Round 11: Only Seven Remain....

Real Name: Anthony Stark

Anthony Stark, son of industrialist Howard Stark, demonstrated his mechanical aptitude and inventive genius at a very early age, enrolling in college electrical engineering program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology at the age of 15. When he was 21, he inherited his father's business, Stark Industries, and within a few years turned it into a multimillion-dollar industry complex whose chief contracts were for weaponry and munitions for the U.S. government.

Stark was sent to Vietnam to supervise a field test for one of his tranistorized weapons. While he was there Stark trip on a booby trap and a piece of shrapnel was lodged in his chest. The gravely injured Stark was taken captive by the Communist leader Wong-Chu, and was informed that within a week the shrapnel would penetrate his heart and kill them. Wong-Chu offered Stark at deal: if he built the Communist a powerful weapon, want to allow Stark to undergo an operation to save his life. Stark agreed, hoping to gain time and access to tools.


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Real Name: Unknown

Quite who the Joker was before the accident that transformed a common crook into a hideous parodic image of a circus clown has never been conclusively established. What is known about him is that he is an extremely dangerous homicidal maniac who may at times seem silly but is almost always in a murderous mood. The extent of his evil actions is best summed up in three of his actions: crippling Barbara Gordon; killing the second boy to bear the name of Robin; and holding New York City to ransom in a nuclear missile attack. The latter action got him incarcerated in the ultra-high security prison the Slab, which won't be anywhere near as escapable as Arkham Asylum for the criminally insane, from which he often burst out to match wits with the Batman.



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Real Name: Bruce Wayne

Bruce Wayne is the Batman, a man with a mission, not of vengeance but a long-term plan to rid Gotham from the evil that holds it. As a philanthropist he supports charities and bodies that seek to rehabilitate criminals while as the Batman he removes those that persist in offending. Those in the suburbs and country consider him an urban legend, yet the transient criminal population of Gotham and the country know him from rumour and experience.

As a member of the JLA the Batman is the brains behind the operation only occasionally taking a fully active part in the missions. He prefers to act as an advisor and one-man think tank. The only member of the team that he fully trusts is Superman because he the nearest to a professional amongst them.