We're in a butcher's freezer, Harls. Surrounded by hogs hangin' on hooks... only they don't know it yet. 
- — Captain Boomerang src
Captain Boomerang (real name Digger Harkness) was a slimy, sarcastic, and cowardly criminal and a former member of the Suicide Squad. His primary weapon was a wide arsenal of specially adapted and weaponized boomerangs.
History
Criminal career
Born in 1985, George "Digger" Harkness was raised in poverty in the Australian town of Kurrumburra, the illegitimate child of Elizabeth Harkness and Willard Wiggins, an American toy manufacturer. Most suffered abuse and cruelty from his stepfather, Ian Harkness. George learned to make sophisticated boomerangs and even used them as weapons. At the age of fifteen, he and a friend robbed a store, making use of his skill with the boomerang.
The Captain Boomerang
Following the incident, Ian kicked George out of his home, though his mother sent him to Central City, Ohio, in order to find his biological father. George found out from the company that his biological father's company was looking for a new spokesperson and took the opportunity to audition with the throwing of boomerangs under the name George Green, Willard was impressed and granted him the alias "Captain Boomerang". He learned early on how to develop boomerangs into weapons, and as an adult, used them to perform daring heists, and taking the nickname Captain Boomerang given to him by Willard to commit his crimes.
Challenged by the "Red Streak"
For years, George tormented Central City as Captain Boomerang, committing several successful robberies and betraying his henchmen afterwards, however, he would find himself pursued by a super-speed metahuman vigilante, whom he nicknamed "the Red Streak", who stopped several of his plans, frustrating George. Around 2015, George and a partner were committing a diamond heist in Central City, but unluckily, he was hit by "Red Streak", which with an attack knocked George down, leading to his arrest at Belle Reve Federal Penitentiary, but by running away multiple times, George received 3 life sentences.[3][1]
Assassinating Enchantress
Joining the Suicide Squad
In 2016, after the death of the Kryptonian hero Superman, the Director of A.R.G.U.S., Amanda Waller, recruited George to be part of the Task Force X, dubbed as "Suicide Squad", a black-ops team made up of criminals with special abilities, accepting the offer, in exchange for reduce 10 years of his sentence. After a nano explosive was blown into his skull, George was taken to an airport, where he met his teammates, the embittered and cynical Colonel Rick Flag, the clever sarcastic mercenary, Floyd Lawton, the beautiful criminal lunatic, Harley Quinn, the pyromaniac, Chato Santana, the monstrous gangster, Waylon Jones, Flag's bodyguard, Tatsu Yamashiro, and the skilled thief, Christopher Weiss.
After enlisting with their weapons, the Squad contacted Waller, who explained the mission: Travel to Midway City and extract their ally, HVT1; warning that they would be killed if they betray or let Flag die. Along with a group of NAVY SEALs, the Squad was able to reach the city that had been devastated by a nuclear terrorist attack, but the helicopter was shot down, forcing the entire team to make a trek across the city.
Attacked by the Eyes of the Adversary
Over the course of the trip, George and Christopher hesitated over the nano explosives, joining forces to try to escape, but he was stopped by Tatsu, watching Christopher get killed by Flag with the detonator, causing George to retake his loyalty to the team. George and the Squad, except for Tatsu, planned to escape at the first sign of trouble, however they were forced into conflict with the mysterious Eyes of the Adversary, fighting side by side with the military, slaying various enemies, and George fought back, using his boomerangs. The battle culminated, allowing the Squad to go on their way, now led by both Flag and Floyd, and berating Chato for doing nothing.
"Saved" by his money
Throughout the mission, George stole various items until he reached the John F. Ostrander Building, where Harley briefly escaped, before returning to fight the Eyes of the Adversary. During the fight, George was attacked by an Eye of the Adversary, which stabbed him, but he was able to survive thanks to the money that was in his chest, returning to fight with the Squad to protect Flag from the enemies, although George hid. when things got worse and watching in amazement as Chato eliminated all the creatures, which allowed the Squad and the NAVY SEALs to finally move to the last floor of the building to finally complete the mission and leave the city.
To everyone's surprise, Waller turned out to be HVT1, so the Squad climbed to the top of the building to get her out of the city, but they were attacked by the Joker, a psychotic criminal and lover of Harley Quinn, whom he tried to save without success, before Waller was kidnapped by Enchantress, a dimensional goddess trying to wipe out humanity with a super weapon. Frustrated by the revelation, the Squad went to vent their sorrows, discovering that Flag had surrendered, allowing them to escape, cheering George, who tried to flee at the first opportunity, but later returned with the Squad to help them kill Enchantress, sending Waylon and the NAVY SEALs to plant a bomb under the subway.
Fightning against Incubus
Before finishing with Enchantress, the Squad had to face her powerful brother, Incubus, who was killed at the cost of Chato's sacrifice, allowing George and the rest of the team to try and fight Enchantress, who after being stabbed by the Tatsu's Soultaker Sword, the Squad took the opportunity to weaken her, killing Enchantress, with the help of Flag, Harley and Floyd. Destroying Enchantress's heart, the Squad brought back June Moone, Enchantress's former host and Flag's lover, only to be stopped by Waller, who agreed to give them favors as thanks, except for George, who demanded his release. Receiving nothing in return, George returned to Belle Reve, much to his frustration.[1]
Runaway
"Hey, I know that guy."
Years later, George was able to escape Belle Reve, becoming a wanted fugitive, managing to evade the authorities again. A wanted poster for George was hanging in the GCPD Headquarters, which was seen by Harley Quinn, who remembered her former teammate after the mission in Midway City, stating that she knew him. [4]
The Corto Maltese mission
Boomerang's last mission
In 2020, Boomerang was made part of the Squad sent to Corto Maltese to destroy Project Starfish. His team was lead once again by Colonel Flag, and included Harley Quinn, Blackguard, Mongal, and other new faces. The team was actually meant as a distraction for the Maltese Army so that a second Squad team could invade without trouble, but the group was oblivious to the fact.
Final stand on Corto Maltese
The team was ambushed by the army as soon as they arrived on Maltese shores, as they had been sold out by Blackguard. Boomerang fought admirably in the ensuing battle against the soldiers, but while he was fighting, Mongal jumped onto the landing gear of an enemy helicopter and sent it spinning out of control with her weight. The helicopter sliced several palm trees into splinters that impaled themselves in Boomerang before the crashing helicopter sliced him to shreds with its blades. He was mourned by Harley, his only remaining friend.[2]
Powers and Abilities
Abilities
- Hand-to-Hand Combat (Basic): Captain Boomerang was a decent fighter, and could he can cut down multiple people in seconds using the bladed edges of his boomerangs as close-quarter weapons.[1]
- Deception: Boomerang was a highly skilled deceiver, easily tricking Slipknot into attempting to escape (claiming that the implanted nano-bombs are only a fake bluffing tactic of Amanda Waller).
- Tactical Analysis: Boomerang was a master strategist, as he has undertaken a string of jewelry heists. His file describes him as an illustrious escape artist, as he has discreetly planted specially-designed getaway boomerangs in every prison within a 100-mile radius of Central City in order to help him escape if he were to ever be imprisoned there.
- Thievery: Captain Boomerang, as a self-proclaimed "asset relocation specialist," was a prolific and extremely skilled robber and jewel thief, having 98 counts of burglary to his name, and being known for having robbed every bank in Australia at least once.[1]
- Gadgetry: As a child, Harkness learned how to craft sophisticated boomerangs and eventually developed them into weapons. His file describes him as an explosive engineer.
Other Characteristics
- Mental Disorder: According to his psych profile, Captain Boomerang was a deranged lunatic, likely due to his stepfather subjecting him to abuse and cruelty. He was comfortable with his unprincipled and sociopathic behavior. He had a history of sexually harassing women, vocalizing racist beliefs, betraying comrades, and murdering innocent citizens.[1]
- Alcoholism: According to his psych profile, Boomerang was a possible alcoholic.[1]
- Alcoholism: According to his psych profile, Boomerang was a possible alcoholic.[1]
Paraphernalia
Weapons
- Trick Boomerangs: Captain Boomerang's primary weapons, with each of them a steel-made curved blade, sharpened on both sides. When thrown, his boomerangs spins about an axis that is perpendicular to their flight direction, and are designed to return to the thrower. He is a very formidable opponent when armed with his trick boomerangs, using them both as ranged and close-quarters weapons.
Notes
- This version of the character is exclusive to the continuity of the DC Extended Universe and is an adaptation of Captain Boomerang. The original character was created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino and first appeared in The Flash #117.
- Captain Boomerang was portrayed by Jai Courtney.
Trivia
- On the Suicide Squad website, Digger's birthday is listed as December 9, 1985. However, in the film, his birthday is listed as September 12, 1985 on Amanda Waller's file.
- Digger has a fetish for pink unicorns, and owned a stuffed unicorn named Pinkie.[1]
Recommended Reading
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