Doctor Mirage (Valiant Comics)

==Summary==
Parapsychologists Dr. "Mirage" Hwen Fong and his wife Carmen Ruiz investigate unexplained phenomena, trying to solve all manner of supernatural mysteries. When Mirage himself is murdered by Master Darque, Carmen brings her husband's spirit back from the dead through the power of their love for each other. Now, the spectral Doctor Mirage finds himself intangible, unable to even touch the woman he conquered death to rejoin. Together, they must face new dangers as they strive to control Mirage's strange powers.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: from to , up to with Darque Power
Name: "Doctor Mirage" Hwen Fong, formerly Hwen Dong Fong.
Origin: Valiant Comics
Gender: Male
Age: Seemingly 30s/40s
Classification: Energy ghost
Powers and Abilities: Genius Intelligence, Social Influencing (Scared off an invincible foe by bluffingThe Second Life of Doctor Mirage Vol 1 10), Energy Manipulation and Non-Physical Interaction (Dr. Mirage's body is composed of pure Necromantic energyThe Second Life of Doctor Mirage Vol 1 2, and can manipulate and control the energy of other things, such as snow or fire), Enhanced Senses and Extrasensory Perception (Can see magical energyThe Second Life of Doctor Mirage Vol 1 1 or life forceThe Second Life of Doctor Mirage Vol 1 15 and feel shifts in it), Incorporeality (As an energy construct, Dr. Mirage is intangible), Flight (Mirage hovers naturally, and can propel himself along to wherever he wishes to be), Temperature Manipulation (Can emanate heat if he wishes), Snow Manipulation (Caused an avalanche and precisely directed it against his foes), Fire Manipulation (Redirected flames from a fire onto an enemy), Body Control and Invisibility (Hwen can control the composition of his energy body, and can make it so light passes through it, effectively making him invisibleThe Second Life of Doctor Mirage Vol 1 3), Technology Manipulation (Can manipulate technology, changing channels on a television or turning off building lightsThe Second Life of Doctor Mirage Vol 1 5), Telekinesis (Can lift and control objects or people), Empowerment (Hwen's powers are tied to his emotional state), Air Manipulation (Blew away a bunch of people with a gust of windThe Second Life of Doctor Mirage Vol 1 4), Creation (Can utilize E=mc^2 to create things, including his own body, though this requires a great amount of energyThe Second Life of Doctor Mirage Vol 1 12), Immersion (Can enter people's bodies and hide in themShadowman Vol 1 23, or travel across phone linesThe Second Life of Doctor Mirage Vol 1 13), Energy Projection (Can shoot energy blastsThe Second Life of Doctor Mirage Vol 1 6), Light Manipulation (Can emanate light), Shapeshifting (Can alter his body to assume any other appearance or change his clothesThe Second Life of Doctor Mirage Vol 1 14), Absorption and Healing (Can absorb the energy of those in their dying moments, or instead give them more, resuscitating them), Explosion Manipulation (Caused a large explosion), Regeneration (At least High-Mid, likely far higher) and Immortality (Type 3. Hwen can reassemble his body when it's injured, and can prevent himself from being completely dispersedThe Second Life of Doctor Mirage Vol 1 18), Resistance to Empathic Manipulation (Unaffected by a woman's supernatural charmEternal Warrior Vol 1 19)
Attack Potency: Varies (Hwen's maximum power output is tied to the amount of energy he has absorbed, becoming weaker the less he has), from Below Average Human (When running out of energy, Hwen can barely affect the world around him at all) to Multi-City Block level (On an average level of power, when Mirage utilized mass-energy conversion to attempt to create a tangible body, all he could muster was a very tiny one), up to Large Mountain level with Darque Power (By embracing the necromantic energy in the environment, Hwen could create, still through mass-energy conversion, a normal-sized tangible body, which is this strong, and maintain it for several hours. Caused a large explosion and an even larger blast of energy)
Speed: Unknown (Reacted to an attack that could have threatened the Eternal Warrior)
Lifting Strength: Unknown (Cannot interact with the physical world directly under normal circumstances), at least Athletic Human with Telekinesis (Can easily lift people)
Striking Strength: Unknown
Durability: Unknown (Cannot be hurt by most attacks, and when he is, he usually has to actively prevent himself from being completely dispersed)
Stamina: Superhuman. Mirage runs on a limited supply of energyThe Second Life of Doctor Mirage Vol 1 8, though one that can last several days or weeks before need of recharge.
Range: Hundreds of Meters. Caused a large explosion and an even larger blast of energy.
Standard Equipment: None notable.
Intelligence: Likely Extraordinary Genius. Is a parapsychologist, a scientist expert in paranormal phenomena ignored by orthodox science. Together with his wife, created a highly advanced mental VR systemX-O Manowar Vol 1 66, and he is also very expert in biology. Holds three degrees from some of the most prestigious universities in the world. Deduced Shadowman's secret identityShadowman Vol 1 16.
Weaknesses: Somewhat squeamish. Cannot smell or physically interact with the world in his usual state, and cannot enter a solid form for more than a certain amount of time. Can run out of energy, being nearly helpless when that happens, and will eventually die if it isn't refueled.
==Notable Matchups==
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==References==
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