The Flash
TheFlash ’s motley crew of villains , the scallywag , may be a group of criminal , but even they have standards , and their dismissal of Captain Boomerang sums up why Digger Harkness can only get work with theSuicide Squad .
The Rogues are n’t like most villains . Unlike the menaces thatplague Gotham and Metropolis , Flash ’s greatest enemies are a strong , joined front . Armed with gun and engineering that allows them to take on the Fastest Man Alive , the Rogues live by a few rule to keep themselves an efficient social unit . They do n’t bolt down superheroes , women or child , they do n’t use drug , and most significantly , they watch each others ' dorsum . While these edict were mostly set by the radical ’s leader , Captain Cold , the other members survey and it ’s kept them in plenty of cash and beer , while also move the Scarlet Speedster to go easier on them than he otherwise might .
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But not every penis of the Rogues could live up to Leonard Snart ’s standards , and the villain say as much inThe Flash # 2by Geoff Johns and Francis Manapul . Digger Harkness , akaCaptain Boomerang , has just return to lifein the wake ofBlackest Night . But as a convicted malefactor , he ’s repay back to Iron Heights penitentiary where he expect his late death judgment of conviction to be reinstated . Before long , Digger is greet by his old pals and he anxiously asks them to help him escape . However , Cold tells Boomerang they are n’t there to avail him , but to deliver a message . Snart tells his compatriot that before he died , Boomerang had have himself go and became a joke of a villain and because of that , he ’s miss his privilege of getting sprung by his former mate .
Cold does pop the question Digger one more hazard to prove himself as a Rogue , but unfortunatelyBoomerang squanders his last opportunityto get back with his old friends when he releases the Reverse Flash inThe Flash # 7 . Since the New 52 reboot , Captain Boomerang has been portrayed as a member of the Suicide Squad or else of a Flash baddie . The reasons behind his exclusion from the scallywag may explicate why he ’s largely stick with Amanda Waller ’s Task Force X.
While Captain Boomerang had been on Waller ’s squad in the past - like most atomic number 6 - tier villains - it ’s mostly since this rejection by the Rogues that he ’s become a permanent member , depicted as a heart and soul plus on the team . Prior to this , Boomer was most often seen disoblige the Flash , but now he ’s effectively shifted property , and the descent of his fixture status actually makes him a tragical fig . While Captain Boomerang can be harsh , his friendships withallies such as Harley Quinn and Deadshotmean a lot more once fans appreciate that he used to belong to a closely - knit team who abandoned him , and his self - destructive tendencies become a lot more superimposed when seen as the end - resolution of a process that prompted his criminal friends to leave him to decompose rather than help him recover .
The Suicide Squad pretty much has one say-so for the villains ill-omened enough to be conscript : complete their assign missions or risk having their heads explode . In fail out of the scalawag , Captain Boomerang has efficaciously become Amanda Waller ’s plaything , lacking the sustenance to rebound him from her clutch pedal and the signified to ward off being imprisoned again once he ’s served his time . WhileFlash ’s ever - increasingpowers intend Captain Boomerangis likely better suited to missionary post with theSuicide Squad , it ’s a tragic aspect of his character that he actually had the back - up to avoid this destiny , but drop off it because he was n’t even up to the standards of fellow villains .
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