Richard Hertz (Prime Earth)

Blackguard
Mainstream Universe‎‎, 2011‎-present
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Real Name	Richard Hertz
Main Alias	Blackguard
Affiliation	Formerly Suicide Squad
Status
Alignment	Bad
Identity	Secret Identity
Citizenship	American
Occupation	Professional Criminal
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Origin
Universe	Prime Earth
Creators	Dan Jurgens
First Appearance	Suicide Squad Vol 7 #7 (November, 2021)
Appearance of Death	Suicide Squad Vol 7 #7 (November, 2021)

Blackguard was an early villain of Booster Gold.

History

He once fought both Blue Beetle and Booster Gold. Though the heroes' recollections of the events differed, Guy Gardner revealed he was actually the one to defeat him and saved both Beetle and Gold's lives. He was later seen in Hell by current members of the Suicide Squad when they encountered a group of bitter former members of the team.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Energy Construct Creation: Blackguard's armor allows him to generate a mace and shield out of pure energy.

Abilities

• Hand-to-Hand Combat (Basic)
  

Paraphernalia

Equipment

• Energy Shield

Weapons

• Energy Mace

Notes

• Blackguard was created by Dan Jurgens, first appearing in Booster Gold #1. However, in the Prime Earth continuity, Blackguard first appeared as part of the New 52 DC Universe in Suicide Squad (Volume 7) #7 by Robbie Thompson and Eduardo Pansica.

Related

• 3 Appearances of Richard Hertz (Prime Earth)
• 4 Images featuring Richard Hertz (Prime Earth)
• Quotations by or about Richard Hertz (Prime Earth)
• Character Gallery: Richard Hertz (Prime Earth)

Footnotes

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