Who Is Prototype? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Prototype is a Malibu comic book character, the alter ego of Jimmy Ruiz, with over 93 comic issue appearances. Prototype is the mascot of UltraTech, a leading company in technology.

Who is Prototype?

He was his corporate "shock troops", the super-suit auditor.Jimmy Ruiz was surgically implanted with cybernetics to allow him to control a suit of battle armor and dubbed Prototype. Unknown to Ultra-Tech, Jimmy was an Ultra who possessed his own internal energy source allowing him to power the armored suit himself, which allowed them to reduce the size of the armor and replaced Bob Campbell who was their original spokesperson, with Jimmy. Jimmy was a Latino young man with a gang background. He enjoyed the new advantages of the better life as Ultratech employee. He has an old girlfriend called Angela, that he left behind after he begin his work with Ultratech. Later in the story, Jimmy with Bob, uncovered Ultra-Tech's corruption and opted to overthrow the company and become independent heroes. The conflict ended with the fall of Ultratech and his takeover by Nuware in the Hostile Takeover . By this time, Jimmy had joined Ultraforce and battled the villain Attalon.

Key facts

Prototype is of human origin and first appeared in "Countdown To Ultraverse". The character is published by Malibu. With 93 recorded issue appearances, Prototype ranks among the most featured characters in comics.