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 a 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]
