Villains United Vol 1 1

"And Empires in Their Purpose"

Part of the "Villains United", and "Infinite Crisis" events

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And Empires in Their Purpose

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He's not the man our intelligence suggests. He's remade himself. Admirable. His presence...for a moment, he reminded me of a very great man.

— Talia al Ghul

Villains United #1 is an issue of the series Villains United (Volume 1) with a cover date of July, 2005. It was published on May 4, 2005.

Synopsis for "And Empires in Their Purpose"

Around the world villains were recruited to join in Lex Luthor's Secret Society of Super-Villains creating a united force of villainy. Few successfully turn down the invitation; among those is Catman who infuriates Doctor Psycho by doing so.

Meanwhile, deep in the Amazon Rainforest the Six fight several H.I.V.E. agents, and afterwards their performances are assessed well except for Fiddler who is executed by Deadshot leaving space for a replacement, Blake. Who upon the team's return is brought into the House of Secrets to meet their benefactor, Mockingbird.

Appearing in "And Empires in Their Purpose"

Featured Characters:

Secret Six (First appearance)
- Catman
- Cheshire
- Deadshot
- Fiddler (Dies)
- Parademon
- Rag Doll II (First appearance)
- Scandal (First appearance)

Supporting Characters:

Mockingbird

Antagonists:

Secret Society of Super-Villains
- Lex Luthor
- Black Adam
- Black Manta
- Body Doubles
  - Bonny Hoffman
  - Carmen Leno
- Bug
- Byte
- Calculator
- Cheetah
- Cicada
- Deathstroke
- Doctor Psycho
- Fadeaway Man
- Fatality
- Felix Faust
- Gentleman Ghost
- Gorilla Grodd
- H.I.V.E.
- Knockout
- Mister Freeze
- Multiplex
- Phobia
- Plasmus
- Prometheus
- Sabbac (Ishmael Gregor)
- Shadow Thief
- Shrapnel
- Skorpio
- Talia al Ghul

Other Characters:

Arsenal (On a TV or computer screen)
Lian Harper (On a TV or computer screen)

Locations:

Africa
- Medikwe Game Preserve
United States of America

Items:

Fiddler's Fiddle

Vehicles:

Notes

This issue is reprinted in the Villains United trade paperback.

Trivia

Medikwe Game Preserve is inspired by Madikwe Game Reserve.

Links and References

Villains United at Wikipedia.org

Crossover

The events from this issue or series are related to Infinite Crisis, and/or any of its surrounding events, including Villains United, the OMAC Project, Rann-Thanagar War and Day of Vengeance. This template will automatically categorize articles that include it into the Infinite Crisis crossovers category.

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