Architect (DC)
The Architect is a male comic supervillain who features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Origin
Zachary Gate was a male human born in the modern age where he was a descendant of the Gates family who were a family of architects that came to Gotham City. (Batman: The Gates of Gotham v1 #5)
After being taken to prison, Nicholas Gate came to write a journal where he blamed the founding families of Gotham for the 'murder' of his brother with these being detailed whilst he was confined at Arkham Asylum. In the decades afterwards, descendants of the Gates continued until the modern age when Zachary Gate was born where he suffered from psychosis and found the journal of his ancestor. Thus, he came to blame the elites of Gotham for forgetting the Gates family and sought to take his revenge against the city where h took the name of the Architect. (Batman: The Gates of Gotham v1 #5)
With Elliot as his captive, the Architect then had him placed at Wayne Tower where he made a modified dead man's switch that activated a timer alongside similar bombs through the city. Despite the efforts of the Bat Family, they were unable to stop the bombs from detonating though they managed to succeed in saving bystanders with this including Tommy Elliot. (Batman: The Gates of Gotham v1 #2)
He placed explosives at the base of the bridge when Batman confronted him with this fight being to take his attention whilst the Bat Family moved to disarm the bombs. The Dark Knight used grapple lines to pin the villain to the bridge whilst he confronted him about his identity along with the actions of Nicholas Gate. (Batman: The Gates of Gotham v1 #5)
Upon his arrest, he was taken to Arkham Asylum where Dillon's true identity as Zachary Gate was discovered. (Batman: The Gates of Gotham v1 #5)
Post-Flashpoint
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.
After being stopped some time ago by the Batman Family, Zachary Gate remained imprisoned until he was released by Jason Bard, the acting commissioner claiming that his plans with "Mother" required an architect. He was also given back his armor at this time. (Batman Eternal v1 #21) He first struck at the Beacon Tower construction site, where he brought several men with him and killed various crew members before Gate introduced himself to the project's architect Andrew Trondsen as the Architect. When Trondsen demanded to know what the Architect was doing to his building, the saboteur responds that this was actually his building, as he had been rewriting the plans for the Tower for months in order to design its true nature. With the arrival of Batman, he left Trondsen alone to deal with him, planning on getting back to him later. However, he was taken down with explosive Batarangs to his armor, and Batman freed Trondsen. After that rescue, Batman asked who Gate was working for. Unfortunately, due to Gate's insanity, he responded that he was only working for his family's legacy, and that Trondsen and the Beacon were just a part of something else. Lastly, he explained that the building was speaking in whispers with its resonance, cluing Batman in that Hush had attacked Alfred. (Batman Eternal v1 #22) After his defeat, Gate was incensed to learn that his cohort, Hush, had killed Trondsen, despite promising to leave him to Gate. (Batman Eternal v1 #23)
Overview
Personality and attributes
In appearance, Zachary Gate was a middle-aged man who had short blonde hair. He eventually decided to hide his heritage by taking the alias of Dillon May. (Batman: The Gates of Gotham v1 #5) Eventually, he decided to seek revenge against the elites of Gotham and took the name of the Architect. (Batman: The Gates of Gotham v1 #4)
The Architect believed that Gotham's elite should be punished because they betrayed his ancestors namely the Gates family. (Batman: The Gates of Gotham v1 #5) He considered himself to be Gotham's lost son and wanted the city to remember the legacy of the Gates family. As the Architect, he wanted to bring an end to the era ruled by the Gotham 'royalty' and the beginning of a new one. (Batman: The Gates of Gotham v1 #4)
He was notable for suffering from a psychosis which was said to run in the family. (Batman: The Gates of Gotham v1 #5)
Powers and abilities
He wore a modified version of an old sealed suit that was used to protect construction workers in Gotham during the 1800s with these being originally designed by Nicholas and Bradley Gate. They were durable but dangerous especially with excessive use over a long period of time. (Batman: The Gates of Gotham v1 #3) The flawed design caused extreme decompression sickness due to extended use. (Batman: The Gates of Gotham v1 #5) This incarnation though had some modifications made to it that increased the strength of the user. (Batman: The Gates of Gotham v1 #4) In fact, the hydraulics made him much faster than he appeared to be in the suit. (Batman: The Gates of Gotham v1 #5)
Notes
- The Architect was created by Scott Snyder and Kyle Higgins where he made his first appearance in Batman: Gates of Gotham v1 #1 (July, 2011).
Appearances
- Batman: The Gates of Gotham v1: (2011)
- Batman Eternal v1:
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