Shrike (identity)
Shrike is the name of multiple characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.{{cite book |last1=Greenberger |first1=Robert |title=The Essential Batman Encyclopedia |date=2008 |publisher=Del Rey |isbn=9780345501066 |pages=324–325}}
Fictional character biographies
=Toros Tos=
{{Infobox comics character
|character_name = The Shrike
|real_name = Toros Tos
|homeworld = Moronon
|publisher = DC Comics
|debut = Hawkman #11 (December 1965/January 1966)
|creators = Dave Cockrum, Gardner Fox, and Murphy Anderson
|aliases = The Demon-Bird
|powers = *Flight
- Ability to understand all languages
- Can generate lightning, powerful winds, and ice from his wings
}}
Toros Tos is a winged alien from the planet Moronon who is orphaned under unspecified circumstances and subsequently raised on Earth by Native Americans who believe him to be a messenger of Kukulkan. As Shrike, he encounters Hawkman and Hawkgirl, who assist him in retaking Moronon from the usurper Boras Boran.Hawkman #11 (January 1966). DC Comics.
=Vanessa Kingsbury=
Vanessa Kingsbury is an escaped mental patient who is empowered by the Overmaster, gains bird-like abilities, and joins the Cadre. She later joins the Suicide Squad and is killed in battle against the Ogaden Military before being temporarily resurrected as a Black Lantern in Blackest Night.Suicide Squad #67 (January 2010). DC Comics.
=Shrike III=
{{Infobox comics character
|image =200px
|caption = Shrike, art by Javier Pulido and Marcos Martin.
|character_name = Shrike
|real_name =
|publisher = DC Comics
|debut = Robin: Year One #3 (December 2000)
|creators = Chuck Dixon, Scott Beatty, Javier Pulido, and Marcos Martin
|alliances = League of Assassins
|aliases =
|powers = Exceptional martial artist
}}
The third Shrike was created by writers Chuck Dixon and Scott Beatty, and first appeared in Robin Year One #3.
Shrike is a member of Ra's al Ghul's League of Assassins and an instructor at the Vengeance Academy. After a disastrous encounter with the villain Two-Face forces Dick Grayson to give up his Robin identity, he infiltrates Shrike's school to regain Batman's trust. Shrike learns of Dick's deception and Batman arrives to save him, only to be badly wounded. Two-Face arrives and kills Shrike before escaping.
=Boone=
Boone is a martial artist who studies under several teachers in the Pacific Rim, including the third Shrike. Following Shrike's death, Boone assumes his mantle and joins the Secret Society of Super Villains before being killed by Psych.Villains United: Infinite Crisis SpecialThe Flash (vol. 5) #61. DC Comics.
In Infinite Frontier, Boone is resurrected and joins the Suicide Squad before being killed by Joker's laughing gas.Suicide Squad (vol. 7) #1. DC Comics. His brother, known as Blue Shrike, subsequently battles Nightwing on Lazarus Island.Robin (vol. 3) #1 (April 2021). DC Comics.{{Infobox comics character
|image =Shrike (Boone).png
|caption = Shrike as depicted in Nightwing Secret Files #1 (August 1999). Art by Scott McDaniel.
|character_name = Shrike
|real_name = Unknown
|publisher = DC Comics
|debut = Nightwing Secret Files & Origins #1 (October 1999)
|creators = Chuck Dixon (writer)
Scott McDaniel (artist)
|alliances = Vengeance Academy
League of Assassins
The Society
Suicide Squad
|aliases = Boone
Wayne Wilkins Jr.
Ruby Eyes
General War
|powers = Exceptional martial artist
}}
=Queen Shrike=
Khea Taramka is the queen of Hawkworld, an ally of Hath-Set, and the mother of Chay-Ara. After killing Hath-Set, she is possessed by the Star Sapphire entity Predator before being imprisoned in the Star Sapphire power battery.Brightest Day #18 (March 2011). DC Comics.
In other media
- The Boone incarnation of Shrike makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in Superman/Batman: Public Enemies.
- The Boone incarnation of Shrike appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.{{Cite web |last=Eisen |first=Andrew |date=October 2, 2013 |title=DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide |url=https://www.ign.com/wikis/scribblenauts-unmasked/DC_Characters_and_Objects |access-date=October 24, 2024 |website=IGN |language=en}}
- The Boone incarnation of Shrike appears in Batman: Arkham Shadow, voiced by Rick Gomez.{{cite web |title=Shrike / Boone Carver Voice - Batman: Arkham Shadow (Video Game) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/Batman-Arkham-Shadow/Shrike-Boone-Carver/ |access-date=October 24, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. This version, whose full name is Boone Carver, is a troubled youth, a close friend of Dick Grayson, and a former inmate of Blackgate Prison who became one of the Rat King's top lieutenants. After a failed attempt to assassinate acting police Commissioner Jim Gordon, he is pursued by Batman, who eventually confronts him at the Solomon Wayne Courthouse, where Shrike has taken Dr. Leslie Thompkins and District Attorney Harvey Dent hostage. Batman defeats Shrike and tries to interrogate him to learn the Rat King's identity, but Shrike commits suicide by setting himself on fire and jumping off a balcony.
References
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