Cameron Chase

Real Name: Cameron Chase

Aliases: None

Occupation: D.E.O. Investigator

Marital Status: Single

Current Status: Park Slope, Brooklyn

Group Affiiation: Department of Extranormal Operations (D.E.O.)

First Appearance: Batman #550 (January 1998)

Known Relatives: Terry Chase (Sister); Walter Chase (Father, deceased)

 

History:

Born and raised in New York City, Cameron was the eldest daughter of Walter Chase, a little known hero known as the Acrobat. While his family believed he was teaching night school, he was in reality roaming the rooftops of New York as the leader of a team called the Justice Experience.

All this changed when Cameron was about seven years of age. A scientist named Larry Trapp lost his girlfriend Caroline Anders, caught in a public battle between the Justice Experience and their arch-enemies, the House of Pain. Trapp blamed her death on both the heroes and the villains, and decided to take his revenge on them. His first target was the Acrobat. Doctor Trap, as he was named, discovered the real name and address of the Acrobat, and ambushed Walter as the hero returned from patrol. He used a pair of steel jaws he made to rip out Walter's throat, and left the body on the kitchen floor, where it was found by Cameron.

The incident deeply scarred Cameron, and left her with a deep hatred of superbeings. Over the years, she developed an affinity toward computers, learning all the tricks to cracking into systems. Cameron attended Berkeley University in California, and she kept her college Internet account active after graduation. She stayed in California, becoming a private detective. Her experiences as a PI introduced her to Knob, a homeless man interested in the occult and supernatural. On their first case together, they assisted Klarion the Witch Boy in finding his body, held by the Cult of the Broken Circle. Klarion could have killed the two, but decided to let them continue living in case he ever needed them in the future.

Chase and Knob would encounter the cult numerous times after that, including a case involving the disappearance of Air Wave, the cousin of Green Lantern Hal Jordan.

Cameron's experiences with various superbeings brought her to the attention of the DEO, the government agency that oversees metahumans. Chase was assigned to the office in New York City, and had to move out of California to NY. While driving to the city, she was sidetracked by the DEO to handle a case in Gotham involving the Claything. While there, she met the Batman, and the two quickly disliked each other.

Chase has since been assigned to a number of cases, including one involving the Suicide Squad and the Rocket Reds and a babysitting job watching the Teen Titans. The most noteworthy case was one where she was assigned to ascertain the true identity of the Batman. She surmised that his true identity was that of Alan Scott, but when given the opportunity to unmask the Batman, did not and so her hypothesis goes unproven.

Chase currently lives in Park Slope, Brooklyn; with her boyfriend Peter Rice and her sister, Terry.

While Cameron was called in to investigate the "Manhunter murders", she went and visited her old friend, Kate Spencer, a Federal Prosecutor (and the current Manhunter) in Los Angeles. Cameron gets a phone call and then takes Kate with her to a L.A.P.D. Precinct where they had placed Mark Shaw, the last of the previous Manhunters, into custody. While Cameron steps outside the interrogation room to speak with another D.E.O. agent, Mark kidnaps Kate and leaves through a big hole in the wall of the room. Cameron then goes and speaks to Dylan Battes, Kate Spencers' "Mr. Fix-it", and they both hack into the D.E.O.'s mainframe to get more information into the Manhunter history. Cameron and Dylan then go and find Kate and Cameron helps Kate defeat an OMAC.

After informing Director Bones about Kate, Cameron finds that Kate (Manhunter) in now a co-worker, working under Dir. Bones personally. Cameron helps Kate out with finding her biological father, Walter Pratt - the son of Al Pratt (the original Atom), who had kidnapped Kate's son and ex-husband. Cameron helped defeat Walter by teleporting in a surprising him while Kate took care of him.

Powers and Weapons:

Agent Chase apparently possesses the ability to dampen the abilties of most metahumans. It serves as a defense mechanism, and has protected her on a number of cases.

Chase is proficient in the use of a handgun, and is a skilled investigator. She is also an excellent computer hacker.





Chronological Appearances:

Batman #550 (January 1998): "Chasing Clay"
Chase #1 (February 1998): "Baptized in Fire"
Chase #2 (March 1998): "Letdowns"
Chase #3 (April 1998): "Pickups"
Chase #4 (May 1998): "Weep for the Future"
Chase #5 (June 1998): "Better Days"
Chase #6 (July 1998): "Girls' Out"
Chase #7 (August 1998): "Shadowing the Bat Part I: Covers"
Chase #8 (September 1998): "Shadowing the Bat Part II: Truths"
Chase #9 (October 1998): "In Darkest Night"
Young Justice Secret Files #1 (January 1999): "Take Back The Night"
JLA/Titans #1 (December 1998): "One of Ours"
DCU Heroes Secret Files #1 (February 1999): "Spies Like Us"
DCU Villains Secret Files #1 (April 1999): "The Evil We Do" [App. same as panels in DCU Heroes Secret Files #1]
Martian Manhunter #4 (March 1999): "Blood Kin"
Martian Manhunter #5 (April 1999): "The Truth About John Jones"
Martian Manhunter #6 (May 1999): "High Crimes and Misdemeanors"
Martian Manhunter #8 (July 1999): "Abandon All Hope"
Young Justice #11 (August 1999): "Siege Perilous"
Martian Manhunter #10 (September 1999): "Good Faith"
JSA #6 (January 2000): "Justice, Like Lightning..."
Martian Manhunter #17 (April 2000): "Hidden Faces"
Sins of Youth: Starwoman and the JSA (Junior Society) #1 (May 2000): "Stars and Tykes"
Superman: Our Worlds at War Secret Files #1 (August 2001): "Resources"
JSA Secret Files #2 (September 2001): "Rumors and Facts"
Flash Secret Files #3 (November 2001): "Moments Too Late"
Martian Manhunter Vol. 2 #36 (November 2001): "Traps"
Joker: Last Laugh Secret Files #1 (December 2001): "Touched"
Green Lantern Secret Files #3 (July 2002): "Single Point of Failure"
Batgirl Secret Files #1 (August 2002): "New Threat File"
Hawkman Secret Files #1 (October 2002): "Worth More Than Gold"
Green Arrow Secret Files #1 (December 2002): "Bag of Tricks"
JLA/JSA Secret Files #1 (January 2003): "Telephone"
Manhunter #11 (August 2005): "Manhunted Part 2: Chasing the Dragon"
Manhunter #12 (September 2005): "Manhunted Part 3: Masks upon Masks"
Manhunter #13 (October 2005): "Manhunted Part 4: Skin Deep"
Manhunter #14 (November 2005): "Manhunted Part 5: The Devil Inside"
Manhunter #16 (January 2006): "Who's Your Daddy? Part 1: Family Plots"
Manhunter #17 (February 2006): "Who's Your Daddy? Part 2: Fear and Loathing"
Manhunter #18 (March 2006): "Who's Your Daddy? Part 3: Domestic Violence"
Manhunter #19 (April 2006): "Who's Your Daddy? Part 4: Deaths in the Family"

Manhunter #20 (May 2006): "Psychobabble Part 1"
Manhunter #21 (June 2006): "Psychobabble Part 2: Mind Over Morals"
Manhunter #22 (July 2006): "Psychobabble Part 3: Ghost in the Machine"
Manhunter #23 (August 2006): "Psychobabble Part 4: Phantom Pain"
Manhunter #24 (September 2006): "Psychobabble Part 5: Can't Get You Outta My Head"
Manhunter #25 (October 2006): "Two Superheroes and a Fed Walk into a Bar..."
Manhunter #26 (December 2006): "Unleashed Part 1: The Lady in Question"
Manhunter #27 (January 2007): "Unleashed Part 2: Chains of Evidence"
Manhunter #28 (February 2007): "Unleashed Part 3: Blue by You"
Manhunter #29 (March 2007): "Unleashed Part 4: Proof"
Manhunter #30 (April 2007): "Unleashed Part 5: Hail and Farewell"



Profile written by: Kris Naudus
New Profile information written and edited by: Tad Dupre
Profile and Appearances found and copied from: DCUGuide.com

 

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