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{{Quote|This is the deal: You disobey me, you die. Try to escape, you die. You irritate or vex me, you die.|Rick Flag to the [[Task Force X]]|Suicide Squad}}
 
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{{Character
|name= Captain Boomerang
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|name= Rick Flag
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|image= Rick_Flag.png
|real name= George Harkness
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|real name= Richard Flag, Jr.
 
|species= [[Human]]
 
|species= [[Human]]
|nationality= {{Nationality|au}}
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|nationality= {{nationality|us}}
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|alias=
|alias= Digger<br>The Aussie <small>(by [[Amanda Waller]])</small><br>George Green
 
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|DOB=
|DOB= September 12, 1985<ref name="CIA">See [[:File:Floyd Lawton CIA criminal record.png|this image]]</ref>
 
 
|DOD=
 
|DOD=
|affiliation= [[Task Force X|Suicide Squad]]
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|affiliation= [[United States Army]]<br>[[Task Force X|Suicide Squad]]<br>[[ARGUS]]
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|family=
|family= [[W. W. Wiggins]] <small>(father)</small><br/>[[Betty Harkness]] <small>(mother)</small><br/>[[Ian Harkness]] <small>(stepfather)</small>
 
 
|status= Alive
 
|status= Alive
|actor= [[Jai Courtney]]
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|actor= [[Joel Kinnaman]]
 
|movie= ''[[Suicide Squad]]''
 
|movie= ''[[Suicide Squad]]''
 
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Colonel '''Rick Flag''' is a US special operations forces officer (among the finest ever produced by the country), and the lover of [[June Moone]]. He was recruited by [[Amanda Waller]] to lead her new [[Task Force X|Suicide Squad]] team, alongside a team of Navy SEALS, in a high-risk operation.
{{Quote|You know what they say about the crazy ones.|Captain Boomerang|Suicide Squad}}
 
'''George "Digger" Harkness''',<ref name="CIA"/> better known as '''Captain Boomerang''', is an infamous Australian mercenary and bank robber, and is renowned to be among the most lethal robbers and assassins in the world, having 54 counts of aggravated assault, and 98 counts of burglary to his name. He is a deranged lunatic, with a possible drinking problem.
 
   
 
==Biography==
 
==Biography==
===Early Life===
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===Early life===
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Rick Flag is known to have graduated from the prestigious West Point. He proceeded to serve an unknown number of tours in the [[United States Army|United States Military]], before getting assigned to [[ARGUS]], under the jurisdiction of [[Amanda Waller]]. She promptly sent Rick on a mission to subdue the [[Enchantress]] that possessed [[June Moone]]. Rick and June quickly got close, becoming lovers. He also ran into formidable samurai warrior [[Katana]], and managed to convince her to be his personal bodyguard.
George Harkness was born on September 12, 1985, in Kurrumburra, [[Australia]], to [[W. W. Wiggins]], an American toy manufacturer, and [[Betty Harkness]], an Australian woman, and raised in poverty as he was an illegitimate child. His stepfather, Ian Harkness, hated the boy and subjected him to abuse and cruelty. As a child, George learned how to craft sophisticated boomerangs and even developed them into weapons. At age 15, he and a friend robbed a general store and escaped with the money he obtained thanks to a boomerang. Nonetheless, his stepfather banished him from the house as a result of the incident, but Betty bought her son a plane ticket to [[Central City]], Missouri, and told him to get in touch with his biological father.
 
   
 
===Formation of Task Force X===
During the search, Harkness learned that Wiggins Game Company had been searching for a spokesman, and took the chance to audition under the alias "George Green" for the job which he landed. Wiggins became impressed with his son's boomerang-throwing skills and gave him the title "Captain Boomerang". Boomerang, however, had other plans for his new alter ego and began a string of jewelry thefts that came to the attention to the [[the Flash|Flash]], who arrested the criminal. Boomerang later escaped by claiming to be impersonated, and started robbing every bank in Australia at least once before returning to the United States for a fresh target set.
 
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Following the approval of Waller's [[Task Force X]] pitch by the [[The Pentagon|Pentagon]], Rick is assigned by her to be the task force's commander. He attempts to object, however, stating that Waller needs actual soldiers instead criminals and supervillains. Ultimately though, Waller forces him to comply and accept his position by revealing the debilitating leverage she had over him.
   
==== A Fresh Target ====
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===Arrival at Belle Reve===
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{{Quote|The hell is wrong with you people?|Rick Flag to Task Force X}}
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Flag soon accompanied Waller as he arrived at [[Belle Reve]] in Louisiana to recruit the members for the task force. Upon arrival, he was treated by [[Griggs|Captain Griggs]] and was first introduced to [[Deadshot]] at a firing range to see his skilled marksmanship. Deadshot impressed Flag and Waller on the shooting range; then Deadshot listed his demands to Waller, but saying it to Flag, knowing the hierarchy. He also saw Killer Croc in Belle Reve.
   
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===Failed Operation and Task Force X===
The deranged boomerang-thrower continued to clash with the Flash during his criminal activities, such as when he tied the unconscious [[metahuman]] to his Rocket Boomerang only to be captured again when the lightning fast vigilante was able to free himself. In their last encounter, the Flash caught Boomerang participating in the heist on a diamond exchange. There, the captain betrayed one of his associates and stole his loot, but was swiftly and easily incapacitated by his old nemesis long enough to be put behind bars in [[Belle Reve]], where he spent this time lashing out at guards from inside Cell D-108.
 
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Before Task Force X was activated, a Non-Human Entity known as [[Incubus]] appeared in the subway of Midway City, causing havoc. Flag and a Special Forces team was sent in with the help of June Moone, who was possessed by a metahuman called Enchantress; Enchantress's ability to move instantly was the key to approaching Incubus, however, unbeknownst to the team and Waller, Enchantress had planned Incubus's release and when tasked to destroy him using a powerful demolition charge, Enchantress bolted, leaving the operation in tatters. In response to this, the Pentagon decided to activate Task Force X and gather them in Midway City Airport.
   
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Flag arrived with 2 squads of Special Forces and SEALs and authorized them to gear up for the mission. Before that, Flag explained that the Task Force has been injected with a nanite explosive that will kill them and that any sign of dissent would mean their deaths. After briefing from Waller to extract HVT1, the team then departed for Midway City, with Katana joining them.
=== ''[[Suicide Squad (film)|Suicide Squad]]'' ===
 
 
==== Joining Task Force X ====
 
{{Quote|Hey, one minute I'm playing Mahjong with me nanna, then this [[Flash|Red Streak]] hits me outta nowhere!"<br/>"Shut up! You were caught robbing a diamond exchange!"<br/>"I was not!|Captain Boomerang and Rick Flag|Suicide Squad}}
 
Captain Boomerang joined the [[Task Force X|Suicide Squad]] right outside of [[Belle Reve]], shortly before they were about to fly out to their destination to [[Midway City]]. He was transported in a yellow body bag, and when let free, instantly lashed out against some soldiers. He was welcomed by [[Rick Flag]] and shortly afterwards traveled to Midway City with the rest of the Squad, with their collective goal being to stop the mystical duo of [[Enchantress]] and [[Incubus]].
 
 
==== Tricking Slipknot ====
 
{{Quote|Mind games."<br>"What's that?"<br>"This whole bomb in the neck crap, it ain't real, mate. They're making us prisoners of our minds. i don't know about you, but I'm getting out of here; you in?|Captain Boomerang and [[Slipknot]]|Suicide Squad}}
 
The [[Task Force X|Suicide Squad]] crash-lands in [[Midway City]], and Boomerang, secretly wishing to test how real the implanted nano-bombs are, promptly tricks Slipknot into believing that the bombs are a fake bluffing tactic of [[Amanda Waller]], which leads to both Slipknot and Boomerang attempting to flee, with [[Katana]] subduing Boomerang and [[Rick Flag]] activating the nano-bomb, exploding Slipknot's head and killing him. Boomerang, having his suspicions confirmed, wisely chooses to stay with the group. Attracted to Katana, Boomerang asks if she has a boyfriend.
 
 
==== Battling Enchantress's minions ====
 
[[File:Captain boomerang 2.jpg|thumb|220x220px|Captain Boomerang drinks while fighting]]
 
Soon after, the group encounters weird looking creatures. When [[Rick Flag]] approaches them, the creatures became hostile and attack. Instead of fighting with the rest of the squad, Boomerang cracks open a bottle of beer and watched the fight. However one of the creatures attacks him, bringing him into the fight. During the fight, Boomerang's pink unicorn falls on the ground, causing him to pick it up worried. After taking down a few creatures Boomerang and the rest of the squad watched as [[Deadshot]] gunned several creatures from atop a car until they were all gone. After the battle Boomerang chastised [[El Diablo]] for not helping during the battle. Diablo told him that him he doesn't use his powers anymore and produces a flame from his hands. Boomerang then mocks him by lighting his lighter.
 
 
==== Finding Out it's Waller's Fault ====
 
Continuing the fight through the city, the Squad heads into a building their target is residing in. They encounter resistance in numerous [[Eyes of the Adversary]] that were formerly soldiers that were accompanying them; as Flag's death meant their own, the Squad was forced to fight with the objective of protecting him.
 
[[File:Task Force X huddle.jpg|thumb|220x220px|Boomerang helps protect Flag]]
 
The group is lead to where their target is residing, being told to wait while [[Rick Flag|Flag]] brings them out of their safe room. To Boomerang's surprise, the person the group is to protect is Waller herself; she has another screen to detonate the bombs to keep the Squad from trying to enact revenge on her.
 
 
The group is lead to the roof, where they would be extracted by helicopter. However, it turns out the chopper was hijacked by [[the Joker]] to rescue [[Harley Quinn]]; she promptly boards, as her bomb had been turned off by the kidnapped Dr. [[Van Criss]]. Waller contracts Deadshot to kill Harley, but he promptly misses, forcing Waller to call for a missile strike that downs the chopper. They head to ground level to wait for another chopper to pick up Waller, finding Harley survived the crash. Once the chopper arrives, Waller leaves, but is brought back down by [[Incubus]].
 
 
The Squad finds the crash site, and Deadshot finds files in the chopper and shows the team that Waller is responsible for the entire situation; Flag explains Waller made the unwise move of sending [[Enchantress]] to place a bomb to kill Incubus, unaware of their relation. Once Enchantress took control of her host, she began building a machine to ravage the military bases on Earth. Boomerang, promptly disgusted that he and the others are basically a mop up crew heads into a bar for a drink.
 
 
==== Drowning Sorrows ====
 
{{Quote|Why is it every time you open your mouth, it's a damn knife fight? You know what? You are rocking on the outside, but inside? You're ugly." <br/> "We all are. Except him; he's ugly on the outside, too." <br/> "Speak for yourself, shorty; I'm beautiful.|Boomerang, Harley and Corc}}
 
 
Having drinks, Boomerang listens as Deadshot explains that they were meant to be patsies to take the blame for everything going on; for a brief moment he had hope. [[El Diablo]] quips that a killer having hope wasn't something he thought was possible, explaining about his past. To Boomerang's shock, Diablo once had a happy married life with children despite being an arsonist-for-hire in the gang world; however, Diablo had the problem of losing control of his anger and going on pyromaniac rampages. One night Diablo's wife found out about his gangster life and threatened to take their children away; Diablo lost control burning down them home and killing his family.
 
 
When Harley told Diablo to own his actions, Boomerang noted that while Harley was attractive, her personality was ugly. Harley retorted they were all ugly on the inside, except Croc, who was ugly on the outside as well; however, Croc laughed that he was beautiful on the inside.
 
 
==== Deciding to Go out Fighting ====
 
 
==== Back to Belle Reve ====
 
   
 
==Personality==
 
==Personality==
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Highly trained in West Point, Rick Flag is confident in his abilities. When in combat, he tends to be very serious and short-tempered, particularly when concerning others' mistakes. Also, Rick has a rather negative view of the [[Task Force X|Suicide Squad]], vocalizing his outrage when [[Harley Quinn]] nonchalantly steals things. He is quite loyal to [[Amanda Waller]] and [[ARGUS]], despite the intimidating rumors around her. Indeed, Rick even notes one can get used to Waller's ruthless personality after awhile.
Harkness is a tough, sarcastic, humorous and somewhat crude individual (labelled a "deranged lunatic" on his psychological profile) who has no qualms with theft (98 counts of burglary), beating (51 counts of aggravated assault), or assassination, going so far as to manipulate [[Slipknot]] into trying to escape [[Amanda Waller]] (and subsequently getting himself killed), just to test if the implanted nano-bombs were actually real, not wanting to risk his own life.
 
 
Despite that, however, Harkness isn't completely devoid of empathy, sympathizing with [[Deadshot]]'s inability to save [[Harley Quinn]] (when she was assumed to have been killed by Waller's forces), being almost horrified and shocked after learning [[El Diablo]]'s dark secret (despite previously mocking El Diablo with a cigarette lighter), and even reprimanding Harley for mocking El Diablo about it.
 
   
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Rick's softer side comes from his love of [[June Moone]], the unwilling host of the fearsome and malevolent [[Enchantress]]. Having been assigned to watch her, Rick promptly fell in love and became her lover. Hence, he follows Waller's orders "as Holy Writ", to protect his love, whom Waller uses as exploitable leverage over him. In addition, the events in [[Midway City]] allow Rick to gain a better understanding of the Squad members, with him hugging [[Deadshot]] upon their victory, and making sure Deadshot's first supervised visit to his daughter Zoe lasts a few moments longer.
Harkness also has a penchant for drinking beer (even taking a sip in the heat of a battle with [[Enchantress]]' monstrous [[Eyes of the Adversary]] army), and a fetish for pink unicorns (carrying around a stuffed one nicknamed "Pinky" on himself most of the time).
 
   
 
==Abilities==
 
==Abilities==
 
<tabber>Abilities=
 
<tabber>Abilities=
*'''Peak Physical Condition:''' Captain Boomerang, as a highly skilled and experienced robber, is in top physical condition (although not even near to [[Batman]]'s level), capable of knocking down a Navy SEAL with just a single blow, swiftly recovered from a blow from [[Killer Croc]], was able to take down several of Enchantress' monstrous troops and having 51 counts of aggravated assault to his name.
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*'''Peak Human Condition''': Rick Flag, as a US Armed Forces colonel, is in top physical condition (from frequent missions and extensive experience in the field), though not even near to [[Batman]]'s level. Hence, it took an entire group of [[Enchantress]]'s [[Eyes of the Adversary]] to overpower Flag.
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**'''Peak Human Durability:''' Rick Flag is exceptionally durable, swiftly recovering after being sent flying back by a super humanly strong blow from [[Incubus]], though this was also due to Flag's bulletproof vest.
*'''Master Boomerang Thrower:''' Captain Boomerang is a master at throwing his bladed and edged trick boomerangs, hence his nickname and weapons of choice. He has displayed exceptional accuracy with his hurled boomerangs as well (swiftly killing his bank robber partner), though he is surpassed in accuracy by [[Deadshot]].
 
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*'''Gifted Intelligence''': Rick Flag quite intelligent, having graduated from the prestigious West Point, where he would hone his exceptional leadership and tactical skills to exceptional levels. Flag's tough military attitude, however, does at times make him seem less intelligent than he actually is.
*'''Expert Combatant:''' Captain Boomerang is also a highly skilled hand-to-hand combatant (though not quite on [[Batman]] and [[Katana]]'s level), and thus can cut down multiple people in mere seconds when using the bladed edges of his boomerangs as close-quarter weapons, shown when he overpowered quite a few of [[Enchantress]]' monstrous [[Eyes of the Adversary]].
 
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**'''Expert Leader:''' Rick Flag, as an experienced [[United States Army|US Armed Forces]] colonel, is an extremely skilled leader (with [[Amanda Waller]] even referring to him as "the finest special forces officer that [the US] has ever produced"), able to successfully lead the [[Task Force X|Suicide Squad]] in the mission to extract Amanda Waller from [[Midway City]], and then to lead them against [[Enchantress]] and [[Incubus]]. He did, however, initially have trouble motivating his Squad subordinates, due to them initially mutually despising one another.
*'''Master Robber:''' Captain Boomerang is a prolific and extremely skilled robber and thief, having 98 counts of burglary to his name, and being known for having robbed every bank in Australia at least once, and several more in the United States, only failing the last time because the [[The Flash|Flash]] intercepted him. Hence, Boomerang is serving 3 life sentences in [[Belle Reve]], the longest out of anyone on the [[Task Force X|Suicide Squad]].
 
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**'''Expert Tactician:''' Rick Flag is a highly skilled tactician, as well as an expert in ops and counter insurgency, able to come up with an effective strategy to bring down [[Incubus]] by attacking him from both fronts (with the [[El Diablo]] chasing the gigantic opponent into a corner and [[Killer Croc]] helping [[Edwards]] plant a bomb right under him), and an equally effective one to destroy [[Enchantress]]' mystical superweapon.
*'''Expert Deceiver:''' Captain Boomerang is a highly skilled deceiver, easily tricking [[Slipknot]] into attempting to escape (claiming that the implanted nano-bombs are only a fake bluffing tactic of [[Amanda Waller]]), thus successfully testing out how real Amanda Waller's nano-bomb threat actually was without having to risk his own life. In addition, he also deceived his bank robber partner, who he swiftly killed with one of his boomerangs. He also attempted to feign innocence in front of [[Rick Flag]], claiming that the [[The Flash|Flash]] had undeservingly apprehended him, but without success. In addition, Boomerang managed to successfully plants discreet boomerangs in every prison within a 100 mile radius of [[Central City]], in order to help him escape if he were to ever be imprisoned there.
 
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*'''Expert Combatant:''' Rick Flag, as a [[United States Army|US Armed Forces]] colonel, is a highly skilled armed and hand-to-hand combatant (though not quite on par with [[Batman]], [[Enchantress]] and [[Katana]]), able to take down quite a few of Enchantress' monstrous troops, and even momentarily able to hold his own against the extremely skilled Enchantress herself (notably blocking her dagger slashes several times), though he was ultimately brought down by her.
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*'''Expert Marksman:''' Rick Flag is a highly skilled marksmen, landing several shots on some of Enchantress's monstrous troops, though he is far surpassed in accuracy and precision by [[Deadshot]].
 
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Weaknesses=
 
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*'''[[June Moone]]:''' Rick Flag's greatest weakness is his beloved girlfriend June Moone, since [[Amanda Waller]] is able to use his girlfriend as psychological leverage against Flag, forcing him to comply with her orders concerning the [[Task Force X|Suicide Squad]], much to Flag's dismay. The fact that his girlfriend was unwillingly hosting the malevolent [[Enchantress]] made it extremely hard for Flag to destroy the latter when he has the chance, with him only able to do so after recalling that June Moone had made him promise her to do so in such a situation.
*'''Human Vulnerabilities''': Captain Boomerang's greatest weakness is that he is a [[human]] with no enhanced strength, speed, durability, or [[metahuman]] powers, therefore making him quite vulnerable to the physical attacks of stronger and more powerful opponents. Captain Boomerang, however, usually compensates for this quite well with his exceptional combat skills, peak physical condition, boomerang hurling accuracy, and his considerable amount of cunning. Hence, he was able to battle with and take down quite a few of [[Enchantress]]' monstrous troops, but was relatively quickly overpowered and pinned against a wall by the more skilled [[Katana]]. Boomerang was also quickly defeated by the extremely powerful metahuman speedster [[The Flash|Flash]] (who used his superhuman momentum to instantly knock Boomerang out) and the gigantic [[Incubus]] (who sent Boomerang flying with his superhumanly mighty punches and kicks), only saved from the latter by the timely intervention of [[El Diablo]]'s flaming avatar. Later on he is relatively quickly overpowered in the final physical battle with [[Enchantress]], due to her having superior strength and combat skill, along with teleportation and telekinesis.
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*'''Human Vulnerabilities''': Rick Flag's second great weakness is that he is a [[human]] with no enhanced strength, speed, durability, or [[metahuman]] powers, therefore making him quite vulnerable to the physical attacks of stronger and more powerful opponents. He, however, usually compensates for this relatively well with his exceptional combat and marksmanship skills, peak physical condition, tactical intellect, and weapons arsenal. Hence, Rick Flag was able to battle with and take down quite a few of [[Enchantress]]' monstrous troops, but was relatively quickly overpowered on 2 occasions when the troops teamed up against him, with Flag only being saved by the timely intervention of first [[Harley Quinn]], and then [[Deadshot]] and [[Killer Croc]]. Later, while Flag's bulletproof vest helped him survive [[Incubus]]'s super humanly mighty blows, Flag was still swiftly and easily incapacitated by the gigantic [[metahuman]] (saved only by the timely intervention of [[El Diablo]] in flaming avatar form), and he is later relatively quickly overpowered in the final physical battle with [[Enchantress]], due to her having superior strength and combat skill, along with teleportation, telekinesis and telepathy (all of which Flag had no ability to effectively resist). He is only saved from her telepathic probing with the more mentally resistant [[El Diablo]]'s help.
*'''Nano-Bomb''': Captain Boomerang, like the other members of the [[Task Force X|Suicide Squad]], was implanted with a [[Van Criss Laboratories]] nano-bomb. As a result, he dares not disobey [[Amanda Waller]], unwilling to have the implanted nano-bomb kill him by exploding his head.
 
 
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*'''Heckler & Koch HK416:''' Rick Flag is seen carrying an HK416 Assault Rifle equipped with different attachments and accessories. His version of the HK416 is the DS20R full sized barrel version, a standard among US Special Forces equipment.
*'''Trick Boomerangs:''' Captain Boomerang's primary weapons, with each of them a steel-made curved blade, sharpened on both sides. When thrown, his boomerangs spins about an axis that is perpendicular to their flight direction, and are designed to return to the thrower. He is a very formidable opponent when armed with his trick boomerangs, using them both as ranged and close-quarters weapons.
 
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*'''[[Nano-bomb Detonators|Nano-bomb detonator]]:''' Rick Flag, in order to ensure the compliance of most [[Task Force X|Suicide Squad]] members (apart from his bodyguard [[Katana]]), keeps the detonator of their implanted nano-bombs on him (with a separate button for each individual) - ready to blow off the heads of any of them if they step out of line or fail to comply, with him notably killing [[Slipknot]] in this way. Ultimately, however, when [[Amanda Waller]] is captured by [[Incubus]], Flag destroys his detonator, releasing his subordinates (who, however, are still motivated to stay and fight the mystical duo nonetheless).
**'''Scanning Boomerang:''' Captain Boomerang utilized a boomerang with a video camera in order to help the Squad get a better look at [[Incubus]] before attacking.
 
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*'''C4 Explosive:''' Rick Flag carried an explosive ordinance to destroy Enchantress's weapon. After Harley Quinn cut the heart out, Flag readied the explosive and gave it to Killer Croc to throw, which is then detonated when Deadshot fired at the explosive.
**'''Explosive Boomerang:''' Captain Boomerang used an explosive boomerang while fighting [[Incubus]] however, his metahuman opponent was too powerful, so the weapon had no effect.
 
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*'''Demolition Charge:''' In the original mission to stop Incubus, Flag carried a demolition charge powerful enough to destroy Incubus. Originally set for two seconds to explode, when given to Enchantress, Enchantress dropped it in the subway and escaped, leaving the bomb intact with a second set to explode. In the battle against Enchantress, his subordinate Lt. "GQ" Edwards of the Navy SEALS detonated it and destroyed Incubus, with El Diablo and GQ being casualties of the explosion.
*'''Pinky:''' Captain Boomerang's beloved stuffed pink unicorn nicknamed Pinky, which he frequently carries around with him, due to it being his fetish.
 
 
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===Family===
 
*[[W. W. Wiggins]] - father
 
*[[Betty Harkness]] - mother
 
*[[Ian Harkness]] - stepfather
 
 
 
===Allies===
 
===Allies===
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*[[June Moone]] - girlfriend
*[[United States Air Force]]
 
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*[[United States Army|United States Armed Forces]]
**[[Edwards]] †
 
*[[Task Force X|Suicide Squad]] - teammates
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**[[General Edwards]] - Task Force opposer turned supporter and authorizer
**[[Rick Flag]] - leader
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**[[Admiral Olsen]]
 
**[[Edwards|Lieutenant "GQ" Edwards]] †
**[[Deadshot]] - teammate and co leader
 
**[[Killer Croc]] - teammate
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**[[Gomez]]
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*[[Dexter Tolliver]] - Task Force supporter
 
*[[ARGUS]]
 
**[[Amanda Waller]] - boss and manipulator
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*[[Suicide Squad]] - subordinates
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**[[Katana]] - personal bodyguard
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**[[Killer Croc]]
 
**[[Captain Boomerang]]
 
**[[Deadshot]] - rival turned savior and respected ally
 
**[[El Diablo]] † - friend and savior
 
**[[El Diablo]] † - friend and savior
**[[Slipknot]] † - teammate and indirect victim
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**[[Slipknot]] † - victim
**[[Katana]] - teammate, crush, savior
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*[[Harley Quinn]] - former subordinate and savior
*[[Harley Quinn]] - former teammate
 
 
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===Enemies===
 
===Enemies===
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*[[Enchantress]] † - enemy, target, and victim
*[[The Flash|Flash]] - apprehender
 
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*[[Incubus]] † - indirect victim
*[[ARGUS]]
 
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*[[The Joker's Gang|Joker's Gang]]
**[[Amanda Waller]] - boss and manipulator
 
*[[Enchantress]] - enemy and target
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**[[The Joker|Joker]] - attempted killer
**[[Eyes of the Adversary]]
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**[[Jonny Frost]]
*[[Incubus]]
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**[[Panda Man]]
*[[The Joker|Joker]] - attempted killer
 
*[[Belle Reve]]
 
**[[Griggs|Captain Griggs]]
 
 
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==Gallery==
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===Gallery===
===Promotional images===
 
 
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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
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*Rick Flag is known to golf with a 3 handicap.
*According to [[Amanda Waller]]'s files, Harkness once tied an unconscious[[The Flash| Flash]] to a giant rocket Boomerang. This is a callback to the comics where Harkness did the same thing.
 
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*His main weapon is a 5.56x45mm Heckler & Koch HK416 carbine outfitted with various accessories, while his sidearm is a 9mm Glock 17 pistol.
*According to Amanda Waller's files, Captain Boomerang's birthday is September 12, 1985.
 
*Captain Boomerang has been discribed as the "spirit animal" of the Suicide Squad, as he does whatever he pleases when he wants, no matter the situtation.
 
*In the movie, Captain Boomerang is the only member of the Suicide Squad team not given special treatments, due to betraying the team and attempting to escape.
 
   
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==Behind the scenes==
==References==
 
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*Luke Evans, Bradley Cooper, Mark Wahlberg, Jake Gyllenhaal, Tom Cruise, Joel Edgerton, Karl Urban and Jon Bernthal were considered for the role of Rick Flag.
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* [[Wikipedia:Tom Hardy|Tom Hardy]] (who previously played Bane in [[Wikipedia:2012|2012]]'s ''[[Wikipedia:The Dark Knight Rises|The Dark Knight Rises]]'') was originally cast as Rick Flag but dropped out due to his prior commitment to filming ''[[Wikipedia:The Revenant (2015 film)|The Revenant]]''.
   
 
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"When it's time for you and I to say goodbye, you'll know
"When it's time for you and I to say goodbye, you'll know." ―Kent Nelson, Black Adam
This article contains MAJOR SPOILERS for the most recent DC Extended Universe content. You have been warned.
"This is the deal: You disobey me, you die. Try to escape, you die. You irritate or vex me, you die."
―Rick Flag to the Task Force X[src]

Colonel Rick Flag is a US special operations forces officer (among the finest ever produced by the country), and the lover of June Moone. He was recruited by Amanda Waller to lead her new Suicide Squad team, alongside a team of Navy SEALS, in a high-risk operation.

Biography

Early life

Rick Flag is known to have graduated from the prestigious West Point. He proceeded to serve an unknown number of tours in the United States Military, before getting assigned to ARGUS, under the jurisdiction of Amanda Waller. She promptly sent Rick on a mission to subdue the Enchantress that possessed June Moone. Rick and June quickly got close, becoming lovers. He also ran into formidable samurai warrior Katana, and managed to convince her to be his personal bodyguard.

Formation of Task Force X

Following the approval of Waller's Task Force X pitch by the Pentagon, Rick is assigned by her to be the task force's commander. He attempts to object, however, stating that Waller needs actual soldiers instead criminals and supervillains. Ultimately though, Waller forces him to comply and accept his position by revealing the debilitating leverage she had over him.

Arrival at Belle Reve

"The hell is wrong with you people?"
―Rick Flag to Task Force X

Flag soon accompanied Waller as he arrived at Belle Reve in Louisiana to recruit the members for the task force. Upon arrival, he was treated by Captain Griggs and was first introduced to Deadshot at a firing range to see his skilled marksmanship. Deadshot impressed Flag and Waller on the shooting range; then Deadshot listed his demands to Waller, but saying it to Flag, knowing the hierarchy. He also saw Killer Croc in Belle Reve.

Failed Operation and Task Force X

Before Task Force X was activated, a Non-Human Entity known as Incubus appeared in the subway of Midway City, causing havoc. Flag and a Special Forces team was sent in with the help of June Moone, who was possessed by a metahuman called Enchantress; Enchantress's ability to move instantly was the key to approaching Incubus, however, unbeknownst to the team and Waller, Enchantress had planned Incubus's release and when tasked to destroy him using a powerful demolition charge, Enchantress bolted, leaving the operation in tatters. In response to this, the Pentagon decided to activate Task Force X and gather them in Midway City Airport.

Flag arrived with 2 squads of Special Forces and SEALs and authorized them to gear up for the mission. Before that, Flag explained that the Task Force has been injected with a nanite explosive that will kill them and that any sign of dissent would mean their deaths. After briefing from Waller to extract HVT1, the team then departed for Midway City, with Katana joining them.

Personality

Highly trained in West Point, Rick Flag is confident in his abilities. When in combat, he tends to be very serious and short-tempered, particularly when concerning others' mistakes. Also, Rick has a rather negative view of the Suicide Squad, vocalizing his outrage when Harley Quinn nonchalantly steals things. He is quite loyal to Amanda Waller and ARGUS, despite the intimidating rumors around her. Indeed, Rick even notes one can get used to Waller's ruthless personality after awhile.

Rick's softer side comes from his love of June Moone, the unwilling host of the fearsome and malevolent Enchantress. Having been assigned to watch her, Rick promptly fell in love and became her lover. Hence, he follows Waller's orders "as Holy Writ", to protect his love, whom Waller uses as exploitable leverage over him. In addition, the events in Midway City allow Rick to gain a better understanding of the Squad members, with him hugging Deadshot upon their victory, and making sure Deadshot's first supervised visit to his daughter Zoe lasts a few moments longer.

Abilities

  • Peak Human Condition: Rick Flag, as a US Armed Forces colonel, is in top physical condition (from frequent missions and extensive experience in the field), though not even near to Batman's level. Hence, it took an entire group of Enchantress's Eyes of the Adversary to overpower Flag.
    • Peak Human Durability: Rick Flag is exceptionally durable, swiftly recovering after being sent flying back by a super humanly strong blow from Incubus, though this was also due to Flag's bulletproof vest.
  • Gifted Intelligence: Rick Flag quite intelligent, having graduated from the prestigious West Point, where he would hone his exceptional leadership and tactical skills to exceptional levels. Flag's tough military attitude, however, does at times make him seem less intelligent than he actually is.
    • Expert Leader: Rick Flag, as an experienced US Armed Forces colonel, is an extremely skilled leader (with Amanda Waller even referring to him as "the finest special forces officer that [the US] has ever produced"), able to successfully lead the Suicide Squad in the mission to extract Amanda Waller from Midway City, and then to lead them against Enchantress and Incubus. He did, however, initially have trouble motivating his Squad subordinates, due to them initially mutually despising one another.
    • Expert Tactician: Rick Flag is a highly skilled tactician, as well as an expert in ops and counter insurgency, able to come up with an effective strategy to bring down Incubus by attacking him from both fronts (with the El Diablo chasing the gigantic opponent into a corner and Killer Croc helping Edwards plant a bomb right under him), and an equally effective one to destroy Enchantress' mystical superweapon.
  • Expert Combatant: Rick Flag, as a US Armed Forces colonel, is a highly skilled armed and hand-to-hand combatant (though not quite on par with Batman, Enchantress and Katana), able to take down quite a few of Enchantress' monstrous troops, and even momentarily able to hold his own against the extremely skilled Enchantress herself (notably blocking her dagger slashes several times), though he was ultimately brought down by her.
  • Expert Marksman: Rick Flag is a highly skilled marksmen, landing several shots on some of Enchantress's monstrous troops, though he is far surpassed in accuracy and precision by Deadshot.

  • June Moone: Rick Flag's greatest weakness is his beloved girlfriend June Moone, since Amanda Waller is able to use his girlfriend as psychological leverage against Flag, forcing him to comply with her orders concerning the Suicide Squad, much to Flag's dismay. The fact that his girlfriend was unwillingly hosting the malevolent Enchantress made it extremely hard for Flag to destroy the latter when he has the chance, with him only able to do so after recalling that June Moone had made him promise her to do so in such a situation.
  • Human Vulnerabilities: Rick Flag's second great weakness is that he is a human with no enhanced strength, speed, durability, or metahuman powers, therefore making him quite vulnerable to the physical attacks of stronger and more powerful opponents. He, however, usually compensates for this relatively well with his exceptional combat and marksmanship skills, peak physical condition, tactical intellect, and weapons arsenal. Hence, Rick Flag was able to battle with and take down quite a few of Enchantress' monstrous troops, but was relatively quickly overpowered on 2 occasions when the troops teamed up against him, with Flag only being saved by the timely intervention of first Harley Quinn, and then Deadshot and Killer Croc. Later, while Flag's bulletproof vest helped him survive Incubus's super humanly mighty blows, Flag was still swiftly and easily incapacitated by the gigantic metahuman (saved only by the timely intervention of El Diablo in flaming avatar form), and he is later relatively quickly overpowered in the final physical battle with Enchantress, due to her having superior strength and combat skill, along with teleportation, telekinesis and telepathy (all of which Flag had no ability to effectively resist). He is only saved from her telepathic probing with the more mentally resistant El Diablo's help.

  • Heckler & Koch HK416: Rick Flag is seen carrying an HK416 Assault Rifle equipped with different attachments and accessories. His version of the HK416 is the DS20R full sized barrel version, a standard among US Special Forces equipment.
  • Nano-bomb detonator: Rick Flag, in order to ensure the compliance of most Suicide Squad members (apart from his bodyguard Katana), keeps the detonator of their implanted nano-bombs on him (with a separate button for each individual) - ready to blow off the heads of any of them if they step out of line or fail to comply, with him notably killing Slipknot in this way. Ultimately, however, when Amanda Waller is captured by Incubus, Flag destroys his detonator, releasing his subordinates (who, however, are still motivated to stay and fight the mystical duo nonetheless).
  • C4 Explosive: Rick Flag carried an explosive ordinance to destroy Enchantress's weapon. After Harley Quinn cut the heart out, Flag readied the explosive and gave it to Killer Croc to throw, which is then detonated when Deadshot fired at the explosive.
  • Demolition Charge: In the original mission to stop Incubus, Flag carried a demolition charge powerful enough to destroy Incubus. Originally set for two seconds to explode, when given to Enchantress, Enchantress dropped it in the subway and escaped, leaving the bomb intact with a second set to explode. In the battle against Enchantress, his subordinate Lt. "GQ" Edwards of the Navy SEALS detonated it and destroyed Incubus, with El Diablo and GQ being casualties of the explosion.

  • Relationships

    Allies


    Enemies

    Gallery

    Trivia

    • Rick Flag is known to golf with a 3 handicap.
    • His main weapon is a 5.56x45mm Heckler & Koch HK416 carbine outfitted with various accessories, while his sidearm is a 9mm Glock 17 pistol.

    Behind the scenes

    • Luke Evans, Bradley Cooper, Mark Wahlberg, Jake Gyllenhaal, Tom Cruise, Joel Edgerton, Karl Urban and Jon Bernthal were considered for the role of Rick Flag.
    • Tom Hardy (who previously played Bane in 2012's The Dark Knight Rises) was originally cast as Rick Flag but dropped out due to his prior commitment to filming The Revenant.


    Task Force X
    Founder Amanda Waller
    Members Peacemaker | Vigilante | Emilia Harcourt | Leota Adebayo
    Supporting members Clemson Murn | John Economos | Flo Crawley | Briscoe | Fitzgibbon
    Former members Enchantress | June Moone | Slipknot | El Diablo | Deadshot | Katana | Killer Croc | Rick Flag | Captain Boomerang | Polka-Dot Man | T.D.K. | Javelin | Blackguard | Mongal | Savant | Harley Quinn | Bloodsport | King Shark | Ratcatcher 2 | Weasel