- "I bet the trees in your 'hood grows jobs and scholarships. Where I'm from, we don't got too many trees, homie."
- ―Andre to Alex Wilder[src]
Andre was a member of the Crips. He was wounded during the Kidnapping of Alex Wilder, which Geoffrey Wilder used to bring him to PRIDE so that Andre could be sacrificed in order to restore Jonah.
Biography[]
Confrontation with Geoffrey Wilder[]
- "You got what you needed from his cell?"
"Download complete." - ―Darius Davis and Andre[src]
Andre with Darius Davis
As a member of the Crips, Andre took part to an assault led by Darius Davis in order to take over the PRIDE Construction Site managed by Geoffrey Wilder Construction Inc. so that Geoffrey Wilder would come and confront the gang. When Wilder arrived, Andre searched him and confiscated his phone, pretending that they did not want the negotiation to be recorded. Andre then watched the argument between Davis and Wilder, secretly hacking Wilder's phone.
The Crips then let Wilder go after he threatened to destroy Davis and the Crips. Andre got in a car with Davis and announced that he had successfully downloaded the data from Wilder's phone, enabling Andre to track him down and monitor his activities.[3]
Kidnapping of Alex Wilder[]
Andre talking to Alex Wilder
- "How'd you guys find me, anyway?"
"We called your dad's phone, fool."
"No, his security's tight. He'd know if his cell showed any signs of being compromised."
"All I did was put a modified EEPROM into his phone signal and snag the serial number. Five minutes later, his data was mine." - ―Alex Wilder and Andre[src]
Andre assisted Darius Davis when the Crips attempted to kidnap Alex Wilder in order to blackmail his father Geoffrey. At first, Andre accompanied Davis and Wilder to Nana B's Residence, where Davis explained to Alex how he had served a jail sentence for a crime Geoffrey had perpetrated. They then went to a park, waiting for Geoffrey to come with 1,000,000 dollars in exchange for Alex. While they waited, Andre explained to Alex how he had hacked into Geoffrey's phone to find him.
However, Geoffrey arrived with a couple of LAPD officers, which led to a gunfight with the Crips. Andre aimed at Geoffrey with his gun, but he was shot from behind in the shoulder by Alex, who had stolen a gun from Geoffrey. Andre fell on the ground and Geoffrey leaned on him, only to be distracted as Davis had taken Alex hostage once again.[1]
Sacrificed[]
Andre shortly before being sacrificed by PRIDE
- "Cat, I got a live one, but I don't think he'll last for long. Get PRIDE together."
- ―Geoffrey Wilder to Catherine Wilder[src]
Still heavily wounded and bleeding, Andre remained with Geoffrey Wilder, who put him in his car. As Alex Wilder returned since he had been rescued by the Runaways, Andre begged him for help and Alex gave him his jacket so he could pressure the wound. Geoffrey then ordered Alex to leave as Andre was taken to the Church of Gibborim Executive Office. There, the gathered members of PRIDE pretended that they would heal him, while they actually sacrificed him in order to restore Jonah.[1]
Post-Mortem[]
- "I'm assuming the kid Geoffrey pulled off the streets was depleted when we converted him."
- ―Jonah to Victor Stein[src]
Although Andre's sacrifice enabled Jonah to be revived, the fact that he had been wounded immediately before the ritual was not without consequences. Indeed, Jonah was only able to use his powers once during a confrontation against the Runaways before his body once again began to decay due to Andre's living energy being insufficient to sustain such a use of Jonah's Gibborim related powers, forcing Jonah to ask Victor Stein to build a new Dematerialization Box.[5]
Personality[]
As a member of the Crips, Andre was not afraid of committing various felonies in order to survive. He was aware that given his origins, he would not have as much opportunities to progress in life as the likes of Alex Wilder, meaning that he had to struggle and fight in the illegality so that he could become someone important. Andre thought that the wealthy people of Los Angeles were prone to despise those of poorest extraction, despite the fact that they could be as skilled as anyone else.
Abilities[]
- "What, you think the only people good with tech lives in Brentwood?"
- ―Andre to Alex Wilder[src]
- Hacker: Andre had the knowledge and equipment to hack into Geoffrey Wilder's WizPhone, which later enabled the Crips to locate Alex Wilder and kidnap him.
Equipment[]
Weapons[]
- Brügger & Thomet MP9: Andre took this submachine gun under Darius Davis orders to the PRIDE Construction Site in order to force the foreman and workers out of the place, threatening them with their weapons, and luring Geoffrey Wilder to the site.
- Cobray M11/9: Andre carried this submachine gun when he kidnapped Alex Wilder alongside Darius Davis. He opened fire on Geoffrey Wilder's men when they went to attack Davis to rescue Alex, and he was about to kill him, until Alex shot him in the shoulder.
Relationships[]
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Appearances[]
In chronological order:
Runaways | Episode 1.01: Reunion- Runaways | Episode 1.05: Kingdom
- Runaways | Episode 1.09: Doomsday (mentioned)
- Runaways | Episode 2.01: Gimmie Shelter (mentioned)
Gallery[]
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