Ethan Avery, also known as Damage, is a supporting antagonist in My Adventures with Superman.
One of Task Force X's new black ops agents introduced in the second season and who is eager to kill Superman, as he believes him to be a threat to all humanity.
Biography[]
Background[]
Not much is known about Damage's past, other than that he joined Task Force X at some point and was physiologically and cybernetically enhanced when Amanda Waller became the head of Task Force X.
Season 2[]
More Things in Heaven And Earth[]
Arriving alongside Amanda Waller and Agent Slade Wilson at Superman's Kryptonian Ship to collect Kryptonian technology to prepare for possible incoming threats, Avery is ordered by Waller to search the ship for potential threats. Avery is seen once again disposing of two of Brainiac's drones with an Omega Cannon before informing Waller that the area is clear. Waller then congratulates him and orders him and Wilson to begin collecting any Kryptonian tech he can find. While he does so, Daily Planet reporters Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen try to avoid getting caught by him when the ship starts to shake causing the celing to fall resulting in Avery being separated from Waller and Wilson. Once recovered, he spots both Lois and Jimmy, demanding to know why they are on the ship until Superman arrives to save Lois and Jimmy, destroying the Omega Cannon in Avery hand's. Avery then thanks Superman while he begins to transform, saying that without his people's technology from Zero Day they would not have the technolgy to take his people down before preceding to attack Superman. They continue to fight, resulting in crashing into the Ship's core room where the Kryptonite that Superman used to stop Brainiac invasion is located. Seeing that Superman is too weak to fight, Avery tries to finish Superman off, not knowing that the Kryptonian Tech he's been enhanced with also has the same weakness to Kryptonite resulting in him becoming incapacitated. He once again recovers after Jimmy places the Kryptonite put back into it's capsule, but is knocked out by Jor-El's Hologram as the Ship begins to teleport once again, leaving him, Waller and Wilson to be left in the snowy wasteland.[1]
Two Lanes Diverged[]
Avery is seen once again tasked with killing Sam Lane due to his betrayal. Finding Sam and Lois in a secret bunker, Sam uses a freeze gun to incapacitate him while they run into the Sewers to escape much to Avery's frustration. After Sam and Lois are found by Slade Wilson after being ousted by Winslow Schott, Avery is order by Wilson to chase them down and kill them both. Arriving at S.T.A.R Labs alongside Wilson and Atomic Skull, they all proceed to fight Sam and Lois until Superman arrives to save them both. After their fighting alerts the civilians inside the lab, Wilson orders both him and Atomic Skull to retreat.[2]
Pierce the Heavens, Superman![]
During the New Kryptonian Empire's Invasion of Earth, Avery alongside Atomic Skull and Slade Wilson is ordered by Waller to take down Brainiac. However, due to now possessing Superman, Brainiac can take down Avery with a single punch. It is unknown what happened to Avery after Brainiac's failed Invasion though due to Agent Slade still being alive, it can be assumed that he's still active either as a free agent much like Slade or is currently incarcerated after Task Force X is exposed and shut down.[3]
Appearance[]
TBA
Personality[]
TBA
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
Cybernetic Enhancement/Metahuman Physiology:
- Transformation: He can transform into a bulkier and taller version of himself, enhancing his physical capabilities.
- Superhuman Strength: He is capable of rivalling Superman in strength.
- Superhuman Stamina
- Superhuman Durability
- Superhuman Speed
- Superhuman Agility
Abilities[]
- Military Protocol:
- Adept Hand-to-Hand Combatant
- Expert Marksman
Weaknesses[]
- Kryptonite: Due to his cybernetic enhancements being created from salvaged Kryptonian Technology, it causes them to be susceptible to the effects of Kryptonite. This results in Avery being unable to move in close vicinity to the crystalline material.
Facilities[]
- Task Force X Facility
Equipment[]
- Cybernetic Arms: In place of his natural arms, Damage uses cybernetic prosthetics made from reverse engineered Kryptonian technology.
- Omega Cannon:
Appearances[]
Trivia[]
- Ethan Avery is the second character in the comics to bear the Damage name. Created by Robert Venditti and Tony S. Daniel, he first appeared in Dark Days: The Casting #1 in September 2017, as part of the failed The New Age of DC Heroes initiative to create new characters for DC Comics through pastiches of DC and Marvel characters.
- Ethan Avery takes heavy inspiration from characters such as the Grant Emerson version of Damage and the Hulk.
- Fans originally thought that this character would either be the villain Blockbuster, an earlier attempt by DC to create a Hulk-like character or Metallo, a cyborg powered by Kryptonite who is one of Superman's most iconic rouges.
- The appearance of his cybernetic arms draws heavy inspiration from his comic book design.
