Madame Rouge
Madame Rouge is a female comic supervillain who features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Laura de Mille was a female human born in the modern age in France where she grew up to be an actress at the Paris theatre. Though young, she proved to be popular and on her way to stardom. This was until one day when she was riding in her limousine heading to her hotel which was then hit by a truck. She was badly wounded and taken to hospital where she went through a five-hour operation to save her life. However, this left her with a changed state of mind as she became a schizophrenic that was divided between a good and bad personality. De Mille sought a cure and met with a mysterious doctor who offered her a cure. After the procedure, she was shocked to discover that the physician was a gorilla named Monsieur Mallah who worked for the Brain. They revealed that they had actually destroyed the good personality in her mind and offered her a place within their Brotherhood of Evil criminal ring which she accepted. (Doom Patrol v1 #112)
Afterwards, she came to operate at an exclusive girls school in Paris which she used to hide her true identity. One day, she headed a class when she received a message from an American named Morden who petitioned to join the Brotherhood of Evil. The man had stolen the giant robot Rog and intended to use it to prove himself worthy to join their ranks. (Doom Patrol v1 #86)
She attempted to reclaim her life where she fell in love, got married and had a daughter named Gemini who shared the same metamorphic abilities as her mother. (Beast Boy v1 #4)
The dead remains of Madame Rouge came to be entombed below the Hall of Justice. (Blackest Night v1 #1) During the Blackest Night, these came to be reanimated by a black Power Ring and made into a member of the Black Lantern Corps. (Blackest Night v1 #3)
Overview
Personality and attributes
As a supervillain, she came to take the name of Madame Rouge. (Doom Patrol v1 #86)
The accident that injured her body resulted in her suffering from a change in her mental state. This led to her becoming a schizophrenic leading to the creation of a good and bad personality in her. (Doom Patrol v1 #112)
Powers and abilities
Originally, Laura de Mille was an ordinary human being who had trained to be an actress. This was until she sought out a cure for the injuries sustained to her from an accident. For this, she received an experimental treatment from the Brain that gave her superpowers. (Doom Patrol v1 #112) She had the power to shape her body into any living form. (Doom Patrol v1 #90)
It was shown that she had been a member of the Brotherhood of Evil. (Doom Patrol v1 #86)
Notes
- Madame Rouge was created by Arnold Drake and Bruno Premiani where she made her first appearance in Doom Patrol v1 #86 (May, 1964).
Alternate Versions
In other media
Television
- In Teen Titans, Madame Rouge appeared in the setting of the animated television series fifth season where she was voiced by actress Hynden Walch.
- In Doom Patrol, Laura de Mille appeared in the setting of the live-action DC universe television series where she was portrayed by actress Michelle Gomez.
Other
Appearances
- Doom Patrol v1: (1964)
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