Global Guardian is an Amazo android created by Failsafe and used by the Bureau of Sovereignty to steal Martian Manhunter's powers.
History
Failsafe created Global Guardian and the other members of Task Force VII to store the consciousnesses of the Batmen of Zur-En-Arrh of the Multiverse.[1][2] Failsafe was foiled by the Batman Family and destroyed beyond repair before the Amazos could be activated.[3] However, the Bureau of Sovereignty raided Failsafe's base in Blackgate Penitentiary and seized all the robotic shells. When their scientists could not repair them, Amanda Waller forced the captured Time Commander to reverse their timelines and restore them.[4]
When other captured weapons such as the Justice Buster suit proved inadequate to the task of capturing superheroes; Waller ordered Task Force VII, into the field.[5] The Bureau of Sovereignty flooded the media with A.I. generated footage of superheroes seemingly rampaging and slaughtering civilians, creating a nationwide wave of anti-metahuman hatred and several violent attacks on superheroes by angry mobs. To counter the narrative the superheroes went out in force to rescue people, gathering into groups for protection; however, this was just what Waller had intended. Global Guardian ambushed Martian Manhunter and a band of other heroes in London, stole their powers and overpowered them.[6] He arrested the depowered metahumans and delivered them to the Metahuman Detention Centre on Gamorra Island, but Blue Beetle and Booster Gold got away.
Global Guardian was part of the Bureau's attack on the Fortress of Solitude to capture the remaining heroes. He was stealthily teleported in by Dreamer while the Brainiac Queen and the brainwashed Jon Kent attacked the main entrance. Global Guardian stole the Titans' powers when they began to fight off Jon Kent. Zealot sliced him in half but he rapidly repaired himself. Global Guardian sought out and attacked Batman, who he considered his "grandfather", but Batman was able to temporarily shut him down using ultrasonics built into his suit. Aquaman and Wonder Woman threw him through a portal to get rid of him.[7]
Waller and Failsafe noticed that Task Force VII were operating at slightly less than peak efficiency, and so Failsafe ran a remote diagnostic on all of them. He realised that they had absorbed some of the heroes' personalities and rebooted them to restore their baseline programming.[8]
Powers and Abilities
Powers
- Android Body
- Power Absorption: Global Guardian stole powers from an eclectic group of heroes including Martian Manhunter, Fire, Ice and Elongated Man.[6] He later also stole powers from heroes taking refuge at the Fortress of Solitude.[7]
- Cryokinesis[6]
- Enhanced Vision: Global Guardian stole Doctor Mid-Nite's ability to see in total darkness.[8]
- Flight[6]
- Invisibility[6]
- Pyrokinesis[6]
- Regeneration: Global Guardian rapidly repaired himself after being sliced in half by Zealot.[7]
- Superhuman Strength[7]
- Power Absorption: Global Guardian stole powers from an eclectic group of heroes including Martian Manhunter, Fire, Ice and Elongated Man.[6] He later also stole powers from heroes taking refuge at the Fortress of Solitude.[7]
Trivia
- Global Guardian debuted in battle against former members of the Justice League International, rivals of the similarly named team the Global Guardians.
Related
- 7 Appearances of Global Guardian (Prime Earth)
- 5 Images featuring Global Guardian (Prime Earth)
- Quotations by or about Global Guardian (Prime Earth)
- Character Gallery: Global Guardian (Prime Earth)
Footnotes
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