Sleeper

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Sleeper is an S-Class threat of mysterious nature.

Abilities and Powers

Little is known about Sleeper's abilities, but he possesses a global reputation for having a great and terrible power.<ref name="I26.x" /> He is compared to The Endbringers, the Slaughterhouse Nine, and Nilbog<ref>Queen 18.4</ref> and to Ash Beast and the Three Blasphemies, and he is described by the Number Man as a living example of the fact that the increasing number of parahumans would inevitably lead to cataclysmic events.<ref>Extinction 27.2</ref>

In addition, Khepri declined to capture him while collecting parahumans during the battle against Zion, believing him to be "more trouble than he was worth".<ref name="30.4" />

His power seems to be related to some form of matter creation, which uses brains or perception as an attack-vector, since Wardens sought out All-or-Nothing brutes with resistant/non-typical brains and absolute matter annihilators to deal with him.<ref>“I don’t suppose any of you feel brave enough to go up against Sleeper? Absolute invulnerability better than Alexandria’s, special brains, absolute annihilation powers?” - Excerpt from From Within 16.2</ref>

History

Background

Sleeper has been known to move around though usually in Russia.<ref name="23.5 c1">Sleeper roams, but primarily Russia. - Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.5</ref> He eventually settled in Mordovia.<ref name="27.3"/>

Post-Timeskip

Dragon and by extension Saint constantly monitored Sleeper's activity, including even the slightest shifts, despite his apparent dormancy.<ref name="I26.x">26.x (Donation Interlude; Saint)</ref>

Gold Morning

The Mordovia Bubble was hit at the beginning of Scion's rampage, rousing Sleeper.<ref name="27.3">Mordovia bubble hit. Sleeper has been roused, last tracked en route to Zayin portal. Casualties unknown.Extinction 27.3</ref> He then traveled to Earth Zayin by portal and "subsumed" it.<ref name="28.5">Cockroaches 28.5</ref>

Using the Clairvoyant, Khepri found Sleeper sitting on a lawn chair on a balcony in Earth Zayin, reading a book out loud to himself. Deeming him too troublesome to collect, she let him be.<ref name="30.4">Speck 30.4</ref>

Early Ward

Stayed in Zayin.<ref>Interlude 5x II</ref> But apparently, was still uneasy enough to occupy The Wardens attention and resources.<ref>Beacon 8.2</ref>

Reported by Lisa Wilbourn to be "active"

Post-Attack on Teacher

Sleeper was confirmed as active, and was ranked as a non-immediate threat by The Wardens.<ref name="16.2II">From Within 16.2</ref> Legend was able to dissuade him from approaching by scorching out no man's land.<ref>“Sleeper.”

“Restless but still around. Earth Zayin in the palm of his hand. He started to emerge, Legend faced him down. [...] Leveled about thirty square kilometers of city.”

I nodded. “He’s dormant now?”

“For now. If he had motivations for making one attempt, he’s going to budge again soon. But I don’t have the instinct he’s our threat. He’s background. Someone else’s problem.”- Excerpt from Sundown 17.9</ref>

Trivia

• Wildbow has stated that Sleeper was included in Worm as a result of a fan's comment that not every character should be fully explained.<ref>"Wildbow: Sleeper was written in as a response to a fan saying that I shouldn’t go into detail and explain every character.  He featured in a snippet I wrote back in the day (I spent ten years writing bits and pieces of superhero stuff before settling on the story I wanted to write) and seemed like a good one to drop in.  He does have a power, but I think it’s best left unsaid, perhaps until the sequel." - Interview with Wildbow by t4nky</ref>
• In the parahumans list[1], under Sleeper's power, Wildbow had a message with a caesar shift of 31, saying "As if I'd really put something here. For real."

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