Amygdala (character)
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Batman: Shadow of the Bat #3 (August 1992) |
| Created by | Alan Grant (writer) Norm Breyfogle (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Aaron Helzinger |
| Species | Metahuman |
| Team affiliations | Secret Society of Super Villains |
| Abilities | Near superhuman strength and endurance Mental instability and explosive rage that further enhances his strength |
Amygdala (Aaron Helzinger) is a
Aaron Helzinger appeared on the second season of Gotham, portrayed by Stink Fisher, and Batwoman, portrayed by R. J. Fetherstonhaugh.
Publication history
Amygdala first appeared in Batman: Shadow of the Bat #3 and was created by Alan Grant and Norm Breyfogle.
Fictional character biography
Anatomically, the amygdala refers to the bundle of nerve cells in the brain that control emotional associations of many kinds. Aaron Helzinger's amygdala cluster was removed in an attempt to cure him of his homicidal rage. This procedure resulted in Amygdala becoming exceedingly angry and was the opposite of what the surgery was intended to achieve. Easily led due to his childlike nature, Amygdala has been the pawn of a number of
Amygdala first appeared in Shadow of the Bat #3 in 1992 during the story arc Batman: The Last Arkham. In the issue, Amygdala was forced to attack Batman by the maddened Jeremiah Arkham. Batman subdued Amygdala, but was then forced to face more inmates.[2]
Amygdala later appeared in Part 2 of the year-long story arc
He has been released into the community on numerous occasions, where he has been an ally and friend of
In the
He also appeared in the 2008 mini-series
The New 52
As a part of the New 52 reboot, Aaron first appears in Resurrection Man vol. 2 #6 as a hulking menace when he tries to kill Mitch Shelley aka The Resurrection Man in Arkham Asylum, but is knocked hard on the head with Fletcher's nightstick.[6] He later appears during the "Zero Year" storyline. When the power went out in Gotham, Aaron was in surgery at Gotham General Hospital. He woke up in a monstrous rage, smashing through a window. The surgeons had been operating on his amygdala when they were interrupted. After jumping out the window Aaron encountered and attacked a young Dick Grayson, who was out with his friends, away from visiting Haly's Circus. He chases them, while Dick makes a plan to stop him and save his friends. Luring Helzinger onto a rooftop, Dick jumped to the next one over, and unable to make it across the gap, Helzinger fells, unable to get back up. Earning the nickname Amygdala, Aaron spent much of his time incarcerated at Arkham Asylum, and later at Arkham Manor, when the asylum was destroyed.
DC Rebirth
In
Powers and abilities
Amygdala is a huge man with the strength and endurance of a championship bodybuilder. His emotional instability and explosive rage enhance this even further, making him prone to bouts of boundless violence unrestrained by the usual barriers and limits set in place by one's self-awareness.
Other versions
Amygdala makes a cameo appearance in the
In other media
- Aaron Helzinger appears in the .
- Aaron Helzinger appears in the Batwoman episode "Do Not Resuscitate", portrayed by R. J. Fetherstonhaugh. This version is a mentally-unstable patient of Hamilton Dynamics who personally nicknamed himself "Amygdala".
See also
Footnotes
- S2CID 2328768.
- ^ Shadow of the Bat #3
- ISBN 9780313397516.
- ^ Detective Comics #659
- ^ Gotham Underground #5
- ^ Resurrection Man vol. 2 #6
- ^ All-Star Batman #2
- ^ Batman vol. 3 #75
- ^ Batman: Crimson Mist
- ^ "GOTHAM 09/21/15 8pm | FOX Broadcasting Company". www.fox.com. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
References
- Breyfogle, N. & Grant, A. (1996). Batman: The Last Arkham. DC comics. ISBN 1-56389-190-5.
