Yvette Dubois

YVETTE DUBOIS

Real Name: Yvette Dubois

Class: Human

Occupation: Businesswoman

Group Affiliation: None

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: NYC, NY

First Appearance: Deathstroke Annual #2 (Summer, 1993)

Powers: Yvette was a skilled businesswoman and hand-to-hand combatant.

History:

(Gunfire #1, 2) - Andrew, Yvette Dubois and Ben Nakashima attended the funeral of Gunther Van Horn. Carlton Slater, one of Gunther's former business associates, offered him a ride away from the funeral to avoid the paparazzi, and he accepted. Slater told him he worked for a client waiting on product from Gunther, and he expected it delivered soon or else. Andrew was furious at being threatened during his time of grief, and told Colin off. Back at his mansion his aunt Lacey told him she was sure he could live up to his father's legacy. Ben wasn't quiet about having little love for Gunther, and Lacey admitted he was a difficult man to work with. Yvette drove Andrew and Ben to the Van Horn Industries construction site, hoping to give him some hope for their future. In the main office Ben showed him the new and improved Gunfire armor, and said he'd made a comm system so Andrew could communicate with him in his mobile tracking station. Andrew admitted he'd only suited up as Gunfire to protect something he cared about and was hesitant about the idea of a superhero career. Calton and his goons, armed with laser guns broke in and threatened Andrew again, but he used his superpowers to drive them away. Colin had his men return and kidnap Yvette, so Andrew changed into Gunfire and went full bore against the criminals. He was forced to kill some of them, which he regretted. Colin's henchman Ricochet arrived with Yvette in tow, demanding Colin's CDI, and Gunfire admitted he had no idea what he was being asked for. Gunfire freed Yvette, they battled, and when the police arrived on the scene Carlton called Ricochet and his men off. Ricochet mumbled that he would have won the fight, but obeyed orders. The next day Andrew was approached by Lt. Rivera about the dead men at Van Horn Industries, he claimed he had no idea what happened, and refused to talk further without his attorney. Yvette was angered that he didn't tell Rivera about her kidnapping, and he said he suspected his father was involved in some shady business, but didn't want to reveal the periil Carlton posed until he was sure it was true. Ricochet and more of Carlton's goons broke into a Van Horn warehouse looking for the CDI, but Gunfire, with backup from his friends chased them off. Ben cracked Gunther's experimental weapons manifest, and found that the CDI was a cellular de-integrator, arriving at JFK the next night. One of Carlton's goons had a comm link that picked up the conversation, and Ricochet and his men were there to confront Gunfire at JFK. Gunfire shot one of his energy blasts at the CDI, and the resulting explosion knocked Ricochet into Long Island Sound, and he sank to the bottom. Slater reported to his boss, crimelord Solomon Perggia, who decided to take matters into his own hands as the supervillain Purge.

(Gunfire #3) - Andrew slept with his limousine driver Monika to blow off some steam, and later destroyed the remaining weapons shipped from JFK. The scientist in Ben hated to see such advanced tech go to waste, but Andrew knew he couldn't let his father's products hurt anyone. Lt. Rivera suspected that Gunfire was an agent of Van Horn Industries, and sent his fellow officer Jerry Conover to shadow Gunfire. He witnessed Andrew using his powers, and realized he was Gunfire. Purge arrived, too late to reclaim his weapons, and attacked Conover, but Andrew fought him off. Jerry told Andrew he knew his secret, but supported his dedication to law and order. The final shipment of weapons arrived by freight train, and Purge tried to hijack it. Andrew, as Gunfire, battled him, and when Purge tried to absorb his lifeforce he activated Gunfire's power. The resulting feedback blew up the crimeboss.

(Gunfire #4) - Yvette sparred with Andrew, telling him he'd have to learn to fight and defend himself as a superhero. He reiterated that he was wary of being a superhero full-time, but she reminded him Van Horn Industries had many powerful enemies, and he still had to protect it. Limousine driver Monika, who Yvette was a bit jealous of, set up Andrew's new apartment, and she told Billy she didn't trust Monika, but all Billy paid attention to was her looks.

(Gunfire #5) - Lt. Rivera had Andrew arrested for the Metatech breakin, but after making a deal with the DA agreed to release him and keep a gag order on his superhero activities. In return he had to work for the DA on a case-by-case basis, and Andrew, not seeing much of a choice, agreed. Ben and Yvette were less than thrilled that he hadn't consulted them first, but Ben still gave him a demonstration of a rocket-booster belt for the Gunfire suit. Lacey Van Horn wanted to wrest control of the company from her nephew, particularly objecting to VHI discontinuing research into advanced weaponry. Yvette was having financial difficulties, and Lacey invited her to move into her mansion until she solved her cashflow problem.

Comments: Created by Len Wein & Steve Erwin.