Downs, Raymond

Raymond Downs, aka Sounder, is a soldier and parahuman with the power of super hearing.

The Freakshow
February, 1942

Downs and Project Circus (Flicker, Strongman, and Professor) infiltrate Germany with help from the French Resistance, making their way to Aufstein Castle to investigate rumors of a Nazi secret weapon. Before they can enter the castle, there's an explosion and several Nazi scientists flee.

Searching the castle in the aftermath, they find a dying scientist. The scientist claims Messer's Device has created an übermensch and will soon explode. They confiscate the man's notebook and flee. Professor and Sounder die in the explosion.