Masters of Disaster (comics)
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The Masters of Disaster is a fictional supervillain team in the DC Comics
universe
.
, Infinity Inc.
and the Justice Society
. All of their powers based on elemental forces of nature.
One of their earliest defeats of the Outsiders was neutralized with the emergence of the heroine known as Looker
. She manages to defeat the Masters and free the others.
They assist Baron Bedlam
and his Soviet-backed invasion of the country of Markovia. This would result in the deaths of many Markovian soldiers. The Outsiders attack an enemy camp and encounters the Masters. Learning from a previous encounter, the team manages to defeat the Outsiders.
Tensions arise in the team as Windfall has developed sympathetic feelings for the Outsiders and works from behind the scenes to keep them alive. Her sister, New Wave, naturally does not like this and Shakedown simply wants the team to work in peace.
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DC Universe
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.
History
The Masters of Disaster were enemies of Batman's OutsidersOutsiders (comics)
The Outsiders are a fictional DC Comics superhero team. As its name suggests, the team consists of superheroes who allegedly do not fit the norms of the mainstream superhero community, namely the Justice League....
, Infinity Inc.
Infinity Inc.
Infinity, Inc. is a team of superheroes appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. The team is mostly composed of the children and heirs of the Justice Society of America, making them the Society's analogue to the Teen Titans, which is composed of sidekicks of Justice League members...
and the Justice Society
Justice Society of America
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. All of their powers based on elemental forces of nature.
One of their earliest defeats of the Outsiders was neutralized with the emergence of the heroine known as Looker
Looker (comics)
Looker is a fictional character, a superhero in the DC Universe of comic books. The character's first appearance was in Batman & the Outsiders #25.-Emily Briggs:...
. She manages to defeat the Masters and free the others.
They assist Baron Bedlam
Baron Bedlam
Baron Bedlam is a fictional character, a supervillain in the DC Universe. The character first appeared in Batman and the Outsiders #1 .-Fictional character biography:...
and his Soviet-backed invasion of the country of Markovia. This would result in the deaths of many Markovian soldiers. The Outsiders attack an enemy camp and encounters the Masters. Learning from a previous encounter, the team manages to defeat the Outsiders.
Tensions arise in the team as Windfall has developed sympathetic feelings for the Outsiders and works from behind the scenes to keep them alive. Her sister, New Wave, naturally does not like this and Shakedown simply wants the team to work in peace.
Membership
- New Wave - Becky Jones' power was aquakinesis and she could become living water, older sister of Windfall. Quite possibly insane.
- Shakedown - A big man, very strong, almost invulnerable, and could generate powerful vibratory blasts. Tries to keep the peace in the group. After opposing New Wave one too many times, she kills him.
- Coldsnap - Darryl was able to generate extreme cold, he was in love with Heatstroke; but could not touch her, due to his cold powers.
- Heatstroke - Joanne was able to generate blazing heat, she was in love with Coldsnap; but could not touch him, due to her heat powers.
- Windfall - Wendy Jones had aerokinetic abilities. She had sympathetic feelings for the Outsiders member HaloHalo (comics)Halo is a fictional superheroine that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. She first appeared in a special insert in The Brave and the Bold #200 , and was created by Mike W...
, which caused tension. Later leaves the Masters to join the Outsiders. Recently resurfaced as a member of the Suicide SquadSuicide SquadThe Suicide Squad, also known as Task Force X , is a name for two fictional organizations in the DC Comics Universe. The first version debuted in The Brave and the Bold #25 , and the second in Legends #3...
and was killed by ChemoChemo (comics)Chemo is a fictional supervillain that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in Showcase #39 Chemo is a fictional supervillain that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in Showcase #39 Chemo is a fictional supervillain...
in a mission.