Battalion (DC Comics)
| Battalion | |
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 Battalion as depicted in Team Titans #3 (November 1992). Art by Kevin Maguire. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Team Titans #2 (November 1992) |
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| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Alexander Lyons |
| Team affiliations | Team Titans |
| Abilities | Uses weapons, enhanced strength and durability |
Battalion (Alexander Lyons) is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe. He first appeared in Team Titans #2 (November 1992), and was created by writer Marv Wolfman and artist Kevin Maguire.
Fictional character biography
[edit]Killowat originates from an alternate timeline ruled by Lord Chaos, and is a former concert pianist who continued to perform after Chaos banned music. He was then punished by being forced to watch Chaos kill his wife Essie and their children.[1]
Battalion later joins the Titans in traveling to the past to prevent Donna Troy from giving birth to Chaos. They succeed, but are stranded in the past before being killed during the Zero Hour: Crisis in Time! event when the timeline collapses.[2][3][4][5][6]
Powers and abilities
[edit]Battalion is a metahuman with enhanced speed, strength and durability. He is additionally a skilled combatant and wields firearms.
Other versions
[edit]- Battalion appears in Teen Titans Go! #48.
- An Elseworlds version used to be a priest on the peaceful planet Ion. When his people were ravaged by Lord Chaos, he took up guns to protect them.[7]
References
[edit]- Characters created by Marv Wolfman
- Comics characters introduced in 1992
- DC Comics American superheroes
- DC Comics characters who can move at superhuman speeds
- DC Comics characters with superhuman durability or invulnerability
- DC Comics characters with superhuman strength
- DC Comics male superheroes
- DC Comics metahumans
- Fictional pianists