Red Panzer
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Red Panzer is the name used by four villains who have battled Wonder Woman and Donna Troy.
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[edit] Character History
[edit] Red Panzer I
Nazi Helmut Streicher captured Flash and Green Lantern prior to the formation of the Justice Society. Later, he donned body armor and fought Wonder Woman during World War II. The armor survived the War and has been worn by three modern successors of Streicher.
[edit] Red Panzer II
The next Red Panzer was a neo-Nazi bent on upholding his beliefs on white supremacy. When his son was born, his coloring betrayed his bloodline. It was then revealed that Red Panzer's wife had African American blood in her; her great-great grandmother was a slave. Horrified at learning this, Red Panzer murdered his wife. His son was raised in foster homes (and eventually became his successor as Red Panzer III).
Inspired by the Golden Age Red Panzer, the second Panzer was a simple-minded Neo-Nazi villain who was killed during a battle with Wonder Woman and Troia.
[edit] Red Panzer III
Because of his alleged 'black blood' from his mother's side, the child who was to become the third Red Panzer was put away for adoption by his neo-Nazi father. As a teen, he learned that his father had been the second Red Panzer, killed during a battle with Wonder Woman and Troia. Vowing revenge, the boy took the Panzer armor as his own and joined Vandal Savage's Tartarus team. He was killed by H.I.V.E. leader Damien Dahrk.
[edit] Red Panzer IV
The teen named Justin was a self-styled anarchist who was recruited into the criminal H.I.V.E. by Damien Dahrk. During a clash with Vandal Savage's Tartarus team, the then-current Red Panzer (III) was killed and Savage offered Justin the armor. Justin accepted, even though he didn't want to become a Nazi. Red Panzer IV served with Tartarus for a brief time before the team disbanded due to cooperation difficulties. Justin since relocated to Zandia and was one of a number of criminals seen in battle against Young Justice and their allies.
[edit] Powers and Abilities
Most of Red Panzer's abilities are part of his costume. He is armed with a cannon on his arm and his body armor is an indestructible shell. The second and third Red Panzer also gathered an army of Neo-Nazis that acted as his own personal army.
