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			“Heroes need someone who knows which wire to cut and when to keep his mouth shut.”
			<br>— '''Oz Traynor'''
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	[[File:Oz Traynor.jpg\|center]]		[[File:Oz Traynor.jpg\|center]]
	~~'''Real Name: '''Oswald Traynor~~

	'''Background~~:''' Oz~~ is a veteran of ~~the same ranger unit in which~~ [[Manhunter\|Cyrus Kempf]] ~~was a sergeant. He~~ served alongside ~~Cyrus with distinction~~ during an unpopular war.		<h1>Oswald "Oz" Traynor</h1>

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			! Real Name
			\| Oswald Traynor
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			! Group Affiliation
			\| [[Crucible:The Night Shift\|The Night Shift]]
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			! Status
			\| Active
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			! Known Relatives
			\| Tenisha Traynor (daughter)
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			! First Appearance
			\| ''THE NIGHT SHIFT'' #3
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			! Creator
			\| Ed Messina
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			== Background ==

			Oswald “Oz” Traynor is a military veteran and longtime associate of [[Crucible:Manhunter\|Cyrus Kempf]], having served alongside him in the same ranger unit during a deeply unpopular war. The two men developed a close professional bond under brutal combat conditions, where Oz distinguished himself through technical expertise, reliability, and calmness under fire.

	~~Recently~~, ~~he got~~ into ~~difficulties~~ with ~~gambling~~ debts~~. [[Manhunter]]~~ and ~~[[Mistral]] saved him from a certain~~ execution at the ~~hands of~~ [[Cheapshot~~]]. In gratitude, he offered to help the heroes of the[[The Night Shift~~\| ~~Night Shift~~]] ~~as their technical support operator. He monitors the com bands and supplies information and backup while the team is out on patrol or dealing with dangerous situations~~.		Years after returning to civilian life, Oz’s personal struggles eventually led him into serious trouble. A compulsive gambler with catastrophically bad luck, he accumulated dangerous debts to criminal organizations and found himself marked for execution by the assassin [[Crucible:Cheapshot\|Cheapshot]].

	Oz ~~is currently a recovering alcoholic who takes one day at a time~~.		Oz survived only because [[Crucible:Manhunter\|Manhunter]] and [[Crucible:Mistral\|Mistral]] intervened.

	~~'''Group Affiliation: '''~~[[The Night Shift]]		Grateful for the rescue and seeking some form of redemption, Oz offered his services to [[Crucible:The Night Shift\|The Night Shift]] as technical support coordinator and field operations specialist. From behind the scenes, he monitors communications, tracks tactical developments, manages electronic surveillance, and provides backup support during the team’s operations.

	~~'''Status~~:~~''' Active~~		Oz is also a recovering alcoholic, approaching recovery with the same grim determination he applies to everything else: one day at a time.

	~~'''Known Relatives:''' Daughter, Tenisha, age 2.~~		== Skills And Expertise ==

	~~'''Skills:'''~~ Oz is a highly trained electronics warfare ~~expert~~, ~~with a knack for~~ security systems ~~of all kinds. He is also an ace mechanic. As a veteran~~, ~~he is experienced with military weapon systems~~ and ~~is a dab hand with a sniper rifle~~.		Oz is a highly trained electronics warfare specialist with extensive experience in communications interception, security systems, surveillance technology, and tactical support operations.

	Oz is a ~~terrible gambler~~.		He is also an expert mechanic capable of maintaining and improvising repairs on a wide range of vehicles and equipment.

	'''~~Creator:~~'~~'' Ed Messina~~		His military background includes extensive familiarity with firearms, explosives, and advanced weapon systems, and he remains an exceptionally capable marksman, particularly with sniper rifles.

			Unfortunately, Oz is also an objectively terrible gambler.

			== Personality ==

			Oz is practical, dryly humorous, loyal, and quietly self-destructive beneath the surface. Years of war, addiction, and bad decisions have left him deeply cynical, though he retains a strong moral core and genuine loyalty toward the people he trusts.

			He is especially protective of his young daughter, Tenisha, who represents one of the few stable and hopeful elements in his life.

			== Notes ==

			Oz Traynor became one of the core civilian support figures in ''THE NIGHT SHIFT'', helping establish the grounded tactical and street-level atmosphere that distinguished the series from more traditional superhero titles.

	~~'''First Appearance:''' THE NIGHT SHIFT #3~~
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'''Real Name: '''Oswald Traynor

'''Background:''' Oz is a veteran of the same ranger unit in which [[Manhunter|Cyrus Kempf]] was a sergeant. He served alongside Cyrus with distinction during an unpopular war.

Recently, he got into difficulties with gambling debts. [[Manhunter]] and [[Mistral]] saved him from a certain execution at the hands of [[Cheapshot]]. In gratitude, he offered to help the heroes of the[[The Night Shift| Night Shift]] as their technical support operator. He monitors the com bands and supplies information and backup while the team is out on patrol or dealing with dangerous situations.

Oz is currently a recovering alcoholic who takes one day at a time.

'''Group Affiliation: '''[[The Night Shift]]

'''Status:''' Active

'''Known Relatives:''' Daughter, Tenisha, age 2.

'''Skills:''' Oz is a highly trained electronics warfare expert, with a knack for security systems of all kinds. He is also an ace mechanic. As a veteran, he is experienced with military weapon systems and is a dab hand with a sniper rifle.

Oz is a terrible gambler.

'''Creator:''' Ed Messina

'''First Appearance:''' THE NIGHT SHIFT #3
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