REAL NAME: Will Redding
OCCUPATION: Former military, goverment agent, adventurer
IDENTITY: Secret
CLASS: Human technology user
LEGAL STATUS: Citizen of USA
OTHER ALIASES: NA
PLACE OF BIRTH: Gleason, USA
MARITAL STATUS: Single
KNOWN RELATIVES: Mrs. Redding (mother), Otis (uncle)
GROUP AFFILIATIONS: DANGER, The Fixers
BASE OF OPERATIONS: The Bench, Washington DC
FIRST APPEARANCE: Crime Does Not Pay Comics #22 (July 1942)
HEIGHT: 6' 2"
WEIGHT: 240 lbs
EYES: Brown
HAIR: Black
Will Redding was a war veteran who suffered paralysis from injuries received in combat and therefore had to spend most of his time in a wheelchair. This situation plunged him into a deep depression, mainly due to feeling unable to develop a relationship with Bonnie, the nurse who took care of him when he returned from the front line. Redding was recruited by the secret government organization DANGER for its special War Eagle program, putting him through intense physical training to strengthen his upper body to the highest level. However, his legs were still paralyzed and that is where the core of the War Eagle program was: an exoskeleton suit that would not only restore the use of his legs and increase his physical strength, but also give him the ability to fly. Will became the patriotic hero War Eagle, first working for DANGER and later as a member of the Fixers.
POWERS & WEAPONS
The War Eagle suit not only gave back Will his ability to stand upright, but also increased his strength and endurance, improved his senses and reflexes with integrated technology and most importantly, gave him the ability to fly at a maximum speed of Mach 2 without suffering side effects.