NKVDemon

NKVDemon
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance Batman #445 (March 1990)
Created by Marv Wolfman
Jim Aparo
In-story information
Alter ego (I) Gregor Dosynski
(II) Nicodemus
(III) Braid Wilson
Abilities Steroid-enhanced strength
Artificially hardened skin
Extremely resistant to physical pain
Exceptional hand-to-hand combatant
Weapons and explosives expert
Master of disguises
Multilingualism
Access to hi-tech equipment
Master strategist
Skillful deceiver
Master at stealth

The NKVDemon is the name of three fictional characters appearing in DC Comics as an opponent of Batman. The character's name comes from the former secret Soviet Police called the NKVD.

Fictional character biography

First NKVDemon

The NKVDemon appears in the storyline "When The Earth Dies".[1] He is a protégé of the Russian assassin the KGBeast, and was trained by him. The NKVDemon is systematically trying to kill a list of 10 pro-Glasnost Soviet government officials, considering them traitors to the cause of communism.[2] The tenth person on his list is then president Mikhail Gorbachev.

After murdering the first nine people on his list, interspersed with increasingly violent confrontations with Batman, who has travelled to Moscow in an attempt to stop him, the NKVDemon is killed by police gunfire while trying to assassinate President Gorbachev on Earth Day.

His costume bears a striking similarity to DC Comics assassin Deathstroke.

Second NKVDemon

An assassin named Nicodemus takes up the mantle and costume of the original NKVDemon, and is hired to kill Aquaman. NKVDemon II is defeated by Aquaman and Batman, and eventually killed while in jail.[3]

Third NKVDemon

The third character's name is Braid Wilson. The third character works for Ulysses Hadrian Armstrong (The General), in his attempt to incite a war between two Middle Eastern nations. During this affair, he runs afoul of Robin and Nightwing, who have come to apprehend the General.[4] More recently Wilson serves as the bodyguard to the head of the Gotham Odessa family, and is killed in the shootout that incites the Gotham gang war. Once again the 3rd NKVDemon bears a striking similarity to the DC Comics Assasian; Deathstroke.

Little is known specifically of this Demon's skill. He is more of a bruiser, using overwhelming physical size to take on his opponents, as opposed to the skill used by previous incarnations.

Powers and Abilities

Like his Teacher; KGbeast, NKVDemon has Steroid-enhanced strength, but unlike KGbeast, NKVDemon has Artificially hardened skin. Demon has become extremely resistant to physical pain. Trained by KGbeast and NKVD, NKVDemon is exceptional at hand-to-hand combat. Demon is also a Weapons and Explosives expert. Demon is also a master of disguise. Demon has learned several languages including English and Russian, making him multilingual. Demon has access to hi-tech equipment provided to him by NKVD. NKVDemon has been trained by NKVD to be a master strategist, Skillful deceiver, and Mastery at Stealth. Along with receiving training from NKVD, Demon is also a graduate from the Moscow State University.

References

  1. ↑ Batman #445-447
  2. ↑ McHoul, A. W. (1996). Semiotic Investigations: Towards an Effective Semiotics. U of Nebraska Press. pp. 159–160. ISBN 0-8032-3191-1.
  3. ↑ Aquaman vol. 4 #8 (July 1992)
  4. ↑ Robin vol. 2 #47 (November 1997)

See also