Mickey Murphy

"We all go a little mad sometimes."

- Mickey to Stryker

Mickey Murphy was a notorious criminal who escaped shortly before Wes Gates's vigilante career, and one of the first villains to terrorize Ben and Wes. Mickey's obsession with money ruined his relationship with his fiancee Michelle, and suffered a mental breakdown before turning to a life of crime and became Ultimate City's well known criminal before the arrival of Ajax.

Already having been incarcerated by Bucky Raymond, he escaped and started causing panic across the city, before being confronted by Wes. Eventually, Mickey was arrested for the next few years until Shadow destroyed the Next City Vault, allowing everybody to escape. He caused chaos along with Shadow's forces, but after Shadow's defeat, Mickey disappeared.