Belle Reve
Belle Reve is a prison that features in DC Comics.
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History
Origin
Post-Flashpoint
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events. The original Belle Reve penitentiary was built by French architects during the American Civil War. It served as a place to house the most dangerous criminals but not the insane as it served as a prison for the functional criminals with many bounty hunters bringing their targets to it. (Suicide Squad v4 #26)
Five years ago, the rise of superheroes on the planet saw the nation’s greatest scientists rebuilding Belle Reve entirely. It was designed to deal with the modern criminal and contain some of the worst of humanity that consisted of powerful beings. (Suicide Squad v4 #26)
After acquiring the Heart of Darkness, Maxwell Lord used the power of Eclipso to take control over the Justice League and place them under his command. In the resultant battle, a section of Belle Reve was destroyed whilst the mind controlled League sought to take over the world. Despite the damage to the prison, Flagg and others managed to ensure that the remaining prisoners were kept contained. (Justice League Vs. Suicide Squad v1 #5)
Overview
Inhabitants
Staff
- Amanda Waller
Prisoners
- Deadshot :
- Captain Boomerang :
- Harley Quinn :
Notes
- Belle Reve was created by John Ostrander and Luke McDonnell where it made its first appearance in Suicide Squad v1 #1 (May, 1987).
Alternate Versions
In other media
Television
- In Justice League Unlimited, Belle Reve Correctional appeared in the DC Animated Universe in the episode "Task Force X". Criminals sent there faced the death sentence which was where Cadmus along with Amanda Waller recruited members for Task Force X.
- In Young Justice, Belle Reve appeared in the animated series as a prison in the episode "Terrors". It was run by Amanda Waller with Hugo Strange serving as the prison's psychiatrist with its prisoners including supervillains.
Films
- In Suicide Squad, the Belle Reve Special Security Barracks made its first appearance in the DC Extended Universe in the live-action film.
- In Suicide Squad, the Belle Reve Correctional Facility appeared in the animated film. It served as the headquarters of Task Force X and from where Amanda Waller directed the actions of the Suicide Squad with supervillain convicts returned there after the completion of a mission.
Video games
- In Injustice 2, Belle Reve was mentioned in dialogue interactions between Deadshot and Harley Quinn in the fighting video game.
- In DC: Unchained, Belle Reve appeared in the setting of the mobile video game. The villains during the story mode investigated the prison when they came under attack from Parademons and brainwashed humans that were serving Darkseid.
Appearances
- Suicide Squad v1:
- Suicide Squad v4:
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