WYLIE TIMES
Real Name: Wylie Times
Class: Human
Occupation: Minuteman, former gas station attendant
Group Affiliation: Minutemen
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: The Point Man
Base of Operations: El Paso TX
First Appearance: 100 Bullets #10 (May, 2000)
Powers: Wylie was a firearms expert and a crack sharpshooter.
History: (100 Bullets #52 (fb), 54 (fb), 57 (fb), 69 (fb)) - Wylie was a member of the Minutemen, the enforcers of the Trust, the 13 most rich and powerful families in America. Wylie was deeply in love with Rose Madrid, a member of the Trust, and their relationship worked until she made a move against the house of Medici. Shepherd told him the bad news, and as a Minuteman it was Wylie's job to kill her for crossing the line between houses. Wylie damned him for giving him the job, but went to Rose's room, where she confessed. She reminded him how great they were together, and he embraced her telling her they could run away, start a new life and a family. She said that sounded lovely, and as she kissed him he shot her, ending her life quickly.
(100 Bullets #10 (fb), 35 (fb), 56 (fb), 69 (fb), 76-79 (fb)) - The Minutemen took care of Roland Dietrich, covering him in gasoline and lighting a match. Graves planned this event to disband the Minutemen when the Trust approached him with a power play that would consolidate their control over the country. The Trust wanted the Minutemen gone, but Graves wanted them to view the Minutemen as having gone rogue. Afterwards he programmed the Minutemen, making them forget their lives, and giving them new one
(100 Bullets #28-30) - Deactivated Minuteman Wylie Times worked as a gas station attendant, and Mister Shepherd and Dizzy Cordova went to see him, asking him how he liked his life. He bemoaned the boring routine of the small town he lived in where there was nothing to do except drink and watch TV. Wylie went to the bar after work, and his buddy Doctor Dan said he and Hopper were onto a big score, and were about to meet their point man. Shepherd and Dizzy arrived at the bar, and when Hopper got fresh with Dizzy she sent him to the hospital. Dan panicked because his contact Eightball would only meet with him if Hopper was present. Without telling Wylie his plan he introduced him to Eighball as Hopper, who'd only ever talked to him on the phone. Eightball had stiffed Wylie on gas earlier in the day, and Dan claimed being a gas station attendant was his cover so no one would suspect he was a top criminal. eightball said they'd pull the score the next night. Dizzy woke up Wylie, who'd fallen asleep drinking on his patio. He said he was going to drink the day away, and offered her a beer. she replied that her tastes were more expensive, and offered to take him out. Wylie was excited, but Dan pulled up, and pulled him away. Eightball sent them over the boarder to Juarez, and Shepherd and Dizzy shadowed him. He met his old friend Mik Kuchenko, who'd set up shop running criminal activities in Juarez, in a bar. He asked Mik to ask around for anyone who had Wylie Times working for them. Wylie was actually working for Mik, but he only knew him as Hopper. He gave him a car, told him to drive it to a specific border checkpoint and give the agent his name, and he'd be home free and would collect his pay from Eightball. Mir said not to ask what was in the car, but a young woman named Angelina was in the backset. Mir had promised her father to get her to the USA, and said he was doing a good deed. On the trip to the boarder they were stopped by gunmen and Dan was executed. The thugs pistol whipped Wylie, but Angelina pulled out a gun, shooting them all to death. Angelina said Mik gave her a piece to defend herself if Hopper got touchy. Shepherd and Dizzy watched the border, and when they spotted Wylie Dizzy hopped in. Wylie admitted he got sucked into the smuggling job and had no idea what he was doing. She said he was kind of stupid, and he said that's what he kept trying to tell her. Back in El Paso they couldn't resist seeing what they had smuggled, and the back of the car was filled with Conuras, rare parrots. They were confronted at gunpoint by Eightball, who'd run into the real Hopper, and demanded to know what Dan was trying to pull. Wylie said Dan was dead, and Hopper was visibly upset. Eightball recognized Dizzy from Chicago, and said people had been talking since she disappeared after her brother went down. She threatened to break his arm, but a distraught Hopper put an end to the confrontation by karate-chopping Eightball, saying he couldn't believe his friend died for parrots. The commotion caused the birds to fly off, and Eightball said he wasn't going back to Chicago empty-handed. Wylie handed over Angelina, who was starting to annoy him. Shepherd asked Wylie if he remembered meeting him last in Atlantic city, and Wylie had no idea what he was talking about. Shepherd didn't know the trigger word to reactivate a Minuteman, so he gave his contact information to Wylie and said to call him if he remembered who he really was.
(100 Bullets #42) - Wylie woke up hungover to answer a knocking at his door; his landlord Norman reminding him he was behind on rent, and threatening to have his salary garnished since he worked for Norman's brother. Agent Graves stopped by. telling Wylie his life was miserable and without direction, and giving him a briefcase on the man who'd ruined his life along with a gun and 100 untraceable bullets. Wylie said his life might suck, but it wasn't worth killing over, and the only people he really hated were his landlord and his boss Arn. He told Graves to find some other sucker, and gave him back his briefcase. Wylie covered the late shift with Arn when a couple came in, and the woman went to the bathroom. Wylie complained about his pay, and after telling the man how much he made he called Arn a thief and a criminal. The woman said the toilet overflowed, and when Wylie went to clean it up he found a note from her saying the man was going to kill her. The man's argument with Arn escalated and he shot Arn. He robbed the till and told Wylie he'd allowed himself to be a victim, and called him trash after leveling a gun to his head. The woman smashed a coffee pot over his head, grabbed his gun, and shot him to death. Wylie took the money from the counter and told his dying boss he was quitting. Graves was outside waiting for him, and offered him a ride. He convinced Wylie to look in the briefcase, and inside was a photo of Shepherd.
(100 Bullets #51-53) - Wylie said his crappy life washis own choice, and his own fault. Graves laughed that he never took responsibility for anything, but would take responsibility for nothing. He showed Wylie a picture of his dead love Rose Madrid, and his memories started to come back. Wylie went to New Orleans, and got drunk to gather the courage to see Rose's grave. He enjoyed listening to the jazz player Marty, but was none too thrilled with the owner Harry and his business associate Warren, who tormented Marty. He seemed to recognize Wylie, but he said he had no clue who he was. Wylie snuck into the cemetery, falling and giving himself a concussion. He woke to see Mr. Shepherd and Dizzy standing above him. Wylie woke up in Shepherd's hotel room. Dizzy was patching him up, and told him Shepherd was away taking care of business. Wylie went to get drunk, which Dizzy said was the last thing he needed to do, but eventually accompanied him. They started chatting near the water; Dizzy'd lost her family, and they both talked about how they processed grief. They saw a wounded girl fleeing the woods, pursued by men who threw a bear-trap at her. Wylie yelled at them and they fired, forcing Dizzy and Wylie to flee. Dizzy called up Shepherd, saying he'd know how to handle the men that shot at them, but Wylie said he didn't want Shepherd's help, and was splitting. He went back to the bar and rang up his old buddy Homer, who he'd served time for because he was holding something hot for him. Wylie woke up hungover at Homer's house. He complained to Homer about how crappy the world seemed to him, and Homer said if the world was being difficult, be difficult right back. He told Wylie he was a wise man, especially since he never snitched on Homer after their job, and when Wylie said he had some trouble Homer promised to fix it. Wylie showed his gun to Marty, who was impressed and started playing around with it, almost shooting Wylie by accident. Shepherd and Dizzy stopped by his room, and he showed Shepherd the scene of the crime, although his anger towards Shepherd was palpable. Later Dizzy joined him at the bar, shouting that Shepherd was trying to help him, and singing his praises as the man who opened his eyes. Wylie just growled that he had proof of Shepherd's involvement in Rose's death. Graves had stopped by to see Marty between his sets, and he whispered the word 'Croatoa' to Wylie, reactivating him.
(100 Bullets #54-57, 51-53 (ff)) - Wylie's memories came flooding back, and he punched a hole in the wall, causing Marty to pass out. Harry asked him to leave the bar and never come back, and Dizzy followed him. She said Shepherd changed her life, and he couldn't drop a bombshell like he did and walk away. He said he was going to do things his way, which he admitted would probably mean doing something stupid. They visited Homer for a few drinks, and his buddy Warren dropped by and asked him to talk outside. It hit Dizzy that Warren and Homer were the men that shot at them, and convinced Wylie to escape via the bathroom window with her. Wylie said before they did anything he had to return to his hotel room for his briefcase. Trust member Anwar Madrid saw him, and angered that yet another Minuteman was still alive, called all his muscle. Wylie found Marty in his room, pointing Wylie's gun at him. He was upset that Wylie embarrassed him in front of April, Harry's girlfriend who was in love with his music. Wylie took the gun from Marty, who calmed down, and he spotted Anwar's men gathering outside, so they snuck out the front, only to run into Homer and Warren, who aimed a shotgun on them and forced them into their car. They drove Marty and Wylie into the woods, and Homer said he appreciated Wylie not dropping a dime on him, but he'd still have to die for what he saw, and Warren dragged out the bear traps. Wylie got his gun from the briefcase and shot homer and Warren, killing them. Wylie said shooting a gun made him feel alive again, asking Marty if that was how he felt when he played the trumpet. He was shocked to see Marty'd fallen into a bear trap, and his jaw had been ripped off. Marty had nothing without his music, and after begging Wylie to end his misery Wylie told him to close his eyes and think of Heaven before he pulled the trigger. Wylie decided to put Shepherd down. Shepherd was meeting with Anwar, who was horrified that Graves was in town, and made it clear he didn't trust Shepherd. Wylie arrived at Madrid's mansion, using his sharpshooting skills to kill every one of his men before confronting Anwar and Shepherd. Anwar thought Shepherd set him up, and asked Wylie not to kill him, saying he could replace Shepherd as the Trust's warlord. Wylie wasn't interested, and shot him in the head. Shepherd knew why Wylie wanted him dead, and wouldn't fight back when Wylie pistol whipped him. He brought Shepherd back to his room, and tied him up. He mulled over how to kill him, playing with a garrote and saying he actually wasn't a fan of gunfire because it made his ears ring. Shepherd wanted him to get it over with, and Wylie decided to show him that he'd kidnapped and tied up Dizzy. Shepherd kept apologizing for sending Wylie to kill Rose, but reminded him that she'd broke the rules of the Trust, and the Minutemen always did their job. Wylie was in tears, and Shepherd said Wylie knew if he hadn't sent Wylie one of the other Minutemen would have done it, and he would have had an even harder time living with that. Wylie forgave him, but couldn't forgive himself. He untied his hostages, and decided he had some final business before leaving Orleans. He met Harry at the bar, and told April he'd had his wife killed by Homer and Warren, warning her what happened to women once Harry was through with them. He told April she was Marty's muse, giving her his instrument, saying he'd made it big and wouldn't need it, but she knew in her heart he was dead. Wylie drove off with Shepherd and Dizzy, and Shepherd filled him in about Graves reforming the Minutemen.
(100 Bullets #58) - Shepherd, Wylie and Dizzy stopped at a gas station, and Shepherd filled in Wylie about the state of the Minutemen. Milo Garrett was dead, and Dizzy was to be his replacement, although she didn't know it yet. Shepherd said she'd be in a bad mood for a while because Graves had made it clear he was the one directing her destiny, and she felt as though she'd lost control. Shepherd asked Wylie what the triggerword was to reactivate Minutemen, and he told him it was ;'Croatoa.' Graves had programmed Dizzy, and when she heard the command word she shot Shepherd in the chest. He stumbled into his car and drove off, and Dizzy broke down in tears, having no control over what she'd just done.
(100 Bullets #67) - Dizzy went to Mexico to get away from everyone and everything. She lived in a shack in the wilderness, getting drunk and shooting bottles. Wylie realized he had strong feelings for her, and decided to track her down with the help of Mik Kuchenko. He knew it was a crazy and stupid idea, but couldn't help himself. Mr. Branch and Benito Medici had both come to Mexico looking for Dizzy as well, and Benito knew she'd killed his role model Mr. Shepherd. Benito threw around money, showing her picture, and Mik said he'd help. They spotted Branch staring forlornly at Dizzy's photo, and Mik knocked him out and put him in his car. Mik drove them to the desert and told Wylie that if he wanted to be alone with Dizzy he'd have to take care of the two of them.
(100 Bullets #76-79) - Branch took Benito to a cockfight, and surprised him by cleaning him out. Dizzy still couldn't forgive herself for Shepherd's death, even though Wylie didn't hold her responsible, and she was giving serious thought to killing Graves. Wylie called Graves up, telling him to stay away from her. Lono and the Minutemen were partying at a motel when Wylie called Victor, telling him he was with Dizzy, and Victor quickly told Lono, who wanted her dead. Lono called Megan Dietrich, who'd learned of Mia Simone's death, and her attempt to put him in his place were met with vulgarity. He knew Augustus was pleased that another Trust house was gone, even though Graves was responsible, and said to keep up appearances as warlord he was going to Mexico to find Graves, knowing he wouldn't be there. Lono and the rest of the Minutemen made their way south of the border, and all of them were howling for Dizzy's blood. Cole told Graves he had no problem taking out Dizzy and Wylie if they wouldn't go with Graves' plan, and Graves said he wanted Wylie to go with them willingly. Wylie was a natural leader according to him, but Cole was his right hand man because he actually trusted him. Wylie told Mr. Branch the Minutemen were coming, and they could use Benito Medici as bait. Graves sent Wylie's old friend Kuchenko and his criminal friends against Wylie, who killed every one of them in a hail of gunfire. Wylie talked to Dizzy, asking her if she missed her family, but she was firmly focused on killing Graves for forcing her to do something she'd never do of her own free will. Victor arrived at their place ahead of the other Minutemen, saying Wylie could use a friend. Victor and Wylie had a sit-down about why Graves and Shepherd had chosen Lono as the Trust's new warlord. Victor said Lono was perfect because he'd never had any true allegiances, and told Wylie how Lono had him and Loop shoot but not kill Megan Dietrich so Lono would be needed by the Medicis. Wylie resolved to have a talk with Graves, and Victor promised to keep Dizzy, Branch and Benito safe. Wylie told Branch the plan was still on, and as soon as he left Victor announced he had a job to do, and none of them were safe. He threatened to execute them and asked Branch for a beer. Branch found a handgun in the beer cooler and pointed it at Victor. Wylie met Graves, Cole and Remi, who were disappointed in him for not bringing Dizzy. He claimed Graves was working for the Trust, believing an old lie, and was involved with Dizzy because of a mistake he'd made long ago. Remi didn't want to hear his elaborations and shot him dead.
Comments: Created by Brian Azzarello & Eduardo Risso.
Wylie had a cameo in 100 Bullets #26, 95.
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