Benedict Booker (Prime Earth)

Papercut

Mainstream Universe‎‎,2011‎-present

Benedict Booker isPapercut, a criminal inCentral City with the ability to control wood, which he usually uses in conjunction with razor-sharp paper. He is an enemy ofthe Flash.

History

After thereturn of Wally West, Papercut surfaced in Central City, trying to make a name for himself as one of the city's newest super criminals.

He attempted to rob people at the park thatBarry Allen andIris West were at, butKid Flash sprung into action to test his training and defeat the villain. Though Papercut used the full extent of his power to fight back, he was ultimately knocked out by Kid Flash and taken into police custody.^[1]

Weeks later, Papercut was freed two new villains namedSand Blaster andBone Dry, who sought to fill the vacuum that theRogues had left in their mysterious absence. However, the three criminals were quickly defeated by the Flash, returning them all toIron Heights.^[2]

When the Rogues were discovered and returned toIron Heights, Captain Cold exerted his power as the top dog within the prison by having Papercut and his team of fake Rogues viciously beaten for opposing him.^[3]

Eventually, Booker would be freed from prison and was invited to join theLegion of Zoom, aReverse-Flash Family of sorts, organized to bring the Flash's greatest foes together to defeat him.^[4]

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Wood Manipulation: Benedict can manipulate wood, though he has a harder time manipulating actual wood than paper and other derivative products.^[1] His skill with said ability is such that he can even manipulate other plant based elements besides, such as the cotton & linen in dollar bills, using them as projectiles against the Flash.^[2]

Weaknesses

• Power Limitation: If he uses power on actual wood, he gets a nosebleed.^[1]
  

Paraphernalia

Weapons

• Paper
• Print Money

Related

• 11 Appearances of Benedict Booker (Prime Earth)
• 7 Images featuring Benedict Booker (Prime Earth)
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• Character Gallery: Benedict Booker (Prime Earth)

External Links

• Papercut at Wikipedia.org

Footnotes

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