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Damien Darhk

The enigmatic Damien Darhk is an elusive and dangerous criminal mastermind and enemy of the

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. He makes his first appearance in ''Titans'' #1 (March 1999). Claiming to be a major player in the American underworld and implying he has an army at his disposal, Darhk is shown to be well-established and well-connected despite being in his early 20s and has remained untouchable by the

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and the

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. He appears to have some connection to the crime syndicate the

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and has access to unique high-tech equipment unknown to any organization. Darhk uses trickery and forgotten science to make his followers and the public believe he has mystical or magical powers, but is later proven to be a fraud. Darhk is also a

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genius, able to stay in touch with anyone by the very latest forms of mass communication. During an altercation with the Titans, Darhk was shot to death by

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. Thanks to Adeline Kane, he survived.

Damien Darhk in other media

* The character appears in ''

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'', portrayed by

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's personal history mentions him as a friend-turned-rival in

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. Described as a renegade member of the

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who left after being denied leadership to form a "

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" of his own, he is behind many past events in the series and appears as season four's main antagonist. Damien uses a magical artifact called the Khushu Idol to employ telekinesis and can also drain the life energy of his foes if he makes physical contact with them. The only exception to this is

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who causes his life-force absorption ability to backfire due to being revived by the Lazarus Pit. Although a ruthless killer, when the Green Arrow saves his family from Anarky, Damien allows

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to leave, despite having a chance to kill him, out of appreciation for the actions. Damien's artifact is eventually destroyed by Vixen and he is prosecuted and sent to Iron Heights Penitentiary. But, after recruiting the Dark Archer,

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and Murmur, he eventually breaks out and murders Laurel Lance / Black Canary. After Anarky kills his wife and destroys the secret underground city in which Damien planned to survive the nuclear holocaust he wanted to cause, he becomes nihilistic and decides to destroy the world anyway. With the help from Mr. Terrific and the

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, Oliver's allies succeed in disabling all but one of the nuclear bombs (a city is destroyed by the successful nuke). Meanwhile, the Green Arrow leads the people of Star City in a rally against Damien and his army, with the outpouring of hope nullifying Damien's powers. The two engage in a physical fight with Oliver overpowering him. Defeated, Damien taunts the Green Arrow, stating Oliver spared

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after killing Oliver's mother. Oliver reminds him that he killed tens of thousands of innocent people, including Laurel, and states not having a choice before stabbing him with an arrow, killing him. He returned in season five as a manifestation from a Dominator's mental simulation in the 100th episode. ** Neal McDonough also appears as Damien Darhk briefly in ''

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''. In the episode " Legends of Today", the

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rescues Team Arrow from Darhk's attack during a raid on an

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facility. McDonough reprises his role in the eighth season during the "Armageddon" crossover event. As the

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causes a Reverse-Flashpoint to change the timeline to alter

's life, Darhk is now alive and is working alongside this timeline's Reverse-Flash. Both of them were responsible for the deaths of Ray Palmer, Nate Heywood, Sara Lance, most of the Legends, and Cisco Ramon. Darhk was apprehended, but got off due to a technicality which sparked protests. After the actual Flash tries to trick him into helping him, he quickly realizes that he isn't the Reverse-Flash. Upon learning that his daughter is still alive in the other timeline where Nora is dead in this timeline, he helps him out. After Flash resets the timeline, Darhk has a heartfelt conversation with Joe and his daughter before he is erased and Nora returns to existence. ** Neal McDonough appears again as Damien Darhk in ''

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''. In season one, he is a minor antagonist. He attends a weapons auction held by

in the 1970s. Damien returns in season two as a recurring character, one of the two secondary antagonists alongside Merlyn, and a member of the

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. He also serves as an archenemy to

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, Laurel's sister and the Legends' leader. Although initially hesitant to work with Eobard Thawne / Reverse-Flash, he quickly joins forces upon learning of his future death and the failure of his plans from Sara. Together with Eobard, his future/former accomplice and the rest of the Legion of Doom, he works to find the fabled

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to change his fate. After they succeed, Damien makes himself mayor of Star City and regains his magical artifact. However, the Legends manage to travel back in time to stop the Legion's success. Eobard also travels back in time to warn the past Legion, so Damien sets out with the Legion to stop the Legends in a final battle. Using swords and a futuristic gun courtesy of Eobard, Damien eventually kills the future counterpart of

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before engaging in hand-to-hand combat with Sara. Sara manages to overpower and knock him out. After the Legion is defeated, the Legends return each member of the Legion to their respective place in the timeline and wipe their memories of time travel, so Damien ends up dying in 2016 as before. In season three, Damien is the secondary antagonist. He is resurrected from his death by his time-displaced daughter Nora Darhk with his memories restored and resumes his feud with Sara, the Legends and their allies. He later encounters

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upon saving him from the napalm bombing during the

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and claims to have time traveling technology that will let Grodd travel through time at will. It is revealed that his alliance with Mallus is intended to ensure Mallus' release from his prison dimension by causing temporal aberrations that will weaken it, but this effort is complicated when tension arises between Damien and his daughter over their differing approaches to their relationship. Damien, after being convinced by Steel and the

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that his daughter will cease to exist if Mallus is set free, decides to help the Legends stop Mallus from taking Nora's body, but ends up taking Nora's place and is killed by Mallus in the season three finale. In season five, Astra Logue grants Damien a second chance at life. He was supposed to cause misery, but instead went to go see Nora. She had to hide the fact of her current status by stating that Constantine is her boyfriend and that Sara and Ava are now her henchmen. Everything unraveled when the ring that Ray bought was placed in a chocolate mousse. Nora's latest charge wishes them all into an episode of ''Mr. Parker's Cul-De-Sac'' (a parody of ''

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'') where they all worked out their issues in the most unlikeliest of ways. Afterwards, Damien allows Nora to marry Ray. After talking to Sara what Astra wanted him to do, Damien briefly borrowed the Hellsword previously used by

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and stabbed himself.

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Dark Flash / Negative Flash

The Dark Flash or the Negative Flash is an alias used by several characters appearing in American comic books published by

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as a dark counterpart of the

. The "Dark Flash" was created by

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and

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, and first appeared in ''The Flash'' (vol. #2) #150 (July 1999). The "Negative Flash" was created by Joshua Williamson, Paul Pelletier and Howard Porter, and first appeared in ''The Flash'' (vol. 5) #26 (September 2017).

Walter West

Walter West, an alternate version of Wally West, is known as the Dark Flash.

Barry Allen

Barry Allen was the first Negative Flash due being corrupted by the Negative Speed Force thanks to Professor Zoom / Reverse-Flash and while dealing with Bloodwork.

Meena Dhawan / Fast Track

Meena Dhawan is the superhero Fast Track. She was created by Joshua Williamson and

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, and first appeared in ''The Flash'' (vol. 5) #3 (September 2016), subsequently as Fast Track in ''The Flash'' (vol. 5) #5 (October 2016) and as the second Negative Flash in ''The Flash'' (vol. 5) #35 (January 2018). After the

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storm on

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and gained a connection to the Speed Force with superspeed powers, Fast Track is a director of

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involving training speedsters, such as Avery Ho and

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, and briefly dated Barry Allen while having encounters with

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of Black Hole, but is seemingly killed by Godspeed. She is revived by

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and brainwashed by

to obtain a connection to the Negative Speed Force as the Negative Flash, fighting Barry and Kid Flash. The Negative Flash helped generate the Negative Speed Force storm and acted as an enforcer alongside the other speedsters before being freed by Barry and helping restore Central City back to normal before willingly turning herself in at

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Dark Flash / Negative Flash in other media

* The Walter West incarnation of the Dark Flash appears as an alternate costume for Wally West / Flash in the video game ''

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''. * Meena Dhawan / Fast Track appears in season eight of the live-action television series ''

'', portrayed by

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. ** A variation of the Dark Flash (but stylized as the Negative Flash) appears in season six where it's Barry Allen / The Flash (portrayed by

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) while corrupted by Bloodwork. ** A variation of the Negative Flash appears in season eight, where Eobard Thawne / Reverse-Flash (portrayed by

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) is the Negative Speed Force's avatar.

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Deathstorm

Deathstorm is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by

as the supervillain counterpart of

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. The character was created by

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and

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, and first appeared in ''Brightest Day'' #10 (November 2010).

Black Lantern version

The Black Lantern version first appeared in ''Blackest Night'' #2 (August 2009) as the

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and officially in ''Brightest Day'' #10 (November 2010) as Deathstorm. The character appears in the ''

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'' miniseries as Ronnie Raymond's reanimated corpse via a black power ring of the

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. He confronts Barry Allen/The Flash and Hal Jordan/Green Lantern alongside

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, the

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and J'onn J'onzz.''Blackest Night'' #2 (August 2009). DC Comics. Deathstorm then attacks and absorbs

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into his own version of the Firestorm Matrix. Deathstorm kills

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and absorbs Jason's anger, providing the Black Lanterns with even more emotional energies. He goes on to attack Barry and company at the Justice League satellite, but Jason briefly asserts control which allows the heroes to escape. Regaining control, Deathstorm proceeds to absorb Jason's willpower. Like other Black Lanterns, Deathstorm mimics Ronnie's personality of wisecracking and other stereotypical teenage behavior. Deathstorm is seemingly destroyed during the final battle against

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, in which Ronnie is restored to life alongside Jason. In the ''

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'' miniseries, Deathstorm's actions continued tensions between Ronnie and Jason. The creature is seen as a monstrous construct of Gehenna, and transmuted a construction site without warning into bubble gum which revealed something lurked within the Firestorm Matrix. The creature reaches out of Firestorm, forcibly separating Ronnie and Jason while officially calling himself Deathstorm. Deathstorm intends to use the emotional instability between Ronnie and Jason that the Firestorm Matrix will trigger a Big Bang-level event to destroy all life in the universe, absorbing

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and Alvin Rusch into himself to torture Ronnie and Jason. Deathstorm beckons Firestorm to follow to Silver City, New Mexico which is the Central Power White Lantern Battery's resting place. Deathstorm tries to lift the battery, but is unable to until he infects the battery with black energy after which he is able to lift with ease. Deathstorm uses the Central Power White Lantern Battery to create an army of the Black Lantern spectrums of Professor Zoom/Reverse-Flash,

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, the Martian Manhunter,

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, Hawkman, Hawkgirl,

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and

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. Deathstorm and the Black Lanterns move to an unknown location. Deathstorm has an internal argument with Martin and Alvin, messing with his two hostages. Deathstorm and the Black Lanterns are shown on

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delivering the White Lantern Battery for the

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seeking to harvest the life energy to grow stronger. Firestorm takes the White Lantern Battery and attempts to fight the Anti-Monitor, but is defeated. Deathstorm brings Martin out of his own Firestorm Matrix to taunt. Deathstorm then attempts to kill Jason and Ronnie, but the Professor takes the attack. Ronnie and Jason truly work together, and the

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then unleashes a burst of white energy that obliterates the Black Lanterns, returns Alvin home, and deposits Firestorm in the Star City forest.

Earth-3 version

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equivalent first appeared in ''Justice League'' (vol. 2) #23 (October 2013) as a doppelganger of Firestorm during the "

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" event. This alternate Deathstorm is Earth-3's Professor

fused with a corpse, and is a member of the

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. Deathstorm is later killed by Mazahs who then steals his powers.

Deathstorm in other media

* Two variations of Deathstorm appear in ''

'', portrayed by

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. ** The Earth-2 version appears in the second season as Firestorm's villainous doppelganger, one of

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's enforcers, and

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's significant other. Deathstorm nearly kills Barry Allen, but Zoom kills him for recklessness. ** An

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equivalent, inspired by the Black Lantern version, appears in the eighth season portrayed by Milton Barnes, Alexa Barajas, and Rick Cosnett. It is a cold fusion entity who obtained sentience as a black flame initially after Earth-1 Ronnie Raymond's sacrifice. Deathstorm attacks and kills indiscriminately throughout

by feeding on grief while using phantoms of deceased loved ones until it is defeated by Hell Frost. * The Martin Stein incarnation of Deathstorm appears in ''

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'', voiced by

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Deathstroke

Decay

Deep Blue

Deep Blue is a

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in the

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. The character was created by

Peter David Peter Allen David (born September 23, 1956), often abbreviated PAD, is an American writer of comic books, novels, television, films and video games.Buxton, Marc (March 29, 2014)"From 'Future Imperfect' to '2099': Peter David's Greatest Hits" Co ...

and

Jim Calafiore Jim Calafiore is an American comic book penciller and inker, known for his work on Marvel Comics '' Exiles'', and DC Comics' ''Aquaman''. His other work includes ''Faction Paradox'', and writing Marvel's '' Exiles'' and ''Millennium Visions''. Ca ...

, and first appeared in ''

'' (vol. 3) #23 (August 1996). Within the context of the stories, Debbie Perkins is the daughter of

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and grew up believing

Neptune Perkins Paintball Paintball is a DC Comics supervillain who first appeared in ''Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E.'' #2 and was created by Geoff Johns and Leo Moder. Paul Deisinger is an art teacher who was transformed into a paint-themed criminal and became a mini ...

to be her father, while Rhombus believed her to be his daughter. As Deep Blue, she is among the heroes who respond to

's call to unite the undersea kingdoms. Over time, she begins to insist on being called Indigo and learns that Atlan claims to be her true father.

DeSaad

Despero

Detective Chimp

Dex-Starr

Dex-Starr is an abandoned stray blue

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from Earth, adopted by a woman in Brooklyn who names him Dexter. During a break-in, Dex-Starr scratched a burglar before his owner was killed and he was evicted by the police. Homeless, he was grabbed by two street thugs and thrown off the Brooklyn Bridge, but the rage that he felt caught the attention of a red power ring and it came to him before he hit the water. As a member of the

Red Lantern Corps The Red Lantern Corps is a supervillain and sometimes anti-heroic organization appearing in DC Comics. Their power is derived from the emotional spectrum relating to rage. Publication history They debuted in ''Green Lantern'' (vol. 4) #25 (Dec ...

, wearing his red power ring around his tail, he killed the two thugs and slept on their skulls, proclaiming himself to be a "good kitty" using thoughts expressed in simple sentences. He was described by

in an interview with '' Wizard'' as "the most sadistic and malicious" of the Red Lanterns. Originally intended as a joke by Shane Davis, he began being featured more prominently due to positive reception. Dex-Starr frequently travels with

Atrocitus Atrocitus (Atros) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Atrocitus is an enemy to the Guardians of the Universe and Sinestro, their former Green Lantern. He is the leader of the Red Lantern Corps. Publication ...

, with his vengeful quest centering on finding the burglar that murdered his owner. Dex-Starr gained the ability to create constructs after drinking the blood of Rankorr and, unbeknownst to his fellow Red Lanterns, he used his newfound ability to save Atrocitus from certain death after the former leader of the Red Lanterns saw his red power ring being taken by

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Dex-Starr in other media

* Dex-Starr appears in ''

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'', voiced by Jason J. Lewis. * Dex-Starr appears in '' DC Super Hero Girls'', voiced by

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as a Red Lantern while

Fred Tatasciore Fred Tatasciore (; ) is an American voice actor who has provided voices in animated and live-action films, television shows, and video games. He is known for voicing the Hulk and Beast (comics), Beast in various Marvel media and Solomon Grundy ( ...

provides his vocal effects. Introduced in the episode "#RageCat", this version is a stray

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without whiskers who was found by

Jessica Cruz Jessica Cruz, one of the characters known as Green Lantern, is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Geoff Johns, Doug Mahnke, Ivan Reis and Ethan Van Sciver, she is a member of the Green Lantern Corps ...

. Amidst her attempts to find his owner, Dex-Starr briefly gains a Red Lantern ring before Cruz adopts him. In the episode "#It'sComplicated", he regains his powers and joins Star Sapphire and

Sinestro Thaal Sinestro () (or simply Sinestro) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, particularly those featuring Green Lantern. Sinestro is a former Green Lantern Corps member who was dishonorably discharged for abu ...

in attacking Cruz and

Hal Jordan Harold "Hal" Jordan, one of the characters known as Green Lantern, is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created in 1959 by writer John Broome and artist Gil Kane, and first appeared in '' ...

until Jordan apologizes to the trio. * Dex-Starr appears in '' Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Aquaman: Rage of Atlantis'', voiced by

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. * Dex-Starr appears as a summonable character in '' Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure''. * Dex-Starr appears as an assist character in ''

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''. * Dex-Starr appears as a playable character in '' Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham'' and ''

'', voiced again by Dee Bradley Baker.

Ding Dong Daddy

Doctor Alchemy

Doctor Chaos

In the Earth-1 universe, Professor Lewis Lang and his assistant Burt Belker discover a helmet in the Valley of Ur in Mesopotamia that is identical to the helmet on Earth-2 except for its blue color. This helmet contains a Lord of Chaos that possesses Burt and turns him into the sorcerer Doctor Chaos, whose costume is identical to Doctor Fate's except for a reversed color scheme.

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confronts Doctor Chaos and removes the helmet from Burt, jettisoning it into space. A new version of Doctor Chaos later appeared briefly in the ''

Justice League of America The Justice League (also known as The Justice League of America) are a team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The team first appeared in ''The Brave and the Bold'' #28 (March 1960). The team was conceived ...

'' 2018 series within the main DC Comics Universe. This version is aligned with the Lords of Chaos outfitted in garb similar to Doctor Fate except for a reverse color scheme much like the Earth-1 version. Acting as a protector of the Lords of Chaos's base of operations, the Chaos Realm, he appears when the Justice League's mystical villain, Queen of Fables, attempts to escape her imprisonment. He is swiftly killed by the Queen of Fables and escapes the Chaos Realm. The identity of the person behind Doctor Chaos remains unknown.

Doctor Cyber

Doctor Destiny

Doctor Fate

Doctor Light

Arthur Light

Kimiyo Hoshi

Doctor Manhattan

Doctor Mid-Nite

Doctor Moon

Doctor Moon is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Doctor Moon is a criminal neurosurgeon who sells his services to other villains that require his unethical skills of body modifications, psychological conditions, and torture. Doctor Moon was first seen in the Pre-Crisis as a member of the

wanted him to reanimate a brain of a corpse so that he can interrogate only for that plan to be foiled by

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Doctor Cyber Doctor Cyber is a fictional character appearing in DC Comics publications and related media, commonly as a recurring adversary of the superhero Wonder Woman. She first appeared late in the Silver Age of Comics in 1968's ''Wonder Woman'' (volume ...

later enlisted Doctor Moon as part of a plot to switch brains with

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. This plan failed and Wonder Woman defeated both villains. Doctor Moon was later hired by Guano Cravat to assist in his revenge on

Richard Dragon Richard Dragon (or simply Dragon) is the alias of two fictional, comic book characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Although both incarnation differ in alignment, they're portrayed as extremely accomplished martial arti ...

and

Lady Shiva Lady Shiva (real name Sandra San or more recently Sandra Wu-San) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was co-created by Dennis O'Neil and Ric Estrada, and first appeared in ''Richard Dra ...

. To assist in this plot, Doctor Moon performed surgical enhancements on a group of brutes. These brutes were defeated by Richard Dragon and Lady Shiva. Ivan Angst of Mercenaries Inc. hired Doctor Moon to experiment on a human test subject and make it into the perfect fighting machine named Gork to defeat Batman. Angst and Gork perished in the conflict, but Doctor Moon got away. Doctor Moon was later hired by

Tobias Whale Tobias Whale is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is the archenemy of Black Lightning. Whale appears in the live-action Arrowverse series ''Black Lightning'', portrayed by Marvin "Krondon" Jones II ...

where his experiment confirmed that the woman known as

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has lost her memory. In the Post-Crisis, Doctor Moon was responsible for turning

Air Wave Air Wave is the name of three superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The first two were active in the Golden Age of Comic Books (albeit the second Air Wave had only one appearance). The third appears in comics in ...

II into Maser. On behalf of

Intergang Intergang is a fictional organized crime syndicate appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Armed with technology supplied by the villainous New Gods of the planet Apokolips, they consistently appear as enemies of various DC super ...

, Doctor Moon prepared

Cat Grant Catherine Jane Grant is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was played by Tracy Scoggins in '' Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'' and Calista Flockhart in the Arrowverse tele ...

for a brainwashing program so that she would change her testimony against

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. The plot was foiled by Batman,

Superman 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 publi ...

, and Gangbuster. Doctor Moon was later killed by Manhunter who stabbed him with a scalpel.

Doctor Moon in other media

Doctor Moon appears in the ''

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'' episode "Question Authority", voiced by

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who was uncredited for the role. He is shown to be a member of

Project Cadmus Project Cadmus is a fictional genetic engineering project in the DC Comics Universe. Its notable creations included the Golden Guardian (a clone of the original Guardian), Auron, Superboy (Kon-El) (a clone from Superman's DNA), and Dubbilex (a D ...

and a torture expert that interrogated The Question, until almost killed by Huntress. Doctor Moon 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

Vic Chao Victor Chao is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Dr. Seiji Shimada in '' Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus'', Dr. Shinji Shimada in '' Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising'', Eric Tsu in '' The Crew'', Kenshi, Sektor, Goro an ...

. Doctor Moon Dae-il is depicted as a physician who patches up villains.

Doctor No-Face

Doctor No-Face is a

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in the

. The character, created by Dave Wood and

Sheldon Moldoff Sheldon Moldoff (; April 14, 1920 – February 29, 2012) was an American comics artist best known for his early work on the DC Comics characters Hawkman and Hawkgirl, and as one of Bob Kane's primary "ghost artists" (uncredited collaborator ...

, only appeared in ''

Detective Comics ''Detective Comics'' is an American comic book series published by Detective Comics, later shortened to DC Comics. The first volume, published from 1937 to 2011 (and later continued in 2016), is best known for introducing the superhero Batman i ...

'' #319 (September 1963). Within the context of the stories, Bart Magan attempts to remove a facial scar using an experimental device. When the device erases all of his facial features instead, he takes the name "Doctor No-Face" and starts a short-lived crime spree 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 ...

Doctor No-Face in other media

Doctor No-Face appears in the '' Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' episode "A Bat Divided!".

Doctor Occult

Doctor Poison

Doctor Polaris

Doctor Psycho

Doctor Sivana

Doctor Trap

Doctor Lawrence Trapp, a.k.a. Doctor Trap (first appearance: ''Chase'' #3 (April 1998)), is a supervillain with a mechanical jaw. He is an enemy to the Justice Experience, the

Martian Manhunter The Martian Manhunter (J'onn J'onzz) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Joseph Samachson and designed by artist Joe Certa, the character first appeared in the story "The Manhunter from Mars" ...

and Cameron Chase.

Doctor Trap in other media

Doctor Trap 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

Alan Tudyk Alan Wray Tudyk ( ;; born March 16, 1971) is an American actor. His film work includes roles in '' 28 Days'' with Sandra Bullock (2000), ''A Knight's Tale'' with Heath Ledger (2001), '' Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story'' with Vince Vaughn (2004) ...

. When Gotham fell into ruin during the season one finale, he took over a museum, stored various weapons he collected from other supervillains and used various booby traps to protect them. In the season two episode "Trapped",

, Poison Ivy, the

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 ...

, and

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 ...

break into Trap's museum to retrieve the

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's flamethrower. However, Catwoman abandons the group after they get caught in one of Trap's namesakes. After escaping, Harley breaks Trap's jaw with her baseball bat. Trap also makes a

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in the episode "Something Borrowed, Something Green", having had his jaw repaired before attending Ivy and the Kite Man's wedding.

Doctor Tyme

Doctor Tyme (Percival Sutter) is a

in the

and enemy of the

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 ...

Doctor Tyme in other media

* Doctor Tyme appears in a flashback in the '' Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' episode "The Last Patrol!", fighting the

and trapping them in a giant hourglass. * In ''

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'' comic book series, Doctor Tyme appears as member of W.O.R.M.S., a group of mad scientists led by

Lex Luthor Alexander Joseph "Lex" Luthor () is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Lex Luthor originally appeared in ''Action Comics'' #23 (cover dated: Apr ...

. Like the rest of the members, he was arrested by the

after Luthor called them under the ruse as a chance for his comrades to showcase their technology. * Doctor Tyme appears in ''

'', portrayed by Brandon Perea and voiced by

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Dodger

Debuting in ''Green Arrow and Black Canary'' #7 (June 2008), Dodger is a thief who deals in high-end merchandise. Operating from London, England, Dodger will steal and/or sell anything from information to advanced technology. At one point he came into possession of what appeared to be an alien spacecraft. Recognizing that the vehicle's stealth capabilities made it a lucrative commodity, he began leasing the vessel to various underworld figures, including the

. When the vessel in question was linked to an assassination attempt against

Connor Hawke Connor Hawke is a fictional DC Comics superhero who operated as the second Green Arrow, created by Kelley Puckett and Jim Aparo. In the post-''Zero Hour: Crisis in Time!, Zero Hour'' continuity, Connor is the eldest son of Oliver Queen, the ori ...

, the

Green Arrow Green Arrow is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Mort Weisinger and designed by George Papp, he first appeared in ''More Fun Comics'' #73 in November 1941. His secret identity, real name is Olive ...

and the

Black Canary The Black Canary is the name of two superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics: Dinah Drake and her daughter Dinah Laurel Lance. The original version was created by the writer-artist team of Robert Kanigher and ...

began investigating its activity. The trail led them to London where they (along with Mia "Speedy" Dearden) engaged in combat with Dodger at a local pub. Although Dodger proved to be an able-bodied physical combatant, "Team Arrow" subdued him and he told them about the League of Assassins. When pressed for more information, Dodger was unwilling to cooperate, so the Green Arrow and the Black Canary dropped him from the belly of a cargo plane suspended by a bungee cord until he agreed to give them better intelligence. He took them to his secret lair and triangulated the last location of the stealth ship he had leased. The Green Arrow and the Black Canary then persuaded him to accompany them on the search, which brought them to a castle in Leichestershire, England. They evaded several traps and finally discovered a cryogenics tube containing the compressed form of former Justice Leaguer

Plastic Man Plastic Man (Patrick "Eel" O'Brian) is a superhero first appearing in ''Police Comics'' #1, originally published by Quality Comics and later acquired by DC Comics. Created by cartoonist Jack Cole, Plastic Man was one of the first superheroes to ...

. Dodger continued to work alongside "Team Arrow" and fought a team of metahumans who claimed to represent the League of Assassins. Dodger contributed very little to the battle; however, he did manage to distract one of them long enough for

to subdue him. Dodger continued adventuring with the group, battled foes and completed the adventure along with the team. After settling their business with the League of Assassins, Dodger accompanied "Team Arrow" back to the United States, where he struck up a romantic relationship with Mia Dearden. Mia has now left the States and traveled to London to continue this relationship.

Dodger in other media

Dodger appears in the TV series ''

'', portrayed by

James Callis James Nicholas Callis (born 4 June 1971) is a British actor. He is known for playing Dr. Gaius Baltar in the re-imagined ''Battlestar Galactica'' miniseries and television series, and Bridget Jones's best friend Tom in ''Bridget Jones's Diar ...

. Appearing in the episode "Dodger", he is a British jewel thief who robs valuable jewels from wealthy occupants and sells them at a high price. Unlike the comics, this iteration of the character uses hostages with bomb collars to steal for him, rather than alien technology. He also uses a high voltage stun-stick as a weapon, which renders victims unconscious. His real name is Winnick Norton, a reference to the original creators of the character,

Judd Winick Judd Winick (born February 12, 1970) is an American cartoonist, comic book writer and screenwriter, as well as a former reality television personality. He first gained fame for his stint on MTV's ''The Real World: San Francisco'' in 1994, before f ...

and

Mike Norton Mike Norton is an American comic book artist and writer, known for his work on '' Battlepug''. Early life Mike Norton first discovered comics as a child when his father gave him a copy of ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #163, before he was old enoug ...

. He is defeated by Oliver and John Diggle when he is taken out with his own "shocker" after Oliver causes his car to crash, using an arrow as a dagger, and is arrested by a SCPD unit afterwards. In the ''Arrow: Season 2.5'' tie-in comic, Norton escapes from prison and begins operating out of Bludhaven as part of a mercenary group called the Renegades. He and other members kidnap

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on the orders of Clinton Hogue, reminiscent how he kidnapped her earlier in "Dodger". Norton and other members are defeated by Oliver Queen, Roy Harper and

Helena Bertinelli The Huntress (Helena Rosa Bertinelli) is a antiheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She is the third DC character to bear the name Huntress (comics), Huntress. Originally introduced as a new interpretation of Huntress ...

, leaving them bound and tipping off the police so they could arrest them.

Doll Man

Dollmaker

Dominus

Dominus is a

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and a

who first appeared in ''Action Comics'' #747. He appears primarily as an opponent of

. Originally, Dominus was an alien priest named Tuoni, who served as one of the five custodians of his world's faith. During this time, he fell in love with his peer, Ahti. However, he was driven mad by jealousy when Ahti ascended past him and assumed the mantle of Kismet, Illuminator of All Realities. Studying infernal forbidden magic in an attempt to gain the power to challenge his former lover and rob her of the power of Kismet, Tuoni's assault was reflected by Kismet's divine energies and his body was incinerated. Despite Tuoni's deceit, the

omnibenevolent Omnibenevolence (from Latin ''omni-'' meaning "all", ''bene-'' meaning "good" and ''volens'' meaning "willing") is defined by the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' as "unlimited or infinite benevolence". Some philosophers have argued that it is impos ...

Kismet showed him mercy and shunted his shattered, still-living body into the

Phantom Zone The Phantom Zone is a prison-like parallel dimension appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. It is mainly associated with stories featuring Superman. It first appeared in '' Adventure Comics'' #283 (April 1961), and was created ...

. Within the Phantom Zone, Tuoni encountered a holographic projection of Superman's long-dead

Kryptonian Kryptonians are a fictional extraterrestrial race within the DC Comics universe that originated on the planet Krypton. The term originated from the stories of DC Comics superhero, Superman. The stories also use "Kryptonian" as an adjective to re ...

ancestor, Kem-L, who was able to use his own ancient variety of

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Kryptonian science to rebuild the former holy man as a

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cosmic phantasm known as "Dominus". In this new all-powerful form, Dominus escaped the Zone via Superman's

Fortress of Solitude The Fortress of Solitude is a fictional fortress appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with Superman. It is the place where Superman first learned about his true identity, heritage, and purpose on Eart ...

and attacked Earth. Attempting to find Kismet to steal her cosmic powers, he was opposed by Superman. Swearing vengeance, Dominus

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entered Superman's mind and preyed on one of the Man of Steel's greatest weaknesses; his fear of failing the people of Earth. Using mind control, Dominus convinced Superman to take control of Earth and build the

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to police the planet 24 hours a day, seven days a week forever. In another battle, Dominus used his reality-warping powers to become Superman, using the Superman robots to search for Kismet while Superman was disguised as one of his own robots and later as Dominus. During his captivity in these other forms Superman improved on his use of ''Torquasm Vo'', an ancient Kryptonian warrior discipline technique where the warrior can control what they think. Superman and Dominus then engaged in a mental-physical battle with Dominus using any stray thought of Superman to reshape reality. The battle ends with Superman banishing Dominus to the Phantom Zone.

Doomsday

Double Down

Double Down aka Jeremy Tall was introduced in ''The Flash:

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'' by

and

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. A con man and compulsive gambler, Jeremy Tell gained his powers following a card game in which he lost. Incensed, he attacked and killed the man who had beaten him. The man had in his possession a cursed deck of cards, which cleaved to Tell's flesh and burned off much of his skin. The cards now act as the top layer of his skin, and can be wielded as weapons. During his time in prison, the serial killer Murmur released the Frenzy virus at Iron Heights. Tell tried to escape in the ensuing mass breakout, but was stopped by

Pied Piper The Pied Piper of Hamelin (german: der Rattenfänger von Hameln, also known as the Pan Piper or the Rat-Catcher of Hamelin) is the title character of a legend from the town of Hamelin (Hameln), Lower Saxony, Germany. The legend dates back to ...

. He was taken back to solitary confinement. A later attempt to break out was successful. After escaping Iron Heights, he and

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were both hired by

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to help him establish a crime ring in Keystone City, but was stopped by Flash and

Nightwing Nightwing is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character has appeared in various incarnations; the identity was adopted by Dick Grayson when he left his role as Batman's vigilante partner Robin. Although ...

. In the aftermath of the ambush at the wedding of Green Arrow and Black Canary, Double Down hid in the backseat of a car and escaped with Piper and

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He held them at knife-point to help him in joining in their escape. At a roadside diner, Double Down wanted to join the two in their run from the law, afraid of the recent supervillain disappearances. The Suicide Squad had tracked them to the diner, and Double Down was taken in. The other two escaped.

Double Down in other media

Double Down appears in the ''

'' episode "Restoration", portrayed by J.R. Bourne. This incarnation of Jeremy Tell was getting a tattoo in Central City when the particle accelerator exploded at Star Labs. Tell gained the ability to produce physical cards from his tattoos, using them as deadly weapons. He was hired by Mina Fayad of

to kill the

. In a confrontation with

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and the Green Arrow, Green Arrow took a card for Spartan and defeated Tell. Tell was locked up in Iron Heights in the metahuman wing. Double Down makes a cameo in '' The Suicide Squad'' as an inmate alongside

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mocking Polka Dot Man. He was portrayed by Jared Leland Gore.

Dabney Donovan

Dabney Donovan is a character in

. Dabney Donovan is a genetic scientist who founded

with Reginald Augustine and Thomas Thompkins. Dabney Donovan was ultimately fired from the Project because he felt there should never be limits in understanding the potential of the genetic code. Donovan had largely been accredited for the non-human creations of the Project, referred to as "DNAliens" (human beings cloned then genetically altered to discover superhuman potential while also giving them a more "alien" appearance), various normal clones, and monsters based on Donovan's favorite

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s (who lived on a small artificial planet on Earth called Transilvane). One of the DNAliens named

Dubbilex Project Cadmus is a fictional genetic engineering project in the DC Comics Universe. Its notable creations included the Golden Guardian (a clone of the original Guardian), Auron, Superboy (Kon-El) (a clone from Superman's DNA), and Dubbilex (a ...

became a prominent staff member. Lex Luthor's estranged wife Contessa Portenza worked Dabney Donovan shortly after Superman regained his normal powers when he expended his electromagnetic ones. To assist in the Contessa's plot, Dabney created his own

Bizarro Bizarro () is a supervillain/anti-hero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Otto Binder and artist George Papp as a "mirror image" of Superman, and first appeared in ''Superboy'' #68 (1958) ...

clone. During the "Fall of Metropolis" storyline, Dabney Donovan was revealed to be the creator of the Underworlders and the true mastermind behind the clone virus. He later murders

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and cuts off one of his ears as a trophy. Dabney Donovan returned multiple times to plague Cadmus, such as capturing the adult Legion and subjecting them to various torments as wells. He even created youthful clone bodies for

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and his henchmen Ginny "Torcher" McGee, Mike "Machine" Gun, Noose, and Rough House where they also received superpowers. When Mickey Cannon re-established Project Cadmus, Dabney Donovan was brought back under armed guard and made an "imprisoned advisor". He briefly took control of the place during the "Evil Factory" storyline.

Dabney Donovan in other media

Dabney Donovan makes his live-action debut in ''

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'' episodes "Haywire", portrayed by Robel Zere. This version is a physician, a scientist, and a former

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student who assists

in his experiments involving the Eradicator and X-Kryptonite. A flashback in the episode "Haywire" has him and Edge finding X-Kryptonite in Europe. In the episode "Loyal Subjekts", Donovan and Edge start empowering some Smallville inhabitants with X-Kryptonite and the Eradicator. In the episode "O' Brother, Where Art Thou?", Superman and the military led by Sam Lane find Donovan and the Eradicator in a building where Superman persuades him to cooperate with the Department of Defense. Dabney Donovan appears in ''

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'' and its sequel ''

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'', voiced by

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. This version is a LexCorp employee who formerly worked for Project Cadmus and is specialised in bioengineering. He is tasked by Lex Luthor to create Superman clones for own army. After he gives information of Superboy's cloning program to Lois Lane, he is punished and later killed by Luthor when he unleashes a failed clones on him. Dabney Donovan appears in ''

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''. He appears as a vendor in the Hall of Doom's Meta Wing.

Draaga

Draaga is a fictional

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character in the

universe. He first appeared in ''The Adventures of Superman'' #454 and was created by

Jerry Ordway Jeremiah Ordway (born November 28, 1957) is an American writer, penciller, inker and painter of comic books. He is known for his inking work on a wide variety of DC Comics titles, including the continuity-redefining ''Crisis on Infinite Earths' ...

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, and

George Pérez George Pérez (; June 9, 1954 – May 6, 2022) was an American comic book artist and writer, who worked primarily as a penciller. He came to prominence in the 1970s penciling ''Fantastic Four (comic book), Fantastic Four'' and ''The Avengers (co ...

. In the "Superman in Exile" storyline,

has exiled himself from Earth due to psychological problems he was suffering from at the time. He is forced by the space villain

Mongul Mongul () is a supervillain appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. Writer Len Wein and artist Jim Starlin created the first version of the character, who debuted in ''DC Comics Presents'' #27 (November 1980). Jerry Ordway created the sec ...

to participate in his gladiatorial games. Draaga is the champion of the games, but Superman defeats him, then refuses to kill him. This baffles Draaga, whose code of honor demands a rematch against Superman, though he later comes to respect the hero. After Mongul is deposed by Superman, the aliens who control the artificial planet Warworld choose Draaga to be their new puppet ruler. Draaga returns in the " Panic in the Sky" storyline where he is employed by Maxima to destroy Superman. The Superman he encounters here is actually the android Supergirl Matrix wearing Superman's form, who loses to Draaga on an asteroid. The second time Draaga loses on Warworld is in a contest held by

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. Later Draaga joins Superman in the fight against Brainiac to regain his honor. He is killed while jumping into an organic anti-matter

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created by Brainiac and is buried beside The Cleric, on the asteroid on which he first encountered Supergirl. The shapeshifting Matrix honours Draaga for the rest of the battle against Brainiac by adopting his form.

Draaga in other media

* Draaga appears in the ''

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'' episode "War World", voiced by William Smith. * Draaga appears in the ''

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'' episode "Survivors", portrayed by John DeSantis. He appears as a combatant in

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's underground fight club in National City. He is seen fighting

who after losing to him in the first battle came back to defeat him upon learning from

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(who mentioned that he crossed paths with his race on several occasions) that he has a weak spot in his leg. * Draaga appears in issue #20 of the ''

'' comic based on the show. Superman mentions he came to

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to challenge him to a fight, but was defeated by him and

. He is later found in stasis by Superman and

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aboard a ship controlled by Kylstar, an operative for The Collector of Worlds.

Dragon King

Dragon King is a fictional character from

. He was created by

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and

Rich Buckler Rich may refer to: Common uses * Rich, an entity possessing wealth * Rich, an intense flavor, color, sound, texture, or feeling ** Rich (wine), a descriptor in wine tasting Places United States * Rich, Mississippi, an unincorporated commun ...

, and first appeared in ''

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'' #4, in December 1981. The man known as "Dragon King" was a high-ranking official in the Japanese government during World War II, as well as a brilliant scientist. He was the researcher responsible for the creation of the nerve gas K887. He obtained the mythical Holy Grail for Japan, and was able to combine it with Adolf Hitler's Spear of Destiny which the German dictator had loaned to Japanese General Hideki Tōjō. With the two items, the Dragon King and Hitler were able to create a field of arcane magic that shielded imperial Japan and Fortress Europa from attack by the allies' super heroes or "Mystery Men". The field ensured that any hero with magic-based powers, or a vulnerability to magic (like

), would instantly be converted to the Axis cause, keeping some of the allies' most powerful heroes out of the theatre of war. Some heroes were temporarily able to circumvent this for humanitarian missions, despite the Dragon King's best efforts. After Japan's surrender on August 15, 1945, the Dragon King went into hiding and experimented with combining his own genetic material with that of a lizard. He eventually succeeded in making himself a hybrid of human and reptile. In more recent history, the Dragon King resurfaced in the fictional town of Blue Valley, Nebraska, with a daughter named Cindy Burman, now a villainess called "

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". While making use of a robot that operated as Principal Sherman at Blue Valley High School, Dragon King is served by

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, Skeeter, and Stunt. He clashed against the second

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, her sidekick S.T.R.I.P.E., and the

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, while the latter was on a quest to reclaim the Holy Grail. It is strongly implied during this confrontation that the Dragon King had in the past murdered the All-Star Squadron member Firebrand. During this fight, the Dragon King himself was apparently killed, although his body was never found. He later resurfaced with the Spear of Destiny in his possession and attempted to raise an army of super-powered soldiers, but was defeated by the

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Dragon King in other media

* Dragon King makes a cameo appearance in the ''

'' episode "Humanity". In a flashback, he attempted to assassinate the

at the 1939 World's Fair, but ends up shooting Firebrand by mistake. * Dragon King appeared in the first season of the live-action

series '' Stargirl'', portrayed by

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. This version is an ally of the

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and a controversial scientist named Dr. Shiro Ito, who was originally an Imperial Japanese war criminal from World War II who was supposedly executed for his work with biological weapons. Having survived to the present day however, he hides his identity with an elaborate costume and experiments on himself and his patients. Debuting in the episode "Wildcat", Dragon King meets with

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to discuss his support for the Injustice Society's plans involving a machine the latter is building and Shade betraying the group. While he considers late member Wizard to be vile, Dragon King gets Icicle's approval to obtain Wizard's body for further experiments. Dragon King is also concerned with the possibility of

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's son Henry King Jr. developing powers of his own, to the point of forcing his daughter Cindy Burman to date King to keep watch over him. In the two-part episode "Shiv", Dragon King's suspicions prove correct when Cindy fights Stargirl and King uses psychic powers to knock them down after getting caught in the crossfire. In the episode "Brainwave Jr.", Stargirl leads the

in an attack on the Injustice Society's subterranean headquarters, during which they discover Dragon King had acquired reptilian traits. During the JSA's second attack on the Injustice Society in the two-part season one finale "Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E.", Dragon King is fatally wounded by Cindy. As of season three, he had transplanted his brain into the body of

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, who in turn transplanted his into that of

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's, before rejoining Icicle to seek revenge on the JSA. While fighting the heroes however, Dragon King is turned into a stuffed animal by Jakeem Williams and

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Richard Dragon

Carl Draper

Carl Draper is a fictional character in

, an enemy of

. He has gone by the names the Master Jailer, Kator, Deathtrap, the Locksmith and Castellan. Draper made his first appearance in ''Superman'' #331 (January 1979), written by

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and drawn by

Curt Swan Douglas Curtis Swan (February 17, 1920 – June 17, 1996) was an American comics artist. The artist most associated with Superman during the period fans call the Bronze Age of Comic Books, Swan produced hundreds of covers and stories from the 195 ...

and

Frank Chiaramonte Francisco Chiaramonte (June 5, 1942 – January 28, 1983) was an American comic book artist best known as an inker for DC Comics and Marvel Comics from 1972 to 1982. Biography Born in Cuba, Frank Chiaramonte emigrated to the United States in 1 ...

. In the Pre-''

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'' comics, Carl "Moosie" Draper grew up in

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(see ''Kator'' below). Draper was an overweight clumsy teenager whom most of the other kids never noticed or made fun of and was in love with

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, who had eyes only for

, much to Draper's resentment. As an adult, Draper underwent a self-imposed self-improvement regimen, including exercise and cosmetic surgery, to overcome his physical shortcomings. He became an expert locksmith and architect, designing an inescapable prison for supervillains called "Mount Olympus". Impressed by the achievement, Superman augmented the prison's security by placing it on an antigravity platform. Initially dubbed "Draper's Island" by Superman, it was informally renamed "Superman Island" by the adult Lana—with whom Draper remained smitten, just as she remained lovestruck by Superman. It was the latter name, plus the novelty of the floating platform, that caught public attention, diverting recognition from Draper himself. This proved the final straw for Draper, who snapped and became the costumed supervillain the Master Jailer. He attacked Superman and kidnapped Lana under that name. Superman defeated him and he was sent to his own prison. In ''The New Adventures of Superboy'' #17 (May 1981), at the prodding of Carl, Superboy creates a robot named Kator as a sparring adversary (and gives the "safety cutoff switch" to Jonathan Kent). Kator, however, developed an artificial intelligence and almost killed the Boy of Steel before being destroyed (in ''The New Adventures of Superboy'' #18). The robot apparently gave Draper its identity and powers before being destroyed. Draper (as the new Kator) then engages Superboy in combat, but Jonathan Kent presses the safety switch on the "cutoff" device, which removes "Kator's" superpowers from Draper, and Superboy removes the memory of Draper ever being Kator. In the Post-''Crisis'' comics, Carl Draper first appeared in ''The Adventures of Superman'' #517 (November 1994). This was during the "Dead Again" storyline, when Superman was suspected of being an impostor after his body was found still in his tomb (from ''

'' storyline). Draper was hired by

to design a holding cell for

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, when his daughter, Carla, asked him if he could build a prison that could hold even Superman. Draper initially designed a trap that only the real Superman could escape from, explaining this to Superman by way of a hologram of a costumed figure named Deathtrap. When Superman escaped the trap, Draper became obsessed with proving that he ''could'' capture the real thing. Note: this version of Draper was dressed in casual wear, only getting an updated costume with chain-based attacks later. Draper made several other attempts to capture Superman, often programming the Deathtrap hologram in advance so he could publicly be elsewhere. On one occasion, in '' Superman: The Man of Steel'' #43 (April 1995), he programmed Deathtrap to appear during a Draper Security press conference and display how Draper's devices were being "subverted", thus both removing suspicion from him and acting as an advertisement for the company. In ''Action Comics'' #739, Superman (in his blue energy form) was captured in an "energy hobble" by Deathtrap, now calling himself the Locksmith. At the end of the story, it was revealed to the reader that his daughter, Carla Draper, was running the hologram this time and that her father was unaware of this. The now-costumed Master Jailer was one of the villains along with

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controlled by

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in the 2002 storyline "Ending Battle"; however, it was not clear that it was, in fact, Draper. Carl Draper appears in ''

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'' #17 (October 2007). At some point, Checkmate discovered his multiple identities and used this to force him into becoming a security consultant, protecting Checkmate itself from attack. In the issue, he prevents numerous assaults on Checkmate headquarters and is promoted to head of security with the title Castellan. Although he has not told his superiors, he strongly suspects that Carla is involved in the attacks. The issue also contains an

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—computer displays show an actual website (now defunct) that could be accessed with the username "CARL DRAPER" and the password "wilhelmina". The site was a journal and database written from Draper's perspective. In his journal, he claimed to have been only Deathtrap and that he was unconnected with the Post-''Crisis'' Master Jailer. A ''

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'' version of the Master Jailer appears in the

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crossover "Sinking Atlantis" as a member of the Squad. Aspects of his Pre- and Post-''Crisis'' history are present, with Carl growing up in Smallville and having a daughter.

Carl Draper in other media

The Master Jailer appears in ''

'', portrayed by

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. In this version, he is an alien from the planet Trombus who was a third-generation prison guard at Fort Rozz until the prison ship landed on Earth and many of the inmates escaped. He turned vigilante, hunting down and lynching several escapees until he was thwarted by Kara; in overview his methods were overzealous, as he even murdered aliens that were not violent and wanted peaceful lives. On Earth, he posed as Detective Draper of the National City Police Department.

Carla Draper

Carla Draper is the daughter of

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who made an appearance in ''Superboy'' (vol. 4) #26 (May 1996) under the name Snare. She responded to a request from the Hawaiian Special Crimes Unit to Draper Security for assistance in capturing the supervillain

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, who was on the run with a misguided

in tow. Snare, aware of her father's obsession, tried to prove that she could do something that he could not by capturing Superboy. This led to a fight with the SCU, during which Superboy and Knockout escaped.

Penny Dreadful

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where they fought

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on occasion.

Penny Dreadful in other media

Penny Dreadful appears in the '' Stargirl'' episode "Frenemies – Chapter Eight: Infinity Inc. Part Two", portrayed by Megan Ashley Brown. She is shown as a patient at the Helix Institute for Youth Rehabilitation and resides in a room that is covered in mirrors. When the alarm goes off, Penny Dreadful wonders what they are sounding the alarm for this time.

Dreadnought

The Dreadnought is a fictional character in

appearing in ''

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'' continuity. He serves as an agent of the

, along with

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. He appears in ''Superboy'' (vol. 4) #20, where he is sent by the H.I.V.E. to

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to apprehend

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, who had escaped from a H.I.V.E. facility, and

, whose psionic powers were of interest to the H.I.V.E. The two characters teamed up and managed to defeat the H.I.V.E. soldiers. The Dreadnought was sent flying by Superboy and landed in the

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Dream

Dream Girl

Duela Dent

Cal Durham

Cal Durham is a former henchman of

Black Manta Black Manta is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Bob Haney and Nick Cardy, and first appeared in ''Aquaman'' #35 in September 1967. He has since endured as the archenemy of the s ...

and a public figure in the

. The character, created by

David Michelinie David Michelinie (; born May 6, 1948) is an American comic book writer best known for scripting Marvel Comics' ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' and '' Iron Man'' and the DC Comics feature Superman in ''Action Comics''. Among the characters he created o ...

and

Jim Aparo James N. Aparo (August 24, 1932 – July 19, 2005) was an American comic book artist, best known for his DC Comics work from the late 1960s through the 1990s, including on the characters Batman, Aquaman, and the Spectre, along with famous stories ...

, first appeared in ''

'' #57 (August–September 1977). Within the context of the stories, Cal Durham is a mercenary hired by

under the pretense of establishing an African American-dominated underwater society. To this end, Durham undergoes surgical procedures to emulate Atlantean physiology. Discovering that Manta is more focused on destroying

than fulfilling his social promise, he rebels. This results in Manta attempting to kill him and Duhram re-evaluating his goals. Much later, he appears as the mayor of Sub Diego.

Cal Durham in other media

In the comic book tie-in of the TV series ''

'', Calvin Durham appears as

Kaldur'ahm Kaldur'ahm, or Kaldur for short, is the superhero codenamed Aqualad and Aquaman in media published by DC Entertainment. The character was created by Brandon Vietti, Greg Weisman and Phil Bourassa for the television series ''Young Justice'', and voi ...

's foster father. Formerly a henchman of the supervillain

, Calvin's physiology was genetically modified to match that of an Atlantean's to infiltrate Atlantis, but he defected to the Atlanteans and subsequently settled down with Aqualad's mother, Sha'lain'a of Shayeris. Calvin appears in the third season episode "Quiet Conversations", voiced by

Phil LaMarr Phillip LaMarr (born January 24, 1967) is an American actor, comedian and screenwriter. LaMarr was one of the original featured cast members on the sketch comedy television series '' Mad TV''. His voice acting roles in animated series include J ...

. He is present when Kaldur'ahm brings the

Dolphin A dolphin is an aquatic mammal within the infraorder Cetacea. Dolphin species belong to the families Delphinidae (the oceanic dolphins), Platanistidae (the Indian river dolphins), Iniidae (the New World river dolphins), Pontoporiidae (the ...

to Atlantis.

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