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 Amanda
Waller: Nicknamed
“the Wall,” Amanda is a former congressional aide
and government agent often placed in charge of the Suicide
Squad ,
a semi-secret government-run group of former supervillains working in
return for amnesty. She was also the former leader of the covert ops
organization, Checkmate .
Presently, Amanda serves as the Director of Meta-Human Affairs under
the current President of the United States, a position that puts her
into constant conflict with the costumed heroes of the world.
Under orders from the President himself, Amanda has returned to
Checkmate with the objective of recreating Task Force X, the former
Suicide Squad.
 Captain Atom: A former member of the
Justice League and leader of
Justice
League Europe, Captain Nathaniel Adam was taught long ago when to lead
and when to follow. Approached by Waller to lead the new Task Force X,
Adam has stepped back into the limelight from which he had been
conspicuously absent and taken the leadership reins of America’s
personal meta-team. Captain Atom wields energy powers of all ranges
from nuclear to x-ray to heat and light. He is able to absorb all forms
of energy and either boost his own strength and powers or redirect to
his enemy.
 Cheshire: A vicious assassin, Jade
Nguyen long ago lost her ability to feel guilty. A single night
resulted in Jade being impregnated by Roy Harper, the Titan known as
Arsenal. Nine months later, baby Lian was born. Cheshire is not known
for her weaknesses but, perhaps, the greatest that she possesses is the
love that she feels for her daughter. Jade has joined Task Force X in
the hope that her past digressions will be forgotten and she can make a
new life for herself with Lian at her side. Besides being a skilled
hand-to-hand combatant trained in several martial arts thought forever
lost, Cheshire is an expert triple-jointed acrobat and uses this skill
to move quickly and unexpectedly. Of bigger concern are her artificial
fingernails, which she dips in several varieties of poisons.
 S.T.R.I.P.E.: Patrick Dugan is no
amateur when it comes to risking his life for the greater good. A
former military man, Pat has spent many years inside the suit of armor
that was formerly one half of Stars and Stripe. In recent years, Pat
has settled down in Nebraska where he and his second wife have begun to
raise their family. However, when Amanda Waller came to visit one
night, Pat woke up the next morning with a one-way ticket into Task
Force X. Hoping to keep his family safe, Pat has resolved to do
Waller’s bidding…at least, for the time being. The
S.T.R.I.P.E. armor, having recently been upgraded is equipped with
lasers, flight, durability and many other surprises.
 Doctor Polaris: A researcher in
magnetism, Doctor Neal Emerson was able to demonstrate his
field’s use in medicine; unfortunately, continued exposure to
high-level magnetic fields produced a split personality-the
“good” Doctor Emerson and the “evil” Doctor
Polaris. Over the years, the Polaris and Emerson personalities fought
for dominance, until Polaris was approached by the devil Neron.
In
essence, Polaris sold Neron Emerson’s soul in exchange for simply
being rid of the other side of his personality. Doctor Polaris
continues to have psychotic episodes, though, much less frequently than
in the past. Emerson found a way to internalize his magnetic powers
giving him the ability to generate and manipulate magnetic fields.
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