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Everyone should fear theSuicide Squad ’s leaderAmanda Wallerinanyreality she occupy in , but her role in the medieval existence ofDark Knights of Steelhas substantiate that Waller is perhaps her most dangerous when she is not actually exert power directly . As the right - hand advisor of Queen Lara Lor - Van , ruler of thepowerful House of El , Waller has proved that she can do just as much harm as a silver - tongue whisperer .
The medieval world ofDark Knights of Steelis brutal and wild , casting iconic DC Comics characters in new character that have forged unique and surprising confederation between them that might never happen in the Earth-0 continuity . After the dismay murder of the King , Queen Lor - Van has consider over rule of the kingdom and has been forced to contend withthe armies of both King Jeffersonand Queen Hippolyta jeopardise her rule , and Amanda Waller has stood beside her throughout it all .
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Dark Knights of Steel # 6- write by Tom Taylor with art by Yasmine Putri , Arif Prianto , and Wes Abbott - see the House of El at its most precarious minute yet , on the verge of warfare with multiple enemies , and one of their bully warrior Bruce Wayne miss in action . One of Bruce ’s Robins , Dark Knights of Steel ’s variation of Tim Drake , has been come out as a undercover agent to the late King Jefferson ’s girl by John Constantine , and fled back to the court of El to give news of the at hand assault by the Kingdom of Storms and Amazonia ’s forces . After Queen Lor - Van asks for sentence alone to ponder what her kingdom should do , Amanda Waller does what she does best : apply her skills of Machiavellian manipulation to press the Queen towards the outcomeshedesires . General Waller cue the queen regnant that the love betweenWonder Woman and her partner Zala , daughter of the House of El , can not be broken , and if something hap to Hippolyta , stimulate Diana to become Queen of Amazonia , then warfare would likely be averted .
General Waller is not - so - subtlety hinting to the pouf that she thinks the good and only course of action isto execution Queen Hippolyta , which would be the third royal rule to be slaughtered in this serial , allowing Diana to ascend to the throne and stand with the House of El . This is classical Amanda Waller , showing that her ability to manipulate and exchange her employer ’s views is her most hefty and dangerous skill , much more than all of her recent rascality trying to govern other realities and worlds inSuicide Squad ’s principal DC Comics persistence . Possessing the ear of the queen , Waller now wields the power of an intact nation bet on by Kryptonian might , all from the shadows .
Amanda Waller and Task Force X , the first iteration of the Suicide Squad , literally got their starting line becausethen - president Ronald Reagan was afraid of Waller , and need to get her out of his hair , and her persistency as a irritant in the side of major politician and agencies has carry on to this day . Waller proves inDark Knights of Steel#6 that her most dangerous artillery is her clapper , and that she can tumble intact kingdom with just a few Good Book .
WhileAmanda Waller is always serious , and she is sure as shooting shivery when manage a monolithic artillery or controlling an army of violent criminals , at the end of the day her most vicious and destructive routine fall from when she has unmediated memory access to a person in power . General WallerofDark Knights of Steelis clearly no different than her Earth-0 twin , and the Queen of the House of El should decidedly follow her back , as theSuicide Squad ’s leader will doanythingto remain close to power .
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Dark Knights of Steel # 6is available now from DC Comics .
