Silas Stone is a character appearing in the comics that are published by

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. He is the father of

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and the creator of

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. Silas Stone first appeared in ''DC Comics Presents'' #26 and was created by

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and

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. Silas Stone has been featured in several adaptations, first appearing in animated form in several cartoons. Actor

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portrayed the character in the

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films '' Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice'', the theatrical cut of ''

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'' and ''

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'' (original director's cut of the 2017 film). Phil Morris portrays the character in the ''

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'' television series on

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and

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Fictional character biography

Silas Stone is a scientist who formerly worked at

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and is the father of Victor Stone. Blaming himself for the accident that damaged 90% of his son's body during his high school days, Silas Stone had to turn his son into a cyborg which led to Victor Stone taking the name

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. As Victor blamed his father for the accident, Silas attempted to heal his son's hatred of him by helping to build

for the

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. While on his deathbed after years of failing to make it up to his son due to him dying from radiation poisoning caused by a monster the Teen Titans were fighting, Silas finally reconciled with Cyborg as he passes away. In 2011, "

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" rebooted the DC universe. Silas Stone is a scientist at S.T.A.R. Labs Super-Human Study building in

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studying a mysterious box when he is informed of the arrival of his son Victor. While Silas was annoyed that Victor showed up at his place of work, Victor talks to him about the scholarships that he received. Silas states that he doesn't need a scholarship as he is already paying for his school which leads to the two of them arguing about it. When the box in the

's possession and the box at S.T.A.R. Labs activate,

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s come out and Victor is torn apart. Silas cradles his son's damaged body and vows not to lose him like he lost his wife. With help from some co-workers, Silas takes his son to a secured room while telling him to hang in there. Following Victor's brief cardiac arrest while his body is being outfitted with experimental technology, Silas starts hearing Cyborg quote the binary code indicating that his repaired body is now online. When Victor comes out of the room in his Cyborg body, he defends his father from the invading Parademons. During the ''

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'' storyline,

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and

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arrive at S.T.A.R. Labs' Detroit Branch carrying Cyborg's body. Upon bring it to Silas Stone and

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, they inform him that his cybernetic support system was ripped off him by

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when the

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arrived. After explaining how he and Catwoman evaded being trapped inside

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where the rest of the

and the Justice League of America became trapped, Batman tells Silas to save Victor.

In other media

Television

* Silas Stone appears in ''

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'', voiced by

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. * Silas Stone appears in ''

'', portrayed by Phil Morris. This version was convinced by the

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to save his son Victor over his wife. * It is implied that Silas Stone appears during a television interview scene in "No Consequences Day" (the 10th Episode of Season 1 of the show '' Powerless'') portrayed by Phil Morris, who also plays Silas on ''

''. While it is never confirmed, this connection may play into his role on ''

'' since it well predates his recurring role.

Film

* Silas Stone appears in the

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films '' Justice League: War'' and ''

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'', voiced by

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. * An alternate reality version of Silas Stone appears in '' Justice League: Gods and Monsters'', voiced by

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. This version is a member of

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's Project Fair Play, a weapons contingency program meant to counter their universe's

if necessary. Silas is enlisted by

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to unlock data from the latter's spaceship. However, Silas and his son Victor are attacked and killed by a Metal Man designed to frame Superman. * Silas Stone appears in '' Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem'', voiced by

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. * Silas Stone appears in the films set in the

portrayed by

: ** Silas first appears in '' Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice'', in which he experiments on and converts his son

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into Cyborg using a

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. ** Silas also appears in ''

'', in which he and other scientists are captured by Steppenwolf due to their connection to a Mother Box. After being rescued by the Justice League, Silas bonds with Victor while making improvements to the latter's body. In the director's cut, ''

'', Silas is killed while remotely activating a Mother Box.

References

External links

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