Geoffrey Wilder

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Geoffrey Wilder
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceRunaways #1 (February, 2003)
Created byBrian K. Vaughan
Adrian Alphona
In-story information
Alter egoGeoffrey Wilder
Team affiliationsLoners
The Pride
AbilitiesLeadership

Geoffrey Wilder

crime ring in Los Angeles.[2] He is the father of Alex Wilder.[1]

Geoffrey Wilder was played by Ryan Sands in the Hulu TV series Runaways set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He is considered a father who is just trying to protect his family by doing heinous tasks.

Publication history

Geoffrey Wilder first appeared in Runaways #1 and was created by Brian K. Vaughan and Adrian Alphona.

Fictional character biography

Geoffrey Wilder and his recent bride

Gibborim, a group of giants who needed them to bring their plan to fruition. Along with five other couples, the Wilders formed the Pride, which was a group dedicated to bringing about the end of the world for the Gibborim. Each couple had their unique powers augmented by the Gibborim, meaning that Geoffrey and Catherine's shrewdness was increased, allowing them to become the Kingpins of the West Coast. They controlled drugs and prostitution in LA as well as controlling the Pride's moles in various police forces. The Gibborim also promised that 6 of the 12 members of the Pride would be saved after the world ended. However, a few years later, the couples decided to each have a single child and have their children be saved.[3]

Nearly two decades later, Geoffrey's son Alex began to get suspicious of his parents' activities. Geoffrey was a strict father to Alex, looking down on his obsession with internet games and computer skills. This may have been responsible for driving Alex to spying on his parents and learning of the Pride. This act led to the creation of the Runaways.

While the children of the Pride were on the run, Geoffrey and the other members of the Pride organized the LAPD to find their children by framing them for the death of a girl killed by the Pride as well as the kidnapping of Molly Hayes, one of the children of the Pride.

Eventually, the Runaways and the Pride met in a final showdown in an undersea structure. The Runaways were able to stop the Pride's plan to offer a sacrifice to the Gibborim, which led to the death of Alex Wilder, who had turned out to be loyal to the Pride. The death of his son left Geoffrey distraught in his last few moments alive, as the Gibborim went on to destroy the structure, killing the entire Pride just after the Runaways made their getaway.

1985 version

A few months later, a few of Alex's friends from his online gaming found out about Alex's death as well as some files from Alex's computer. The files talked about how the Pride was a group of heroes (as opposed to villains as reported by

Excelsior
and get information on the Runaways, before leaving the team.

Wilder is eventually stopped by the Runaways, but manages to impale and kill Gertrude Yorkes. The Runaways then erase his memory from his time in 2006, and send him back to 1985. It is then revealed he lost his Abstract ring, and that Chase Stein has gained it.

Other versions

Ultimate Marvel

In the Ultimate Marvel universe, Geoffrey Wilder is the attorney general of the United States working under President Steve Rogers.[4]

In other media

  • Geoffrey Wilder appears in the
    Lieutenant Flores to send some men to help him. During the gun fight, Darius' right-hand man Andre is shot and Geoffrey decides to use him for the Pride's next sacrifice to energize Jonah. His relationship with Alex begins to fall apart.[8] Geoffrey's construction company is revealed to really be digging for an unknown substance hidden under Los Angeles. He along with Catherine and the rest of the Pride are later informed by Jonah, who learns through Frank Dean, that their kids are fully aware of their activities. He and the Pride attempt to stop their kids from destroying everything they have built towards.[9] Geoffrey and Catherine soon become concerned for Alex's well-being when Jonah threatens him and the other Pride members' kids. They attempt to speak with a captured Karolina about the whereabouts of Alex, but are stopped by Jonah. Fed up with everything, Geoffrey and Catherine decide to look for Alex themselves.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c Brian K. Vaughan (w), Adrian Alphona (p), David Newbold and Craig Yeung (i). "Pride and Joy" Runaways, no. 1 (February 2003). Marvel Comics.
  2. ^ Runaways #2
  3. ^ Runaways #1
  4. ^ Ultimate Comics Ultimates #22
  5. Marvel.com. Archived from the original
    on February 11, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
  6. ^ Morgen, Brett (director); Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage (writer) (November 21, 2017). "Reunion". Marvel's Runaways. Season 1. Episode 1. Hulu.
  7. ^ a b Dawson, Roxann (director); Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage (writer) (November 21, 2017). "Rewind". Marvel's Runaways. Season 1. Episode 2. Hulu.
  8. ^ a b Byrd, Jeffrey W. (director); Rodney Barnes & Michael Vukadinovich (writer) (December 5, 2017). "Kingdom". Marvel's Runaways. Season 1. Episode 5. Hulu.
  9. ^ Webb, Jeremy (director); Jiehae Park & Kendall Rogers (writer) (January 2, 2018). "Doomsday". Marvel's Runaways. Season 1. Episode 9. Hulu.
  10. ^ Jobst, Marc (director); Quinton Peeples (writer) (January 9, 2018). "Hostile". Marvel's Runaways. Season 1. Episode 10. Hulu.

External links

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