancy.[1]
Gold Morning
The Mordovia Bubble was hit at the beginning of Scion's rampage, rousing Sleeper.[6] He then traveled to Earth Zayin by portal and "subsumed" it.[7]
Using the Clairvoyant, Khepri found Sleeper sitting on a lawn chair on a balcony in Earth Zayin, reading a book out loud to himself. Deeming him too troublesome to collect, she let him be.[4]
Trivia
- Wildbow has stated that Sleeper was created as a result of a fan's comment that not every character should be fully explained.[8]
- In the parahumans list[1], under Sleeper's power, Wildbow had a message with a caesar shift of 21, saying "As if I'd really put something here. For real."
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sting 26.x (Donation Interlude; Saint)
- ↑ Queen 18.4
- ↑ Extinction 27.2
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Speck 30.4
- ↑ Sleeper roams, but primarily Russia. - Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.5
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Cockroaches 28.3
- ↑ Cockroaches 28.5
- ↑ "Wildbow: Sleeper was written in as a response to a fan saying that I shouldn’t go into detail and explain every character. He featured in a snippet I wrote back in the day (I spent ten years writing bits and pieces of superhero stuff before settling on the story I wanted to write) and seemed like a good one to drop in. He does have a power, but I think it’s best left unsaid, perhaps until the sequel." - Interview with Wildbow by t4nky