B'wana Beast
Baby-Doll
Bad Samaritan
The Bad Samaritan (alias Zviad Baazovi) is a supervillain, and enemy of the
Outsiders
Outsider(s) may refer to:
Film
* Outsider (1997 film), ''Outsider'' (1997 film), a 1997 Slovene-language film
* Outsider (2012 film), ''Outsider'' (2012 film), a Malayalam-language Indian film
* Outsiders (1980 film), ''Outsiders'' (1980 film), a ...
who first appeared in ''The Outsiders'' #3 (January 1986). He is a former Soviet spymaster who became a neutral party after the
cold war
The Cold War is a term commonly used to refer to a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc. The term '' cold war'' is used because the ...
, to which became a valued asset for
Checkmate
Checkmate (often shortened to mate) is any game position in chess and other chess-like games in which a player's king is in check (threatened with ) and there is no possible escape. Checkmating the opponent wins the game.
In chess, the king is ...
.
Bad Samaritan in other media
Zviad Baazovi appears in ''
Young Justice
Young Justice is a fictional DC Comics superhero team consisting of teenaged heroes.
The team was formed in 1998 when DC's usual teen hero group, the Teen Titans, had become adults and changed their name to the Titans. Like the original ''Teen ...
'', voiced by
Yuri Lowenthal
Yuri Lowenthal (born March 5, 1971)Birthday references:
*
*
*
is an American voice actor, producer and screenwriter known chiefly for his work in cartoons, anime and video games. Some of his prominent roles in animations and anime include S ...
. This version has psychic powers, and is a Markovian ambassador and member of the
Light
Light or visible light is electromagnetic radiation that can be perceived by the human eye. Visible light is usually defined as having wavelengths in the range of 400–700 nanometres (nm), corresponding to frequencies of 750–420 tera ...
.
Bane
Baron Bedlam
Baron Blitzkrieg
Barrage
Barrage is the name of a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Phillip Karnowski is a criminal who originally fought
Maggie Sawyer
Margaret Ellen Sawyer is a fictional character that appears in stories published by DC Comics, and has been a supporting character in both Superman and Batman comic books.
The character appeared in the live-action series ''Smallville'', played b ...
and lost his right arm in the process. While incarcerated at Stryker's Island, Karnowski gained some favors from his fellow inmates where he built a high-tech armor that included an energy cannon arm that replaced his lost right arm. With this armor, Karnowski became Barrage and attacked the Metropolis Police Department's Special Victims Unit to get revenge on
Maggie Sawyer
Margaret Ellen Sawyer is a fictional character that appears in stories published by DC Comics, and has been a supporting character in both Superman and Batman comic books.
The character appeared in the live-action series ''Smallville'', played b ...
. Barrage was defeated by Superman.
Barrage later escaped from prison and was recruited by
Morgan Edge
Morgan Edge is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Originally a supporting character, he is a media mogul who acquires ''The Daily Planet'' and employs Clark Kent as a television journalist for his WGBS ...
to join the
Superman Revenge Squad
The Superman Revenge Squad is the name of two fictional organizations in the DC Comics universe. As their name suggests, it is a group of Superman villains who banded together to defeat the Man of Steel.
Pre-''Crisis on Infinite Earths''
In Pre- ...
and get revenge on Superman. The group was defeated by Superman.
Barrage in other media
* Phillip Karnowski appears in media set in the
Arrowverse
The Arrowverse is an American superhero media franchise and a shared universe that is centered on various interconnected television series based on DC Comics superhero characters, primarily airing on The CW as well as web series on CW Seed. ...
.
** Karnowski first appears in the ''
Supergirl
Supergirl is the name of several fictional superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original, current, and most well known Supergirl is Kara Zor-El, the cousin of superhero Superman. The character made her fir ...
'' episode "The Darkest Place", portrayed by Victor Zinck Jr. This version is a former
Navy SEAL
The United States Navy Sea, Air, and Land (SEAL) Teams, commonly known as Navy SEALs, are the U.S. Navy's primary special operations force and a component of the Naval Special Warfare Command. Among the SEALs' main functions are conducting sma ...
. After his wife Julie was murdered, Karnowski became a rogue vigilante who targets criminals that escaped justice on technicalities. He frames
Guardian
Guardian usually refers to:
* Legal guardian, a person with the authority and duty to care for the interests of another
* ''The Guardian'', a British daily newspaper
(The) Guardian(s) may also refer to:
Places
* Guardian, West Virginia, Unite ...
for the attacks before being defeated by Guardian and arrested by the
National City Police Department.
** Karnowski appears in the ''
Superman & Lois
''Superman & Lois'' is an American superhero drama television series developed for The CW by Todd Helbing and Greg Berlanti, based on the DC Comics characters Superman and Lois Lane, created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Tyler Hoechlin and E ...
'' episode "The Ties That Bind", portrayed by Shaw Madsen. Due to changes made to the
multiverse
The multiverse is a hypothetical group of multiple universes. Together, these universes comprise everything that exists: the entirety of space, time, matter, energy, information, and the physical laws and constants that describe them. The di ...
following the events of "
Crisis on Infinite Earths
"Crisis on Infinite Earths" is a 1985 American comic book crossover storyline published by DC Comics. The series, written by Marv Wolfman and pencilled by George Pérez, was first serialized as a 12-issue limited series from April 1985 to March ...
", he is now an arms and drug dealer. After taking hostages and being confronted by
Clark Kent
Superman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, and debuted in the comic book ''Action Comics'' #1 (cover-dated June 1938 and publish ...
, Karnowski inhales a substance that makes him as strong as the Man of Steel. Due to painful visions plaguing Superman at the time, Karnowski overpowers him until the former is defeated by Lieutenant General
Mitch Anderson's superhero group.
Battalion
Batgirl
Batman
Batman Jones
Batman Jones is a Batman expert in the
DC Universe
The DC Universe (DCU) is the fictional shared universe where most stories in American comic book titles published by DC Comics take place. Superheroes such as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Robin, Martian Manhunter, The Flash, Green Lant ...
.
The character, created by Jack Schiff and
Bill Finger
Milton "Bill" Finger (February 8, 1914 – January 18, 1974) was an American comic strip, comic book, film and television writer who was the co-creator (with Bob Kane) of the DC Comics character Batman. Despite making major (sometimes, signatu ...
, first appeared in ''Batman'' #108 (June 1957). A rebnooted version appears in ''
Battle for the Cowl
"Batman: Battle for the Cowl" is a 2009 comic book storyline published by DC comics, consisting of an eponymous, three issue miniseries written and penciled by Tony Daniel, as well as a number of tie-in books. The central story details the chaos in ...
'' interviewed by
Vicki Vale
Victoria Vale (usually called "Vicki" or "Vickie") is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Batman. Created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger, the character debuted in ' ...
.
Within the context of the stories, his parents were rescued by Batman shortly before Jones was born and they named him "Batman" as thanks. The boy grew up idolizing Batman and tried to become a crimefighter before he began collecting stamps. As an adult, he is an expert on Batman.
Bat-Mite
Batwing
Batwoman
Beard Hunter
Beard Hunter is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Ernest Franklin was a disturbed and closeted gay assassin of bearded men who was hired the Bearded Gentlemen's Club of Metropolis to kill the
Chief
Chief may refer to:
Title or rank
Military and law enforcement
* Chief master sergeant, the ninth, and highest, enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force
* Chief of police, the head of a police department
* Chief of the boa ...
because he wouldn't sell his beard to them. He cannot grow a beard due to a male hormone deficiency according to his mother when she was visited by the police.
Beard Hunter in other media
Beard Hunter appears in ''
Doom Patrol
Doom Patrol is a superhero team from DC Comics. The original Doom Patrol first appeared in ''My Greatest Adventure'' #80 (June 1963), and was created by writers Arnold Drake and Bob Haney, along with artist Bruno Premiani. Doom Patrol has appe ...
'', portrayed by Tommy Snider. This version is a bounty hunter with the ability to track down individuals by consuming their facial hair. He was first seen in "Hair Patrol" where the Bureau of Normalcy hired him to track down Niles Caulder. Beard Hunter infiltrates Doom Manor and consumes some of Caulder's facial hair from the sink drain as means to track him.
Vic
Vic (; es, Vic or Pancracio Celdrán (2004). Diccionario de topónimos españoles y sus gentilicios (5ª edición). Madrid: Espasa Calpe. p. 843. ISBN 978-84-670-3054-9. «Vic o Vich (viquense, vigitano, vigatán, ausense, ausetano, ausonense): ...
and
Rita
Rita may refer to:
People
* Rita (given name)
* Rita (Indian singer) (born 1984)
* Rita (Israeli singer) (born 1962)
* Rita (Japanese singer)
* Eliza Humphreys (1850–1938), wrote under the pseudonym Rita
Places
* Djarrit, also known as Rita, ...
find and interrogate him, but he is able to get free and overpower Vic. Later, the Beard Hunter tracks down an effigy of Caulder and Slava's creature appears and attacks him. The Doom Patrol's search for the Beard Hunter brings them to
Danny the Street
Danny the Street is a fictional character appearing in comics of the DC Universe. Danny is a living and sentient piece of urban geography who can magically and seamlessly place himself in any urban landscape at will without any disruption to his su ...
. In "Ezekiel Patrol", Beard Hunter was with
Mr. Nobody when the Doom Patrol enacted a plan that involved Mr. Whiskers and Ezekiel the Cockroach fighting in giant size as
Negative Man
Negative Man is a superhero from DC Comics. The character was created by Bob Haney, Arnold Drake, and Bruno Premiani and made his first appearance in ''My Greatest Adventure'' #80 (June 1963).
Negative Man has appeared in numerous cartoon televis ...
plans an explosion to take them out. When Beard Hunter asks Mr. Nobody what they are supposed to do, Mr. Nobody quotes "Oh sh--" before the explosion happens trapping them in the painting. In "Dumb Patrol",
Crazy Jane
Crazy Jane is a fictional character created by Grant Morrison and Richard Case for their work on the Vertigo Comics version of ''Doom Patrol''. She first appears in ''Doom Patrol'' (vol. 2) #19 (February 1989). According to the afterword in the ...
's Miranda personality, Cyborg, Negative Man, and Roni Evers enter the White Space painting where they find Beard Hunter while Mr. Nobody isn't there. Beard Hunter explains to them that he landed an animated gig.
Beast Boy
Bekka
Khalid Ben-Hassin
In 2013 several years after DC Comics rebooted the
DC Universe
The DC Universe (DCU) is the fictional shared universe where most stories in American comic book titles published by DC Comics take place. Superheroes such as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Robin, Martian Manhunter, The Flash, Green Lant ...
through the ''
New 52
The New 52 is the 2011 revamp and relaunch by DC Comics of its entire line of ongoing monthly superhero comic books. Following the conclusion of the " Flashpoint" crossover storyline, DC canceled all its existing titles and debuted 52 new series ...
'', a new incarnation of
Doctor Fate
Doctor Fate (also known as Fate) is the name of multiple superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original version of the character was created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Howard Sherman, debuting in ''More F ...
would be created for the ''
Earth 2'' series named Khalid Ben-Hassin. Similarly to the Khalid Nassour incarnation (whom debuted 2 years after Ben-Hassin), the character is also of Egyptian descent raised in America. The character's descent was intentional by James Robinson, wanting an Egyptian character to hold the mantle Doctor Fate while still allowing to be Western but not making him a caricature. Unlike other versions of Fate prior to 2013, his spell-craft abilities are also centered on invoking Egyptian deities. Alongside his creation also came a redesign of the Doctor Fate enemy,
Wotan
(''The Ring of the Nibelung''), WWV 86, is a cycle of four German-language epic music dramas composed by Richard Wagner. The works are based loosely on characters from Germanic heroic legend, namely Norse legendary sagas and the ''Nibelun ...
.
Ben-Hassin was raised by
Kent Nelson
Dr. Kent Nelson is a superhero
A superhero or superheroine is a stock character that typically possesses ''superpowers'', abilities beyond those of ordinary people, and fits the role of the hero, typically using his or her powers to help ...
, whom served as his
legal guardian
A legal guardian is a person who has been appointed by a court or otherwise has the legal authority (and the corresponding duty) to make decisions relevant to the personal and property interests of another person who is deemed incompetent, call ...
and studied
archaeology
Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscap ...
, specializing in knowledge of the occult and later earning a
doctorate
A doctorate (from Latin ''docere'', "to teach"), doctor's degree (from Latin ''doctor'', "teacher"), or doctoral degree is an academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, derived from the ancient formalism ''l ...
.
First appearing in "''The Tower of Fate''" storyline, it is revealed that two years prior, Khalid and
Kendra Saunders-Munoz were sent to uncover the Tomb of Nabu, the dwelling of a powerful mage, by the World Army, the ordeal in which gave Kendra her wings and revealed Khalid as being Nabu's chosen vessel. Instead of accepting its power, Khalid sent the Helm away with the remnant of power he gained after bearing the Helm for a brief time. Hesitant on accepting himself as Nabu's vessel since, he is later coerced when Wotan kidnaps him,
Jay Garrick/Flash, and Jay's mother to force Khalid to retrieve the Helm within the Tower of Fate, which cannot be accessed by anyone else other than himself and those in his proximity. Inspired by Flash's heroism and bravery, he chooses to become Nabu's agent of order and chaos, christening himself "Doctor Fate". He battles Wotan and eventually prevails with the help of Nabu's deceased spirit and using his knowledge of Egyptian deities to banish Wotan.
Beppo
Bibbo Bibbowski
Big Barda
Billy Numerous
Billy Numerous (voiced by
Jason Marsden
Jason Christopher Marsden (born January 3, 1975) is an American actor, director, producer and YouTuber, who has done numerous voice roles in animated films, as well as various television series and video games. He has been the official voice of ...
) was specifically created for the ''
Teen Titans
The Teen Titans are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, frequently in eponymous monthly series. As the group's name indicates, the members are teenage superheroes, many of whom have acted as sidekicks to DC ...
'' animated series and did not have a previous appearance in the mainstream comics. He later appeared in comics starting in ''
Catwoman
Catwoman is a fictional character created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Batman. Debuting as "the Cat" in ''Batman'' #1 (spring 1940), she ...
'' (vol. 3) #78 (April 2008), now known as Repro.
Billy Numerous (real name William "Billy" Strayer) is a former student of the
H.I.V.E.
The H.I.V.E., which stands for the Hierarchy of International Vengeance and Extermination, is a fictional terrorist organization appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
The H.I.V.E. organization appeared on the fourth season of ...
Academy and enemy of the
Teen Titans
The Teen Titans are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, frequently in eponymous monthly series. As the group's name indicates, the members are teenage superheroes, many of whom have acted as sidekicks to DC ...
. Numerous first appeared as a student of the H.I.V.E Academy, where his power of self-duplication was subtly hinted at. After the H.I.V.E. was destroyed during
Cyborg
A cyborg ()—a portmanteau of ''cybernetic'' and ''organism''—is a being with both organic and biomechatronic body parts. The term was coined in 1960 by Manfred Clynes and Nathan S. Kline. 's confrontation with
Brother Blood
Brother Blood is the name of two supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The first iteration, Sebastian Blood VIII, is a power hungry priest and the head of the Church of Blood, as well as the eighth person in the DC ...
, Numerous and most of the other students went freelance. Later, Numerous engaged in a robbing spree all across Jump City and he stole anything he and his innumerable clones could get his (their) collective hands on. His power thoroughly confounded the Titans, especially Cyborg, who became all the more obsessed in catching him. Finally, however, Cyborg realized that there was another way of catching Numerous. He and the other Titans confronted Numerous in the old stadium where he had stashed his loot, seemingly with numerous copies of themselves. To bring them down, Numerous created even more clones of himself, but finally pushed his powers too far. The resulting reabsorption of each of his clones caused a massive physical and mental shock, stunning him and enabling his capture.
At some point, Numerous entered
Jinx
A jinx (also jynx), in popular superstition and folklore, is a curse or the attribute of attracting bad or negative luck.
The word ''"jynx"'' meaning the bird wryneck and sometimes a charm or spell has been in use in English since the seventeent ...
's H.I.V.E. Five and was also recruited into the
Brotherhood of Evil
The Brotherhood of Evil is a group of DC Comics supervillains, archenemies of the original Doom Patrol and the Teen Titans and enemies of the Justice League.
The Brotherhood of Evil appears in the third season of the HBO Max series ''Doom Patrol ...
. As one of the Five, he participated in the attempted capture of
Kid Flash
Kid Flash is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, originally created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino
Carmine Michael Infantino (; May 24, 1925 – April 4, 2013) was an American comics ...
, but even his numerous clones were unable to stop the super-speedster. Later, when the Brotherhood executed its worldwide strike against young superheroes, he and
Gizmo were sent to capture Kole and Gnarrk in their subterranean retreat, but both heroes escaped them. When the remnants of the Titans under
Beast Boy
Garfield Mark Logan, better known as Beast Boy, is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He has also gone under the alias Changeling. Created by writer Arnold Drake and artist Bob Brown, he is a shapeshifter who ...
later attacked the Brotherhood's headquarters, Numerous and most of his H.I.V.E. Five teammates tried to run, but were intercepted by Kid Flash, aghast to see that Jinx had switched sides and joined up with him. Moments later, they were all swept away by one of Jinx's hexes and carted off by Kid Flash for flash-freeze treatment.
In ''
Catwoman
Catwoman is a fictional character created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Batman. Debuting as "the Cat" in ''Batman'' #1 (spring 1940), she ...
'' (vol. 3) #78 (April 2008), a character based on Billy Numerous named Repro appears. The small-time crook known as Repro was operating in
Gotham City
Gotham City ( ), or simply Gotham, is a fictional city appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, best known as the home of the superhero Batman and his allies and foes. Created by writer Bill Finger and artist Bob Kane, the cit ...
during the time when many of the city's criminals disappeared for a short time. He was one of the only two criminals left in the city, with the other being the Thief. Repro was a young and inexperienced criminal who only did small-time criminal activities, just enough to stay off the radar of big-time crime fighters. After a confrontation with Catwoman where he thought he had shot her in the chest, he hastily departed and ran to the Thief to tell him about it. He was, in turn, shot in the chest and killed by the Thief, who then dumped his body in an alley to cover up the murder.
Billy Numerous in other media
* Billy Numerous appears in the ''
Teen Titans Go!
''Teen Titans Go!'' is an American animated television series developed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic for Cartoon Network. It premiered on April 23, 2013 and is based on the DC Comics Teen Titans, fictional superhero team. The series was ...
'' tie-in comics. He appears as a background villain and member of the H.I.V.E. Five in this comic adaptation of the animated television series. He engages in various petty crimes and attempts at one point to join a new iteration of the team being organised by Psimon and Dr. Light. He fails the test, along with dozens of other villains.
* Billy Numerous appears in ''
Teen Titans Go!
''Teen Titans Go!'' is an American animated television series developed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic for Cartoon Network. It premiered on April 23, 2013 and is based on the DC Comics Teen Titans, fictional superhero team. The series was ...
'', voiced by
Scott Menville
Scott David Menville (born February 12, 1971) is an American actor who is known for his voice work in animated films, television series and video games.
Life and career
Menville was born on February 12, 1971, to television animator and writer C ...
. He is a minor supporting villain, typically appearing alongside the other H.I.V.E. Five members.
Bison-Black-as-Midnight-Sky
Bison-Black-as-Midnight-Sky is a
Native American shaman
Shamanism is a religious practice that involves a practitioner (shaman) interacting with what they believe to be a spirit world through altered states of consciousness, such as trance. The goal of this is usually to direct spirits or spiritu ...
in the
DC Universe
The DC Universe (DCU) is the fictional shared universe where most stories in American comic book titles published by DC Comics take place. Superheroes such as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Robin, Martian Manhunter, The Flash, Green Lant ...
.
The character, created by
Gerry Conway
Gerard Francis Conway Thomas, Roy. "Roy's Rostrum" ("Bullpen Bulletins") in '' Marvel Super-Heroes'' #43 and other Marvel Comics cover-dated May 1974. (born September 10, 1952) is an American comic book writer, comic book editor, screenwriter, t ...
and
Pat Broderick
Pat Broderick (born November 26, 1953) is an American comics artist, known for his work on the ''Micronauts'' and ''Alpha Flight'' for Marvel Comics, and ''Legion of Super-Heroes'', ''Captain Atom'' and ''Green Lantern'' for DC Comics. Broderick a ...
, first appeared in ''
The Fury of Firestorm
Firestorm is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Ronnie Raymond (character), Ronnie Raymond and Martin Stein fused together debuted as the first incarnation in ''Firestorm, the Nucl ...
'' #1 (June 1982).
Within the context of the stories, Bison-Black-as-Midnight-Sky is the great-grandfather of
Black Bison
B'wana Beast
Baby-Doll
Bad Samaritan
The Bad Samaritan (alias Zviad Baazovi) is a supervillain, and enemy of the Outsiders who first appeared in ''The Outsiders'' #3 (January 1986). He is a former Soviet spymaster who became a neutral party ...
and the last great shaman of the Bison Cult. He resents his great-grandson's disrespect for the cult's traditions. When he is killed by muggers in
Central Park
Central Park is an urban park in New York City located between the Upper West Side, Upper West and Upper East Sides of Manhattan. It is the List of New York City parks, fifth-largest park in the city, covering . It is the most visited urban par ...
, he binds his spirit to a magical amulet.
The amulet allows his spirit to influence or control his great-grandson when worn.
Bizarro
Black Adam
Black Alice
Black Bison
Black Bison is the name of two
supervillain
A supervillain or supercriminal is a variant of the villainous stock character that is commonly found in American comic books, usually possessing superhuman abilities. A supervillain is the antithesis of a superhero.
Supervillains are oft ...
s in the
DC Universe
The DC Universe (DCU) is the fictional shared universe where most stories in American comic book titles published by DC Comics take place. Superheroes such as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Robin, Martian Manhunter, The Flash, Green Lant ...
.
The character, created by
Gerry Conway
Gerard Francis Conway Thomas, Roy. "Roy's Rostrum" ("Bullpen Bulletins") in '' Marvel Super-Heroes'' #43 and other Marvel Comics cover-dated May 1974. (born September 10, 1952) is an American comic book writer, comic book editor, screenwriter, t ...
and
Pat Broderick
Pat Broderick (born November 26, 1953) is an American comics artist, known for his work on the ''Micronauts'' and ''Alpha Flight'' for Marvel Comics, and ''Legion of Super-Heroes'', ''Captain Atom'' and ''Green Lantern'' for DC Comics. Broderick a ...
, first appeared in ''The Fury of Firestorm'' #1 (June 1982).
[
]
John Ravenhair
Within the context of the stories, John Ravenhair is a Native American-born Black-Cloud-in-Morning and raised in Queens
Queens is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York. Located on Long Island, it is the largest New York City borough by area. It is bordered by the borough of Brooklyn at the western tip of Long ...
, New York. When his great-grandfather, Bison-Black-as-Midnight-Sky, is killed in a mugging, he becomes influenced and possessed by his ancestor's spirit. This leads him to set about avenging the wrongs committed against the Native American people.[ When removed from the angry spirit, he occasionally acts for good, but is frequently a threat to ]Firestorm
A firestorm is a conflagration which attains such intensity that it creates and sustains its own wind system. It is most commonly a natural phenomenon, created during some of the largest bushfires and wildfires. Although the term has been used ...
.
Black Bison is armed with a coup-stick that allows him to bring any inanimate objects to life and command them to aid him as well as manipulate weather, but it requires a special amulet that he wears to maintain its power. He is also trained in the martial arts.
Black-Cloud-in-Morning
In September 2011, ''The New 52
The New 52 is the 2011 revamp and relaunch by DC Comics of its entire line of ongoing monthly superhero comic books. Following the conclusion of the " Flashpoint" crossover storyline, DC canceled all its existing titles and debuted 52 new serie ...
'' rebooted DC's continuity. In this new timeline this version of Black Bison, along with the Hyena
Hyenas, or hyaenas (from Ancient Greek , ), are feliform carnivoran mammals of the family Hyaenidae . With only four extant species (each in its own genus), it is the fifth-smallest family in the Carnivora and one of the smallest in the clas ...
, Multiplex
Multiplex may refer to:
* Multiplex (automobile), a former American car make
* Multiplex (comics), a DC comic book supervillain
* Multiplex (company), a global contracting and development company
* Multiplex (assay), a biological assay which measu ...
, Plastique
Plastic explosive is a soft and hand-moldable solid form of explosive material. Within the field of explosives engineering, plastic explosives are also known as putty explosives
or blastics.
Plastic explosives are especially suited for explos ...
and Typhoon
A typhoon is a mature tropical cyclone that develops between 180° and 100°E in the Northern Hemisphere. This region is referred to as the Northwestern Pacific Basin, and is the most active tropical cyclone basin on Earth, accounting for a ...
, are sent by the Crime Syndicate to finish Gorilla Grodd's work. The villains end up defeated by the Rogues, since one of their targets is at the hospital where Captain Cold's sister is recovering.
In the ''Watchmen
''Watchmen'' is an American comic book Limited series (comics), maxiseries by the British creative team of writer Alan Moore, artist Dave Gibbons and colorist John Higgins (comics), John Higgins. It was published monthly by DC Comics in 1986 a ...
'' sequel ''Doomsday Clock
The Doomsday Clock is a symbol that represents the likelihood of a man-made global catastrophe, in the opinion of the members of the ''Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists''. Maintained since 1947, the clock is a metaphor for threats to humanity ...
'', Black Bison is among the villains that attend the underground meeting held by the Riddler
The Riddler (Edward Nigma, later Edward Nygma or Edward Nashton) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Bill Finger and Dick Sprang, and debuted in ''Detective Comics'' #140 in Oc ...
to talk about the Superman Theory. When Moonbow and Typhoon are stated to be creations of the government and Black Bison is near them, Black Bison states that he was not mentioned as having been created by the government.[''Doomsday Clock'' #6 (July 2018). DC Comics]
Alternate versions of Black Bison
Black Bison appears in '' Injustice: Gods Among Us''s prequel comic series.
Black Bison in other media
A female version of Black Bison named Mina Chaytan appears in ''The Flash
The Flash (or simply Flash) is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert, the original Flash first appeared in ''Flash Comics'' #1 (cover date ...
'', portrayed by Chelsea Kurtz. Introduced in the episode, "When Harry Met Harry...", she acquired the ability to bring effigies
An effigy is an often life-size sculptural representation of a specific person, or a prototypical figure. The term is mostly used for the makeshift dummies used for symbolic punishment in political protests and for the figures burned in certai ...
to life after being exposed to dark matter following the Flash
Flash, flashes, or FLASH may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
Fictional aliases
* Flash (DC Comics character), several DC Comics superheroes with super speed:
** Flash (Barry Allen)
** Flash (Jay Garrick)
** Wally West, the first Kid ...
's emergence from the Speed Force as part of the Thinker's plans. Using her powers, she targets collectors of Native American artifacts before she is defeated by Team Flash and remanded to Iron Heights Penitentiary
Iron Heights Penitentiary is a fictional setting in the , a maximum-security prison which houses the many Flash (comics), Flash Enemies of the Flash, rogues and superhuman criminals of Keystone City and Central City (DC Comics), Central City when ...
. In the episode "True Colors", she and her fellow metahuman inmates attempt to escape after learning the warden planned to sell them to Amunet Black, but the Thinker intercepts and kills them for their powers.
Black Canary
Black Condor
Black Flash
Black Hand
Black Lightning
Black Manta
Black Mask (character)
Black Orchid
Black Thorn
Vera Black
Vera Black is a British psionic cyborg in the DC Universe
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.
The character, created by Joe Kelly and Doug Mahnke
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, first appeared in '' JLA'' #100 (August 2004). The storyline set up the limited series ''Justice League Elite
''Justice League Elite'' was a twelve-issue comic book limited series published monthly by DC Comics in 2004 and 2005. The title was created by writer Joe Kelly and penciller Doug Mahnke.
The Justice League Elite was formed to attempt black ops ...
'' which consisted of 12 issues published between 2004 and 2005.
Within the context of the stories, Vera Black is the sister of Manchester Black
Manchester Black is a fictional character in American comic books published by DC Comics, in particular those featuring Superman. He was created by Joe Kelly and Doug Mahnke in ''Action Comics'' #775 (March 2001). Introduced as an antihero, the ch ...
. As children their parents would often fight and Manchester would take her out to play to avoid them. As his idea of "play" became killing sprees, Vera's perspective became twisted. When her brother dies after attempting to destroy Superman
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, she has her ruined arms, lost in an untold childhood incident, replaced with cybernetic prostheses which can configure into any weapon she desires, initially contemplating revenge on Superman before she decides to be better than her brother.
Her new abilities result in her leading the remnants of the Elite
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and tacitly working with the Justice League
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. This leads to the League, encouraged by the Flash
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Arts, entertainment, and media
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* Flash (DC Comics character), several DC Comics superheroes with super speed:
** Flash (Barry Allen)
** Flash (Jay Garrick)
** Wally West, the first Kid ...
, asking her to lead a new team with the intention that she will handle black ops missions that the League cannot due to what they represent to the public, primarily involving hunting down and eliminating metahuman threats before they go public. Starting with Coldcast and Menagerie
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, she adds Flash, Manitou Raven
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Manitou Raven was known to shout "Inukchuk!" when he cast spells. This is a reference by writer Joe Kelly to Apache Chief from ...
, Major Disaster
Major Disaster is a former DC Comics supervillain and reluctant amoral superhero.
Publication history
Major Disaster debuted in ''Green Lantern'' (volume 2) #43 and was created by Gardner Fox and Gil Kane.
Fictional character biography
Paul Booke ...
, Green Arrow
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and Kasumi
Kasumi may refer to:
Places
* Kasumi, Hyōgo (香住), a former town in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
* Kasumigaseki (霞が関 "Gate of Mist"), a district in downtown Tokyo
* Kasumi, Jajce, a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Other uses
* Kasumi (gi ...
to the team. She also enlists Naif al-Sheikh to keep the team in check and serve as a liaison to the governments of the world.
Equipment of Vera Black
Vera's cybernetic arms have the capacity to transform into an almost unlimited variety of melee, projectile and beam weapons. They also incorporate camouflage technology relying on optics, as well as altering sense perception in others.
Vera Black in other media
Vera Black appears in '' Superman vs. The Elite'', voiced by Marcella Lentz-Pope as an adult and by Tara Strong
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as a girl in a flashback sequence.
Black Vulcan
Blackbriar Thorn
Blackbriar Thorn was a High Priest of the ancient Druid
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s of Cymru
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. When his entire sect is massacred by attacking Roman forces, Thorn flees to the surrounding forest. Attempting to escape capture, he transforms himself into solid wood, hiding amongst the trees. For Thorn's dismay, the agony of his dying comrades creates a geological upheaval which buries his newly arboreal form underground.
Millennia later, Blackbriar Thorn's body is unearthed by an archaeologist and subsequently displayed at the Gotham City Museum of History. When moonlight strikes the statue on the night of its unveiling, Thorn is revived and begins to wreak havoc upon the Museum and its patrons, which includes the alter egos of Superman
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and Etrigan the Demon
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. The heroic pair's actions drive Thorn to retreat into the city, where he later attempts to procure a new body—-that of Superman. Together, Etrigan and Superman defeat Thorn, rendering him incorporeal.
Blackbriar Thorn appears, seemingly in human form, during the ''Crisis on Infinite Earths
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''. He, Etrigan, and other assembled mystics lend their combined energies-—channeled through Doctor Occult
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and Green Lantern Alan Scott—-to successfully defeat the Anti-Monitor
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's Shadow Demons, which had been ravaging the Earth.
Disembodied once more and said to have lingered in Gotham Park since his prior defeat, Thorn is channeled by a stage psychic at the behest of John Constantine
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to provide information about a pending calamity in The Green.
Blackbriar Thorn next appears (again, with a human appearance) as an agent of the demon Neron in a demonic realm called The Abyss. Holding captive the soul of Mollie Scott as bait, Thorn attempts to ensnare her husband, Alan Scott
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, but is surprised to find Alan no longer vulnerable to wood.
As part of Johnny Sorrow
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Silver Age
Bronze Age
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See also
* ...
's version of the Injustice Society
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The Injustice Society first appears in ''All Star Comics'' #37 (Oct 1947 ...
, a more woody-looking Thorn and his teammates are defeated by Wildcat
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as they invade the JSA's Headquarters. Thorn's defeat left his body splintered into pieces, one shard of which is kept on display in JSA Headquarters. Thorn lies dormant until the Injustice Society's next attack. Using a crossbow, Injustice Society comrade Tigress shoots the splintered sliver of Blackbriar Thorn into Alan Scott's chest. Apparently once more susceptible to wood, Scott is gravely wounded as Thorn regenerates from the embedded projectile and proceeds to inflict more damage. Thorn is ultimately defeated in this siege on the JSA by Stargirl.
Blackbriar Thorn appears most recently in ''Day of Vengeance
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Publication history
''Day of Vengeance'' is one of four lim ...
'' battling the Spectre
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* Vision (spirituality)
* Apparitional experience
* Ghost
Arts and entertainment Film and television
* ''Spectre'' (1977 film), a made-for-television film produced and writ ...
, who, influenced by Eclipso
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The character bares notable similarities to Dr. Jekyll and ...
, attempts to kill all magic wielders in the DC Universe
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. The combatants appear in gigantic form. Thorn loses the battle, but delays his next regeneration to lend his powers, along with many other mystics, in a combined effort to defeat the Spectre.
Blackbriar Thorn is among the villains in the ambush of the JSA led by Tapeworm.
In The New 52
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reboot of DC's continuity, Blackbriar Thorn is re-established as one of two powerful magical entities used by Nick Necro to combat the Justice League Dark. He tries to destroy Zatanna in Peru by controlling an entire forest with his magic. He is then possessed by Deadman and neutralized.
During the ''Forever Evil
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'' storyline '' Forever Evil: Blight'', Blackbriar Thorn is among the magic users in the possession of Felix Faust and Nick Necro. Faust and Necro plan to use the magic users as part of a weapon to defeat the creature that destroyed the Crime Syndicate
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's Earth.
The character appears in the "DC Rebirth
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" relaunch as one of the villains refusing to be hired by Henry Bendix to kill Midnighter
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and Apollo
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.
Powers and abilities of Blackbriar Thorn
Blackbriar Thorn has exhibited a plethora of abilities, including manipulation of the weather, extensive control over vegetation—either living or dead, the ability to regenerate from even a sliver of his physical form, and the creation of illusions. Thorn can draw strength and abilities though physical contact with the Earth itself. Inside buildings, he still retains the ability to control surrounding plant life, animating it to his will and frequently increasing its volume and strength. Thorn's organic manipulation of his own woody form, including the projection of tendrils and vines, appears to be uninhibited when separated from terra firma as well.
Blackbriar Thorn in other media
Blackbriar Thorn appears in the ''Young Justice
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The team was formed in 1998 when DC's usual teen hero group, the Teen Titans, had become adults and changed their name to the Titans. Like the original ''Teen ...
'' episode "Misplaced", voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson
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. He is recruited by Klarion the Witch Boy
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alongside Wotan
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, Wizard, and Felix Faust
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to cast a powerful spell from Roanoke Island that would separate the adults and children of Earth onto two separate worlds.
The '' Stargirl'' episode "Summer School: Chapter One" establishes that Blackbriar Thorn was associated with the Injustice Society. When Courtney Whitmore asked about his fate, Pat Dugan stated that he was slain by Green Lantern.
Blackhawk
Blackout
Blackout (Farooq) is a metahuman
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who can harness electricity
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. He makes his first appearance in '' Flashpoint'' (vol. 2) #1 (July 2011). In the alternate timeline created by the events of Flashpoint, Blackout is recruited by Cyborg
A cyborg ()—a portmanteau of ''cybernetic'' and ''organism''—is a being with both organic and biomechatronic body parts. The term was coined in 1960 by Manfred Clynes and Nathan S. Kline. into a team of superheroes whose mission was to end the Amazon-Atlantean war, which had devastated Europe and caused millions of human casualties. To that end, the team was assigned to take down both Emperor Aquaman and Wonder Woman
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.
Another new recruit, the Outsider
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Film
* ''Outsider'' (1997 film), a 1997 Slovene-language film
* ''Outsider'' (2012 film), a Malayalam-language Indian film
* ''Outsiders'' (1980 film), a South Korean film featuring Won Mi-kyung
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* Outside ...
, revealed during a meeting with Batman
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that he had been hunting Blackout so he could use his abilities to power India. This manhunt resulted in the loss of Blackout's girlfriend and his departure from school. Blackout has since voiced his reluctance to be part of the same team with his worst enemy.
Blackout in other media
Farooq Gibran / Blackout appears in ''The Flash
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'' episode "Power Outage", portrayed by Michael Reventar. Prior to the series, he was with friends when the S.T.A.R. Labs
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particle accelerator exploded and electrocuted him. While he survived, he accidentally killed his friends when they tried to resuscitate him. Following this, he discovers he can siphon electrical energy and seeks revenge against the head of S.T.A.R. Labs, Harrison Wells
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. In pursuit of this goal, Farooq is confronted by the Flash
Flash, flashes, or FLASH may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
Fictional aliases
* Flash (DC Comics character), several DC Comics superheroes with super speed:
** Flash (Barry Allen)
** Flash (Jay Garrick)
** Wally West, the first Kid ...
, but he drains the hero's speed. He later storms S.T.A.R. Labs, kills Girder
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, and attacks Wells. However, the Flash is able to get his speed back and overcharge him, killing Farooq in the process.
Blackrock
Blackrock is a supervillain
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Supervillains are oft ...
appearing in American comic books
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published by DC Comics
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DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...
. Blackrock is a recurring enemy of Superman
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first appearing in ''Action Comics
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'' #458 (April 1976).
Blackrock was the creation of Dr. Peter Silverstone in an attempt to increase ratings for the United Broadcasting television network
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. Silverstone hypnotized UB President Sam Tanner and later Tanner's nephew, Les Vegas, to fill the role. A third Blackrock (an energy construct) was created by Tanner's command not much later.
Eventually Silverstone assumed the mantle of Blackrock himself, using a powerful stone that could metabolize electromagnetic energy into energy to achieve flight, energy blasts and superhuman strength, and fought Superman several times. This rock, while a technological artifact, has the appearance of a polished gem
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that is as black as coal
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. It was appropriately dubbed the Blackrock.
The Post-''Crisis'' version was stated (in ''Batman/Superman'' adventures) to be a symbiotic alien life form, rather than a creation of Dr. Silverstone. Its appearance and abilities are approximately the same.
Silverstone is the only Pre-''Crisis'' user of the stone that has been mentioned in Post-''Crisis'' continuity. Overuse of the Blackrock's powers blinded Silverstone and left him insane. He was found sitting muttering to himself and watching constant television shows in an apartment owned by an ex-convict named Samuel Benjamin, who beat Silverstone to death with the Blackrock and took it for himself. Despite its power, his inexperience with the Blackrock led to his defeat and Superman took the stone and threw it towards the Sun.
A short time later, Alexander Luthor Jr.
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Publication history
Created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez, the character made his first appearance in ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' #1 (April 198 ...
, disguised as Lex Luthor
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, dispatched Bizarro
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to retrieve the Blackrock from the Sun before passing it on to a South American woman named Lucia, a drug smuggler and revolutionary who had been jailed by Superman before. Her intense feelings of hatred towards the Man of Steel matched those of the Blackrock and she proved particularly adept in using it. However, her skills were not enough to defeat Superman and the Blackrock withdrew into itself.
It was eventually shown that the Blackrock had been kept by Superman, who locked it away in his Fortress of Solitude. The Blackrock escaped and bonded with Plastic Man
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. Shortly after, the Blackrock was removed from Plastic Man and found its way into the hands of Batman
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, who shortly afterwards decided he needed its powers to help him stop a currently-rampaging Superman (Superman had fallen under the influence of Despero
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Debuting in the Silver Age of Comi ...
as he attempted to turn Earth's alien superheroes against humans). Although it remained on Batman after Superman threw off Despero's influence, Superman was able to force it to leave Batman by threatening to kill him, informing the Blackrock that he knew Batman would rather die than live like this.
In September 2011, ''The New 52
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'' rebooted DC's continuity. In this new timeline, Blackrock is Bradley Glenn, an ex-con who was hired to star in a reality television
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show called ''Badass Nation'' about the life of a supervillain. The TV company provided him with powered armor and a fictional backstory about finding it in a crashed spacecraft. They intended to film him tearing up a bridge that was scheduled for demolition, but the crew neglected to ensure that the bridge had been closed to traffic and the Pre-'' Flashpoint'' Superman had to intervene.
The Post-''Crisis'' wielders of the Blackrock seem to have developed differing powers based on their personalities. All seem to have possessed superhuman strength and endurance, flight and energy projection abilities. The Blackrock also has the ability to absorb ambient energy to empower its wielder. Dr. Silverstone seemed most adept at using its ability to process information from TV and radio signals. Samuel Benjamin was particularly skilled at using it to boost his own physical strength and toughness. Lucia's abilities seemed to be an amalgamation of her predecessors', but she seemed to prefer using its energy projection abilities and discovered a way to use it to drain Superman's power.
While the stone had bonded to Plastic Man
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, he was not shown using its abilities much.
Batman
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used it in much the same way that Lucia did, but Batman showed more of a preference for physical combat than Lucia did.
Jimmy Olsen
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and several other humans were bonded to the Blackrocks when a shower of them rained down on Earth. These people showed some level of superhuman abilities similar to those demonstrated by Lucia, etc. but it was not shown if they were as strong as he was.
Bradley Glenn's armor enabled him to leap great distances and an energy field around one gauntlet gave him a powerful punch.
Blackwing
Blackwing (Charles "Charlie" Bullock) is a superhero
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appearing in American comic books
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published by DC Comics
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DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...
. He was created by Paul Levitz, Joe Staton and Joey Cavalieri.
The character was chronologically introduced in ''Adventure Comics'' #464 (April 1979), but was unnamed in that comic. He was, however, named in his next appearance in ''Wonder Woman'' #281 (April 1981) and later, became Blackwing in ''Wonder Woman'' #297 (August 1982). Also, worth to note, the original story in ''Adventure Comics'' was intended for ''All Star Comics'' #75. Charlie was drawn as a teen in that story, but his next appearance (only three years later) depicts him as a young adult who graduated from law school.
In his mid-teens, Charles Bullock was searching for a direction in life. The teenager found it after he helped fight off street punks alongside Wildcat (Ted Grant) and was invited to join him at his gym. Charlie attended law school and later became a junior partner and top-notch researcher to the law firm called Cranston, Grayson and Wayne. When a criminal named Karnage broke into the office looking for his boss, Arthur Cranston, this, and another event, led him to become the costumed hero Blackwing. Although his first outing as a crime fighter proved unsuccessful when he was captured by the costumed villain Boa's gang, Blackwing managed to contribute in freeing the Huntress (Helena Wayne)
The Huntress, also known as Helena Wayne, is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The Character (arts), character is the daughter of the Batman (Earth-Two), Batman and Catwoman#Earth-Two, Catwoman (Selina Kyle) ...
from Boa's giant snake and recorded some evidence that was used to put the mastermind and his men away.
Since then, Blackwing has never appeared again in any other published story.
Blaze
Block
Block is a young Maori woman living in Melbourne, Australia, the woman dubbed the Human Block was once inexplicably struck by lightning and survived the incident. Unknown to her, this similar event had happened to many other individuals throughout time and was in fact the Speed Force imbuing her with speed-related abilities. In her then-present time—1957—Block acted as a side show attraction in a carnival, the prize of $1,000 going to whoever could move her, which was failed by many, as she had manipulated her body density. One drunken man staggered onto the stage to accept her challenge, making her move by insulting her Maori heritage rather than physically moving her. Angered, she immediately struck out at him and instigated a small brawl, tearing through the crowd before someone hastily drew their firearm on her and shot, only to find that not even bullets affected her. Before the now-turned mob could attack her, Zoom, accompanied by his newly recruited acolytes the Folded Man and Magali, appeared and teleported her outside of the carnival grounds. Being offered the chance to embrace her abilities and live as a godlike being after mastering them, she did not hesitate to join Zoom and his quest to kill the "evil" Flash. Along with the other Acolytes, she would train for what would be an unknown amount of time to kill the Flash, facing off with Zoom in his place. It is unknown how long this training took place, as they stated that, over the course of centuries, this team trained to take on the Flash and when they reached older age, Magali would revert them back to their original ages when joining. Unknown to Block, Zoom is actually the one to have orchestrated her joining him to begin with, appearing to the drunk man who challenged her, while convincing him that the way to make her move was to attack her heritage, as he had been keeping close watch on her for some time.
Powers and abilities of Block
Being imbued with the Speed Force, Block has the unique ability to slow down her atoms. In doing this, they become denser than steel and grant her invulnerability, super-strength and immobility. She can possibly slow down other speedsters, if not other people as well, through physical touch, as she stopped the Top's ability to spin and was able to hold Zoom in place in a headlock. After training centuries with Zoom, she is a deadly fighter. Recently, she was able to stop the molecules around herself to make the air unbreakable.
Block in other media
Block appears in ''The Flash
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'' episode "Blocked", portrayed by Erin Cummings
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. Vanessa Jansen, nicknamed "Block" by Cisco Black, was a weapons dealer who worked for the East Street Skulls gang until she was betrayed and sent to Iron Heights Penitentiary
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for four years. After becoming a metahuman
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with the ability to create boxes of dense air and getting out of Iron Heights, both by unknown means, she sought revenge on her former gang she was stopped by the Flash
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Fictional aliases
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** Flash (Barry Allen)
** Flash (Jay Garrick)
** Wally West, the first Kid ...
and XS. Before the heroes could re-incarcerate Jansen, she was attacked by Cicada
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. XS ran her to the hospital, but Jansen died of her injuries on the way there.
Blok
Blockbuster
Bloodsport
Blue Beetle
Blue Devil
Bombshell
Boodikka
Bolphunga
Bolphunga is an extraterrestrial bounty hunter in the DC Universe
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.
The character, created by Alan Moore
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and Dave Gibbons
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, first appeared in ''Green Lantern
Green Lantern is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. They fight evil with the aid of rings that grant them a variety of extraordinary powers, all of which come from imagination, fearlessness, ...
'' (vol. 2) #188 (May 1985).
Within the context of the stories, Bolphunga the Unrelenting has a love of destruction and plots to make a name for himself by challenging the most feared and mysterious beings in creation, fixating on Green Lantern
Green Lantern is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. They fight evil with the aid of rings that grant them a variety of extraordinary powers, all of which come from imagination, fearlessness, ...
s. This has led to his defeat by Mogo
Mogo is a fictional character who appears as a sentient planet and a member of the Green Lantern Corps in the DC Universe.
Publication history
Mogo first appeared in ''Green Lantern'' (vol. 2) #188 (May 1985) in a story titled "Mogo Doesn't Soci ...
, Kilowog
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The character appeared in the 2011 ''Green Lantern'' film with his voice provided by actor Michael Clarke Dunca ...
and Guy Gardner Guy Gardner may refer to:
* Guy Gardner (astronaut) (born 1948), United States Air Force officer and former astronaut
* Guy Gardner (character)
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.
Bolphunga in other media
Bolphunga appears in '' Green Lantern: Emerald Knights'', voiced by Roddy Piper
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In professional wrestling, Piper was best known to international audiences for hi ...
. He is in Mogo's story, on which he is described as an undefeated and merciless warrior who is determined to prove himself the most powerful being by defeating and destroying the most powerful warriors in the universe. He then seeks to challenge Mogo
Mogo is a fictional character who appears as a sentient planet and a member of the Green Lantern Corps in the DC Universe.
Publication history
Mogo first appeared in ''Green Lantern'' (vol. 2) #188 (May 1985) in a story titled "Mogo Doesn't Soci ...
, whom he initially believed to be just another Green Lantern, in a mysterious green planet, but eventually sees his mistake and, apparently, meets his demise when Mogo is revealed to be the planet itself and captures him.
Booster Gold
Sy Borgman
Sy Borgman is a retired scooter-bound U.S. agent with some cybernetic enhancements and an ally of Harley Quinn
Harley Quinn is a character (arts), character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Quinn was created by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm as a comic relief henchwoman for the supervillain Joker (character), Joker in ''Batman: The An ...
that first appeared in ''Harley Quinn'' (vol. 2) #2 (March 2014) as part of ''The New 52
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''.
Sy Borgman is a retired U.S. agent formerly called Syborg who was rendered scooter-bound and got cybernetic enhancements after stopping a terrorist plot. When Harley Quinn heads to her nursing home appointment, Sy Borgman recognizes her causing Harley to close the door behind her. He explains his history to her and states how he must use a scooter due to the weight of the cybernetics affecting his aged body. Sy wants to help Harley by targeting the gang that was responsible for his current cybernetic state. While going over the files, Harley and Sy start with Igor Lenivetskin, who is in a coma. They were able to sever the tubes going into him and set his body to explode. The second target is Ivana Brekemoff. Sy states Ivana will be more difficult than Igor. Upon entering the mansion by force, Harley and Sy confront Ivana who starts using an RPG on them, which blows up the mansion. Emerging unscathed, Harley and Sy flee from the police helicopter while throwing Ivana to her death. Their third target is Alexei "the Bear" Medvedenko, who currently works as a security guard at the Prospect Park Zoo. When they arrive, they find that Alexei had been torn apart by the zoo animals he released upon hearing that they were coming for him. The other people that Alexei called were also on the files and consist of Kosta Armanoleg, Borya Tatierski, Yuri Beyznatofin, and Zena Bendemova. Harley and Sy send explosive bagels their way, where Kosta, Yuri, and three of Kosta's henchwomen were caught in the explosions. Harley brings a metal pipe down on Borya's head, leaving Zena as the remaining target. While it was mentioned that Zena was an ex-lover of Sy, she is caught by surprise when Sy sends her scooter into Zena enough to send her flying into the horns of a rhinoceros. Then it comes to the final target that Sy foreshadowed, where he and Harley head to Coney Island and break into the bedroom of a man named Chuck. After a monologue by Sy about the car that Chuck sold him, Harley kicks Chuck out the window where he falls into the streets below. While Sy wanted to finish off Chuck, he relents.
When Harley Quinn is invited to the Skate Club by Summer Daze, she brings Sy Borgman along to accompany her. Harley Quinn learns that this roller derby has no rules, as Sy Borgman places a bet on Harley. When Sy gives Harley an explosive toothpaste to use on her opponent Maria Monsterella, it kills her, causing the match to be disqualified. Sy still managed to win his bets and allows Harley to pay for the meal that follows. Harley later packs Sy's wheelchair into his car and sees him off.
Sy Borgman in other media
Sy Borgman appears in ''Harley Quinn
Harley Quinn is a character (arts), character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Quinn was created by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm as a comic relief henchwoman for the supervillain Joker (character), Joker in ''Batman: The An ...
'', voiced by Jason Alexander
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. This version is a cyborg landlord who used to work for the CIA as a fixer. Introduced in the episode "Finding Mr. Right", he reminds his tenant Poison Ivy of the rules before evicting her and her friends for breaking them. In the episode "Being Harley Quinn", Borgman finds Ivy and her friends' comatose bodies, assumes they are dead, and nearly kills them. Impressed by his skill, however, Harley Quinn
Harley Quinn is a character (arts), character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Quinn was created by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm as a comic relief henchwoman for the supervillain Joker (character), Joker in ''Batman: The An ...
offers him a place in her crew. In "L.O.D.R.S.V.P.", it is revealed that Borgman has a scientist sister named Mirielle. In the 1980s, he asked her to fuse a monkey and an octopus together into a "monkeypus" to assist him in the field. During the procedure however, the monkey escaped and fused Mirielle with the octopus, turning her into a mutant monster. Feeling guilty, Borgman hid her away in an abandoned mall. In the present, Borgman has Doctor Psycho
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use his psychic powers to help the former communicate and reconcile with Mirielle before releasing her onto the streets of Gotham City
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, where she goes on a rampage. In "Dye Hard", Psycho, having left the crew after being enraged by Harley in a previous episode, takes control of an army of Parademon
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s and traps her in a force-field in an attempt to take over Gotham and exact revenge on her. Borgman gives his right eye to her as a memento before sacrificing himself to destroy the force-field so she can escape. In "Lover's Quarrel", Harley learns Borgman put a digital backup of his mind in the eye, allowing him to help Kite Man
Kite Man (Charles "Chuck" Brown) is a supervillain appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. He is commonly depicted as an adversary of Batman who uses kite-based weapons to commit crimes. His name is a homage to ''Peanuts'' protagonist Cha ...
create anti-mind control devices to combat Doctor Psycho. As of "A Thief, A Mole, An Orgy", King Shark
King Shark is a supervillain appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. The character, also known as Nanaue, was created by writer Karl Kesel and artist Tom Grummett. King Shark's first key appearance was in ''Superboy (comic book), Superb ...
downloads Borgman's consciousness into Catwoman
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's apartment's smart home hub
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.
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Brain
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Breathtaker
Breathtaker is a name of two supervillains appearing in DC Universe.
The first is an unnamed assassin and the leader of the Assassination Bureau. He first appeared in ''Firestorm'' (vol. 2) #29 (November 1984), created by Joey Cavalieri and Rafael Kayanan.
Humiliated and tormented by his peers throughout his adolescence for being an albino dwarf, the young man constructed a powerful exoskeleton, assumed the hood and the identity of The Breathtaker. He formed Assassination Bureau, supplying super-powered assassins to anyone with the right price.
The Breathtaker first comes to public attention when the criminal group 2000 Committee hires him and his organization to capture Firestorm. He tests Firestorm with his several lesser agents before confronting him with the Bureau's two chief, Incognito and Mindboggler. When Firestorm defeats those two as well, the Breathtaker finally lures him to his headquarters and attempts to kill him. Instead, Firestorm destroys the complex, putting an end to the Breathtaker's career.
The second Breathtaker is an unnamed female assassin, first appearing in ''Titans'' (vol. 1) #21 (November 2000), created by Jay Faerber and Paul Pelletier.
Born and raised in USA, Breathtaker obtained aerokinesis abilities in an unspecified way, apparently from her birth. Liking the powers, she became an international assassin. She is specialized in murdering people by sucking away the air from their lungs, making it look like a natural death. She later contacted other people with similar abilities to form a team named Hangmen, consisting of super-strong Stranglehold (Puerto Rico), the mind-controller Provoke (Australia), a young electricity-manipulator Shock Trauma (Japan) and the cyborg Killshot (Russia).
Their first assignment comes from the government of Qurac to eliminate the terrorist Cheshire, who tried to nuke the entire place. Cheshire escaped from them, but Breathtaker found an easy way to get at her: she and her team target her daughter, Lian Harper, to lure her out. Despite their attempts, Titans discover their plan and defeat them. She and her team later have encounters with Nightwing and his team, sometimes allying with more seasoned and proficient assassins like Deathstroke. The team later makes an alliance with Alexander Luthor Jr. and his Secret Society of Super Villains. When the team assaults Metropolis, Breathtaker and her teammates use it as a cover to loot the city. Seeking an opportunity, they double cross Luthor and she pays to Dr. Psycho to fake their own death. After her team laid low for a while, they come in contact by Libra, who was reforming Luthor's Society and offers them a prize. Although accepting, she is not interested in money and only accepted his offer because she wants to kill every Titan as a revenge. Despite of it, she and her team are later killed by Crispus Allen (the Spectre).
In other media
* Breathtaker appears in the ''Supergirl
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'' episode "In Plain Sight", portrayed by Luisa D'Oliveira
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. This version is a Leviathan operative and metahuman assassin who was sent to assassinate Elena Torres. Her plan is thwarted by Supergirl
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and is remanded to D.E.O. custody. In "Dangerous Liaisons", Breathtaker is interrogated by Alex Danvers
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about who hired her.
* Breathtaker appears in ''DC Universe Online
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''.
Brick
Bronze Tiger
Brother Blood
Brutale
Bug-Eyed Bandit
Bulleteer
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Bumblebee
Bushido
Byth Rok
Byth Rok is a supervillain
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Supervillains are oft ...
appearing in American comic books
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published by DC comics
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, and who is commonly known as a recurring enemy of the Silver Age Hawkman
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. He was created by Gardner Fox
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and Joe Kubert
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, and first appeared in ''The Brave and the Bold
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'' #34 (February/March 1961), titled "Creature of a Thousand Shapes".
On the alien planet Thanagar, a scientist named Krotan developed a pill that would empower the mind to control the molecular formation of the body. Just as he was about to swallow it, a thief named Byth assaulted him and swallowed the pill. Byth first transformed into a bird and left (via spaceship) to commit crimes on other planets. Katar Hol
Hawkman (Katar Hol) is a DC Comics superhero
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and his wife, Shayera, tracked his rocket to Earth.
For many years, Byth would escape on several occasions only to be captured again by Hawkman and Hawkwoman.
In the ''Hawkworld
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'' mini-series, Byth is a corrupt Wingman commander and Katar Hol's superior. He manipulated a drug-induced Katar into killing his father, aiding his rise to power. Now Administrator of Protection, he gains his shape-shifting powers from a new drug called Krotan. Katar Hol, with the help of Shayera Thal, uncovers his schemes but Byth escapes arrest. He flees to Earth and runs criminal operations in Chicago
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. He supplies Carl Sands with a shadow generator. He is later captured, and returned to Thanagar.
Byth was apparently defeated for good by the then recently resurrected Carter Hall
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* Carter, Arkansas, an unincorporated community
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and Kendra Saunders
Hawkgirl (Kendra Saunders) is the name of a fictional superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Kendra Saunders was created by writers James Robinson (comics), James Robinson & David S. Goyer and artist Scott Benefiel, ...
.
In ''The New 52
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'' reboot of DC's continuity, Lord Byth is shown to be responsible for the creation of Ultra the Multi-Alien
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where he had combined the DNA of the alien prisoners to make Ultra the Multi-Alien the Slayer of Worlds.[''Justice League United'' #1]
After consuming the Changeling Pill (or Krotan), Byth gained the ability to transform into any other person or animal at will, whether they were indigenous to Thanagar or originated on an alien world (including Earth). There appears to be no physical restriction in terms of mass or volume when it comes to Byth's shape-shifting talents.
Byth Rok in other media
* Byth appeared in '' Green Lantern: The Animated Series'' episode "Flight Club", voiced by Tom Kenny
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. He is the leader of a band of Thanagarian outlaws being interred in an intergalactic prison.
* Byth appeared in issue #9 of comic book series '' The All-New Batman: The Brave and the Bold''. Batman and Hawkman
Hawkman is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Dennis Neville, the original Hawkman first appeared in ''Flash Comics'' #1, published by All-American ...
teamed-up to defeat him and return him to Thanagar, awaiting trial.
References
:: Firestorm titles
:: Green Lantern titles
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