Static Shock – Richie - The World's Finest

Bios – Richie Foley / Gear

Voiced By: Jason Marsden
First Appearance: "Shock to the System"; "Gear" (as
"Gear")
Position: Protector of Dakota

Bio: Friend and ally of Virgil Hawkins / Static, Richie created all of Static’s weapons. From the shock-box to the shock-caps, Richie went on a creating spree until he hit his peak. When he realized that he was getting increasingly smarter, he and Virgil deduced that he must be a “late-blooming” Bang Baby, with his super-powers being increased brain function. With it he created a ton of high-tech equipment, including a robotic backpack dubbed “Back Pack”, which attached to his back.

After creating an outfit for himself, he became “Gear” and began helping
Static on his missions. While he seemed to be in the way at first,
Richie quickly got ahold of things and became a real asset to Static in the field.

Static and Gear prevented a second “Big Bang” from happening when Ebon attempted to explode a canister of the Big Bang gas after a cure for the
Bang Baby syndrome was introduced into Dakota’s air. While they began losing their powers, they were exposed to the final canister of the gas and, along with Ebon and Hotstreak (now a combined Bang Baby), remained the only bang babies left in Dakota.

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