Reader
Reader is an Inhuman with unusual powers and a shrouded past. He typically works alone, accompanied by his companion Forey. Born in the Inhuman settlement of Orollan, he was forcibly blinded by village elders who feared his abilities but learned to use them regardless. Little else is known of his background. His power allows anything he reads to manifest in reality, using braille due to his blindness, effectively granting reality-warping capabilities. However, he rarely uses it to its full potential, leaving its extent unexplored.
Equipment
- Possesses retractable gliding wings and a cloaking device. (source) (^IN)
- Wields an extendable bo staff. (source) (^TUI)
Strength
- Throws a large Enniluxian thug across a room using his staff. (source) (^IN)
Skill
- Avoids a short-range shotgun blast. (source) (^IN)
- Fights against a group of Enniluxian henchmen. (source) (^IN)
- Fights against multiple wraiths summoned by Ahura. (source) (^TUI)
- Forey guides him in combat despite his blindness, ensuring accurate strikes. (source) (^TUI)
- Fends off X-23 for a while. (source) ( IVX)*
Durability
- Temporarily incapacitated by a knee to the stomach from Auran. (source) *(*Limit ^TUI)
Read Abilities
- Teleports himself, Forey, and Iso from inside a building to a nearby canal. (source) (Away ^IN)
- Teleports himself, Forey, and Iso from Venice to New Attilan off the coast of Manhattan. (source) (Away ^IN)
- Moves himself, Forey, and Iso back in time by 10 minutes. (source) (Back ^IN)
- Moves himself, Forey, Triton, and Black Bolt back in time by 10 minutes. (source) (Back ^TUI)
- Conjures a castle for fighting; smaller as it is his second read of the day. (source) (Castle ^TUI)
- Kills all six assailants instantaneously after failed rewrite attempts. (source) (Death ^TUI)
- Speeds up time for the Unspoken, reducing his three-minute buff to three seconds and reverting him to a helpless old man. (source) (Fast Forward ^IP)
- Transports Medusa to the astral plane using a made-up word ‘Floob’ created by Maximus. (source) (Floob ^IJD)
- Stops time temporarily to approach and save Iso from artillery fire; effect fades eventually. (source) (Freeze ^IN)
- Heals a gunshot wound to Frank McGee’s chest fully, despite being his second read of the day. (source) (Heal ^TUI)
- Gains a heightened sense of smell through Forey, like clairvoyance for scents. (source) (Nose ^TUI)
- Rewrites an ambush event using braille from dirt and stones, reliving it repeatedly (at least 5 times) to find a solution. (source) (Rewrite ^TUI)
- Sees through Forey’s eyes, negating his blindness. (source) (See ^IN)
- Unused, but presumably induces sleep in others. (source) (Sleep ^TUI)
- Opens a portal to transport himself, Forey, Black Bolt, and Triton to Attilan 13,000 years in the past. (source) (Unknown word ^TUI)
- Teleports himself and Mosaic to Muir Island. (source) (Unknown word * IVX)
- Unused, but would reverse previous changes or erase manifestations. (source) (Unwrite ^DD)
- Transforms the Capo into braille on glass with ‘write’ command, then smashes it to kill him. (source) (Write ^TUI)
- Manifests an incomplete version of the deceased Inhuman Auran by reading a braille book of her memories and stories. (source)
- Manifests Mike Murdock in reality after reading about him while half-asleep from a document. (source)
Limits and Weaknesses
- Limited to 3 reads in a row, with each subsequent read half as strong; must sleep to replenish energy. (source) (^IN)
