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33-777: Mirror Master is the name of several supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics . He is a recurring foe of the Flash with considerable technical expertise and skills involving the use of mirrors . Three individuals have donned the guise of Mirror Master, and have been members of the Rogues . In 2009, Mirror Master was ranked as IGN 's 79th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time. Both incarnations of Mirror Master have made several appearances in DC-related media, with Sam Scudder being portrayed in live-action by David Cassidy in

66-720: A cocaine addiction. He seems to sober up since the death of Captain Boomerang . McCulloch joins Alexander Luthor Jr. 's Secret Society after the Rogue War. He, Captain Boomerang and Captain Cold battle the Outsiders before Infinite Crisis . In Infinite Crisis #7, they all participate in the Battle of Metropolis, being defeated by the Martian Manhunter . One Year Later , Evan is a member of

99-554: A confrontation between Neron and the Flash. For a brief time, McCulloch is a member of Lex Luthor 's initial Injustice Gang and fights the Justice League , but abandons the team when Batman offers to pay him twice what Luthor was offering. During a brief team-up with Captain Cold , Mirror Master was contacted by Brother Grimm about a plan to permanently get rid of the Flash, but when Grimm betrayed Cold and McCulloch by trapping them in

132-437: A laser pistol. Supervillain A supervillain or supercriminal is a variant of the villainous stock character . It is sometimes found in comic books and may possess superhuman abilities. A supervillain is the antithesis of a superhero . Supervillains are often used as foils to present a daunting challenge to a superhero. In instances where the supervillain does not have superhuman, mystical, or alien powers,

165-451: A mercenary in Britain. He moves to Keystone City and comes into conflict with Wally West , now the third Flash. He discovers a "Mirror Dimension" which enables him to travel through any reflective surface. In Underworld Unleashed , the Rogues accept him as Scudder's successor. After being betrayed by Neron , McCulloch and four of the other Rogues die and go to Hell, only to return after

198-457: A pocket mirror universe in Linda Park 's diamond ring, they joined forces with Wally to escape this dimension and confront Grimm's theft of Keystone City, Wally even briefly lending speed to the two Rogues to protector Keystone's citizens while Wally fought Grimm. He works with Blacksmith in her takeover of Keystone and Central City. When her plan fails, he joins Captain Cold 's gang and battles

231-630: Is absolutely necessary. Additionally, the Rogues refrain from drug usage. Although they tend to lack the wider name recognition of the villains who oppose Batman and Superman , the enemies of the Flash form a distinctive rogues gallery through their unique blend of colorful costumes, diverse powers, and unusual abilities. They lack any one defining element or theme between them, and have no significant ambitions in their criminal enterprises beyond relatively petty robberies . Speedster villains, such as Reverse Flash or Zoom , are typically not welcome within

264-484: Is killed by Krona 's booby trap. Years later, he is temporarily resurrected as a Black Lantern in Blackest Night . In The New 52 continuity reboot, Sam Scudder is the current Mirror Master. It is revealed that a year prior he, Captain Cold , Heat Wave and Weather Wizard underwent a procedure at an unknown facility to gain their weapons' powers innately. The procedure went awry, causing an explosion that gave

297-439: Is to scare Animal Man into abandoning his animal-rights stance, a mission he fails thanks to the hero's wife. After he is fired and replaced for refusing to actually kill Animal Man's wife and children, McCulloch helps Animal Man track and fight the same men who gave McCulloch his weapons, but his heroism is short-lived. He continued to work as a criminal and a supervillain-for-hire. On occasion, he has also worked out of costume as

330-553: The Inspector Gadget animated series, Dr. Evil and Mr. Bigglesworth from the Austin Powers film series , or Dr. Blowhole from the animated TV series The Penguins of Madagascar . The overarching villain of Star Wars , Emperor Palpatine , leads the tyrannical Galactic Empire , and was inspired by real-world tyrannical leaders. Rogues (comics) The Rogues, compared to similar collections of supervillains in

363-472: The DC Universe , are an unusually social group, maintaining a code of conduct as well as high standards for acceptance. No Rogue may inherit another Rogue's identity (a "legacy" villain, for example) while the original is still alive. Also, simply acquiring a former Rogue's costume, gear, or abilities is not sufficient to become a Rogue, even if the previous Rogue is already dead. They do not kill anyone unless it

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396-564: The Green Goblin , Loki , the Reverse-Flash , Black Manta , Ultron , Thanos , and Darkseid are some notable male comic book supervillains that have been adapted in film and television. Some notable female supervillains are Catwoman , Harley Quinn , Poison Ivy , Mystique , Hela , Viper , and the Cheetah . Just like superheroes, supervillains are sometimes members of groups, such as

429-786: The Injustice League , the Sinister Six , the Legion of Doom , the Brotherhood of Mutants , the Suicide Squad , and the Masters of Evil . In the documentary A Study in Sherlock , writers Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss said they regarded Professor James Moriarty as a supervillain because he possesses genius-level intelligence and powers of observation and deduction, setting him above ordinary people to

462-669: The Penguin and consisting of Chill, the Mirror Man , Mr. Magic, and the Weather Witch . Additionally, Dick Grayson works undercover within the group as Freddie Dinardo / Burn. The New Rogues reappear in Final Crisis : Rogues' Revenge , with Libra recruiting them and a new Burn to help him force the original Rogues to join the Secret Society . After capturing Captain Cold's father however,

495-618: The Rainbow Raider . These villains battled the second Flash ( Barry Allen ), and the third and fourth Flashes after Allen's death. In chronological order (with issue and date of first appearance): In the Modern Age, the graphic novel The Flash: Iron Heights introduced new characters, many of whom would later become a new band of Rogues under the leadership of the crime lord Blacksmith . Some writers revamped classic Rogues, reinventing them through stories such as Underworld Unleashed ,

528-572: The Rogue War , or solo stories, while others reinvented a Rogue through new characters inheriting the identities. While criminals, the Rogues have been shown to have certain codes of honor about their behavior (such as refusing to kill women or children) and have even stated that they will not kill speedsters. The following are members of Blacksmith's incarnation of the Rogues: The New Rogues appear in " Gotham Underground ", formed and led by

561-523: The 1990 The Flash series and by Grey Damon in the 2014 The Flash series, while Efrat Dor portrayed a gender-swapped version of Evan McCulloch, named Eva McCulloch , in the 2014 series. The Sam Scudder version of Mirror Master first appeared in The Flash #105, and was created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino . The Evan McCulloch version of Mirror Master first appeared in Animal Man #8, and

594-714: The Flash during Grodd's latest attempt at world conquest. After their defeat by the Flash, they formed a lasting group, and usually a Rogue will never commit a crime by himself. The Silver Age Flash enemies who became Rogues were Captain Cold , the Mirror Master , Heat Wave , the Weather Wizard , the Trickster , the Pied Piper , the Top , Captain Boomerang , the Golden Glider and later,

627-535: The Flash, Cold, and the Pied Piper when Gorilla Grodd invaded Central City. As of Forever Evil , they seem to be working together again. The enemies of the Flash started to use the name the Rogues during the Silver Age of Comics . Originally, the Rogues were just the Flash's enemies teaming together after they were all broken out of jail by another Flash foe, the super-intelligent gorilla Gorilla Grodd , to distract

660-675: The Golden Glider (Lisa Snart) as the current leader, the Weather Wizard (Marco Mardon), the Trickster (Axel Walker), Heat Wave (Mick Rory), and the Mirror Master (Sam Scudder). A year prior, Captain Cold, Heat Wave, the Mirror Master (Sam Scudder again), and the Weather Wizard underwent a procedure at an unknown facility that would merge them with their weapons, giving them superpowers. The procedure went awry and exploded. Cold's sister Lisa, who

693-879: The Rogues kill the New Rogues. A futuristic iteration of the Rogues called the Renegades appear in The Flash (vol. 3) . This version of the group are police officers and members of the " Reverse-Flash Task Force" from the 25th century, led by Commander Cold and consisting of Heatstroke, Mirror Monarch, Weather Warlock, Trixster, and the Top. Following their debut, the Renegades make further appearances in The Flash (vol. 5) Annual #1 and The Flash #761. The Rogues appear in Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox , consisting of Captain Cold, Heat Wave, Captain Boomerang,

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726-465: The Rogues visit his predecessor Sam Scudder's old hideout and unveil a giant mirror with the words In Case of Flash: Break Glass written on it. Afterward, McCulloch is still on the run with the Rogues. Mirror Master uses mirrors that produce fantastic effects such as hypnotism , invisibility , holograms , physical transformations, communications and travel into other dimensions (other parallel universes or planes of existence ). Evan McCulloch uses

759-553: The Top, and Mirror Master. The Rogues appear in the Injustice: Gods Among Us prequel comic, led by Mirror Master and consisting of Golden Glider, Heat Wave, and Weather Wizard. Additionally, Captain Cold is said to be in hiding while Trickster appears as a former member. The Rogues are initially incarcerated until Plastic Man breaks them out to help Batman's Insurgency defeat Superman and his Regime. Despite their being criminals, Batman accepts them because they also follow

792-532: The boy in a creek, and eventually leaves the orphanage at age 16. He settles in Glasgow , taking up a life that leads to crime and eventually takes up employment as an assassin. He becomes one of the most renowned mercenaries in the United Kingdom . One day, he has two hits scheduled, and due to an eye injury is barely able to make out his second target. After firing his shot, he recognizes the target as his father. At

825-404: The four and Golden Glider superpowers. As a side effect, Scudder was trapped in the mirror dimension.. Scottish mercenary Evan McCulloch was left as a baby on the doorstep of an orphanage run by a Mrs. McCulloch, with nothing but his first name and a photograph of his parents. He grows up fairly normal and around age 8, Evan is sexually assaulted by an older boy. Evan, in self-defense, drowns

858-463: The funeral, Evan sees his mother. Over the next few days, he tries to work up the courage to see her, but visits her too late, discovering that she has committed suicide. Stricken with grief at the loss of both parents, Evan decides to turn himself in but is instead picked up by a consortium of U.S. government and big business interests, who offer him the costume and weapons of the original Mirror Master in exchange for his services. His first assignment

891-601: The new Suicide Squad, again using cocaine. He is seen taking incriminating photos of Sasha Bordeaux and Michael Holt together. The Rogues are then persuaded by Inertia, an enemy of Bart Allen, the Flash IV, to kill the Flash. This makes all the Rogues angry for being tricked when they find out they murdered a child. Mirror Master is one of the exiled villains in the Salvation Run along with his fellow Rogues Captain Cold , Heat Wave , Weather Wizard , and Abra Kadabra . After

924-818: The point where only he can pose a credible threat to Sherlock Holmes . Fu Manchu is an archetypal evil criminal genius and mad scientist created by English author Sax Rohmer in 1913. The Fu Manchu moustache became integral to stereotypical cinematic and television depictions of Chinese villains. Between 1965 and 1969 Christopher Lee played Fu Manchu five times in film, and in 1973 the character first appeared in Marvel Comics . The James Bond arch-villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld (whose scenes often show him sitting on an armchair stroking his cat, his face unseen) has influenced supervillain tropes in popular cinema, including parodies like Dr. Claw and M.A.D. Cat from

957-433: The ranks of the Rogues due to their obsessive, untrustworthy and psychotic behavior. The Rogues are referenced by Barry Allen to have previously been defeated by him and disbanded. Known members (so far) have been the Golden Glider, the Weather Wizard, Heat Wave, and the Mirror Master. The Rogues appeared in The Flash (vol. 4) Annual #1 in a war against Captain Cold, the Flash, and the Pied Piper. Confirmed Rogues include

990-580: The supervillain may possess a genius intellect or a skill set that allows them to draft complex schemes or commit crimes in a way normal humans cannot. Other traits may include megalomania and possession of considerable resources to further their aims. Many supervillains share some typical characteristics of real-world dictators , gangsters , mad scientists , trophy hunters , corrupt businesspeople , serial killers , and terrorists , often having an aspiration of world domination . The Joker , Lex Luthor , Doctor Doom , Magneto , Brainiac , Deathstroke ,

1023-503: The villains escape, he joins Libra 's Secret Society of Super Villains . Evan teams with Doctor Light to recover Metron 's chair, and are challenged by, but defeat, the League of Titans , a Teen Titans spin-off team. Evan persuades the rapist Dr. Light not to sexually assault the unconscious heroines. Evan and the rest of the Rogues reject Libra's offer, wanting to stay out of the game, and take their revenge on Inertia. Mirror Master and

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1056-537: Was also at the facility, was caught in the explosion. The five were given superpowers, but each in a twisted manner. Heat Wave gained pyrokinesis , but at the cost of his body being burned; the Weather Wizard becomes emotionally tied to his weather wand, causing constant depression; Lisa becomes an astral projection of herself; and Sam would be forever trapped in the Mirror World. The Rogues blamed Cold for this and turned against him. However, they are forced to team up with

1089-467: Was created by Grant Morrison and Chas Truog . Samuel Joseph Scudder is a simple convict, but has the goal to learn how to get inside the reflection of a mirror. Stumbling into a hall of mirrors, he experiments and discovers a way to get in his own reflection. He uses this power to become the criminal Mirror Master, and is a frequent foe of the Flash . During the Crisis on Infinite Earths event, Scudder

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