Slipknot (comics)

Slipknot
Slipknot
	Interior artwork from Millennium #4 (January 1988).; Art by Joe Staton.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	The Fury of Firestorm #28 (October 1984)
Created by	Gerry Conway; Rafael Kayanan
In-story information
Alter ego	Christopher Weiss
Species	Human
Team affiliations	Suicide Squad; Kobra Cult; 2000 Committee; Secret Society of Super Villains
Abilities	Great physical strength; Speed, agility and reflexes; Ability to climb on every building or harsh object using ropes, grappling pistol or usage of many other advanced rope vessels; High-level fighting skills;

Slipknot (Christopher Weiss) is a supervillain, published by DC Comics. Created by Gerry Conway and Rafael Kayanan,^[1]^[2] the character made his first appearance in The Fury of Firestorm #28 (October 1984).

Adam Beach portrays Slipknot in the DC Extended Universe film Suicide Squad.

Fictional character biography

Slipknot is a former chemical developer and enemy of Firestorm who is skilled in wielding ropes and developed a special chemical to make them indestructible.

Slipknot later joins the Suicide Squad and helps battle the Manhunters during the Millennium event. However, he loses his left arm after its explosive implant detonates.^[3]

In subsequent appearances in Identity Crisis, Infinite Crisis, and Final Crisis, Slipknot obtains a bionic arm before being killed by the Tattooed Man.^[4]

In The New 52 continuity reboot, Slipknot is resurrected and joins the Secret Society of Super Villains.^[5]

Slipknot II

An unidentified, second incarnation of Slipknot appears in Robin (vol. 2) #145.^[6]

Powers and abilities

Slipknot is a skilled martial artist and hand-to-hand combatant, and wields powerful indestructible ropes.^{[citation needed]}

Other versions

An alternate timeline variant of Slipknot makes a minor appearance in Flashpoint: Legion of Doom #2 as a prisoner of Doom prison.^[7]

In other media

Slipknot appears in Suicide Squad, portrayed by Adam Beach.^[8]^[9] This version is a Native American mercenary who is recruited into Amanda Waller's Task Force X program to defeat the Enchantress. However, Captain Boomerang initially believes the nano-bombs implanted into the squad members' necks to dissuade them from abandoning the mission are a ruse and Slipknot is subsequently killed while mounting an escape attempt.^[10]

References

^ The Fury of Firestorm #28 (October 1984). DC Comics.
^ White, James (October 28, 2015). "From Slipknot To Captain Boomering (And Back Again): Meet The Suicide Squad". Empire. Archived from the original on October 30, 2015. Nothing to do with the band, his alter ego is Christopher Weiss and he was created by Gerry Conway and Rafael Kayanan in 1984.
^ Ostrander, John (w), McDonnell, Luke (p), Lewis, Bob (i). "The Final Price" Suicide Squad, no. 9 (January, 1988). DC Comics.
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- Identity Crisis #4 (November 2004). DC Comics.
- Robin (vol. 2) #144 - 145 (January - February 2006). DC Comics.
- Checkmate (vol. 2) #20. DC Comics.
- Titans: Villains For Hire Special (May 2010). DC Comics.
- Titans (vol. 2) #30 - #31 (December 2010 - January 2011). DC Comics.
^ Forever Evil #1. DC Comics.
^ Robin (vol. 2) #145. DC Comics.
^ Flashpoint: Legion of Doom #2 (July 2011). DC Comics.
^ Woods, John (April 9, 2015). "Adam Beach to play DC Comics villain Slipknot in new film". Winnipeg Free Press.
^ Hood, Cooper (13 August 2016). "Suicide Squad Director Explains Why Slipknot's Backstory Was Cut". Screen Rant. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
^ Francisco, Eric (August 5, 2016). "Slipknot's Big 'Suicide Squad' Moment Explained". Inverse Entertainment. Retrieved 7 June 2017.

[1] The Fury of Firestorm #28 (October 1984). DC Comics.

[2] White, James (October 28, 2015). "From Slipknot To Captain Boomering (And Back Again): Meet The Suicide Squad". Empire. Archived from the original on October 30, 2015. Nothing to do with the band, his alter ego is Christopher Weiss and he was created by Gerry Conway and Rafael Kayanan in 1984.

[3] Ostrander, John (w), McDonnell, Luke (p), Lewis, Bob (i). "The Final Price" Suicide Squad, no. 9 (January, 1988). DC Comics.

[4] 
Identity Crisis #4 (November 2004). DC Comics.
Robin (vol. 2) #144 - 145 (January - February 2006). DC Comics.
Checkmate (vol. 2) #20. DC Comics.
Titans: Villains For Hire Special (May 2010). DC Comics.
Titans (vol. 2) #30 - #31 (December 2010 - January 2011). DC Comics.

[5] Identity Crisis #4 (November 2004). DC Comics.

[6] Robin (vol. 2) #144 - 145 (January - February 2006). DC Comics.

[7] Checkmate (vol. 2) #20. DC Comics.

[8] Titans: Villains For Hire Special (May 2010). DC Comics.

[9] Titans (vol. 2) #30 - #31 (December 2010 - January 2011). DC Comics.

[5] Forever Evil #1. DC Comics.

[6] Robin (vol. 2) #145. DC Comics.

[7] Flashpoint: Legion of Doom #2 (July 2011). DC Comics.

[8] Woods, John (April 9, 2015). "Adam Beach to play DC Comics villain Slipknot in new film". Winnipeg Free Press.

[9] Hood, Cooper (13 August 2016). "Suicide Squad Director Explains Why Slipknot's Backstory Was Cut". Screen Rant. Retrieved 17 April 2017.

[10] Francisco, Eric (August 5, 2016). "Slipknot's Big 'Suicide Squad' Moment Explained". Inverse Entertainment. Retrieved 7 June 2017.

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