Hawkman (Katar Hol)

Katar Hol is a superhero from DC Comics who has appeared during the Silver Age and Bronze Age of the publisher. He has also made a return during the New 52 comics line-up. Katar Hol is an Thanagarian police officer who traveled to Earth with his partner Shayera Thal while chasing the criminal known as Byth Rok. He eventually decided to stay on Earth and became the third person to carry the mantle of the Hawkman.
==Biography==
In the 1940s, Thanagarian nobleman Paran Katar visited Earth. Here, he met Carter Hall, who inspired him to create a corps of winged police officers called the Wingmen. He also fell in love with a Native American woman named Naomi, with whom he had a son, whom he named Katar Hol after Carter. Paran took his son back to Thanagar.
Katar became a Wingman, and after stopping the criminal Byth with the aid of his partner, Shayera Thal, they were sent to Earth as ambassadors not long after Fel Andar was sent as a spy. Katar was dubbed the new Hawkman by the press. He met Carter and Shiera Hall and learned of his half-human heritage, but due to their troubled relationship, Shayera broke away from him.
In Zero Hour: Crisis in Time!, Katar was merged with Carter, Shiera, and the Hawkgod to become a composite Hawkman, but the conflicting voices in his mind drove him mad. He was banished to Limbo by Martian Manhunter and the sorcerer Arion. Years later, Carter Hall was resurrected on Thanagar with both his and Katar's memories.
In the New 52, Hawkman initially went by Carter Hall and was an archaeologist. It was later revealed that this was an assumed identity (somehow), and that this Hawkman was actually a Thanagarian named Katar Hol. This Hawkman would go on to join the Justice League of America and Justice League United. He would later sacrifice himself alongside his JLU teammate Adam Strange in order to stop Despero from conquering the galaxy.
==Abilities==
*Flight - Hawkman is able to fly, thanks to his Nth Metal harness that provides him wings.
*Weapons Expert - He has been shown to use numerous weapons ranging from spears, nets, shields, sword, his trademark mace, etc.
*Nth Metal Equipment - Hawkman owes his powers to a belt that allows him to defy gravity, grants him; enhanced strength and eyesight, physical regeneration, accelerated healing, temperature regulation. He can mentally control the harness.
*Intellect - Katar Hol is a brilliant tactician and strong leader, he was also knowledgeable in the fields of history and archaeology, his genius is comparable to Batman's.
== Other Media ==
=== Animation ===
==== Justice League and Justice League Unlimited ====
The character Hro Talak was partially inspired by Katar Hol, and his name is an anagram of Katar Hol. He is a lover of Hawkgirl, who arrived on Earth as a Thanagarian spy, she joins the Justice League and later betrays Thanagar.
==== The Batman ====
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