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Who Is Zephyr? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Zephyr (Valiant/Acclaim): Faith Herbert is a psiot with the power of flight. She is a member of Peter Stanchek's Renegades and often acts as the moral compass of the team.

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Zephyr is a Valiant/Acclaim comic book character, the alter ego of Faith Herbert, with over 206 comic issue appearances. Faith Herbert is a psiot with the power of flight. She is a member of Peter Stanchek's Renegades and often acts as the moral compass of the team.

Who is Zephyr?

Origin Faith Herbert was recruited by Toyo Harada to join his Harbinger Foundation. A latent psiot, Faith's ability of flight was unlocked by Peter Stanchek . Faith was present during Peter's attack against Harada, which resulted from Harada ordering Joe's (Peter's best friend) death. She saved him from the brink of death just as he was falling from the Harada Conglomerates building.Peter being badly injured requested Faith bring Kris Hathaway to him. Taking on the name Zephyr, she appeared at Kris' window asking that she see to Peter, as he is gravely injured from his attack against Harada. She agrees together Zephyr and she fly to the old abandoned post office, where Peter is lying sickly. He suggest to Kris that she should kill him for all the pain he has caused her, she however declines. Instead she petitions the idea of robbing a local bank with the help of Peter, and Zephyr, which he agrees to in hopes of putting him in good terms with Kris.

Key facts

Zephyr is of mutant origin and first appeared in "Children Of The Eighth Day". The character is published by Valiant/Acclaim. With 206 recorded issue appearances, Zephyr ranks among the most featured characters in comics.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Zephyr?

Faith Herbert is a psiot with the power of flight. She is a member of Peter Stanchek's Renegades and often acts as the moral compass of the team.

What is Zephyr's real name?

Zephyr's real identity is Faith Herbert.

When did Zephyr first appear?

Zephyr first appeared in "Children Of The Eighth Day".

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