Aryan Brigade
Aryan Brigade | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | DC Comics |
First appearance | Justice League Task Force #10 (March 1994) |
Created by | Michael Jan Friedman |
In-story information | |
Base(s) | mobile |
Member(s) | Iron Cross Heatmonger Golden Eagle Blind Faith Backlash |
The Aryan Brigade is a group of
Fictional character biography
First Aryan Brigade
The
Following this, the Aryan Brigade's members were recruited by the
In Infinite Crisis, Iron Cross was seen as a member of Alexander Luthor Jr.'s Secret Society of Super Villains where he is among those who took part in the Battle of Metropolis.[4]
One Year Later, Iron Cross was seen amongst the recent incarnation of the Injustice League.[5]
Heatmonger and Iron Cross were among the villains transported to another world in Salvation Run. Iron Cross was killed by the Joker.[6] Heatmonger is used by Lex Luthor as a power source for a teleportation device, and is seemingly killed when it self-destructs.[7]
Blind Faith and Backlash appear as part of a group of villains seeking to avoid being sent to the prison planet.[8]
Second Aryan Brigade
A new version of the Aryan Brigade appears and is composed of Backlash and new members Rebel, Bonehead and Luftwaffe. They attack a casino in Las Vegas, but are swiftly defeated by the Freedom Fighters.[9]
Members
First Aryan Brigade members
The members of the first Aryan Brigade are:
- Backlash - a supervillain who had elastic whip-like arms.
- Blind Faith - a female blind psychic supervillain who serves as the group's seer.
- Golden Eagle - a supervillain equipped with an exo-skeleton and artificial wings. Not to be confused with the first Golden Eagle.
- Heatmonger - a female supervillain with robotic arms that shoot out blasts of thermal energy.
- Iron Cross - a supervillain with super-strength.
Second Aryan Brigade members
The members of the second Aryan Brigade are:
- Backlash - a supervillain who had elastic whip-like arms.
- Bonehead - a bulletproof man with spikes protruding from his skull.
- Luftwaffe - a powerful metahuman in full World War II German pilot attire.
- Rebel - a superstrong white supremacist.
In other media
Television
A male version of Heat Monger named Lucious Coolidge appears in
Film
Iron Cross, Heatmonger and Backlash were reportedly featured in David S. Goyer's script for an upcoming Green Arrow film project entitled Escape from Super Max. In the script, the trio appeared as inmates of the Super Max Penitentiary for Metahumans.[10]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7566-4119-1
- ^ Justice League Task Force #10. DC Comics.
- ^ Secret Files & Origins To The DCU 2000 #1. DC Comics.
- ^ Infinite Crisis #7. DC Comics.
- ^ Justice League of America (vol. 2) #13. DC Comics.
- ^ Salvation Run #3 (March 2008). DC Comics.
- ^ Salvation Run #7 (July 2008). DC Comics.
- ^ Justice League of America #17. DC Comics.
- ^ Freedom Fighters #1. DC Comics.
- ^ Mayimbe, El (May 19, 2008). "Supermax: Green Arrow Story Details + Villains/Inmates Gallery". LatinoReview.com. Archived from the original on October 13, 2008. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
External links
- Aryan Brigade at the Unofficial DC Universe Guide
- Aryan Brigade at the DC Wiki