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Canada
Ludlow
Ludlow
"Hey asshole, don't forget your tip!"
Species: Human
Citizenship: Canadian
Played by: Ian Tracey
Dubbed by:
Appearances: Man of Steel
"I think I'll probably just leave when I'm good and ready."
A roughneck truck driver and customer at the Cassidy Pub in Canada, in which Clark Kent briefly worked as a waiter.
- Asshole Victim: Clark's creative reprisal for his bullying and harassment, while not physical, likely cost the trucker his property and livelihood, as insurance probably wouldn't cover such bizarre, inexplicable circumstances. And given his poor people skills and obviously low intellect, Ludlow will likely have to rely upon the mercies of public assistance for some time before he finds some menial, low-paying service job (if ever). And he fully deserves this fate.
- Be Careful What You Wish For: Clark very politely asked him to leave, but he made it clear he wasn't going anywhere. Cut to the very next scene, and he can't go anywhere.
- Bullying a Dragon: Ludlow viciously provokes Clark, first by splashing his beer on him, then by trying to push him violently — to no effect of course — then throws a beer can in his back and insults him. Luckily for him, Clark is fundamentally a Nice Guy who would never abuse of his powers on human beings, has Nerves of Steel all along and doesn't do anything other than facing him. Clark then ventilates his anger on Ludlow's truck.
- Hate Sink: Everything about this guy is meant to make you laugh at his eventual comeuppance. He sexually harasses a waitress, tries to pick a fight with Clark, then gloats when Clark holds back. He also works for a logging company in a film which has some environmental undertones.
- He-Man Woman Hater: As implied by his harassment of Chrissy.
- Jerkass: A very unsavory character, to say the least.
- Kick the Dog: Even after Clark was willing to walk away, Ludlow couldn't resist throwing a beer can at his head and telling him "don't forget your tip" for no reason other than sheer petulance.
- Laser-Guided Karma: When he leaves the bar, he finds his truck destroyed and impaled on the wood logs he was transporting, courtesy of a very angry Clark.
- Too Dumb to Live: Even if he didn't know about Clark's powers, picking a fight with a guy who is considerably taller and more muscular than him and also was unfazed by a shove doesn't reflect highly on Ludlow's intellect.
- Unsportsmanlike Gloating: Even after Clark backs down, Ludlow keeps taunting him. He even goes as far as to throw an empty beer can in the back of Clark's head.
Chrissy
Chrissy
Species: Human
Citizenship: Canadian
Affiliation(s): Cassidy Pub
Played by: Carmen Lavigne
Dubbed by: Alondra Hidalgo (Latin-American Spanish)
Appearances: Man of Steel
"It's not worth it, Sweetie..."
A waitress at the Cassidy Pub in Canada, in which Clark Kent briefly worked as a waiter.
- Affectionate Nickname: She nicknames Clark "Sweetie".
- Alternate Self: Chrissy has three lookalikes throughout the Multiverse; two on Earth-Prime and one on Earth-167.
- Damsel in Distress: Ludlow indecently tries to grope her at the Pub, prompting Clark to intervene.
- Nice Girl: She's the kind to avoid conflict, as seen when she tries to convince Clark not to insist when he wants to reason Ludlow, telling him it's not worth it. Judging from the smile on her face and Lois' narration, she remembers Clark with fondness.
- When She Smiles: When Lois Lane comes at her seeking witnesses who saw Clark, Chrissy has a big smile on her face as she talks about him like he's some kind of "guardian angel", since he saved her from Ludlow's harassment.
Jed Eubanks
Jed Eubanks
"It's Joe! Too bad, he did great work."
Species: Human
Citizenship: Canadian
Affiliation(s): Arctic Cargo
Played by: Tahmoh Penikett
Dubbed by: Patrick Béthune (European French), Arturo Cataño (Latin-American Spanish)
Appearances: Man of Steel
"Miss Lane, how are you doing? Jed Eubanks, Arctic Cargo."
A manager of the Arctic Cargo company. He welcomes Lois Lane off of a chopper at the US military camp site on Ellesmere Island where they were following an Alien signal that led them to the Kryptonian ship. He had a new employee, Joe (Clark Kent's alias) carry her heavy bags, and introduced her to Colonel Hardy. Lois later came back at him to seek informations about "Joe".
- Benevolent Boss: He seemed somewhat saddened by Joe's departure, referring to the latter as a being very good at his job.
- Flat Character: He is Clark's former boss, welcomes Lois to the US military camp in Canada and Lois later comes back at him since he worked with Clark. That's all there is to him.
Australia
Digger Harkness
See Task Force X - Original Team for information on Captain Boomerang.
Mallory Ryan
Mallory Ryan
Species: Human
Citizenship: Australian
Affiliation: Perth's Australian Air Wing
Appearances: Secret Files of the Suicide Squad
"Damn, I hate that you kiss so good. You gotta go, Digger. My dad'll kill you if he finds you here."
A former girlfriend of Digger Harkness/Captain Boomerang.
- All Girls Want Bad Boys: Prevalent in her teen years. Mal admits that Digger is a bad influence on her, but finds herself attracted to his raw animal magnetism.
- Dating What Daddy Hates: Mal's father was a police sergeant, so he naturally had strong reservations about her dating an unrepentant scoundrel.
- Fair Cop: She maintains her good looks even after joining the police force.
- Love Cannot Overcome: Mallory would eventually join the police force, putting her at odds with Digger. He admitted it was probably best they broke things off when they did, though he still tries to shift some of them blame onto Mal and her father for not accepting him.
Stanley Ryan
Stanley Ryan
Species: Human
Citizenship: Australian
Affiliation: Perth's Australian Air Wing
Appearances: Secret Files of the Suicide Squad
Father of Mallory Ryan and sergeant of the police air wing.
- Love-Obstructing Parents: Ryan had previous altercations with the entire Harkness family, leading him to be understandably leery of Digger.
- We Hardly Knew Ye: He appears only once during Digger and Mal's teen years. It's mentioned that he later died offscreen in the line of duty, due to his helicopter tail being wrecked by a well-aimed boomerang.
Japan
Tatsu Yamashiro
See Task Force X - Officials & Agents for information on Katana.
Maseo Yamashiro
Maseo Yamashiro
Species: Human
Citizenship: Japanese
Appearances: Secret Files of the Suicide Squad
The deceased husband of Tatsu Yamashiro aka Katana.
- Alternate Self: Has one on Earth-Prime.
- Cain and Abel: The law-abiding Abel to his brother's criminal Cain.
- Heroic Sacrifice: Maseo died protecting his family from Takeo. Unfortunately for him, Takeo set their home on fire, with only Tatsu surviving.
- Impaled with Extreme Prejudice: Takeo runs his cursed katana through Maseo, ending his life. Maseo's soul would linger within the blade.
- The Lost Lenore: Tatsu witnessed him being murdered by his own brother Takeo after he exposed him as a Yakuza enforcer.
- Mr. Fanservice: He fights in a tank shirt that flaunts his insanely muscular physique.
Iceland
Mayor
The Mayor
"We are poor, not stupid. GET. OUT!"
Species: Human
Citizenship: Icelandic
Played by: Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson
Appearances: Justice League | Zack Snyder's Justice League
The mayor/chief of the Icelandic village Bruce Wayne comes to in an attempt to recruit Aquaman in the Justice League.
- Eloquent in My Native Tongue: He is more at ease when talking in Icelandic than in English, which makes sense considering how isolated the village is.
- Get Out!: Says this to Bruce Wayne himself, no less.
- No Name Given: His name is unknown.
- Punctuated! For! Emphasis!: In Zack Snyder's Justice League, he feels offended by Bruce Wayne, thinking he's talking to him and the other villagers like if they were "children" by offering $25,000 for any useful information about the Aquaman's whereabouts, and shouts "GET. OUT!". It turns out Wayne was being serious and brought that cash with him.
- Secret-Keeper: He and the other villagers mock Bruce for being in search of a "magical man from the sea", but they actually do so in order to protect Arthur/Aquaman's secret, not knowing what Bruce really is up to. Arthur has been openly helping them for quite some time by this point.
Village Woman
Village Woman
Species: Human
Citizenship: Icelandic
Played by: Salóme Gunnarsdóttir
Appearances: Zack Snyder's Justice League
A young woman who leads the village in a farewell song for Arthur Curry/Aquaman after he saves them from starvation.
- Bilingual Bonus: Her song is actually a love declaration, implying there may have been some kind of relationship between her and Arthur.
- Creepy Shadowed Undereyes: Her eyes are noticeably dark compared to her blonde hair and white skin. The result makes her look ghost-like.
- Perverted Sniffing: She inhales Arthur's clothes in full view of Bruce Wayne and the other villagers.
Russia
Russian Family
Russian Family
Species: Humans
Citizenship: Russians
Played by: Tomi May (father), Kasha Bajor (mother), Molly Shenker (daughter), Yoni Roodner (Yuri, the son)
Appearances: Justice League
A family living near a power plant in the city of Pozharnov, Russia. Steppenwolf chooses the city as his base of operation to start terraforming the Earth with the three Mother Boxes combined into the Unity.
- Adapted Out: They are left out of Zack Snyder's version of Justice League due to not being part of what he originally shot (they were a Joss Whedon addition). Pozharnov reverts back to a Ghost Town where a Chernobyl / Kyshtym
-like nuclear accident happened and where no one in his right mind would want to live. - Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking: When they are hiding from the swarm of Parademons, the father gets a shotgun, the boy gets a crowbar and the little daughter... gets bug spray.
- Innocent Bystanders: Their sole purpose in the film is to be endangered by the presence of Steppenwolf's Parademons and the Unity's terraforming, with the Flash coming to their rescue and evacuating them in the climax, by pushing their pickup truck at high speed, along with Superman evacuating other people by carrying a whole building away.
- No Name Given: Their surname is never mentioned, and we only know the son's forename (Yuri).
- Screaming Woman: The mother screams when they have to evacuate their home as the crystal tentacles of the Unity start their Hostile Terraforming.
Bialya
Emir Said Bin Abydos
Emir Said Bin Abydos
Species: Human
Citizenship: Bialya
Played by: Amr Waked
Appearance: Wonder Woman 1984
An oil Baron and heir to the kingdom of Bialya.
- Arab Oil Sheikh: A very blatant example of one. He lives in a desert, wears traditional Middle-Eastern attire and is defined solely by the wealth he gained from crude oil.
- Be Careful What You Wish For: He wished to have full claim over Bialya, but the sudden independence of the nation leads to resources getting cut off and foreing nations taking advantage of the ensuing chaos. The Emir's time as ruler was not a pleasant one.
- Bullying a Dragon: When Maxwell Lord grants his wish to have full sovereignty over his nation in return for his oil reserves, Emir laughs in his face as he'd already sold his reserves. Lord then takes his security guards as payment, leaving him exposed to any uprisings or coups.
- Gone Horribly Right: His wish to cordon Bialya and claim it for his own is granted, but the sudden appearance of a wall causes an immediate inconvenience to anyone trying to get in or out. Then the news mentions that the walls have inscriptions on them stating that this is Emir's doing, and his security team have just walked out...
Corto Maltese
Corto Maltese Resistance
Sol Soria
Sol Soria
Species: Human
Affiliation(s): Corto Maltese Resistance
Played by: Alice Braga
Voiced By: First Summer Uika (Japanese)
Appearances: The Suicide Squad
The leader of the Corto Maltese Resistance.
- Alliterative Name: Sol Soria.
- Big Good: As the leader of Corto Maltese's La Résistance against the ruling dictatorship.
- Earn Your Happy Ending: Her efforts to liberate Corto Maltese eventually pay off when the Suicide Squad eliminate all the threats and killed off Starro.
- Mythology Gag: There is no Sol Soria in the comic. However, there is an extremely minor (appearing in exactly two issues ever) character named Juan Soria.
- Pragmatic Hero: She's pissed that the Suicide Squad murdered so many of her men, but lets it slide since they have the shared goal of liberating her country from Luna's regime.
- What the Hell, Hero?: She calls out the Suicide Squad for murdering her entire camp without even confirming that they're enemies, referring to them as "typical Americans, charging in guns blazing."
Milton
Milton
Species: Human
Affiliation(s): Corto Maltese Resistance
Played by: Julio Ruiz
Voiced By: Daichi Fujiwara (Japanese)
Appearances: The Suicide Squad
A Resistance member who aids the Suicide Squad.
- Disposable Pilot: As expected for a character who's there to drive the main ones around, he dies. Played with, in that he at least dies trying to further contribute to the mission, not the instant his chauffeur services are no longer necessary, and that his expendability once the drive is over is Lampshaded.
- Forgotten Fallen Friend: Played For Laughs. After he's shot, no one except Polka Dot Man cares. Bloodsport admits he thought Milton was still in the bus, and Harley had no idea who he is (having never been introduced) and has to be told by Polka Dot Man.
- No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: He goes above and beyond his responsibilities by following the Squad into Jotunheim to help set the bombs, even though nobody asked him to. This gets him shot dead by security.
- Sixth Ranger: Subverted and Played for Laughs. Starts as the bus driver taking Task Force X to the city and keeps following the team to Jotunheim, only to die in the crossfire and leave the team confused on what the hell he was doing there.Bloodsport: … Milton was still with us?
Polka Dot Man: Where did you think he was?
Bloodsport: I don't know, I thought he stayed back with the bus. What was Milton gonna do? - Small Role, Big Impact: Sufficient to say, Operation Jotunheim would have played out a lot differently had he not came along with the team and stayed in the bus instead.
- Tears of Fear: Understandably cries in fear after seeing the Squad slaughter a bunch of soldiers, especially King Shark eating a guy.
- Too Dumb to Live: He decides to follow the team in to Jotunheim to assist in their mission despite having no skills or abilities to assist them or defend himself, which leads to him getting killed. Bloodsport hangs a lampshade on this after his death by wondering why he even came along in the first place and didn't just wait in the bus.
Corto Maltese Government
Jotunheim
See Task Force X - Targets for information on Silvio Luna, Mateo Suarez and the Thinker.
Camila
Camila
Species: Human
Affiliation(s): Corto Maltese Government
Played by: Mikaela Hoover
Appearances: The Suicide Squad
Personal assistant to Silvio Luna.
- Buxom Beauty Standard: She wears a low-cut dress that flaunts her assets. Given Luna's weakness for attractive women, it could be considered a downplayed example of Gogo Enslavement.
- Punch-Clock Villain: By all accounts, she doesn't seem involved in the goings-on at Jotunheim.
- Sexy Secretary: She's quite dolled up despite working for the government.
Kahndaq
Ancient Kahndaq
Teth-Adam
- Has his own page.
Hurut
- See DCEU: Shazam for his character folder.
Shiruta
Shiruta
Species: Human
Citizenship: Kahndaqi
Played by: Odelya Halevi
Appearances: Black Adam - The Justice Society Files | Black Adam
The wife of Teth-Adam.
- All There in the Script: Her name isn't spoken out loud. Kahndaq's capital is named after her, but it's not clear unless you look up Adam's history.
- The Lost Lenore: Like Hurut, Teth-Adam was forced to watch as the king's soldiers slaughter her.
Present-Day Kahndaq
Adrianna Tomaz
Adrianna Tomaz
"It's his darkness that lets him do what heroes like you cannot."
Species: Human
Citizenship: Kahndaqi
Affiliation: Kahndaq Resistance
Played by: Sarah Shahi
Dubbed by: Betzabé Jara (Latin-American Spanish), Maaya Sakamoto (Japanese)
Appearances: Black Adam - The Justice Society Files | Black Adam
"You like to split the world into good and bad, but that's easy to do when you're the one drawing the line."
A professor of archaeology who aspires to liberate Kahndaq from Intergang's criminal activities. Desperate for a miracle, she uncovers the hidden tomb of Black Adam, unleashing him in the modern age.
- Action Mom: Mother of Amon and a skilled tomb raider.
- Adaptational Wimp: She doesn't become Isis in her debut, though she's still a Badass Normal when she needs to be.
- Adventurer Archaeologist: Adrianna is basically a gender-flipped Indiana Jones. Prior to Black Adam's reawakening she stole a Kahndaqi artifact that attracted the attention of Intergang. She would then find herself on the run from one of Intergang's strongest enforcers.
- Adventurer Outfit: She tends to wear khaki outfits befitting an explorer of ancient civilisations.
- Age Lift: Being Amon's mother instead of his sister means the age difference between the two is wider.
- Badass Bookworm: A professor of ancient history who has both the cunning and athletic ability to keep priceless artifacts out of the hands of Intergang.
- Balcony Escape: When Intergang barges in on one of her lectures, Adrianna escapes via the window and climbs a drain pipe.
- Birds of a Feather: Adam and Adrianna have numerous things in common, such as their unscrupulous view of justice, a murdered spouse and a headstrong son. While the two aren't confirmed to be lovers by the end of his debut film, the potential is definitely there.
- Glamorous Single Mother: She's played by Ms. Fanservice Sarah Shahi. Taken up a notch as she's also a tomb raider that's made some very violent enemies.
- Grey-and-Gray Morality: She thinks little of the Justice Society for their self-righteousness, but at the other extreme she cautions Adam against teaching her son to use lethal force.
- Mama Bear: Adrianna is fiercely protective of her son Amon, especially since she already lost her husband to Intergang. After Amon is abducted by Ishmael and his Intergang cronies, she beats the absolute crap out of two captured terrorists to make them give up his location, and is later willing to trade the Crown of Sabbac for her son's safety, even knowing that it falling into Ishmael's hands could lead to disaster.
- Mirror Character: She's the Kahndaq equivalent to Mary Bromfield. Mary aspired to get into Caltech and Adrianna is a lecturer. They also function as a Distaff Counterpart to the protagonist, with Mary wearing a feminized version of Billy's super-suit while Adrianna and Black Adam are both fiercely protective parents.
- Moral Guardians: Adrianna scolds Black Adam for being a bad role model to Amon. Black Adam basically tells her that she can't shelter Amon forever.Adrianna: I do not want you teaching my son violence.
Black Adam: I'm sorry. Who do you want to teach him violence then? - Nerves of Steel: When cornered by Intergang's chief enforcer, Adrianna's first instinct is to grab the nearest object she can use as a weapon and challenge him to a fight. Even when she's bound, interrogated and beaten hard enough to lose a tooth, Adrianna doesn't sweat.
- Politically Correct History: Deconstructed. One of Adrianna's lectures has her discussing the values dissonance between ancient Kahndaq and modern Kahndaq when one of her students points out that they may be glorifying Kahndaq's history of slavery and oppression. Her reply is that by educating the current generation, they may hopefully avoid the mistakes of their ancestors.
- Race Lift: The character originates in the TV series The Secrets of Isis, was white and was named Andrea Thomas in it. Sarah Shahi is of Iranian descent.
- "The Reason You Suck" Speech: She reads the Justice Society the riot act about how in all this time they haven't done jack-all for Kahndaq, but then suddenly show up to "help" once there's actually someone fighting it's oppressors. And not even to help fight against the Intergang, but just so they could take Kahndaq's only hope of getting rid of them away.
- Related Differently in the Adaptation: Amon is her son rather than her brother.
- Revenge Is Not Justice: Adrianna's faith in Adam takes a hit when she discovers that he didn't kill the cruel king of Kahndaq for the sake of liberating its people, but did so as vengeance for his son's death.
- Stern Chase: Adrianna has Intergang hounding her and her family for being a millstone in their quest for power.
- What the Hell, Hero?: Adrianna repeatedly tells the Justice Society that they're nowhere near as helpful to her nation as Black Adam was.
- Women Are Wiser: Adrianna is the only one who can talk Adam into actually doing something heroic rather than doing deeds that happen to be helpful.
Amon Tomaz
Amon Tomaz
"We could really use a superhero right about now."
Species: Human
Citizenship: Kahndaqi
Affiliation: Kahndaq Resistance
Played by: Bodhi Sabongui
Dubbed by: Sebastián García (Latin-American Spanish), Satoshi Yamazaki (Japanese)
Appearances: Black Adam - The Justice Society Files | Black Adam
"You're not seeing the full possibilities here. I don't know what it was like in ancient times, but having superpowers is kind of a big deal in our world. Maybe clean up your outfit a little bit, get a cape, change your name?"
The son of Adrianna Tomaz.
- Badass Bystander: During the Final Battle, Amon rallies the people of Kahndaq against SABBAC's undead army, leading an angry mob into the fight with whatever they could grab as a weapon.
- Badass Cape: Atom Smasher and Cyclone give Amon a crudely-fashioned cape as a peace offering. He wears it proudly during the final battle.
- Casting Gag: He is played by Bodhi Sabongui, who had played an alternate version of the same character in Legends of Tomorrow.
- Chest Insignia: He wears a red t-shirt with a 5-pointed star on it.
- Mirror Character:
- He parallels Adam's son Hurut. Both are quick to point out the injustices in Kahndaq and will openly defy armed soldiers.
- He's also a near-duplicate of Freddy Freeman. Both are superhero enthusiasts who guide the protagonist into being a better person.
- Morality Pet: Black Adam genuinely cares about Amon even if he refuses to show it. When Amon bugs him, he first tells him to step aside (even telling the boy that he just killed some people for similar), then lifts Amon by his shirt and places him to one side. Black Adam also puts aside his animosity with the Justice Society and compromises on his principles to ensure the boy's safety.
- Poster-Gallery Bedroom: Amon's bedroom is filled with superhero posters and memorabilia, most of which gets wrecked during the course of the film. It accurately pegs him as a superhero fanboy who wants Teth-Adam to be one for Khandaq.
- Red Is Heroic: Amon wears a red t-shirt. The cape Cyclone and Atom Smasher give him is also red, albeit a brighter shade than his shirt.
- Related Differently in the Adaptation: He's Adrianna's son instead of her brother.
Karim
Karim
"Did he just catch a rocket?!"
Species: Human
Citizenship: Kahndaqi
Affiliation: Kahndaq Resistance
Played by: Mo Amer
Appearances: Black Adam - The Justice Society Files | Black Adam
"Don't touch him! He's made of lightning!"
Brother of Adrianna Tomaz.
- Big Fun: When he makes his first appearance in The Justice Society Files, Karim treats his nephew and sister to burgers and flirts with a pretty woman. He also teaches Amon how to skateboard.
- Cool Uncle: Acts as this to Amon.
- Decomposite Character: Amon is Adrianna's son here, leaving Karim to take his place as her brother.
- Fat Comic Relief: It comes with being played by comedian Mo Amer.
- Hoist by His Own Petard: Doctor Fate reassures Karin that he won't die from a gunshot wound. He'll die from electricity. As Karim is an electrician, this information does not comfort him.
- Mirror Character: He's similar to both Eugene Choi and Pedro Pena. Like Eugene he has an affinity for electronics and appearance-wise he resembles an adult Pedro, though he doesn't have Pedro's obsession with getting muscular.
- My Sister Is Off-Limits: Karim has to fend off one of his friends when he asks for Adrianna's phone number.
- Normal Fish in a Tiny Pond: He's an electrician, but he lives in a country where electronics are at least a decade behind. His own van has a tape deck and he watches television on a 20 inch LCD screen rather than a larger plasma screen.
- Shoo Out the Clowns: He gets shot by Ishmael and is left critically injured until the film's climax.
- Took a Level in Badass: He takes on a bunch of zombies, having the courage to do so since he was told his death would not be at their hand.
- For that matter, he knowingly wrestles against an armed Ishmael to buy time for Amon to escape with the crown of Sabbac, which nearly costs him his life.
Samir
Samir
"No-one stays a step ahead of (Intergang) forever."
Species: Human
Citizenship: Kahndaqi
Affiliation: Kahndaq Resistance
Played by: James Cusati Moyer
Appearances: Black Adam
"Is that real Eternium? Show us a little magic."
A member of the Kahndaq Resistance.
- Red Herring: He seems especially interested in Adrianna's eternium pendant, while Ishmael tells him to quit badgering her. While it seems like this is a hint that he's going to go rogue on them, it's actually Ishmael who is the real traitor.
- Red Shirt: His only purpose is to get killed and foreshadow Ishmael's treachery.
- We Hardly Knew Ye: He's killed by Ishmael shortly before Black Adam can be awakened.
Greece
Docent
Docent
Species: Human
Citizenship: Greek
Played by: Rizwan Manji
Appearances: SHAZAM! Fury of the Gods
A tour guide at a museum in Athens.
- Identical Stranger: He shares an actor with Jamil from Peacemaker.
- Taken for Granite: He's turned into a sculpture by Hespera before getting shattered by Kalypso.
- Unusually Uninteresting Sight: He's not the least bit roused by the sight of two antisocial figures decked in suits of armor lurking around the museum.
