Extremists (Angor)
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The original Extremists were a team of supervillains from the other-dimensional world of Angor, first introduced in the DC Comics series Justice League Europe. Like the Champions of Angor they were based on Marvel Comics characters.
Destruction
The Extremists were destroyed, along with the other inhabitants of Angor, in a nuclear holocaust they themselves had engineered. However, prior to this, a theme park had created robot duplicates as part of a ride. The duplicates proved to be too accurate, and went on a rampage, eventually tracking the remaining Champions of Angor to Earth, where they attempted to reprise the final act of the originals. They were defeated by the League and Heroes, with help from Mitch Wacky, the founder of the theme park. Dreamslayer proved not to be a robot; he had survived the nuclear event owing to not being human. While the others were switched off, he was defeated by the Silver Sorceress.
Breakdowns
The Extremist robots were taken to "Madame Clouseau's" (a parody of Madame Tussauds) in London. They were subsequently restored by Dreamslayer when he possessed the body of Maxwell Lord during the Breakdowns storyline. Dreamslayer was again defeated by the Sorceress. Dying from an arrow inflicted by a mind-controlled slave, the Sorceress still manages to defeat Dreamslayer. Since they were being powered by Dreamslayer's magic, the robots stopped at the same time.
Later, Queen Beatriz of Bialya attempts to build an army based off the Extremists' armor. Her processing facillities are destroyed by Captain Atom.
New Extremists
Trapped in the Astral Plane, Dreamslayer was contacted by the Overmaster, who helped him set up a villain team called the New Extremists. This was part of the lead-up to the Judgment Day storyline. After he had achieved his purpose, Overmaster sent Dreamslayer back to his astral prison. The New Extremists joined Overmaster's Cadre, and are assumed to still be at large.
Extremists Return
The Extremist robots later appeared in Peter David's Supergirl, activated by Supergirl's foe Twilight. Power Girl assisted in stopping the murderous rampage. Although how the creatures were rebuilt was not revealed.
They also appeared in the JLA/Avengers miniseries, but from where in the timeline they were plucked is not known.
Countdown
Since the events of 52, a new group of Extremists has been found on Earth-8.
Paraphernalia
Equipment: None known.
Notes
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Trivia
- No trivia.
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