Thinker

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Thinker
Real name	Clifford DeVoe
Alias(es)	The Thinker
Species	Metahuman
Nationality	American
Gender	Male
Affiliation(s)	Task Force X
Status	In custody
Appearances
Film(s)	The Suicide Squad (unreleased)
Actor(s)
Portrayed by	Peter Capaldi

"So this is the Suicide Squad..."

―The Thinker

Clifford DeVoe, also known as the Thinker, is a hyperintelligent metahuman supervillain with telepathic abilities. When he was incarcerated, he became a member of the second Task Force X strike team sent en route to Corto Maltese.

Biography

Clifford DeVoe was a metahuman with telepathic abilities and an impressive level of intelligence. He turned to crime under the alias the Thinker, but was captured and incarcerated in Belle Reve. In 2021, he became a member of Task Force X and traveled with the rest of the team to Corto Maltese to destroy the prison and laboratory known as Jotunheim, formerly used by the Nazi party, as well as assassinate Maltese dictator Silvio Luna.

Personality

DeVoe's seemingly casual fashion sense, suit jacket and pants along with Hawaiian shirts with rolled-up sleeves, seems to suggest a sort of nonchalant attitude follows the man. Additionally, his sly and angry facial expressions suggest a sinister personality and narcissism, likely attributed to his telepathy and intelligence.

Abilities

• Superhuman intelligence: The Thinker is extremely intelligent, much more than any ordinary human. He is also master tactician and extremely knowledgeable.
• Higher-brain function: The antennae and wires coming out of the Thinker's head allow him higher brain function and powerful abilities.
  • Mind Control: The Thinker is able to read and control others' minds with his own.
  • Telekinesis: DeVoe can move objects with his mind and antennae.
• Electrokinesis: DeVoe appears to have some control over electricity.
  • Electric Blast: DeVoe is able to fire blasts of electricity.

Equipment

To be added

Relationships

Allies Task Force X - teammates Rick Flag - team leader Robert DuBois/Bloodsport Christopher Smith/Peacemaker Abner Krill/Polka-Dot Man Ratcatcher 2 Nanuae/King Shark Javelin Richard Hertz/Blackguard Mongal John Monroe/Weasel T.D.K. Brian Durlin/Savant Harleen Quinzel/Harley Quinn - former teammates Digger Harkness/Captain Boomerang - former teammates Maltese resistance - assistance to Task Force X during Jotunheim mission Sol Soria

Enemies Belle Reve John Economos - jailer ARGUS Amanda Waller - manipulator Flo Crawley - mission coordinator Fitzgibbon - physician Emilia Harcourt Corto Maltese Armed Forces Silvio Luna - target Mateo Suarez

Behind the scenes

• Dean Grimes was a stunt double for Peter Capaldi in the role of the Thinker.
• The Thinker in the DC Extended Universe is the second live-action incarnation of the character, following the Arrowverse incarnation portrayed by Neil Sandilands in the CW's Flash TV series.

Trivia

• In DC Comics, there have been four characters to take up the mantle of the Thinker. Along with Clifford DeVoe, the alias of the Thinker has been taken up by Cliff Carmichael, Desmond Connor, and the Thinker A.I.
  • The Arrowverse incarnation Thinker is an incarnation of the Clifford DeVoe version, and while he has not yet been named, it can be assumed that Peter Capaldi's character is also DeVoe, based on his appearance.

External links

• Thinker on DC Database
• Thinker on Wikipedia