43 Facts About Chase Stein

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Victor Chase Stein is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

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2.

Chase Stein was portrayed by Gregg Sulkin in the Hulu television series Runaways, which is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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3.

Chase Stein appeared in Avengers Arena, written by Dennis Hopeless and illustrated by Kev Walker as well as its sequel, Avengers Undercover.

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Son of Victor and Janet Stein, Chase is first seen taking a punch from his abusive father for getting straight C's and being a "dumb athlete"; after witnessing the murder of an innocent girl by their parents, Chase appears not to be surprised, though blames everyone else's parents for the murder.

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5.

Chase Stein joins the team in the mass ransack to escape from their respective homes.

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Chase Stein provides the Runaways with their first hideout, a dilapidated caved-in mansion he called "the Hostel, " and their first transport, his white, unmarked van with stolen license plates.

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When Chase first confronts his parents, Chase remains defiant and unafraid of his parents, firmly establishing himself as the most rebellious and reckless of the group, a trait he carries for the rest of Brian K Vaughan's initial run on the title.

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Chase Stein is portrayed as having a free, reckless spirit, shown when he purposely repeatedly crashes the Leapfrog.

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9.

Chase Stein is known for having a temper; after the death of Gert, Chase Stein leaves the team for a time, with the intention of resurrecting Gert in exchange for selling his own life.

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10.

Chase Stein seems to be a devout Christian - when attacked by Old Lace, he recites The Lord's Prayer, and he later refers to the Devil as a real being.

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11.

Chase Stein called Karolina an angel after her alien origins are revealed.

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12.

Chase Stein is saved from making a dire mistake, and is gratefully allowed to return after learning that his grief nearly destroyed all his friends.

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13.

Chase Stein, feeling her death because of their link, falls into a slump and repeatedly mutters an apology for Gert.

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14.

Chase Stein believes the man is lying because he remembers killing his uncle and driving off.

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15.

Not long thereafter, Chase Stein makes the error of following a girl resembling Gertrude, and is hit by a car, ending up in the hospital.

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16.

Chase Stein began having dreams about Old Lace, but soon began sensing her presence in his waking hours.

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17.

Chase Stein asked Nico to try to find it and discovers that Old Lace was sent to a different dimension as a result of Nico's spell to put her to rest.

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18.

Chase Stein led the Runaways to the Avengers Academy to receive help from Giant-Man and Reptil.

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19.

Chase Stein was then possessed by Apex in his Darkhawk armor, resulting in him cutting off Nico's arm and causing her death.

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20.

Reptil asks Nico and Chase Stein for help breaking up the fight, but Nico insists she and Chase Stein stay out of it.

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21.

At Nico's command, Chase Stein then turns into Darkhawk and sucker-punches Reptil as part of some secret plan that he and Nico devised.

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22.

When Chase Stein refused to let Cammi stop Nico, she broke his arm and leg, taking the Darkhawk amulet for herself in order to stop Nico from killing everyone.

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23.

Unlike the others, Chase Stein has gone public, opening up his story to several talk shows much to Nico's chagrin.

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24.

Chase Stein now has shaved most of his head in favor of a mohawk, has gotten his ears pierced, and constantly wears sunglasses.

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25.

Chase Stein is next seen, apparently fully recovered, enjoying some vacation time on a lake with the rest of the group in the final issue of the series.

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26.

Chase Stein received Victor's head in the post from the Avengers after Victor was destroyed by Vision's new family, which Chase eventually reactivated.

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27.

Chase Stein was determined to step up as a provider for his found family and got a job.

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28.

Chase Stein gave the Fistigons and X-ray goggles to Alex, who subsequently betrayed the team to their parents.

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29.

Chase Stein has been known to use the Leapfrog and a switchblade.

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30.

Chase Stein uses a time machine later in the series to travel through time.

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31.

Gert's relationship with Chase Stein softened her somewhat, though she did not entirely lose her sarcastic edge.

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32.

Chase Stein revealed her insecurity about her appearance and fear that Chase would eventually leave her for a more conventionally pretty girl.

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33.

Chase Stein cares for Nico's safety and well-being, as evidenced from when he comforted Nico after Karolina's departure and later when he took the Staff of One from Nico to destroy it and give her a normal life.

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34.

Nico and Chase Stein shared a kiss after Chase Stein bluffed their way out of a potentially fatal encounter with inter-dimensional drug lord Pusher Man and managed to get a customer's name from the drug lord.

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35.

Chase Stein rejected the kiss but did not make a huge deal of it, even though Nico treated him more as an employee instead of a friend after the incident.

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36.

Nico was angry that Chase Stein had reverted to his old self after Murder World, while she thought of herself as broken.

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37.

Chase Stein was devastated when Chase was left comatose after a battle in Avengers Undercover.

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38.

Chase Stein's death made locating Victor personal for Chase, as he sought to prevent his current girlfriend's murder.

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39.

Chase Stein disagreed vehemently with Nico about letting Victor stay with the team, even after Nico stated she was prepared to kill Victor if necessary.

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40.

Chase Stein did admit to Victor that he envies Victor more than hates him, primarily because Victor is the son Chase Stein believes his parents wanted.

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41.

In volume two, Chase Stein tells Nico that he's evil, and implies that he once killed someone who tried to carjack his van.

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42.

Chase Stein admits that his mother allowed his father to abuse him, and because none of his dad's reasons for hitting him ever seemed good enough, Chase started making up reasons and convincing himself they were true.

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43.

The relationship Chase Stein has with Molly in the comics was originally given to Gert.

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