Michael Desai (Flashpoint Timeline)

Michael Desai
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Real Name	Michael Desai
Relatives	Nebendu (father, deceased) · Pariyat (mother, deceased)
Base Of Operations	India
Status
Alignment	Neutral
Citizenship	Indian
Marital Status	Single
Occupation	Crimelord
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Grey
Hair	No
Origin
Universe	Flashpoint Timeline
Creators	James Robinson · Javi Fernandez
First Appearance	Flashpoint Vol 2 #1 (July, 2011)

This war is bad for business. My business. As much as I loathe slumming it alongside everyone here, yourself excluded Cyborg... The Outsider is also in. Just don't expect me to get my suit dirty.

— The Outsider

History

Flashpoint
This section of the history takes place during Flashpoint, a massive crossover event set in an alternate timeline to the mainstream DCU. History was completely changed when Professor Zoom finally found a way to erase his nemesis the Flash without harming his own legacy.

In the slums of Chandigarh in 1960, a woman named Pariyat gave birth to a monster, a baby with rock like skin and glowing eyes. The birth killed the mother, and the father immediately rejected his son. The child seemed to understand this. And Chandigarh was wiped off the face of the Earth by a power none could explain, leaving only one survivor; the child.

The boy the orphanage named 'Michael Desai' ran away at the age of six, and made his own way in the world. He became The Outsider, and he built an Empire, some of it but by no means all by legal means. The Outsider was a businessman, a player in politics, and sometimes a conqueror. And he was seemingly indestructible, and very strong, and had other powers no-one knew the extent of. He made many enemies over his life, not least Black Adam, whom he almost killed and left for dead in the desert, and J'onn J'onzz, whom he did kill, cutting him in half by sending part of his body to another dimension with technology adapted from that which had brought the Martian to Earth in the first place.

Ultimately though, the self serving Outsider was forced to join forces with Cyborg and his troops in order to save the world from the war between the Amazons and the Atlanteans. His final fate remains unrevealed.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Superhuman Durability: He has superhuman levels of durability, enough for him to withstand solar blasts from Rising Sun and withstand bullets without injury.
• Superhuman Stamina: His unique physiology allows him to fight for extended periods of time.
• Superhuman Strength: He has enough strength to knock Martian Manhunter around.

Abilities

• Genius Level Intellect: He's very clever, skilled at leading, managing, and making business dealings.
• Leadership: He's charismatic, organized, and logical in his dealings. Easily managing a international company, and building a new one in a short amount of time.
• Hand-to-Hand Combat (Basic): He posses basic skill in hand to hand combat.
• Business Management: Very good at holding a international company that works all over the world.

Notes

• The Outsider existed on the version of Earth created by the events of Flashpoint.
  

Trivia

• One of Desai's agents, who died in his service, was Alfred Pennyworth. In pre-Crisis continuity, Alfred was the original Outsider.

Related

• 5 Appearances of Michael Desai (Flashpoint Timeline)
• 6 Images featuring Michael Desai (Flashpoint Timeline)
• 2 Quotations by or about Michael Desai (Flashpoint Timeline)
• Character Gallery: Michael Desai (Flashpoint Timeline)

Footnotes

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