Puppeteer (comics)
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| The Puppeteer | |
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Green Lantern Vol 2 # 1 (Jul-Aug 1960) |
| Created by | John Broome, Gil Kane |
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| Alter ego | Jordan Weir |
| Team affiliations | H.I.V.E. |
| Notable aliases | The Puppet Master |
| Abilities | "Hypno-ray" device allows mind control |
The Puppeteer, originally known as the Puppet Master, is a DC Comics supervillain.
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[edit] Fictional character biography
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. When Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) interfered, Weir first tried to defeat him using a giant puppet in a brigade, which was defated. He then managed to take control of Green Lantern, but Hal had only pretended to be under his control and was drawn to his base, so the villain was finally defeated.[1]
Soon afterwards, the Puppet Master returned to battle the Justice League of America as a member of a team of supervillains (consisting of Captain Cold, Clock King, Doctor Destiny, Electric Man, and Getaway Mastermind) and used giant robotic yellow puppets. That did not turn out well, and Weir was returned to prison.[2]
Upon his release, 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 got too much for him.[3] Changeling, in charge of Dayton Industries in the absence of his foster-father, Steve Dayton, recruited Robin to investigate a series of mysterious deaths among the Board of Directors. Robin traced the murders to Green Lantern's old foe, now calling himself the Puppeteer, and in league with the H.I.V.E. organization. Through his robot puppets, Puppeteer took control of Cyborg, Kid Flash, Starfire, and Wonder Girl, and turned them against their teammates. Raven's soul-self was finally able to break their trance, and the Titans united to battle Puppeteer and his toy robotic army. When the villain was defeated, the H.I.V.E. attempted to destroy him for his failure, but the Puppeteer escaped.[4]
Later, the mysterious Wildebeest sprang the Black Trident from jail, as well as Gizmo, the Puppeteer, and the Disruptor. Trident, Gizmo, and Disruptor engaged the Titans while Wildebeest captured a pregnant Mother Mayhem. The Puppeteer remained with the Wildebeest and his Wildebeest Society while Disruptor, Trident, and Gizmo believed the Wildebeest may have killed him. The final fate of Puppeteer is unrevealed.[5]
[edit] Powers and abilities
Puppeteer possesses a hypno-ray that can force a victim to do his bidding. Early versions of the ray could not force a person to go against their moral principles, but later versions could control any but the most strong-willed of individuals. He uses a number of various-sized puppets that are actually computer controlled robots.
[edit] In other media
[edit] Television
- In Teen Titans, The Puppet King (voiced by Tracey Walter) is an evil marionette (the exact circumstances of this state are unrevealed) who was based on the Puppeteer. In "Switched", he sucks all of the Teen Titans' souls into puppets, except for Starfire and Raven, whose minds got switched instead. Puppet King intends to enact a 'ceremony' that will turn the Titans' bodies over to him permanently. Eventually however, Raven and Starfire put aside their differences and work together to stop him. The spell trapping Cyborg, Beast Boy and Robin inside the puppets is broken (as is the one that switched the girls' minds) and each Titans' mind returns to its proper body. At the same time, the Puppet King's soul leaves him and he is revealed to be only a marionette, now lifeless. The Titans now keep him, along with his dolls of them, Control Freak's remote, and other artifacts in their storage room (seen in "Fear Itself"). For some unknown reason, the Puppet King is reanimated because he was seen as one of the recruits for the Brotherhood of Evil in "Homecoming" Pt. 2. In "Calling All Titans," he was seen with Control Freak defeating Killowat.
- In the Justice League Unlimited episode "The Great Brain Robbery," Puppeteer appears as one of the latest recruits of the Legion of Doom.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Puppeteer at DC Comics Wiki
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