Alex Wilder/Time-Travelling Runaways

*"Now that I know about him, I'm gonna do everything in my power not to become him. And I hope that, in the future, when we meet again, that we're friends. For good."*
―Alex Wilder to Chase Stein[src]
**Alex Wilder** was the founder and CEO of Wilder Innovators as well as a member of the Runaways. He was confronted with future versions of both Chase Stein and himself, which left him shocked by the person he had become as the future Wilder planned on eliminating the Runaways. Wilder helped Stein capture his future counterpart through time travel before being sent back to his own time to avoid too many interactions with his alternate counterpart.

## Biography

### Gert's Death

During the Battle at the Hostel, Wilder ran downstairs and found Gert Yorkes dying in Chase Stein's arms. Wilder and everyone else mourned her and struggled to move on.

### Successful Businessman

*"Bringing our community into the future's always been a part of my dad's plan for the business. I just harnessed a different kind of energy."*
―Alex Wilder[src]
Three years later, Wilder had founded Wilder Innovators, which quickly became a successful business through his modern tech activities. He also helped Chase Stein to develop a time machine thanks to the knowledge contained in the Abstract.

### Time Travel Experience

*"This is literally anyone's worst nightmare, to look into the future and see that they turned out like you."*
―Alex Wilder to Alex Wilder[src]
On the day of the third anniversary of Gert Yorkes' death, Wilder joined the other Runaways at the Hostel at Nico Minoru's request. There, he was surprised to learn that his alternate self, coming from the future, had attempted to kill Minoru before being stopped by a future Chase Stein. It was suggested that Wilder could be put in a quarantine spell while the Runaways figured it out, but the idea was dismissed.

Knowing that the future Wilder could come after Julie, Karolina Dean's girlfriend, Wilder accompanied the group to their place, although he was instructed to avoid interacting with his alternate counterpart. Therefore, Wilder did not watch the confrontation and was only allowed to enter after his future self jumped through time again. He then inquired about his future self, wondering if he was as ruthless as expected.

With the Runaways being alerted that the future Wilder had gone further into the past to the day before the Runaways found out about the Rite of Blood, Wilder used a time machine provided by Stein to follow him, arriving in the past Atlas Academy. Wilder and Minoru watched over their past selves from afar to make sure that the future Wilder would not harm them, expressing embarrassment when watching his past self's tribulations.

Wilder and Minoru then spotted the future Wilder and chased him, quickly followed by the other Runaways. They saw the future Wilder getting onto a bus, and Wilder was instructed to remain behind while the others were successful in capturing his future counterpart. Despite Stein's warnings, Wilder confronted his alternate self, expressing disgust to what he had become, although the future Wilder countered by stating he was only being pragmatic.

Due to the situation escalating and becoming tenser, Wilder was requested by Stein to return into his own time to avoid too many complex interactions between the timelines. Wilder agreed and jumped back into his own time after sharing a hug with Stein and promising that he would do everything to avoid becoming like the future Wilder he had seen. Later, Wilder was presumably erased from existence when the Runaways were able to alter the timeline by saving Gert Yorkes in a recreation of the Battle at the Hostel.

## Personality

*"I'm a hugger."*
―Alex Wilder to Chase Stein[src]
Unlike the future counterpart he got to interact with, Wilder was a friendly and lively young man. He displayed genuine care for his friends, expressing understanding regarding Nico Minoru's decision to leave, and, while at the head of Wilder Innovators, was not disturbed by the fact that his life would come under scrutiny that came with success.

Wilder expressed considerable disgust towards his future self, considering him to be just a cold-blooded killer, and he promised Chase Stein that he would do whatever it took to not become like this version of Wilder.

## Abilities

*"You've taken the Wilder name in bold, new directions."*
―Buzzcom Reporter[src]
* **Businessman**: Wilder was the founder of Wilder Innovators, a flourishing business which was praised by the press thanks to its various activities and the positive economic effects it had in Los Angeles.
* **Expert Engineer**: Wilder helped Chase Stein develop a time machine, helping him with the technical specifications of the device.

## Equipment

* **Abstract**: In the aftermath of the Runaways' activities, Wilder got to keep the book containing all the knowledge of the Gibborim. He used the knowledge contained within the Abstract to help Chase Stein to develop his time machine.
* **Chase Stein's Time Machine**: Wilder was given his own time machine by Stein upon following his future counterpart into the past, although he did not appreciated at all the effects the time travel had on his organism.

## Facilities

* **Wilder Innovators Headquarters**: Being the founder and CEO of Wilder Innovators, Wilder had his own office in the organization's headquarters. The windows of his offices could become opaque whenever Wilder needed it, for example when he manipulated the Abstract.

## Relationships

* Catherine Wilder † - Mother
* Tamar † - Stepmother

Allies* Runaways - Friends
	+ Chase Stein †
	+ Nico Minoru †
	+ Karolina Dean †
	+ Molly Hernandez †
* Old Lace
* Wilder Innovators
* Julie
* Chase Stein †
* Alex Wilder † - Alternate Self

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1. ↑ *Runaways: 1.07: Refraction*
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 *Runaways: 3.10: Cheat The Gallows*
3. ↑ *Runaways: 3.09: The Broken Circle*