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Thursday, May 2, 2024

Catwoman's Bullwhip - Batwoman: Season Three

The signature weapon of the cat burglar Catwoman, this bullwhip was reinforced with stolen nanotechnology - taken from her ex-lover, Bruce Wayne, aka Batman - to make it almost unbreakable.

During his last confrontation with Kyle, Batman managed to disarm her, before she was arrested confiscating the whip and reclaiming his tech. The whip now lies impounded in the Batcave as part of Wayne's trophy collection. 

Simon's Brother - Dead Boy Detectives: Season One

The brother of Simon, he had in his possession an occult book capable of summoning demons to the mortal plane. Simon stole the book, using one of its rituals in a prank against his crush and bullying victim, Edward Payne. 

He was unaware that the book was magic, leading to the deaths of five pupils, all of whom were condemned to Hell in 1916. 

Sa'al - Dead Boy Detectives: Season One

A demon from Hell, Sa'al was accidentally summoned to the mortal plane in a prank gone wrong when his summoners - four young students from St. Hilarions School for Boys - offered their peer up as a sacrifice. 

What started off as mere bullying, quickly turned into an evocation ritual, bringing forth the denizen of Hell. Making short work of the bullys, Sa'al claimed his offering, apologising to the terrified boy and reassuring him that Hell was not as bad as it has been made out to be in literature. 

Catwoman - Batwoman: Season Three

The on-again/off-again lover of Batman, Catwoman, aka Selina Kyle was a notorious cat burglar in Gotham City. 

Unable to convince her of giving up her criminal career, Batman was forced to intervene and she was arrested. 

During this last confrontation, Batman confiscated her signature bullwhip, keeping it on display in the Batcave as a memento. While this was partly out of nostalgia, it was mainly because the whip had been augmented with stolen nanotechnology she had stolen from Wayne. 

Dragon King - Young Justice

An enemy of the Justice Society of America, the Dragon King started his career in 1936, clashing on and off with the costumed heroes. 

In 1945, he attempted to assassinate The Flash at the 1939 New York World's Fair site. However, Firebrand pushed Garrick out of the way, taking the brunt of the blast and "killing" her. 

Clio Droukas - Batman: The Animated Series: Season One

Clio Droukas, the personal assistant and girlfriend of Maximilian Zeus, worked for him at Maximilian Shipping Line. She witnessed his descent into delusion and obsession with Greek mythology, which she feared would ruin both the company and Zeus's life.

Despite her best efforts to manage Zeus's growing legal troubles, including charges of bribery, smuggling, extortion, racketeering, and attempted first-degree murder, she was unable to prevent the mounting litigations against him. Zeus, however, chose to ignore these allegations and instead focused on transforming his corporate headquarters into the New Olympus.

Clio concealed her love for Zeus behind a facade of constant cynicism, a mask that occasionally slipped, revealing her heartbreak over his criminal activities. While most of Zeus's employees saw his obsession with Greek mythology as a harmless hobby or phase, Clio recognized it as a serious problem and sought Batman's help.

When she failed to dissuade Zeus from shooting down a GCPD blimp with his stolen Electron Discharge Cannon, he branded her a traitor. He ordered her to be tied to the device, believing that her death would lead to her resurrection as a goddess who would rule at his side without protest. However, Batman managed to free her before Zeus could fire the cannon.

Realizing that Zeus was beyond redemption, Clio watched in horror as he recklessly endangered himself to retrieve his makeshift thunderbolt, resulting in severe injuries.

Pino Bertinelli - Arrow: Season Five

A Star City mobster and leader of the Bertinelli crime family, Pino Bertinelli (died October 2016) inherited the organisation after the death of his relative, Frank Bertinelli. 

Attending a meeting of local Star City criminal bosses, held by the newcomer Tobias Church, the latter called for an immediate ceasefire between the warring factions, suggesting that they all pool their resources together into one syndicate - with him at the helm. 

Listening to the proposal, Pino questioned the legitimacy of Church's statement that he had operatives in every gang, only to be shot from behind by one of his own men, who was indeed on Church's payroll.

Harry Loomis - Batman: The Animated Series: Season Three

Harry Loomis, a renowned stand-up comedian based in Gotham City, served as a permanent judge for the annual Gotham Laff-Off comedy competition. After publicly humiliating the Joker, who had intruded on the previous year’s competition in disguise, Loomis became the target of the Clown Prince of Crime’s revenge.

In the week leading up to the competition’s 10th anniversary, the Joker captured Loomis and implanted a mind control chip stolen from the Mad Hatter. Under the Joker’s control, Loomis was forced to become a costumed criminal known as The Pack Rat, effectively ruining his career.

Following a confrontation with Batman and Robin that resulted in his electrocution, Loomis was taken into police custody. He remained there until the Joker’s arrest. Loomis and his fellow judges, Lisa Lorraine and Buddy Standler, were acquitted due to their lack of control over their actions.

The Pack Rack - Batman: The Animated Series: Season Three

The short-lived alter-ego of Harry Loomis, a famous stand-up comedian in Gotham City, was transformed into the criminal known as the Pack Rat by the Joker. 

Loomis, along with Lisa Lorraine and Buddy Standler, served as judges for the annual Laff-Off comedy competition in Gotham. During the 9th year of the event, an unregistered participant, who was the Joker in disguise, was dismissed from the stage after he tried to upstage the announcement of the winner. This led to the Joker vowing revenge and using the Mad Hatter's mind control technology to humiliate the judges a year later.

Under the Joker's influence, Loomis became the Pack Rat, a thief obsessed with collecting packages, casings, and other discarded items. He staged a hold-up at Mayfields, accumulating a large amount of trash. Alfred, who was present at the scene, alerted Batman. The Pack Rat detained him and the other customers and staff.

Batman arrived shortly after and attempted to restrain the Pack Rat with a bola, but was unsuccessful in disarming him. Trapped, the Pack Rat fired his automatic weapon, causing Batman and Robin to take cover. The Pack Rat managed to free himself and attacked Batman, who had approached him from behind. Disarmed, the Pack Rat resorted to using a golf club, but was incapacitated when he struck an electrical wire. Following the Joker's defeat, Loomis and the other judges were pardoned for their actions, which were committed under duress.