When hostile aliens encounter Monarch and Captain Atom in the past (sometime between 230 and 65 million years ago), they attempt to enlist both (with each figure having no knowledge of the other involved) to assist them in creating a wormhole. Dove allows Waverider to see a multitude of futures and realize Hawk is Monarch. 3) Annual #2 has Hank Hall fighting Monarch face to face in 2001 with Hawk being the destroyer of Monarch. When Monarch's identity was prematurely leaked, DC decided to preserve the surprise of the story by switching Monarch's identity to that of Hank Hall.Īs many fans pointed out, Hawk and Dove (vol. While Monarch was always supposed to be Captain Atom, this was supposed to be a secret. This change was due to the premature leaking of Monarch's identity. The reveal of Hank Hall as Monarch led to some controversy amongst the fan community Monarch was originally intended to be revealed as Captain Atom, with clues in the story pointing towards this which had to be discarded when it was changed at the last minute. Removing the villain's mask, Hank discovers that he is Monarch, and dons the armor. In the ensuing battle, he kills Dove, and her enraged partner kills him for it. Monarch follows him and comes into battle with the heroes of the present day. During a time travel experiment, Matthew is transformed into a being called "Waverider", and begins searching the timestream for the hero who becomes Monarch. He learns that forty years ago, one of Earth's strongest and most powerful heroes eventually turns evil and becomes Monarch, and ten years from that event he conquers the world. The people are unhappy with his rule, particularly scientist Matthew Ryder, an expert on temporal studies, who is convinced he can use his technology to travel back in time and prevent the maniacal ruler from ever coming to power. Monarch is an oppressive tyrant from a bleak, dystopian Earth fifty years in the future. He latter appeared as Monarch in Armageddon 2001 #1 (May 1991), created by Archie Goodwin, Denny O'Neil, and Dan Jurgens, and as Extant in Zero Hour: Crisis in Time #4 (September 1994), created by Jurgens.įictional character biography Hawk and Dove The character first appeared in Showcase #75 (June 1968), created by Steve Ditko and Steve Skeates. He appeared in his first live-action adaptation in the television series Titans, played by Alan Ritchson in the first, second, and third seasons. Hawk has appeared in numerous television shows and films. He later became the supervillain Monarch in the crossover event limited series Armageddon 2001. After that, he became known as Extant, and appeared in the limited series Zero Hour: Crisis in Time, as well as some related tie-ins. He first appeared in Showcase #75 (June 1968) as Hawk of Hawk and Dove. Hank Hall is a fictional character that appears in DC Comics. Superhuman strength, durability, stamina, speed, agility and reflexesĮnhanced body density, healing factor and invulnerability
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