Deathbolt
DC Comics supervillain
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Deathbolt (Jake Simmons) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He was created by the Ultra-Humanite to fight the All-Star Squadron.[1]
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Deathbolt as depicted in Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #6 (August 1985). Art by Jerry Ordway. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | All-Star Squadron #21 (May 1983) |
| Created by | Roy Thomas and Jerry Ordway |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Jake Simmons |
| Species | Metahuman |
| Abilities | Electrokinesis; able to generate, project, channel and absorb electrical currents |
Deathbolt appeared in the Arrowverse series Arrow and The Flash, portrayed by Doug Jones.
Fictional character biography
Wanted for murder, Jake Simmons fled police in a stolen biplane during a heavy storm. He crashed when lightning struck the plane over Meteor Crater, Arizona. The Ultra-Humanite found him and experimented on him until his body became a living electrical battery. Code-named "Deathbolt", he became the Ultra-Humanite's staunch ally until his defeat by the All-Star Squadron.[2]
Deathbolt returns and attempts to kill Starman, only to be defeated by his descendant Farris Knight.[3]
Powers and abilities
Deathbolt can channel the electrical energy in his body into powerful blasts of electricity.[4]
In other media
Deathbolt appears in series set in the Arrowverse, portrayed by Doug Jones.
- Introduced in the Arrow episode "Broken Arrow", this version can manipulate plasma instead of electricity.[5][6][7][8][9]
- Deathbolt appears in The Flash episode "Rogue Air".[10][11] Having been defeated by the Atom and transferred to S.T.A.R. Labs' custody, the Flash and his allies attempt to transfer Deathbolt to a new prison. However, Deathbolt is killed by Captain Cold, who he claims owed him money.[12]
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