Who Is Bandit? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Bandit is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Donyell Taylor, with over 79 comic issue appearances. Donyell Taylor is the brother of New Warriors founder Night Thrasher (Dwayne Taylor). He recently became the second person to use the Night Thrasher identity.

Who is Bandit?

Origin Donyell Taylor is the half brother of the original Night Thrasher of the New Warriors, a product of a one night stand that Dwayne's father had. Bandit Originally he took the name Bandit and worked to take down old foes of Dwayne to prove he was the superior brother. He was also a mutant with the power to discharge electric energy through his hands. During a mission where the original New Warriors were sent back in time, Bandit led a new team of Warriors to rescue them. Following this mission, ther brother were able to reach an understanding, but Bandit left the team along with Silhouette. It is not known exactly how things ended between then but he is known to have dated Gambit's ex-wife Belladonna Boudreaux of the Assassin's Guild. Major Story Arcs The New Night Thrasher Following the death of his brother in the now infamous Stamford catastrophe that sparked the superhero Civil War, Donyell became regretful of his tumultuous relationship with his brother over the years.Even worse, Donyell lost his mutant abilities following the events of M-Day, where 90% of the mutant population lost their mutant abilities. Donyell's New Warriors In an effort to redeem the name of both his .

Key facts

Bandit is of mutant origin and first appeared in "Murder in Madripoor!". The character is published by Marvel. With 79 recorded issue appearances, Bandit ranks among the most featured characters in comics.