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Alex Wilder is the son of Geoffrey and Catherine Wilder. Upon reuniting with his childhood friends, they discovered that their parents used PRIDE to cover up ceremonial sacrifices of the Church of Gibborim. Wilder put his strategizing and hacking skills into practice. He teamed up with his friends and formed the Runaways. Having been framed for Destiny Gonzalez's murder, and with no other choice, they were forced to run.

Without telling his teammates, Wilder remained in contact with the Crips leader Darius Davis, befriending him and falling in love with Davis' sister-in-law Livvie. Nevertheless, Davis betrayed Wilder and attempted to return him to his parents, only for Wilder to be rescued by the Runaways and brought back to the Hostel. Unlike the other teenagers, Wilder remained determined to take down PRIDE and bring them to justice, especially due to them murdering Davis. Despite facing a lot of criticism from his teammates due to his choices, like trying to ally himself with AWOL which put Livvie in great danger, Wilder carried on his plans and managed to have his parents arrested by the LAPD. However, he also discovered that he was one of the only three teenagers still running free along with Nico Minoru and Molly Hernandez.

Wilder was instrumental in the liberation of his teammates who had been captured by the Gibborim thanks to his ability to decrypt the Abstract. However, the violent emotion he felt when learning his mother's death caused the Magistrate's Son, who had been possessing him since the Battle at the PRIDE Construction Site but remained dormant due to Wilder's strong personality, to resurface. Wilder was eventually freed from his influence, but found himself trapped in the Dark Dimension as his friends were forced to leave him behind. For months, Wilder was tormented by a recreation of Davis, who wanted him to reveal his dark side by killing his mother. Feeling he had no other way out, Wilder eventually agreed to obey before being found by his friends and allowed to leave the Dark Dimension. Alex then joined the Runaways' efforts to stop Morgan le Fay and the Morgan le Fay's Coven, although he expressed a more ruthless than ever pragmatism due to his stay in the Dark Dimension. After an intense confrontation at the Hostel, involving Wilder killing Bronwyn and briefly seeing a future version of himself, the Runaways were victorious and Wilder expressed his wish to have a more peaceful life.

Biography[]

Early Life[]

Childhood[]

Alex Wilder was born the son of Catherine and Geoffrey Wilder. Due to his parents being closely affiliated with the members of PRIDE, Wilder grew up befriending the children of the organization's members.^[5] However, when Alex was young, a family from PRIDE, the Hernandez's, were killed in an explosion. Alex attended the funeral, but was mostly oblivious to what had happened. He then played with his friends in another room at the celebration of life.^[6] In sixth grade, Alex held a party for his friends and gave them R2-D2 flashdrives.^[7] One time, the Wilder family went to Las Vegas for vacation. When the parents went to watch Cirque du Soleil, Alex claimed that he wanted to stay and watch How to Train Your Dragon 2. He did so for five minutes before sneaking out into a how to hack a call seminar.^[8]

Disturbing Discovery[]

Wilder became particularly close friends with Amy Minoru, as both of them shared the same passion for video games, with Minoru being aware that Wilder also had feelings for her younger sister Nico. However, while they were playing together in the Timely Coffee, Wilder was asked by Amy to examine her laptop and Wilder told her that she had been hacked. Much to Wilder's bewilderment, this caused Amy to panic and leave the café.

Wilder learned that Minoru had hacked into Wizard's servers. He offered to accompany her when she would tell that to her mother Tina, but Minoru refused, and Wilder did not insist. Shortly after, however, Minoru died, apparently committing suicide, and Wilder felt responsible for what had happened.^[9]

Alex prepared to enter the Minoru Mansion for Amy's funeral, but found it hard to go in as he did not want to say goodbye. He instead leaned against his car, crying. Alex's mother met him outside later, wondering what had happened. Alex explained his feelings and how he wished he knew how much Amy was struggling. He just wished he was there for her.^[10] Feeling betrayed by Alex, the children of PRIDE all split up and discontinued being friends.^[5]

Helping the School[]

In 2017, Wilder was at school and tried helping to wheel a television down the ramp. However, the cord got stuck on the corner, causing Wilder to ask bystanders for help. To his annoyance, he did nor receive any help, even from people who passed by him. He saw Nico Minoru sitting by a tree and tried to get her attention. However, she had earbuds in, so she did not hear him. Wilder then tried to grab the cord on his own, causing the television to slide down the ramp. Wilder caught it in time, but voiced his annoyance in the people around him.

Wilder then walked up to his bus for a school trip. When he walked in, he saw Karolina Dean, Molly Hernandez, Nico Minoru, Chase Stein, as well as another version of Alex Wilder. Confused, Wilder asked what was going on. Hernandez simply told him they were time travelers before Minoru used a mind wipe spell. Wilder then woke up, sitting on the bus, forgetting what happened.^[11]

Reunion[]

Crime Discovery[]

Wilder was playing Star Wars: Battlefront when his father Geoffrey asked him to come and enjoy breakfast with him and his mother Catherine. During the meal, they discussed Wilder's way of coping with Amy Minoru's death, but Alex insisted that he was fine hanging out alone without his childhood friends. Despite this, Alex was encouraged by his parents to invite his friends over to the Wilder Mansion for a reunion like the teenagers used to do during their parents' PRIDE meetings.

Alex went to Atlas Academy and watched his friend, Nico Minoru from afar, not sure about what to do. He eventually resolved to give it a try and called Catherine to inform her that he would invite his friends. Later, he approached Chase Stein to start a conversation and invite him, only to be rebuffed by the argument which erupted between Stein, Gert Yorkes, Karolina Dean and himself, leaving him still alone. He then found Minoru and tried to tell her how much he missed her, but she pretended not to hear him due to listening to music and left.

Due to this failure, Wilder returned home, finding the members of PRIDE all gathered and lamenting over the fact that his former friends had not come. Thus, he went to spend some time alone in the guesthouse. However, he decided to try one last thing and sent his former friends a picture of their old group. This, combined with all the ordeals they had to face in the meantime, caused the teenagers to answer to his invitation, much to his delight.

Despite this reunion, things were still tense between the future Runaways, who struggled to find something to do together. The situation escalated into an argument, during which Alex was blamed for having avoided Amy's funeral, which sparked the end of their friendship. Alex and the others followed Stein into Geoffrey's office where he wanted to find some alcohol. However, once in the study, Alex accidentally activated a secret mechanism which opened a mysterious passageway leading into the basement.

Going downstairs and discussions where it could lead them, Wilder and the group soon arrived in a gallery from the top of which they saw all their parents gathered in red robes, and unable to hear them due to an invisible force field. Wilder and the others were then utterly astonished when they saw their parents apparently sacrificing a young girl in a ritual. However, while they watched in horror, Molly Hernandez tried to take a picture of the scene with her phone, triggering a flash which forced the teenagers to flee in order to remain unseen from their parents.^[5]

Alex instructed his teammates to hide in the guesthouse while he left to shut down power in the Wilder Mansion so that the parents would think that their ritual had caused the flash and the power shortage. He then returned to the Runaways and explained his plans, which was approved by Minoru. As they knew their parents would come and check on the teenagers, they pretended to be playing Twister when Geoffrey and Catherine arrived.

Once they left, Wilder and his friends began talking about what they had seen, finding it hard to believe that their parents could be murderers. They decided that they needed more time to figure it out and went to the mansion's hall to join their parents, with Wilder trying to casually discuss with Nico's father Robert. He then gathered his teammates and encouraged them to act normal until they understood what they had seen. He then saw his friends departing, except Nico who he found in the bathroom, extremely upset by their discovery.

Wilder comforted Nico, especially in regard of the loss of her sister Amy which made her feel lonelier than ever now that their parents turned out to be possible criminals and then took her back to her parents so she would return home. Remaining alone with his own parents, Wilder shortened the conversation about potential mutual feelings between him and Nico and went to his bedroom. He then sent a text message to the Runaways, asking them to meet him at the beach in the next morning to begin their investigation.^[12]

Investigation[]

In the next day, Wilder was joined by his friends on the beach to discuss their recent discovery, sharing Nico Minoru's doubts about the picture of Destiny Gonzalez received by Karolina Dean. He convinced his teammates to perform some investigation on their own, instructing Chase Stein to find the Dematerialization Box used by PRIDE in the Stein Mansion why he would try to access the Wilder Mansion's secret room once again. He suggested that Minoru joined him as a lookout, but was disappointed when she declared that she would rather inspect the Staff of One used by her mother Tina during the ritual.

Wilder thus returned home and went to his father Geoffrey's office. Knowing that he did not have much time before his father returned home, Wilder activated the opening mechanism and called Geoffrey to know when he would arrive. However, Wilder realized that his father's message informing him had been delayed and that Geoffrey was already home. Fearing that Geoffrey would find him in the study with the secret passageway open, Alex hurried to see him. Much to Wilder's relief, once Geoffrey arrived in his study, the passage was closed again.

Wilder was later called by Minoru, who had experienced some trouble with the Staff of One as she had accidentally caused snow to fall in her mother Tina's office. Once in the Minoru Mansion, Wilder unsuccessfully asked Wizey to stop the snowfall, then asked to inspect the Staff of One himself. However, at the moment he took it, he experienced pain which forced him to drop it. The process caused the snow to stop. Wilder and Minoru were then informed by Wizey that Tina was on her way home. They thus hurried to clean up the snow in the office before Tina's return.

Wilder was then taken into Nico's room, and they quickly devised the story to have Tina to believe: pretending that Nico had invited him over in their parents' absence and that they were making out. Wilder gleefully went along with this story due to his feelings for Nico, and Tina arrived in the room while they were acting. Wilder was told to leave the house and was show his way out by Nico. However, before departing, Wilder commented on how Nico had chosen him to assist her and kissed her goodbye, assuming that not everything was fake in what they had shown to Tina. He then smiled for some time in his car before leaving.^[6]

In the evening, Alex took part in a WizTalk conversation with the other Runaways in order to discuss the thin results of their investigation. Wilder indicated that he could not enter the ceremonial room, and still had a hard time to believe that his parents could be murderers, despite Stein reminding that his father Geoffrey had been sentenced to jail for murder. Once the conversation was ended, Alex returned into Geoffrey's study and attempted to open the secret passageway, only to discover that the mechanism had been changed. While searching through his father's belongings, he found a hidden gun and decided to keep him for his safety.

On the next day, Wilder went to Atlas Academy and was approached by Nico, who planned to report the murders to the LAPD despite Wilder advising otherwise since they had no concrete proof of their parents' crime. Wilder watched as she left for the District 27 West Side Station at the end of the day and, declining Dean's and Gert Yorkes' office to join them in order to find something to prove their parents' innocence at the Dean Mansion, he decided to go to the police station as well to support Nico. However, they were surprised to see Victor Stein and Robert Minoru accompanied by Detective Flores, who had conducted the investigation on Amy's so-called suicide.

Figuring out that PRIDE had an influence over the police, Wilder and Nico decided to quickly leave. Once in his car, Wilder showed her the handgun he had stolen from his father, claiming that they had to ensure their safety on their own. They then went to the Timely Coffee, where Wilder used his computer to decrypt a Church of Gibborim file sent by Yorkes and retrieved on Leslie Dean's laptop. The file turned out to contain a list of fifteen runaways, and they figured out they had all been victims of PRIDE selected by Leslie in person.^[7]

Kidnapped by Darius Davis[]

Alex was then called out by the barista of the Timely Coffee who informed him that his car's alarm had been activated. He went out of the coffee while Nico Minoru updated Karolina Dean of their new discoveries, only to be attacked and kidnapped in the parking zone by Darius Davis and the Crips, a street gang to which Geoffrey Wilder once belonged.^[7] Alex was forcefully put into their car and ordered by Davis to give him his phone as they drove to a location unknown to Alex.

Alex was taken to a house, and Davis explained that it was where his grandmother Nana B was living. Alex was then told the real reason why his father had been cleared of his murder charges: Davis had agreed to take the blame for the crime Geoffrey had perpetrated, in exchange for the promise that Geoffrey would take care of Nana B and Davis' girlfriend Tamar. However, once out of jail, Davis estimated that Geoffrey had forgotten him and not given Davis what he deserved, which was why he had abducted Wilder in an attempt to extort money from Geoffrey. Alex was not that surprised by Davis' reveal and insisted that he was not like his father.

Once Davis called Geoffrey to inform him that he had his son, Alex told Geoffrey that he was still all right and listened as Davis demanded a million dollars from Geoffrey. They then went to a park and waited for Geoffrey to bring the money. Meanwhile, Alex discussed with Davis' young associate Andre, who told him how he had hacked Geoffrey's phone and explained that he had joined the Crips due to the lack of good opportunities like the ones Wilder had. However, the conversation was ended when Geoffrey attacked with a couple of LAPD officers. In the ensuing confrontation, Alex shot Andre, who aimed at Geoffrey, with his father's gun he had kept the whole time.

Once the fight was over, Alex handed over the gun to his father. However, this also caused him to be taken hostage by Davis while Geoffrey was distracted by Andre's wound. Therefore, Alex was once again taken away by Davis in his car and was confronted about him shooting Andre. Eventually, Wilder was rescued by the Runaways, who managed to stop Davis' car thanks to Molly Hernandez's superhuman strength and Dean firing light beams at Darius. Once Davis fled due to being afraid of Chase Stein's Fistigons and Minoru's Staff of One, Alex decided to return to his father who was still with the wounded Andre.

Alex insisted that Andre should be taken to a hospital and wanted to come with his father wherever he planned to take Andre, but Geoffrey denied this, claiming that Andre would be all right. Alex blatantly accused his father of lying, mentioning what Davis had told of him, but Geoffrey quickly rebuffed Alex and ordered him to take a bus and leave. Therefore, Alex returned to the Timely Coffee and joined the other Runaways, convincing them to go to the Wilder Mansion in an attempt to save Andre from a possible sacrifice. However, once they arrived, they found the ceremonial room empty and figured out that PRIDE had decided to carry out the ritual somewhere else.

Heavily upset by his failure to save Andre, Alex retreated into his bedroom, where he was joined by Minoru. Alex confessed that he had shot Andre and that he was the reason Andre would die since Alex had protected his father who might not even deserve this protection. He was comforted by Minoru, who told her relief to have him back and they eventually shared a kiss. As they were making out, Dean arrived in the room to inform them that Stein had found a video camera in the sacrifice room. By looking into it, Alex discovered that its data were transferred on a server located in Wizard Headquarters, prompting the Runaways to decide to retrieve it, as they could not fathom any possible explanation for their parents' actions.^[1]

Infiltration into Wizard Headquarters[]

In the next day, Alex called Nico Minoru to confirm her intent to hack into Wizard servers during a PRIDE gala at Wizard Headquarters. He then went to the Timely Coffee and joined the Runaways to discuss their upcoming mission, and while some of them, like Minoru or Molly Hernandez, began to voice second thoughts and suggested to try to talk to their parents, Alex considered that they were beyond talking to them and convinced his friends that their plan was their only option.

Alex returned to his house to prepare for the gala and was approached by his father who offered to help him with his tie. However, Alex abruptly rebuffed him, claiming that their relationship had been too much damaged because of his father's action. Alex prepared on his own and then left with a limo to go to the party with the other Runaways. Once they arrived, Alex voiced his disgust at the idea that the crowd believed to PRIDE to be heroes while they were actually criminal.

As the party had begun, Wilder decided to launch the mission with Nico and Gert Yorkes. He sent the latter to distract the security guard Earl and took advantage of this to take an elevator with Nico. They reached the servers room, with Wilder expressing his amazement at the sophisticated equipment, and attempted to hack into the servers. However, he soon realized that he could not plug his own equipment to Wizard's, prompting him and Nico to try to access the file they were looking for directly from Nico's mother Tina's office.

Since Nico's access card failed to open the door to Tina's office, Wilder suggested to try himself and claimed to have successfully guessed Tina's password. Once Nico managed to activate Tina's desk thanks to a mechanism similar to the one powering the Staff of One, Wilder plugged his computer and began downloading the file he wanted to retrieve. However, he was informed by Nico that Tina was coming to her office. They thus hid behind the desk and waited for her to arrive. As they heard her crying, Wilder prevented Nico from going to her mother as they could not afford to be discovered.

Once the download was completed, Wilder and Nico returned into the building's hall, discussing about what they had done and seen in Tina's office, and Wilder assured Nico that he had simply guessed Tina's password, which was simply "password". They were then joined by Chase Stein, who informed them of the recent developments regarding the Runaways and PRIDE, namely that Karolina Dean had the ability to fly and that Robert Minoru and Janet Stein were having an affair.^[13]

Decryption and Confession[]

The day following the Infiltration into Wizard Headquarters, Alex was surprised to see his parents Geoffrey and Catherine in his bedroom as he got out of his bathroom. As his parents asked him if there was something he would like to discuss before the upcoming Atlas Academy open house, Alex returned the question to them, leading to an awkward moment, and then left after picking up his laptop, on which the decryption of the file stolen from Wizard's servers was still running, before Catherine could reach it and see what Wilder was doing.

Wilder went to Atlas Academy, where he was approached by Nico Minoru, who told him that her own parents were now separated, and asked to know how Wilder could have known her mother Tina's password, as she did not believe that he had simply guessed it. However, before he could answer, they were joined by Karolina Dean and Chase Stein, and later by Gert Yorkes and Molly Hernandez. Sensing jealousy within the group, Wilder encouraged his friends to support each other and confessed that the decryption of the file was harder than he expected.

Alex was then shocked by Hernandez's reveal that she had inadvertently told Catherine that she had seen PRIDE's red gowns, meaning that she knew about the Rite of Blood and could have told her friends. Although he understood that Hernandez had been intimidated by Catherine's personality, Alex blamed her for not having disclosed such a vital piece of information earlier, which caused Hernandez to angrily leave as she did not feel supported by her friends. Wilder and his friends then went to attend the beginning of the open house.

Near the end of the open house, Wilder was informed by Stein that his parents were meeting with Dale and Stacey Yorkes. Wilder and the Runaways easily figured out that they were talking about Hernandez and Wilder lamented over the fact that the decryption was still not finished. When asked by Stein about what they would do once it would be, Wilder simply replied that the matter would be off their hands and that he would be glad of it. Leaving Atlas Academy, Wilder went to the Timely Coffee, where Minoru joined him. Once again, Wilder was asked by Minoru to tell her about how he knew Tina's password, leaving him in discomfort.^[4]

Knowing that he did not have the choice, Wilder confessed everything he knew about the circumstances of her sister Amy's death: that he knew she had stolen Tina's password and hacked into Wizard as well, and that Amy had realized that Tina knew about it the night before she died. Wilder explained that he blamed himself for not having done enough to protect and support Amy and that he regretted not staying with her on the night she died. This led to an argument, as Nico reproached Wilder with having kept this a secret from her while Wilder claimed that he had sworn not to talk about it and that even if he could, Nico had distanced herself from everyone else after Amy's death.

The pair kept talking about Amy's alleged suicide, figuring out that thins did not add up and hypothesizing that Amy might have discovered PRIDE's secret as well. When Nico decided to return to the Minoru Mansion to find Amy's phone, who had not been found yet, Wilder suggested to go with her, but she bluntly refused, causing Wilder to remain in the Timely Coffee until the decryption of the file was finally completed. Thus, Wilder was able to watch PRIDE's very first sacrifice of Brooks Watten. He then saw Nico returning and was informed that she had found the phone, which was reloading as they spoke. In return, Wilder told her that he had successfully accessed PRIDE's file.

Wilder sent a message to the other Runaways, asking them to come as soon as possible. Once all the Runaways were gathered, they discussed what to do with the video, and Wilder was upset that both Stein and Dean preferred to wait before sending it, as Stein feared for his father's life if PRIDE were imprisoned while Karolina had asked for her father Frank Dean's help. Nonetheless, Wilder decided to carry on their initial plan to release the footage, only to be attacked by Stein, who grabbed his laptop and violently smashed it while Wilder was distracted by the discovery of Yorkes' dinosaur, thus destroying the only solid piece of evidence that the Runaways had against PRIDE.^[9]

Infiltration into the PRIDE Construction Site[]

On the next day at Atlas Academy, Wilder watched as Chase Stein was being comforted by his former teammates about the health of his father. Due to Wilder still deeply resenting Stein for destroying his laptop, he attempted to leave as Stein approached, but Karolina Dean told him to stay so they could discuss what had happened. Still, Wilder insisted that Stein's actions meant that the Runaways were powerless against PRIDE. As they faced division and even separation, Wilder tried to leave alone and walked by Eiffel, who was selling tickets for the upcoming school dance and claimed that Wilder had no business in it. However, Wilder smiled when Gert Yorkes, speaking for the team, declared that they would all go to the dance.

Later, Wilder and the group were surprised by Molly Hernandez's return, as she had left Montebello where she had been sent away and explained that she had found a videotape left to her by her parents. Wilder guided the group to a room with a VHS reader, and they all watched the video were Gene and Alice Hernandez detailed the potentially cataclysmic consequences of PRIDE's action at the PRIDE Construction Site. The Runaways then debated over what to do, and Wilder, agreeing with Stein despite his resentment, claimed that they had to do something about it to stop their parents' plan. Therefore, he instructed his teammates to use the dance as a cover to gather in the evening and then go to the dig site.

While preparing for the dance, Wilder received a phone call from Nico Minoru using her sister Amy Minoru's phone. He thus went to the Minoru Mansion where Minoru showed him the last text message received by Amy, warning her about a male individual coming for her. As they discussed who had killed Amy and who had sent her the message, they were interrupted by Robert Minoru who wanted to take some pictures of them. Despite still acting as a couple in front of him, Wilder was told by Minoru that their relationship was definitely over. They then left for the school dance.

During the dance, while waiting in the car, Wilder wondered why Stein and Yorkes were not coming. When Minoru decided to look for them, Wilder offered to come with her, but she chose to go with Dean instead. Once all the team was gathered, they drove to the PRIDE Construction Site and reviewed all the equipment they had gathered. Wilder himself intended to use an access card stolen from his father Geoffrey, but they were stopped by Carl, a member of the Church of Gibborim who explained that the site was no longer managed by Geoffrey Wilder Construction Inc. Still, the Runaways were able to enter the dig site thanks to Dean.

Wilder and his teammates quickly discovered the massive hole created by the Nemo Industrial Drilling Machine. Wilder and Dean then went with Hernandez as she used her superhuman strength to push a truck down the hole, and Wilder was amazed by its depth. However, as Minoru attempted to fill the hole with sand using the Staff of One, the Runaways were confronted by PRIDE, who had arrived on the dig site. Refusing to follow his parents who wanted him to come home, Alex prepared for a fight between the teenagers and their parents.^[14]

Wilder was not able to take much part in the confrontation against PRIDE. Like his friends, he was knocked over by Jonah's powers when he joined PRIDE and he reluctantly accepted to leave Dean behind as she claimed that Jonah was only interested in her. Wilder ran away with his team, astonished by the amount of power unleashed by the duel between Dean and Jonah. He then tried to convince Minoru that they had to leave even without Dean, which she agreed to do after noticing Dean's defeat.^[15]

Rescue of Karolina Dean[]

Wandering through Los Angeles, Wilder led his teammates to the forest near the Griffith Observatory. There, the Runaways discussed their next move, and Wilder suggested that they left the city to prepare and rescue Karolina Dean, while Nico Minoru insisted that they had to save her right away. Wilder eventually agreed to devise a plan to rescue Dean before leaving Los Angeles. He thus instructed some of his friends to find new clothes for them to go incognito.

Before departing for the Church of Gibborim Executive Office, Wilder persuaded Gert Yorkes to leave her dinosaur Old Lace behind, as it was not safe to have her with them. He and the Runaways then went to the Timely Coffee to find Vaughn Kaye, a young member of the Church of Gibborim, who they attempted to convince that Dean was in danger because of Jonah, but he did not believe them, leaving them on their own. While his friends infiltrated the Church's office, Wilder went to steal a van for their escape. While doing so, he saw his parents leaving the building, apparently angered by their recent meeting with Jonah and deciding to leave PRIDE.

Wilder successfully managed to steal a Church of Gibborim van, enabling his friends to safely leave the office with Dean, who Molly Hernandez and Chase Stein had managed to rescue. Wilder and the Runaways then returned into the woods. Leaving his friends for a moment, Wilder returned into the city and decided to contact Darius Davis in order to strike an alliance with him, thus enabling the Runaways to have some money.^[15]

Life on the Run[]

Wilder returned to his fellow Runaways early in the morning, informing Nico Minoru that he had someone providing him money so they could survive. Wilder and the Runaways then went to the Los Angeles Bus Depot in order to leave the city. However, they caught a WHiH World News report informing the population that the teenagers were suspected of having abducted Molly Hernandez and to be involved in the death of Destiny Gonzalez. Thus, Wilder and his teammates were forced to flee on foot.^[15]

Working for Darius Davis[]

Twenty-four hours into being runaways, the Fistigons and money given to Wilder by Darius Davis were stolen by Mike on a Bike while Chase Stein was on the lookout. Wilder and the Runaways chased Mike until they came to a street and were forced to retreat as there were cameras everywhere. While talking, Molly Hernandez brought to the group's attention the food situation, and knowing they could not pay to eat somewhere, Wilder suggested they find somewhere they can eat for free.

The Runaways found a food kitchen and had an argument about whether they should eat there or not due to the fact that it was a food kitchen owned by PRIDE, with Alex stating he would not like to eat PRIDE soup. Eventually, the group decided to eat there, and Wilder, as the group's leader, was pounded with questions on why he was ready to leave Karolina Dean behind earlier and then where he would get money, in which he stated he would find a way to get some.

Wilder met with Davis again, who was surprised that he had already lost the money he gave him. Wilder pleaded with Davis to give him money because his friends were counting on him, saying he would do anything. Davis then took him to his house, where he confiscated the gun he loaned Wilder, saying that if the police would find the gun, Wilder would be framed for using it instead of him, with him then saying that due to Wilder's family lineage, he had made an insurance policy to make sure they stayed that way, and that he was not safe with the gun on the streets.

Davis took him inside his house and tricked Wilder into thinking he was going to make him do dirty business, but soon revealed that he actually was there to paint his and Tamar's babies room. Davis continued, saying he believed seafoam green would be a good color. Wilder started painting and after a while, Tamar came home. She walked into the room and saw how the painting was, getting into an argument with Davis about the color of the room. She wanted it to be "Robin's Egg" instead. She called her sister Livvie in, who said Tamar was always right, leaving Davis to apologize to Wilder for the trouble of repainting the room. Livvie then stepped forward and introduced herself, apologizing as well before noting that he hadn't been doing much manual labor. Darius then asked Wilder, who started to like Livvie, to get back to work and left the room with his family.

Hours later, Wilder told the Runaways to meet at a place where homeless people lived. Wilder bought tents and other necessary supplies using the money that Davis gave him. Wilder soon realized what he missed, seeing that they had held a funeral for Graciela Aguirre. Wilder asked if it was PRIDE who murdered her. Stein told him that it was always PRIDE.

Wilder and the Runaways woke the next morning to the sound of the Fistigons. They ran towards Mike on a Bike, Wilder tried to tell Mike that they were dangerous. The team stole bikes from the shelter and started chasing Mike. Soon enough, Gert Yorkes called on Old Lace, who tackled Mike. Just as Wilder and the team started to corner him, he used the Fistigons to shoot at them, though missing, and ran away, the Runaways dropped their bikes and ran after him. As they were chasing him, Dean fell through a window and discovered the a hidden building. As Stein recovered the Fistigons from Mike, the rest of the team decided to explore the building. Wilder realized that people had been there before, while jokingly reminded them about the tents. They all kept exploring the Hostel, deciding to make it their new home.^[16]

Settling In[]

While sleeping in the new Hostel, there was an earthquake causing panic. Molly Hernandez saved Gert Yorkes while the earthquake stopped. They then looked around to see that Karolina Dean was gone. They went searching around the Hostel, but could not find her. Suddenly, Dean returned claiming to have stepped out because she could not sleep, but she said the rest of Los Angeles was okay, so it was not the quake that Jonah was talking about.

Nico Minoru hugged Dean leading Wilder to look away awkwardly. Wilder then announced he was off to his job leading the others to force him to say what it was. Wilder refused, leading to Hernandez yelling at him. Wilder finally told them he was working for Darius Davis. They got mad at him and said it was a bad idea, but Wilder just walked out ignoring them. He arrived at Davis' house and met with him. Davis was confused, saying he did not ask for him and thought he had an ulterior motive. He believed it to be Livvie, but Wilder just wanted Davis' old computer for parts. Davis agreed if Wilder helped him move some boxes.

He then joined in on dinner and Davis gave him money despite Wilder not asking for it. Davis explained that it was a down payment. As Wilder packed the leftovers, he talked to Livvie who jokingly asked which food they eat in Brentwood. They went upstairs and Livvie talked about how bad his hair was. She then put lotion on it to soften the hair up. She then said he would be hot with cornrows and offered to do it. He agreed and she turned his hair into cornrows. She then brought up how he was wanted, and he was surprised that she knew. Livvie then said she was not a snitch and did not believe he did the crimes. She then kissed him. Wilder sat outside with his new braids and talked to Livvie. He asked if he could see her the next day then kissed her before leaving.^[17]

Betrayed by Davis[]

In the morning, Wilder got a call from Nico Minoru, telling him to arrive at the Hostel immediately for training. Wilder ignored it while walking down the street. He walked into a bar and handed money to the bartender, who gave him something. Wilder texted Darius Davis saying that he got the item. He returned to Davis, and they talked while playing dominoes. Davis eventually tricked Wilder and won, telling Wilder sometimes he had to sacrifice a five for a ten.

Later, Wilder talked with Livvie about avocado picking before she played with his hair again. Livvie said that she was selling moisturizers made out of avocado and it was very successful. Wilder was impressed and asked if he could kiss her. She said yes and leaned in. They fell onto the bed having sex. Afterwards, they kissed and Wilder left. However, Davis saw him kissing her while picking Wilder up. Davis said they had another run to do.

On the way to the run, Wilder talked to Davis about Livvie, who told him to slow down a little. When they stopped, Davis assured Wilder that he was telling him that because he wanted him to win. Wilder then got out and went into the warehouse for the stop. When he walked in, he found his father's car. Wilder turned around to run, but Davis was behind him with a gun, apologizing. Davis and Wilder make eye contact before Wilder was driven away.

In the car, Geoffrey made Alex give him his phone and turned it off in fear that they were being tracked. Alex looked around and noticed the bags. Geoffrey explained that they were leaving the city for his protection. Alex sneakily took out his burner phone and called Minoru. As Minoru listened, Alex talked like nothing was happening until Geoffrey said where they were going, which Minoru overheard.

At the airport, Alex thanked Davis for his survival and said to his father that Davis was good to him. Geoffrey did not care. Suddenly, Karolina Dean came out of the sky. As Alex ran, Chase Stein blasted him with the Fistigons. They all got into a car and drove off from Geoffrey.

At the Hostel, Wilder watched the news and found that Davis was shot dead and was now "proven" as the killer of Destiny Gonzalez, meaning the kids were cleared. Wilder angrily turned off the iPad, knowing it was PRIDE's doing. Minoru came in and talked about it before showing him some old video games that she found. Wilder plugged it in, and they played Street Fighter together. Wilder explained how he had a girlfriend and Minoru was proud of him. However, he explained how it was probably over. Later, a mysterious man walked into the Hostel having followed Molly Hernandez home. He introduced himself as Topher Vasquez.^[3]

Locking Up His Parents[]

Moving On[]

The Runaways were immediately untrusting of Topher Vasquez. Nico Minoru locked Vasquez in a sound bubble as they talked about what to do. Wilder ultimately admitted that he did not care. He just lost someone that he cared about and that was what he was thinking about. Later, Wilder was able to think of a way to kill Jonah which he achieved through his hacking skills. However, they needed an object that could be found in their school.

They created a plan that involved Vasquez sneaking into the school. They watched as Vasquez went in, but there was an earthquake, causing an evacuation. Wilder then had to go in himself, threatening their safety. Chase Stein worked with him to get the master key from Eiffel. Wilder patiently waited as Stein did so. Gert Yorkes then arrived saying they were compromised. Stein got the key, and they quickly ran to open the door to the lab so they could get the item.

The other Runaways then arrived, saying their parents were there. They ran to a secret stairwell and hid in it until the threat was gone. The kids then left the school and found Vasquez outside. He was able to successfully get the package. At the Hostel, Wilder worked to get the computer on. Vasquez let Wilder keep his phone, saying he could easily get another one.^[18]

Problems With Topher Vasquez[]

The group forced Topher Vasquez to tell them his backstory. He told the group that he had troubles at home and found a Gibborim Rock in a terrarium. Ever since, he had been grinding up the rock and using it sparingly. Later, Wilder and Chase Stein talked about Stein's relationship problems with Gert Yorkes. Wilder assured him that everything would turn out okay. They then talked about Vasquez and how the terrarium claim was unlikely.

They soon found that Vasquez was gone, and he took the plans to the dig site. The Runaways went to the dig site and found Vasquez running away and hijacking a car. They followed Vasquez to a house where he was yelling at his parents. Through the yelling, they realized that Vasquez was lying. He was working at Goodwin University when the Hernandezes were killed and was also exposed to the rock there. This confirmed that he was not eighteen either, like he claimed.

Molly Hernandez was then forced to come between Vasquez and his parents, causing Hernandez to get thrown into the yard. The Runaways made sure she was okay, but suddenly, Vasquez threw a dumpster at them. Stein used his Fistigons to deflect the object. However, it deflected towards Yorkes, who was saved by Vasquez. Vasquez was critically injured, but they had to get away before the police arrived.^[19]

Saving His Father[]

Wilder was working on his device to kill Jonah when Nico Minoru came in to ask how she should apologize to Molly Hernandez. Wilder said she was asking the wrong guy. When Minoru left, Karolina Dean came in to talk about Nico. She asked about his previous relationship and how Minoru responds to conversations about Amy Minoru. Wilder said that he used to kill Minoru and now he hears the two women talking all night in the room next to him. He said that she was open with him until he talked about Amy.

Chase Stein then interrupted. Wilder asked how Gert Yorkes was, but he ignored them and said they needed to talk about Jonah. During the meeting, Dean said that Jonah was at the Church of Gibborim, so they decided that they needed to go there. They all then found out that Stein and Yorkes were having a major fight. At the Church of Gibborim, Dean distracted everyone with her lights while the Runaways broke into a room.

Inside the room, they found an unconscious Victor Stein. They also found two Dematerialization Boxes. Knowing that Jonah was in one, they opened the other and found Geoffrey Wilder. They took him with them. Stein tried to break out his father, but the group argued that it seemed like that tube that he was in was keeping him alive. At the Hostel, Alex woke up his father who asked if Alex saved him. Alex rudely replied that he kidnapped him and made sure Geoffrey understood that he was in Alex's house, where Alex was the leader. Only Alex could ask questions as it was his roof.^[20]

Stopping Jonah[]

Alex told Geoffrey Wilder what the plan was to stop Jonah. The Runaways then blindfolded Geoffrey so that he did not know where the Hostel was. They brought Geoffrey to a diner where Alex hacked the dig site. They discussed more of their plan and Dean forced them to try to save Jonah's family, which were at the bottom of the whole. Alex disagreed as they could be like Jonah, but Dean said if they get killed, a part of Dean gets killed.

The Runaways and Geoffrey finally went to the dig site. Karolina Dean texted Jonah to meet so that they had extra time. Alex and Geoffrey took care of the security as the rest of the Runaways tried to save Jonah's family. They were unsuccessful, however, as Jonah arrived, forcing the Wilders to sneak around. They finally watched as Jonah called for the ship. Suddenly, Nico Minoru jumped out of the hole, landing heroically, causing Alex to remark at how he loved the Wicked Witch of the West. The two Wilders then charged towards Jonah and were met by the Runaways and the PRIDE parents.

They all engaged in a fight with Jonah. The parents were able to destroy the ship, leaving Dean upset. Jonah angrily marched towards the parents, attempting to kill them. However, Minoru got to Jonah, stabbing her Staff of One through him. This seemingly killed Jonah as well as caused a rift between Minrou and Dean. Minoru then used her staff to put all of the parents to sleep as the Runaways left. Back at the Hostel, they ate while Minoru tried to work things out with Dean.^[8]

Day Off[]

In the aftermath of the battle, Chase Stein and Wilder talked about next plans. Stein admitted that he did not want to live in the Hostel forever. Karolina Dean then said that she needed a day off to get over what happened with Jonah. Wilder suggested that they all take a day off. He then texted Livvie, who wanted nothing to do with him.

Wilder ignored the warning and visited Livvie anyways. He found Livvie and Tamar bringing her daughter, Xerxes Davis home for the first time. Suddenly, an officer named AWOL shot at them from above. Wilder tackled Livvie to save her. When the police arrived to the gunshots, Wilder hid until the coast was clear. Wilder then asked Livvie to join him so they could meet with the Runaways.

At Nana B's house, Livvie met the Runaways and they talked about ow Geoffrey Wilder killed Darius Davis. Wilder planned to put his father in jail, they just needed evidence. They all went to the Gordon Hotel in hopes of finding video tapes of Davis' murder. They sneaked in and got into a room. Nico Minoru and Molly Hernandez soon left to get some air. When an employee came in, Stein and Gert Yorkes pretended to be an awkward couple to get the employee away.

Livvie teased Wilder about the richness of the room and how he grew up in it. Wilder told her to lay on the bed and feel the cotton. Finally, Wilder got access to the tapes and saw Davis walking. Suddenly, the tape cut out. Livvie suggested that they check the entrance door tapes. Wilder kissed her, completing her idea that they would see who entered after so they know who killed him. As they watched the tape, they saw not Geoffrey, but Catherine Wilder following Davis. Minoru and Hernandez then returned, saying they had been caught. The group tried to escape, but Hernandez was captured.^[2]

Big Mistake[]

The Runaways picked up Karolina Dean before venturing out to save Molly Hernandez. Chase Stein knocked down the door, but they found Hernandez already taking care of Flores. They told Hernandez he was not worth it, to which she agreed. On the ride home, they realized they could track their phones now, so they all threw them out the window. Later, Wilder found that Livvie still had her phone. She refused to have it destroyed as she had evidence that Darius Davis was innocent. Wilder looked at the footage and found evidence that AWOL shot at Livvie. He then backed all of the storage up and destroyed the phone.

The next day, Livvie wanted to go home, so Wilder offered to take her to Simply Blossom before going home. Livvie said that AWOL usually went there to eat. Wilder realized that this was an opportunity to make a deal. He took all of the Runaways there, hiding the true reason why. When AWOL arrived, Wilder encountered him, but AWOL ignored Wilder. Wilder then pushed AWOL's food away, getting his attention.

Wilder started talking, but AWOL got mad and pulled a gun, forcing everyone onto their knees. Nico Minoru froze him with her Staff of One so that they could leave. They then got mad at Wilder for lying to them. Wilder returned Livvie home, only to find AWOL there. AWOL wanted to talk, so Wilder did. He then made a deal with AWOL: he would destroy the evidence against AWOL if he helped Wilder arrest PRIDE and Flores. AWOL agreed. However, Livvie got mad at Wilder for this reckless deal and forced Wilder to leave.

At the Hostel, Wilder found Livvie telling the Runaways what happened. The Runaways got very mad at Wilder for what he did. They also were mad that Wilder made plans on his own. Wilder calls then hypocrites as they have done the same thing. Later, Wilder called AWOl, who refused to meet with Wilder, betraying their deal. AWOL also went ahead and killed Flores.^[21]

Wilder tried to help Yorkes by doing research and soon looked at the cameras that he set up. He saw AWOL outside the Hostel, holding Livvie hostage. Minoru put up a protection spell, but Wilder wanted to give himself up for Livvie. However, Hernandez pinned him to the ground, not letting him go. Once they figured out a plan, Wilder went to the top of the hill, telling AWOL to come get him. Once AWOL walked up the hill, Wilder flipped him off and jumped through the sky roof where he was caught by Dean.

AWOL followed Wilder, only to fall into the Hostel. The kids then tied him up as he cursed out at them. Wilder took the Fistigons and threatened AWOL in a moment of rage. He snapped out of it, apologizing to everyone. Minoru had trouble keeping the spell, but Wilder told her to lift the spell so AWOL's men could get in, and then use another spell to take their guns. Minoru complied, but the spell was too much, knocking her out. Wilder and Dean carried of Minoru as Wilder shot the Fistigons at AWOL and his men.

AWOL followed the group into a bedroom. Minoru suddenly woke up and summoned the staff. Her eyes then cracked and withered as she yelled "Get Out!" AWOL and his men then suddenly disappeared into thin air. Hernandez returned to the Hostel, having saved Livvie. Wilder and Livvie later talked about their relationship. Livvie decided to break up with Wilder to protect her family. Wilder understood.^[22]

Molly's Quinceañera[]

The next day, Wilder found Molly Hernandez in the dining room. She quickly hid and item, when Wilder peered around, he saw a tiny cake. She explained that it was her birthday the day before. Wilder wished her happy birthday, but she explained it was too late for that.

Soon, they realized that Chase Stein and Gert Yorkes still were not back and they were likely captured. They recruited Karolina Dean to come with them as Nico Minoru was wiped out by the spell. They arrived at the Yorkes Residence and threatened Dale and Stacey Yorkes. They then went to the basement and found Tina Minoru guarding Stein and Yorkes. They let out Old Lace to scare the parents and left.

At the Hostel, they set up a quinceañera for Hernandez. The girls and boys got dressed up separetly and went to the main hall. Wilder found Stein in his room and out of character. Wilder asked him to come down and Stein complied. Stein then gave a nice speech to Hernandez and danced with her. The rest then danced as the celebrated. Wilder flossed as the others danced. They ended the night with a giant cake for Hernandez. Later, Wilder heard comotion in the main hall. He then found the Fistigons on his bed. Confused, he walked to the hall and found Stein leaving. Stein explained that when he came to the hostel, he was a boy, but now he has matured.^[23]

Taking Care of Business[]

Karolina Dean told the remaining Runaways that her mother was captured by Frank Dean. Karolina wanted to go, but Wilder refused as he did not trust Leslie. He also told everyone that Chase Stein was only the first to go. He believed more would go as well. Wilder then met with Tamar. She did not want anything to do with the Wilders. Wilder asked her for the gun that Darius Davis tried to blackmail him with. He explained that he could use it to put his parents in jail. Tamar complied, but said she would shoot him if he approached her again.

Later, Wilder was met by Gert Yorkes. As they talked, Yorkes' stomach suddenly grumbled. Wilder believed that she was still sick. Yorkes then burped, but explained that it tasted like a dish from her father. She then concluded that it was Old Lace's connection and she was being fed. She left happily. Karolina, Nico Minoru, and Molly Hernandez soon returned, having saved Leslie. Wilder got mad that they went against his vote, especially when they got mad at him previously for going against them.^[24]

Framing His Parents[]

Wilder got a call from Chase Stein. Wilder shared this call with the rest of the Runaways, who wanted nothing to do with him. Stein asked them to meet him in the woods. They did so and Stein warned them of their parents' plan. They had weapons that could disaorient the kids. They also have more weapons that could erase their memories so it was as if they never met. The kids agreed that it was a risk they would take.

When Stein left, the parents' drones came at them, scrambling Nico Minoru's speech. Wilder tried to shoot the Fistigons, but was unable to as the drones cancelled out electronics. The Runaways were then forced to split up. Wilder ran on his own down the block. He continued until he got to a car wash, tricking the employee into thinking he owned one of the cars. As Wilder drove, he saw Geoffrey and Catherine Wilder behind him. Alex swerved around slower cars in hopes of losing his parents. He then got out of the car and ran into an alley.

The Wilder parents cut him off on the other side of the alley. Alex hid around a corner, glove on, and hand on the trigger of a gun. He planned to shoot, but decided not to. Instead, he planted the gun from Darius Davis in their car. When the police arrived, Alex ran as the police found the gun, arresting Alex's parents. Alex returned to the Hostel only to find Minoru and Molly Hernandez. Stein, Gert Yorkes, and Karolina Dean were captured.^[25]

The Last Runaways[]

Saving Friends[]

Wilder called for Nico Minoru, Molly Hernandez, Xavin, and Leslie Dean to come over and watch a PRIDE press conference. They watched as Victor Stein, Stacey Yorkes, and Tina Minoru gave a press conference. They stated that Robert Minoru was greatly injured. Wilder apologized to Nico for that trouble. Xavin revealed that Stein, Yorkes, and Tina were not themselves, but rather the Magistrate, who they knew as Jonah, along with his wife, and his daughter. Xavin also revealed there was a son that was yet to be known.

They turned gears to try to save their lost Runaways. Wilder and Nico Minoru went to the Stein Mansion. Wilder looked in using his X-Ray Specs and saw three bodies inside Healing Algorithms as well as somebody monitoring them. Wilder called Hernandez and Xavin for a plan. This plan was that Xavin would call the Magistrate's family, posing as the son. Once they did that, the Magistrate left the mansion, allowing Wilder and Minoru in.

Inside the garage, they saw that the three bodies were Chase Stein, Karolina Dean, and Janet Stein. Wilder touched Janet's tube, putting him inside her algorithm. Janet was happy to see Wilder and told him that the algorithms were connected, so he had to get them out through a code in the Abstract. Wilder was leaving the algorithm, when he looked to his left and saw Chase through the wall. Chase apologized, thinking everything was his fault before the crack disappeared. Wilder then found Minoru in Dean's algorithm. He went inside and found the two girls hugging. He told Minoru the deal. They disconnected, but only to see that the Magistrate's had returned. The two Runaways hid in a closet.^[26]

Battling Magistrate[]

Wilder and Nico Minoru continued to hide until a box was knocked down. Minoru used a spell to hide them when Magistrate investigated. They waited a little longer and Minoru fell asleep. Wilder was soon forced to wake her up as her snoring was loud. They went out of the closet and saw the coast was clear. Wilder tried to get into the algorithm, but found that he could not so they journeyed upstairs to get the Abstract.

Minoru hid them from Magistrate and The Daughter in the hallway until they got to the Abstract. Wilder opened it up and was able to read some of it as it seemed to be an equation. Suddenly, Magistrate entered so they hid in a closet, but Minoru dropped her Staff of One. Magistrate saw the staff, knowing Minoru was there. Wilder and Minoru then ambushed Magistrate downstairs. Minoru fought Magistrate as Wilder opened the Abstract. Wilder fidgeted with the code until he was finally able to get the Healing Algorithm open, freeing everyone. Xavin then defeated Magistrate by throwing Inhibitor Pods at him. They left the mansion and returned to the Hostel where they decided to let Chase Stein rejoin them. However, Xavin was worried about the Son not being revealed yet. Wilder assured Xavin that they would search in the morning.^[27]

Losing Control[]

Meeting His Mother[]

The Runaways continued to wonder and fear who had the Magistrate's Son inside of them. Nico Minoru talked about blacking out and being violent, making her the main suspect. Wilder thought of the idea of using the X-Ray Specs to see who had it. When Chase Stein went looking, the specs were gone. They continued further, but decided to sleep. The next morning, they had waffles before deciding to finally tackle the problem. Suddenly, Leslie Dean returned home, saying that she saw the specs at the front of the house all smashed.

Wilder then thought of the idea to break into the Minoru Mansion and get the Inhibitor Pods so they could scout out the Gibborim. Wilder went back to his room where he got a call from Tamar. Wilder answered only for it to be Geoffrey Wilder. Geoffrey asked if Alex could come see his mother, who had taken the rap for the murder. Alex refused, but Geoffrey said that Catherine wanted him to say a special code. When Alex heard the code, he realized it was his IP address, so Catherine knew he had been hacking.

As the Runaways planned to break into the Minoru house, Alex left, telling Stein that he had to protect them from PRIDE. Alex went to the prison and talked with Catherine, still angry at her. Through their argument, Catherine said she would not turn him over, but wondered if Alex knew why she plead guilty. Catherine explained that she plead guilty because in the alley, she saw Alex pull a gun on her and realized that was what she would do. Alex claimed she was nothing like him, but she argued it was the opposite. Alex then got up and left.^[10]

Devastating News[]

Wilder returned to the Hostel and the Runaways still were not back yet. He went to his computer and fidgeted a little until he got another call. On the other line, Geoffrey Wilder said hello and pleaded for Alex not to hang up. Alex listened without saying a word. However, Alex broke down as Geoffrey told him that his mother was murdered. Alex dropped his phone in sadness as he started to cry. This moment of vulnerability allowed the Magistrate's Son to reveal himself.^[10]

Trapped[]

Prisoner of AWOL[]

Magistrate's Son was finally expelled from Wilder thanks to Nico Minoru. However, the troubles for Wilder did not go away as he was tranported into the Dark Dimension from the spell and taken by AWOL, who was also there. AWOL strapped Wilder to a chair until he finally got Wilder up and put a bag over his head.^[28] Later, he saw a vision Nico Minoru above him. Although he was confused, he screamed for them to help him before the vision suddenly ended.^[29] Later, Wilder was attacked and pleaded for them to stop as he would do anything. However, they simply grabbed Wilder and forced him to his feet.^[30]

Choosing a Family[]

Catherine Wilder was eventually recreated and acted as a moral guide for Alex. Darius Davis also emerged. Davis tried to get Alex to do the deed of killing his mother. Alex refused, causing him to be in a state of torture. Eventually, Alex was brought by Davis to a server room. David showed Alex a video of the Runaways being attacked by Quinton the Great. Davis told Alex that he stopped the effects of the Dark Dimension from removing Alex's memories just so that he could see his friends suffer.

Alex then charged at Davis, pinning him to the wall. Davis laughed, seeing Alex's rage. He then told Alex that if he killed his mother, his friends would be saved. Alex then made a choice of which family he would save. Alex walked into his mother's cell and approached her with a dagger, doing the deed. Soon, the Runaways ran in. Nico Minoru hugged Alex and asked if he remembered them. Alex said that he did, but looked towards Cloak and Dagger, asking if he was supposed to know them. Dagger assured him they were just there to help.

Cloak then told everyone to grab hands as he teleported them to the Hostel. Dagger grabbed Wilder's hand and saw his hopes. Alex stood, looking over Los Angeles having control over Old Lace as well as gaining Karolina Dean and Molly Hernandez's powers, the Staff of One, the Fistigons, and the X-Ray Specs. When they emerged at the Hostel, Dagger said they needed to go back and told everyone what she saw. Wilder assured her that it must have been some weird mistake as his mind was all jumbled up in the Dark Dimension. The others agreed and thanked Cloak and Dagger before they left. The group then went to go find Molly Hernandez.^[31]

Defeat of le Fay[]

Wilder sat at his desk, looking up his mother's obituary, figuring out that the Catherine that he killed was simply a recreation. He then overheard an argument between Nico Minoru and Karolina Dean. Minoru wanted to end Morgan le Fay, but Dean was worried of who Minoru was becoming. A much colder Wilder agreed with Minoru, wanting to end everything.

Later, Molly Hernandez finally returned having been kidnapped by le Fay. She was saved by the parents, who also arrived. Alex reunited with Geoffrey Wilder. The parents and children thought of ways to kill le Fay with Minoru realizing that if her dark dagger could kill Quinton the Great, it could possibly kill le Fay. Geoffrey then went upstairs with Stacey Yorkes. When Alex followed him, he saw Geoffrey very hurt.

Geoffrey brought up how Alex missed Catherine's funeral. Alex sarcastically apologized saying he was being controlled by a gibborim. They then argued with Geoffrey thinking Alex was going down the wrong path. Alex told his father that he could not second guess himself anymore and it was about survival now. He then angrily left his father, who was worried about Alex.

Alex then talked with Minoru who was worried that le Fay was coming to them as she could feel it. Alex told her that they would have home court advantage. Minoru then told him to stick to the plan and not get separated. Suddenly, le Fay arrived through a portal. Minoru threw her dagger at le Fay, who simply absorbed it. le Fay then told them that her reign was already starting and she was giving them a chance or there will be pain.

Alex soon knelt in front of her, saying he did not want any more pain. The other Runaways soon followed, submitting themselves to le Fay. However, this was just a distraction as Victor Stein shut down all Corvus satellites. The group then stood up triumphantly. le Fay attacked Minoru as Alex saw Bronwyn attacking the parents. Alex took his knife from Darius Davis, and stabbed her from behind, killing her.^[32]

Alex returned to find Chase Stein making a circle of salt around le Fay. She send glass shards through Stein's chest. As Stein fell to the ground, he completed the circle, allowing Tina Minoru to perform a spell that sent le Fay back to the Dark Dimension. Alex witnessed Stein die in front of everyone, especially Gert Yorkes, who was crying. Suddenly, they heard Chase Stein above them cheering that they won. He then said that he just got knocked out by himself and looked down to see the duplicate. Karolina Dean concluded that it must have been time travel as the dead Stein faded away into nothing.

The next day, Wilder went downstairs and found the group. They wanted to get breakfast. Wilder was late to join them, but quickly went to his room to grab his wallet. He then saw a note left on the table. It said to infiltrate Wilder Innovators, hide Mancha, and kill Nico Minoru. Wilder disregarded it and joined the others as they walked out smiling.^[11]

Personality[]

Wilder is an introverted and quiet individual who used to spend most of his time playing video games and engaging in traditionally nerdy activities, and he claimed that he was perfectly comfortable with this way of life. After Amy Minoru passed away, his isolated behavior began to increase. Nonetheless, Wilder later revealed he does desire to become social once again and tries to reunite his childhood friends, and this action indirectly caused the creation of the Runaways. Following the discovery of PRIDE's true nature, Wilder gained the trust of the Runaways due to his intelligence and a firm belief in the team's friendship, as he was able to reunite the group two years after the tragic death of Minoru. He was often responsible for ending the bickering amongst the team, and he skillfully organized the team for the various missions they gave themselves, ending up as a natural, albeit sometimes heavily questioned, leader of the team.

Wilder was deeply affected by the revelation that his parents were criminals. While the Runaways were hiding from PRIDE at the Hostel, he was the only one to actually care about bringing PRIDE to justice while his teammates focused on other matters, such as how to survive and trying to plan their future. Wilder began to adopt an extremely pragmatic point of view while trying to take down PRIDE, which led him to harsh decisions like striking a deal with the corrupt AWOL, even if it meant antagonizing his teammates. He notably told Karolina Dean that the Runaways could not survive and win against PRIDE if they were not willing to have blood on their hands.

Although generally calm and cunning, Wilder could lose his temper on some occasions, especially when the life of people he really cared about was threatened. As such, upon discovering that AWOL held Livvie as a hostage, Wilder was willing to risk his life alone to save her, and when AWOL was eventually held captive by the Runaways, Wilder made him suffer from the Fistigons and could have tortured him further if not being stopped by Dean and Molly Hernandez. He later apologized to Dean for this lack of self-control. His six months long stay in the Dark Dimension deepened this dark side of Wilder since he was constantly tortured by a recreation of Darius Davis which eventually led him to kill a recreation of his own mother. Once back in his world, Wilder was shown to be more ruthless and harsh.

Wilder can be very stubborn, as evidenced by the consistent clashing of opinions with his fellow Runaways, and has consistently refused to consider forgiving his parents for their crimes. Conversely, his stubbornness allowed Wilder to subconsciously resist being subsumed by Magistrate's Son far longer that the other Gibborim-possessed hosts; only when Wilder learned of his mother's death was he pushed into enough despair to allow the Son to exert full control over Wilder's body.

While he has often protested that he does not care that he has no powers like the rest of the Runaways, Wilder does hold a deep-seeded hope to possess all of their powers for himself, as seen when Dagger unintentionally used her ability of hope perception to view his secret desire. Still, Wilder claimed that this had only been caused because of his long stay in the Dark Dimension.

Powers and Abilities[]

Powers[]

• Fistigons Capabilities: Although Wilder does not possess any innate powers, he is able to use the Fistigons given by Chase Stein to grant himself various abilities he would otherwise be incapable of doing.
  • Energy Blasts: Wilder was given the Fistigons by Chase Stein before the latter joined PRIDE. He fired off several energy blasts at AWOL's strike team during the Siege of the Hostel, but failed to hit his mark.

Abilities[]

• Gifted Intellect: Wilder is considered to be an intelligent person by many, namely his father and Nico Minoru. The latter called upon him for assistance when she discovered abilities of the Staff of One, believing he could create a solution. She emphasized this by saying she "needed a nerd." The usually anti-authoritarian Chase Stein even agreed that Wilder is the smartest member of the Runaways.

• Expert Tactician: Wilder has a honed sense for strategy from his experience with video games. When Molly Hernandez flash-photographed a meeting of their parents sacrificing Destiny Gonzalez, Alex quickly devised a plan to cut the power to his mansion to make it seems like a circuit blew from the usage of the Dematerialization Box, in order to confuse them from believing they were being watched. Chase Stein became annoyed that the team assumed only Alex created plans, but nonetheless they proved effective when he orchestrated the Infiltration into Wizard Headquarters and hack into their servers during a PRIDE gala, as well as having their parents witness them attending Atlas Academy's dance as a cover for them secretly sabotaging their parents' construction site. After escaping their parents and Jonah, Alex organized the team to retrieve nourishment and outfits in order to maintain a low profile on the run, obtained a getaway van to help retrieve Karolina Dean from Church of Gibborim captivity, and appealed to Darius Davis' hatred for his own father to obtain a weapon and money. Despite his abilities in devising clever plans and making decisions under pressure were sometimes questioned, such as when he suggested the team rescue Dean at a later date, eating at separate tables at a homeless shelter to reduce noticeability, inviting Livvie to temporarily stay at the Hostel, risking striking a deal with the corrupt AWOL or leaving Old Lace behind, Alex was still trusted by his teammates when it came to strategy, such as during the Infiltration into Atlas Academy, the Infiltration into the Church of Gibborim Executive Office, the Infiltration into the Gordon Hotel, the Capture of Molly Hernandez, the Siege of the Hostel (during which he drew from simple video game theory), the Rescue of Gert Yorkes and Chase Stein, and the Chase of the Runaways. Gert Yorkes theorized that Wilder's brief absence was the very reason the team was not thriving in practice, because "making a plan has always been Alex's job" according to Molly. In exchange for manual labor, Wilder also learned about anticipation and victory through discernment from Davis and used his knowledge to finally frame his parents for a crime. According to Livvie, Alex always has a plan.

• Expert Hacker: Wilder is a highly skilled hacker, as he received an A+ in Ethical Hacking according to his father. He also attended Def Con 23 where he sat in the back of a seminar on how to hack a call while his parents went to go see Cirque de Soleil during their family vacation in Las Vegas. He was able to decrypt PRIDE's files on their sacrifice victims, and was able to track where PRIDE's cameras footage was being transmitted to by translating it's IP address into a physical address. He was also able to retrieve data from the Wizard server, which is considered to be one of the most secure in the world. He also rerouted Gibborim security vans by getting into the church records and tracing the VIN numbers, which allowed him to access anyone who used a traffic app, plugged in their phone or any device using Wi-Fi. Wilder hacked Livvie's phone tracking system and was able to make it look as if the phone was located in the mountains of Wakanda, surprising his then-girlfriend.

• Engineer: Wilder was able to build a super-computer from salvaged older parts in order to access the security system at the PRIDE Construction Site.
• Thief: Wilder is an adept thief. He managed to steal one of his father's pistols from the latter's study, a security van from the Church of Gibborim Executive Office, and a car from Gower Car Wash.
• Combatant: Wilder was able to take down a Church of Gibborim security guard aiming a gun at his father. He also managed to kill Bronwyn with a shiv.
• Marksman: Wilder knows how to handle and discharge a pistol. He shot Andre in the shoulder, and the latter required medical attention. He later learned how to properly hold a pistol from Darius Davis, and he could effectively use Chase Stein's Fistigons against AWOL.

Equipment[]

Weapons[]

• Rock Island Armory 1911:

  

  Wilder took this handgun from his father's desk, and had it with him when he was kidnapped by Darius Davis. When his father and some of his men began a shootout against Davis, Alex shot Andre in the shoulder to prevent him from shooting his father.

• Glock 17: Wilder obtained this handgun from Darius Davis when he ran away from his parents, with the excuse of protecting himself when he was on the streets. However, it was a trick to plant Wilder's prints on it, in order to have an insurance in case he betrayed Davis, as the gun had been used on a crime, and Davis kept the gun just in case. Wilder retrieved the gun from Tamar following Davis' death, and used to frame his parents, by planting the gun on their car and calling the police so that they retrieve it.

• Strike Team Pistol: In the aftermath of the Siege of the Hostel, Wilder reclaimed a handgun which had been dropped by AWOL's strike team as they had disappeared. Wilder took the gun to the Yorkes Residence and planned to use it for the Rescue of Gert Yorkes and Chase Stein, but gave up on the idea because of Karolina Dean and Molly Hernandez's disapproval.

• Fistigons:

  

  During the Siege of the Hostel, Wilder wore Chase Stein's Fistigons to threaten AWOL who was held captive by the Runaways, placing them right in front of his face so he could feel the high energy emitted by the gloves. He later used the Fistigons to fire at AWOL and his squad, although he was not able to hit one of them. Stein later bequeathed the Fistigons and the X-Ray Specs to Wilder before the former left the Runaways. Wilder later wore the Fistigons as a safety precaution during a meeting between the Runaways and Stein, who had agreed to join PRIDE. He used them to fire at PRIDE Drones, but the electronics were jammed and they were rendered ineffective.
• Shiv: During his imprisonment at a prison within the Dark Dimension's version of Los Angeles, Alex was given a shiv by the apparition of Darius Davis. In order to save his friends, Alex used the shiv to kill the apparition of his mother, Catherine, an act which severely darkened his soul. After the Runaways fled from the Dark Dimension, he kept the shiv with himself. He then used it to slay Bronwyn from behind during the Battle at the Hostel.

Vehicles[]

• Toyota Prius: While living with his parents, Wilder had his own car he mostly used to go to school at Atlas Academy.

• Alfa Romeo Giulia: During the Chase of the Runaways, Wilder stole this red compact executive car in an attempt to escape from PRIDE, especially his parents who were chasing him.

Facilities[]

• Wilder Mansion: Wilder lived in this wealthy residence with his parents Geoffrey and Catherine. After the death of Amy Minoru and growing estranged from his other friends Wilder started hanging out by himself playing video games all day in his room.
• Timely Coffee: Wilder often met with the other Runaways at the Timely Coffee, where they would discuss their plans to take down PRIDE.

• Hostel: Like the other Runaways, Wilder sought refuge in an abandoned mansion known as the Hostel. He initially spent little time in the Hostel since he was often outside, meeting with Darius Davis and starting a relationship with Livvie, but eventually settled down in a more permanent way. Unlike his teammates, Wilder lived on the ground floor, where he installed computer equipment to hack into the PRIDE Construction Site. He also collected pieces of evidence and notes about PRIDE, including a map of the construction site, which he pinned on a wall of the Hostel.

Relationships[]

Family[] Grandmother Great-Uncle † Geoffrey Wilder - Father Catherine Wilder † - Mother Tamar - Stepmother Xerxes Davis - Stepbrother Livvie - Step-Aunt and Ex-Girlfriend Step-Grandmother Allies[] Runaways - Teammates and Friends Nico Minoru - Ex-Girlfriend Karolina Dean Gert Yorkes Molly Hernandez Chase Stein Old Lace Amy Minoru † - Best Friend Limo Driver Vaughn Kaye Darius Davis † - Former Kidnapper, Former Attempted Killer and Friend Leslie Dean - Former Enemy Xavin Tyrone Johnson/Cloak Tandy Bowen/Dagger PRIDE - Former Enemies Tina Minoru Dale Yorkes Stacey Yorkes Victor Stein Janet Stein †

Enemies[] Brandon - Former Classmate Lucas - Former Classmate Robert Minoru † Crips Andre † - Attempted Victim Eiffel Jonah Topher Vasquez - Former Ally Los Angeles Police Department Flores † Anthony Wall/AWOL - Attempted Killer Mitch Vic Jay Magistrate's Son - Former Controller Magistrate's Wife Magistrate's Daughter Darius Davis (Dark Dimension) Catherine Wilder (Dark Dimension) † - Victim Morgan le Fay's Coven Morgan le Fay Bronwyn † - Victim Cassandra

Appearances[]

Appearances for Alex Wilder

In chronological order: Runaways | Episode 1.03: Destiny (flashbacks) Runaways | Episode 1.08: Tsunami (flashbacks) Runaways | Episode 3.03: Lord of Lies (flashbacks) Runaways | Episode 3.10: Cheat The Gallows Runaways | Episode 1.01: Reunion Runaways | Episode 1.02: Rewind (concurrent events) Runaways | Episode 1.03: Destiny Runaways | Episode 1.04: Fifteen Runaways | Episode 1.05: Kingdom Runaways | Episode 1.06: Metamorphosis Runaways | Episode 1.07: Refraction Runaways | Episode 1.08: Tsunami Runaways | Episode 1.09: Doomsday Runaways | Episode 1.10: Hostile Runaways | Episode 2.01: Gimmie Shelter Runaways | Episode 2.02: Radio On Runaways | Episode 2.03: Double Zeros Runaways | Episode 2.04: Old School Runaways | Episode 2.05: Rock Bottom Runaways | Episode 2.06: Bury Another Runaways | Episode 2.07: Last Rites Runaways | Episode 2.08: Past Life Runaways | Episode 2.09: Big Shot Runaways | Episode 2.10: Hostile Takeover Runaways | Episode 2.11: Last Waltz Runaways | Episode 2.12: Earth Angel Runaways | Episode 2.13: Split Up Runaways | Episode 3.01: Smoke and Mirrors Runaways | Episode 3.02: The Great Escape Runaways | Episode 3.03: Lord of Lies Runaways | Episode 3.04: Rite of Thunder (mentioned) Runaways | Episode 3.05: Enter the Dreamland Runaways | Episode 3.06: Merry Meet Again Runaways | Episode 3.07: Left-Hand Path Runaways | Episode 3.08: Devil's Torture Chamber Runaways | Episode 3.09: The Broken Circle Runaways | Episode 3.10: Cheat The Gallows (concurrent events)

Trivia[]

• In the comics, Alex Wilder was revealed to be a mole of the PRIDE inside the Runaways. After his death, he was eventually resurrected by Daimon Helstrom and tried to recreate the PRIDE with Cornell Cottonmouth, Black Mariah and Cockroach Hamilton in New York City.
  • Suspicions of Wilder being a mole were alluded to by his teammates in the episode Gimmie Shelter, but later episodes showed that Wilder remained loyal to the Runaways (although he kept secrets from them). The only time Wilder went against the Runaways was when the Magistrate's Son controlled him.

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    The vision of Wilder's hopes seen by Tandy Bowen, in which Wilder holds all the powers and equipment of his teammates, is a nod to his treacherous nature in the comics (the way Wilder appears in the vision accurately replicates an image from the comics after he betrayed the Runaways and stole their artifacts).
• Wilder is 5'9" and weighs 129 lbs.
• Wilder is a fan of Iron Man, Captain America and Spider-Man.
• Wilder is a fan of the Star Wars and Doctor Who franchises and owns memorabilia dedicated to them; He owns an R2-D2 flash drive, and his license plate says "My other ride is a TARDIS", respectively.
  • Another reference to his interest in Star Wars is his phone's answering machine response: "Hey. Currently training on Dagobah. Leave a message."^[1] The Dagobah System is where Luke Skywalker trained under Yoda to fight Darth Vader.
  • Wilder is the second major MCU character to be a Whovian, the first being Jemma Simmons.
• Wilder plays Star Wars: Battlefront, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Street Fighter II, Fortnite, Grand Theft Auto; as well as Magic: The Gathering.

Behind the Scenes[]

• Tyler Lofton was a cast double for Rhenzy Feliz in Cheat The Gallows.
• Lexter Rivera-Santana, DaJuan Rippy and Xavier Charles were stunt doubles for Rhenzy Feliz in the role of Alex Wilder.

References[]

External Links[]

• Alex Wilder on Marvel Database
• Alex Wilder on Wikipedia

Runaways
Alex Wilder • Nico Minoru • Karolina Dean • Chase Stein • Gert Yorkes • Molly Hernandez