# Psycho-Pirate

The Psycho-Pirate is the name of two supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Bob Frazer portrayed the character for his live action debut during The CW's 2018 Arrowverse crossover "Elseworlds".

## Publication history

The Charles Halstead version of Psycho-Pirate first appears in All-Star Comics #23 and was created by Gardner Fox and Joe Gallagher.
The Roger Hayden version of Psycho-Pirate first appears in Showcase #56 and was created by Fox and Murphy Anderson.

## Fictional character biography
### Charles Halstead

Charles Halstead is a minor character who first appears in All-Star Comics #23, created by Gardner Fox and Joe Gallagher. He is a linotyper for the Daily Courier who is jealous of his boss's success and becomes the criminal mastermind Psycho-Pirate. He plans crimes based on emotions, hoping to ruin his boss.
Halstead later shoots the Atom, who works with the Justice Society to expose him. He is sentenced to a lengthy prison term and eventually dies in the 1960s.

### Roger Hayden

Roger Hayden first appeared as the second Psycho-Pirate in Showcase #56, and was created by Gardner Fox and Murphy Anderson.
Hayden is a gangster and cellmate to Halstead on Earth-Two who obtains the Medusa Mask, which enables him to manipulate emotions. Ultra-Humanite later recruits him into the Secret Society of Super Villains before the group is imprisoned in Limbo.
In Crisis on Infinite Earths, Psycho-Pirate is kidnapped by the Anti-Monitor and becomes his accomplice. After the multiverse is destroyed, Psycho-Pirate is among the only beings who remember it.
In Underworld Unleashed, Psycho-Pirate sells his soul to the demon Neron to gain enhanced power. He battles Manhunter before being defeated and arrested.
In Joker: Last Laugh, Psycho-Pirate appears as an inmate of the Slab prison.
In JSA Classified, Psycho-Pirate and Power Girl are revealed to be refugees from Earth-Two. He is later killed by Black Adam, after which Raven destroys the Medusa Mask.
In Blackest Night, Psycho-Pirate is resurrected as a Black Lantern before Superboy kills him.
In The New 52 continuity reboot, Psycho-Pirate gains his psychic abilities from a virus created by Brainiac. In DC Rebirth, he joins Amanda Waller's Task Force X, and is essential for Bane while conquering Gotham. During the "Death Metal" event, the Chronicler, a celestial being working for the Source, creator of the Omniverse, search for the Psycho-Pirate, revealing he's one of the few remembering the different versions of the Multiverse. The Chronicler then proceed to gather data on it from Hayden's mind.

## Powers and abilities

The Charles Halstead incarnation of Psycho-Pirate has no superhuman powers; however, he is a brilliant criminal mind knowledgeable in psychology and emotions.
The Roger Hayden incarnation of Psycho-Pirate can manipulate, drain, and amplify the emotions of others using the Medusa Mask. Furthermore, he can fly and create psychic constructs and illusions. Albeit not really a power, his role during the Crisis made him one of the few people having full knowledge of the previous iterations of the Multiverse.

## Other versions

* An alternate universe variant of Charles Halstead / Psycho-Pirate from the Flashpoint timeline appears in Flashpoint Beyond, where he is killed by the Joker.
* Charles Halstead / Psycho-Pirate appears in JSA: The Golden Age as a member of the Injustice Society.

## In other media
### Television

* The Roger Hayden incarnation of Psycho-Pirate makes non-speaking cameo appearances in Justice League Unlimited as a member of Gorilla Grodd's Secret Society.
* The Roger Hayden incarnation of Psycho-Pirate appears in Batman: The Brave and the Bold, voiced by Armin Shimerman.
* The Roger Hayden incarnation of Psycho-Pirate appears in the Arrowverse crossover "Elseworlds", portrayed by Bob Frazer.
* The Psycho-Pirate appears in the seventh season of The Flash via Cecile Horton (portrayed by Danielle Nicolet).

### Film

The Charles Halstead incarnation of Psycho-Pirate appears in the Tomorrowverse, voiced by Geoffrey Arend. An alternate universe incarnation of Halstead named the Advisor appears in Justice Society: World War II, while the main universe incarnation appears in Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths.

### Video games

* The Roger Hayden incarnation of Psycho-Pirate and the Medusa Mask appear in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.
* The Roger Hayden incarnation of Psycho-Pirate appears as a playable character in Lego DC Super-Villains, voiced again by Armin Shimerman. This version is a member of the Legion of Doom.

### Miscellaneous

* The Roger Hayden incarnation of Psycho-Pirate appears in Justice League Adventures #20. This version is a former psychiatrist who was suspended for malpractice and lost his wife and son during an alien attack in Metropolis.
* The Roger Hayden incarnation of Psycho-Pirate appears in a special one-shot Young Justice issue published for Free Comic Book Day.