Deathbolt

Deathbolt is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He was created by the Ultra-Humanite to fight the All-Star Squadron.

Deathbolt appeared in the Arrowverse series Arrow and The Flash, portrayed by Doug Jones.

Fictional character biography
Wanted for murder, Jake Simmons fled police in a stolen biplane during a heavy storm. He crashed when lightning struck the plane over Meteor Crater, Arizona. The Ultra-Humanite found him and experimented on him until his body became a living electrical battery. Code-named "Deathbolt", he became the Ultra-Humanite's staunch ally until his defeat by the All-Star Squadron.

Deathbolt (or a successor) returned in recent years and tried to kill the late Starman, Ted Knight only to be thwarted by the arrival of Ted's descendant Farris Knight.

Powers and abilities
Deathbolt can channel the electrical energy in his body into powerful blasts of electricity.

In other media
Deathbolt appears in series set in the Arrowverse, portrayed by Doug Jones:


 * Introduced in the Arrow episode "Broken Arrow", this version is able to manipulate plasma instead of electricity,    which he acquired through unknown means.
 * Deathbolt appears in The Flash episode "Rogue Air". Having been defeated by the Atom and transferred to S.T.A.R. Labs' custody, the Flash and his allies attempt to transfer their metahuman prisoners, such as Deathbolt, to a new prison. However, Captain Cold kills Deathbolt and frees the other prisoners.