DC Elevates Iconic Villains To The Same Threat Level As Darkseid

Warning! Spoilers ahead Absolute Power: Task Force VII #7!How scary Darkseid is an unexpected threat to take control of the entire DC multiverse. There may be countless cosmic villains threatening many Earths, but the real threat to Prime Earth and beyond is more of a human threat.

After stealing the powers of nearly every superhuman on Earth, Waller brought the hero community to its knees. With strong assets like Failsafe and Task Force VII, the leader of the Suicide Squad has effortlessly established himself as a force to be reckoned with. But Amanda Waller has bigger plans that could make her one of the most dangerous threats to DC's infinite multiverse.

Amanda Waller builds an army to take over the Multiverse

Absolute Power It's Just the First Stage of His Plans

In Absolute Power: Task Force VII #7 By Dan Watters, Fran Galan, and Dave Sharpe, the heroes of the world are gathered by Red Star, who alerts as many international teams as possible and warns that Amanda Waller is after the heroes. everywhere. Unfortunately, the Eurocorps team of heroes is already in Berlin under attack by the Global Guardian, who is Amazo, who has stolen the Martian Manhunter's powers, among others. France's Batman tries to fight against the Nightrunner, but finds himself mercilessly outdone by Amanda Waller's soldier.

Nightrunner made his first appearance back
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The Global Guardian goes through international heroes, stealing the powers of metahumans like Jet. Thankfully, Thunderlord removes one of the Global Guardian's arms, giving the heroes a chance to escape. The last remaining heroes met with Red Star in space on the Intercorps satellite to discuss a plan. Unfortunately, the Global Guardian returns with a vengeance, destroying the space station and killing all the heroes he can. From its base on Earth, Amanda Waller observes the chaos and notes that Global Protection is the last of Task Force VII to complete its assigned objectives..

…Waller has built a gateway to the multiverse and is building an army.

At Waller's metahuman prison on Gamora, Wonder Woman and Robin continue to keep the superhero prisoners locked up. However, Diana's ally Steve Trevor is left behind and is cornered by several Task Force agents who open fire on Steve. Steve uses the communicator to talk to Diana and reveals that Waller has built a gateway to the multiverse and is building an army. from an unknown place, Waller confirms that Steve is right and plans to take over the entire multiverse.

Amanda Waller became more ambitious than ever

From Suicide Squad to Task Force VII

Amanda Waller has often been on the wrong side of history, operating from the shadows and doing whatever it takes to protect her nation's interests. Waller's biggest success was the Suicide Squad, a secret team of incarcerated wardens who agreed to take on dangerous jobs in exchange for time off their sentences. Waller was a strong leader and always did what was necessary to get the job doneit meant extortion, coercion, or even outright murder.

…Waller launched a large-scale attack against the heroes of the world, resulting in the imprisonment of most of them in Gamorra.

However, after years of black ops, Waller turned his attention to bigger things, namely the terrifying and morally depraved Earth-3, home of the Justice League's evil counterparts, the Crime Syndicate. Waller traveled to Earth-3 with the intention of ridding the world of the Syndicate, only to take control of the team. But while in this backward world, Waller felt a higher calling to protect his home in a radical new way: By depowering every metahuman on Earth.

Don't forget to check out the “War for Earth 3” storyline to see Waller's first mission across the multiverse!

After returning to the Prime Universe, Waller spent months gathering the assets needed to complete his mission. With heavy hitters such as Brainiac Queen and Failsafe (plus the entire Amazos crew), Waller launched a full-scale attack on the world's heroes, resulting in most of them being imprisoned in Gamorra. Even as the heroes begin to build defenses, Waller was secretly working on the next phase of his planthe giant gate to the multiverse and Earth's Crime Syndicate-3.

Waller's new ambitions make him a serious threat going forward

It is now a multifaceted problem

Although his shady dealings with supervillains generally never led to major confrontations with superheroes, Waller came to see them as problematic given the influence they held on the public. It was no surprise that he started using Suicide Squad to start dealing with the heroes he thought he should care about, making him a real thorn in the side of the big name heroes. Even Absolute Poweras shocking as it is to see It makes some sense, given how much Waller craves control.

…What Waller lacks in Omega Beams, he makes up for with ruthless determination…

But taking full control of the multiverse is a big departure for Waller, and one that should make the heroes quite uncomfortable. Waller may be just a human, but he's tough and knows how to psychologically manipulate even the most powerful aliens and demons. With just time and effort, he was able to take over almost the entire superhero community and usurp their powers for himself. It is not so hard to believe Waller may be one of the greatest threats the DC Universe has ever seen.

True, the real threat as Darkseid makes Amanda Waller look like an ant. But what Waller lacks in Omega Beams, he makes up for in ruthless determination and grit. If he wants something, he won't stop until he gets it. If Waller has serious ambitions to rule the multiworld, he's not just going to go back to covert operations for the government. Waller will stick to his guns and do whatever it takes He brought his brand of justice to every other world in the DC multiverse.

What will happen with Waller Moving Forward?

But what about the rest of the Multiverse?

Let's assume Waller survives Absolute Powerthe heroes will have to watch Waller like a hawk. He's very good at disappearing, but the heroes can't afford to lose track of him, much less risk him creating another game for the multiverse. Hopefully the only place Waller will go in the postAbsolute Power the world is a prison cell, but if it flies in the wind, the Justice League will have to do everything they can to track it down. If they're not careful, DC's heroes will have more than enough to worry about. Darkseid.

Absolute Power: Task Force VII #7 available now from DC Comics.