Adrian Chase
Adrian Chase | |
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The New Teen Titans #23 (September 1982) As Vigilante: The New Teen Titans Annual #2 (August 1983) | |
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Alter ego | Adrian Allen Chase |
Team affiliations | Checkmate |
Notable aliases | Dean Baker[1] |
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Adrian Chase is an
The character made his live-action debut in the Arrowverse series Arrow, portrayed by Josh Segarra. In the DC Extended Universe television series Peacemaker, he is played by Freddie Stroma.
Publication history
Created by writer
Fictional character biography
Adrian Chase was a
Throughout the Vigilante series, Chase was tormented over the justice of his actions and the pain brought to others. Chase flirted with abandoning his Vigilante identity after he savagely beat an ex-convict who turned out to be innocent. Eventually, Chase did abandon his Vigilante identity, believing that he could be both more effective and happier as a judge. But during his absence, the Vigilante identity was assumed by two of his friends (fellow judge
After Wells killed a police officer and Winston died at
Eventually, Chase became ever more conflicted over the violence he engaged in and the harm he caused to those around him. He also became increasingly mentally unstable—alternating between bouts of enraged violence, paranoia and terrible remorse for his actions, even resorting to murdering innocent police officers who got in his way. His mounting guilt culminated in Chase contemplating the course of his life and then completing suicide.[3]
Before his death, he frequently battled Cannon and Saber and Electrocutioner.
Chase appeared in the Day of Judgment limited series, as one of the dead heroes in Purgatory. He and the others run interference, battling the guardians of the realm, so other living heroes can escape with the soul of Hal Jordan. When the crisis concluded with Jordan assuming the Spectre mantle, Jim Corrigan appeared briefly on Earth, stating that the efforts of Chase and other heroes in Purgatory had earned an appeal in the shining city.[4]
It was revealed that Adrian is the brother of
Powers and abilities
As the Vigilante, Adrian Chase is a superb hand-to-hand combatant, a brilliant marksman, and a master of the lariat. He also possessed the ability to heal quickly and regenerate his body from injuries as serious as stabbings or gun shot wounds, although he is capable of dying if the injuries are severe enough.[6]
In other media
- Variations of Adrian Chase appear in Arrow, portrayed by Josh Segarra.[7]
- The fifth season as an alias of Simon Morrison / Prometheus.[8]
- An eighth season episode "Starling City". Oliver Queen encounters him while preparing for an impending Crisisand joins forces with him despite initial difficulties.
- The
- Adrian Chase / Vigilante appears in Peacemaker, portrayed by Freddie Stroma.[9] This version is a busboy and self-proclaimed crimefighter who looks up to the eponymous Peacemaker and displays sociopathic yet socially awkward tendencies.[10][11][12]
References
- ^ Paul Kupperberg (w), Steve Erwin (p), Jack Torrance (i), Liz Berube (col), Albert DeGuzman (let), Mike Gold (ed). "Street Crime" Vigilante, vol. 1, no. 48 (December 1987). DC Comics.
- ^ Vigilante (1983) at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived July 19, 2015, at WebCite from the original on July 19, 2015.
- ^ Paul Kupperberg (w), Steve Erwin (p), Jack Torrance (i), Liz Berube (col), John Costanza (let), Mike Gold (ed). "A Life!" Vigilante, vol. 1, no. 50 (February 1988). DC Comics.
- ^ Day of Judgement #5. DC Comics.
- ^ Nightwing Vol 2 #133
- ^ Marv Wolfman (w), Chuck Patton (p), Mike DeCarlo (i), Tom Ziuko (col), John Costanza (let), Marv Wolfman (ed). "Origin!" Vigilante, vol. 1, no. 7 (June 1984). DC Comics.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (June 16, 2016). "'Arrow': Josh Segarra Cast As Adrian Chase, Vigilante, For Season 5". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 17, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
- ^ Abrams, Natalie (March 1, 2017). "Arrow unveils Prometheus' identity – what's next?". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
- ^ "'Peacemaker': Freddie Stroma to Replace Chris Conrad in HBO Max's 'Suicide Squad' Spinoff". May 28, 2021.
- ^ Lammers, Tim (2022-02-10). "Freddie Stroma Discusses Vigilante In Peacemaker And Working With James Gunn And John Cena - Exclusive Interview". Looper.com. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- ^ White, Peter (May 28, 2021). "'Peacemaker': Freddie Stroma To Replace Chris Conrad In HBO Max's 'Suicide Squad' Spinoff". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 28, 2021. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
- ^ Millman, Zosha (January 14, 2022). "Peacemaker's Vigilante isn't anything like the comics by design". Polygon. Archived from the original on January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
External links
- Vigilante (Adrian Chase) Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine at the DCU Guide
- Vigilante (Adrian Chase) at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Titans Tower Profile: Vigilante II (Adrian Chase)
- Earth-1 Vigilante (Adrian Chase) Index
- Post-Crisis Vigilante (Adrian Chase) Index