The Extremists
| Extremists | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Justice League Europe #15 June (1990) |
| Created by |
Keith Giffen writer J.M. DeMatteis writer Bart Sears artist |
| In-story information | |
| Member(s) |
Maxwell Lord Lord Havok Dreamslayer Gorgon Tracer Doctor Diehard Barracuda Brute Carny Cloudburst Death Angel Gunshot Meanstreak |
The Extremists are a team of supervillains in DC Comics Justice League titles, they were introduced in Justice League Europe issue #15.
The original Extremists were a team of supervillains from the other-dimensional world of Angor, first introduced in the DC Comics series Justice League Europe. Like the Champions of Angor they were based on Marvel Comics characters.
The Extremists were destroyed, along with the other inhabitants of Angor, in a nuclear holocaust they themselves had engineered. However, prior to this, a theme park had created robot duplicates as part of a ride. The duplicates proved to be too accurate, and went on a rampage, eventually tracking the remaining Champions of Angor to Earth, where they attempted to reprise the final act of the originals. They were defeated by the League and Heroes, with help from Mitch Wacky, the founder of the theme park. Dreamslayer proved not to be a robot; he had survived the nuclear event owing to not being human. While the others were switched off, he was defeated by the Silver Sorceress.
The Extremist robots were taken to "Madame Clouseau's" (a parody of Madame Tussauds) in London. They were subsequently restored by Dreamslayer when he possessed the body of Maxwell Lord during the Breakdowns storyline. Dying from an arrow inflicted by a mind-controlled slave, the Sorceress still manages to defeat Dreamslayer. Since they were being powered by Dreamslayer's magic, the robots stopped at the same time.
Later, Queen Beatriz of Bialya attempts to build an army based on the Extremists' armor. Her processing facilities are destroyed by Captain Atom and Extreme Justice.
Trapped in the Astral Plane, Dreamslayer was contacted by the Overmaster, who helped him set up a villain team called the New Extremists. This was part of the lead-up to the Judgment Day storyline. After he had achieved his purpose, Overmaster sent Dreamslayer back to his astral prison. The New Extremists joined Overmaster's Cadre, and are assumed to still be at large.
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