| Persuader | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | (Ti)Adventure Comics #352 (January 1967) (Parker)The Adventures of Superman #598 (January 2002) (Kimble)Teen Titans (vol. 3) #56 (April 2008) |
| Created by | (Ti)Jim Shooter (writer) Curt Swan (artist) (Parker)Joe Casey (writer) Pete Woods (artist) (Kimble)Sean McKeever (writer) Eddy Barrows (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Nyeun Chun Ti Cole Parker Elise Kimble |
| Team affiliations | (Ti)Fatal Five Legion of Super-Villains (Parker)Suicide Squad (Kimble)Terror Titans Legion of Doom |
| Abilities |
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Persuader is the name of three unrelated supervillains appearing incomic books published byDC Comics. The first,Nyeun Chun Ti, is a 31st-century criminal, founding member of the Fatal Five, and enemy of theLegion of Super-Heroes. The second and third areCole Parker andElise Kimble, contemporary humans who are respectively members of theSuicide Squad andTerror Titans.
The Nyeun Chun Ti incarnation of Persuader has appeared in various media adaptations featuring the Legion of Super-Heroes. He is voiced byDavid Sobolov inLegion of Super Heroes (2006) and portrayed by Frasier Aitcheson inSmallville.
The Nyeun Chun Ti incarnation of Persuader first appeared inAdventure Comics #352 (January 1967), and was created by writerJim Shooter and artistCurt Swan.[1]
The Cole Parker incarnation of Persuader first appeared inThe Adventures of Superman #598 (January 2002), and was created by writerJoe Casey and artistPete Woods.
The Elise Kimble incarnation of Persuader first appeared inTeen Titans (vol. 3) #56 (April 2008) and was created by writerSean McKeever and artistEddy Barrows.
The Persuader is one of fiveoutlaws recruited by theLegion of Super-Heroes to help them combat theSun-Eater in exchange foramnesty. The villains turn on the Legion and form theFatal Five, becoming one of the Legion's enemies.[2][3]
The Persuader's backstory is not significantly changed following theZero Hour: Crisis in Time! and "Threeboot" relaunches, which rebooted the Legion's continuity. In theTeen Titans/Legion crossover that ended the post-Zero Hour continuity, the Persuader uses his axe to cut throughHypertime, bringing together versions of the Fatal Five from other universes as the Fatal Five Hundred.[4]
InFinal Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds, Persuader joinsSuperboy-Prime'sLegion of Super-Villains.
Cole Parker is a factory worker who lost his job in the wake ofBrainiac upgrading the technology ofMetropolis. Inspired by images ofSuperman fighting the Fatal Five, Parker leads a riot against theDaily Planet before being imprisoned.[5]
While in prison, Parker is visited by an unidentified person who gives him an Atomic Axe to help fulfill his need for vengeance. Parker escapes prison and battles Superman, but disappears after accidentally creating a dimensional portal.[6][7]
Parker later joins theSuicide Squad before being accidentally killed byOsiris, who flies through his body while saving his sisterIsis.[8]
Elise Kimble is a member of theTerror Titans led byClock King, who believes her to be an ancestor of the 31st-century Persuader.[9] She was raised by her mother after her father left the family when she was young. Growing up with a spiteful mother turned her cold, and Elise became anassassin-for-hire while still in high school, eventually killing her mother when she learned of her activities. She joined up with Clock King to find her father.[10] Clock King locates Elise's father and brings him to her, only to kill him during their reunion to toughen her up.[11]
Elise reappears inTeen Titans #98 as part ofSuperboy-Prime'sLegion of Doom. While battlingRose Wilson, Elise taunts her and claims that she must have an ulterior motive for joining the Teen Titans.[12] Elise is ultimately defeated after being shot with an arrow bySpeedy, allowing Rose to knock her out.[13]
All three incarnations of Persuader wield an "atomic axe" resembling a halberd that can cut through anything, occasionally including purely metaphoric or intangible things, such as air, the force of gravity, and the barrier between dimensions.[14]
The Nyeun Chun Ti incarnation of Persuader originates from a planet with high gravity; as a result, all of his physical capabilities such as strength and endurance are greatly enhanced. Before becoming a supervillain, he was a gangster and enforcer who gained the Persuader moniker from his ability to intimidate others.[15]
The Nyeun Chun Ti incarnation of the Persuader appears inJustice League vs. the Fatal Five, voiced byMatthew Yang King.[17][16] This version is a member of the Fatal Five.
The Nyeun Chun Ti incarnation of the Persuader appears as a character summon inScribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.[18]
