Catman

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Evil-doer

Catman
Thomas Blake

Full Name

Thomas Blake

Alias

Catman

Origin

DC Comics

Occupation

Criminal

Member of the Secret Six
Leader of the Cult of the Cat
Professional jungle cat hunter & trapper

Powers / Skills

Olympic-level athlete
Skilled hand-to-hand combatant
Proficiency with bladed weapons
Superb hunter, and tracker with an extraordinary sense of smell
Uses cat-themed weapons and equipment
Cat-like agility and reflexes
Jungle cat physiology & intuition
Nine-lives resurrection

Goals

Hunt and trap jungle cats.

Defeat Batman & Catwoman.

Crimes

Theft

Assault
Murder
Poaching

Type of Villain

Supervillainous Cult Leader

Thomas Blake, better known as Catman, is one of the main antagonists in the DC Comics universe.

He is a supervillain who copied the modus operandi of Catwoman and Batman. He has been a member of the Suicide Squad, the Secret Six and the Misfits.

Biography

Modern Age

Catman was originally a world-famous jungle cat trapper and a millionaire named Thomas Blake. He had grown bored with hunting and wealth and decided to become a supervillain for excitement. He was inspired by both Batman and Catwoman in his design. He was a thief with a cat theme like her, but his costume and utility belt was reminiscent of Batman. Catwoman, not liking her modus operandi stolen worked with Batman to capture Blake.

He returned on another crime spree claiming his cape was now enchanted and gave him nine lives. Batman and Batwoman destroyed the cape, causing him to act cowardly and surrender. He would later enter a criminal partnership with Catwoman, however she found his sexist attitudes annoying and helped capture him. He would later be a member of a supervillain team called the Misfits, but was defeated again. Later the South Sea cat cult, the group he stole the magic cape from, wanted it back. Catwoman gave them a fake to spare Catman's life. Many years later, he became a foe of Green Arrow. However, he was now overweight and became a disrespected loser. After hitting rock bottom he went back to Africa and lived among a pack of lions. He regains his physical form and confidence among them.

When the Secret Society of Super Villains tries to recruit him he refuses, and they kill the lion pack as revenge for refusing them. Catman joined a team called the Secret Six, who fought the Secret Society. However he learned that Deadshot killed the pack so Catman would join the Secret Six. Catman ultimately forgave him. After this he became somewhat of an antihero rather then villain. He also had a child with Chesire called Thomas Jr. After more adventures he became the leader of Secret Six and tried to break Tarantula out of Alcatraz. He actually managed to fight Batman to a standstill while the rest of the six escaped with Tarantula.

New 52

In the Post-Flashpoint continuity, Thomas Blake became Catman to challenge Batman. After years of losing ludicrous duels with the Dark Knight and rival villain Catwoman, and despite developing true feline abilities after adopting a mystic cape of nine lives, Blake accepted his fate as a C-list super-criminal. He retreated to Africa, living a life of simplicity within a pride of lions. However, the outer world soon reclaimed Blake. He refused when the Secret Society of Super-Villains demanded he join their ranks, and in retaliation they destroyed his animal family. Outraged, Catman soonnfound himself accidentally leading a team of criminal rebels dubbed the Secret Six.

In various iterations, Blake and an ever-changing string of outcasts have bonded together to fight Super-Villains, demons, and psychotic maniacs. One of these was the Riddler, who forcibly formed a new team to satisfy his own perverse curiosity and play mind-games as the mysterious Mockingbird. Mercenaries for hire, the Secret Six became a family of antiheroes, doing much good as even as they did evil acts. When the team broke up, Blake returned to Africa's lion country, but constant global and Multiversal crises seem certain to bring him back into action again. During DC Pride, Catman had a relationship with the vigilante Ghost-Maker.

Other Media

Thomas Blake/Catman appears in the DC Animated Universe series The New Batman Adventures, voiced by Scott Cleverdon. This version is the leader of the Cult of the Cat. When Catwoman stole a sacred artifact from his followers, Batman helped her to defeat the vengeful cult.
- An alternate universe version of Catman called T. Blake later appeared in the Justice League two-part episode "Legends", voiced by Stephen Root.
Catman appears in the Batman: The Brave and the Bold animated series, voiced by Thomas F. Wilson, who also portrayed Biff Tannen, Buford "Madog” Tannen, and Griff Tannen in the Back to the Future franchise and another Batman villain, Tony Zucco, in Batman: The Animated Series. This version also makes a non-speaking appearance in the film Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold.
Catman makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in the films Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, The Lego Batman Movie, and Injustice.

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