Deathbolt is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He was created by the Ultra-Humanite to fight the All-Star Squadron.[1]
| Deathbolt | |
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 Deathbolt as depicted in Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #6 (August 1985). Art by Jerry Ordway. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | All-Star Squadron #21 (May 1983) |
| Created by | Roy Thomas and Jerry Ordway |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Jake Simmons |
| Species | Metahuman |
| Abilities | Electrokinesis; able to generate, project, channel and absorb electrical currents |
Deathbolt appeared in the Arrowverse series Arrow and The Flash, portrayed by Doug Jones.
Fictional character biography edit
Wanted for murder, Jake Simmons fled police in a stolen biplane during a heavy storm. He crashed when lightning struck the plane over Meteor Crater, Arizona. The Ultra-Humanite found him and experimented on him until his body became a living electrical battery. Code-named "Deathbolt", he became the Ultra-Humanite's staunch ally until his defeat by the All-Star Squadron.[2]
Deathbolt (or a successor) returned in recent years and tried to kill the late Starman, Ted Knight only to be thwarted by the arrival of Ted's descendant Farris Knight.[3]
Powers and abilities edit
Deathbolt can channel the electrical energy in his body into powerful blasts of electricity.[4]
In other media edit
Deathbolt appears in series set in the Arrowverse, portrayed by Doug Jones:
- Introduced in Arrow, this version is able to manipulate plasma rather than electricity, and was the first metahuman to appear in the series after the Flash.[5][6][7][8][9] Additionally, he did not receive his powers from the particle accelerator explosion at Central City - as he was in prison in Opal City on the night of the explosion - but from another unknown means, widening the possibilities of how metahumans come about in the Arrowverse.[10][11]
- Deathbolt appears in The Flash episode "Rogue Air". As he was about to kill the Flash, he is himself killed by Captain Cold for owing him money.[12][13]
References edit
- ^ Rovin, Jeff (1987). The Encyclopedia of Supervillains. New York: Facts on File. p. 78. ISBN 0-8160-1356-X.
- ^ Gordon, Michael (September 19, 2018). "Working For The Weakened: 20 DC Characters The Arrowverse Had To Nerf For The Small Screen". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on September 20, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
- ^ Starman (vol. 2) #1000000. DC Comics.
- ^ Steinbeiser, Andrew (February 27, 2015). "Arrow: Doug Jones Cast As Deathbolt". Comicbook.com. Archived from the original on June 23, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- ^ Goldberg, Eric (February 18, 2015). "Arrow: Doug Jones To Play DC Comics Villain Deathbolt". IGN. Archived from the original on February 18, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
- ^ "The Flash to Unite DC Comics Rogues Supervillains". MovieWeb. March 23, 2015. Archived from the original on June 28, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- ^ "Arrow Just Signed On a Brand New Villain For Season 4". Cinema Blend. July 24, 2015. Archived from the original on September 4, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
- ^ Goldman, Eric (May 1, 2017). "Arrow: Doug Jones to Play DC Comics Villain Deathbolt". IGN. Archived from the original on December 11, 2019. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- ^ Leane, Rob (February 19, 2015). "Arrow: Doug Jones to play villainous metahuman Deathbolt". Den of Geek. Archived from the original on November 29, 2017. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- ^ Young, Sage (April 15, 2015). "Who Is Jake Simmons On 'Arrow'? Deathbolt Needs 2 Heroes To Take Him Down". Bustle. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ Thomas, Leah Marilla (May 12, 2015). "Who Is Deathbolt On 'The Flash'? This 'Arrow' Metahuman Is On A New Team". Bustle. Archived from the original on July 16, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
- ^ Doug Jones [@actordougjones] (March 21, 2015). "What could my "Deathbolt" villain from @CW_Arrow (# 319 "Broken Arrow") be doing on @CW_TheFlash (# 122 "Rogue Air")" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Anderson, Jenna (March 2, 2018). "10 Arrowverse Villains That Should Make a Comeback". Comicbook.com. Archived from the original on August 7, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
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