Joel Cochin (New Earth)

Paragon
Mainstream Universe‎‎, 1950s-2011‎
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Real Name	Joel Cochin
Main Alias	Paragon
Status
Alignment	Bad
Identity	Secret Identity
Citizenship	American
Marital Status	Single
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Brown
Hair	Brown
Origin
Universe	Earth-One · New Earth
Creators	Kurt Busiek · Chuck Patton
First Appearance	Justice League of America #224 (March, 1984)

History

Joel Cochin was born a metahuman gifted with the power to mimic the physical and mental capabilities of anyone within a certain range. As an adult, he used this gift to excel within the scientific community, earning himself three Nobel prizes. In his arrogance, Cochin believed that the world had been overrun by those he deemed inferior, so he assumed the costumed identity of Paragon and sought to make a dramatic change by ridding the entire planet of all "inferior" beings. This action invariably brought him into conflict with the Justice League of America. At first, Paragon proved every bit their superior, imitating maneuvers such as Black Canary's judo training or Firestorm's molecular reconstruction abilities. The League determined though that he could not duplicate artificially created abilities such as the energy of a Green Lantern Ring or the aerokinesis of the Red Tornado android. Utilizing this strategy, the League succeeded in defeating Paragon.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Power Replication: Paragon can replicate the power of any metahuman or alien near him to an augmented level, meaning that he will always be stronger that the foe whose power he is replicating.

Weaknesses

• Power Limitation: Paragon can't replicate the powers of inorganic beings.

Notes

• 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.
  

Trivia

• Joel Cochin is also known as Dr. J. Baines Cochin.

Related

• 3 Appearances of Joel Cochin (New Earth)
• 4 Images featuring Joel Cochin (New Earth)
• Quotations by or about Joel Cochin (New Earth)
• Character Gallery: Joel Cochin (New Earth)

Footnotes

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