The Chief
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Real Identity: Dr. Niles Caulder
Affiliations: Doom Patrol
Appearances: That's What's Up, Crab Shenanigans, Brobots, Brain Flip, We're Off To Get Awards, Justice League's Next Top Talent Idol Star: Dance Crew Edition Pt. 1, A Doom Patrol Thanksgiving Part 1, A Doom Patrol Thanksgiving Part 2, Our House, Beard Hunter, Elasti-Bot, Negative Feels, and New Chum
Appearances (Special): NBA Slam Dunk Special (Clip only)
Powers/Skills: Genius
Voiced By: Larry Kenney
The Chief is an eccentric genius who prefers to live it to the extreme and often engages in crazy unethical science. Despite being advanced in age, Chief can transform his wheelchair into a variety of weapons. The Chief selected four individuals and came up with a plan to turn them into freaks and form either a superhero team or a family. Despite hating music, he went to the nightclub Das Untz Club where Cliff Steele was celebrating his victory at a professional auto race. Steele was humilated in a breakdance competition and ran away crying but he bumped into the Chief and made him drop his drink. He apologized and explained his problem of not being able to master the dance move known as "The Robot." Chief offered a solution and hinted he just had to get a little extreme. Steele was knocked out and wheeled by Chief into his van. He got out a chainsaw and put Steele's brain in a robot body. When Steele awoke, he learned his new predicament and asked Chief why he didn't just sign him up for dance lessons. Chief stated his way was better.
The Chief happened to be hanging out in an arcade where a little girl was upset she couldn't win a prize teddy bear. The Chief overheard her and assured her she could still win the bear. She wondered how. He drove forward into her and presented her to the Test Pilot arcade cabinet. The screen advertised beating the Mothership in the game was worth 100 tickets. The game was too hard for the girl and she kept losing. Chief advised her to become one with the game. She asked him for help. He agreed to but asked if she was willing to get extreme. She stated she would do anything to win the bear. He produced a ray gun from the back of his wheelchair and blasted the girl, turning her into a negatively charged being. She pointed out he could have just shared his big bad of tickets. He didn't see the fun in that. The girl went into the game and easily beat up the mothership with her new powers. The arcade blew up and they were showered in tons of tickets.
The Chief was on a movie set where Rita Farr was filming a movie. She stormed off the set and cried at hair and makeup. The Chief told her his machine could help her achieve her dream of making it as the biggest Hollywood star the world has ever seen. A giant chamber was produced from the back of his wheelchair. She was intrigued. He told she had to be willing to get a little extreme. She claimed she loved getting extreme. She walked in and asked if it was a movie prop. Chief explained it was a chamber that modified DNA and shut the door. Her DNA was merged with children's modeling clay. He molded her back into her human form. She stated she just wanted a new audition and turned two-dimensional by mistake. He assured her she was guaranteed to become the biggest Hollywood star the world has ever seen. She got to be the giant monster in the next movie then slimed Chief and the director.
As infant boy was left at the door steps of the Doom Patrol in Codsville. Elasti-Girl was instantly taken with him. The Chief wondered what he was doing at their door. Negative Girl pointed out he needed a new family. Elasti-Girl declared he found one. After he pooped his diaper, Elasti-Girl handed him to Chief then ran off with the others. Chief did so as a one-time thing but he got stuck with diaper duty. He soon got irritated with the "infinite repeat cycle" and started to scheme an extreme way to deal with it so he would never have to change another diaper. He asked the infant if he wanted to get a extreme. He babbled. Chief took that as a "yes" and descended to his laboratory with him. He injected the infant with an experimental monkey serum. The infant's skin and hair turned green but he now had the ability to turn into animal and thus, could go poop outside. Elasti-Girl freaked out at first but accepted the positives in the transformation. The infant turned into an elephant and pooped on the azaleas of the Doom Patrol's neighbor, the Brain. The baby was later named Beast Boy.
Years later, the Chief blew up the front door and chased after Robotman and Negative Girl because they stole his dinners. Robotman tried to retort his name wasn't on it but used "signature" instead. Negative Girl also pointed out he was supposed to be on a restricted diet because of his high cholesterol. Chief stated he refused to listen to any quacks telling him what to do. Chief's wheelchair produced three saw blades then a laser then a metal chomper. Robotman tossed a speedboat towards him. The gust created exposed his old man knees. Chief activated his twin rocket launchers. They jumped for cover. Negative Girl sent her energy form underground and she emerged behind Chief and disabled his wheelchair. Robotman mocked him about not being so tough without it.
Chief fiddled and was able to activate the giant fists and nailed Robotman with an uppercut. Robotman pressed his head back in place and got into a fight with Chief. Elasti-Girl reminded Chief and Robotman about the rules, no fighting on the lawn then placed them on the driveway. They slapped at each other. The Patrol soon realized Beast Boy was back. Chief asked if he needed money. Beast Boy declined. Chief asked if he wanted a new car. Beast Boy declined. Chief asked if needed a kidney. Beast Boy declined. Chief welcomed him back and asked what he wanted to do. Beast Boy remarked he knew he didn't want to see his "tape." Chief loved the idea and played a VHS recording about him doing alleged extreme moves with his wheelchair like grinding and getting air. Elasti-Girl ripped the monitor away. Chief rotated in a stationary circle and asked her if she liked that instead. Beast Boy thought a clambake was the way to kick off the summer right. Chief recalled he didn't like to eat good food. Beast Boy corrected him that he was a vegetarian then clarified a clambake was all about family. The Patrol got behind his idea.
Beast Boy complimented Brain's lawn next door. Brain retorted it would be nice if they would cut theirs and the neighborhood would appreciate it. Chief thought he was being dumb because their long grass was hiding the garbage that the rats lived in. Brain asked if they had the proper permits for their clambake. Chief lied they did. The rest of the Doom Patrol played along. Brain broke up the unpermitted clambake then created a giant clam monster with one of them and revealed his plan was to use the monster to bend the Homeowners Association to his will and get the Doom Patrol kicked out of Codsville. Robotman launched the Chief over the clam. A bundle of dynamite was dropped inside. Elasti-Girl shut it. The clam was blown up. Brain called them fools and took solace in ruining their party. Beast Boy got an idea and used the remains of the clam monster for the Doom Patrol's clambake. Beast Boy and Negative Girl were about to leave to hang out with crabs but The Chief and Elasti-Girl voiced their disapproval. Chief warned those "bottom-feeders" would get them into trouble. Negative Girl argued he thought everyone was one.
Elasti-Girl blocked the door with a huge hand and asked Negative Girl if she did her chores. She tried to delegate them to later but Chief stood to the rules. Negative Girl put on her act and pretended to feel sick. Elasti-Girl fell for it and told her to go to her room and rest. Chief refused to do her chores. The crabs turned on them and punched them then start pillaging the house. More crabs arrived in a van and stripped the house interior. They even stole Negative Girl's body. Robotman elected to stay behind to fool Chief and Elasti-Girl while Beast Boy and Negative Girl tracked down the crabs' hideout. Robotman caved and told them the truth when they returned home. They set out to save Beast Boy and Negative Girl. Chief morphed his wheelchair into a radical roadster then ran over all the crabs. He offered everyone crab legs. Negative Girl returned to her body and used the bathroom just in time. Beast Boy and Negative Girl vowed to only hand out with seagulls. The seagulls almost immediately attacked them and the rest of the Patrol. Negative Girl got angry and blew up, taking Codsville with her.
The Patrol realized how much Robotman and Cyborg in common they had. Chief offered to combine them into one person using his crazy unethical science. Beast Boy thought that was messed up but Robotman and Cyborg were all for sharing a body. They all went deep down to Chief's lab below the property. Chief clarified if by "will it hurt" meant "intense agony as all of your components are violently ripped apart," then it would hurt a little. Cyborg and Robotman were fused into one but the process mistakenly advanced their friendship to such a close personal level that the entire relationship turned toxic and unnatural. They flew to Codsville and went on a rampage. The Patrol was unable to defeat them. Chief turned his van into a mecha but its appendages were ripped off. The Chief completed his highly advanced virtual reality machine in his lab. He got annoyed when Negative Girl and Beast Boy treated it like a video game. He explained it was designed to trap the Brain in a simulated classroom lecture for the rest of his life. Elasti-Girl thought it sounded unethical. Chief confirmed it was and no one could escape it.
Beast Boy claimed it was possible if one flipped their brain so the simulation couldn't talk to it anymore. Chief thought it sounded dumb. Beast Boy had no qualms about it and revealed he was returning to Jump City the next day. They tried to trap him but he dodged the falling cube and took the elevator back up. Chief put the house on lockdown and sealed it up but Beast Boy unleashed a toot. They went into a panic and fainted. After Beast Boy went to sleep, they subjected him to the Chief's virtual reality machine. The Patrol started to critique the jinky graphics, use of their voices for the Titans, and a second Beast Boy but things backfired when Chief adjusted the Titans jerk protocols in attempt to drive Beast Boy to them. The Titans decided to destroy Beast Boy, which would kill him in real life. Chief revealed he could not turn the jerkiness down because the controls went one way. Negative Girl questioned that. Chief stated it was extreme that way. Elasti-Girl declared they had to go in and save him. Chief added if he died in the simulation, he would die in real life. Robotman became irate. Chief pointed out it was more extreme that way.
The Doom Patrol went into the simulation but could not defeat the Titans. They confessed to Beast Boy what happened but he was touched by how much they loved him. Pinned behind the couch, the Patrol couldn't think of a solution. Beast Boy got them to try his "brain flip" idea. He instructed them to close their eyes, imagine their brain was a big, flat pancake on a grill, then think of a spatula and flip on the count of three. It worked and the simulator was unable to converse with their brains anymore. They were all released. Beast Boy made sure they were finally okay with letting him go back to Jump City. They put on a false front again then Chief sprung his trap and the cube fell on top of Beast Boy to his annoyance. Chief won Best Team Leader at The Superhero Award Show. Robin was infuriated he lost to the Chief, threw him and his chair off stage, and went on a rant cursing the show with a tornado.
Beast Boy visited the Doom Patrol in Codsville on Thanksgiving. The Chief watched football in the room next to the kitchen. Robotman ruffled Beast Boy's hair and suggested they go wrestle in the fall leaves and dislocate their body parts. They passed by Chief, who gave Beast Boy a hard hand shake and warned him to stay away from his TV remote. Robotman protested he didn't want to rewatch the football all day long. He cartwheeled and snatched the remote and changed the channel to the dog show. Chief demanded the remote back. He complied but revealed he took the batteries out. Chief's wheelchair transformed into a robot suit. He charged and tackled Robotman through the TV and wall into the kitchen then bopped his jaw repeatedly. Elasti-Girl told them to stop but was ignored so she picked them both up and reminded them it was Thanksgiving, not Christmas. Chief retorted Robotman started it. Robotman apologized then asked if he could get Chief a warm bottle or some nursery rhymes because he was acting like a big baby. They started arguing. Elasti-Girl slammed them on the floor and told them to help Negative Girl set the ping pong table for dinner. They complied.
Beast Boy got an idea to build a parade float for Elasti-Girl as thanks for all the work she does on Thanksgiving and recruited Robotman and Negative Girl in secret. Once the float was done, they called to Elasti-Girl. She peered out the window on the second floor. Robotman hinted they had a surprise for her. She got excited, ran downstairs, and burst through the wall as a spring with Chief in tow. Chief stated it better be good because he was missing the game. Robotman explained each part of the float represented each member of the family like the football player to represent the Chief's love of extreme sports injuries. Chief drove the float to the parade but the Brain was the grand marshal and refused to let them join in because their float was an abomination that would scare people away. Beast Boy didn't want to give up. They decided to be a part of the parade whether Brain liked it or not. The Patrol drove down a street parallel to the one the parade was heading down. On Robotman's signal, Chief took a hard turn and drove down the narrow alley. To the spectator's horror, they rammed into Gordon and Batman.
The Brain revealed he was going to use the parade to imprison Codsville so he would get all the holiday deals for himself. The horn starting firing giant canned cranberry sauce and trapped people in it. The Chief pressed a button and the quarterback statue threw its giant football into the horn. It clogged and exploded. Brain stood up and dispatched flying pumpkins that fired missiles. Robotman launched his three dogs to take them out of the air. Mallah rotated to the rear of the float and fired twin sunflower gatling guns. The Patrol took cover in Beast Boy's giant toilet. The float's bear, mecha-turkey, and Elasti-Girl finished Mallah and Brain off. The Doom Patrol played football in the living room Chief passed it to Robotman. Robotman threw it but it cracked a photo frame, bounced off the floor between Elasti-Girl's legs, bounced off the wall, and rolled under a couch. Beast Boy turned into a gorilla and flipped the couch. They found the football next to a projector and a box of film reels.
Chief started to get nervous and said they were just old home movies about how each of them got super powers. They were eager to watch them but Chief wanted to do something else. They all yelled "No!" at the same time and watched Robotman's reel. Beast Boy wondered what Chief was doing in the same night club as Cliff Steele. Elasti-Girl recalled he hated music. Chief replied he couldn't remember because it was years ago. He didn't kindly to being put on trial and suggested they get something to eat. Negative Girl played her reel next. She realized it was about the day Chief helped her beat the Test Pilot arcade game so she could enough tickets to win her Squishy-Mushy Face teddy bear. Robotman was suspicious Chief was spending his leisure time at the arcade. Elasti-Girl agreed but Chief didn't and declared he was starving. Elasti-Girl played her reel. She realized it was about how she made it as a Hollywood actor. She wondered what Chief was doing on the set that day. Chief didn't find it important and wanted to eat.
Beast Boy stopped him from leaving the room and played his reel. Robotman thought it was fun watching all those home movies. Negative Girl wondered who filmed all of them. Robotman didn't care. They cheered. He accidentally knocked over the projector and box the reels were in. They found a folder marked "Top Secret" and learned Chief planned to turn them into a team of superheroes the whole time. Chief claimed he did it to turn them into a family. They were moved he cared enough to turn them into a family of freaks. They did a group hug. Chief told them not to get all gushy on him. He turned away from them and smiled. During a home inspection by the Brain, the others learned how much the Chief booby trapped the house to keep them from messing with his settings or causing a mess. Touching the thermostat activated twin flame throwers in the ceiling. A very, very powerful toilet bomb was used because of Robotman's high iron diet. He even programmed the house to defend itself in the cause someone tried to demolish it.
Beast Boy went with the Doom Patrol on a camping trip to the Codsville National Forest. Chief thought the camping grounds were for losers and revealed he was taking them to a campsite that was extreme. He switched the van tires to tank treads, mowed down Detective Chimp and Swamp Thing's campfire, drove through some trees, drove off a cliff, switched the treads to a flotation device, rafted down a treacherous river, went down a waterfall, and made a hard landing at the site. The van quickly set up camp. The others found the location awesome and worth having their lives put in danger. Suddenly all kinds of wild animals came to pay respect to the Chief's awesome beard. He formed a hand and arm with it and shook some nuts loose for the squirrels, grabbed some honey for the bears, and gave a piece of cheese to a mouse who was carried off by the eagle. Beast Boy wondered why they never saw the beard in action before. Chief stated he kept a low profile. On Elasti-Girl's prompt, Chief demonstrated it could lift a boulder, use axes to carve a wooden statue of Robotman, dig a poop hole for Beast Boy, and make tea for her.
The others wanted an awesome beard, too. Chief let it slip all they needed was a drop of his beard oil then denied them, saying it took hard work like rigorous daily grooming. He then revealed it was dangerous and he had to keep a low profile to avoid attracting the attention of the Beard Hunter, a twisted fiend who stalks people with luxurious beards and slices them with off with his sharp razors and wears them on his belt like obscene little trophies. The others didn't believe him. Beast Boy poked his beard and some of the oil got on the campfire, setting off a huge explosion. Chief frantically cleaned it all up then went to sleep in the van. The others stole some of his beard oil and grew their own beards and threw a forest rave. Chief was irate their facial hair high jinks would attract the Beard Hunter to their location. Beard Hunter surfaced from the river and chased them. Chief warned each beard he stole made him stronger and became annoyed they quickly fell into his traps. They made it back to the van but Hunter took out the fires with his razor-firing guns and they crashed into a tree.
Chief declared he would never get his but Beard Hunter revealed he already had enough to form the ultimate beard. The beard combined into a giant blonde beard and attached to him. Beard Hunter declared he would use it to take over the world. He easily captured Beast Boy, Robotman, Elasti-Girl, and Negative Girl. Beard Hunter and Chief agreed to settle it in a beard battle. Chief was hit with multiple beard fists but he countered with a shark beard. Beard Hunter formed a jet plane beard and fired. Chief formed a chopper and returned fire. The collision caused an explosion that freed the Patrol and Beast Boy. Beard Hunter formed a beard armor over himself but Chief declared his beard was extreme then formed it into a giant dragon beard. Beard Hunter was frightened. He was picked up, kicked to the ground, and blasted with flame breath. The ultimate beard crumbled away. Beard Hunter cried and admitted he just wanted a nice beard so he could look like a big man. He pounded the ground like a baby. Negative Girl gave him a new beard to cheer him up but it was made of bugs. Beard Hunter ran off cursing them and vowing they hadn't seen the last of him.