Ravan (DC)
Ravan is a male comic character who features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Origin
Ravan
The Jihad auditioned for President Marlo of Qurac by destroying a fake airport. They used real Quraci citizens to set the scene, and Ravan assassinated several guarded actors posing as politicians. This was a success and Marlo hired them to kill the American President. The other members of this team included Chimera, Djinn, Jaculi, Manticore, and their leader Rustam. Amanda Waller sent the Suicide Squad to attack their fortress Jotunheim. (Suicide Squad v1 #1) Rick Flag describes Ravan's living quarters as part shrine to Kali, part Playboy Mansion. Bronze Tiger is sent to neutralize Ravan, and Ravan is surprised that he did not sense Bronze Tiger's approach. They fight and Bronze Tiger breaks Ravan's back, leaving him on the ground, then walks away. Ravan demands an honorable death, but Bronze Tiger insists that he does not kill anymore. (Suicide Squad v1 #2)
Recovering from their failure, Jihad recruited several new members to take revenge on the Suicide Squad. They attacked New York City and demanded that the Squad be handed over or innocents would be slaughtered. Ravan started by murdering people in the U.N. Building so their corpses could be taken over by Koschei the Deathless. (Suicide Squad v1 #17) Bronze Tiger finds Ravan about to kill Mayor Ed Koch and attacks him. Deducing that Ravan must wear an exo-skeleton since his back was broken, Bronze Tiger simply targets the power source and easily disables him. Bronze Tiger convinces Ravan that he could serve Kali better by joining the Suicide Squad. (Suicide Squad v1 #18)
Post-Flashpoint
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.
Overview
Personality and attributes
A Thuggee who practiced Kali worship and believed that every life he sacrificed delays the Kali Yuga another thousand years. (Suicide Squad v1 #1)
Powers and abilities
As a Thugee assassin, he came to be a formidable and deadly martial artist. (Suicide Squad v1 #1)
Notes
- Ravan was created by John Ostrander and Luke McDonnell where he made his first appearance in Suicide Squad v1 #1 (May, 1987).
Alternate Versions
In other media
Television
Appearances
- Suicide Squad v1:
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