Heat Wave (character)
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Heat Wave (Mick Rory) is a
Actor Dominic Purcell has portrayed Heat Wave in The CW's Arrowverse television series The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow.
Publication history
Heat Wave was first introduced in The Flash #140, written by John Broome.[1] He was first made to be a rival for Captain Cold. However, in recent comics by Geoff Johns, Rory looks to Captain Cold to help him keep his obsession at bay, though Cold thinks he'll eventually become beyond help.
Fictional character biography
Born on a farm outside
After this event, Rory went to live with his uncle. His pyromania continued and he was forced to run away after locking a schoolmate in his house and setting it on fire, after the boy locked Rory in a meat locker during a field trip. He took a job as a
It was these events that made him desperate to fight his fire obsession and after seeing the
Eventually, Mick went straight, due largely to the manipulations of the
Neron returned the soulless bodies of the five to Earth, in a plan to force Flash into a deal.[4] The five Rogues each possessed incredible powers and wreaked havoc, death, and destruction before Neron was forced by Flash to halt their actions and return their souls to their bodies.[5]
Heat Wave would only briefly return to his criminal ways before abandoning them to study with Zhutanian monks.
In Infinite Crisis, Heat Wave became a member of the Secret Society of Super Villains.
One Year Later
Salvation Run
Heat Wave is one of the exiled villains featured in
Final Crisis: Rogues' Revenge
He was seen as the member of Rogues who joined
Once the crisis is over, the unarmed Human Flame seeks out Heat Wave, hoping to purchase one of his signature flamethrower guns after his own equipment was lost in a confrontation with the Mafia. After learning that the Human Flame can only offer him $5 000, Heat Wave refuses, denouncing Human Flame as "pathetic". Noting that Captain Cold advised against this meeting and he only agreed to see what the other man had to offer, Heat Wave gives Human Flame a harsh beating, the fight concluding with Heat Wave blowing up the fireworks factory they were meeting in, noting that he had always wanted to do something like that.[7]
The Flash (vol. 3)
Heat Wave and the Rogues visit Sam Scudder's old hideout and unveil a giant mirror with the words In Case of Flash: Break Glass written on it.[8] Rory is still on the run with The Rogues.[9]
The New 52
In September 2011, The New 52 rebooted DC's continuity. In this timeline, Heat Wave is now able to shoot fire from his chest after performing an unknown method to merge his DNA with his flamethrower. In addition, he has issues with Captain Cold, where he blames him for the breakup of the Rogues. Both villains end up being defeated by the Flash, but upon being incarcerated they meet with Cold's sister Golden Glider who recruits him for an unknown plot.[10]
DC Rebirth
In the Watchmen sequel Doomsday Clock, Heat Wave and his fellow Rogues are among the villains that attend the underground meeting held by Riddler to talk about the Superman Theory.[11]
Powers and abilities
In the Pre-52 continuity, Heat Wave had no meta-human abilities. He created a flamethrower that allowed him to project intense streams of flame that reach temperatures well over 900 degrees Fahrenheit. The flame that his weaponry projects is so hot that it has been able to melt Flash's friction proof boots that allow Flash to run at light speed. Heat Wave carries in-depth knowledge of fire and pyrotechnics.
In The New 52 continuity, Heat Wave did an unknown method to merge his DNA with his flamethrower, thus granting him the ability to project and manipulate fire from his own body.
Weapons & Equipment
Heat Wave carries a hand held flamethrower that allows him to project a concentrated stream of fire at opponents. He wears an asbestos suit with a breathing mask that affords him protection against fire and heat. His suit was once shown to be able to project heat as well, capable of staving off an attack from Captain Cold's cold gun, neutralizing solid projectiles, or melting his way through walls. Heat Wave has a pipe attached to his left arm that can project a fire retardant which allows him to put out fires.
Other versions
Tangent Comics
In Tangent Comics (now Earth-9 of the DC Multiverse) Heat Wave is mentioned as New York's weather-manipulating villain that was defeated by Superman.
JLA/Avengers
In JLA/Avengers Heat Wave is among the villains enthralled by Krona to defend his base in #4. He is shown blasting Jocasta.
Flashpoint
In the alternate timeline of the
25th Century Heat Wave
A futuristic version Heatstroke is a heroic Heat Wave as part of the 25th Century cops known as
Earth-3
At the time when the "Forever Evil" storyline was happening, Grid access the files of Rhonda Pineda where the Earth-3 version of Mick Rory was a police officer alongside Leonard Snart where they have been pursuing Jonathan Allen and Rhonda. When Jonathan and Rhonda wanted the two of them to fight to the death upon being captured, Mick won the fight only for him to be killed by Jonathan anyway.[15]
In other media
Television
Animation
- Heat Wave was originally going to appear in Challenge of the Superfriends as a member of the League of Evil before the group was changed to the Legion of Doom and Heat Wave, among others, was cut from the series.
- Heat Wave appears in Justice League Unlimited, voiced by Lex Lang. This version is a member of Gorilla Grodd's Secret Society. Prior to and during the events of the episodes "Alive!" and "Destroyer", Lex Luthor takes over the Society, but Grodd launches a mutiny to retake command. Heat Wave sides with the former before Darkseid attacks and kills most of the Society. Luthor, Heat Wave, and the other survivors subsequently join forces with the Justice League to repel Darkseid's invasion of Earth.
- Heat Wave appears in the Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode "Requiem for a Scarlet Speedster!", voiced by Steve Blum.
- A genderbent incarnation of Heat Wave, simply called Rory, appears in My Adventures with Superman, voiced by Laila Berzins. This version is a gang leader who wields Kryptonian flamethrowers she received from Livewire.
Live-action
. This version is a pyromaniac with burns covering half of his body.- First appearing in secondseasons.
- Rory also appears in Mona Wu, gets impregnated by the Necrian Kayla, gives birth to 48 alien hybrid offspring, and departs the Legends to care for them.[17]
- Additionally, Mitchell Kummen portrays a young Rory in the episodes "The Magnificent Eight" and "Last Refuge".[18]
- An alternate universe incarnation of Rory appears in the crossover "Crisis on Infinite Earths". This version is a former member of the Legends after most of them retired and one died.
Film
Heat Wave makes a non-speaking appearance in Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox as a member of the Rogues.
Video games
- Heat Wave appears in the NES version of Batman: The Video Game.
- Heat Wave appears in Batman: The Brave and the Bold – The Videogame, voiced again by Steve Blum.
- Heat Wave appears as a playable character in Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham, voiced by Robin Atkin Downes.[19]
- Heat Wave appears in DC Universe Online, voiced by David Jennison. This version works as a tech-based arms dealer in the Hall of Doom.
- Heat Wave appears as a playable character in DC Unchained.
- Heat Wave appears in Lego DC Super-Villains, voiced by Lex Lang.[20] This version is a member of the Legion of Doom and the Rogues.
Miscellaneous
- Heat Wave appears in issue #21 of the Justice League Unlimited tie-in comic book series, in which he enters a relationship with Killer Frost.
- Heat Waves appears in the Injustice: Gods Among Us prequel comic as a member of the Rogues, who work with Batman's Insurgency to cripple Superman's Regime, until he is killed by Bizarro.
References
- ISBN 978-1-4654-5357-0.
- ISBN 0-8160-1356-X.
- ^ Underworld Unleashed #1 (November 1995)
- ^ The Flash (vol. 2) #126 (June 1997)
- ^ The Flash (vol. 2) #129 (September 1997)
- ^ New Year's Evil – The Rogues #1 (February 1998)
- ^ Final Crisis Aftermath: Run! #2 (June 2009)
- ^ Flash Secret Files and Origins (2010)
- ^ a b The Flash (vol. 3) #1 (April 2010)
- ^ The Flash (vol. 4) #11 (July 2012)
- ^ Doomsday Clock #6 (July 2018). DC Comics.
- ^ Flashpoint: Legion of Doom #1 (June 2011)
- ^ Flashpoint: Legion of Doom #2 (July 2011)
- ^ Flashpoint: Legion of Doom #3 (August 2011)
- ^ Justice League (vol. 2) #26
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 16, 2015). "Dominic Purcell Joins Arrow/Flash Spinoff". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
- ^ Abughazaleh, Zeid (September 8, 2021). "Legends of Tomorrow Loses an Original Member". CBR. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ^ Sage, Alyssa (March 29, 2016). "TV News Roundup: 'Legends of Tomorrow' Casts Young Heat Wave, Shark Week Sets Premiere Date". Variety.
- ^ "Instagram". Archived from the original on 2021-12-24.
- ^ "LEGO DC Super-Villains | Official San Diego Comic Con Trailer". YouTube.
External links
- Alan Kistler's Profile On: THE FLASH Part 1 and Part 2 – A detailed analysis of the history of the Flash by comic book historian Alan Kistler. Covers information all the way from Jay Garrick to Barry Allen to today, as well as discussions on the various villains and Rogues who fought the Flash. Various art scans.