Psimon (Simon Jones) is a supervillain appearing in comic books published by DC Comics.
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | The New Teen Titans #3 (January 1981) |
| Created by | Marv Wolfman George Pérez |
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| Alter ego | Simon Jones |
| Species | Metahuman |
| Team affiliations | Injustice League Fearsome Five Secret Society of Super Villains |
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Publication history
editHe first appeared in The New Teen Titans #3 (January 1981) and was created by George Pérez and Marv Wolfman.[1]
Fictional character biography
editSimon Jones is a physicist who comes into contact with Trigon while conducting interdimensional research. Trigon gives Jones psychic abilities and tasks him with destroying Earth.[2] Jones, now calling himself Psimon, joins Doctor Light's Fearsome Five.[3]
During Crisis on Infinite Earths, Psimon is killed by Brainiac. He later appears alive before being imprisoned in the Slab. In Outsiders (vol. 3) #6 (January 2004), he engineers a massive prison breakout and escapes.
Psimon later allies with Dr. Sivana and reforms the Fearsome Five. In Salvation Run, he is killed by the Joker, who smashes his head with a rock.[4]
In The New 52 reboot, Psimon is resurrected and forms Meta Solutions, a false business dedicated to stripping metahumans of their powers. Mister Twister later possesses Psimon, enhancing his powers and giving him a new suit.[5][6][7]
Personality and abilities
editPsimon possesses powerful telepathic and telekinetic abilities. With his telepathy, he can read and control minds and generate illusions. Psychic dampeners can be used to prohibit him from using his powers, though Psimon can override their effects via physical contact.
Other versions
editAn alternate timeline variant of Psimon makes a minor appearance in Flashpoint as an inmate of military Doom prison.[8]
In other media
editTelevision
edit- Psimon makes non-speaking appearances in Teen Titans as a member of the Brotherhood of Evil.[9]
- The Teen Titans incarnation of Psimon appears in the "New Teen Titans" segment of DC Nation Shorts.
- Psimon appears in Young Justice, voiced by Alan Tudyk.[9] This version is a member of the Light who later enters a relationship with fellow member Devastation.
Video games
edit- Psimon appears as a boss in Young Justice: Legacy, voiced by Jeff Bennett.[9]
- Psimon appears in DC Universe Online as part of the "Sons of Trigon" DLC.
- Psimon appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.[10]
- Psimon appears as a playable character in Lego DC Super-Villains.[11]
Miscellaneous
edit- The Teen Titans animated series incarnation of Psimon appears in Teen Titans Go! as a founding member of the Fearsome Five.[12]
- Psimon makes non-speaking cameo appearances in DC Super Hero Girls as a student of Super Hero High.
- Psimon appears in Smallville Season 11.[13]
References
edit- ^ Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Korte, Steve; Manning, Matt; Wiacek, Win; Wilson, Sven (2016). The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe. DK Publishing. p. 239. ISBN 978-1-4654-5357-0.
- ^ Rovin, Jeff (1987). The Encyclopedia of Supervillains. New York: Facts on File. p. 279. ISBN 0-8160-1356-X.
- ^ Greenberger, Robert (2008), "Fearsome Five", in Dougall, Alastair (ed.), The DC Comics Encyclopedia, New York: Dorling Kindersley, p. 120, ISBN 978-0-7566-4119-1, OCLC 213309017
- ^ Salvation Run #2 (February 2008)
- ^ Teen Titans (vol. 4) #16
- ^ Teen Titans (vol. 4) #11
- ^ Justice League (vol. 2) #29
- ^ Flashpoint: Legion of Doom #2 (July 2011)
- ^ a b c "Psimon Voices (Teen Titans)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved July 14, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
- ^ Eisen, Andrew (October 2, 2013). "DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide". IGN. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
- ^ Michael, Jon; Veness, John (November 2, 2018). "Characters - LEGO DC Super-Villains Guide". IGN. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
- ^ "Teen Titans Go! #43 - The Fearsome Five (Issue)". Comic Vine. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
- ^ Smallville Season 11 #9 (March 2013)