- First Strike (comics)
First Strike is a
fictional government funded team ofsuperheroes published byDC Comics . They first appeared in "Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters" #3 (November 2006), and were created byJimmy Palmiotti , Justin Gray andDaniel Acuña .History
First Strike was sent to the
Arizona desert by their commanding officer Father Time, to bring the Freedom Fighters back to S.H.A.D.E. headquarters and to arrest Uncle Sam. When the Freedom Fighters refused to go peacefully, they engaged in a fight that First Strike won until the newBlack Condor made the scene. Having over-powered First Strike, this allowed the Freedom Fighters some time to get back on their feet.Human Bomb , one of the Freedom Fighters, killed Propaganda, a member of First Strike.First Strike returned to S.H.A.D.E. headquarters. Father Time was disappointed with their loss, and expressed his anger by ripping off Chief Justice's pinky finger.
The team returned when the Freedom Fighters attacked a plane containing
Gonzo the Mechanical Bastard who was being used by S.H.A.D.E. to imitate the President of the United States. First Strike failed again to defeat the Freedom Fighters, with Americommando killed in the battle.Members
*Americommando: First Strike's second commander. Depicted with a blonde buzz cut and blue eyes, he is cold, merciless, and considers himself indestructible. Uncle Sam flicked him into the moon. His name is David.
*Barracuda: Female with a green, fish like appearance, a trident-like weapon and a gold suit. She is not actually a fish though.
*Chief Justice: Former commander, he can fire energy bolts and can fly. Unlike his teammates, he would rather solve things peacefully rather than have a bloodbath break out. He had his left pinky finger ripped off by Father Time because of their failure on the field.
*Embargo: She can create nearly blue force fields that are difficult to penetrate, however strong characters like Black Condor are able to destroy them.
*Lady Liberty IV: The fourth person to take up the Lady Liberty name and the only one of them who hasn't been killed. AfterPhantom Lady destroyed her power outfit, The Ray zipped her into anude beach inSpain .
*Railgun: Has a metallic appearance with guns for arms. After he made fun ofDoll Man , it was believed that he killed Railgun with a miniature cerebralhand-grenade , but he reappeared in "Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters" #8.
*Red Shift: A red skinned, white hairedspeedster who appears to have superstrength, and is sheathed in a red aura.
*Silent Majority: Able to create multiple duplicates of himself, former member of theForce of July .
*Spin Doctor I: The team's first resident speedster. He was killed by First Strike's second commander, Americommando, for calling him an angry 'roid head.
*Spin Doctor II: After killing the first one, Americommando requested for one who was pretty, cold-blooded, petite, and "preferably mute". He didn't get the latter.
*Propaganda: Atelepath who can spread cerebral information, can underminefree will , subjugate a person'sideology , and crush someone's opinion of self worth. Was killed by the Human Bomb.
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