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It’s not too surprising that HBO Max’s live-action Doom Patrol series has introduced quite a few obscure DC Comics characters, given the nature of the team itself. The Doom Patrol has always been DC’s place for unique and obscure comic characters, both on the team and against them.
The live-action Doom Patrol team of reluctant heroes have dealt with a number of interesting villains across multiple seasons, and they have worked alongside unforgettable allies who were ripped straight from the comics. The obscure nature of the characters has even allowed for some interesting changes to some of the live-action adaptations.
10 The Beard Hunter Tracked Down And Shaved His Bearded Victims
Tommy Snider brought DC’s Beard Hunter to life in the “Hair Patrol” episode, as a hunter for the Bureau of Normalcy whose unique power allowed him to consume someone’s hair and absorb their essence, which allowed him to target them anywhere on the planet.
The Beard Hunter from Doom Patrol shared some similarities with his comic counterpart in that he wasn’t able to grow his own beard due to a hormone imbalance. This departed from the comic version a bit, as the original Beard Hunter was driven to hunt down bearded men so he could kill them and shave off their beards since he couldn’t grow his own.
9 Monsieur Mallah And The Brain Created The Brotherhood Of Evil
The Brotherhood of Evil was teased in the first season of Doom Patrol, though the team didn’t make a full appearance until they were gathered together by the villainous duo known as Monsieur Mallah and The Brain. A former scientific rival of Niles Caulder named Ultimax had his body destroyed, though before his brain could be implanted in a robotic body by Caulder, it was stolen.
The brilliant french gorilla named Monsieur Mallah was able to save his creator’s life by connecting Ultimax’ss remains to a computer network that became known as The Brain. The duo first appeared in Doom Patrol‘s third season, though Mallah chose to remain retired after years of working with The Brotherhood, which was formed during the fifties in the live-action adaptation.
8 Danny The Street Is A Sentient Gender-Queer Teleporting City Block
Some fans were surprised to see the character of Danny the Street appear in the live-action Doom Patrol, given the obscure nature of their appearances in the comics over the years. Danny is a gender-queer sentient location that can teleport and usually forms as a city street, complete with a drag cabaret that parties to generate positive energy that then fuels Danny.
Danny the Street is a safe haven for a group of people known as Dannyzens, who live in peace on Danny’s little slice of Earth. Danny was being hunted by the Burea of Normalcy, but he was able to get help from the Doom Patrol after leaving clues for Niles Caulder.
7 Neil Gaiman’s Dead Boy Detectives Will Spin-Off Into Their Own Series
Charles Rowland and Edwin Paine were two deceased boys who remained in the afterlife to investigate supernatural phenomena as Dead boy Detectives. They were created by Neil Gaiman and Matt Wagner for their debut appearance in The Sandman.
Sebastian Croft and Ty Tennant starred as Rowland and Paine alongside Madalyn Horcher as their medium Crystal Palace. They debuted in the third season of Doom Patrol, and HBO Max has ordered a spin-off for the supernatural detectives.
6 Garguax The Decimator Was A Powerful Alien Who Just Wanted Peace
Doom Patrol‘s live-action introduction of the Brotherhood of Evil included a hilarious take on the alien conqueror known as Garguax the Decimator, played by Stephen Murphy. The comic version was a semi-typical alien warlord type, though the TV version was changed after he spent decades on an undercover mission for the Brotherhood.
Garguax and his follower Samuelson were left at a resort for years waiting to ambush the Doom Patrol, though he had softened and decided he just wanted to relax and move on with his life. However, he was killed by Samuelson who tried to carry out their orders to kill Rita Farr.
5 Flex Mentallo Is The Man of Muscle Memory Who Alters Reality By Flexing
Grant Morrison’s run with the comic team introduced a number of characters and storylines that have been used for inspiration in the live-action Doom Patrol, including the always unique Flex Mentallo. Flex was portrayed by Devan Chandler Long, who debuted in the first season episode “Cyborg Patrol” before making a few appearances over the series.
The HBO Max version of the character was a prisoner of the Bureau of Normalcy for years until he was freed by the Doom Patrol. He is fairly close to his comic book counterpart, as both used their “Muscle Mystery” power to alter reality in various ways by flexing different muscles.
4 Willoughby Kipling Is A Mystic Templar Knight With A Unique Personality
Mark Shepperd first appeared as Willoughby Kipling in the first season’s “Cult Patrol,” as he enlisted the help of Niles Caulder’s unique group of heroes to help him stop the end of the world. The Cult of the Unwritten Book was attempting to bring about the Decreator by raising a child who was tattooed with the book’s ritualistic summoning.
Kipling is an ancient member of the Knights Templar and a powerful magician, but he’s also an alcoholic and a master manipulator whose live-action portrayal stayed true to the comics. Willoughby Kipling was created when the character of John Constantine wasn’t able to be used in the pages of Doom Patrol.
3 Doctor Tyme Runs An All-Star Neverending Disco Party In A Pocket Dimension
The character of Doctor Tyme was given a major overhaul for his live-action debut on Doom Patrol, as the comic version of the character was a bit of a two-bit criminal who overimagines his status as one of the Doom Patrol’s villains. Brandon Perea portrayed Doctor Tyme in the second season episode “Time Patrol, where he was voiced by Dan Martin.
The live-action version of the character is a time traveler with a giant clock-like head who uses continuum to manipulate and move through the time stream. He plucked various important figures from the time stream and trapped them in a pocket dimension, where he runs a disco party that never stops.
2 The Militaristic SeX-Men Investigate Sex-Themed Paranormal Anomalies
The Sex-Men are a group of government agents with special abilities and tech who investigate and deal with supernatural threats that occur in usually sexual areas of the field. The team was created by Grant Morrison and Richard Case, and arrived in Happy Harbor to deal with a town overcome with sexually induced mania caused by the demonic Shadowy Mister Evans.
Their appearance was greatly altered for the live-action debut into somewhat of an homage to Ghostbusters, though they still specialized in dealing with the sexually-fueled manipulations of Shadowy Mister Evans when he appeared in Doom Manor.
1 The Animal-Vegetable-Mineral-Man Made A Few Hilarious Appearances
The Doom Patrol’s search for their missing mentor Niles Caulder took them to a genetic dispensary of supervillain abilities run by a former Nazi named Heinrich von Fuchs, who first empowered the show’s narrator and villain Mr. Nobody. The Doom Patrol first met Steve Larson (played by Alec Mapa) as they waited for the bus to von Fuchs.
Unfortunately, the Doom Patrol’s takedown of von Fuchs occurred during Larson’s procedure, and he was transformed into the Animal-Vegetable-Mineral-Man who shared a body with a dinosaur head. The character is a loose adaptation of the similarly-named villain whose own experimentation transformed him so he could get revenge on Niles Caulder.
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