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Paintball
Paintball (Paul Deisinger) is a DC Comics supervillain. He first appeared in Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. #2, and was created by
Paintball in other media
Paul Deisinger appears in
Linda Park
Linda Park (also known as Linda Park-West) is a
She is a
Linda Park in other media
- Linda Park makes a cameo appearance in the pilot episode of Central Cityreporter.
- Linda Park appears in the Justice League Unlimited episode "Flash and Substance", voiced by Kim Mai Guest.
- Linda Park appears in TV series set in the Arrowverse.
- She is introduced as a minor recurring character in Arrow, portrayed by Olivia Cheng.
- Two incarnations of Park appear in the first and second seasons of The Flash (2014), initially portrayed again by Cheng before Malese Jow took over.
- The Earth-1 version is a Central City reporter who enters a relationship with Barry Allenbefore they eventually break up.
- Additionally, her Earth-2 counterpart, Doctor Light, also appears in the second season.[8]
- The
Jarrett Parker
Dr. Jarrett Parker is a
She was a therapist who practiced in Huntington, New York and a colleague of Dr. Owen Slade.[9]
One of his patients was Chunk. After swallowing a matter transmitter and becoming a human singularity, Chunk became frustrated with Parker and sent him to another dimension. Here, Parker helped establish a community with others who suffered the same fate, including Karin Preus and Eric Gunderson. Parker's counsel remained ineffective on Chunk, and Chunk's frustration with this caused him to be absorbed into yet another dimension.
Jarrett Parker in other media
Dr. Jarrett Parker appears in the
Peek-a-Boo
Peek-a-Boo (Lashawn Baez) is a DC Comics supervillain. She first appeared in The Flash (vol. 2) #180, created by Geoff Johns and Scott Kolins.[10]
Lashawn Baez was a graduate student at Central City Medical School, but put her studies aside to help her father Tomas when he got ill, requiring a kidney transplant. Lashawn tried to donate hers, but the procedure activated her latent metagene, granting her teleportation powers while in the same unable to donate her own organ because of her powers whenever she was touched.
As Peek-a-Boo, she snuck into Central City Hospital to steal a kidney, but accidentally destroyed a lab due to her powers being unstable and dangerous. The doctor grabbed her arm, which caused an implosion where she disappeared, nearly killing the surprised surgeon. The Flash and
When
Peek-a-Boo in other media
- Peek-a-Boo, renamed Shawna Baez, appears in Caitlin Snow.
- Shawna Baez / Peek-a-Boo appears in the web series Chronicles of Cisco: Entry 0419, portrayed again by Oldford.
Valerie Perez
Neptune Perkins
First appearance | Flash Comics #66 (August 1945) |
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Created by | Gardner Fox and Joe Kubert |
Teams | All-Star Squadron Young All-Stars |
Abilities | Enhanced ocean-adapted physiology, ability to communicate with marine mammals |
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Neptune Perkins is a superhero in the DC Universe.
The character, created by
Within the context of the stories, Neptune Perkins is a mutant born with attributes that lend themselves to living at sea. During
Phantasm
Phantasm is the name of different characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
First version
The first version is a ghostly supervillain who fought Chris King and Vicki Grant. He was created by Robby Reed's Master form from the cell samples of an unidentified human, is a member of the Evil Eight, possesses ghost-like abilities, and can also summon demonic ghosts.[14]
Danny Chase
Andrea Beaumont
Phosphorus Rex
Molly Pitcher
Molly Pitcher is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
In her panel seen within the pages of "
Molly Pitcher and Betsy Ross are among the Lost Children on Orphan Island.
Plunder
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Plunder is the name of a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
In a twisted alternate reality, a counterpart of Central City Police Department member
Plunder in other media
Plunder appears in The Flash episode "The Present", portrayed by Stephen Huszar. This version is a jewel thief who uses a futuristic gun.
Power Girl
Derek Powers
Derek Powers, also called Blight, is a supervillain who appears in the Batman Beyond (1999–2001) animated series, voiced by Sherman Howard. He served as the primary antagonist of the series' first season. He is the archenemy of Batman.
Derek Powers is a
He first introduces himself as "Blight" in the episode "Meltdown".[22] Dr. Stephanie Lake, a scientist working for Powers, had the idea that, by using Powers' baseline DNA, she could create a new body unaffected by his radioactive condition, and then transfer his mind into that new body. To test the procedure, she located and persuaded Mr. Freeze to participate, because, much like Powers, his DNA had been permanently corrupted by a form of mutation. At first, the procedure appeared successful, but several days later his condition starts to resurface. Powers believes a biopsy of his organs will help them to figure out how to solve this problem with the procedure, and is satisfied when Lake takes the remark as a suggestion to kill Freeze. Freeze escapes, however, and later returns to Wayne-Powers, wearing a cybernetic suit he had "kept in cold storage", ultimately freezing Powers and Lake. Powers survives the attack by melting off his skin and the ice, and attacks Freeze before fighting Batman. When Batman (not recognizing Powers in his radioactive form) asks who the villain is, he identifies himself as "Blight", declaring his powers make him a walking plague. After a fierce struggle, Freeze eventually jettisons him away from the battle.
Over time, Powers discovers his condition is worsening, as the radiation burns off his skin more rapidly with each shedding, and his uncontrolled anger is slowly driving him insane. Unable to maintain his public image, he decides to withdraw from his corporate interests and focus on finding a cure, deciding to have his estranged son, Paxton Powers, run the company under his own direction. However, Paxton betrays his father during a televised business meeting by having his men to pretend to be fishermen, who voice anger at Paxton for dumping poison in their river and throw mutated fish in front of the shareholders. As his anger grows, Powers' artificial skin starts to flake off, exposing him to the world as Blight. Powers hides inside of an abandoned nuclear submarine, but is discovered by Batman at the request of Paxton so he can have Derek taken into custody for proper medical treatment. Once found, Paxton has Derek subdued using a device called a "Pinch Cell" that drains his father's radiation and by doing so nearly succeeds in killing him, until Batman intervenes upon realizing Paxton's true intentions. Upon freeing himself of the Pinch Cell, Powers goes berserk with massive radiation bursts that sink the submarine with him inside while Batman, Paxton and his minions escape. A later exchange between Batman and Paxton has Batman, unable to expose Paxton's machinations without jeopardizing his own secret identity, warning that Derek Powers might survived and would seek revenge.[23]
In comic books
Blight makes his only appearance after his apparent death in Batman Beyond #18. Powers survives the submarine explosion and swims to shore, only to become the new target of the hunter
Blight returns in the Batman Beyond series, of the "Industrial Revolution" storyline where he seems to have survived from Stalker's attack and escaped from his trophy room. No longer using his artificial skin, Blight now wears a containment suit to keep the radiation he is emitting held back. He also appears to recover a portion of his sanity to the point where he remembers his history as Derek Powers. He anonymously arranged for his son Paxton to be released from prison, then set a trap for him in a former Wayne-Powers facility. Blight apparently gets his revenge when the facility is engulfed by an explosion with Paxton and Batman with it, only to find out later that Paxton escaped with Batman. The elder Powers plans to ruin his former company, then rebuild it from the scraps.[24] It is revealed after his confrontation with Batman and Paxton, Blight has been trapped beneath Gotham Harbor for months and, because of his condition, he no longer needs oxygen and food to survive. After Blight emerges from the water, he comes across a former Wayne-Power scientist, Doctor French, who helps Blight build his suit. However, the suit begins to be as ineffective as his artificial skin and also reveals that Powers' condition is slowly killing him. Eventually, as Batman investigates the identity of the culprit who has been sabotaging Wayne Enterprises and Powers Technology financially, Blight reveals himself and has the young hero at his mercy.[25] Although Batman is almost killed, he manages to escape by puncturing Blight's suit, forcing him to back off. Batman confronts Blight again when he attacks Wayne Manor. He uses the control module on the back of Blight's suit to overload its settings, reducing him to radioactive slime. The slime is taken in by Gotham PD, although it is mentioned that they are not sure whether Powers is actually alive or dead.[26]
Blight made another appearance in the Gotham Academy comics Yearbook. He disguises himself as a visiting lecturer to kill Warren McGinnis, the father of his arch-foe. He used a portal located in a clock to travel to the past. However, the students of Gotham Academy manage to push him into the clock and destroy it, sending him back to the future.
Derek Powers in other media
Blight appears as a playable character in Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham as part of the "Batman Beyond" DLC pack.[27]
Pozhar
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Pozhar (Пожар or "Fire") is a Russian superhero in the
The battle raged for a time between the two heroes, until a nuclear weapon was dropped on the duo while they fought in the Nevada desert, fusing them into a new Firestorm, independent of either. Later, Raymond and Arkadin were separated and removed from the Firestorm Matrix so that Martin Stein alone could bear the powers and serve as the Fire Elemental.
The "In My Father's House" storyline in the most recent Firestorm series revealed that Mikhail is, in fact, once again in control of his former abilities. He was re-powered by a nuclear test gone wrong in Russia. He was going by the name of Firestorm for a time despite now knowing that Firestorm was made up of Martin and Jason Rusch at the time, but he has now changed his super identity back to Pozhar.[31][32]
In "The New 52" reboot of the DC Comics universe, Arkadin helped Professor Stein invent the Firestorm Protocols.[33][34]
In the "Watchmen" sequel "Doomsday Clock", Pozhar appears as a member of the People's Heroes. He appears on TV announcing that Russia was closing their borders to all foreigners, be they meta-human or not. During his interview on "The Superman Theory", Firestorm used a profanity to describe it and even used another profanity to insult Pozhar much to Martin's dismay.[35]
Pozhar in other media
Mikhail Arkadin appears in Legends of Tomorrow, portrayed by Voytek Skrzeta. This version is a prison guard from 1986.
Prankster
Preus
Preus is a
For years, Sergeant Preus had proudly served the Citizen's Patrol Corps, a police force that kept the peace in
Preus swore a solemn oath to make the murderer pay, not realizing that Kal-El was actually the Superman that he and the others had worshiped for so long.
Convinced that Kal-El had defiled the legacy of "The Superman", Preus swore to assume that responsibility himself and that all of the impure would die by his hand. His xenophobia led him to a group of white supremacists in the American desert, who he forced into worshiping him and his views. However, in time, the people of "God's Peake" (as the camp was called) came to worship Preus as their cult leader. His increasing prominence eventually led both the Martian Manhunter and Jimmy Olsen to investigate, only to have both of them captured by Preus and his men.[41]
This forced a confrontation with Superman, who, at the time, was dealing with the effects of Gog's synthetic yellow kryptonite, which had significantly aged and weakened Superman in a short period of time. So weakened, Superman was barely able to deal with Preus' legions alone and quickly found himself outclassed by the (at the time) much more vital Preus.[42]
A last-ditch gambit using kryptonite to try and weaken Preus failed, as Preus revealed a previously unknown resistance to kryptonite. He was finally defeated when Superman attacked and destroyed a key portion of Preus' armor, rendering him unconscious. Afterwards, Preus was injured from that attack and had to be hospitalized. His current whereabouts are unknown. He was last seen as a weakened Superman tried to fly him to
Powers and abilities of Preus
Preus possesses powers similar to those of Superman, such as superhuman strength and speed, flight, invulnerability, X-ray vision and enhanced senses. Unlike Superman, Preus can fire beams of black energy from his eyes that strike a target with intense heat and force. Preus also does not share Superman's vulnerability to kryptonite.
Preus in other media
Preus appears in Krypton, portrayed by Ciaran Owens. This version is a Sagitari commander who leads a unit against the rebellion on the moon Wegthor during the second season. In "A Better Yesterday", he is presumably killed by Jax-Ur during negotiations between the rebel leaders and Primus Lyta-Zod.
Prestor Jon
Protector
Psiphon
Psiphon is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, introduced in The New 52.
In September 2011, The New 52 rebooted DC's continuity. In this new timeline, Psiphon is introduced to DC as a H.I.V.E. warrior who is paired up with the Dreadnought. He appears in Superboy (vol. 4) #20, where the team are dispatched to New York City to capture Doctor Psycho, who had escaped from a H.I.V.E. facility, and Superboy, whose psionic powers were of interest to the H.I.V.E. Despite proving to be formidable opponents, both Psiphon and the Dreadnought were defeated when Doctor Psycho and Superboy teamed up to take them down. Psiphon was knocked out by Superboy with just a flick of his finger.
Psych
Psych is the name of different
Wanderers member
An unidentified female with empathy is a member of the Wanderers. When a space cloud turned the Wanderers evil, they fought the Legion of Super-Heroes where Psych takes control of Chameleon Boy before being defeated by Bouncing Boy.[44]
Knight Shift member
An unidentified female with mental powers is a member of Knight Shift. They went up against the Legion of Super-Heroes.[45]
Bashir
Bashir is an information broker who is a user of the Sage Force which grants him telekinesis and telepathy. The character was created by Joshua Williamson and Rafa Sandoval, and first appeared in
Psych in other media
A variation of Psych, Bashir Malik, appears in
Puppeteer
First appearance | Green Lantern (vol. 2) #1 (July–Aug. 1960) |
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Created by | John Broome, Gil Kane |
Abilities | "Hypno-ray" device that allows mind control |
Aliases | Jordan Weir |
The Puppeteer, originally known as the Puppet Master, is a DC Comics supervillain. Jordan Weir was a scientist who created a "hypno-ray" which he could use to force his victims to obey his commands. As the Puppet Master, he embarked on a crime spree, manipulating minor criminals into doing his dirty work.[48]
After being defeated by Green Lantern, he started a new life as a scientist for Dayton Industries. However, when the company developed the self-generating power source known as Promethium, the temptation was too much for him.
Puppeteer in other media
- A character loosely inspired by the Puppet Master called the Dollman (not to be confused with Doll Man) appears in The Adventures of Batman episode "Beware of Living Dolls".
- A character inspired by the Puppeteer called the .
- The Puppeteer makes non-speaking background appearances in Justice League Unlimited as a member of Gorilla Grodd's Secret Society.
Purgatory
Purgatory is a supervillain in DC Comics.
Paul Christian is a man who lost his legs in a subway accident. Years later, he was almost injured during a battle with Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner). To make amends, Kyle used his power ring to give Paul new legs.[51] Following another accident, it affected Paul's willpower, causing him to lose his legs.[52]
During the
Puzzler
First appearance | Action Comics #49 (June 1942) |
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Created by | Jerry Siegel and John Sikela |
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The Puzzler is a name used by three supervillains in the DC Universe.[54]
First version
The concept and original character, created by Jerry Siegel and John Sikela, first appeared in Action Comics #49 (June 1942).[55] The concept was later revamped for the character Valerie Van Haaften.
The original Puzzler is an unnamed non-costumed criminal who is highly skilled in parlor games and puzzles and operates a protection racket in
Second version
The name of the Puzzler was reused in Superman (vol. 2) #187 (December 2002) as the supervillain identity of Valerie van Haaften, a new version of the character whose body was composed of living "puzzle pieces". In the first appearance, as "Puzzler", she admits that she is a large fan of Superman's, and initially attempted to join several super groups to no avail. Thus, she decided that she would become a villain to gain his attention. Her body is composed of multiple large "puzzle pieces" that she can fully control, even when they are not directly attached to her. Superman disperses her with his super breath.[57]
The Puzzler reappeared in Superman: Up, Up and Away! during the One Year Later story arc as an assassin hired by Intergang to kill Clark Kent. When she sees Superman, she decides to attempt to kill him instead to become famous. During the fight, she reveals she has been "upgraded" to have pieces that are nearly indestructible. Her "puzzle pieces" are much smaller and appear to be able to hit with greater force than her previous appearance. Superman defeats her again by trapping her component pieces in separate containers - preventing her from building up sufficient speed to escape.[58]
Third version
In September 2011, The New 52 rebooted DC's continuity. In this new timeline, a new character called the Puzzler under an alias of "Agent Evans" appears as a member of A.R.G.U.S.[59] He is later revealed to be a descendant of Vandal Savage.
Puzzler in other media
- The Puzzler appears in the Batman consecutive episodes "The Puzzles Are Coming" and "The Duo Is Slumming", portrayed by Maurice Evans. Originally, the episodes were going to feature the Riddler (portrayed by Frank Gorshin) and were titled "A Penny for Your Riddles" and "They're Worth a Lot More", but this was prevented by Gorshin being in the midst of a contract dispute with the series' producers as he no longer wanted to portray the character.[60]
- An unidentified incarnation of the Puzzler makes non-speaking cameo appearances in Justice League Unlimited as a member of Gorilla Grodd's Secret Society.
Professor Pyg
Son of Pyg
Son of Pyg is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Janosz "Johnny" Valentine is the son of Professor Pyg. Batwoman was investigating the murders of three marines that he killed on behalf of a group of Argentinian criminals.[61]
Son of Pyg was revealed to be an operative of Leviathan who oversaw the initiation of Leviathan's recruits. He interrogates Stephanie Brown and Jolisa Windsor where he claims that one of them betrayed Saint Hadrian's Finishing School for Girls. When Son of Pyg threatens Jolisa, Stephanie frees herself and saves Jolisa. Both of them go on the run with Son of Pyg and the Leviathan girls in hot pursuit. As Stephanie as Batgirl gets Jolisa down to the courtyard, Son of Pyg catches up to them and gets knocked out by the gardener who turns out to be Batman in disguise.[62]
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