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Warhawk (Rex Stewart) is a fictional character created for the DC Animated Universe, voiced by Peter Onorati.

In the Batman Beyond two-part episode "The Call", Warhawk is a member of Justice League Unlimited (the Justice League of the future) alongside Big Barda, Green Lantern (Kai-Ro) and Aquagirl (Mareena). He was initially at odds with Batman (Terry McGinnis) because he had been recruited onto the team by Superman without the rest of the JLU's consent. But after Batman proved himself to be a competent and trustworthy member against Starro, Warhawk's attitude shifted from reluctant ally to devoted teammate. They would eventually become close comrades and colleagues.

In the animated series' related comics, Warhawk appeared in Batman Beyond issue #21 ("The Blackest Day - Part 1") when Batman teams up with the JLU in a high-voltage adventure as they battle new villain Blacklight.

Warhawk's next appearance was in Justice League Unlimited. In the season one finale "The Once and Future Thing, Part Two: Time Warped", Warhawk met the modern-day Green Lantern (John Stewart), the original Batman (Bruce Wayne) and Wonder Woman after Chronos sent them to the future. At that time, he is a member of the remaining future JLU members alongside Static (Virgil Hawkins) and Terry McGinnis. Warhawk later revealed that he is Rex Stewart, the son of John and Shayera Hol at the time his father was involved with Vixen after having broken up with his mother since the traumatic events of the episode "Starcrossed". Regardless, John bonds with his future son, even saving him from death during the battle with the Jokerz. After the cyclical causality erased memories of the team-up from the future JLUers and Wonder Woman, only John and Batman retained knowledge of Warhawk's existence. Learning Warhawk's future existence made John suffer indecision between the two women. John decided to keep this information a secret from Shayera to which Batman agreed.

Warhawk also appears in the second-season finale "Epilogue", again as a member of the JLU.

In the third-season episode "Ancient History", John finally informs Shayera that she is to become the mother of his child. This information briefly gives Shayera an ecstatic feeling of hope. But despite still loving Shayera, John decides to stay with Vixen and "refuses to be destiny's puppet", preferring to let things work themselves out. After this, Shayera asks Batman to tell her what he knows about her son.

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In Justice League of America (vol. 2) #25, the trickster god Anansi creates an alternate version of the DC Comics universe with many altered heroes. One of these heroes is an alternate version of Hawk that wears a red version of Warhawk's costume.

In September 2011, The New 52 rebooted DC's continuity. In the new timeline, the Warhawks are the Thanagarian military force. They are sent to earth to kill Hawkman and invade the planet. In the 2015/2016 Batman Beyond series, Micron reveals to Tim Drake that he fought alongside Warhawk and Barda against Brother Eye's forces in Europe. Warhawk and Barda are converted by Brother Eye's forces and Micron is forced to escape. However, the Green Lantern Power Ring that Matt McGinnis was keeping leads him to a room containing Warhawk and the rest of the Justice League.[1] Evil Factory member Abel Cuvier reveals that Brother Eye has the Justice League placed in stasis for potential future uses and implanted false memories and perceptions into Micron to shield the truth. Once they are freed, Warhawk and the Justice League are put under hypnosis and attack Tim, believing he is a Brother Eye cyborg.[2] Warhawk and the Justice League are later freed from the mind-control.[3]

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First appearanceBatman #148 (June 1962)
Created byBill Finger and Sheldon Moldoff
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Vanderveer "Van" Wayne is Bruce Wayne's rich and spoiled cousin. While visiting him, Van found the Robin costume in Alfred's laundry which Bruce claimed were his and Dick Grayson's masquerade costumes. He got himself into some trouble when he hired a con artist named Jumpy Regan to impersonate Batman, while he posed as Robin. He did all this with the intention of impressing Dick, but Van was not aware that they were, in fact, the real Dynamic Duo. Van had to be rescued from Regan by Batman and Robin and even helped to apprehend Regan. In the aftermath of the situation, he learned a lesson in humility.[4]

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Van Wayne appears in Powerless, portrayed by Alan Tudyk.[5] This version is the head of Wayne Security, a subsidiary of Wayne Enterprises, in Charm City. A self-proclaimed "rich, over-educated, globetrotting wastrel", the megalomaniacal Van hates his job and seeks to move to Gotham City for a better position at the company.

Winema Wazzo edit

Winema Wazzo is the mother of Legionnaire Phantom Girl (Tinya Wazzo). She was created by writers Tom and Mary Bierbaum, and first appeared in Secret Origins vol. 2 #42 (July 1989).

In pre-Zero Hour continuity, Winema is a relatively minor character and does not have much of a presence outside of her first appearance. However, in post-Zero Hour, she takes on a more prominent role as she becomes the interim president of the United Planets after Ra's al Ghul murdered president Leland McCauley.

Originally, Winema was married to Bgtzl native Byzjn Wazzo. However, post-Zero Hour, her husband is instead Murl Wazzo, a Carggite, with that continuity's version of Tinya being a hybrid.

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Winema Wazzo appears in Legion of Super Heroes, voiced by April Winchell. This version began public service as a teenager, with her first assignment being a failed attempt to re-establish diplomatic ties with the planet Zerox, and is a well-intentioned, though occasionally overbearing mother towards Tinya.[6][7]

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Weasel is the name of two DC Comics supervillains. Weasel first appeared in The Fury of Firestorm #35 (August 1985), and was created for DC Comics by Gerry Conway and Rafael Kayanan.[8]

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Weasel
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceThe Fury of Firestorm #36 (June 1985)
Created byGerry Conway (writer)
Rafael Kayanan (artist)
In-story information
Alter egoJohn Monroe
Team affiliationsSuicide Squad
AbilitiesGreat agility
Hand-to-hand combat

John Monroe was a lonely student at Stanford University in the late 1960s. His contemporaries rarely noticed him. If they did, they referred to him in derogatory terms, using words like "Weasel" to describe him. This made him bitter, driving him to become a murderer decades later. The grown John Monroe became a teacher at Vandemeer University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A number of his fellow students from Stanford University held prominent positions. To rationalize killing three of them, he considered them threats to getting tenure at Vandemeer. Taking on the costumed identity of Weasel, displaying great agility, expertise at hand-to-hand combat, and a costume with sharp claws, he stalked the campus grounds and brutally murdered Arnold Lintel, Linda Walters, and a night guard named Chuck Gherkin. When Martin Stein (one half of Firestorm) shows up for a job opening as a physics professor, Monroe made two attempts on Martin Stein's life. In the second attempt, he would have killed Martin had he not provoked the transformation of Stein into Firestorm. After a fight, Firestorm unmasked Weasel and sent him to jail.[9]

Weasel was later recruited into the Suicide Squad for their ill-fated mission to rescue Hawk. During the mission, he tried to kill the Thinker by cutting Thinker's throat with his claws. Rick Flag Jr. took the Thinker's helmet to regain control over the mission. When he saw the Weasel, the Thinker's helmet told Flag to kill him. Weasel's death was not mourned.[10]

During the Blackest Night storyline, Weasel's dead body was seen to be among those entombed in the Hall of Justice. When the Black Power Rings flew in, Weasel's body was among the dead bodies that were reanimated by the Black Power Rings and inducted into the Black Lantern Corps.[11]

In September 2011, The New 52 rebooted DC's continuity. In this new timeline, a slightly revised Jack Monroe Weasel is re-established in the Forever Evil storyline, depicted in a more animalistic state. He was lurking in Central Park when Steve Trevor and Killer Frost were looking for Cheetah (who was in possession of Wonder Woman's lasso). Weasel ambushed Steve Trevor and Killer Frost where he was frozen by a reluctant Killer Frost. Killer Frost told Steve Trevor that Weasel is considered a joke compared to villains Black Bison and Multiplex. Before Steve Trevor and Killer Frost press on, Killer Frost apologizes to Weasel.[12]

Future Weasel edit

In Batman #666 (July 2007), a special issue set 15 years in the future, a different Weasel is shown as an enemy of Damian Wayne, who has become Batman following the death of Dick Grayson.[13] This future Weasel has canine-like teeth.

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Weather Witch edit

The Weather Witch is a character in DC Comics.

The Weather Witch was a former prostitute from Gotham City who was transformed by Penguin into a member of the New Rogues during the Gotham Underground storyline.[18]

During the Final Crisis storyline, Libra sent her and the rest of the New Rogues after the Rogues when they withdrew from the Secret Society of Super Villains. She was not very skilled with her Weather Wand and the Weather Wizard easily killed her with a lightning bolt.[19]

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Joslyn "Joss" Jackam / Weather Witch appears in media set in the Arrowverse, portrayed by Reina Hardesty:

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Wedna edit

Wedna (also known as Wedna Kil-Gor) was a native of the planet Krypton and the daughter of the inventor of Kil-Gor. She first appeared in Krypton Chronicles #3 (September 1981).

Wedna married her father's colleague and friend Bur-El and gave a birth to his children Val-El and Tro-El, both who later became a noted explorers. Wedna is an ancestor of Kal-El, also known as Superman, and died several centuries before the destruction of Krypton.[20]

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Wedna (renamed Wedna-El) appears in a flashback in the Krypton episode "Zods and Monsters", portrayed by Toni O'Rourke. This version is a scientist and member of the House of El who, alongside Van-Zod, experimented on a Sagitari soldier named Dax to turn him into a supersoldier due to its unique genetics believed to be a key to end a civil war between Kandor and Argo. When Dax goes through a painful process in the chamber, Van becomes concerned and tries to stop the project, but Wedna refuses as she believes they were doing a greater good. After 455 trials, Dax becomes Doomsday. When the war was over, Dax's wife Enaj demands them to see a husband, but they refuse as Dax was already transformed. Enaj leaves the laboratory after seeing him transformed to her horror.

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The Weeper is the name of two comic book supervillains originally published by Fawcett Comics and today owned by DC Comics. The original Weeper was Mortimer Gloom who was an enemy of Bulletman and Bulletgirl. The second Weeper is his son who is also an enemy of Bulletman and Bulletgirl.

Weeper made his animated debut in Batman: The Brave and the Bold, voiced by Tim Conway while an unnamed Weeper debuted on the fourth season of The Flash, portrayed by Matt Afonso.

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The original Weeper first appeared in Master Comics #23 in February 1942. The arch-foe of Bulletman and Bulletgirl, the Weeper is capable of the most brutal of murders, but sheds tears for his victims; he hates to see people happy but feels bad after he hurts them. The Weeper wears a blue opera cape, a top hat, and carries a small walking stick and tear gas bombs. He also drives a hearse and is accompanied by his henchmen called the Bittermen.

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Formerly known as the "Crying Clown" or "Weeping Willie," Mortimer Gloom is fired for dishonesty from his work as a circus performer. Sometime afterward, he commits several acts of revenge. He then takes on the name "the Weeper". The Weeper sends letters and visits a number of families telling them tragic news. He tells one family their son has died in the war. In another family, the father is fired from his job after years of dutiful service. In yet another family, he tells the husband his business has burned to the ground. Later, the families discover that the Weeper has lied to them. The Weeper tells these lies so he could either case the families' homes for robbery or they would lead him to where they hid their valuable possessions. The Weeper puts an ad in the paper looking for men who feel life has given them a raw deal. A lot of men reply to the ad. He interviews them all and picks ten of the saddest men. He calls them the Bittermen. The Weeper, along with the Bittermen, sets out to make the lives of other people very unhappy. They start by riding through a parade in a hearse and tossing tear gas into the crowd. This causes a stampede which kills a great many people. The Weeper drives through the street littered with dead bodies, weeping at that horrible tragedy. The Weeper and the Bittermen commit a series of ghastly acts which attracts the attention of Bulletman and Bulletgirl. He succeeds in capturing Bulletgirl. However, Bulletman is able to save her and the Weeper is apparently drowned.[21]

Sometime after being defeated by Bulletman and Bulletgirl, the Weeper returns and looks to gather his Bittermen back together. One of them refuses, saying he makes enough money now to choke a horse and he is very happy. The Weeper replies saying he hates to hear that people are happy. The next day, the man is found dead after having choked on his wad of money. The Weeper then shows his other Bittermen the newspaper account of what has happened. Fearing for their lives, they join his group again. The Weeper is later betrayed by one of them where he told Bulletman and Bulletgirl what happened.

 
The Weeper, the Murder Prophet, and the Black Rat form the Revenge Syndicate. From Bulletman #7 (September 16, 1942).

The Weeper is a founding member of the Revenge Syndicate. The Revenge Syndicate is started by the Murder Prophet and joined by the Weeper and the Black Rat. At first, they are at odds with each one wanting to be the chief of the group. The Weeper comes up with the idea that they roll dice to see who would be chief; the person with the highest roll would go first, the person with the second highest would go second, and the person with the third highest would go last. The Murder Prophet wins the first roll. His plan is to rob an art museum by pretending to be a visitor, with the aid of the Black Rat emerging from the sewer with a machine gun. Bulletman and Bulletgirl stop them, but they escape. The Weeper goes second. His plan is for the Murder Prophet to pretend to be a psychic at a carnival after kidnapping the real psychic. The Murder Prophet tells a rich woman to move her money so it will not be stolen. They are going to steal the money while it is being moved. Bulletman and Bulletgirl stop them after realizing their plot. They lift the car the villains are in and throw it into a lake. The Black Rat is thrown in also and saves the Murder Prophet and the Weeper. The three realize that Bulletman has always thwarted their plans and they need to eliminate him if they ever want to succeed. The Black Rat meets several criminals who agree to pay $100,000 if he gets rid of Bulletman. The Black Rat goes third. His plan is to send out a radio broadcast to lure Bulletman to an abandoned shack. They set up a dummy of the Black Rat. Bulletman and Bulletgirl go inside the shack. The Revenge Syndicate goes inside and beats up Bulletman. To their surprise, Bulletman has set up a dummy of his own. Bulletman and Bulletgirl beat them up and a fire is started when the radio is broken.[22]

The Weeper returns a few months later on Thanksgiving Day and is captured by Bulletman, Bulletgirl, and their new ally Bulletdog.[23] Weeper eventually died between 1942 and 1946.

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The second Weeper (right) and Dr. Riddle threaten Susan Kent (a.k.a. Bulletgirl). From Mary Marvel #8 (December 1946).

At some point between 1942 and 1946, the Weeper dies and is replaced by his son, the second Weeper. In 1946, Bulletgirl and her friend Mary Marvel fight the second Weeper and Dr. Riddle. The second Weeper says, "My father, the true Weeper, is dead -- Sob! But I am carrying on with his name!" They first try to hang Bulletgirl in her civilian identity of Susan Kent after surprising her and pulling her up with a noose and the Weeper tries to stab her also, but Mary Marvel stops them, as she was with Susan when the villains attacked. The villains escape while Mary frees Susan from the noose and she changes to Bulletgirl; however, a riddle left behind allows the two to track the villains to an abandoned asylum on the outskirts of town. The Weeper saw Bulletgirl outside, but Riddle said that was part of his plan. First the Weeper went into another room with a straitjacket while Riddle waited for Bulletgirl. Bulletgirl knocked Riddle over, not noticing the Weeper moving towards her. The Weeper placed the straitjacket on her from behind just after she decided to look for him. Then with Riddle's help, she was tied to a chair and gagged. The two villains then tell Bulletgirl they know that Mary is here also. Mary was lured in when she decided to look for Bulletgirl and stopped from speaking with a hose. While binding and gagging her, the Weeper talked about how he wept for Mary. The two villains carried the two heroines into a cell which they made airtight and left. Bulletgirl was able to remove Mary's gag with her helmet, allowing her to transform into Mary Marvel, free Bulletgirl, and break open a cell wall. The two superheroines found a riddle in the asylum and deciphered it, showing the duo were planning to rob a plane carrying gold bullion, and one of them would wait on the ground as the gold would be dropped. Mary Marvel flies after the plane after Riddle has knocked out the two pilots. Dr. Riddle is able to escape from the plane by parachute as Mary saves the plane, and knock out Bulletgirl by landing on her just as she has met Weeper II, but Mary Marvel then captures him and Bulletgirl gets the Weeper. They are then jailed.[24]

The second Weeper teams up with Joker of Earth-Two, Doctor Light of Earth-One, and Shade of Earth-One during King Kull's plan to wipe out humanity on three Earths. Members of Earth-One's Justice League and Earth-Two's Justice Society of America travel to Earth-S and meet Shazam's Squadron of Justice—Bulletman and Bulletgirl, Mister Scarlet and Pinky the Whiz Kid, Ibis the Invincible, and the Spy Smasher. The Joker teaches the Weeper his style of committing crimes on Earth-S, stealing jewels and transforming people into different materials, with his trademark grin, although the Weeper cannot understand why the Joker laughs about crime. They are stopped by the Earth-Two Batman, the Earth-Two Robin, Mister Scarlet and Pinky, who follow a trail left by jewels on the pavement. Robin is unaffected by the Weeper's tear gas because he is wearing contact lenses and the villains are imprisoned.[25]

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  • The Mortimer Gloom incarnation of the Weeper appears in the Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode "Joker: The Vile and the Villainous!", voiced by Tim Conway. This version wields a cane capable of producing miniature rain clouds that make people give in to misery as well as handkerchiefs that can grow and entrap his opponents. Additionally, he is the first supervillain to use a signature motif in his crimes, previously fought Bulletman, and served as inspiration for the Joker becoming a supervillain.[26]
  • An original, unnamed incarnation of the Weeper appears in The Flash, portrayed by Matt Afonso. This version was one of 12 bus passengers who became metahumans after being exposed to dark matter when the Thinker arranged for the Flash to emerge from the Speed Force, gaining the ability to produce "love drug" tears in the process. After Amunet Black discovers his ability, she captures the Weeper, only to be confronted and defeated by Killer Frost, Iris West, and Felicity Smoak, who help him escape. However, Weeper is later captured by the Thinker so he can control his wife Marlize DeVoe.

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The Mortimer Gloom incarnation of the Weeper appears in Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold.

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During the Birds of Prey relaunch tie-in with the 2010 Brightest Day storyline, it is revealed that one of the female children born to Huang was spared after lightning appeared on the day of her birth and killed her midwife, making Huang believe that something powerful wanted her to live.[27] She was trained by her brothers in the same techniques, and after their defeat at the hands of the Black Canary, she hunted them down and killed them for dishonoring their father's name. Now calling herself the White Canary, she traveled to Gotham and set out to blackmail the Black Canary by revealing her secret identity and threatening to kill one teammate for each hour that passed, enlisting the help of Oswald Cobblepot, Savant and Creote.[28][29][30] Upon being defeated by the Black Canary, she denied being responsible for the death of a kidnapper in Iceland to frame the Black Canary, claiming that it was in fact Lady Shiva, and offers the Black Canary help in killing Shiva if she is set free.

Later, the White Canary takes the Black Canary to Bangkok and reveals that she is holding the Black Canary's adopted daughter Sin as a hostage, and will kill her if the Black Canary does not battle Lady Shiva in a duel to the death. The Black Canary agrees despite her broken wrist, but at the last minute Helena Bertinelli challenges Shiva in her place, buying the Black Canary enough time to find Sin and get her to safety, and Lady Shiva agrees to put their duel off until a later time. The White Canary reluctantly concedes, but promises that the Black Canary has not seen the last of her.[31]

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  • The White Canary appears in the Ame-Comi Girls comic book series. This version is a superheroine instead of a supervillain and possesses the sonic scream known as the "Canary Cry". Like her previous appearances though, she is still of Asian descent and retains her anonymity.
  • A different version of the White Canary appears in The New 52's Black Canary title. Debuting in issue #4 as an unnamed character in a white costume, she saves Ditto from Amanda Waller and returns her to Dinah in secret. She later reappears stealing a vial of blood from Dinah. Later, the still-unnamed woman helps the Black Canary defeat a monster and save her band and then appears to Dinah's house, revealing her identity. She is revealed as Dinah's maternal aunt, Rena, who wants to protect her niece from a threat related to her missing mother's past. At the end of the series' run, Rena is revealed as a fake, with the villainous shapeshifter Izak Orato masquerading as the Black Canary's "aunt" to trick her. Unlike previous incarnations, the character is depicted as Caucasian and blonde.

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  • In the Arrowverse, Sara Lance adopts the alias of the White Canary after being brought back from the dead with a Lazarus Pit and joined the Legends.
    • This version of the character appears in the mobile edition of Injustice 2, as an alternate skin for the Black Canary.

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White Dragon is the name of four different characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.[citation needed]

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The first White Dragon is a gang leader who is an enemy of Whip on Earth-Two.[32]

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Wu Cheng is a combat pilot who works as a member of the Blackhawk Squadron under the alias of White Dragon.[33]

William Heller edit

William Heller is a Neo-Nazi and white supremacist who formed the Aryan Empire. While posing as a vigilante, William handed any Asian, Black, and/or Latino criminals to the police while sending the white criminals to the Aryan Empire headquarters. White Dragon's actions attracted the attention of the Suicide Squad. Deadshot infiltrated the Aryan Empire as a man named William Hell. Using Chronos' time machine, the Suicide Squad rigged the shooting contest between William Heller and Deadshot so that Deadshot would win while also tarnishing Heller.[34]

Heller later wore a suit of armor and took on the alias of White Dragon where he joined the Fourth Reich in their goal to wipe out the original members of the Justice Society of America. He was defeated by Hawkman.[35]

White Dragon later sided with General in his plan to overthrow Amanda Waller and kill the rest of the Suicide Squad. He was killed by Plastique.[36]

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Daniel Ducannon is a white supremacist who used the White Dragon name when posing as a vigilante after getting his pyrokinesis from the Meta-Bomb incident. While targeting people of color, White Dragon ran afoul of Hawkman and Hawkwoman. They defeated White Dragon with help from Carter Hall and Shiera Sanders Hall.[37]

During the "Underworld Unleashed" storyline, White Dragon was among the escaped Belle Reve inmates that hear the offer of Neron.[38]

During the "Joker: Last Laugh" storyline, White Dragon is among the inmates of Slabside Penitentiary that was Jokerized by Joker. He and Warjack were defeated by Militia.[39]

White Dragon later appeared as a member of the Fourth Reich where he now rides an actual white dragon.[35] White Dragon and his fellow Nazi villains attacked the Justice Society of America's headquarters and was defeated by them.[40]

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An original version of the White Dragon with elements of the William Heller and Daniel Ducannon incarnations appears in the DC Extended Universe television series Peacemaker. This version is August "Auggie" Smith (portrayed by Robert Patrick), a white supremacist, former vigilante, and the father of Christopher Smith / Peacemaker who is disappointed that Chris works for the United States government and blames him for the accidental death of Auggie's eldest son Keith during a fight instigated by Auggie when Keith and Chris were children. Despite this, Auggie maintains a secret armory for Chris in his home. After Chris kills an alien "Butterfly" parasite disguised as a human and holds a couple hostage while working with Project Butterfly, his teammate John Economos frames Auggie for the crimes, leading the police to arrest him and send him to prison, where he is hailed as the "White Dragon" by most of the white prisoners. When Auggie threatens to expose Project Butterfly, Chris' friend Adrian Chase mounts an unsuccessful assassination attempt before Auggie provides proof of his innocence to the police and he is eventually released. Gathering his followers and donning a suit of power armor, which allows him to fly and shoot energy projectiles, Auggie tracks down Chris and prepares to kill him, having had enough of his son's antics. While Chase disables his weapons, Economos shoots and kills most of his followers. Realizing his father is a lost cause, Chris executes Auggie, but is later haunted by hallucinations of him.

White Rabbit edit

White Rabbit is the name of three different characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

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Angora Lapin is a mysterious arms dealer that operates in Metropolis that operated as White Rabbit. She and her henchmen C&H, Dutch, and Mucus stole high-tech weaponry made by John Henry Irons called "Toastmasters" so that they can sell them to the gangs of Metropolis. When John Henry Irons first became "Man of Steel", his first job was to get the Toastmasters off the streets and defeat White Rabbit.[41]

White Rabbit II edit

The second White Rabbit is an unnamed swordsman and mercenary who is a member of the Pentacle which antagonizes the Shadowpact.[42]

Jaina Hudson edit

In 2011, "The New 52" rebooted the DC universe. Jaina Hudson was the child of a Bollywood actress and a diplomat named Tom Hudson. After spending time in private schools, Jaina attended a fundraiser where she met Bruce Wayne. When first seen as White Rabbit, she was among the Arkham Asylum inmates that escaped where she teased Batman and the Gotham City Police Department. When Batman caught up to White Rabbit near the scene of dead clowns, Joker draped a cloth over her. Batman fought Joker until it was discovered that Joker was actually Clayface in disguise. When Clayface fell on Batman, White Rabbit tried to inject a steroid into Batman only to be thwarted by Flash.[43]

During the "Forever Evil" storyline, White Rabbit is among the villains that join the Crime Syndicate of America's incarnation of the Secret Society of Super Villains.[44] She was present at Arkham Asylum when Bane arrived.[45] When Bane caused a breakout at Arkham Asylum, White Rabbit went to Bar 8 and participated in many battles throughout Gotham City.[46]

In 2016, DC Comics implemented another relaunch of its books called "DC Rebirth", which restored its continuity to a form much as it was prior to "The New 52". White Rabbit appeared as a member of the Wonderland Gang.[47]

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Creators: Mike W. Barr and Jim Aparo. First appearance: Batman and the Outsiders #9 (April 1984). Powers: Aerokinesis and flight.

Windfall was a young metahuman who gained her powers after her mother let her company perform prenatal DNA experiments on her and her sister Becky, causing Becky to eventually kill their mother in revenge later in life.

Wendy Jones was originally a member of the supervillain group called the Masters of Disaster alongside her sister. She even fought the Outsiders on more than one occasion. During an attack against the Outsiders, she rescued one of their members. The team leader, Windfall's sister New Wave, was against Windfall helping Halo. This event caused Windfall to quit the team and join the Outsiders for a while. She later left adventuring with the Outsiders behind and continued with college.

During school, Wendy was invited to a fraternity party and date-raped by members of the fraternity after they spiked her drink with rohypnol. After taking turns with Wendy, the fraternity members took pictures and posted them on the Internet, while the local district attorney, the father of one of the fraternity members who ruined her, refused to make a case for Wendy due to her past as a supervillainess. As a result of the scandal, the college Wendy attended expelled her to avoid scrutiny, causing Wendy to return to the college and kill the fraternity members who ruined her by removing the air from their fraternity house and suffocating all the residents to death. Wendy was later incarcerated in Belle Reve for her murders before eventually being recruited by Amanda Waller for the Suicide Squad.

During a mission to the Middle East, the General betrayed the team and led a mutiny against them as well. After trying to make an air wall to protect the group from the attacks from Chemo, Windfall could not maintain the wall and was reduced to a skeleton.

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  • Windfall and the Masters of Disaster appear in the DC Nation Shorts: Thunder and Lightning episode "Lightning Under the Weather".
  • Wendy Jones appears in Young Justice: Outsiders, voiced by Zehra Fazal. This version is one of the meta-teen trafficking victims residing at the Meta-Human Youth Center in Taos, New Mexico.

Wing edit

Wing is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Wing began as a uniformed chauffeur of the Crimson Avenger's alter ego Lee Travis. A Chinese immigrant who moved to America to escape Japanese persecution in the days leading up to World War II, Wing helps to instill a social conscience in his employer. When the death of a fellow reporter motivates Travis to become the Crimson Avenger, Wing assists him in his fight against crime. Curiously, despite Wing's initial lack of a costume, no one ever makes a connection between Travis' chauffeur and the Crimson Avenger.

A few months after the Crimson Avenger abandons his cloak and fedora for a more traditional superhero costume, Wing dons a matching yellow costume and becomes his official sidekick.[48] He serves as a member of the Seven Soldiers of Victory (as the honorary "eighth Soldier") and the All-Star Squadron. However, the Crimson Avenger frequently attempts to dissuade Wing from this path, believing that the bright young man has a better future ahead of him than running about in a costume fighting madmen.

In Justice League of America #102, it is revealed that Wing sacrificed his life to defeat the cosmic being known as the Nebula Man, a creature who scatters the other Soldiers through time. While most of the JLA and JSA travelled through time to find the members, the Golden Age Green Lantern, Mister Terrific and the Golden Age Robin went on a quest to discover the identity of the Unknown Soldier of Victory, whose tomb lay in the mountains of Tibet, where the Seven Soldiers had fallen after defeating the Nebula Man.[49]

In the pages of "The New Golden Age", Wing's history is intact. The boat that Crimson Avenger sacrificed his life on appeared in the present during the Seven Soldiers of Victory's fight with Clock King. Before it returns to its own time, Crimson Avenger tells Stargirl to find Wing.[50] The lead that Red Arrow had on Wing leads her and Stargirl to Orphan Island which exists outside of time. When Red Arrow is abducted by Childminder's Child Collectors, Stargirl is saved by Wing, Air Wave, Cherry Bomb, and Robotman's creation Robbie the Robot Dog.[51] Wing and those with him take Stargirl to their hidden cave where she meets other Lost Children consisting of Little Miss Redhead and her companions the Blue Boys, the Newsboy Legion, Tick-Tock of Hourman's Minute Men of America, John Henry Jr., Betsy Ross, Molly Pitcher, Ladybug, Salem the Witch Girl, and Quiz Kid as well as Corky Baxter of the Time Masters who says there might be a way for them to get off of Orphan Island.[52] Wing is among those who take part in a rescue mission of the captive Lost Children in Childminder's castle.[53] When most of the Lost Children are "nested" by the Child Collectors, Wing is among those that weren't "nested". He and the rest of the remaining Lost Children with Stargirl raid the castle where they reunite with Red Arrow and those with her as they are all subdued by the Hourman android.[54] During the final fight against Childminder and Corky's future counterpart Time Master which led to the Hourman android getting reprogrammed, Corky grabs Wing while stating that he must be the one to return to his own time to fill out his sacrifice. Despite Stargirl, Red Arrow, and the Lost Children grabbing him, Wing persuades them to let him go back to his own time. Once that was done, the Hourman android brings Stargirl, Red Arrow, and the Lost Children to Stargirl's time as the Lost Children can't return to their own time due to paradoxical reasons.[55]

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Wink is a young metahuman terrorist in the DC Universe, who was a member of the Suicide Squad and The Revolutionaries with the power of teleportation. She is dating The Aerie. Created by Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo, she first appeared in Suicide Squad Volume 6 #1 (February 2020).

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Wolf Spider is the name of a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Evan Blake is a rich playboy and old friend of Kate Kane that operates as the art thief Wolf Spider. Wolf Spider ran afoul of Batwoman when he tried stole paintings by a Depression-era artist named Eisenstadt where one of his works was actually a map to the location of the money that Eisenstadt stole from a crooked businessman named Grantham. He was actually hired by Grantham's grandson Nathan Grantham.[56] When the map was obtained, Nathan was wounded when a statue fell on him causing Batwoman to allow Wolf Spider to get away with the money and not knowing of his identity. Despite his mission being a success, Wolf Spider disposed of the money in Slaughter Swamp as he considered it "blood money".[57]

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Wolf Spider appears in the Batwoman episode "Gore on Campus", portrayed by Lincoln Clauss. This version is an old friend of Kate Kane who operates as an art thief. During the heist of the portrait made by Jack Napier, Wolf Spider is struck by the Crow vehicle pursuing him. As the Crows claimed the portrait, Ryan Wilder discovered that Evan is Wolf Spider and gave him to Mary to patch up. Mary later revealed to Evan that the portrait he was trying to steal was a fake. In the episode "Armed and Dangerous", Wolf Spider was enlisted by Mary to infiltrate Luke Fox's hospital room and administer the Desert Rose serum after Luke was shot by Russell Tavaroff.

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Gregory Wolfe is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Gregory Wolfe is the prison warden of Iron Heights Penitentiary, and enemy of the Flash. He is able to cause muscle spasms, which aids him in keeping inmates in line.[58]

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Gregory Wolfe appears in The Flash, portrayed by Anthony Harrison in season one and Richard Brooks in season four. This version is corrupt, lacks metahuman abilities, and has connections with Amunet Black.

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