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Sand Demon. Sand Demon is the name of a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Eddie Slick is the manager of the wrestler King Crusher who has an appearance similar to Martin Stein. He provided King Crusher with mutative steroids to win a match. Ronnie Raymond merged with Martin Stein to become Firestorm in order to defeat King Crusher and save Eddie Slick while exposing the steroid operation in the process. Eddie was later exposed to the same drugs as his wrestler and buried in the Nevad Desert for  exposing the drug ring behind the steroids leaving the gangsters broke. Developing the power to control sand, he sought revenge and crossed paths with Firestorm. Firestorm thought that Sand Demon was Martin Stein who had become too crazy to reason with. He used his powers to overheat Sand Demon enough to turn him into glass which shattered when it hit the floor. Mia Saunders. Mia Saunders first appeared in "JSA: All Stars" #2 (1999). Mia is the infant daughter of Kendra Saunders (Hawkgirl). As a teenager, Kendra got pregnant with Mia and had to give her up for adoption to  an Oregon couple. It is later revealed that Kendra regularly visits her daughter. Scorcher. Scorcher is the name of different characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Bike Buzzards version. The first Scorcher is the leader of the Bike Buzzards and took part in the Sand Scrambler racing event. Scorcher and the Bike Buzzards did unorthodox methods to win the event and were defeated by the Teen Titans. Arsonist version. The second version is an unnamed arsonist with a flamethrower. Cynthia Brand. Cynthia Brand is a pyrokinetic supervillain who is an enemy of Scare Tactics. First Dark  Nemesis version. The first Scorcher that is a member of Dark Nemesis is a pyrokinetic and a human/H'San Natall hybrid who grew up in the same special orphanage as Blizard. Scorcher later orchestrated a prison break and Risk discovered her connection with the same aliens that he has a heritage to. The rest of Dark Nemesis worked for Veil again and killed her while framing Risk. The Teen Titans later found evidence to clear Risk's name. Second Dark Nemesis version. The second Scorcher that is a member of Dark Nemesis is a pyrokinetic female and the successor of  the previous version. She and the rest of Dark Nemesis were sent to acquire the files on Apex and were easily taken down by a refocused Titans. Scorcher in other media. A different version of Scorcher appears in the "Supergirl" episode "Welcome to Earth", portrayed by Nadine Crocker. This version is an Infernian who twice attempted to assassinate President Olivia Marsdin before she could create a law allowing for aliens to come out into the open due to fearing it would result in even more registration. Scorcher was defeated by Kara, Alex and Maggie Sawyer and presumably taken to DEO . Scream Queen. Creators: Len Kaminski and Anthony Williams. First appearance: "Showcase '96" #11 (December 1996). Nina Skorzeny, a.k.a. the Scream Queen, was the vampire lead singer of Scare Tactics. A member of the Skorzeny clan of vampires in Markovia, Nina's family was wiped out by a group of vampire killers called the Graveyard Shift. The group was responsible for many vampire concentration camps as they attempted to exterminate all the vampires in Markovia. Nina was able to survive their efforts and escaped to America. This left her with a deep distrust of humans, who she called "breathers" or "normals . After making it to America, she was captured by R-Complex, a government agency that subjected her to numerous experiments. She was eventually rescued by the efforts of Arnold Burnsteel and Fate. The pair also freed Fang, Slither, and Gross-Out. Burnsteel suggested the group form a band to serve as cover while they try to outrun R-Complex agents. The Scream Queen met Catwoman on one occasion. The pair battled Graveyard Shift members and an elder vampire in Gotham City. Nina was forced to kill the vampire to save Catwoman's life. She felt some guilt over killing a 	List of DC Comics characters: S
18870388	member of her own kind to save a human, but the pair had bonded and Catwoman became one of the few humans that the Scream Queen saw as a friend. Eventually, the Scream Queen began to change her view of her Scare Tactics teammates, finally seeing them as friends. Following Slither's death, Nina arranged for the group to take his ashes and throw them in his father's face. She also bit and sucked all the alcohol from Burnsteel's system when he got drunk to deal with his grief. Following Gross-Out's transformation and departure from Earth	List of DC Comics characters: S
18870389	, the group was left with only three members. They vowed to carry on, however, and set out to search for new members. The Scream Queen first appeared in DC Rebirth Suicide Squad" (vol. 5) Annual #1 (October 2018). Shango. Shango is an adaptation of the deity Sàngó from the Yorùbá culture for the DC Universe. The character, adapted by John Ostrander and Tom Mandrake, first appeared in "Firestorm the Nuclear Man" #95 (March 1990). Within the context of the stories, Shango is a deity and the war chief of the Orishas. He is responsible for asking Ogun to sever the  Golden Chain linking Ifé, the land of the gods, with Earth. He is also responsible for restoring it in modern times. When he leads the reemergence of the pantheon in Africa, he encounters Firestorm. He and the pantheon are taken to task by Firestorm for their abandonment of Africa. Shark. The Shark is the name of three fictional characters in DC Comics publications. Shark I. The first Shark is a non-superpowered commando. Along with his companions named Sardine and Whale, he is part of the World War II-era fighting unit called the Frogmen. His sole appearance is in  Showcase #3 (July–August 1956). The story was written by Robert Kanigher, and illustrated by Russ Heath. Shark II. The second Shark is the secret identity of criminal Gunther Hardwicke. He is a member of the Terrible Trio, along with the Fox and the Vulture. He wears a shark mask and uses fish-themed technology to commit crimes. This Shark—and the Terrible Trio—debuted in "Detective Comics" #253 (March 1958). Shark III. The third Shark, who has used the aliases T. S. Smith and Karshon in the past, debuted in "Green Lantern" (vol. 2) #24 (October 1963). He is  a tiger shark that rapidly mutated after exposure to nuclear waste (later retconned to be part of the Kroloteans' experiments in "Green Lantern" (vol. 4) #4 (October 2005)). The rapid evolutionary growth gives him high intelligence, a humanoid appearance and telepathic powers, but leaves him with his bloodthirsty shark instincts. This Shark has fought Green Lantern II, as well as Superman,Aquaman, the Justice League of America and the Black Condor II. The Shark's portrayal on the cover of "Action Comics" #456 (February 1976) was inspired by the hit 1975 film "Jaws". Shat-Ru. Shat-Ru is a supporting  character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Among the Lords of Order, he was formerly atagonistic against Doctor Fate for preceived failures as an agent of order, believing Kent Nelson to having humiliated the Lords of Orders for failing to abolish the forces of chaos caused by the Lords of Chaos during his tenure as Doctor Fate. Shat-Ru would later challenge Inza Cramer Nelson as Doctor Fate, becoming trapped in the previous, old body of Kent Nelson unable to release himself without risking his own destruction. Overtime, Shat-Ru bonds with Nelson and Inza while posing  as Kent's grandfather whom he is supposedly named after in order to continue his work as college teacher teaching archaeology. He also serves as Nelson's patron temporarily and enters into a intimate relationship with human Dorothea. Shiv. Shiv is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She appeared in 11 issues of "Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E.", two issues of "JSA" and four issues of "JSA All-Stars". Cindy Burman is the daughter of the supervillain the Dragon King. She had a grudge against Stargirl. Shiv was also a member of Johnny Sorrow's incarnation  of the Injustice Society. Shiv in other media. Cindy Burman appeared in the live-action television series "Stargirl", portrayed by Meg DeLacy while Sophia Annabelle Kim portrays her as a child. This version is the girlfriend of Henry King Jr., rival of Yolanda Montez since first grade, Blue Valley High's cheerleading captain, and the most popular student at school, though most students shun her due to her mean-spirited nature. She is determined to follow in her father, Dr. Shiro Ito's, footsteps and join the Injustice Society, having been genetically modified at a young age and gaining a  healing factor and retractable blades attached to her wrists. However, her father refuses to let her help him and generally ignores her, resulting in Cindy becoming bitter and spiteful as she feels no one truly loves her. In the two-part episode "Shiv", she steals some of her father's inventions to force him to accept her by fighting and badly injuring Stargirl before being driven off by the school janitor Justin. During a rematch with Stargirl, Henry Jr. gets caught in the crossfire and uses his burgeoning psychic powers to knock them both down before Ito has his daughter  evacuated. In the episode "Brainwave", he imprisons her to keep her out of further trouble, but in "Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E." Pt. 2, she escapes, kills her father, and finds a gem containing Eclipso amongst the Wizard's possessions. In season two, she works with Eclipso to create their own Injustice Society called Injustice Unlimited. While fighting Stargirl's Justice Society of America and Shade, Stargirl accidentally breaks the gem, freeing Eclipso. He uses a shard of it to send Cindy to the Shadowlands despite Stargirl's best efforts to save her, though Shade eventually uses his powers to rescue her . Following this, Cindy forms a truce with Courtney and calls Artemis Crock and her family to help defeat Eclipso before intending to make amends with Yolanda and join the JSA. Silver Ghost. The Silver Ghost is a supervillain in the DC Universe. The character, created by Gerry Conway and Ric Estrada, first appeared in "Freedom Fighters" #1 (March 1976). Within the context of the stories, Raphael van Zandt is a member of the Secret Society of Super Villains as the Silver Ghost. He opposes the Freedom Fighters in general and Firebrand in particular. Silver Ghost in other media. A female  version of the Silver Ghost named Raya van Zandt appears in the live-action television series "The Flash" episode "The Flash & the Furious", portrayed by Gabrielle Walsh. This version is an ex-Air Force pilot under the call sign "Silver Ghost" who wields a meta-tech key fob that allows her to control any motorized vehicle. She seeks to form a group called the Young Rogues and recruits the supervillain Weather Witch to be its first member. The two of them break into an A.R.G.U.S. facility and steal an experimental WayneTech car capable of turning invisible, but after the superhero  XS appeals to her better nature, Weather Witch secretly stops van Zandt from committing murder and escapes with her. In a later episode, "Gone Rogue", Weather Witch reveals she abandoned van Zandt in Bolivia. XS later uses the latter's "Young Rogues" idea to combat the metahuman serial killer, Cicada, only to be betrayed by her fellow Rogues when they discover her connection to the Flash. Sidd. Sidd is a minor villain in "Batman: The Brave and the Bold" and later teams up with Clayface and Facade in "Justice League". Garrison Slate. Garrison Slate is the founder of S.T.A.R. Labs  in the DC Universe. Created by Len Wein, Joey Cavalieri and Paris Cullins, he first appeared in "Blue Beetle" #12. Garrison Slate in other media. The CW series "The Flash" features Dr. Harrison Wells (Tom Cavanagh), an original character, as S.T.A.R. Labs' founder in Central City similar to Garrison Slate. Safiyah Sohail. Safiyah Sohail is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. In the pages of DC Comics during the "DC Rebirth", Safiyah Sohail is depicted as the former lover of Kate Kane who keeps the pirate nation of Coryana in check. Safiyah Sohail in  other media. Safiyah Sohail is featured in "Batwoman" portrayed by Shivani Ghai. She is the compassionate and charismatic ruler of a small community on the island of Coryana who is the Rifle's boss as well as the boss of the Many Arms of Death. She also has a history with Alice and they both share a mutual hatred of Catherine Hamilton-Kane. In addition, Safiyah is also shown to have a connection with Black Mask. She was the one who found Beth sometime after she escaped from August Cartwright. Due to her brother-figure Ocean wanting to make more  use of the Desert Rose and Beth falling for him, Safiyah punished them by having her hypnotist Enigma suppress their memories of each other. Suspecting that Safiyah caused the airplane crash that supposedly killed Kate at the start of season two, Alice manipulates events that involve poison-carrying bats and the serum derived from the Desert Rose to attracted Safiyah's attention. This caused Safiyah to send Tatiana to pick her up. During a meeting with Alice, Safiyah denied any knowledge of causing the airplane crash and has Kate's necklace as proof that she is still alive. Though she  wants Alice to do some unspecified job upon her return to Gotham City. This turns out to be looking for Ocean. When Alice had what appeared to be Ocean's body delivered to Coryana, Ryan Wilder exposed the fake causing Safiyah to have her men look for Ocean. When Ocean was found, Safiyah had Alice use the same knife on Ocean which she reluctantly did. After Alice is removed from her home upon revealing that she doesn't have Kate, Safiyah removed the knife from Ocean where it turned out that the knife was coated in the Desert Rose. Safiyah  also found out that Tatiana was the one who left the note from Safiyah toward Alice and uses the same knife on her vowing to Ocean that she'll remove it from Titania when she forgives her. In retaliation for the trickery, Alice sets fire to the Desert Rose crops which infuriates Safiyah. Safiyah later sends Ocean to find a Desert Rose that might be in Batwoman's possession. Safiyah removed the knife from Tatiana as they go to Gotham City to meet with Black Mask. During the discussion, Safiyah revealed that she was the one who leaked to him  Kate Kane's flight plan despite not meeting Kate, how Enigma brainwashed Kate into being Circe Sionis, and also told him that Alice is Beth Kane. Both of them sent Tatiana and some False Face Society members to abduct Alice and Jacob Kane. With Alice in her clutches, Safiyah ranted to her about 7 villagers dying in the fire she started as Alice countered about Safiyah lying to her about having Kate. To free Alice, Batwoman gave up the Desert Rose in her possession to Safiyah. After "Circe" stabbed Black Mask in the hand while stating that she has Kate 's memories, Safiyah advises Black Mask to tell "Circe" or she'll do it for him. Following Ocean's death, Safiyah meets Alice at the shore where she is spreading Ocean's ashes. While mentioning to Alice that Black Mask is having Circe procure a sample of Poison Ivy's plant from the Batcave to restore the Desert Rose crops, Safiyah states that she can offer sanctuary to Alice on Coryana. Alice then stabs Safiyah with the same knife that was used on Ocean vowing to remove from Safiyah when she has regained the things that she lost. Alice reveals  that, after stabbing Safiyah, she took her body to a junkyard, tossed it in a random junked car, and then had the entire thing crushed, just to make sure Safiyah couldn't be revived. Speed Demon. The first comic book character named the "Speed Demon" appeared in the title "Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen". A super-speed serum briefly turns "Daily Planet" reporter Jimmy Olsen into the hero the "Speed Demon". The second was Jerry McGee, Tina McGee's husband who went by the name "Speed McGee" and the "Speed Demon". He was a scientist for Genetech where he took  the drug Steroid B-19 which gave him superhuman strength, speed, and endurance; he wanted revenge on his wife for leaving him, which brought him into conflict with the Flash. The hero managed to help him off the drug and Jerry eventually returned to his estranged wife. Speed Demon in other media. An allusion to Jerry appeared in the pilot episode of the 1990s CBS "The Flash", with him being renamed David and his death being the motivation for Tina's helping of Barry Allen. They are also S.T.A.R. Labs scientists as well. In the "Smallville Season 11" comic book continuation , the interdimensional Black Flash is referred to as the "Speed Demon" by Bart Allen to Superman. In the "Arrowverse" show "The Flash", Cisco Ramon refers to the villainous Earth-Two speedster, "Zoom", as a "speed demon" due to his all-black attire. Horten Spence. Horten Spence is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Horten Spence is a photojournalist at the Gothamite News who is paired up with Vicki Vale. They are sent to investigate the Fever phenomenon. While scouting out the buildings, they run into some members of the Street Demonz. They attack Vicki , but Horten protects her. Vicki then gives Horten a kiss as Batman swings overhead. Horten Spence in other media. Horten Spence appears in the "Batwoman" episode "Time Off for Good Behavior", portrayed by Jaime M. Callica. This version is a reporter from the Gotham Gazette who lost his job and attended the opening of a community center that Ryan was going to help out in. He found information on the related community center attacks when visited by Batwoman and was attacked by Kilovolt. Mary Hamilton was able to heal him. After the Kilovolt plots were thwarted, Horten regained his job  with the article that exposed it as Vesper Fairchild called him Batwoman's version of Lois Lane. Spin. Mr. Auerbach (first appearance in "The Flash" (vol. 2) #238 (May 2008)), was the son of a media mogul whose holdings included the cable news network KN News. He pursued a career in journalism, hoping to work his way up in his father's company. While working on a story, he met Edwar Martinez, who was capable of sensing the fears in others and making them a reality. Auerbach eventually was put in charge of KN News, where he had a hand  in determining much of the content that the network covered. He also led a double life as the villain Spin. He kept Edwar captive in the basement of the news building, hooking him up to machines and forcing him to watch news coverage. In this setting, Spin was able to channel and direct Edwar's amazing ability. His first caper was robbing a Fabergé egg from a local auction. He created a distraction by summoning earthquakes, which had been in the public's mind due to a recent quake in Hub City. He took advantage of a comment made on  television by the Flash expressing his financial woes. After the citizens of Keystone City started to feel some doubt about their local hero, Spin lured him to the Keystone City Salamanders stadium and forced him to steal many valuables from the fans there. This causes a massive public outcry against the Flash, which Spin enhances with his powers, even turning the original Flash against his successor. When Spin and Edwar realized that the Flash had identified the source of the disturbances as emanating from KN News, he used his abilities to summon Gorilla Grodd to Keystone, the Rogue which Edwar  sensed would make the speedster most anxious. Grodd, however, was not pleased with his sudden teleportation and a massive battle ensued. In the chaos, Edwar was released from his machinery and his powers went completely out of control, causing citizens to act out nearly every situation being mentioned in the media. Spin in other media. A female character inspired by Spin named Spencer Young appeared in "The Flash" live-action television series episode "News Flash", portrayed by Kiana Madeira. She is a young millennial who used to work with Iris West as a reporter before quitting her job, creating a  blog about metahuman news called the "Spyn Zone", and competing with West's blog about the Flash. Amidst the Thinker's Enlightenment, Young's cellphone was hit with debris from the villain's exploding satellite, turning it into a meta-tech phone capable of controlling people's minds. After XS appears in Central City, Young uses her to manufacture disasters and report on them seconds before they happen to increase her blog's popularity. However, her plan is eventually thwarted by the Flash and she is remanded to Iron Heights Penitentiary. Stalnoivolk. Stalnoivolk ( or "Steel Wolf") is a supervillain in  the DC Universe. The character, created by John Ostrander and Joe Brozowski, first appeared in "Firestorm the Nuclear Man" #67 (January 1988). Within the context of the stories, Ivan Illyich Gort is a Russian born in the 1900s who underwent government experiments during World War II. He loyally serves the Soviet Union under the codename "Stalnoivolk" as a symbol of Russia's resistance to Nazi Germany. After the death of Joseph Stalin, he is exiled to Siberia for his participation in the purging of the Ukraine. He is reactivated just before the Soviet Union dissolves by Major Zastrow, leader of  the Red Shadows. Initially he is tasked with eliminating Firestorm, which becomes a mission that he cannot complete. He also encounters the Suicide Squad more than once. Starling. In September 2011, "The New 52" rebooted DC's continuity. In this new timeline, the Starling (Evelyn Crawford) is introduced as part of the relaunch of "Birds of Prey" as a highly skilled hand-to-hand combatant and markswoman who has been friends with the Black Canary since they worked undercover together at the Penguin's Iceberg Lounge. She is later chosen by the Black Canary to help reform the Birds  of Prey, but later betrays the group. Clarissa Stein. Clarissa Stein is the estranged wife of Professor Martin Stein (a.k.a. one-half of Firestorm). She was created by Gerry Conway and Pat Broderick and first appeared in "Firestorm" (vol. 2) #10. Clarissa Stein in other media. Clarissa Stein is portrayed by Isabella Hofmann (in "The Flash") and both by Chanelle Stevenson and by Emily Tennant (in "Legends of Tomorrow"). Like the original comics, this version is Martin Stein's wife. She currently lives in Central City and was briefly reunited with her husband after he had disappeared for some time  because he became part of Firestorm. She is also Lily Stein's mother. Elinore Stone. Elinore Stone is the mother of Victor Stone, also known as Cyborg, and a scientist at S.T.A.R. Labs. She was killed in the lab accident that forced her husband Silas to turn Victor into a cyborg. She was created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez and first appeared in "New Teen Titans" #7 (1981). Syl. Syl, also known as Sylvan Ortega, is a young magician, and an apprentice of Gregorio de la Vega, first appearing in "DC Pride" #1 (June 2021). Syonide. Syonide is the  name of different characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Tomb Home inmate. The first Syonide is an unnamed inmate at an asylum called the Tomb Home. After escaping from prison, he caught a glimpse at Diana Prince and General Darnell where he had a delusion that they were Pocahontas and John Smith. After a brief fight with Wonder Woman, Syonide made his way to an abandoned house in the woods that Etta Candy was holding a costume party at where he made use of some leftover costumes to pose as Chief Powhatan. He proceeded to take  the party attendees hostage until he was defeated by Wonder Woman. Syonide II. The second Syonide is an unnamed man who worked as a mercenary for various criminal organizations like the 100. Tobias Whale of the 100's Metropolis branch hired him to dispose of Black Lightning. In one of his attacks on Black Lightning, Syonide also abducted Peter Gambi so that he and Black Lightning could be executed. When Syonide rigged the gun to kill himself, it also hit Gambi who sacrificed himself to protect Black Lightning. Syonide III. The third Syonide is an unnamed female assassin who wields  an electrical whip. She was hired by Tobias Whale to kidnap Valerie Harper and her parents and bring them to an abandoned warehouse. Tobias revealed to Valerie that Syonide killed her in Markovia. When the Outsiders attacked, Syonide attacks Valerie as her parents are killed trying to fight her. At the advice of Batman, Helga Jace later analyzed Valerie's brain waves where they learned that Valerie has an Aurakle in her which bonded to her body the day that Valerie was killed by Syonide. Hired by a crime cartel, Syonide later accompanied Merlyn in targeting Phantom Lady when she  was protecting a defecting Russian scientist in Casablanca. Both of them were defeated by Flash. During the "Infinite Crisis" storyline, Syonide appears as a member of Alexander Luthor Jr.'s Secret Society of Super Villains. Syonide IV. The fourth Syonide is a member of Lady Eve's incarnation of Strike Force Kobra and had a relationship with Fauna Faust. During Strike Force Kobra's fight with the Outsiders, Syonide was killed by Eradicator. Syonide in other media. An unidentified Syonide appears in "Black Lightning", portrayed by Charlbi Dean. She works as Tobias Whale's henchwoman, hit person, and mob enforcer . As an infant, she was found in the dumpster with her umbilical cord wrapped around her. When she was eight years old, Tobias discovered her in an orphanage, where she was abused and malnourished. He took her in and trained her in the art of assassination while also having her put through a painful procedure that involved placing carbon fiber armor beneath her skin. Syonide is later killed in battle against Kara Fowdy.