superhero
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appearing in
American comic book
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s published by
DC Comics
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.
Mento appeared in the first season of the ''
Doom Patrol
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'' television series for
DC Universe
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Arnold Drake
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and
Bruno Premiani
Giordano Bruno Premiani (; January 4, 1907 – August 17, 1984 at the
, Mento first appeared in ''Doom Patrol'' #91 (November 1964).
Fictional character biography
Steve Dayton, the world's fifth richest man, owns Dayton Industries, builds a helmet to enhance his mental abilities and calls himself Mento. This is an attempt on Dayton's part to impress
Elasti-Girl
Elasti-Girl (Rita Farr Dayton, also known as Elasti-Woman) is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, primarily as a member of the Doom Patrol. Created by writer Arnold Drake and artist Bruno Premiani, the characte ...
(a.k.a. Rita Farr) of the
Doom Patrol
Doom Patrol is a superhero team from DC Comics. The original Doom Patrol first appeared in ''My Greatest Adventure'' #80 (June 1963), and was created by writers Arnold Drake and Bob Haney, along with artist Bruno Premiani. Doom Patrol has appear ...
. Although his arrogant manner annoys the male field members of the team, he is successful, and in ''Doom Patrol'' #104 (June 1966), Mento and Elasti-Girl are married. They soon adopt
Beast Boy
Beast Boy (Garfield Mark "Gar" Logan) is a superhero
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(Garfield Logan). After Elasti-Girl's death, Mento becomes involved in the hunt for her killers, General Zahl and Madame Rouge. During this time, he invents a form of
uranium
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called Promethium which is used by
Deathstroke
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and Victor Stone/Cyborg.
During the "Titan Hunt" storyline, Dayton hires Deathstroke to track down the Teen Titans. He becomes the "" and tries to frame Deathstroke for murder, but Dayton's identity and plans are revealed and Deathstroke is cleared of all charges.
''One Year Later''
In "
One Year Later
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", Steve Dayton becomes a novelist, supposedly spurred on by a creative streak created by his helmet. After overcoming his addiction to the helmet and removing it, Mento takes control of the Doom Patrol from the
Chief
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* Chief master sergeant, the ninth, and highest, enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force
* Chief of police, the head of a police department
* Chief of the boat ...
(Niles Caulder).
In the 2010 run of ''Doom Patrol'', Mento is revealed to have left the Patrol, despite still being in contact with Caulder. Estranged from his wife, as his marriage failed when Rita found out how Dayton routinely used his mind-reading powers on her, he is called back by Caulder to stop an alien hive mind by using Rita as a proxy. Upon becoming aware of this new violation, Rita cuts ties with Mento, blaming Caulder too for her mistreatment.
Powers and abilities
Steve Dayton wears a helmet of his own invention that amplifies his latent psychic powers. While wearing the helmet, he possesses telepathy, psychokinesis, intangibility, and limited mind control. While the helmet also increased Dayton's paranoia and dementia,
Raven
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is eventually able to cure him of these side effects.
Teen Titans
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'' episode "Homecoming", voiced by
Xander Berkeley
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. 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. This version is the leader of the Doom Patrol.
* Mento appears in ''
Young Justice
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'', voiced by
Scott Menville
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. This version is Beast Boy's legal guardian who exploits his abilities for profit despite displaying a mutual disliking towards him. After forming the Outsiders, Beast Boy is legally emancipated from Mento.
* Mento appears in the ''
Doom Patrol
Doom Patrol is a superhero team from DC Comics. The original Doom Patrol first appeared in ''My Greatest Adventure'' #80 (June 1963), and was created by writers Arnold Drake and Bob Haney, along with artist Bruno Premiani. Doom Patrol has appear ...
'' episode "Doom Patrol Patrol", portrayed by Will Kemp as a young man and by Dave Bielawski as an old man. This version dated Rita Farr in 1955 and was a member of a 1950s incarnation of the Doom Patrol before they were defeated by Mr. Nobody and disbanded. As a result of the battle, Mento loses control of his powers, which
Joshua Clay
Joshua Clay, also known as Tempest, is a fictional character, a member of the superhero team Doom Patrol in comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Paul Kupperberg and Joe Staton, he first appeared in '' Showcase'' #94 (August 1977).
Joshu ...
Teen Titans Go!
''Teen Titans Go!'' is an American animated television series developed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic for Cartoon Network. It premiered on April 23, 2013, and is based on DC Comics' fictional superhero team the Teen Titans. The series ...