Who Is Diehard? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Diehard is a Image comic book character, the alter ego of Calvin Raines, with over 209 comic issue appearances. Diehard is a longstanding member of Youngblood. He has gone through many incarnations from cyborg to total robot.

Who is Diehard?

History Origin Diehard Chosen in the 1940s to become the first of the government's genetic experiments, the super-soldier known as Diehard is one of Youngblood 's most mysterious members. Though he has served in nearly every incarnation of the team, none of his teammates know his true identity. Commonly believed to be the first successful fusion of man and machine, Diehard is characterized by those who know him as a man struggling to understand his own identity. With such a long history of membership in the Youngblood program, Diehard is understandably wary of the arrival of new Diehard units, updated models for which he was the template. Regarded more as a combat unit than a man, Diehard is also constantly wary of his selection for assignments regarded to be "suicide missions." The 21st Century In 2017, Diehard is inaugurated as President of the United States. The Distant Future Diehard lives on into the distant future where he is allied with Old Man Prophet in the war against the Earth Empire. Creation Diehard was first created by Rob Liefeld in 1980 at age 13 as one of his earliest comic book characters. Early sketches depicted Diehard as a potential member of The Legion of Supe.

Key facts

Diehard is of cyborg origin. The character is published by Image. With 209 recorded issue appearances, Diehard ranks among the most featured characters in comics.