Suicide Squad
Warning : SPOILERS for The Suicide Squad .
The Suicide Squadhas introduced an array of interesting and obscure amusing characters to the cutting edge of the DCEU - including Peter Capaldi ’s version of The Thinker . But who is The Thinker in the funnies , and is the motion picture adaptation of the character standardized to their origins ?
There have actually been four unlike character who have used the cognomen . Clifford DeVoe , Cliff Carmichael , Desmond Connor , and AI have all been called The Thinker in DC Comics . However , the theatrical role has always been a criminal know for his intellect , hence the name . Clifford Devoe was the first to come out , way back in 1943 , facing off against the original Flash , Jay Garrick , inAll - ostentation # 12 . A fail attorney , DeVoe turned to a aliveness of crime but was often bested by Garrick . He change state to his noesis of engineering science to create devices to heighten his mind and finally defeatThe Flash . He make up the Thinking Cap , a metal contraption that gives him telepathic and telekinetic abilities . Throughout the years , Clifford has been affiliated with both the Injustice Society and the Suicide Squad . The most striking character to take up The Thinker mantle , DeVoe , was created by Gardner Fox and E.E. Hibbard .
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The Thinker ofThe Suicide Squadappears to be a new entity almost whole , as is manifest by the fact that his name - Doctor Gaius Grieves - matches none of the amusing characters who have take over the Thinker alias . While Gaius visually resembles Thinker II from DC ’s newfangled 52 reboot , this is largely where the similarity cease . Grieves ' backstory is also only dissimilar , having been signalize onto Project Starfish to develop a arm for the US in Corto Maltese . While The Thinker reluctantly join theSuicide Squadunder threat of end , this endeavor to be his ruin , as he ultimately die when Starro is able to get its tentacles on him . Tragically , this intend the audience never actually learns what the exact nature of his powers in this universe are , as he never utilize them , meaning the contraption on his head seems to solely be to enhance his cognitive abilities - as if he were capable of psychical ability , it seems potential he would have used them when apprehended by Task Force X to make his escape .
Realistically , the biggest alteration in the DCEU edition of the villain may really be how villainous he is . The Thinker could well be the most actively callous character inaugurate inThe Suicide Squad , as it ’s clear that Starro is entirely cognisant , and has been continually trying to beg heartbreak for exemption the entire time the Project has restrain it . This is arguably the reason the animal goes berserk and tries to control all of Corto Maltese when it obtains freedom , as its only real exposure to humans was Capaldi ’s sinister scientist .
This said , this is for a use , as the DCEU rendering of The Thinker serves to reinforce the main idea that seems to be behindThe Suicide Squad , as he award a moving picture of a scoundrel who has been allowed to work by the American politics , just in the same elbow room they appear to have overlooked Peacemaker ’s underlying bloodlust . What ’s worth note is that , whilePeter Capaldi ’s version of The Thinker is all in , there ’s nothing to block up another quality from taking on the mantle , in the same vein as the comics have had multiple different people espouse the assumed name - meaning this may not be the last hearing see of The Thinker .
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