Deathbolt

Deathbolt (Jake Simmons) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He was created by the Ultra-Humanite to fight the All-Star Squadron.

Deathbolt appeared in the Arrowverse series Arrow and The Flash, portrayed by Doug Jones.

Fictional character biography

Wanted for murder, Jake Simmons fled police in a stolen biplane during a heavy storm. He crashed when lightning struck the plane over Meteor Crater, Arizona. The Ultra-Humanite found him and experimented on him until his body became a living electrical battery. Code-named "Deathbolt", he became the Ultra-Humanite's staunch ally until his defeat by the All-Star Squadron.

Deathbolt returns and attempts to kill Starman, only to be defeated by his descendant Farris Knight.

Powers and abilities

Deathbolt can channel the electrical energy in his body into powerful blasts of electricity.

In other media

Deathbolt appears in series set in the Arrowverse, portrayed by Doug Jones.

• Introduced in the Arrow episode "Broken Arrow", this version can manipulate plasma instead of electricity.
• Deathbolt appears in The Flash episode "Rogue Air". Having been defeated by the Atom and transferred to S.T.A.R. Labs' custody, the Flash and his allies attempt to transfer Deathbolt to a new prison. However, Deathbolt is killed by Captain Cold, who he claims owed him money.

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