Dereck Johnson (Hyper-Über-Proto Gerosha)

Dereck Johnson / Verdabbin was to be a villain that featured in The Gray Champion: Modern Legend, first proposed in the fall of 2001. He was a green-cloaked Marlquaanite menace with demonic red eyes.

Character bio
At some point during the War on Terror, jihadists gained the upperhand. Verdabbin led them to taking Grand Rapids, MI hostage. It took a battle with the Gray Champion for him to lose his control.

Personality
Verdabbin was possessed of an obsession with spreading jihad throughout the globe.

Trivia
He was in later timelines reinterpreted as "Eqquibus," who was seen as a more mature manifestation of the character.