Breach (character)
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Breach #1 (March 2005) |
| Created by | Bob Harras (writer) Marcos Martin (artist) |
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| Alter ego | Tim Zanetti |
| Team affiliations | United States Army |
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Breach (Major Tim Zanetti) is a fictional superhero published by DC Comics. He first appeared in Breach #1 (March 2005), and was created by Bob Harras and Marcos Martin.
Publication history
Breach was originally intended to be a reboot of Captain Atom (Nathaniel Adams) until he was made an original character mid-development.[citation needed]
Fictional character biography
Tim Zanetti is a US Army Major who works for "Project Otherside", a secret Arctic nuclear reactor that can access other dimensions. After an accident imbues him with interdimensional energy, he is rendered comatose for 20 years and given a containment suit.
After being awakened, Zanetti discovers that his former wife Helen has married his former colleague Mac McClellan. MacClellan falsely claims that Zanetti's family was killed in the accident that created him and makes him battle the interdimensional Rifters.[1][2]
In Countdown: Arena, Breach is killed by Monarch.[3] He returns as a Black Lantern in Blackest Night before Superboy-Prime kills him.[4]
Breach's son, Tim Zanetti Jr., later joins the military-funded Project 7734 under the command of Sam Lane.[5]
Powers and abilities
Similar to Captain Atom, Breach possesses vast superhuman physical abilities, and can fly and transmute elements. He can also "melt" biological substances with a touch.[citation needed]