Kerguelens
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Real Identity: Not Applicable
Appearances: Part One and The Movie
Powers/Skills: Not Applicable
Voiced By: Not Applicable
At some point, H.I.V.E. Queen's H.I.V.E. cell built a base inside a volcano on one of the Kerguelen Islands. Deathstroke dropped into the ocean from an aircraft piloted by William Wintergreen and swam to shore. He was greeted by drones and Lady Shiva, the deadliest hand-to-hand combat in the world. To Shiva's surprise, Deathstroke dropped to his knees with his hands up. She asked what he was doing. Deathstroke surrendered. Shiva refused to accept it. H.I.V.E. Queen came up on comms and told Shiva to bring him in alive. Shiva complied and walked him to the H.I.V.E. base nestled in the island's volcano. H.I.V.E. Queen complimented Deathstroke on his strategy but warned him it wouldn't be as easy getting out. Deathstroke realized she was just a child. She quipped he was a dinosaur whose time had passed. She took her mask off. Deathstroke cut to the chase and demanded his son. She was amused by his sudden concern for him after he was left trapped, isolated, and friendless with his mind and soul on fire.
Deathstroke stated he didn't know his son had powers. She wondered if he didn't want to. He was taken to the chamber holding Joseph. Deathstroke thought he was their lab rat. She countered they were training him and helping him master his powers. Deathstroke pointed out he was locked up. She stated it was for his own protection since his psychic energies were still wildly unstable. Still, she keyed on how limitless his potential was. Deathstroke assumed she meant as a weapon. She confirmed as much and told him to imagine manipulation on a global scale through the power of mind. H.I.V.E. Would dominate the world with no bullets or bombs. Deathstroke pounded on the chamber and called out to Joseph. Joseph had flashbacks to when his throat was slit. Shiva put her swords to Deathstroke's neck in a "x" pattern. The Queen revealed they gave him a new name, Jericho, because he was going to bring down the walls of the old order tumbling down. She nodded and Shiva released Deathstroke.
The Queen inquired if he ever cared about Joseph or if this was just another adventure to prove his questionable manhood. She claimed H.I.V.E. was his family. Jericho used telepathy to ask Deathstroke of his help. Deathstroke told him to get back. He planted an explosive on the chamber. The Queen saw it but it was too late. The explosion rocked the room. Deathstroke put Jericho over his shoulder and bolted, shooting soldiers he came across. A mounted device fired a bola at him. They dropped over a ledge. Deathstroke jumped off a moving ledge, fired a grapnel, and made it into a doorway with Jericho. They were soon surrounded. Jericho awakened and used his powers to render them all unconscious. Jericho claimed to know a way out. He used his telepathy to make Deathstroke think he radioed Wintergreen then used telekinesis to open steel doors. He dropped to his knees and revealed that was all he could do. Deathstroke tried to hail Wintergreen but his gauntlet fried.
Jericho informed him Wintergreen wasn't coming and revealed he blocked the signal. Deathstroke asked him why. Jericho revealed he wouldn't betray his own sister. He didn't understand. Jericho tapped his head. Deathstroke realized the H.I.V.E. Queen was the daughter of him and the Cambodian woman he slept with. He tried to explain his motives to Jericho. Jericho cut him off and told him he came riding to the rescue like a knight in shining armor. Deathstroke called out to him. He stated Joseph was gone and there was only Jericho. H.I.V.E. caught up to them. Jericho bid Deathstroke goodbye. The soldiers opened fire on Deathstroke. After talking innumerable amounts of bullets, Deathstroke dropped to his knees. Lady Shiva pushed him off the cliff into the ocean then congratulated Jericho. Jericho took one last look then walked back into the facility.