Appearances: S1: Kinetic
Bio: Derek Fox is a former Smallville High jock, and member of a gang of kryptonite-tatted thieves. In high school, he and his Wade Mahaney and Scott Bowman had been all-star athletes, with offers of full scholarships from at least a dozen schools, until Wade had blown out his knee their senior year and Scott had gotten caught up in drugs. It's unknown what had happened to Derek during that time, but after graduating in 1996, he and his friends had found themselves facing a bleak future and had decided to turn to a life of crime. By early 2002, they'd discovered that tattoos composed of liquid kryptonite would allow them to temporarily phase through people and objects, and had used this knowledge to rob Smallville Savings and Loan, as well as Lex Luthor's mansion. Though the tattoos would last them about an hour each time they'd ink themselves, the tattoos themselves had started to fade sooner and sooner, giving them less and less time in which to commit their crimes. It had been during the bank heist, in fact, that Derek's tattoo had faded, and his arm had gotten caught in the door of the bank vault, forcibly amputating it. Hoping to rectify the timing problem, the gang had recruited Whitney Fordman, who at the time had been a jock at Smallville High facing the same bleak future as Derek and his friends. Initiating him into their gang with a tattoo, they'd proceeded to blackmail Lex with a disk they'd found in his mansion, but Clark Kent had intervened, convincing Whitney to turn on Wade and his friends. Furious, Wade had held Whitney underneath a suspended car, relying on his newest tattoo to save him. However, just as the car had dropped, the tattoo had faded, and Wade had been crushed. Fortunately, the kryptonite wearing off had allowed Clark to superpeed and save Whitney, and Derek and Scott had been taken into custody afterwards.
Portrayed By: David Lovgren
