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Henry King, Jr. is Brainwave, a powerful telepathic villain.
History
Henry King, Jr. was imprisoned at Arkham Base alongside Jonni Thunder, Todd Rice and Jeremy Karn. They were released by John Constantine (Prime Earth) in order to help him return to his Earth.[1]
The group then arrive at the Chicago World Army refugee stronghold whereupon they witness Barbara Grayson's death and the group slaughter the men and board the train.[2] Soon after their arrival at Atom's Haven Brainwave begins to enslave the minds of the refugee-seekers to better enable their transition into the space ship he had acquired and the others assist him with his plan.[3] He then brought all of those he controlled - including John Grayson, Richard Grayson's son - before him to board his shuttle; unbeknownst to him Richard and Ted Grant were also within the crowd. Upon discovering Richard, and subsequently his innate resistance to his mental powers, King, Jr. takes control of his compatriots and Ted Grant forcing him to level his gun at Richard. At the very last second Batman and Huntress arrive and knock him unconscious, thereby releasing the minds of those he controlled leaving them to descend into a frenzy.[4]
Powers and Abilities
Powers
- Telepathy: Brainwave has the ability to read other people's minds and project blasts of mental energy.[2]
- Mind Control: Brainwave could force a man to shoot himself in the head[2] and take control of multiple people at once.[5]
Related
- 8 Appearances of Henry King, Jr. (Earth 2)
- 2 Images featuring Henry King, Jr. (Earth 2)
- Quotations by or about Henry King, Jr. (Earth 2)
- Character Gallery: Henry King, Jr. (Earth 2)
Footnotes
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