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Dan the Dyna-Mite
Dan the Dyna-Mite is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.Danny Dunbar was the star pupil of Thomas N. Thomas, a high school chemistry and physical education teacher. The two are imbued with energy following an experiment gone awry, become superheroes, and participate in World War II. Following TNT's death, Dan learns to use his powers by himself.
In Dark Nights: Death Metal, Dan is revealed to have died some time prior before Batman resurrects him with a Black Lantern ring. In The New Golden Age, Dan the Dyna-Mite is searching for the lost Golden Age sidekicks when he lands on an island outside of time, where he is de-aged and targeted by the Childminder. Dan is among the lost sidekicks who are brought to the present day by the Hourman android.
Alternate versions of Dan the Dyna-mite
In the 1993 Elseworlds series The Golden Age, Dan Dunbar retires and goes to Princeton for college. However, he flunks due to poor grades, continued feelings of guilt over his mentor's death, and being unable to adapt to life as a civilian after spending his youth as a super-hero. He is recruited by Tex Thompson, the Americomando, for a secret project to gain atomic powers and become "Dynaman"; a government sponsored super-hero. However, Dan is killed and Ultra-Humanite transplants Adolf Hitler's brain into his body before Liberty Belle kills him.John Dandy
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Damien Darhk
Damien Darhk is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.Damien Darhk is an elusive and dangerous criminal mastermind and enemy of the Teen Titans. He makes his first appearance in Titans #1. Claiming to be a major player in the American underworld and implying he has an army at his disposal, Darhk is shown to be well-established and well-connected and has remained untouchable by the FBI and the CIA.
He appears to have some connection to the crime syndicate H.I.V.E. and has access to unique high-tech equipment unknown to any organization. Darhk uses trickery and forgotten science to make his followers and the public believe he has magical powers, but is later proven to be a fraud.
Damien Darhk in other media
- Damien Darkh appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.
- Damien Darhk appears in media set in the Arrowverse, portrayed by Neal McDonough.
- * First appearing in the fourth season of Arrow, this version is a ruthless yet honorable friend-turned-rival of Ra's al Ghul and a renegade member of the League of Assassins who left after being denied leadership and formed H.I.V.E. Additionally, he acquired a magical artifact called the Khushu Idol, which grants telekinesis and the ability to drain life energy through physical contact, though individuals resurrected by Lazarus Pits have an adverse effect on him. Throughout the season, he battles Oliver Queen and his allies until Vixen destroys the Khushu Idol. Damien is prosecuted and sent to Iron Heights Penitentiary, but recruits Malcolm Merlyn, Brick, and Murmur before eventually breaking out, killing Laurel Lance in the process. After Anarky kills his wife and destroys the "Ark" in which he and H.I.V.E. planned to survive the nuclear holocaust they wanted to cause, Damien becomes nihilistic and maintains his attempt to destroy the world until Queen, his team, Mr. Terrific, and the Calculator disable all but one of H.I.V.E.'s nuclear bombs and rally Star City's citizens against him, with the outpouring of hope negating Damien's powers. He is subsequently killed by Queen in a final battle.
- * Damien makes a cameo appearance in the crossover "Heroes Join Forces".
- * Damien appears in the TV series Legends of Tomorrow. A past version from 1975 makes a minor appearance in the two-part pilot episode. A time-displaced version appears in the second season as a member of the Reverse-Flash's Legion of Doom, having joined to avert his death despite initial hesitancy to work with him and going on to form a rivalry with Sara Lance. The Legion eventually obtains the Spear of Destiny and create a new timeline for themselves, with Damien becoming Star City's mayor and restoring his magical powers, but the Legends travel back in time to undo their victory, defeat them, and return them to the points in time where they were pulled from with no memory of their activities. In the third season, Damien is resurrected and has his memories restored by his daughter Nora Darhk before he agrees to help free Mallus by creating time aberrations to weaken the latter's interdimensional prison. However, the Darhks clash over their differing approaches to their relationship. After Nate Heywood and Ray Palmer convince Damien that Nora will cease to exist if he frees Mallus, Damien joins the Legends in thwarting the demon's plot to possess her, sacrificing himself to save her in the process. In the fifth season episode "Mr. Parker's Cul-De-Sac", Astra Logue resurrects Damien once more in an attempt to spread misery, but he abandons her to see Nora instead, only to learn his daughter had become a fairy godmother and entered a relationship with Palmer. Nora's current charge, Pippa, wishes the Darhks and Legends into an episode of her favorite TV show, Mr. Parker's Cul-De-Sac, to force them to reconcile before Damien gives Palmer his blessing to marry Nora and borrows a "Hellsword" the Legends acquired to kill himself.
- * An alternate timeline version of Damien appears in the TV series The Flash five-part episode "Armageddon". After the Reverse-Flash creates a "Reverse-Flashpoint" timeline to alter Barry Allen's life, Damien lost his daughter and joined forces with his version of the Reverse-Flash to kill several heroes. Though he was apprehended, he got off due to a technicality. Upon learning Nora is alive in the original timeline, Damien helps Allen restore it.
Simon Dark
Darkseid
Dark Angel
Dark Arrow
Dark Arrow is an alias used by characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics as a counterpart of Green Arrow and Red Arrow.Hannibal Bates
Roy McQueen
A different version, Roy McQueen, was created by James Robinson and Nicola Scott, and first appeared in Earth 2 #14. He is an archer with partial enhancement who is part of the World Army while known as Connor Hawke.Dark Arrow in other media
- A character loosely inspired by Dark Arrow called Black Arrow appears in the Arrowverse web series Freedom Fighters: The Ray, voiced by Matthew Mercer. This version is a member of the New Reichsmen from Earth-X.
- An original incarnation of Dark Arrow appears in the Arrowverse crossover "Crisis on Earth-X", portrayed by Stephen Amell. This version is the Earth-X counterpart of Oliver Queen who is the Führer of a reality where the Nazis achieved world domination.
Dark Flash
Walter West was created by Mark Waid and Paul Pelletier, and first appeared in The Flash #150. Appearing in the main DC universe in recognition of Wally West's sacrifice, he is from another reality within Hypertime who was unable to save his loved ones from death at Kobra's hands. After his presence in the main DC Universe starts to cause other realities in Hypertime to bleed over into the main one, the Dark Flash is forced by Superman and Wonder Woman to transverse Hypertime and return home. The Dark Flash leaves the main DC Universe, but seems to go from reality to reality with no success. However, the Dark Flash was among the speedsters that help to fight Professor Zoom and the Legion of Zoom.
Dark Flash in other media
- The Walter West incarnation of Dark Flash appears in Justice League Heroes as an alternate costume for Wally West.
- Two original incarnations of the Dark Flash appear in The Flash.
- * Barry Allen appears as Dark Flash in the sixth season two-part episode "The Last Temptation of Barry Allen" where he is corrupted by Ramsey Rosso / Bloodwork.
- * Eobard Thawne appears as Dark Flash in the crossover "Crisis on Earth-X" where he is a general of Earth-X's New Reichsmen.
- An original incarnation of the Dark Flash appears in The Flash as an alternate version of Barry Allen who continuously reversed time to prevent his reality's destruction.
Phil Darnell
Phil Darnell in other media
- A variation of General Phil Darnell, renamed General Phil Blankenship, appears in the first season of Wonder Woman, portrayed by John Randolph and Richard Eastham.
- Colonel Darnell appears in the film Wonder Woman, portrayed by Steffan Rhodri.
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