Exterminators

EXTERMINATORS

Class: Robots

Known Representatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: NYC, NY

First Appearance: Vigilante I #4 (March, 1984)

Powers: The Exterminators were robots possessing superhuman durability, and excelled in hand-to-hand combat. The Exterminators were excellent marksmen and armed with firearms, bazookas and bombs.

History: (Vigilante I #4) - The Controller was a criminal mastermind confined to his lab because he needed machinery to live. He created the robot Exterminator, programmed to be a top-notch assassin, and hired him out to clients. Grace Moore was on trial for the murder of her husband Clark Reynolds, and hired Controller and Exterminator to eliminate the witnesses. Witness Gretchyn Bjorn was shot on the courthouse steps by the Exterminator, and the Vigilante responded, but his rooftop battle led to him falling into the waters below. He soon returned to kill witness Cynthia Grant, and when he flew a helicopter to blow up witness Mr. Levine the Vigilante returned to defeat him. The Exterminator fell from the helicopter, but was gone by the time the police responded. Grace was convicted, and called the Controller, but he told her he couldn't help her any longer.

(Vigilante I #6, 7) -Controller called a meeting of the NY crime families, who'd been shook up after the assassination of several heads. Controller arrived to the meeting with Exterminator robots, and told the families he forgave them for crippling him, and they would be pleased with his vision for one unified family running NYC.

(Vigilante I #11) - Controller unified the crime families, but brought Vigilante's attention when he had his friend JJ killed. Vigilante broke into Controller's mansion, and his Exterminator robots couldn't stop Vigilante from causing his death.

Comments: Created by Marv Wolfman & Don Newton.