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Peter Merkel II (New Earth)

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Real Name
Peter Merkel, Jr.
Current Alias

Identity

Alignment

Affiliation

Relatives
Peter Merkel (father); Stanley Merkel (brother); Alex Merkel (sister); dozens of unnamed half-siblings

Universe

Base Of Operations

Characteristics
Gender

Height


Eyes


Unusual Features
Body covered in scars, genitalia surgically removed

Status
Marital Status

Occupation
Professional criminal


First appearance


Contents

History

The son of the original Ragdoll, Peter Merkel, Sr., not much is known about Peter Merkel, Jr.'s early life, but given that his father was a sociopath and a cult leader, his was probably not the most conventional of families. He indicates that his father was abusive due to disapointment at his not being born double-jointed. He has a sister, an extremely brutal (and insane) crime lord who goes by the name Junior. It appears that their relationship was incestuous. Propably in his teens he had his genitalia surgically removed.[1] At some point he began thinking about having his bones altered to mimic double-jointedness.

When Peter reached adulthood, he began having his joints replaced one by one with fully-rotating, self-lubricating prosthetics[2]. After twelve years and hundreds of surgeries, he achieved a level of flexibility that his father could only dream about. Needless to say, the original Ragdoll didn't like the competition.

Powers and Abilities

Abilities

Merkel is inhumanly flexible and has excellect balance and a high threshold of pain.

Strength level

Has very little brute strength.

Weaknesses

He requires a special medicine to keep his joints from literally ripping through his skin and tearing his flesh apart. This weakness was exploited by Mockingbird to press gang him into the Secret Six.[3]


Trivia

  • Ragdoll has adopted several little monkeys, each one outfitted with a replica of one of his teammates' costumes.[4][5]
  • Ragdoll is very proud of being considered the weirdest and most demented member of the Six, to the point of resenting anyone who might prove to be more demented. This led him to attempt to kill former teammates Mad Hatter[6] and Harley Quinn.[7]
  • At one point Ragdoll wears a Robin costume (over his own outfit) and appears to want to take on the job of, as he puts it, 'the he/she wonder'.


See Also

Links and References


Footnotes

  1. ↑ Villains United #4
  2. ↑ Villains United #3
  3. ↑ Villains United #3
  4. ↑ Secret Six Vol. 1 #1
  5. ↑ Secret Six Vol. 1 #6
  6. ↑ Secret Six Vol. 1 #6
  7. ↑ Birds of Prey #107
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