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(yes he is a new god, but without a body he has to reconstruct his animate self into his old likeness.)
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| PlaceOfBirth = [[Apokolips]]
 
| PlaceOfBirth = [[Apokolips]]
 
| Creators = Jack Kirby;
 
| Creators = Jack Kirby;
| First = Mister Miracle #2
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| Death = Death of the New Gods #1
 
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| Overview = '''Doctor Bedlam''' is a member of [[Darkseid]]'s elite, a disembodied being that inhabits artificial bodies called "animates". He is one of Darkseid's chief scientists, he is mainly researching terror-inducing mind manipulation. One of his inventions is the [[Paranoid Pill]].<ref name=WW6/>
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* '''[[New God Physiology]]''': Doctor Bedlam is a being of pure psionic energy and has no true body, but while in possession of one of his faux bodies he retains the powers and abilities found in all new gods due to every animate he takes possession of reflecting his old self in appearance and physique.<ref>[[JLA/JSA:Virtue and Vice]]</ref>
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* {{No Physical Body}}: Doctor Bedlam is a being of pure psionic energy and has no true body anymore, but when he inhabits one of his artificial bodies he retains the powers and abilities found in all New Gods.<ref name=WW6>{{c|Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #6}}</ref>
:* {{Superhuman Strength}}
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** {{Superhuman Strength}}
:* {{Superhuman Durability}}
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** {{Superhuman Durability}}
:* {{Immortality}}
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** {{Immortality}}
:* {{Superhuman Stamina}}
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** {{Superhuman Stamina}}
:* {{Accelerated Healing}}
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** {{Accelerated Healing}}
   
* '''[[Possession]]''': In his new form as an energy consciousness Bedlam can possess his own bio-mechanical android animates to resume a physical form. He's shown he can posses and alternate the physical form of any and all animates he currently inhabits and can host multiple animates as he's already in a host all at the same time.<ref>[[JLA/JSA:Virtue and Vice]]</ref>
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* {{Possession}}: In his new form as an energy consciousness Bedlam can possess his own bio-mechanical android animates to resume a physical form. He can control six animates at once.<ref name=WW6/>
   
   
 
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* {{Genius Level Intellect}}
 
* {{Genius Level Intellect}}
:* {{Science}}:
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** {{Science}}
:* {{Weaponry}}
 
:* {{Mechanical Engineering}}
 
 
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* '''Doctor Bedlam's Animates'''
* '''[[Doctor Bedlam's Animates]]''': With no true body to speak of any longer, he downloads his consciousness into android bodies. These bodies are often referred to as ''Animates''. When one body is destroyed, he merely transmits his essence into a new one.
 
   
 
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* '''[[Boom Tube]]'''
 
   
 
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| Wikipedia = Doctor Bedlam
 
| Wikipedia = Doctor Bedlam
 
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* [http://www.dcuguide.com/chronology.php?name=doctorbedlam Doctor Bedlam chronology index at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe]
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* [https://www.dcuguide.com/chronology.php?name=doctorbedlam Doctor Bedlam chronology index at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe]
* [http://fastbak.tripod.com/bedlam.htm Doctor Bedlam profile at New Gods Library]
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* [https://fastbak.tripod.com/bedlam.htm Doctor Bedlam profile at New Gods Library]
 
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[[Category:Androids]]
 
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Revision as of 16:36, 18 March 2020

Doctor Bedlam is a member of Darkseid's elite, a disembodied being that inhabits artificial bodies called "animates". He is one of Darkseid's chief scientists, he is mainly researching terror-inducing mind manipulation. One of his inventions is the Paranoid Pill.[1]


Powers

  • Possession: In his new form as an energy consciousness Bedlam can possess his own bio-mechanical android animates to resume a physical form. He can control six animates at once.[1]

Abilities

Equipment

  • Doctor Bedlam's Animates


  • Although this character was originally introduced during DC's Earth-One era of publication, their existence following the events of the 1985–86 limited series Crisis on Infinite Earths remains intact. However, some elements of the character's Pre-Crisis history may have been altered or removed for Post-Crisis New Earth continuity, and should be considered apocryphal.
  • Although he has once assumed the identity of Baron Bedlam, Doctor Bedlam is not to be confused with the Markovian insurrectionist, Baron Bedlam.

Related

External Links

Footnotes


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