| Flamingo | |
|---|---|
 Flamingo | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Batman #666 (July 2007) |
| Created by | Grant Morrison (writer) Frank Quitely (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Eduardo Flamingo |
| Species | Human |
| Place of origin | Earth |
| Team affiliations | Circus of Strange |
| Partnerships | Devin |
| Abilities | Firearms expert |
Flamingo (Eduardo Flamingo) is asupervillain appearing inAmerican comic books published byDC Comics, commonly as an adversary ofBatman.
The character appeared on the second season ofGotham, portrayed byRaúl Castillo.
Flamingo first appeared inBatman #666 (July 2007) and was created byGrant Morrison andFrank Quitely.[1]
Eduardo Flamingo is an emotionless, unfeeling pink-wearing flamboyant killer who has a tendency to eat his victim's faces after he has murdered them.Jason Todd (the secondRobin, who had becomeRed Hood) has rallied a defense against Flamingo, but sustains bullet wounds to the face and knee-cap. Flamingo then turns his attentions to Red Hood's partner Scarlet. Flamingo then tugs at the seams of Scarlet's mask before she gashes him with one of her blades. Feeling responsible for the girl and her condition,Robin jumps into the fray to help, but is shot in the spine, paralyzing him from the waist down.Dick Grayson (who is operating asBatman) delivers a boot to Flamingo's face. When Dick is nearly tossed over the side of the building, Jason uses a construction digger to scoop Flamingo up and deposit him over the edge, sending him plummeting to the Earth below.Commissioner James Gordon later tells Batman that Flamingo's body was never found.[2]
In 2011, "The New 52" rebooted the DC universe. Flamingo is first seen among the villainous inmates atArkham Asylum. He joins the inmates and is seen attacking the Batman beforeJoker (who was actually Nightwing in disguise) appears to come to Batman's aid and the pair work together to beat back the group of rampaging inmates.[3]
During the "Forever Evil" storyline, Flamingo appears as a member of theSecret Society of Super Villains.[4]
During the "Gothtopia" storyline, Flamingo helps take over Arkham Asylum before being defeated by Batman.[5]
While Batman is teased by Julia about his romantic failure withCatwoman, he gets distracted when Flamingo's motorcycle skids past him. Batman makes a hurried u-turn and catches up to his prey, running him down, and sending the assassin flying from his bike.[6] He has taken down Flamingo and allows the man to wake in a cemetery. Batman watches Flamingo get up and leave, in order that he can follow him back to his employer. En route, Flamingo receives an invitation to Catwoman's impending murder. Batman follows Flamingo to the Moffat Building, where he discovers the aftermath of the shooting. Dragos Ibanescu lies dead and both Catwoman andKiller Croc are traumatized by Jade McKillen's death.[7]
InCatwoman #60 (2023), he was shown flirting with a male ballet dancer.[8]
Flamingo is a skilled hitman in excellent physical condition. Additionally, he wields a variety of weapons such as chain whips and sub-machine guns and drives a variety of vehicles, the most common being a bright pink motorcycle.
