Grifter (New 52)

*"They have taken everything from me. Now there's nothing left. They can take me, too. They can have my life. ... But I think I'll make them work for it. Eat it, bitches! This card is still a bit wild."*

## **Summary**

**Cole Cash**, also known as **Grifter**, is a former US Army Special Forces operative turned con artist and mercenary in the New 52 continuity of DC Comics. After being abducted by aliens known as Daemonites, Cole gained the ability to see through their shapeshifting disguises, making him a fugitive running from the multiple factions who wanted his power. Despite his rough exterior, Cole has a strong sense of loyalty to those he considers friends and will do whatever it takes to protect them, even if it means putting himself in harm's way.

## **Base**

### **Output:**

#### Physical Strength

* Kicks a security guard hard enough to knock him off the truck they're on immediately after being broken out of a test tube that he was being experimented on in, passing out soon after.
* Blocks a jab from a Daemonite with a needle and then stabs it into her eye, seemingly killing her.
* Breaks a hot cup of coffee on the face of a Daemonite, punches him in the face, and then smacks him with a frying pan. Once outside the shop, he knocks out a cop by slamming him into the ground.
* Tosses a switchblade at a Daemonite to slash his face.
* Overpowers and seemingly kills a Daemonite holding him hostage, taking his gun.
* Manages to choke Midnighter for a moment.
* Cracks open part of a glacier by dragging his pickaxe as he slides across.

#### Pistols

* Shoots a Daemonite in the eye, stunning it for a second. Then killing it with a volley of gunfire.
* Kills off some Daemonites with his pistols.
* Kills more Daemonites.

### **Defense:**

#### Blunt

* Survives falling out of a plane into the ocean, seemingly without injury two hours later.
* Tanks getting thrown over a counter and then being somewhat caught in a blast he creates with kitchen stuff.
* Handles the tire of the car he is in getting shot, the car crash doing seemingly no damage to him.
* Gets knocked back by a Daemonite dropping in between himself and his brother.
* Tanks a smack from a Daemonite and then being tackled mid-air by another.
* Takes hits from Midnighter.
* Get smacked off a rope and into the floor of a glacier by Midnighter, then having part of a glacier collapsed onto him.
* Shields his friend from the blast of a suicide bomber on a plane, then surviving the plane crashing without any mortal injuries.
* Tanks getting tackled by a Daemonite after being shot in the shoulder.
* Handles getting pinned to a wall and choked by his Daemonite possessed brother before taking him hostage.

#### Piercing

* Getting shot in the shoulder only seems to stun him for a second.

### **Speed:**

#### Combat

* Fights off a Daemonite disguised as a cop and then easily knocks out another cop.
* Gets into a gunfight with his brother, shooting his rifle to cause it to jam.
* Fights Green Arrow while using his belt to drive a car he just stole as he rides on top of it. Then grabbing his mask mid-air after it is shot off by Oliver.
* Fights some Daemonites on their ship, avoids a grenade blast, and escapes as the ship is going to crash.
* Manages to surprise Midnighter with a flare, then trying to choke him out.
* Fights the Daemonite that possessed his brother and some others, escaping when he has the chance.
* Takes his Daemonite possessed brother hostage after being choked out by him.
* Kills Daemonites dual wielding while sliding down the Eiffel Tower.

#### Reactions

* Catches an arrow from Oliver, then dodging a net arrow as it flies at him.

### **Misc:**

#### Telepathy

* Can hear the thoughts of the Daemonites around him, detecting the thoughts of the Daemonites on a plane he is on.
* Detects another Daemonite disguised as a cop.
* Hears the "thoughts" of an alien machine, then receiving the memories from it.