Cavalier (character)

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The Cavalier
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Cavalier from Detective Comics #81. Art by Bob Kane.
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance Detective Comics #81 (November 1943)
Created by Don Cameron (writer)
Bob Kane (artist)
In-story information
Alter egoMortimer Drake
Species Human
Team affiliations Secret Society of Super Villains
Suicide Squad
AbilitiesGood athlete
Skilled hand to hand combatant and swordsman
Carries a rapier that emits electric blasts
Feather plume-like steel tipped dart on his hat

Cavalier (Mortimer Drake) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Contents

Publication history

The character first appeared in Detective Comics #81 (November 1943) and was created by Don Cameron and Bob Kane. [1]

Fictional character biography

Mortimer Drake

Mortimer Drake is a man of exotic and idiosyncratic taste who turns to crime to obtain exotic valuables for his collection. [2] [3] His code of gallantry was important to him; in one story, he helps an old woman carry groceries while in the middle of making his escape. [4]

Drake matched wits against Batman and Robin several times, and escaped them in each encounter, but Batman deduces the Cavalier's identity, leading to Drake's imprisonment. [1]

In Batman Family #10 and #15, Cavalier allies with Killer Moth and temporarily abandons his code of honor to battle Batgirl. [5] [6]

Before Crisis on Infinite Earths , the Cavalier existed on both Earth-One and Earth-Two. The stories where he harmed women are established as existing on Earth-B, an alternate Earth that includes various non-canon stories. [7] [8]

Post-Crisis, Cavalier is revealed to be in a closeted gay relationship with Captain Stingaree. [1]

In Batman: Battle for the Cowl , Cavalier temporarily becomes Leslie Thompkins' bodyguard. [9] [10] [11]

In The New 52 continuity reboot, Cavalier wields the strength-enhancing drug Venom. [12]

Hudson Pyle

The second incarnation of Cavalier, Hudson Pyle, was created by writer James Robinson and writer Tim Sale, and first appeared in Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #32 (June 1992). [13]

Pyle is an former Hollywood stuntman who becomes the vigilante Cavalier in search of fame. He battles Batman before being killed by police officers. In Blackest Night , Cavalier returns as a Black Lantern. [14] [15]

DC Rebirth

An unidentified Cavalier resembling the Hudson Pyle incarnation appears in DC Rebirth as a member of the Suicide Squad before being killed during his first mission. [16] [17]

Powers and abilities

While he has no superhuman abilities, the Cavalier is a skilled athlete, hand-to-hand combatant, and swordsman who carries a rapier that emits electric blasts. [18] Additionally, the feather plume in his hat is a steel-tipped dart.[ citation needed ]

In other media

Television

Video games

The Mortimer Drake incarnation of the Cavalier appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure . [21]

Miscellaneous

See also

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References

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  8. ↑ Crisis on Infinite Earths: Absolute Edition (Nov. 2005)
  9. ↑ Gotham Gazette: Batman Alive? #1 (July 2009)
  10. ↑ Red Robin #16
  11. ↑ Batman/Catwoman: Follow the Money #1 (Jan. 2011)
  12. ↑ Batman: The Dark Knight (vol. 2) #2 (October 2011)
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  14. ↑ Blackest Night #1 (September 2009)
  15. ↑ Blackest Night #4 (December 2009)
  16. ↑ Batman (vol. 3) #14
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  20. 1 2 "Cavalier / Mortimer Drake Voices (DC Universe)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved August 4, 2024. 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.
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