Who Is Ballistic? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Ballistic is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Kelvin Mao, with over 33 comic issue appearances. One of the New Bloods created during the Bloodlines event.

Who is Ballistic?

Bio Kelvin Mao was a member of the Gotham City Police Department Tactical Unit. This unit was sent to face the alien parasite Angon , who was committing murders throughout the city. The entire squad was killed except Mao, who was bitten by Angon and received massive injuries. Mao was placed in a body-cast at the hospital; this lasted until the alien's bite mutated him; a rare occurrence for bite victims. The alien's bite activated Mao's metagene and gave him armored skin and other enhanced abilities. Taking the name Ballistic, he teamed up with Jean-Paul Valley , who was filling in for Batman at the time, and together they drove Angon out of the city. Blood Pack and Forgotten Heroes Some time later, Ballistic joined with several other "New Bloods" to defeat all the spine-sucking aliens. Ballistic next became a member of the superhero reality show, The Blood Pack , a group filled with many New Bloods.

Key facts

Ballistic is of infection origin and first appeared in "Ballistic". The character is published by DC Comics. With 33 recorded issue appearances, Ballistic ranks among the most featured characters in comics.