In 2009, brainiac was ranked as igns 17th greatest comic book villain of all time. When most of the justice league is unavailable, the leagues deadliest enemies emerge to take advantage of the chaos. Brain interactive construct smallville dc database fandom. Supergirl remains in a dreamlike state after sustaining injuries from reign, so monel recruits brainiac5, a member of the legion of superheroes, to bring her back. Supergirl 4x06 agents of liberty vs brainiac 5 2018 season. Brainiac 5, a member of the legion from the 31st century. A female version of brainiac 5 from an alternate universe appeared in the fifth season of supergirl and was portrayed by raths sister meaghan rath. Jun 15, 2018 supergirl is getting some brainpower in season 4 according to deadline, jesse rath, who plays brainiac 5, has been upped to series regular for supergirls season 4 roster. At the end of episode 4, we see the voice of rao become infected by brainiacs technoparasite. He is the central computer system of krypton and one of supermans greatest enemies. Supergirls brainiac 5 upgraded to series regular report.
Brainiac 5 is supergirls most prominent love interest in dc comics, which hints that kara could very well move on from monel chris wood by the end of season 3. Meanwhile, brainiac5 tries to persuade nia to embrace her superpowers but she misinterprets his motives. Brainiac5 will remain in his past for quite some time. Brainiac dc animated universe villains wiki fandom.
The most obvious of which, was his mental computer input nodes that. Brainiac5 sets up a meetingat a romantic restaurantwith nia to discuss her future as a possible superhero, and lena tells james what shes been working on. Brainiac, flash isnt fast enough to escape someone who can copy his powers and catch him with ease. The flash season 4 villain the thinker explained collider. The season follows kara, a reporter and superpowered alien who fights against those who threaten earth, and the fallout of her use of mysticism and time traveling. Jesse raths brainiac 5 learns about 21st century prejudice, which may set up one of the most impactful arcs of supergirl season 4. A brainiac has his first custard dream and discovers he really can walk on. The fifth season of supergirl premiered on the cw on october 6, 2019, and will conclude on may 10, 2020. Dec 28, 2017 im looking forward to seeing barry, iris, and joe at the forefront of this storyline. The flash is put on trial, supergirl meets brainiac and green arrow forms an unlikely alliance by matt webb mitovich december 28 2017, 1. We know clifford devoe is the thinker, but we dont know why he wanted barry to come back from the speed force, or what.
Oct 11, 2017 who is the new villain in the flash season 4. It was created by executive producer stewart morris and andy milligan. Escaping from brainiacs base, kid flash and hot pursuit formulate a plan to return to the 21st century. The thinkers reveal in the season 4 premiere is surprising. Brainiac 5 might be the heart and soul of supergirl season 4. A hidden love of kara could neatly explain why brainiac5 either stays in the present at the end of season 3, or else travels back in time again next season. The thinker kidnaps the flash and puts him in a cell he cant speed his way out of so barry comes up with a way to outsmart not only the thinker but also his trap. The thinker is the name of four fictional characters, all supervillains appearing in comic books published by dc comics. We know clifford devoe is the thinker, but we dont know why he wanted barry to come back from the speed force, or what secrets the fastest man alive brought back to central city with him.
Nov 18, 2018 this feature is not available right now. The episode also reveals there are multiple brainiacs due to a. Brainiac was the planetarywide supercomputer of krypton until it left shortly before the planets destruction. Trying to take her mind off what happened at the deo, kara decides to team up with jonn on his latest assignment, which unfortunately ends up tying directly into alexs current investigation that involves the villain menagerie. Blake ritson 4 brainiac 20 interview 41 krypton 126 krypton episode 4 5 krypton recap 1 krypton spoilers 77 what just happened on krypton 1 word of rao 3 kryptons brainiac, blake ritson, talks about whats coming next after the fourth episode of krypton. We love the character of brainiac5 and cant imagine anyone but jesse rath in the role, executive producers robert. A 12thlevel intellect, brainiac 5 is an incredible scientist and combat strategist, affectionately nicknamed brainy by the other legionnaires.
Next weeks season finale will no doubt set the stage for season 4, so we wont have long to wait till we learn more. In an alternate reality to which jorel sent clark in 2008, brainiac posed as chief of staff milton fine to serve president lex luthor. We finally got our first look at season 4s first nonspeedster big bad on the. Afterwards, brainiac traveled the galaxy in pursuit of knowledge and destroyed the sources of the knowledge to increase its value and sought to apply this to the entire universe to complete what it perceived as its function and purpose, making it a nemesis of superman. Science abuse next episode air date and your favorite tv shows. Brainiac is one of supermans oldest and most powerful foes. Supergirl 4x06 agents of liberty vs brainiac 5 2018. Brainiac5 will be around a lot in season 5 tv guide. On krypton season 1 episode 4, rao finds a scapegoat for the failed rankless initiative, while seg ends up being approached by a black zero leader. Meanwhile, with all three worldkillers united, supergirl and the team brace for an epic battle.
Supergirl 4x06 brainy beats up agents of liberty with. A female version of brainiac 5 from an alternate universe appeared in the. Supergirl 4x11 alex warns supergirl, nias sister discovers the secret duration. The flash season 4 team flash discovers the thinkers real identity the cw duration. Oct 12, 2017 this feature is not available right now. It made me question if they were even suppose to last this long. Nov 06, 2017 brainiac 5 is supergirls most prominent love interest in dc comics, which hints that kara could very well move on from monel chris wood by the end of season 3.
Science abuse often shortened to simply brainiac is a british entertainment documentary show that aired on sky one from november 2003 to 30 march 2008. After supergirl refuses to be told what to do, haley refocuses her energy on finding out supergirls true identity and begins to interrogate all deo agents, including alex. Tvline has revealed that jesse rath, who plays brainiac5, will become a series regular in season 4. Brain interactive construct smallville dc database. The fourth season of the american television series supergirl, which is based on the dc.
Original articleafter three seasons worth of evil speedsters as the shows yearlong big bad, the producers of the flash revealed at the most recent paleyfest that for season 4, the main. He became part of the main cast in the fourth season. The brain interactive construct, brainiac, was created by jorel, to save krypton from destruction. Brainiac is a superintelligent alien being from the planet colu who has fought superman many times. Brainiac is the main antagonist of season 1 and 2 superman. With team flash in desperate need of a new brainiac after harrys sudden exit in the season 4 finale, we cant help but wonder which one of these.
While brainiac had been around, he had secretly left a copy of himself in chloe sullivan, so several weeks after chloe became engaged to jimmy olsen, chloe began to lose her memories as brainiac started to take her over completely. The collector of worlds has a cool and calculating mind. When most of the justice league is unavailable, the leagues deadliest enemies emerge to take advantage of. The collector of worlds is an alien android who seeks out and preserves a portion of doomed worlds. Extremely advanced mental abilities that have allowed him to work through numerous robotic and even human proxies make him a dangerously formidable opponent.
Brainiac5 gets a whole new look in supergirl, which follows the events of the recent. They planned to destroy most of earth to recreate it in their own image but brainiac also planned for lex to become the vessel of zod. Having nanobots invade his flesh at the cellular level and tarnish his cells like hiv. Evan valentine explains the comic book history of the thinker, the new villain of the flash season 4, and where his character might be headed on the show. During each episode of the show, numerous experiments are carried out to verify whether common conceptions are true such as whether it is possible to run. While organizing a proalien rally, he used the screen name american alien. Feb 22, 2018 assuming the flash doesnt plan to make barry and iris the fastest couple alive, there could be a compelling storyline to come out of this potentially oneoff event. The animated series and one of the main antagonists alongside lex luthor of season 2 justice league unlimited. May 24, 2018 with team flash in desperate need of a new brainiac after harrys sudden exit in the season 4 finale, we cant help but wonder which one of these wells will be called up to round out the team. Kid flash uses his superspeed in the virtual reality access port to shut down the security program and hot pursuit then blasts brainiac from behind. It is difficult to tell whether youre dealing with the original brainiac, or one of his drones. He was equipped with highly advanced artificial constructs and cybernetic components. Therefore, its nearly impossible to know the origins of the arrowverse thinker, but hes a welcome sight considering hes not yet another speedster big bad for team flash to fight this season.
He also goes by the alias barney fife when operating among humans. Iris west suits up in the flash season 4 screen rant. From here, devoe took his place as a flash villain once again, this time threatening wally west, who was the one and only flash at the time. Kid flash then allows himself to be recaptured by brainiac and put into stasis. Jesse rath, brainy on supergirl, says season 4 deals. The fourth season of the american television series the flash, which is based on the dc comics character barry allen flash, premiered on the cw on october 10, 2017, and ran for 23 episodes until may 22, 2018. Brainiac 5 is introduced in the third season of supergirl, portrayed by jesse rath. Supergirl 4x07 supergirl tries to escape and james stands with children of liberty duration. Last season offered multiple teases that devoe, aka the thinker. This iteration seems closer to the superman villain brainiac, most. Brainiac managed to escape the destruction of krypton, together with aethyr and namek.
The team is no longer helping barrys character like it used to and its now hurting him. So the thinker needs barry and his speed, not surprising, for his own selfpreservation. Supergirl brings on brainiac 5, a dc comics canon love. Brainiac 5 gets a new look in supergirl cosmic book news. A technoorganic being with a twelfthlevel intellect and hyperadvanced technology, he travels the multiverse seeking civilizations to. This iteration seems closer to the superman villain brainiac. The first version, clifford devoe, appeared as the main antagonist of the fourth season of the liveaction television series the flash. The thinker has had his hand in every episode of the flash season 4 since his debut at the end of the flash reborn. Brainiacs name is a portmanteau of the words brain and maniac. The flash season 5 to introduce new harrison wells tv guide. But brainiac is insanely smart, he wiped krypton and stuff but has shown limits, but the thing is devoes limits will most likely be shown soon aswell due to, well, i doubt devoe is going to beat flash same with how i doubted reverse flash, zoom and savitar would beat flash. Supergirl season 4 promotes jesse rath to series regular.
Assuming the flash doesnt plan to make barry and iris the fastest couple alive, there could be a compelling storyline to come out of this potentially oneoff event. Because his twelfthlevel intellect grants him tactical prowess over his lessintelligent foes, he can come across as rather smug and arrogant. The fourth season of the american television series supergirl, which is based on the dc comics character kara zorel supergirl, premiered on the cw on october 14, 2018. Manchester black may be coming to supergirl season 4. And with it, the star labs gangfaced a lot of changes duringthe premiere. He originally appeared as a male humanoid, with typical coluan green skin. Actor jesse rath has been upgraded to series regular for season 4 of cws supergirl, according to deadline. Season 4 of the drama series opens with kara melissa benoist going back to her reporting job at catco while still working with the deo, proving that she can both be a superhero and have a normal. By the mid 1970s he had become an active member of lex luthors legion of doom. The flash season 4 how the thinker got his power the. We finally got our first look at season 4s first nonspeedster big bad on the flash, and hes utterly terrifying. Rath plays brainiac 5, a superintelligent member of the legion of superheroes from the.
Watch justice league unlimited season 4, episode 12 divided we fall. He can never create things, hes never at work, he doesnt know shit, and does not have a life outside of team flash. Cw the flash revealed the thinker in the premiere, which means the identity of season 4 villain will not be the biggest mystery of this year. Supergirl is getting some brainpower in season 4 according to deadline, jesse rath, who plays brainiac5, has been upped to series regular for supergirls season 4 roster. Supergirl brings on brainiac 5, a dc comics canon love interest. He is voiced by corey burton, who voices megatron, two incarnations of shockwave and zeus. In season 4, the thinkers given metahumans their powers and manipulated team flash to rescue barry. Actor jesse rath has been upgraded to series regular for season 4 of cws supergirl, according to deadline rath plays brainiac 5, a superintelligent member of the legion of superheroes from. The flash out smarts the thinker twice the flash s4e9. In supergirl season 4, the team will be facing a rising antialien movement in national city, which rath says mirrors the refugee and migrant crisis currently happening in the us. The flash revealed the thinker in the premiere, which means the identity of season 4 villain will not be the biggest mystery of this year. Supergirl will return for season four, the flash will return for season five, arrow will return for season seven.
The flashs victory over savitar last season was shortlived, as an unbalanced speed force began to wreak havoc on central city, forcing barry to sacrifice himself for the greater good. Oct 18, 2017 evan valentine explains the comic book history of the thinker, the new villain of the flash season 4, and where his character might be headed on the show. Escaping from brainiac s base, kid flash and hot pursuit formulate a plan to return to the 21st century. Querl dox, also known as brainiac 5, is a coluan and a former member of the legion. A brainiac has his first custard dream and discovers he really can. The flash season 4 airs on tuesdays on the cw at 8 p. Still reeling after learning about lenas secret, supergirl asks guardian for a favor that could alter his relationship with lena forever. A tvline is confirminga reports that in season 4, dcs scarlet speedster will be squaring off against none other than clifford devoe, a. Supergirl promotes jesse rathbrainiac5 to series regular. The fourth season of the american television series the flash, which is based on the dc comics character barry allen flash, premiered on the cw on october. With the fastest man alive now trapped inside an extradimensional energy, and unknown dangers lurking in the shadows, it will be up to team flash to free barry from his own personal hell in season 4. I think whats been missing from this season is a firm focus on barry, save for 1. At some point, brainiac was corrupted to serve general zod.
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