Thinker (DC)
The Thinker is a male comic supervillain who features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Origin
Clifford DeVoe
Though deceased, the Thinker’s personality were used in the design for an artificial intelligence system that the Justice Society came to use for their headquarters. He was instrumental in helping Wildcat fight off the Injustice Society who struck at the base when the rest of the Justice Society were away. (JSA v1 #9) Though serving the Justice Society, the Thinker A.I. still retained the mind of Cliff DeVoe. He watched the heroes where he recorded much about them whilst he allied with the Injustice Society. The Thinker then passed their JSA’s secrets to the villains and lowered the defences of their headquarters to allow an ambush. He then aided the villains in an attempt to murder the heroes within their own headquarters by closing most of the exists. (JSA v1 #16)
Afterwards, he expanded his base of operations into Keystone City where he believed it would serve as the perfect home for him. He came to hijack the laptop of Linda Park to add her brain power to his own. The Thinker conducted similar acts across the city who were forced to join his brain trust. (The Flash v2 #184) He confronted the Flash when the speedster was attacked by the new Rogues. However, the Thinker decided to aid the hero as he still had a use for him and aided him in finding a cure for Murmur's Frenzy virus. This was because he wanted access to the Flash's brain and his speed. (The Flash v2 #185)
Post-Flashpoint
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.
Overview
Personality and attributes
Upon becoming a digital being, he had forgotten the hobbies he once had when he was a living being. (The Flash v2 #184)
He said that he found no purpose in the telling of jokes. (The Flash v2 #184) It was said that the Thinker was a wild card and it was difficult to predict his actions. (The Flash v2 #185)
Powers and abilities
It was said that his new form offered him unlimited options but to take full advantage of them he required more memory storage. (The Flash v2 #185) Through electronics, he could force people to join his brain trust that increased his processing power. (The Flash v2 #184)
He could project a hologram of himself though ultimately for him it was simply a means of communication with organic beings. (The Flash v2 #185)
Notes
- The Clifford DeVoe Thinker was created by Gardner Fox and E.E. Hibbard where he made his first appearance in All-Flash v1 #12 (Fall, 1943).
In other media
Television
- In The Flash, Clifford DeVoe as the Thinker appeared in the live-action television series fourth season of the Arrowverse where he was primarily portrayed by actor Neil Sandilands.
Appearances
- All-Flash v1: (1943)
- Suicide Squad v1:
- JSA v1:
- The Flash v2:
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