An alternate version of Dane Whitman appears in the Ultimate Universe. He is a member of the West Coast Ultimates that preceded the current group by almost a decade in Ultimate Comics: Ultimates. Whitman was a corporal in the Marine Corps. After saving the lives of his fellow soldiers from an explosive in Baghdad, he received the Purple Heart, the Silver Star Medal, and the Medal of Honor, but was left quadriplegic. As Black Knight, he is highly unstable and was kept from officially joining the team until he stabilized. This never came to pass, as the team botched the mission and the project was shut down immediately. Later, the project was revived by Ford, a corrupt California governor who sent the group to fight the Ultimates.