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.
Doctor Impossible is a
fictional characterA character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
, a
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that first appeared in
Justice League of America, vol. 2 #1.
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and
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created the character, inspired by the concepts of
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.
Fictional character biography
Little or nothing is yet known about this enigmatic figure. Prior to his actual appearance, it was rumored amongst the criminal underground that he was a thug previously working for the Penguin. It was said that his name is Jonas Lock. It was speculated that, at some point, this thug acquired some technology from Apokolips.
Dr. Impossible himself claims to be the brother of Mr. Miracle, and that he (Impossible) came from
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. Visually, Impossible looks like a dark doppleganger of Mr. Miracle, and has equipment/skills to match.
After he came to Earth, Impossible was controlled by
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and
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through a mechanically enhanced
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parasite, along with
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, Plastique, and
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(in the guise of
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). The brainwashed villains were used to gather raw materials for the construction of a robotic body to hold the mind of
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. Doctor Impossible stole the body of
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, and the arm of the
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, but was later defeated by members of the Justice League.
However, Doctor Impossible has since reappeared, accompanied by evil duplicates of other New Gods, to seize an alien machine that has been buried on Earth for centuries. His new associates are Neon Black (who resembles
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), Hunter (
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), Chair (
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) and Tender Mercy (
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). Impossible and his team are shown to be powerful enough to defeat
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and his team the
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in combat, and are later seen breaking into the
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in order to steal alien artifacts from it. After successfully stealing the artifact, the villains are ambushed by the newly arrived
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, who is currently on the run after killing
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. Impossible and his partners are eventually forced to flee after a damaged Red Tornado uses his headless body to attack them. After combining all of the stolen artifacts and creating an advanced machine, Impossible places the kidnapped
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member
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inside of it. This opens up a gateway to the
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, which Impossible claims is being done at the behest of an unnamed client.
Afterward, Doctor Impossible determines that the
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is planning to resurrect
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in the chamber of resurrection. Doctor Impossible and the CSA arrive on New Earth to attack the Justice League in the Hall of Justice. While the other CSA members keep the JLA busy, Owl Man sneaks off to allow Dr. Impossible access to the resurrection device. At the last moment, Doctor Impossible apparently double-crosses the CSA and has Hunter remove Alexander Luthor's corpse and substitute himself in order to resurrect
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. The resurrection machine destroys Hunter, who shrieks in agony. As a figure appears within the smoke of the containment device, Doctor Impossible exults to his team that Darkseid has returned. The being before them is not Darkseid, however, but the Omega Man, who blasts Black Neon and Tender Mercy, killing them. As Doctor Impossible plan failed and flees from Omega Man attacks.
Equipment and abilities
While Mr. Miracle is aided by his benevolent
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and uses
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s to travel from place to place, Dr. Impossible uses a Father Box and "Hush Tubes." Though Father Boxes have been featured in other stories as Apokiliptian technology that was based on the Mother Box. "Hush Tubes," however, have not been explained or utilized in any other stories.
In addition his technological expertise, Impossible is also an experienced escape artist and expert martial artist with enhanced physical attributes.