John Wilkes Booth
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Real Identity: John Wilkes Booth
Appearances: Mitefall!
Powers/Skills: Assassination and Armed Combat
Voiced By: Dee Bradley Baker
John Wilkes Booth was born on May 10, 1838 in Bel Air, Maryland to a notable British Shakespearean actor, Junius Brutus Booth, and his mistress Mary Ann Holmes. Booth was the ninth of ten children and named after John Wilkes, a political radical. In school, Booth was popular and participated as a student athlete. However, he never took advantage of his skills to the fullest in the classroom. After encountering a gypsy, Booth learned he would live a grand but short life. After his father's death, he began to take in interest in theatre and politics. Booth joined the Arch Street Theatre in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where he garnered a reputation as a handsome and enthusiastic but grand standing actor. However, like in school, Booth failed to reach his full potential. During the Civil War, Booth became an outspoken voice against abolition and Abraham Lincoln. On April 14, 1865, while picking up mail at the Ford Theathre, Booth learned Lincoln was in attendance. Booth was well known by the theatre staff and allowed access to most places. He used this to his advantage and assassinated President Lincoln. Booth fled to Virginia where he was fatally wounded in the neck.
In Parallel Universe 5501, Booth became a Confederate Cyborg. As his counterpart, Booth attempted to assassinate President Lincoln. He was stopped by a Multiverse-hopping Batman. Knocked on stage, Booth abandoned formalities and activated his steam powered suit. Batman and President Lincoln teamed up to take down Booth. Luckily, Booth exposed his own weakness - a valve on his backside. When Lincoln and Batman overloaded it, the suit exploded and Booth was defeated.