Fictional character biography Manchester Black

1 fictional character biography

1.1 pre-flashpoint

1.1.1 elite
1.1.2 suicide squad
1.1.3 suicide


1.2 new 52
1.3 dc rebirth

fictional character biography
pre-flashpoint

manchester black ruthless vigilante led crime fighting team called elite . other thick english accent, notorious union jack tattoo, , few snippets told life, little known him, although city of manchester, england. known includes insinuations physically abused parents while growing , hatred people high moral concepts feel better people black, survive. hatred included super heroes turn on captured villains police instead of killing them, way manchester , elite felt villains dealt with. black claimed distant african , korean heritage, made these claims justify use of racist terms towards these groups, possible either lying or joking.

the elite

black first appears leader of team of super-powered antiheroes called elite, gained worldwide popularity viciously killing foes , preventing them coming cause more problems. superman opposed wanton violence, leading showdown on jupiter s moon io videotaped earth s media. black used powers give superman stroke, , teammates (coldcast, menagerie, , hat) apparently able destroy superman in giant explosion. while elite gloating, however, superman used superspeed seemingly kill team s members except black. superman disabled englishman using x-ray vision locate growth inside black s brain. identified growth source of black s powers, , fired thin burst of heat vision through black s retinas, removing , thus, disabling black.

faced apparent loss of powers, black wept, hypocritically appalled superman had seemingly adopted lethal tactics , elite had spent time advocating, given being taped @ time. after stating demonstration had frightened watching ugliness of it, superman revealed powerless black rest of elite unconscious, had not removed black s brain, instead merely causing micro-concussion temporarily shut down black s powers, , murdering opponents makes hero no better enemies. furious, black declared not killing him, superman had guaranteed long black alive, come after superman again , again, superman calmly replied wouldn t want other way, , dreams ones gave earth made life worth living until example , other heroes provided better tomorrow.

suicide squad

a temporarily beaten black taken custody, , mental powers restored on next few months. in next appearance (in our worlds @ war storyline in adventures of superman #593), black hired american government , president lex luthor lead new suicide squad featuring chemo, plasmus, shrapnel, , steel. squad s mission release monster doomsday against threat of galactic conqueror imperiex. upon release, doomsday apparently killed entire squad, exception of black (steel later saved actions of black racer , darkseid, although mongul survived under unspecified circumstances), escaped after reprogramming doomsday s mind doomsday s hatred superman temporarily redirected toward imperiex probes.

suicide

black s final appearance (in ending battle storyline running through superman titles in november , december 2002) found him mentally controlling dozens of supervillains revealing superman s secret identity , sending them en masse after man of steel. black targeted in superman s life - clark s old football coach current dentist - before launching mass assault. despite odds against him, superman managed hold villains back, later finding black in apartment, apparently having killed lois lane while superman occupied. black taunted superman, goading him killing him, superman put lois body first, , resolved give proper burial. despite fantasizing killing black, superman resisted temptation , told black devote rest of life keeping villain behind bars, , not in morgue, vengeance isn t justice.

black stunned @ superman s fortitude. spirit wavered, , illusion crumbled, revealing lois still alive. black had been trying force superman position in have kill, intending superman learn, after black s demise, had broken moral code nothing, leaving him broken. black s plan failed, , forced recognize superman genuinely believed said. distraught @ revelation had become villain himself, black made supervillains forget superman s secret identity. fired telekinetic pulse @ own head, taking own life.

the new 52

in new continuity, manchester black high-ranking s.t.a.r. labs executive. created algorithm, a.i. commits acts of terrorism throughout new york city in order lure teen titans s.t.a.r. labs, stages attack against himself in order saved titans , gain trust. proposes partnership; suspicious of manchester black s real intentions, red robin agrees it, sends beast boy investigate him.

dc rebirth

manchester black makes first appearance of dc rebirth in superman #23. appears restored original , powers, though hair black rather purple. black takes jonathan kent, young superboy, hostage , de-powers him, forcing him watch images of parents fighting off creatures , suffering. shocking of these incidents occurs when lois lane s right leg cut off. black behind illusory hamilton county, kents live. created when helped elites escape kroogarians, deadman s swamp being center of of connected residents of aliens disguised citizens of hamilton. these residents include dairy farmer mr. cobb , granddaughter kathy, jon s science teacher mr. martinez, candice, hamilton horn editor, police officer goodman, town doctor, , hamilton s mayor. when superman confronts black, 2 share usual debate killing villains versus superman s usual methods, black turns tables restoring jon s powers while programming him fight alongside black. when superman , superboy break quantum reactor , witness future timelines, superboy turns on black before self-control restored lois. before black can attack kents further, kathy uses powers create telepathic feedback, causing black s consciousness transferred , trapped in body of 1 of cobb family s dairy cows.