Real Name: Franklin Sadler
Occupation: Boxer
Identity: Secret
Legal Status: Citizen of the United States with no criminal record
Group Affiliation: Tribe
Base of Operations: Brooklyn, New York
First Appearance: TRIBE #1 (1993)
History: Former middleweight champion prizefighter Franklin Sadler has fallen on hard times, still operating out of the world famous Beat Down Gym, now a broken down space where only amateurs think there's still magic to be found. Getting by on betting scams in underground matches, Sadler has to be careful not to tip his superhumanly fast hands when using his secret powers to win his fights.
Sadler can still rely on Elias Banneker, an older little person who helps manage the gym, and both work with Murdock Ellison against the Europan Corporation. While the braggart Sadler's specific beef with the company is unrevealed, Ellison has noted that he is motivated by a desire for renewed glory.
Shift was a party to the Diamond G.E.M. switching station break-in, using his speed to disable motion detectors and a laser grid array, as well as work through the 36,000 possible combinations for the security system touchpad entry. Using information gleaned there, Murdock Ellis then broke into Europan directly, but when resistance made him jump out a window, Shift pulled together a mass of trash bags to break his fall. Shift continued to assist Tribe on their earliest missions, including a battle with Lord Deus.
Known superhuman powers: Superhuman speed.
© & ™ 1996 Larry Stroman & Todd Johnson
See also: Spawnometer 0:0:3:0: Tribe
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