Flamingo (DC)
The Flamingo is a male comic supervillain who features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Origin
Eduardo Flamingo was a male human born in the modern age on Earth. (Batman and Robin v1 #1)
It was said that he was once a good man who fought the Mob until they captured him after which they cut his brain and took apart everything that made him human. They then made him kill his wife, children and everyone his love leading to him becoming known as the Flamingo. (Batman and Robin v1 #5) In time, he came to operate as the top enforcer for the Penitente Cartel and dispatched to eliminate threats. El Penitente's operations in Gotham City came to be disrupted by the actions of the Red Hood leading to them calling in the Flamingo to deal with the threat. (Batman and Robin v1 #4) Upon arriving, he attended a party that had adult escorts where he skinned the faces of people and ate them after which he began his search for the Red Hood. He found his quarry when the Red Hood and his sidekick Scarlet were in a fight with Batman and Robin where he shot his target's helmet. (Batman and Robin v1 #5) During this time, the Red Hood Jason Todd rallied a defense against Flamingo, but sustained bullet wounds to the face and knee-cap. Flamingo then turned his attentions to Red Hood's partner Scarlet. Flamingo then tugged at the seams of Scarlet's mask before she gashed him with one of her blades. Feeling responsible for the girl and her condition, Robin jumped into the fray to help, but received four bullets to his cape-protected spine, paralyzing him from the waist down. Dick Grayson who was operating as Batman then delivered a boot to Flamingo's face. When Dick was nearly tossed over the side of the building, Jason used a construction digger to scoop Flamingo up and deposit him over the edge, sending him plummeting to the Earth below. Commissioner James Gordon later told Batman that Flamingo's body was never found. (Batman and Robin v1 #6)
Post-Flashpoint
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events. Eduardo Flamingo
Overview
Personality and attributes
His reputation led to him being referred to as the Eater of Faces. (Batman and Robin v1 #4) In time, he came to be known as the King of Killers and the Ace of Assassins. (Batman and Robin v1 #5)
He was known to skin the faces of people and eat them. (Batman and Robin v1 #5)
Powers and abilities
It was said that he was a man that felt no pain, no fear, no guilt and no remorse over his actions. As El Penitente's top agent, he developed an impeccable kill record. (Batman and Robin v1 #4) He was noted for being an alpha-enforcer for the Penitente Cartel. According to Gabriel Santo, Flamingo has an impeccable kill record. (Batman and Robin v1 #5)
Notes
- The Flamingo was created by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely where he made his first appearance in Batman v1 #666 (July, 2007).
Alternate Versions
- In Batman v1 #666 (2007), the Flamingo appeared in the possible future of the Batman in Bethlehem reality. He was shown as being an enemy of the Bat-Devil Damian Wayne. After 2-face-2 hacked into Gotham's artificial climate control system and had it rain a mix of Monster Serum and Joker Venom, Simon Hurt was able to convince the President to nuke Gotham City. The Flamingo was shown sneaking up on Batman only for him to throw a Batarang at Flamingo's face.
In other media
Television
- In Batman: The Brave and the Bold, the Flamingo made a brief non-speaking appearance in the animated television series where he was shown in the episode "The Knights of Tomorrow!". He was shown in a story written by Alfred Pennyworth as an enemy of the second Batman, Dick Grayson.
- In Gotham, Eduardo Flamingo appeared in the live-action television series where he was portrayed by actor Raúl Castillo. This version was a spike-wielding cannibal and hitman who saw killing as an art form. Debuting in "Rise of the Villains: A Bitter Pill to Swallow", he was hired by the 'Lady' on behalf of Tabitha Galavan to kill James Gordon after the previous assassins were killed during a shootout at Theo Galavan's apartment. Flamingo tries to kill Gordon, but is ultimately defeated by the latter and arrested by the arriving police. While being taken to lockup, Flamingo fakes a partial collapse and kills a police officer Katherine Parks by biting her neck, but the cops restrain him.
Appearances
- Batman v1: (2007)
- Batman and Robin v1:
- Convergence v1:
- Detective Comics v2:
- Batman Eternal v1:
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