Jonah Hex
From: DC Comics
There is a lot to Jonah Hex that is, quite frankly, surprising to most. Of course, most know that Hex is a bounty hunter that is usually based somewhere in the Old West. Often, he is based around a small town but he travels all over to capture bounties. He is horribly scarred on his right side, which is usually the first thing people recall about the character. It happened several different ways, depending on the storyline or universe he’s in. The original way it occurred was from an Apache Chief giving him the “mark of the demon” for cheating in a trial by combat against an Apache warrior. Hex was taken in by the Apache as a youth, after being sold into slavery by his father. He grew attached to an Apache woman named White Fawn who he planned to marry upon returning from war.
But his Apache brother did that instead, resulting in their trial by combat. Jonah Hex might have a cynical, often destructive personality that is hard to deal with. However, he has a code to protect and avenge innocent people that he does not ever back away from. During the Crisis on Infinite Earths storyline, Hex is transported into the distant future. While it is presented as a post-apocalyptic timeline, it was still just the 21st Century. Yet that separated him roughly 200 years from his own time. This resulted in his obvious future knowledge and even made him aware of time travelers who happened to end up in his Old West time off and on. Thus, Hex is usually presented as an interesting character that can often surprise people. Especially those who do not know of his future trip.