Simon Trent (New Earth-Forty Seven)

Origin
Simon Trent was born simple man living in Gotham, with goals that some would consider reaching for the stars. Simon wished to be an actor and was quiet skilled at it from an early age, able to impersonate anyone and could play any role.

At 18 he would gain a scholarship at the Gotham School of Theater, where he got certified in acting and would go own to acted in plays and film. During this time he would meet and befriend fellow actor, Alfred Pennyworth who was from England. During his career, Simon was revered as one of the greatest actors of his generation.

When Simon was 30, he had taken a break from acting to spend more time with his wife and young son. At the time, Simon's dream life seemed to have come into existence as he had hoped but like all things this was not as perfect as it appeared. During this time a mysterious serial killer appeared in Gotham and began targeting actors. At first Simon took no interest in the news and believed the police would catch the criminal before it would get worse. A few days after seeing the article, Simon's wife would be killed by the serial killer, who had broken into his home when he and his son were gone. After his wife's murder, Simon would send his son to live with relatives and he would begin wallowing in a depressed state. This sadness would nearly destroy Simon, until he began seeing superheroes appearing on the news and began watching their exploits and all the people they saved. Inspired Simon decides to stop his wallowing in self pity and decides to stop the mad man, who killed his wife. Simon decides he will become Gotham's protector.

After being recharged by his new goal, Simon would design a costume that would help him find the serial killer, something that would allow him to avoid being spotted and could intimidate the killer. He would end up creating a costume of gray that looked almost like a detective with their face obstructed with a scarf over his mouth and a fedora over his head to hid his identity, as well as goggles that would allow him to see in the dark if need be. After finishing the costume, Simon would create his superhero alias, which he choose to be the Gray Ghost, the spirit of Gotham. Simon would arm himself with a special gun that a friend of a friend, named Wesley Dodds had developed that would shoot a special sleeping gas from tiny rubber bullets and would give Simon the instructions on how to make it. He would soon set out on his patrol that night and would begin his search for the killer.