| Berzerker | |
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| Biographical Information | |
| Real Name: | Ray Crisp |
| Alias: | Berzerker |
| Age: | 18–20 |
| Species: | Mutant |
| Affiliations: | X-Men New Mutants Morlocks Bayville High School |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender: | Male |
| Hair color: | Blond with orange streaks |
| Eye color: | Blue |
| Height: | 6'0 |
| Character Information | |
| Powers: | Electrokinesis |
| First Appearance: | Growing Pains |
| Voiced by: | Tony Sampson |
| GALLERY | |
- "No way you can hit that hard without your powers!"
- —Ray to Roberto
Ray Crisp is a mutant and a member of the New Mutants. After being recruited, he began going by the codename of "Berzerker".
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Personality
Much like his powers, Ray is a strong, fierce and tough young mutant. He is also protective of his allies and often takes the offensive approach if needed. Despite his protective nature, he is also one to not admit when he is wrong but never backs down from a fight. Ray also often exhibits a non-serious side and has shown he can be a fun and wild person to be around.
Physical appearance
Ray is a young mutant around the ages of 18-20, he has fair skin and blonde hair with three orange streaks. He has blue eyes and is taller than average people in his age range. He often wears wears the New Mutants uniform when on missions which consists of a navy blue suit with a yellow utility belt around his waist that dons the X-Men's "X" insignia, a pair of matching gloves and boots and two red and yellow shoulder pads that also bare the "X" logo.
When not on missions, Ray wears a light blue blazer with his sleeves rolled up, a slightly lighter blue shirt, brown trousers with a dark brown belt with a silver buckle and light brown sandals. He also accessorizes with a pair of silver studs in his ears.
Powers and abilities
Ray's powers grant him the ability to generate, absorb and manipulate the electrical energy around him. It also allows him to form bolts of electricity from his body which range from small, non-lethal shocks to more destructive forms such as bolts of lightning. Due to his electrokinesis, he can also overload machinery and cause them to overheat, then explode. During his fight with Storm, he redirected her lightning back towards her in an effort to stop her from harming him, Hank, Evan and Bobby.
However, he is unable to use his powers when he is wet. After Storm manipulated the weather so it would rain, Ray fell victim to it and upon impact, the water shocked him and he fell unconscious.
Early life
Despite not much being known about Ray's life prior to being brought to the School for Gifted Youngsters, Ray at some point allied himself with a group of sewer dwelling mutants who were known as the Morlocks. Eventually, he was invited to the Institute and was a trained as a member of the New Mutants. A team of young mutants who were to step in if the X-Men needed their assistance.
New Mutants
Growing Pains: During the time the New Mutants displayed their powers, Ray spoke with Jubilee and Amara but their conversation became short lived after it was interrupted by Tabitha who had used her powers to create small explosives and dropped them between the three. Ray, Jubilee and Amara then chase Tabitha and their chased caused a game of mutant laser tag to ensue between them.
Bada-Bing Bada-Boom: Ray, along with his team, attended the training session that was set up by their X-Men mentors.
Fun and Games: During the house party that had been unofficially started, Ray began talking to a girl that attended Bayville High School. Later on, he began dancing with another girl from Jean's soccer team.
African Storm: Ray was among the New Mutants who were playing ball together as Storm had not shown up for their class. After Hank found them, he opted to be their substitute teacher and took them inside, out of the fog-ridden grounds, and allowed them to play volleyball with the only rule that powers were not allowed. After Roberto threw a ball into Ray's face, the latter accused him of using his powers, the situation caused a fight, Hank ended up out of the room.
Mindbender: Despite Jean's disappearance, Ray, along with Sam and Bobby, instead went to go train in the Danger Room to which Jubilee was verbally against stating that they should have been out searching for the missing telepath. Ray was amongst the group that was left roughed up after the Danger Room's controls had been hacked after the group believed James Madrox was not able to handle the drills at his young age.
Mutants Exposed
Day of Recovery: Ray aided the New Mutants by helping them to escape into the sewers after mutankind became exposed to the public by the media. After running into Caliban, Ray explains why they are there and they too are mutants, something Caliban admits he was already aware of. Ray and the others were then lead deeper in the sewers for safety.
Mainstream: Ray was said to have been absent and unaccounted for, his whereabouts were unknown.
Blind Alley: He was later amongst the team to help repair the Institute after it had been trashed, Ray stacked bricks and began fixing a wall only to have been forced to start over after it had been crashed into by Sam who had used his powers.
Stopping Apocalypse
Ascension II: In an attempt to save the world, Ray was tasked with being put on the China team, a team formed of himself, Hank, Evan and Bobby who were forced to fight Storm after the latter had been turned into one of the Four Horsemen. During Ray's confrontation with the Mistress of the Elements, Ray redirected many of her lightning attacks but was eventually stopped after succumbing to the rain that Storm had summoned which caused him to fall unconscious due to his weakness.
The Future
Ray remained with his X-Men associates though whether or not he still stayed in contact with the Morlocks is unknown.
Note
- He knew the Morlocks before joining the New Mutants.
- Unlike his Marvel counterpart, he does share the ability to fly.
- Ray is one of the few New Mutants to speak in African Storm.[1]
- Ray drove Jean, Kitty and Kurt to the airport for the holidays in On Angel's Wings.[2]
- Ray appeared but did not speak in Joyride.[3]
- During Dark Horizon I, Ray made a milkshake in the kitchen while everyone was getting ready for school.[4]
- Ray is among the few New Mutants to speak in Day of Reckoning II.[5]
- Ray appeared but did not speak in Day of Recovery.[6]
- Ray was absent during Mainstream. [7]
- Callisto knew Ray by his name when the latter went to find Evan in Uprising.[8]
- Ray appears but does not speak in Self Possessed. [9]
- Ray appears but does not speak No Good Deed.[10]
- Ray appears but does not speak in The Stuff of Villains.[11]
- Ray appears but does not speak in Cajun Spice.[12]
- Ray respects Scott due to his ability to lead the X-Men.
- Ray attends Bayville High School as of No Good Deed.[10]
In other media
- This is the first time Ray appears in an X-Men series.
- Ray would later appear in Wolverine and the X-Men. His debut episode is "Future X".
- He would then make a cameo appearance in X-Men origins: Wolverine
Appearances
| Season Two | ||||||||||
| Growing Pains | Power Surge | Bada-Bing Bada-Boom | Fun and Games | The Beast of Bayville | Adrift | On Angel's Wings | African Storm | Joyride | ||
| Walk on the Wild Side | Operation: Rebirth | Mindbender | Shadow Dance | Retreat | The Hex Factor | Day of Reckoning I | Day of Reckoning II | |||
| Season Three | ||||||||||
| Day of Recovery | The Stuff of Heroes | Mainstream | The Stuff of Villains | Blind Alley | X-Treme Measures | The Toad, the Witch, and the Wardrobe | ||||
| Self Possessed | Under Lock and Key | Cruise Control | X23 | Dark Horizon I | Dark Horizon II | |||||
| Season Four | ||||||||||
| Impact | No Good Deed | Target X | Sins of the Son | Uprising | Cajun Spice | Ghost of a Chance | Ascension I | Ascension II | ||