Showing posts with label DC Comics Characters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DC Comics Characters. Show all posts

Thursday, March 28, 2019

Neptune's Trident - Young Justice: Outsiders (2019)

A powerful magical artefact and weapon, Neptune's Trident was used by Prince Orm's alter-ego, the super-villain and would be usurper Ocean Master in combat.

Despite being in Atlantean custody for six years, the trident still remained in his possession by the 29th of September, becoming integral to the prince's plan to murder several of the partners of the Justice League and their children as part of the Light's Nuclear Option.

Due to not being affiliated with them and jeopardising their secrecy, Queen Bee ordered for the assassination of Ocean Master, which was committed by Lady Shiva. Whilst cleaning up the crime scene, his decapitated body, head and the trident fell into the Light's possession. 

Traya - Young Justice: Outsiders (2019)

The daughter of John Smith - the android body of Red Tornado - Traya was friends with many of the children of the Justice League.

Invited to a playdate being hosted at the West-Allens, she accompanied her father to Central City, arriving shortly before the last guests Lois Lane and her son Jonathan. She would go on to sit with Artur Curry and Lynn Stewart-Pierce, talking to them as the others played noisily around them.

Traya was almost killed by Prince Orm when the disgraced Atlantean Prince threatened to use Neptune's Trident to initiate The Light's Nuclear Option, an act of vengeance against the League and the Light for his six-year imprisonment in an Atlantean prison. She was saved by Lady Shiva, who was hired to assassinate Ocean Master and ensure his presence was never discovered.

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Doc Dread - Doomsday Clock (2017)

The costumed alter-ego of Bobby Fradon, Doc Dread was a former "super-villain" that fought against Metamorpho using a range of chemical and biological weaponry. In reality, his persona was created by the Department of Metahuman Affairs, who paid him to play that role.  

Dread was among three former" rogues"/agents of the Department that publically outed themselves as actors, whose actions were used by the American government to perfect their first lab-created metahuman hero Metamorpho, aka Rex Mason. 

Furthermore, he had personal ties with Mason, having grown up together as childhood friends. 


Bobby Fradon - Doomsday Clock (2017)

A childhood friend of Rex Mason, Bobby Fradon was hired by the Department of Metahuman Affairs to act as a "super-villain" for the American hero Metamorpho, joining Mason's rogues' gallery as "Doc Dread".

In November 2017, he would be one of three "former enemies" of Metamorpho to go on record with his ties to the DOMA. 

"The Prosecutor" - Doomsday Clock (2017)

A meta-positive American citizen, "The Prosecutor" was among the numerous members of Metamorpho's inactive Rogues Gallery to publically go on record as being agents of the Department of Metahuman Affairs.

They were paid by the DOMA to undergo extreme physical trauma in an effort to trigger their metahuman abilities, as well as play the part of "super-villain" for fellow agent Rex Mason to fight.

Seymour David - Doomsday Clock (2017)

Former employee of New York's The New Frontiersman, Seymour David originally found Rorschach's journal sent to them by the masked vigilante before his confrontation with Adrian Veidt at Karnak, transcribing entries of the book in 1986 following The New York City Massacre.  

However, shortly after the paper went in circulation, he was brutally beaten to death in his own home in what would be considered by N.Y.P.D and the courts as being a botched burglary attempt by a young thief Roger Jackson

Yet the case was reopened after The Massacre began being investigated more closely, with FBI searching David's home for Rorschach's journal. Realising that it was missing, authorities concluded that the murder had in fact been premeditated by an unknown assailant wanting to reclaim the journal and ensure that entries about Rorschach's investigation into the death of Edward Morgan Blake remained unpublished. 

The crime was reported by Doug Routh in the February edition of the Nova Express in 1987. 

Roger Jackson - Doomsday Clock (2017)

A young thief from New York, Roger Jackson was believed to have murdered Seymour David during a "random" burglary that went wrong. With much evidence tying him to the case, he was tried and found guilty for the crime, sentenced to prison.

However, upon further investigation into the case and the realisation that the crime had not been accidental as it was first thought Jackson's guilt was called into question. With these new findings, his attorney and legal team have since begun filing for the verdict to be overturned by the judge on the grounds of this new evidence.

The incident was reported in the Nova Express by reporter Doug Roth.

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Dollar Bill - Watchmen (1986)

A former member of the Minutemen, Dollar Bill - aka William Brady - joined the costumed adventures after his employees at the First National Bank contacted Larry Schexnayder, recommending him for the team. He took part in a number of their events, including their Christmas Party and their professional photo shoot, where he earned the respect of Hollis Mason; Mason seeing him as one of the "nicest men" he had ever known.

In 1946, just weeks after the death of The Silhouette, Dollar Bill was shot and killed at point-blank range after his cape got stuck in the revolving door whilst trying to prevent a robbery from happening.

His death impacted heavily on his former teammates, in particular, Nite Owl and Mothman, with the latter consoling himself with even more alcohol than usual.

William "Bill" Brady - Watchmen (1986)

A former Kansas College Star athlete, William "Bill" Brady was employed by the First National Bank of New York City in 1939, where he was hired by them to be their spokesperson and mascot, as well as a warning for potential criminals wanting to rob them.

After some time within the Minutemen, he was killed in his duties as Dollar Bill, with his death being one of the many factors that led to the team eventually disbanding.

Simon Stagg - Young Justice: Outsiders (2019)

The C.E.O and majority shareholder for numerous companies, Simon Stagg was an industrialist who created the Branchwater metahuman trafficking ring to ensure that Stagg Industries could publicly compete with rivals, whilst also secretly have them commit industrial espionage on his behalf.

He hired mercenaries Cheshire and Sportsmaster to procure him metahuman criminals, whilst also engaged the Mad Hatter with a proposition, paying him to create a device that would give him complete control over them. 

Nightwing believed that Stagg's participation in this scheme caused him to develop paranoia against metahumans, for fear of being subjected to the same crimes he had committed onto others. Wanting to find a way to neutralise metahuman abilities should it be necessary to do so, he discovered the existence of a Metahuman Failsafe that had been salvaged from a Reach warship and was being kept at STAR Labs Detroit for further research. Stagg contracted Cheshire to lead a team to the facility and steal it for him.

However, he was caught red-handed by Miss Martian and Superboy when the Reach device was transported to him via the Shade's ability to open shadow portals. He was arrested by the G.C.P.D after they received an anonymous tip about his companies' illegal activities, leading to his incarceration. 

Whilst reading in his prison cell late one evening, Stagg was visited by Shade, who had been freed from Tetch's mind control by Cheshire. Stagg became terrified at the sight of his former victim, trying to back away as the metahuman advanced on him. 

Nabil Azmah - Doomsday Clock (2017)

Originating from Douma, Nabil Azmah was born to parents killed in the civil war. His younger sister was tragically executed on the orders of Assad. He was meta-positive and had the power to control sand.

He eventually took on the alias of Sandstorm to fight child traffickers, avenging himself and all the other children that were taken prisoner.

Nabil revealed his true form to Superman when the Man of Steel visited Khandaq to investigate Firestorm's recent controversial actions, shocking the Kryptonian with the fact that one of the most talked about metahumans to join Black Adam's inner circle was a young child.

Sandstorm - Doomsday Clock (2017)

A young metahuman from Syria, Sandstorm, aka Nabil Azmah was captured and enslaved along with many other children by terrorist cells throughout his homeland. Using his powers to manipulate and control the sands of the desert, he managed to free himself and the other prisoners, before setting his sights on ensuring that no other child would be kept incarcerated.

Sandstorm was able to liberate thousands of children from enslavement, taking them with him to Khandaq in response to Back Adam's global message that the nation to the north of the Sinai Peninsula would be welcome to all, as well as offer asylum to the persecuted and oppressed.

However, his desire to leave with children to Khandaq put him at odds with members of the Syrian armed forces, making him a subject of interest by many news outlets and government watch schemes. His powers are believed by the Department of Metahuman Affairs agent David Drake to span across whole deserts, with Drake keeping an eye on Sandstorm for his committal to Black Adam's cause.

Happily using his powers to make sandcastles in the royal gardens of Black Adam's palace, entertaining several children with his demonstration, Sandstorm was interrupted by Black Adam, who personally introduced him to the visiting Superman.

Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man - Doomsday Clock (2017)

An unnamed metahuman and former enemy of the Doom Patrol, the Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man had the power to morph his body into different forms.

He eventually met and joined India's metahuman group the Doomed, where he fought alongside the team.

During their most recent mission to liberate a group of children from traffickers being held in Calcutta, he transformed himself into a member of the Tyrannosaurus family. He was reported to have allegedly eaten the criminals alive, although many seemed to question the accuracy of these accounts. Either way, those that the Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man helped to free gratefully cheered and applauded his part in the Doomed's rescue efforts.

Flex Mentallo - Doomsday Clock (2017)

A metahuman and member of the Doom Patrol, Flex Mentallo accompanied his teammates and many other Earth-based heroes to Mars during their mission to track down the source of an unknown energy explosion that framed Firestorm for murder and turned the world against Superman.

He and Robot Man tried to take down Doctor Manhattan, only to be sent crashing back with ease. Before he could get back up, he was incapacitated along with the collective heroes in a single blast.

Sunday, March 24, 2019

Silk Spectre i - Doomsday Clock (2017)

An American crime fighter and a member of the Minutemen, Silk Spectre - aka Sally Jupiter/Juspeczyk - eventually retired before the enforcement of the Keene Act, passing on the title to her daughter.

To honour Spectre's memory and help Reggie Long protect himself from the abusive staff at the Fitzgerald Mental Home, Bryon Lewis taught Long some of the moves and techniques Sally used in combat during her time in the Minutemen. Byron mentioned that she favoured "distraction."

Sally Jupiter - Doomsday Clock (2017)

The alias of the original Silk Spectre, Sally Jupiter - née Juspeczyk - retired from crimefighting where she eventually passed away.

Adrian Veidt attended her memorial service, where he belittled her as being unintelligent and morally bankrupt, adding that he did not see why the city should honour her as a hero or with a commemorative statue. These actions put him out of favour with some members of the public.