Deathbolt (Jake Simmons) is a supervillain appearing in

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. He was created by the

Ultra-Humanite Ultra-Humanite (Gerard Shugel) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He first appeared as a recurring adversary of Superman, and was among the first villains faced by him. He was designed to be the polar oppos ...

to fight the

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. Deathbolt appeared in the

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'', portrayed by Doug Jones.

Fictional character biography

Jake Simmons is a wanted criminal who gains electric abilities from the

's experimentation. Code-named "Deathbolt", he becomes the Ultra-Humanite's ally before being defeated by the

. Deathbolt returns and attempts to kill Starman, only to be defeated by his descendant Farris Knight.

Powers and abilities

Deathbolt can channel the electrical energy in his body into powerful blasts of electricity.

In other media

Deathbolt appears in series set in the

, portrayed by Doug Jones. * Introduced in the ''

'' episode "Broken Arrow", this version can manipulate plasma instead of electricity. * Deathbolt appears in ''

'' episode "Rogue Air", where he is killed by

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References

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