Judomaster

Judomaster is the name used by several characters in the DC Universe.

Judomaster (Hadley Jagger)

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Judomaster (Unknown)

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Judomaster (Tommy Jagger)

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Judomaster (Sonia Sato)

Main Article: Sonia Sato

Notes

• The concept of Judomaster was created by Joe Gill and Frank McLaughlin (where it made its first appearance in Special War Series v1 #4 (November, 1965) by Charlton Comics.
• Creator Frank McLaughlin explained the character's creation: "I had developed the character Judomaster and was anxious to leave… Charlton to work freelance exclusively, Charlie Santangelo was in charge of Charlton at the time. He and I played judo at the same dojo, so his interest in my character was more than a passing one… Reagreed to give me a shot and publish Judomaster, and that's when it hit the fan".

In other media

Television

• In Stargirl, the Sonia Sato incarnation of Judomaster made a brief appearance in the setting of the live-action DC universe television series in the episode "Summer School: Chapter Ten" where she was portrayed by actress Kristen Lee.
• In Peacemaker, Judomaster appeared in the setting of the live-action television series where he was portrayed by actor Nhut Le. This version of Judomaster was approached by the queen of the butterflies and was convinced to support the butterflies' agenda to take over world leaders and enforce measures to prevent humans from polluting Earth to the point of becoming inhospitable, the fate that the butterflies' home planet had suffered. Eek Stack Ik Ik had taken over the body of senator Royland Goff, Judomaster was appointed as one of the Goff family's bodyguards so that he could protect the butterfly queen, also knowing that the entire Goff family had been taken over by butterflies. Judomaster drove his car with Eek Stack Ik Ik disguising as Royland Goff and other butterflies disguising as the wife and children, taking them to the Goff residence, where they acted like a royal family in front of a bodyguard. While eating Cheetos, Judomaster waited for the family to enter the residence for surveillance, where the bodyguard asked him to share some Cheetos, but Judomaster refused. When the Goff family came under fire from a sniper, Judomaster was able to locate the assassins, surprising Vigilante by attacking him with a kick before he could kill Eek Stack Ik Ik as the last target, also attacking Emilia Harcourt and beating up Peacemaker on his testicles while fighting Harcourt, yelling without realizing that there was a microphone listening to the battle. Judomaster was able to pin Harcourt, and he fought Peacemaker hitting him several times, also shooting Vigilante. While being attacked, Judomaster made Peacemaker accidentally stab Vigilante, managing to gain the upper hand in the match by attacking Peacemaker leaving him knocked down, and then going towards Vigilante, who cowardly tried to retreat by surrendering. However, Judomaster appeared behind him, giving him several blows to the helmet until he passed out, screaming for his victory, until Eek Stack Ik Ik arrived, receiving the order to take Peacemaker and Vigilante to the Goff Residence cave for questioning.

Films

• In Batman: Soul of the Dragon, an un-costumed Rip Jagger appeared in the setting of the 2021 animated film where he was voiced by actor Chris Cox. This version was a man who came to study martial arts under the O-Sensei at his monastery in Nanba Parbat where afterwards he was joined by fellow students Lady Shiva, Ben Turner, Richard Dragon, Jade Nyugen and Bruce Wayne. Unknown to anyone, Jagger was actually a member of the Kobra cult who had infiltrated the monastery in order to find 'the Gate'. This was a doorway that was a portal to another dimension that contained the cult's god which was the great serpent Naga. Rip Jagger had intended to claim the key that was the sword Soul Breaker and open the portal with him accomplishing this by murdering Jade. He then awaited his master but was killed by serpent demons with the doorway only being closed by the sacrifice of O-Sensei.

Appearances

• Special War Series v1: (1965)
• Checkmate:
• Birds of Prey v1:

External Links

• DC Database Entry
• Wikipedia Entry

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