Ten-Eyed Man
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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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| − | '''Philip Reardon''' | + | '''Philip Reardon''' was a male human born in the modern age who by adulthood who came to serve as a soldier in the U.S. Special Forces in Vietnam until he was honorably discharged after a grenade fragment hit him between the eyes. He returned to civilian life as a warehouse guard. One night, he was knocked out by thieves who had planted a bomb to blow up the warehouse. When Batman arrived at the scene, Reardon had recovered, but his vision was blurred. He mistook Batman for one of the thieves, and attempted to battle him. By the time he did recognize Batman, the warehouse exploded and Reardon's retinas were burned, which impacted his war injury and blinded him permanently in both eyes. (Batman v1 #226) |
| − | === | + | A brilliant doctor named '''Engstrom''' managed to reconnect his optic nerves to his fingertips, enabling him to see through them. Reardon blamed Batman for what had happened to him, and under the identity of 'the Ten-Eyed Man' tried to take his revenge on him. He hijacked a plane to Vietnam, and held the passengers hostage until the Batman agreed to meet him. He led Batman through a cat-and-mouse game in the jungle, using the weapons his platoon had left there during the war as traps. At the end he tried to blind Batman with a chemical grenade as his final revenge, but Batman quickly captured him right afterwards. Batman had been watching his fingers throughout their whole confrontation, and thought to cover his eyes when the Ten-Eyed Man put his hands behind his back. (Batman v1 #231) |
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| + | ===Post-Crisis=== | ||
| + | Following the [[Crisis on Infinite Earths]], a new version of reality was created with a different history of events. | ||
===Post-Flashpoint=== | ===Post-Flashpoint=== | ||
| + | Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
===Personality and attributes=== | ===Personality and attributes=== | ||
| + | After being blinded, he came to take the name of the '''Ten-Eyed Man''' due to his eyes on his fingertips. (Batman v1 #231) | ||
===Powers and abilities=== | ===Powers and abilities=== | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| + | *[https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Ten-Eyed_Man DC Database Entry] | ||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten-Eyed_Man Wikipedia Entry] | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten-Eyed_Man Wikipedia Entry] | ||
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The Ten-Eyed Man is a male comic supervillain who features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Pre-Crisis
Philip Reardon was a male human born in the modern age who by adulthood who came to serve as a soldier in the U.S. Special Forces in Vietnam until he was honorably discharged after a grenade fragment hit him between the eyes. He returned to civilian life as a warehouse guard. One night, he was knocked out by thieves who had planted a bomb to blow up the warehouse. When Batman arrived at the scene, Reardon had recovered, but his vision was blurred. He mistook Batman for one of the thieves, and attempted to battle him. By the time he did recognize Batman, the warehouse exploded and Reardon's retinas were burned, which impacted his war injury and blinded him permanently in both eyes. (Batman v1 #226)
A brilliant doctor named Engstrom managed to reconnect his optic nerves to his fingertips, enabling him to see through them. Reardon blamed Batman for what had happened to him, and under the identity of 'the Ten-Eyed Man' tried to take his revenge on him. He hijacked a plane to Vietnam, and held the passengers hostage until the Batman agreed to meet him. He led Batman through a cat-and-mouse game in the jungle, using the weapons his platoon had left there during the war as traps. At the end he tried to blind Batman with a chemical grenade as his final revenge, but Batman quickly captured him right afterwards. Batman had been watching his fingers throughout their whole confrontation, and thought to cover his eyes when the Ten-Eyed Man put his hands behind his back. (Batman v1 #231)
Post-Crisis
Following the Crisis on Infinite Earths, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.
Post-Flashpoint
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.
Overview
Personality and attributes
After being blinded, he came to take the name of the Ten-Eyed Man due to his eyes on his fingertips. (Batman v1 #231)
Powers and abilities
Notes
- The Ten-Eyed Man was created by Frank Robbins, Irv Novick and Dick Giordano where he made his first appearance in Batman v1 #226 (November, 1970).
In other media
Television
Films
Appearances
- Batman v1: (1970)
External Links
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