Frederick Von Frankenstein

Frederick Von Frankenstein is the last of a long line of scientists in his family. His father put tremendous pressure on him to succeed in school and in the lab. The sheer volume of work proved too much for one man, so Freddy used his uncle Hal's phase shifter to create duplicate copies of himself, trying to be the best at everything. During this time, he developed a means to allow himself to stick to virtually any surface. Unfortunately, the duplication process activated a metagene that had surfaced in him. He discovered that he can create clones of himself without a cloning machine. His face then resembled a skeleton. Having all the duplicate derived him of sleep causing him to have insomnia. He was soon driven insane by it and turned to a life of crime under the alias of Riot.

When Riot was committing a series of thefts from bio-tech facilities, he had his first encounter with Superman

Superman

Superman is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in publications by DC Comics, widely considered to be an American cultural icon. Created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian-born American artist Joe Shuster in 1932 while both were living in Cleveland, Ohio, and sold to Detective...

. Superman discovered that when he attacks Riot, he clones himself. Superman corralled all the Riot clones, but the real Riot got away.

Riot later resurface and stole photon fuel sample from S.T.A.R. Labs

S.T.A.R. Labs

S.T.A.R. Labs, is a fictional research facility, and comic book organization appearing in titles published by DC Comics. They first appeared in Superman vol. 1 #246 , and was created by Cary Bates and Rich Buckler.-Publication history:...

. He managed to evade Superman, but was caught by Morgan Edge

Morgan Edge

Morgan Edge is a fictional character, a DC Comics supervillain, leader of the mob known as Intergang and one of Superman's enemies. He was created by Jack Kirby, and first appeared in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #133 .-Pre-Crisis:...

 as Riot hadn't cloned himself that time. Morgan had Anomaly

Anomaly (comics)

Anomaly is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe. He first appeared in Adventures of Superman #539.-Fictional character biography:...

 beat up Riot until the cage was full. Riot was able to accept Morgan Edge's offer to join the Superman Revenge Squad

Superman Revenge Squad

The Superman Revenge Squad is the name of two fictional organizations in the DC Comics universe. As their name suggests, they are enemies of Superman.-Pre-Crisis on Infinite Earths:...

 alongside Maxima

Maxima (comics)

Maxima is a fictional character from the DC Comics Superman titles. She was created by writer Roger Stern and artist George Pérez.-Fictional character biography:...

, Misa, Barrage, and Anomaly.

Despite the team's bickering, they managed to beat Superman to a stand-still.

The Superman Revenge Squad quickly fell apart when all the members realized that Morgan Edge could not fulfill all the promises he made to them. Riot used the chaos to send his duplicates back to the squad's lair. Morgan had further ensured his loyalty by keeping one copy behind, shackled with a device that prevented the others from integrating him. Riot freed his copy and slipped away, while Superman defeated the others.

Riot then plotted to steal a phase/time integrater that will enable him to stay together and get to sleep. When Superman came across him, he caused chaos and created a legion which crashed the tower where Lex Luthor

Lex Luthor

Lex Luthor is a fictional character, a supervillain who appears in comic books published by DC Comics, and the archenemy of Superman, although given his high status as a supervillain, he has also come into conflict with Batman and other superheroes in the DC Universe. Created by Jerry Siegel and...

 was holding a party in. Riot's uncle Hal was present and told Lois about Riot's backstory. Superman stopped the S.C.U. from disturbing Riot until after he had reintegrated and fallen asleep. Once asleep, he was taken into custody.

Riot was among the supervillains recruited/brainwashed by Manchester Black

Manchester Black

Manchester Black is a fictional character, and an antihero in the DC Comics universe. He was created by Joe Kelly and Doug Mahnke in Action Comics #775, .-Fictional character biography:...

 to take part in the "Ending Battle." Superman managed to defeat him easily.

In the pages of Batgirl #6 (2010), Riot appears alongside Roxy Rocket

Roxy Rocket

Roxy Rocket is a fictional character, a minor comic book supervillainess. Originally created in 1994 for The Batman Adventures Annual #1, a series published by DC Comics, based on Batman: The Animated Series, Roxy was incorporated into The New Batman Adventures in the episode "The Ultimate Thrill",...

 and Doctor Phosphorus

Doctor Phosphorus

Doctor Phosphorus is a fictional character who has appeared in various comic book series published by DC Comics. Primarily an enemy of Batman, the supervillain exists in DC's main shared universe, known as the DC Universe...

 as part of an event arranged by Roulette

Roulette (DC Comics)

Roulette is a supervillainess in the DC Comics universe.-Fictional character biography:Roulette's grandmother was a Golden Age villain of the same name, who ran a conventional casino and fought Mister Terrific . The current Roulette believes Terry Sloane to be her grandfather, but it is indicated...

 to see which of them could defeat Batman. Batman

Dick Grayson

Dick Grayson is a fictional superhero that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger and illustrator Jerry Robinson, he first appeared in Detective Comics #38 in April 1940....

, Robin

Damian Wayne

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, and Batgirl manage to defeat all of the villains, rendering the bit void.

Powers and abilities

Riot II had the ability to clone himself at will or when attacked. He can also reintegrate the clones into him at any time. Riot II can also stick to walls.

Video games

• The second Riot appears in the Superman Returns
  Superman Returns (video game)
  Superman Returns is a video game loosely based on the movie of the same name, developed by Electronic Arts-Tiburon in Orlando, Fla., in conjunction with Warner Bros...
  
  video game voiced by Peter Lurie
  Peter Lurie
  Peter Hill Lurie is an American television personality, Sports anchor and voice actor who has worked in several television shows, movies, and dubbed anime, since the mid-1990s. He is well known as the voice of Vulcan Raven in the Metal Gear Solid video game series, and the Marvel Comics...
  
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Film

• Riot makes a cameo appearance in the animated movie Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
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External links

• Riot II at DC Wiki