Nightslayer

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Night-Slayer
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Night-Slayer from Detective Comics #544, artist Gene Colan.
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance Detective Comics #529 (August 1983)
Created by Doug Moench (writer)
Gene Colan (artist)
In-story information
Full nameAnton Knight
Species Human
Partnerships Nocturna
Notable aliasesThief of Night, Night-Thief
AbilitiesExpert martial artist and burglar

Night-Slayer (Anton Knight) is a character in the DC Comics universe. He first appeared in Detective Comics #529 (August 1983), and was created by Doug Moench and Gene Colan. [1]

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Fictional character biography

The son of millionaire lord Charles Knight, Anton Knight is raised in a luxurious lifestyle before leaving home to study martial arts in Asia, during which Charles dies. At the funeral, Anton meets Charles' adoptive daughter Natalia Knight, with the two becoming lovers and partners in crime. [2] After Batman defeats him, Anton is imprisoned in Arkham Asylum, but eventually escapes and becomes the murderous "Night-Slayer".

In The New 52 continuity reboot, Night-Slayer is Nocturna's stepson.

Powers and abilities

Night-Slayer is an expert martial artist.

In other media

See also

References

  1. ↑ Greenberger, Robert (2008). The Essential Batman Encyclopedia. Del Rey. pp. 272–273. ISBN   9780345501066.
  2. ↑ Rovin, Jeff (1987). The Encyclopedia of Supervillains. New York: Facts on File. pp. 247–248. ISBN   0-8160-1356-X.
  3. ↑ "Anton Knight Voice - Batman: Caped Crusader (TV Show)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved August 7, 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.
  4. ↑ Wheeler, Greg (August 1, 2024). "Batman: Caped Crusader – Episode 8 "Nocturne" Recap & Review". The Review Geek. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
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