Blythe was the wife of domineering New York Congressman Henry Van Renssaeler. Sometime in the 1960s, he realized that he did not age. What at first appeared to be an ace turned out to be a deadly "black queen" which would have resulted in John's death if not for the intervention of Fortunato. Once the ritual is completed, The Astronomer is blessed with a huge energy reserve allowing him to utilize the following powers: astral projection, clairsentience, minor precognition, the ability to selectively erase memories, flight, invisibility to visual and mental senses, ego attacks, hand killing attacks, walking through walls, suppression versus any single wildcard power, force fields and minor force walls, telepathy and an assortment of energy blasts; however, he can not use all powers simultaneously. He has several as they generally get covered in blood, his and his opponents'. : This wildcard is used to search for any single character. Later, following a jumper attack, Tachyon's new body and condition would prevent him from consummating his relationship with Cody before leaving the planet. Bloat would never see Tachyon again. Despite his demeanor, he is obsessed with cleanliness, prefers his office absolutely neat, and hates getting bloodstains on his fighting suit. Unfortunately, some of the Takisian attitudes he sought to instill in his new heir would have disastrous repercussions. Harlem Hammer was one of the prominent public Aces chosen by the World Health Organization to join their world inspection tour of Wild Card conditions around the world. Turtle became one of the most famous and also most mysterious Aces in the world. When he does so, the animals grow to life-sized and become animated, while his physical body lies unconscious. Now wanted by the ruthless crime lord, she was fortunate enough to encounter Daniel Brennan, the vigilante called Yeoman who also wished to get his hands on Kien's diary. He was created by John J. Miller. Business at Aces High drops off after Hiram's public fall from grace. Jetboy is based on pulp magazine and Golden Age "air ace" characters, particularly Airboy. A stranger in a deformed body. Braun blamed his committee testimony for his poor box office performance, insisting that no one wanted to see "a rat" as a hero.

Whether Aces or Jokers, anyone who has the alien virus entangled in their genes registers to his perception as having a sickly-sweet "odor", which is how his brain interprets the input of what is essentially an extrasensory ability. Wraith would eventually leave New York to live with Brennan, returning only once, as Yeoman tried to solve the murder of Chrysalis; Wraith nearly lost her own life in the process, but was rescued again by Yeoman. It is an android created by Maxim Travnicek and first appeared in Wild Cards II: Aces High. In Excel, the biggest benefit of these characters is with lookup and text functions. Another rumor purported he was one of the rare "reverse jokers," a wild card victim that was originally ugly and became physically attractive after they turned their card. While he is careful to always hide his ability, making vague statements about his "sources" when asked how he found someone out, he is not exactly discreet when it comes to revealing others' Wild Card status.

The Harlem Hammer (Mordecai Albert Jones) is a fictional character from the Wild Cards anthology series. His first appearance was as "the Projectionist", a throwaway cameo in the story "Shell Games" by George R. R. Martin, but his character was more fully developed starting in "The Teardrop of India" by Walton Simons, which appeared in the fourth Wild Cards book, Aces Abroad. Journalistically, Aces lies somewhere between People Magazine and the National Enquirer, with Digger definitely toward the lower end of that scale. He emits pheromones which make anyone feel like he is their best friend, causing whoever is near him to become completely agreeable—as long as he's in the same room. In the past, Tachyon often threatened to kill himself with more melodrama than seriousness.

Dr. Tachyon warns Turtle that the trump virus was never administered, leaving the potentially deadly Wild Card virus still latent in her system. Jennifer Maloy was an attractive but introverted librarian until the day she discovered she was an Ace, gifted with the ability to become insubstantial. Raised by his mother, Fortunato was subjected to various forms of discrimination due to his mixed parentage and grew into a handsome, but angry young man. In 1986, Peregrine was one of a number of Americans chosen to take part in a World Health Organization fact finding tour.