BLUE BOLT

Real Name:

Tommy Watt

Universe/Timeline:

Marvel Universe

Status:

Active

Additional Status Info:

West Coast Avengers

Category:

Science-Based Mutate

Alias:

Killerwatt, Chad Braxton.

Nationality:

American

First Appearance:

West Coast Avengers (4th series) #1

Powers & Abilities:

electrical powers allow him to hurl lightning bolts and fly

Affiliation:

West Coast Avengers III, HYDRA

Avengers Membership:

Recruited for the Avengers' prisoner rehabilitation program prior to West Coast Avengers (4th series) #1.

Notes:

Blue Bolt has an undisclosed history as a super-villain and henchman prior to joining the Avengers. He previous used the villain codename of Killerwatt.

Preliminary marketing material identified Blue Bolt as real name "Chad Braxton". However, West Coast Avengers (4th series) #2 ID'ed him as "Tommy Watt". It's unknown if one name is meant to be an alias, or if the Braxton name was discarded during production.

Last Updated:

3rd March 2025 by Monolith