Slipknot (comics)
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | The Fury of Firestorm #28 (October 1984) |
| Created by | Gerry Conway Rafael Kayanan |
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| Alter ego | Christopher Weiss |
| Species | Human |
| Team affiliations | Suicide Squad Kobra 2000 Committee Secret Society of Super Villains |
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Slipknot (Christopher Weiss) is a supervillain, published by DC Comics. Created by Gerry Conway and Rafael Kayanan, the character made his first appearance in The Fury of Firestorm #28 (October 1984).[1]
Adam Beach portrays Slipknot in the DC Extended Universe film Suicide Squad.
Fictional character biography
[edit]Christopher Weiss originally worked for a chemical company in the southern United States, where he developed his formula for the durable ropes he would later use as Slipknot.[2]
In Slipknot's first appearance, he is recruited by Multiplex to attack Lorraine Reilly/Firehawk. However, he is defeated and placed in police custody. He makes several subsequent appearances as an antagonist of Firestorm.[3]
Slipknot later joins the Suicide Squad, a group of criminals who joined to have their prison sentences reduced if they survived their missions. His first mission is an unsuccessful attempt is to capture Firestorm, who is attempting to disarm nuclear arsenals worldwide on behalf of Martin Stein, who is dying from brain cancer.[4]
During the Millennium event, a stronghold of Manhunters is discovered near the Suicide Squad's base at Belle Reve. Slipknot and the Squad are sent to destroy the Manhunters using "Baby Huey", an experimental bomb. After being overwhelmed by Manhunters, Slipknot attempts to flee. However, his left arm is blown off by a device that was implanted to prevent him from deserting his mission.[5]
In the 2004 event Identity Crisis, Slipknot is in prison, having joined the Kobra cult. He is labeled as the initial suspect in the murder of Jean Loring, but is later revealed to have no knowledge of the event.[6]
In the 2009 event Final Crisis, Slipknot is revealed to have obtained a prosthetic arm, which is damaged in battle with Tattooed Man.[7] Deathstroke captures Slipknot so that the Tattooed Man can kill him and prove his loyalty.[8] After a brutal fight, Tattooed Man kills Slipknot by decapitating him with a wire.[9]
Slipknot is resurrected following The New 52 continuity reboot, where he is depicted as a member of the Secret Society of Super Villains.[10]
Slipknot II
[edit]An unidentified, second incarnation of Slipknot appears in Robin (vol. 2) #145.[11]
Powers and abilities
[edit]Slipknot is a skilled martial artist and hand-to-hand combatant, and wields powerful indestructible ropes.[citation needed]
Other versions
[edit]An alternate timeline variant of Slipknot makes a minor appearance in Flashpoint: Legion of Doom #2 as a prisoner of Doom prison.[12]
In other media
[edit]Slipknot appears in Suicide Squad, portrayed by Adam Beach.[13][14] This version is a Native American mercenary who is recruited into Amanda Waller's Task Force X program to defeat the Enchantress. However, Captain Boomerang initially believes the nano-bombs implanted into the squad members' necks to dissuade them from abandoning the mission are a ruse and Slipknot is subsequently killed while mounting an escape attempt.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ White, James (October 28, 2015). "From Slipknot To Captain Boomering (And Back Again): Meet The Suicide Squad". Empire. Archived from the original on October 30, 2015.
Nothing to do with the band, his alter ego is Christopher Weiss and he was created by Gerry Conway and Rafael Kayanan in 1984.
- ^ Who's Who in the DC Universe #21 (November 1986)
- ^ Firestorm (vol. 2) #28 (October 1984)
- ^ Firestorm (vol. 2) #64 (October 1987)
- ^ Suicide Squad #9 (January 1988)
- ^ Identity Crisis #4 (November 2004)
- ^ Titans: Villains For Hire Special (May 2010)
- ^ Titans (vol. 2) #30 (December 2010)
- ^ Titans (vol. 2) #31 (January 2011)
- ^ Forever Evil #1 (November 2013)
- ^ Robin (vol. 2) #145 (February 2006)
- ^ Flashpoint: Legion of Doom #2 (July 2011)
- ^ Woods, John (April 9, 2015). "Adam Beach to play DC Comics villain Slipknot in new film". Winnipeg Free Press. Archived from the original on April 12, 2015.
- ^ Hood, Cooper (August 13, 2016). "Suicide Squad Director Explains Why Slipknot's Backstory Was Cut". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
- ^ Francisco, Eric (August 5, 2016). "Slipknot's Big 'Suicide Squad' Moment Explained". Inverse. Archived from the original on October 20, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
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