Publisher DC Comics | Alter ego Dennis Samuel Ellis | |
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Created by Christopher Priest
Denys Cowan Team affiliations Secret Society of Super Villains Creators Denys Cowan, Christopher Priest First appearance Steel (vol. 2) #37, (April 1997) Affiliation Secret Society of Super Villains Similar Body Doubles, Effigy, Shrapnel, Shimmer, Warp | ||
Skorpio (Dennis Samuel Ellis) is a fictional character, a supervillain in the DC Comics universe and primarily a foe of Steel. Created by Christopher Priest and Denys Cowan, the character first appeared in Steel (vol. 2) #37 (April 1997).
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Fictional character biography
Dennis Samuel Ellis was a resident physician at Garden State Medical Center in Jersey City, New Jersey, when gang leader Dr. Arthur Villain recruited him to be his personal bodyguard. Given a suit with several hidden weapons, Skorpio earned money as a bodyguard. While he did kill some other villains, he was eventually arrested by Steel -- his romantic rival for their colleague, Dr. Amanda Quick. Skorpio became a recurring nemesis for the hero afterwards, having presumably lost his license to practice medicine as a result of his arrest.
Years later, it was shown that Skorpio had turned to more mundane crime to support himself. He clashed with Manhunter during a bank robbery, but quickly surrendered when he recognized her as the hero who had reportedly killed Copperhead.
Infinite Crisis
To earn some extra money, Skorpio later joined Alexander Luthor, Jr.'s massive version of the Secret Society of Super Villains.
Salvation Run
Skorpio is among the villains that were shipped to another planet. He is one of the villains sent to retrieve the Get Out of Hell free card from the Secret Six.
Powers and abilities
Skorpio was very agile and armed with blades coated with various toxins. Additionally, he has the medical knowledge of an average resident physician trained at an American medical school.