Who is Midnighter?

Midnighter, sometimes referrred to as Lucas Trent, is a vigilante in the DC (and formerly the Wildstorm) universe. He´s been a member of The Authority and Stormwatch.
He is openly gay and in a relationship with fellow hero Apollo aka Andrew Pulaski.

He first appeared in Stormwatch vol 2 #4, approximately february 11th 1998.


Upcoming comics (based on synopsis):
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Other:
- The Authority movie (202?)

Wildstorm comics

Stormwatch vol 2 , #4-6
The Authority vol 1 , #1-12, #29
The Authority vol 2 , #1-13
The Authority: Revolution , #1-12
Midnighter vol 1 , #1-20
The Authority: Prime , #1-6
Midnighter: Armageddon
The Authority vol 4 , #1-18
Wildcats: Worlds End , #19-25, 28-30
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optional reading
The Authority vol 1 , #21
DC/WS Dreamwar , #1-6
The Authority vol 3 , #2
The Authority: The Lost Year , #3-12


DC comics

Stormwatch vol 3 , #1-30
Grayson , #1-2, 4-7, 13-14, 18-19
Divergence: Midnighter
Midnighter vol 2 , #1-12
Midnighter And Apollo , #1-6
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optional reading
Young Romance 2013
Batman And Robin Eternal , #23-26
Nightwing: Rebirth
DC Cybernetic Summer
DC Pride 2023

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Warworld story arc:
Future State: Superman: Worlds Of War , #1-2
Action Comics , #1029-1034
Midnighter 2021 annual
Superman And The Authority , #1-4
Action Comics , #1035-1045
Action Comics 2022 annual
Superman: Warworld Apocalypse


Also, The Wild Storm, from 2017. Midnighter and Apollo´s first appearance is in #17.

Different Versions of Midnighter

Major appearances:

DC Midnighter
(First Appearance: Flashpoint vol 2 , #5)

Wildstorm Midnighter
(First Appearance: Stormwatch vol 2 , #4)

The Wild Storm Midnighter
(First Appearance: The Wild Storm , #17)


Minor appearances (Wildstorm):

Flowers For The Sun
(Midnighter vol 1 , #6)

Nightshade, The Meritocracy
(The Authority vol 1 , #19)

Daybreaker, The Authoriteens
(Gen 13 vol 4 , #10)

Daylighter, Two Dangerous Ideas
(Wildstorm Winter Special vol 1 , #1)

+ various other alternate versions of him and the rest of the authority seen throughout The Authority: The Lost Year.


Minor appearances (DC):

Futures End Midnighter
(The New 52: Futures End , #1)

Future State Midnighter
(Superman Worlds Of War , #1)

Flashpoint Midnighter
(DC´s I Know What You Did Last Crisis , #1)

Miscellaneous

The Authority were the inspiration behind the Justice Lords in the Justice League episode "A Better World".

Midnighter and Apollo were the inspiration behind the Assassin´s Creed characters Harlan Cunningham and Arend Schut.

Extended ...

Before The Authority, he was in a team called Stormwatch Zero, created by Henry Bendix and led by Apollo.He has body modifications that allow him to be able to predict his opponents movements by running them through his mind several times and heal fast (from both diseases and injuries), he is also faster and stronger than ´average´ humans.It´s revealed he´s in a relationship with Apollo in The Authority vol 1 #8, and the two get married and adopt Jenny Quantum at the end of the same volume.He´s known by the (fake) alias Lucas Trent, first introduced in Midnighter volume 1, but it has been seen throughout the DC universe too.