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Tensions arise in the team as Windfall develops sympathetic feelings for the Outsiders and works behind the scenes to keep them alive. Windfall's defection leads to the Masters of Disaster capturing Windfall and cloning her.<ref>''Outsiders'' #14. DC Comics.</ref> |
Tensions arise in the team as Windfall develops sympathetic feelings for the Outsiders and works behind the scenes to keep them alive. Windfall's defection leads to the Masters of Disaster capturing Windfall and cloning her.<ref>''Outsiders'' #14. DC Comics.</ref> |
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The Masters of Disaster send Windfall's clone to infiltrate the Outsiders. Batman figures out that Windfall is a clone. She is killed during her battle |
The Masters of Disaster send Windfall's clone to infiltrate the Outsiders. Batman figures out that Windfall is a clone. She is killed during her battle while the real Windfall sides with the Outsiders.<ref>''Outsiders'' #19. DC Comics.</ref> |
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New Wave, Shakedown, Coldsnap, and Heatstroke are seen as inmates of the Slab at the time when Geo-Force is wrongfully arrested. Geo-Force's imprisonment inspires the Masters of Disaster to plan a jailbreak. The Masters of Disaster and Geo-Force successfully escaped from the Slab.<ref>''Outsiders'' Vol. 2 #9. DC Comics.</ref> |
New Wave, Shakedown, Coldsnap, and Heatstroke are seen as inmates of the Slab at the time when Geo-Force is wrongfully arrested. Geo-Force's imprisonment inspires the Masters of Disaster to plan a jailbreak. The Masters of Disaster and Geo-Force successfully escaped from the Slab.<ref>''Outsiders'' Vol. 2 #9. DC Comics.</ref> |
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The Masters of Disaster appear in the ''[[DC Nation Shorts]]: Thunder and Lightning'' episode "Lightning Under the Weather." |
The Masters of Disaster appear in the ''[[DC Nation Shorts]]: Thunder and Lightning'' episode "Lightning Under the Weather." |
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The Masters of Disaster appear in ''[[Black Lightning (TV series)|Black Lightning]]'' with New Wave portrayed by Brooke Ence, Shakedown portrayed by [[Hosea Chanchez]], Heatstroke portrayed by Esteban Cueto, and Coldsnap portrayed by Derrick Lewis. While New Wave and Coldsnap retain their true identities, Shakedown has the real name of Marcus Bishop and Heatstroke is a man named Joe. After Todd Green cracks the codes in the briefcase, he and [[Tobias Whale]] find that the [[A.S.A. (comics)|A.S.A.]] was developing metahumans for Project Masters of Disaster. Later in the season, it's revealed that the project involved turning violent inmates into a metahuman attack squad before they were put into stasis pods for twenty-five years. Said pods were then taken by Tobias so he could utilize them for his purposes. The first member to appear is Shakedown in the episode "Book of Secrets: Chapter Three: Pillar of Fire" when Tobias awakens him to assist him in building a metahuman army by helping Giselle Cutter steal some pods. In the episode "The Book of the Apocalypse: Chapter One: The Alpha," Tobias, Dr. [[Helga Jace]], and Cutter release Heatstroke, Coldsnap, and New Wave from their pods. After Cutter gives Shakedown a non-vital slash to the throat with a non-poisonous knife for disobeying Tobias, he states that they will start their metahuman arms race by promoting Heatstroke's attack on the Dark Web. Heatstroke goes on the attack, burning |
The Masters of Disaster appear in ''[[Black Lightning (TV series)|Black Lightning]]'' with New Wave portrayed by Brooke Ence, Shakedown portrayed by [[Hosea Chanchez]], Heatstroke portrayed by Esteban Cueto, and Coldsnap portrayed by Derrick Lewis. While New Wave and Coldsnap retain their true identities, Shakedown has the real name of Marcus Bishop and Heatstroke is a man named Joe. After Todd Green cracks the codes in the briefcase, he and [[Tobias Whale]] find that the [[A.S.A. (comics)|A.S.A.]] was developing metahumans for Project Masters of Disaster. Later in the season, it's revealed that the project involved turning violent inmates into a metahuman attack squad before they were put into stasis pods for twenty-five years. Said pods were then taken by Tobias so he could utilize them for his purposes. The first member to appear is Shakedown in the episode "Book of Secrets: Chapter Three: Pillar of Fire" when Tobias awakens him to assist him in building a metahuman army by helping Giselle Cutter steal some pods. In the episode "The Book of the Apocalypse: Chapter One: The Alpha," Tobias, Dr. [[Helga Jace]], and Cutter release Heatstroke, Coldsnap, and New Wave from their pods. After Cutter gives Shakedown a non-vital slash to the throat with a non-poisonous knife for disobeying Tobias, he states that they will start their metahuman arms race by promoting Heatstroke's attack on the Dark Web. Heatstroke goes on the attack, burning Councilman Kwame Parker, and setting several gas lines on fire. [[Black Lightning]] and [[Thunder (comics)|Thunder]] fight Heatstroke until Tobias reluctantly takes Jace's advice to have Heatstroke retreat. Cutter later informs Tobias of an attack by former minion [[Tattooed Man|Lala]] causing the Masters of Disaster to head to the rendezvous. In the episode "The Book of the Apocalypse: Chapter One: The Omega," Coldsnap freezes a generator at the Freeland Power Plant while the 100 incites some riots. While [[Peter Gambi]] and [[Lightning (DC Comics)|Lightning]] work to thaw the generator, Black Lightning and Thunder fight the Masters of Disaster. Heatstroke is shot by Lala while the others are defeated by Black Lightning and Thunder. |
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| Masters of Disaster | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Batman and the Outsiders #9 April (1984) |
| Created by | Mike Barr Jim Aparo |
| In-story information | |
| Member(s) | Coldsnap Heatstroke New Wave Shakedown Windfall |
The Masters of Disaster is a fictional supervillain team appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. The Masters of Disaster are a group of mercenaries who prefer to work for a pre- arranged price rather than under their own initiative, united due to the relations of their meta-human abilities by their leader New-Wave. Each member of the group controls one superhuman ability related in some way to a natural destructive force, Earth, wind, fire, and water.
Fictional team history
The Masters of Disaster are enemies of Batman's Outsiders, Infinity Inc., and the Justice Society. All of their powers are based on the elemental forces of nature.
One of the Outsiders' earliest defeats is neutralized with the emergence of the heroine known as Looker. Looker manages to defeat the Masters of Disaster and free the others.[1]
The Masters of Disaster is later hired by Maxwell Tremaine to kidnap Sapphire Stagg on her wedding day. This plot is thwarted by the Outsiders.[2]
They assist Baron Bedlam and his Soviet-backed invasion of the country of Markovia. This results in the deaths of many Markovian soldiers. The Outsiders attack an enemy camp and encounter the Masters. Learning from a previous encounter, the team manages to defeat the Outsiders.[3]
Tensions arise in the team as Windfall develops sympathetic feelings for the Outsiders and works behind the scenes to keep them alive. Windfall's defection leads to the Masters of Disaster capturing Windfall and cloning her.[4]
The Masters of Disaster send Windfall's clone to infiltrate the Outsiders. Batman figures out that Windfall is a clone. She is killed during her battle while the real Windfall sides with the Outsiders.[5]
New Wave, Shakedown, Coldsnap, and Heatstroke are seen as inmates of the Slab at the time when Geo-Force is wrongfully arrested. Geo-Force's imprisonment inspires the Masters of Disaster to plan a jailbreak. The Masters of Disaster and Geo-Force successfully escaped from the Slab.[6]
Windfall's sister, New Wave, does not like this, and Shakedown wants the team to work in peace. New Wave kills Shakedown, and Windfall leaves the team.[7]
The Masters of Disaster later gain Dust Devil and Mudslide as members, when they go to steal something and end up fighting the Outsiders. Due to the Outsiders having a disagreement on tactics, the Masters of Disaster got away.[8]
In 2011, "The New 52" rebooted the DC Universe. During the "Forever Evil" storyline, Coldsnap and Shakedown are transferred to another prison with Deadshot. Heatstroke and New Wave later attack the prison transport in order to free Coldsnap and Shakedown, only to be intercepted by jetpack-wearing S.W.A.T. officers.[9]
Coldsnap and Heatstroke later appear as members of the Suicide Squad when it comes to them assisting Katana in fighting the Kobra organization.[10]
Membership
- New Wave - Becky Jones is the leader of the Masters of Disaster. Her power is water manipulation and she can become living water. She is the older sister of Windfall and is possibly insane.
- Shakedown - He is almost invulnerable and can generate powerful vibratory blasts. Tries to keep the peace in the group.
- Coldsnap - Darryl is able to generate extreme cold. He is in love with Heatstroke, but cannot touch her due to his powers. Joined the group to get the money needed to cure his condition.
- Heatstroke - Joanne is able to generate extreme heat. She is in love with Coldsnap, but cannot touch him due to her powers. Joanne, like Darryl, also joined the group in order to get the money needed to cure her condition.
- Windfall - Wendy Jones has air manipulation abilities. She has sympathetic feelings for the Outsiders member Halo, which caused tension. She later leaves the Masters of Disaster to join the Outsiders. Resurfaced as a member of Strike Force Kobra and later appeared as a member of the Suicide Squad where she was killed by Chemo during a mission.
- Dust Devil - Not much is known about Dust Devil's history. She can fly and has air manipulation abilities.
- Mudslide - Not much is known about Mudslide's history. He can cause earthquakes and can liquefy objects by heating them up with his hands.
In other media
The Masters of Disaster appear in the DC Nation Shorts: Thunder and Lightning episode "Lightning Under the Weather."
The Masters of Disaster appear in Black Lightning with New Wave portrayed by Brooke Ence, Shakedown portrayed by Hosea Chanchez, Heatstroke portrayed by Esteban Cueto, and Coldsnap portrayed by Derrick Lewis. While New Wave and Coldsnap retain their true identities, Shakedown has the real name of Marcus Bishop and Heatstroke is a man named Joe. After Todd Green cracks the codes in the briefcase, he and Tobias Whale find that the A.S.A. was developing metahumans for Project Masters of Disaster. Later in the season, it's revealed that the project involved turning violent inmates into a metahuman attack squad before they were put into stasis pods for twenty-five years. Said pods were then taken by Tobias so he could utilize them for his purposes. The first member to appear is Shakedown in the episode "Book of Secrets: Chapter Three: Pillar of Fire" when Tobias awakens him to assist him in building a metahuman army by helping Giselle Cutter steal some pods. In the episode "The Book of the Apocalypse: Chapter One: The Alpha," Tobias, Dr. Helga Jace, and Cutter release Heatstroke, Coldsnap, and New Wave from their pods. After Cutter gives Shakedown a non-vital slash to the throat with a non-poisonous knife for disobeying Tobias, he states that they will start their metahuman arms race by promoting Heatstroke's attack on the Dark Web. Heatstroke goes on the attack, burning Councilman Kwame Parker, and setting several gas lines on fire. Black Lightning and Thunder fight Heatstroke until Tobias reluctantly takes Jace's advice to have Heatstroke retreat. Cutter later informs Tobias of an attack by former minion Lala causing the Masters of Disaster to head to the rendezvous. In the episode "The Book of the Apocalypse: Chapter One: The Omega," Coldsnap freezes a generator at the Freeland Power Plant while the 100 incites some riots. While Peter Gambi and Lightning work to thaw the generator, Black Lightning and Thunder fight the Masters of Disaster. Heatstroke is shot by Lala while the others are defeated by Black Lightning and Thunder.
References
- ^ Adventures of the Outsiders #34 (June 1986). DC Comics.
- ^ Batman and the Outsiders Annual #2. DC Comics.
- ^ Batman and the Outsiders #32. DC Comics.
- ^ Outsiders #14. DC Comics.
- ^ Outsiders #19. DC Comics.
- ^ Outsiders Vol. 2 #9. DC Comics.
- ^ JSA #31. DC Comics.
- ^ Outsiders Vol. 4 #27-28. DC Comics.
- ^ Suicide Squad Vol. 4 #30. DC Comics.
- ^ Suicide Squad Most Wanted: Deadshot and Katana #2. DC Comics.
External links
- Masters of Disaster at DC Comics Wiki
- Masters of Disaster at Comic Vine