Deathbolt

Deathbolt (Jake Simmons) 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.^[1]

Deathbolt
Deathbolt as depicted in Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #6 (August 1985). Art by Jerry Ordway.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	All-Star Squadron #21 (May 1983)
Created by	Roy Thomas and Jerry Ordway
In-story information
Alter ego	Jake Simmons
Species	Metahuman
Abilities	Electrokinesis; able to generate, project, channel and absorb electrical currents

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

Fictional character biography

Jake Simmons is a wanted criminal who gains electric abilities from the Ultra-Humanite's experimentation. Code-named "Deathbolt", he becomes the Ultra-Humanite's ally before being defeated by the All-Star Squadron.^[2]

Deathbolt returns and attempts to kill Starman, only to be defeated by his descendant Farris Knight.^[3]

Powers and abilities

Deathbolt can channel the electrical energy in his body into powerful blasts of electricity.^[4]

In other media

Deathbolt appears in series set in the Arrowverse, portrayed by Doug Jones.

• Introduced in the Arrow episode "Broken Arrow", this version can manipulate plasma instead of electricity.^{[5][6][7][8][9][10][11]}
• Deathbolt appears in The Flash episode "Rogue Air", where he is killed by Captain Cold.^[12][13][14]