Derek Sampson (Arrowverse)

Derek Sampson
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Real Name	Derek Sampson
Affiliation	Prometheus Danny Brickwell
Base Of Operations	Slabside Penitentiary, formerly Star City
Status
Alignment	Bad
Identity	Public Identity
Citizenship	American
Marital Status	Single
Occupation	Criminal
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Blue
Hair	Brown
Origin
Universe	Arrowverse
Creators	Ben Sokolowski · Emilio Aldrich
First Appearance	"A Matter of Trust" (October 19, 2016)
Appearance of Death	"The Slabside Redemption" (November 26, 2018)

Pain's just another prison. And I'm a free man.

— Derek Sampson

Derek Sampson was a crime boss and drug dealer from Star City, making him an enemy of Team Arrow. After a fight with Wild Dog, he was exposed to a chemical compound called "Stardust", which transformed him into a metahuman unable to feel pain. Later, he was incarcerated at Slabside Maximum Security Prison, where he briefly allied himself with Danny Brickwell and was killed by Ben Turner during a riot.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Unique Physiology: Sampson's condition was messed up by a mix of chemicals with the Stardust drug, altering him on a molecular level and transforming him in a meta-human.
  • Pain Immunity: The chemicals that altered his physiology makes him unable to feel pain. He is invulnerable to bullets and any injuries.
  • Accelerated Healing
  • Superhuman Strength

Abilities

• Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced)
• Intimidation
• Leadership

Weaknesses

• Human limitations
  

Paraphernalia

Equipment

• Stardust drug

Notes

• Derek Sampson was portrayed by Cody Runnels. In real life, Cody is a professional wrestler. At the Summerslam 2015 PPV, Rhodes began a feud with Stephen Amell as part of a WWE storyline, in which Amell wrestled as the Green Arrow.
• "Stardust" was also one of Cody Rhodes ring names.

Related

• 7 Appearances of Derek Sampson (Arrowverse)
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• 1 Quotations by or about Derek Sampson (Arrowverse)
• Character Gallery: Derek Sampson (Arrowverse)

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