Amanda Waller is one of the two main antagonists of Season 1 (alongside Sam Lane) and the secondary antagonist of Season 2 in My Adventures with Superman. A survivor of Zero Day, Waller and Lane formed Task Force X to take on alien threats before they could conqure the Earth. However, over the years, her methods came into conflict with Lane's own methods, leading to her betrayal and becoming the new leader of Task Force X.
After Brainiac's failed invasion of Earth, Amanda's crimes were exposed and she became a wanted criminal and fugitive.
Appearance[]
Amanda is a large woman with dark skin and short hair.
Personality[]
Amanda is a strict, no-nonsense individual who is willing to do anything to accomplish the mission at hand, regardless of how unethical it is, as long as it serves the greater good and America’s interests.
Amanda is fully willing to use people in ways that are expendable and even put aside friendships and personal relationships to further her goals and complete her assignments, such as usurping Sam's command of Task Force X through framing him for the criminals escaping when she saw him "going soft" on Superman.
Despite Superman's heroic deeds, Amanda firmly believes that he is a threat to humanity and America's national security, and will go to lengths that even Sam would not dare to, such as executing the Kryptonian to stop him. This is partly a result of her traumatizing experience on Zero Day, which turned her into an even colder and more brutal person just to survive after nearly dying during the first invasion.
Amanda’s “ends justify the means” mindset has led her to cross several ethical lines. These include kidnapping both many prisoners and civilians to use them as test subjects with confiscated Krytponian technology. Amanda tried justifying her actions by claiming no one would miss them.
Amanda even went as far as to try and kill the prisoners, Sam, and Sam's daughter Lois, to prevent news of her inhumane operations reaching the public. Once again trying to justify that their deaths would be worth it if the rest of humanity would be safe.
This shows how not only how Amanda's morals are much darker than Sam's, but she's also willing to kill anyone to keep herself in power, and those who either go against her or her viewpoint.
Amanda is also willing to betray even people she’s been friends with for a long time like Sam if it means getting her way. Amanda willingly allowed Livewire to go rogue, despite knowing the damage she would do, just to usurp Sam's position as leader of Task Force X.
Biography[]
Early Life[]
22 years before the first appearance of Superman, Waller was enlisted into the United States Military and became close friends with fellow recruit, Sam Lane. At some point, a mysterious alien device arrived on Earth resulting in Waller and Lane being assigned to a Military Base to investigate the strange spacecraft. While she and a few other soldiers were being briefed on the situation by a superior, Waller noticed that Sam was missing causing her to search for him. She eventually finds him making a personal call to his wife in their superior's tent causing her to criticise Sam for not listening to their superior's briefing. It is at this moment, when the device activates revealing it to be a portal generator, allowing for the Kryptonian Warrior known as Nemesis Omega and their army of Kryptonian drones to pass through to Earth, attacking the base in the process.
Waller alongside Sam and the other soldiers at the base would try to attack Nemesis Omega and their drones but to no avail, leading to Waller being injured, Sam being overwhelmed and the rest of the soldiers being completely vaporised by their heat vision. Staring at the destruction, Nemesis caused, Waller and Sam were then about to be annihilated by their heat vision when suddenly a distant explosion (mostly likely the destruction of Krypton at the hands of Brainiac) causes them to disappear, leading to the portal closing and the drones shutting down. Traumatised by the event that would go on to be named "Zero Day" Waller and Sam would vow to make sure that such an event would never occur again, founding Task Force X.
"Adventures of a Normal Man"[]
A few years later, Waller and Sam have achieved the rank of General together, and they are observing the interrogation of Leslie Willis after she was captured by her and Lane's operative Slade Wilson after stealing much of Task Force X's advanced technology from Mt. Simonson Base. She and Lane continue to watch as Slade questions Leslie about her knowledge of Nemesis Omega, Zero Day, Task Force X, and the new arrival of Superman. After the interrogation is finished, Waller and Lane assign Wilson to recover the stolen technology and capture anyone who has possession of it.
"You Will Believe a Man Can Lie"[]
During Superman's battle with Heat Wave, Slade Wilson contacts Waller and Lane to ask for their permission to engage Superman as they all believe him to be the one that attacked Earth on Zero Day. Through the hologram, Waller informs Slade that his suit is operating at maximum efficiency and that it is the ideal time to take out Superman. Slade is permitted to engage, and Waller and Sam grants him additional support. Slade then proceeds to freezes Heat Wave and engages Superman alongside two OMAC robots while Waller watches from a distance alongside.
As the fight progresses, Waller remarks that Superman is much weaker than they expected. After being knocked down to a highway by Slade, Superman is forced to disregard their fight in order to save the civilians above which Waller then see as an oppurtunity to take Superman down while he is distracted, encouraging Slade to shoot him. However Sam intervenes, reminding Waller that what they are doing at Task Force X is done to protect civilians. Waller asks Sam if anyone is going to thank him for saving a few lives when everyone dies on Zero Day and then orders Slade once again to take the shot. Waller is then told by Sam who is in charge of Task Force X, ordering Slade to retreat as their holograms disappear.
Abilities[]
- High-level intellect
- Military Protocol
- Expert Marksmanship,
- Expert Leadership
- Indomitable Will
Facilities[]
- Task Force X Facility
- Stryker's Island Penitentiary
Appearances[]
Gallrey[]
Trivia[]
- Amanda Waller's appearance is directly based on her Young Justice design, making her stand out when compared to the rest of the cast.
- She is voiced by Debra Wilson, who also voiced Amanda Waller in other DC projects such as Batman: The Enemy Within and Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.