Richard Swift (DCAU)

The Shade
DC Animated Universe‎
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Real Name	Richard Swift
Main Alias	The Shade
Affiliation	Legion of Doom · formerly Injustice Gang, Secret Society
Base Of Operations	Hall of Doom
Status
Alignment	Bad
Citizenship	American
Occupation	Criminal
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Origin
Universe	DCAU · Earth 12
Creators	Gardner Fox · Harold Wilson Sharp
First Appearance	"Injustice for All, Part I" (September 6, 2002)
Appearance of Death	"Alive!" (May 6, 2006)

The Shade was a member of the Injustice Gang and the Secret Society. Even though he felt teaming up never worked, he did join the Legion of Doom.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced)
  • Martial Arts
    

Paraphernalia

Equipment

• Nightstick

Notes

• This version of the character is exclusive to the continuity of the DC Animated Universe and is an adaptation of The Shade. The original character was created by Gardner Fox and Harold Wilson Sharp and first appeared in Flash Comics #33.

Related

• 11 Appearances of Richard Swift (DCAU)
• 3 Images featuring Richard Swift (DCAU)
• 1 Quotations by or about Richard Swift (DCAU)
• Character Gallery: Richard Swift (DCAU)

External Links

• Shade at the DC Animated Universe Wiki

Footnotes

Legion of Doom member This character is or was a member of the Legion of Doom, a team of supervillains called together for the purpose of conquering the world and defeating the Super Friends, in any of its various incarnations. This template will categorize articles that include it into the "Legion of Doom members" category.

Secret Society of Super-Villains member This character is or was a member of the Secret Society of Super-Villains, a cadre of super-villains who band together to accomplish feats no one super-villain can do alone, in any of its various incarnations. This template will categorize articles that include it into the "Secret Society of Super-Villains members" category.

Flash Villain(s) This character, team, or organization, is or was primarily an enemy of any or all of the various incarnations of the Flash. This template will categorize articles that include it into the category "Flash Villains."

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