Brimstone is an alias used by several fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by

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Publication history

The construct incarnation of Brimstone was created by

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, John Byrne, and

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, and first appeared in ''

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'' #1 (November 1986). The Chris King incarnation of Brimstone first appeared in ''

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'' (vol. 2) #272 (February 1981), and was created by

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and

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. The Nicholas Lucien incarnation of Brimstone first appeared in ''

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'' #200 (July 1983), and was created by

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and

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. The Joseph Chamberlain incarnation of Brimstone first appeared in ''The Curse of Brimstone'' #1 (June 2018), and was created by

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Fictional character biography

Artificial construct

Brimstone is a fiery giant created by

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as part of his plot to turn the population of Earth against

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es. It is destroyed by

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, but returns several times afterward.

Chris King

Brimstone is one of many identities used by Chris King, a wielder of the H-Dial.

Nicholas Lucien

Nicholas Lucien is a

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-themed criminal from

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who possesses

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. Lucien later possesses his

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counterpart, but is forced to return to his own body and is paralyzed in the process.

Joseph Chamberlain

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matrix and gains the ability to transform into Brimstone.

In other media

Television

* Brimstone appears in a self-titled episode of ''

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'', portrayed by

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. * A nuclear-powered robot resembling Brimstone appears in the ''

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'' episode "Initiation". Though not named on-screen, it is identified as Brimstone in the DVD extra "Themes of Justice". * An amalgam of Brimstone and

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appears in ''

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''. Ana and Otto Von Furth (voiced by

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and

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respectively) A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. are Markovian siblings who are transformed into monstrous fiery forms after

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traffickers kidnap them and activate their abilities. Subsequently, the two are forced to serve

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and are killed in battle with the

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. * Brimstone appears in a flashback in the ''

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'' episode "So, You Need a Crew?".

Film

The artificial construct incarnation of Brimstone makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in '' Superman/Batman: Public Enemies''.

Video games

*Brimstone appears as a character summon in '' Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure''. *Brimstone appears as an enemy in ''

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''.

Miscellaneous

* The artificial construct incarnation of Brimstone appears in ''

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''. * Brimstone appears in '' All-New Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' #5.

References

External links

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