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+ | |real name= Hunter Samuel Griggs |
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| − | |alias= The Wall<br>HVT1<br>"God" (by [[Rick Flag]]) |
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+ | |affiliation= [[United States Air Force]]<br>[[Belle Reve]] |
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+ | |actor= [[Ike Barinholtz]] |
|movie= ''[[Suicide Squad]]'' |
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| + | {{Quote|Ames, if [[Deadshot|this]] man kills me, I want you to kill him and I want you to clear my browser history.|Griggs|Suicide Squad}} |
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| − | {{quote|I am your consequence.|Amanda Waller|Suicide Squad}} |
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| + | '''Hunter Samuel''' '''Griggs''' is a senior security officer of [[Belle Reve]] and one of [[Amanda Waller]]'s most trusted henchmen. He is known to ruthlessly abuse the prisoners of Belle Reve. Eventually, however, he is kidnapped, tortured and forced to work with the [[Joker]]. |
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| − | '''Amanda Waller''' is a high-ranking [[United States of America|US government]] official and Director of [[ARGUS]], while having ties to several other espionage and law enforcement agencies, as well as being the commanding officer for the expendable field team [[Task Force X]]. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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| − | ===Early |
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| + | Not much is known about Captain Griggs, except of the fact that he is a senior security man at [[Belle Reve]], where the candidates for [[Amanda Waller]]'s intended [[Task Force X]] are held captive. |
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| − | Amanda Waller at some point became the Director of [[ARGUS]] and swiftly built up a fearsome reputation for herself, being nicknamed is "The Wall" due to how ruthless, dominating, and unrelenting she is when dealing with others. As a result, many frightening stories about Waller are told by those who have encountered her (as a warning), but practically everyone disbelieves them until dealing with her personally. Waller therefore becomes one of the most feared and respected people in the [[United States of America|US government]]. |
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+ | ===Under the Joker's thumb=== |
| + | {{Quote|You're so screwed.|Harley Quinn|Suicide Squad}} |
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| − | Amanda Waller is known to have meet supergenius [[Lex Luthor]] on at least one occasion, as he indirectly referred to Waller, [[ARGUS]], and the [[Task Force X]] idea, in an interview with [[Ron Troupe]]<ref name="Lexical Analysis">[http://www.wired.com/brandlab/2015/12/lexical-analysis-lex-luthor-on-disrupting-the-vigilante-industrial-complex/ Lexical Analysis]</ref>. |
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| + | While [[Task Force X]] goes on to stop [[Enchantress]] and her plan, the [[Joker]] found out [[Harley Quinn]]'s location. So, he took up Griggs himself, one of Amanda Waller's henchmen and a security officer of Belle Reve prison, the clown then tortures him harshly which leads him into the facility where the nano bombs are made. After being dismissed by the [[Joker]], Griggs is then in charge of handing a cellphone to [[Harley Quinn]] which can connect her to the Joker. Harley tells him, "You're so screwed", causing him to worry. He never finds out what she means however, as he is quickly escorted away by guards. |
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| + | His ultimate fate is left unknown. |
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| − | ===Forming Task Force X=== |
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| − | Amanda Waller notes that even after his death, [[Superman]] still continues to have a profound impact on the world - his alien heritage and usage of his powers for selfless heroism make Superman a beacon of hope and inspiration for [[metahumans]] like the [[Flash]], inducing them to more openly use their powers and come out into the light, with the Flash notably apprehending the notorious bank robber [[Captain Boomerang]] as a result. |
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| − | [[File:Waller talking about the Suicide Squad.jpg|thumb|250x250px|Waller talking about the idea of Task Force x]] |
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| − | Waller herself however, has a much more negative view on [[Superman]] after his death, since while she posthumously respects Superman himself for his benevolence and selfless heroism, she recognizes that there could very well be other beings out there, beings with equally tremendous godlike power, coupled with far less friendly intentions (what she refers to as a potential "World War III"). Fearing the inability of [[humans]] to stop such beings, Waller promptly advocates for the creation of [[Task Force X]] - her own potentially disposable team of individuals with exceptional powers, abilities, and skills, which could be forced to battle against such formidable threats as a contingency, whereas a normal non-disposable human army would be powerless. |
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| − | Waller would select the most suitable candidates for this task force: the lethally formidable marksman [[Deadshot]], the notorious rope assassin [[Slipknot]], prolific Australian bank robber [[Captain Boomerang]], the formidable psychopath [[Harley Quinn]], the mighty metahuman [[Killer Croc]], the exceptionally powerful pyrokinetic metahuman [[El Diablo]], and finally [[Enchantress]] - the most powerful metahuman that Waller had ever come across. Waller also intended to have US Colonel [[Rick Flag]] join the team as its leader, along with his formidable samurai bodyguard [[Katana]]. However, Waller realized putting such a team together would take an exceptional and persuasive amount of planning. |
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| − | ==== Recruiting Members ==== |
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| − | Prior to advocating her idea of [[Task Force X]], Waller would order [[Rick Flag]] to protect [[June Moone]], the woman who unwillingly hosted the spirit of [[Enchantress]] (after discovering it in a vial in Central America). The two would quickly grow close and become lovers, as Waller had intended in order for her to attain leverage over the both of them. In order to ensure Enchantress' cooperation with joining the task force, Waller gains possession of the metahuman's cut-out heart, threatening to kill her if Enchantress refuses to comply with her orders. |
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| − | In order to gain [[Deadshot]] for her squad, Waller secretly became a situational ally of [[Batman]], anonymously letting the latter know when and where best to intercept Deadshot (when he is together with his daughter [[Zoe Lawton]]), with the Dark Knight successfully carrying it out, having Deadshot imprisoned in [[Blackgate Penitentiary]], with Waller then transferring him to [[Belle Reve]]. |
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| − | Around the same time, Batman would also pursue [[Harley Quinn]] and her boyfriend [[Joker]] (due to them being long-term enemies of his), but the Joker manages to escape, so Batman swiftly incapacitates Harley and drives her to [[Arkham Asylum]], where she is imprisoned, with Waller then promptly transferring her to [[Belle Reve]]. |
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| − | [[Captain Boomerang]] would be intercepted by the extremely powerful metahuman [[Flash]] during yet another one of his bank robberies, with Boomerang subsequently getting imprisoned in [[Central City]], and then promptly transferred by Waller to Belle Reve as well. |
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| − | [[Killer Croc]], being another major enemy of [[Batman]]'s, is repeatedly chased out of [[Gotham City]] by the Dark Knight, thus eventually intercepted and tasered into submission by Waller's [[ARGUS]] SWAT team, and taken to Belle Reve. |
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| − | Extremely powerful metahuman [[El Diablo]] one day unintentionally loses his temper during a family spat, accidentally killing his wife and 2 children with his pyrokinesis. Utterly devastated, El Diablo willingly turns himself in to the Los Angeles authorities, subsequently getting transferred by Waller to Belle Reve. |
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| − | And finally, [[Slipknot]] is also subdued, by the mighty [[Wonder Woman]]<ref name="SlipknotWonderWoman">[http://movieweb.com/suicide-squad-movie-slipknot-wonder-woman-connection/ ''Slipknot & Wonder Woman's Shocking Pre-Suicide Squad History Revealed'' - MovieWeb]</ref>, with Waller gleefully transferring her final task force candidate to Belle Reve. |
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| − | Thus, will all of Waller's potentially unwilling intended [[Task Force X]] recruits finally being subdued and locked up within [[Belle Reve]] (or as Waller herself describes it, put him in a hole, with the hole getting thrown away), she finally prepares to present her idea to fellow government officials. |
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| − | ==== Presenting her idea ==== |
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| − | {{quote|Because getting people to act against their own self-interest for the national security of the United States is what I do for a living.|Amanda Waller|Suicide Squad}} |
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| − | [[File:Amanda_Waller_sits_at_dinner_with_government_officials.jpg|thumb|251px|Waller discussing the fallout of Superman's death.]] |
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| − | Waller meets [[Dexter Tolliver]] and [[Admiral Olsen]] to discuss her [[Task Force X]] proposition, giving them a detailed description of all of the candidates. Ultimately, however, Olsen objects to the proposition, appalled at the idea of Waller entrusting homeland security to "witches, gang-bangers, crocodiles, and the Joker's girlfriend." Waller, however, remains adamant, and intends to present her idea at [[The Pentagon]], and Dexter is more supportive of her idea. |
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| − | ==== Pentagon presentation ==== |
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| − | {{quote|What if Superman had decided to fly down, rip off the roof of the White House, and grab the President right out of the Oval Office? Who would have stopped him?|[[Dexter Tolliver]]|Suicide Squad}} |
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| − | Waller visited the Pentagon, where she presented her idea of Task Force X. Although many questioned her plans, she proved them wrong by asking Enchantress to bring the plans of their enemy to them and earned the trust of the military. |
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| − | ==== Belle Reve visit ==== |
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| − | Amanda Waller visited Belle Reve prison, where her intended recruits for Task Force X are held captive. |
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| − | She attempts to recruit them but many of them were in doubt and El Diablo rejected the proposal. So she had to take them out forcefully and implanted bombs in their heads which she later uses to threaten them if they disobeyed her. |
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| − | ===Enchantress' escape and Task Force deployment=== |
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| − | Waller's fears ultimately prove to be valid, as several days later [[June Moone]] transforms into the [[Enchantress]] during her sleep, subsequently teleporting back to her Central American tomb, and opening the vial containing the spirit of her brother [[Incubus]]. Enchantress then takes him back to [[Midway City]] and incapacitates a man in the subway, with Incubus forcing the unwilling human to host him. |
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| − | As the two mystical [[metahuman]]s fully build up their powers, they become the incredibly powerful threat than Waller had foreseen, as while Enchantress and Incubus would also, like the [[Flash]], be inspired by [[Superman]] to come out into the light, the intentions of this duo are far less benevolent - recalling how they were once worshiped as gods by ancient humans millennia ago, both of them resolve to conquer [[Earth]] and subjugate its inhabitants to their will. Thus, the implementation of Waller's [[Task Force X]] becomes necessary. |
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| − | Unfortunately, Waller stuck behind in the city to watch Enchantress's methods, to plan out ways to counter her; as a result, she gave them the mission of rescuing '''H'''igh '''V'''alue '''T'''arget '''1''' from within a safe house in the city. Flag arrived hours later, with Deadshot following into the safe house; he pointed out that the group was "thinking they're saving Nelson Mandela" because of the trouble they've gone through to get there. Waller executed her staff that remained with her, so as to leave no loose ends or increase the number of people in need of protection. Though the group was pissed off to find out she was the person in need of rescue, Waller held off their anger by showing off a remote to detonate their bombs. |
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| − | ''more to come...'' |
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| − | ==== Giving Credit Where it's Due ==== |
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| − | {{Quote|How are you NOT dead?|Deadshot, confused|Suicide Squad}}Freed from Enchantress's doomsday weapon, Waller appeared in front of the squad when they planned to leave back to their old lives. Brandishing the detonator, Waller was challenged by [[Captain Boomerang]]; however, she was able to intimidate him into back off when he implied fighting her for his freedom. When the squad asks for a reward beyond a reduced sentence in prison, Waller relented, allowing Harley an expresso machine, Deadshot visits to his daughter, and giving Croc the B.E.T. network to watch. |
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| − | ===Amanda Waller's files=== |
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| − | {{Quote|That's the difference between us, Mr. Wayne - you believe in friendship, I believe in leverage.|Amanda Waller to [[Bruce Wayne]]|Suicide Squad}} |
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| − | Mere days after the [[Task Force X|Suicide Squad]]'s re-imprisonment, Waller meets her situational ally [[Batman|Bruce Wayne]], and, in exchange for him promising her to take care of the rumors following the aftermath of the calamitous mystical events in [[Midway City]], Waller gives Bruce files on the specific Metahumans that he requested (including [[Aquaman]] and the [[Flash]], along with [[Enchantress]]). As Bruce turns to leave, Waller lets him know that she is aware that he is Batman. Unfazed, Bruce immediately, and sternly, warns Waller to shut down Task Force X or he and [[Justice League|his friends]] will do it for her. |
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==Personality== |
==Personality== |
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| + | Captain Griggs is exceptionally cruel and sadistic, seemingly taking pleasure from tormenting his [[Belle Reve]] prisoners in various ways - notably feeding [[Deadshot]] with bread containing fingernails and rat feces, having Deadshot brutally pinned down and beaten after threatening him, as well as electrocuting and force-feeding [[Harley Quinn]] when she refused to comply. |
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| − | {{Quote|They warned me about you... My dumb ass didn't believe the stories."<br>"Nobody does.|[[Rick Flag]] and Amanda Waller|Suicide Squad}} |
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| − | Amanda Waller is an exceptionally intelligent and resourceful woman, especially in the fields of tactics and political science, not above using questionable and even outright amoral methods to achieve her planned goals. She is a manipulative and devious leverager, priding herself in being able to frequently get people to act against their own self-interests, even people as dangerous the members of her [[Task Force X|Suicide Squad]], with Waller gaining leverage over them, rather than simply attempting to out-fight them, using any of their exploitable weaknesses to her advantage. Indeed, her nickname is "The Wall" due to how ruthless, dominating, and unrelenting she is when dealing with others, which makes Waller one of the most feared and respected people in the [[United States of America|US government]]. Indeed, prior to joining [[ARGUS]], [[Rick Flag]] would be warned about Waller via frightening stories about her (which many people have a tendency to initially disbelieve), and [[Harley Quinn]] even compared Waller to the biblical Devil. However, in this regard, Waller unintentionally gains the respect (and to some extent, disrespect) of the Squad after ruthlessly executing her [[FBI]] subordinates in front of them. After witnessing this, [[Deadshot]], himself a notorious assassin, respectfully calls Waller a "mean lady", remarking that "[it's] gangsta", while [[Killer Croc]] even claims to like her. Waller also knows to make some useful situational allies, a notable one being [[Batman]]. |
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| + | However, he has a selfish fear for his own life, evidenced by Griggs' fear when Deadshot points a gun at him, and Griggs' terror after the [[Joker]] kidnaps and confronts him, which leads to Griggs relatively quickly breaking under Joker's torture, and agreeing to work for him as an undercover mole in Belle Reve. |
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| − | Although Waller has no [[metahuman]] powers herself, she more than makes up for it with her tremendous determination and willpower, which make her an extremely formidable opponent. Hence, when [[Enchantress]] kidnaps her and demands that Waller reveal the locations of the secret technological facilities of [[ARGUS]], Waller adamantly refuses, emphasizing that she wouldn't break under torture, challenging Enchantress to "do [her] worst", even fearlessly insulting the latter to her face. Enchantress is thereby forced to knock out and telepathically assault the mind of Waller to get her way. |
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| + | He appears to watch pornography on his computer at work, given he told his fellow officers to erase his browser history, if [[Deadshot]] were to kill him. |
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| − | However, Waller's leverage-based power is also her greatest weakness, since (ironically, much like [[Enchantress]]) it occasionally makes her arrogant and overconfident, believing that her perfect leverage over everyone she wishes to control, makes her supremely powerful. Hence, Waller is somewhat caught off-guard when an unexpected turn of events causes her plans to not work out the way she indented. This is most notable when [[Enchantress]] manages to outwit Waller - releasing her brother [[Incubus]] upon [[Midway City]], knowing full well that Waller (not knowing of him being Enchantress' brother) would dispatch her to take the mighty metahuman down, which, in turn, would allow Enchantress to reach Incubus and (via his mystical empowerment) and become immune to her exposed heart weakness before Waller could stop Enchantress by stabbing said heart. This catastrophic error in judgement on Waller' part results in the [[metahuman]] duo wreaking havoc upon [[Midway City]], forcing Waller to execute her [[FBI]] subordinates (due to their knowledge of this error of hers), and then turn to genius tactician [[Batman]] for help in the aftermath, so that he might help cover up her involvement in the matter, and keep the wrong people in the [[Central Intelligence Agency|US intelligence community]] from finding out. |
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| − | However, while amoral, unempathetic, ruthless, and strict, everything Waller does is ultimately for the national safety of the [[United States of America|United States]] and she is ultimately not ungrateful, as Waller notably rewarded the surviving [[Task Force X|Suicide Squad]] members for saving the world and rescuing her from [[Enchantress]] and [[Incubus]] by not only taking 10 years off of each of their respective prison sentences, but also even generously granting them some personal requests (granting the prison cells of [[Harley Quinn]], [[Deadshot]] and [[Killer Croc]] an espresso machine, a punching bag, and cable TV respectively, as well as allowing Deadshot prolonged monitored visits to his daughter [[Zoe Lawton|Zoe]] from time to time). |
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| − | {{Quote|But everyone has a weakness, and a weakness can get leveraged!|Amanda Waller|Suicide Squad}}<tabber>Abilities= |
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| − | *'''Gifted Intelligence''': Amanda Waller is exceptionally intelligent and resourceful, which extends to her immensely formidable political science, leadership, tactical, demagogic, investigative, manipulation, hacking, exploitative networking, and leveraging skills. |
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| − | **'''Expert Tactician:''' Amanda Waller, is an immensely skilled manipulative tactician, being effective enough to have built up a fearsome reputation among [[United States of America|US government]] officials. Given her lack of superpowers, Waller, much like [[Batman]], often uses cunning and planning to successfully outwit stronger and more powerful foes, gaining leverage over them rather than simply attempting to out-fight them, often using any of their exploitable weaknesses (such as [[Enchantress]]' cut out heart, [[Rick Flag]]'s love for [[June Moone]], [[Deadshot]]'s beloved daughter [[Zoe Lawton|Zoe]], and the threat of activating the nano-bombs implanted in the other [[Task Force X|Suicide Squad]] members) to her advantage, though Waller's methods are considerably more amoral than Batman's. Due to this, Waller is able to extend her authority over the extremely dangerous Suicide Squad members (something [[Admiral Olsen]] and [[Dexter Tolliver]] had initially considered impossible), forcing them to battle [[Enchantress]], [[Incubus]], and the mystical duo's monstrous army. By promising [[Deadshot]] freedom and a permanent reunion with his daughter Zoe, Waller is almost able to get him to assassinate an escaping [[Harley Quinn]], with him able to resist the extremely tempting offer only with a visible amount of effort. Even when caught off-guard by the [[Joker]] when the latter unexpectedly hijacks her [[ARGUS]] helicopter, Waller is able to swiftly regain control of the situation, forcing the Joker to retreat by shooting him down. Ultimately however, Waller seems to recognize [[Batman]] as a superior tactician, since she turns to him for help in the aftermath of the [[Midway City]] events, with Batman promising to protect Waller by covering up her involvement in the events, keeping the wrong people in the [[Central Intelligence Agency|US intelligence community]] from finding out about her one catastrophic error in judgement. |
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| − | **'''Expert Political Scientist:''' Amanda Waller, as a very high-ranking [[United States of America|US government]] official, and the Director of [[ARGUS]], with ties to several other espionage and law enforcement agencies (such as the [[FBI]] and [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]), is an extremely skilled political scientist, understanding the inner workings of political structures and their intended goals. Hence, Waller fully understood the paradigm shift that the goals of modern politics took (referring to it as "World War III"), first after the emergence of [[Superman]], then after his subsequent death, and then following the [[metahuman]]s' emergence, with Waller superbly using this to her own benefit, by having [[Dexter Tolliver]] and [[Enchantress]] openly address the newfound concerns of politicians, as they addressed the [[The Pentagon|National Security Council]] in the [[The Pentagon|Pentagon]]. |
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| − | **'''Expert Demagogue:''' Amanda Waller is a superbly skilled demagogue (though not quite on pair with [[Lex Luthor]]), since her intention is to come off as a pioneering altruist concerned with [[United States of America|United States]] national security, so she therefore masterfully appeals to popular desires and prejudices when addressing fellow [[United States of America|US government]] officials, championing the cause of covert [[metahuman]] exploitation as a contingency against impending threats of incredible power (like "the next [[Superman]]"), with her usage of seemingly rational arguments making Waller's method even more effective. Waller's most notable demagogic demonstration was when she presented her [[Task Force X]] sales pitch to the [[The Pentagon|National Security Council]], even managing to swiftly convince the adamantly oppositional [[General Edwards]], by demonstrating how valuable [[Enchantress]] could be to US national security as an exploitable asset, due to Waller having the perfect leverage over her. |
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| − | **'''Expert Networker:''' Amanda Waller, as a very high-ranking [[United States of America|US government]] official, superbly uses a dense network of professional and social contacts to further her power ambitions. This is notable through her influence of other espionage and law enforcement agencies (like the [[FBI]] and [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]), the [[United States Army|US army]] (like [[General Edwards]] of the [[The Pentagon|National Security Council]]), powerful companies (like [[Wayne Enterprises]]' [[Van Criss Laboratories]]), and certain prisons (like [[Belle Reve]] supermax). Hence, Waller is able to discreetly keep tabs on numerous people and things that interest her, was able to get [[Batman]] to take down [[Harley Quinn]], [[Deadshot]], and [[Killer Croc]] for her, learned the secret identities of at least Batman, [[Aquaman]], and [[Flash]], and was able to transfer inmates that interested her all the way to [[Belle Reve]]. However, Waller still needed Batman's direct help in order to prevent the [[Central Intelligence Agency|US intelligence community]] from finding out about her catastrophic error in [[Midway City]]. |
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| − | **'''Expert Leader:''' Amanda Waller, as the Director of [[ARGUS]], is a superbly skilled leader, having lead her organization for years, as well as occasionally leading other agencies' operatives (such as some [[FBI]] agents while in [[Midway City]]), inspiring fierce loyalty from her subordinates. |
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| − | **'''Skilled Hacker:''' Amanda Waller is fairly skilled hacker (though not quite on pair with [[Batman]] and [[Lex Luthor]]), as she was able to hack into several [[Midway City]] security cameras in from the [[John F. Ostrander Federal Building]], in order to monitor the [[Task Force X|Suicide Squad]] during their mission (reminding them that she's watching and "can see everything"), and to study how [[Enchantress]] transformed humans into [[Eyes of the Adversary]], though Waller notably had assistance from her [[FBI]] subordinates in this. |
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| − | *'''Indomitable Will:''' Amanda Waller, although she has no [[metahuman]] powers, has tremendous determination and strength of will, which make her an extremely formidable opponent. Indeed, her nickname is "The Wall" due to how ruthless, dominating, and unrelenting Waller is when dealing with others, which makes her one of the most feared and respected people in the [[United States of America|US government]]. Hence, when Rick Flag tells her he will accept the consequences of Enchantress' escape, Waller coldly replies that she is his consequence and when [[Enchantress]] kidnaps her and demands that Waller reveal the locations of the secret technological facilities of [[ARGUS]], Waller adamantly refuses, emphasizing that she wouldn't break under torture, challenging Enchantress to "do [her] worst", even fearlessly insulting the latter to her face. Hence, Enchantress is forced to knock out and telepathically assault the mind of Waller to get her way. |
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| − | *'''Expert Markswoman:''' Amanda Waller is a highly skilled markswoman (thou not quite on pair with [[Rick Flag]] and not nearly on pair with [[Deadshot]]), swiftly shooting down some of her [[FBI]] subordinates (due to them knowing of her catastrophic error in judgement, the one that made the mystical [[Midway City]] incident possible). |
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| − | *'''Arrogance:''' Amanda Waller's greatest weakness (ironically much like for [[Enchantress]]) is her overconfidence and arrogance, with Waller believing that since she has seemingly perfect leverage over everyone she wishes to control, that this makes her supremely powerful. Hence, Waller is somewhat caught off-guard when an unexpected turn of events causes her plans to not work out the way she indented. This is most notable when [[Enchantress]] manages to outwit Waller - releasing her brother [[Incubus]] upon [[Midway City]], knowing full well that Waller (not knowing of him being Enchantress' brother) would dispatch her to take the mighty metahuman down, which, in turn, would allow Enchantress to reach Incubus and (via his mystical empowerment) become immune to her exposed heart weakness before Waller could stop Enchantress by stabbing said heart. This catastrophic error in judgement on Waller' part results in the metahuman duo wreaking havoc upon [[Midway City]], forcing Waller to execute her [[FBI]] subordinates (due to their knowledge of this error of hers), and then turn to genius tactician [[Batman]] for help in the aftermath, so that he might help cover up her involvement in the matter, and keep the wrong people in the [[Central Intelligence Agency|US intelligence community]] from finding out. |
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| − | *'''Human Vulnerabilities''': Amanda Waller's other main weakness is that she is a [[human]] with no enhanced strength, speed, durability, or [[metahuman]] powers, therefore making her quite vulnerable to the physical attacks of stronger and more powerful opponents. Waller, however, usually compensates for this quite well with her exceptional intellect and useful equipment, since while most of the [[Task Force X|Suicide Squad]] members (particularly [[Deadshot]], [[Killer Croc]], and [[El Diablo]]) are powerful or skilled enough to defeat her without much effort, Waller's tactical brilliance had accounted for this in advance, and rendered them unable to do so, since if any of the Squad members were to attempt to kill her, she would instantly activate the nano-bombs implanted into them with her detonator, killing them instantly (as she did with [[Slipknot]]). However, Waller's helicopter was swiftly and easily taken down by the extremely powerful [[Incubus]], who subsequently imprisoned her. Waller was subsequently also easily subdued and had her mind telepathically probed by [[Enchantress]] (due to Waller having lost access to the metahuman's cut out heart), making it necessary for the Squad to rescue her. |
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| − | As the Director of [[ARGUS]], with ties to several other espionage and law enforcement agencies (such as the [[FBI]] and [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]), Amanda Waller has access to some of the most sophisticated technology in the world, owned by the [[United States of America|US government]], allowing her to be extremely well-informed in regards to individuals (be they [[human]], [[metahuman]], or otherworldly) who could potentially pose a threat to [[Earth]] (allowing Waller to keep discreet tabs on all of the [[Task Force X|Suicide Squad]] and some of the future [[Justice League]] members, among others), along with Waller's knowledge of many, classified, global security secrets. Hence, Waller is one of the extreme few to know the secret identities of at least [[Batman]], [[Aquaman]], and the [[Flash]]. |
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| − | *'''[[Nano-bomb Detonators|Nano-bomb Detonator]]:''' Amanda Waller, in order to ensure the compliance of most [[Task Force X|Suicide Squad]] members (apart from [[Rick Flag]] and [[Katana]]), has them injected with powerful [[Van Criss Laboratories]] nano-bombs, and keeps the detonator on her (with a separate button for each individual) - ready to blow off the heads of any of them, should they step out of line or fail to comply, with [[Slipknot]] notably getting killed in this way by [[Rick Flag]]. Waller keeps this detonator on her at all times, managing not to lose it even while being telepathically tortured by [[Enchantress]], and thus forces the Squad back into their [[Belle Reve]] jail cells in the battle's aftermath. |
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| − | *'''[[Enchantress' Artifact]]:''' Amanda Waller acquired this jar-shaped Inca artifact from [[June Moone]] after the latter found it in [[Tres Osos Caves]] and released [[Enchantress]]. |
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| − | *'''Handgun:''' Amanda Waller is is seen carrying a handgun, which she used to execute her [[FBI]] subordinates, due to them knowing of her catastrophic error in judgement, that made the mystical [[Midway City]] incident possible. |
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| + | *[[ARGUS]] |
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| − | **[[Admiral Olsen]] |
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| − | *[[The Pentagon|National Security Council]] |
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| − | **[[General Edwards]] - opposer turned supporter and authorizer |
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| − | *[[ARGUS]] - subordinates |
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| − | **[[Rick Flag]] - leader of unwilling expendable allies, manipulatee |
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| − | **[[June Moone]] - former manipulatee |
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| − | **[[Griggs]] - senior prison officer |
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| − | *[[Katana|Tatsu Yamashiro/Katana]] - willing ally and subordinate |
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| − | *[[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] - allied government organization |
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| − | *[[FBI]] - allied government organization |
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| − | **[[FBI|FBI agents]] † - subordinates turned victims |
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| − | *[[LexCorp|LexCorp Industries]] |
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| − | **[[Lex Luthor]] - acquaintance |
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| − | *[[United States Air Force]] |
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| − | **[[Edwards|Lieutenant "GQ" Edwards]] † |
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| − | **[[Gomez]] † |
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| − | *[[Wayne Enterprises]] |
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| − | **[[Batman|Bruce Wayne]] - situational ally |
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| − | **[[Van Criss Laboratories]] |
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| − | ***[[Van Criss|Dr. Van Criss]] † - supplier of nano-bombs |
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| − | *[[Superman]] - respected hero |
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===Enemies=== |
===Enemies=== |
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| + | *[[Belle Reve]] prisoners |
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| − | *[[Enchantress]] † - obedient ally turned enemy and torturer |
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| − | **[[Incubus]] † - capturer and enemy |
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| − | **[[Eyes of the Adversary]] |
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| − | **[[Joker]] - attempted killer turned attempted victim |
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| + | **[[Joker]] - torturer and exploiter |
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| − | **[[Jonny Frost]] |
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+ | **[[Jonny Frost]] - kidnapper |
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| − | *[[Task Force X|Suicide Squad]] - unwilling expendable allies, subordimates and manipulatees |
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| − | **[[Captain Boomerang|George Harkness/Captain Boomerang]] |
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| − | **[[Slipknot|Christopher Weiss/Slipknot]] † - victim |
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| − | ==Gallery== |
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| + | *Griggs is a possible homage to the [[DC Comics]] character [[w:c:dc:Keith Griggs (Earth-One)|Keith Griggs]]. |
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| − | ===Promotional stills=== |
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| − | <gallery> |
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| − | Amanda Waller brings up the concept of Task Force X.jpg |
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| − | Amanda Waller enters Belle Reve.jpg |
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| − | </gallery> |
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| − | ===Promotional images=== |
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| − | Suicide Squad character portrait - Amanda Waller.png |
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| − | Suicide Squad character poster - Amanda Waller.jpg |
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| − | Amanda Waller comic character poster.jpg |
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| − | Amanda Waller promo.jpg |
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| − | CB14 520 PORTRAIT 010.jpg |
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| − | </gallery> |
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| − | ==Trivia== |
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| − | *Amanda Waller is revealed to be one of the extreme few individuals who knows [[Batman]]'s secret identity. |
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| − | *Oprah Winfrey and Octavia Spencer were the other two front runners for the role of Amanda Waller alongisde Viola Davis. |
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| − | *Viola Davis signed a three film contract in her role as Waller starting with 2016's ''[[Suicide Squad]]''.<ref>[http://comicbook.com/2015/08/27/suicide-squads-viola-davis-has-a-three-picture-deal/ Suicide Squad's Viola Davis Has A Three Picture Deal]</ref> |
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| − | *Amanda Waller in the [[DC Extended Universe]] is the fourth live-action incarnation of the character, following incarnations portrayed by Pam Grier, Cynthia Addai-Robinson and Angela Bassett. |
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- "Ames, if this man kills me, I want you to kill him and I want you to clear my browser history."
- ―Griggs[src]
Hunter Samuel Griggs is a senior security officer of Belle Reve and one of Amanda Waller's most trusted henchmen. He is known to ruthlessly abuse the prisoners of Belle Reve. Eventually, however, he is kidnapped, tortured and forced to work with the Joker.
Biography
Early life
Not much is known about Captain Griggs, except of the fact that he is a senior security man at Belle Reve, where the candidates for Amanda Waller's intended Task Force X are held captive.
Under the Joker's thumb
- "You're so screwed."
- ―Harley Quinn[src]
While Task Force X goes on to stop Enchantress and her plan, the Joker found out Harley Quinn's location. So, he took up Griggs himself, one of Amanda Waller's henchmen and a security officer of Belle Reve prison, the clown then tortures him harshly which leads him into the facility where the nano bombs are made. After being dismissed by the Joker, Griggs is then in charge of handing a cellphone to Harley Quinn which can connect her to the Joker. Harley tells him, "You're so screwed", causing him to worry. He never finds out what she means however, as he is quickly escorted away by guards.
His ultimate fate is left unknown.
Personality
Captain Griggs is exceptionally cruel and sadistic, seemingly taking pleasure from tormenting his Belle Reve prisoners in various ways - notably feeding Deadshot with bread containing fingernails and rat feces, having Deadshot brutally pinned down and beaten after threatening him, as well as electrocuting and force-feeding Harley Quinn when she refused to comply.
However, he has a selfish fear for his own life, evidenced by Griggs' fear when Deadshot points a gun at him, and Griggs' terror after the Joker kidnaps and confronts him, which leads to Griggs relatively quickly breaking under Joker's torture, and agreeing to work for him as an undercover mole in Belle Reve.
He appears to watch pornography on his computer at work, given he told his fellow officers to erase his browser history, if Deadshot were to kill him.
Relationships
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Enemies
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Behind the Scenes
- Griggs is a possible homage to the DC Comics character Keith Griggs.