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* DangerouslyShortSkirt: Fights in a mini-skirt and she's quite dangerous.
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Simple Simon was Simon Atwell, who grew up in a tenement on the wrong side of the tracks, idolizing gunmen and bootleggers. Believing his idols were caught when their schemes got too complex, he applied his genius to pulling off advanced crimes using no more than three simple aids every time (such as a diamond ring, chewing gum, and wire to rob a jewelry store), as a sort of Series/MacGyver of crime.

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Simple Simon was Simon Atwell, who grew up in a tenement on the wrong side of the tracks, idolizing gunmen and bootleggers. Believing his idols were caught when their schemes got too complex, he applied his genius to pulling off advanced crimes using no more than three simple aids every time (such as a diamond ring, chewing gum, and wire to rob a jewelry store), as a sort of Series/MacGyver Series/{{MacGyver|1985}} of crime. crime.

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* DevilishHairHorns: Reflecting his demonic origins, his hair is swept up into little horns on either side of his head.



* HornedHairdo: Reflecting his demonic origins, his hair is swept up into little horns on either side of his head.
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* CulturalRebel: The motivation behind his villainy. Despite his mother alone telling him he was a child of royalty, in reality he was just another peasant, and treated as such by everyone around him. This made him overact the part of the noble, "putting on airs" as the people around him termed it, and in retaliation he became a highwaymen whose shtick was acting gentlemanly. Even after death he rebels against his baseborn origins, and maintains a fair bit of a grudge against those born to royalty. This makes him UnintentionallySympathetic to modern readers as the gap between rich and poor has widened quite a bit since his origin story was written.

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* CulturalRebel: The motivation behind his villainy. Despite his mother alone telling him he was a child of royalty, in reality he was just another peasant, and treated as such by everyone around him. This made him overact the part of the noble, "putting on airs" as the people around him termed it, and in retaliation he became a highwaymen whose shtick was acting gentlemanly. Even after death he rebels against his baseborn origins, and maintains a fair bit of a grudge against those born to royalty. This makes him UnintentionallySympathetic to modern readers as the gap between rich and poor has widened quite a bit since his origin story was written.



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The Manhawks were a group of SpacePirates who donned masks resembling the inhabitants of whichever planet they were raiding. Said masks were able to change the light reflecting from their eyes into a beam which overwhelmed an exposed person's consciousness, knocking them out.

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The Manhawks were a group of avian SpacePirates who donned masks resembling the inhabitants of whichever planet they were raiding. Said masks were able to change the light reflecting from their eyes into a beam which overwhelmed an exposed person's consciousness, knocking them out.
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* BreakoutVillain: As can be seen in the list of his media appearances above, the Gentleman Ghost has come a long way from his original role in the 1940s and 1960s as a recurring Hawkman villain, growing into a popular villain for multiple adaptations...even those that don't include Hawkman or Hawkwoman. Within the comics, in the 2000s and 2010s, he eclipsed Hakwman's ''other'' arch-enemy, the Shadow-Thief, who has become a comparatively minor recurring henchman.

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* BreakoutVillain: As can be seen in the list of his media appearances above, the Gentleman Ghost has come a long way from his original role in the 1940s and 1960s as a recurring Hawkman villain, growing into a popular villain for multiple adaptations...even those that don't include Hawkman or Hawkwoman. Within the comics, in the 2000s and 2010s, he eclipsed Hakwman's ''other'' arch-enemy, the Shadow-Thief, who has become a comparatively minor recurring henchman.

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Gentleman Ghost is a Creator/DCComics character and supervillain. His real name is James "Jim" Craddock. He grew up 1800's England, his family was poor, and he turned to robbery to support himself. He became an immigrant to the USA, got falsely accused of a violent crime there, and was killed by a masked cowboy named Nighthawk. He became a ghost and discovered that he could only move on when his murderer moved on to the next plane of existence. Unfortunately for him, it turns out that Nighthawk is one of many incarnations of ancient Egyptian royalty, meaning that both their souls have no chance of moving on. When Nighthawk was reincarnated into ComicBook/{{Hawkman}}, Craddock tried to kill him without success. In response, Craddock took on the name of "Gentleman Ghost" and took to antagonizing other superheroes as a way to pass the time.

He was able to successfully cross over the barrier into the medium of television, where he has appeared as a villain in ''WesternAnimation/{{Superfriends}}'', ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'', ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'', ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOBatmanMovie'', and ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGoVsTeenTitans''.

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Gentleman Ghost is a Creator/DCComics character and supervillain. His real name is Born just prior to the UsefulNotes/VictorianBritain era, James "Jim" Craddock. He grew up 1800's England, his family Craddock was poor, the abandoned son of a {{Jerkass}} British aristocrat, and he turned to robbery to support himself. He became an immigrant to the USA, got falsely accused of a violent crime there, and was killed by a masked cowboy named Nighthawk. He became a ghost and discovered that he could only move on when his murderer moved on to the next plane of existence. Unfortunately for him, it turns out that Nighthawk is one of many incarnations of ancient Egyptian royalty, meaning that both their souls have no chance of moving on. When Nighthawk was reincarnated into ComicBook/{{Hawkman}}, Craddock tried to kill him without success. In response, Craddock took on the name of "Gentleman Ghost" and took to antagonizing other superheroes as a way to pass the time.

He was able to successfully cross over the barrier into the medium of television, where he has appeared as a villain in ''WesternAnimation/{{Superfriends}}'', ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'', ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'', ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOBatmanMovie'', and ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGoVsTeenTitans''.
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* BadPowersBadPeople: Being chosen by ghostly highwaymen to carry on their legacy doesn't exactly set one up on the road to becoming a super hero.
* BastardBastard: His father was a British noble who had a dalliance with his peasant mother only to take her out on a highway and throw her (and her young son) out of the carriage, hence his high-class pretensions.



* TheChosenOne: An evil example, as he was chosen by a legion of ghostly highwaymen to carry on their legacy and be the "last and greatest" of their kind. Their leader even gifted the young Craddock with his flintlock pistols, "still smelling of the grave", and a fearless horse with which to begin his highwayman career.
* CulturalRebel: The motivation behind his villainy. Despite his mother alone telling him he was a child of royalty, in reality he was just another peasant, and treated as such by everyone around him. This made him overact the part of the noble, "putting on airs" as the people around him termed it, and in retaliation he became a highwaymen whose shtick was acting gentlemanly. Even after death he rebels against his baseborn origins, and maintains a fair bit of a grudge against those born to royalty. This makes him UnintentionallySympathetic to modern readers as the gap between rich and poor has widened quite a bit since his origin story was written.



* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: He loves his mother dearly and losing her to disease (and then being forced to bury her corpse) was a major factor in his turn to supervillainy. She returns the favor, too, even from the grave, as she returned to him after he was injured in a fight with Wonder Woman and pledged to help him gather a ghostly army for his attempt to return to life.
* FearlessUndead: Fearless ''because'' of the undead in his case, as his highwayman career began with a legion of ghostly highwaymen finding him in a forest and taking him on a ride. The ride is stated to have lasted all night, and when he woke up in the morning all fear in him was gone.
* FreudianExcuse: Being abandoned by his father and losing his mother when he was very young convinced him the world was a cruel and hostile place and the only way he could get what he wanted was by ''taking'' it.



* {{Gonk}}: What he really looks like when he's not using {{Invisibility}}.

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* {{Gonk}}: What he really looks like when he's not using {{Invisibility}}. This is DependingOnTheArtist, though, as when his past was first revealed he was shown to be a handsome man in life.



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%%* ManOfWealthAndTaste* KarmicThief: Oh, he'll steal from anyone, but he ''prefers'' to pilfer from the rich.
* ManOfWealthAndTaste: Does enjoy the high luxuries of life.



* RoguesGalleryTransplant: He briefly became a Batman foe during the late 1970s and in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold''. There's also an odd one-off ''Comicbook/TheFlash'' story in the ComicBook/PostCrisis era that treats him as if he were a longstanding member of Flash's Rogues Gallery, but that has since become CanonDiscontinuity.

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* RoguesGalleryTransplant: He briefly became a Batman foe during the late 1970s and in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold''. There's also an odd one-off ''Comicbook/TheFlash'' story in the ComicBook/PostCrisis era that treats him as if he were a longstanding member of Flash's Rogues Gallery, but that has since become CanonDiscontinuity. He's also fought ComicBook/WonderWoman and the [[ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica Justice Society]].



* WeaksauceWeakness: Hawkman's Nth Metal can negate the Gentleman Ghost's intangibility.

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* WeaksauceWeakness: Hawkman's Nth Metal can negate the Gentleman Ghost's intangibility. He's also vulnerable to attacks from individuals of royal blood, such as Wonder Woman and the Justice Society's Wildcat.
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Simple Simon was Simon Atwell, who grew up in a tenement on the wrong side of the tracks, idolizing gunmen and bootleggers. Believing his idols were caught when their schemes got too complex, he applied his genius to pulling off advanced crimes using no more than three simple aids every time (such as a diamond ring, chewing gum, and wire to rob a jewelry store), as a sort of Franchise/MacGyver of crime.

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Simple Simon was Simon Atwell, who grew up in a tenement on the wrong side of the tracks, idolizing gunmen and bootleggers. Believing his idols were caught when their schemes got too complex, he applied his genius to pulling off advanced crimes using no more than three simple aids every time (such as a diamond ring, chewing gum, and wire to rob a jewelry store), as a sort of Franchise/MacGyver Series/MacGyver of crime.
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Simple Simon was Simon Atwell, who grew up in a tenement on the wrong side of the tracks, idolizing gunmen and bootleggers. Believing his idols were caught when their schemes got too complex, he applied his genius to pulling off advanced crimes using no more than three simple aids every time (such as a diamond ring, chewing gum, and wire to rob a jewelry store), as a sort of Franchise/MacGyver of crime.
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* ObfuscatingStupidity: Acted dumber than he was.
* MacGyvering: His speciality.
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During ''ComicBook/ZeroHour'', Carter Hall merged with Shiera, Katar Hol, and the Hawkgod to become a composite Hawkman, who was later killed. Years later, a cult of Thanagarian priests resurrected Carter Hall, who now retains the memories of his past lives ''and'' Katar Hol's. Hall went on to join the JSA and made St. Roch his base of operations, working alongside Kendra Saunders.

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During ''ComicBook/ZeroHour'', ''ComicBook/ZeroHourCrisisInTime'', Carter Hall merged with Shiera, Katar Hol, and the Hawkgod to become a composite Hawkman, who was later killed. Years later, a cult of Thanagarian priests resurrected Carter Hall, who now retains the memories of his past lives ''and'' Katar Hol's. Hall went on to join the JSA and made St. Roch his base of operations, working alongside Kendra Saunders.



In ''ComicBook/ZeroHour'', 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 ComicBook/MartianManhunter and the sorcerer Arion. Years later, Carter Hall was resurrected on Thanagar with both his and Katar's memories.

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In ''ComicBook/ZeroHour'', ''ComicBook/ZeroHourCrisisInTime'', 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 ComicBook/MartianManhunter and the sorcerer Arion. Years later, Carter Hall was resurrected on Thanagar with both his and Katar's memories.



Shiera was exiled to Limbo with Carter after the ''ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths'', and escaped with him as well. She was merged into the composite Hawkman during ''ComicBook/ZeroHour'', trapped in Limbo again, and resurrected in the body of her cousin, Kendra Saunders; Kendra died in ''ComicBook/BlackestNight'', and Shiera was resurrected in her original body in ''ComicBook/BrightestDay''.

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Shiera was exiled to Limbo with Carter after the ''ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths'', and escaped with him as well. She was merged into the composite Hawkman during ''ComicBook/ZeroHour'', ''ComicBook/ZeroHourCrisisInTime'', trapped in Limbo again, and resurrected in the body of her cousin, Kendra Saunders; Kendra died in ''ComicBook/BlackestNight'', and Shiera was resurrected in her original body in ''ComicBook/BrightestDay''.



* FusionDance: In ''ComicBook/ZeroHour'', she was merged with her husband (Carter Hall) and the Thanagarian Hawkman (Katar Hol) into the Hawkgod, killing her.

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* FusionDance: In ''ComicBook/ZeroHour'', ''ComicBook/ZeroHourCrisisInTime'', she was merged with her husband (Carter Hall) and the Thanagarian Hawkman (Katar Hol) into the Hawkgod, killing her.



* KilledOffForReal: Essentially killed off in ''ComicBook/ZeroHour'', upon merging with her husband and Katar. Although her spirit was reborn in her grandniece Kendra.

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* KilledOffForReal: Essentially killed off in ''ComicBook/ZeroHour'', ''ComicBook/ZeroHourCrisisInTime'', upon merging with her husband and Katar. Although her spirit was reborn in her grandniece Kendra.



When Katar was merged into the composite Hawkman during ''ComicBook/ZeroHour'', the new Hawkman broke off his relationship with Shayera, who retired from the superhero life to become a police officer in Detroit. Years later, she took up the mantle of the hawk again to aid the resurrected Carter Hall and the new Hawkgirl, Kendra Saunders, to catch Byth one last time, after which she returned to Thanagar. She later aided the Hawks against Thanagar during [[ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis the Rann-Thanagar War]], but was killed by Blackfire.

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When Katar was merged into the composite Hawkman during ''ComicBook/ZeroHour'', ''ComicBook/ZeroHourCrisisInTime'', the new Hawkman broke off his relationship with Shayera, who retired from the superhero life to become a police officer in Detroit. Years later, she took up the mantle of the hawk again to aid the resurrected Carter Hall and the new Hawkgirl, Kendra Saunders, to catch Byth one last time, after which she returned to Thanagar. She later aided the Hawks against Thanagar during [[ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis the Rann-Thanagar War]], but was killed by Blackfire.
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** ''Characters/TheFlash1990'' (Hawkgirl and Hawkman)



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* GrandTheftMe: On coming to Prime Earth, Sky Tyrant's spirit hijacked the body of Carter Hall.



* {{Reincarnation}}: Sky Tyrant is another eincarnation of Ktar Deathbringer.

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* {{Reincarnation}}: Sky Tyrant is another eincarnation reincarnation of Ktar Deathbringer.Deathbringer.
* SerialKiller[=/=]SpreeKiller: Sky Tyrant wants to kill as many people as possible to prolong his cycle of reincarnations.

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!!Synnar the Demiurge
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-->''"You, Hawkman, are now enmeshed within a web of intricate happenstance."''

He was once God's architect, but when God left him he rebelled, and all of God's armies fought him and barely defeated him. Depowered, he is now a cosmic tyrant who serves the Nameless, a collective of shadowy entities.

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-->''"You, Hawkman, are now enmeshed within a web -->''"You ever wonder if the temptation to do evil is another version of intricate happenstance.you somewhere? A bad you? You're looking at him."''

He Sky Tyrant of [[Characters/JusticeLeagueOfAmericaCrimeSyndicate Earth-3]] was once God's architect, but when God left him he rebelled, one of Ktar Deathbringer's many reincarnations across time and all space. Unlike most of God's armies fought him and barely defeated him. Depowered, he is now his other lives, Sky Tyrant was a cosmic tyrant twisted murderer who serves the Nameless, a collective of shadowy entities.sought to kill as many as he could so as to perpetually prolong his reincarnation cycle.


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* CarryABigStick: Sky Tyrant uses a mace with retractable, long spikes.
* CoolStarship: Sky Tyrant has control over the Soarship: a starship beloning to a past Rannian incarnation. This has an Nth Metal core, Zeta Drive and flight capabilities, and can travel through both space and time.
* EvilDoppelganger: To Hawkman.
* EvilMakesYouUgly: Unlike most reincarnations of Hawkman who look human, Sky Tyrant has grey skin and orange eyes and looks like a walking (or flying) corpse.
* HealingFactor: The corrupted healing properties of the Nth Metal in the harness allow Sky Tyrant to rapidly recover from serious injuries.
* {{Reincarnation}}: Sky Tyrant is another eincarnation of Ktar Deathbringer.
* TimeTravel: The [[CoolStarship Soarship]] allows Sky Tyrant to travel through time.

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-->''"You, Hawkman, are now enmeshed within a web of intricate happenstance."''

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* BaldOfEvil: Is completely bald.
* ClothesMakeTheSuperman: As far as has been revealed, all of his powers come from his suit.
* CoolBoard: Rides a [[SkySurfing flight platform]] that looks like a HoverBoard.
* PornStache: Sports one.
* PowerArmor: Wears a powersuit that enhances his strength, agility, endurance and durability.
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!!Corsar Thal
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Corsar Thal is the brother of Shayera Thal (a.k.a. Hawkwoman) and the son of Thal Provis, Emperor of Thanagar. When the Thanagarians were all poisoned and lost their wings, Thal Provis died making Corsar the Emperor of Thanagar. Corsar wanted to go to war using the Nth metal but it had already bonded to Katar Hol who fled to Earth. Corsar was was seemingly killed, but returned as a cyborg to try to reclaim the Nth Metal from Hawkman.
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* TheCaligula: Carsar is Emperor of Thanagar and insane.
* {{Cyborg}}: Has cybernetic enhancements, giving him superhuman strength, agility, endurance and durability.
* {{Flight}}: Corsar's implants allow him to fly.
* MasterSwordsman: Corsar is an expert in the use of the sword.
* TwoFaced: Half of hs face is sheathed in metal.

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Gentleman Ghost is a Creator/DCComics character and supervillain. His real name is James "Jim" Craddock. He grew up 1800's England, his family was poor, and he turned to robbery to support himself. He became an immigrant to the USA, got falsely accused of a violent crime there, and was killed by a masked cowboy named Nighthawk. He became a ghost and discovered that he could only move on when his murderer moved on to the next plane of existence. Unfortunately for him, it turns out that Nighthawk is one of many incarnations of ancient Egyptian royalty, meaning that both their souls have no chance of moving on. When Nighthawk was reincarnated into ComicBook/{{Hawkman}}, Craddock tried to kill him without success. In response, Craddock took on the name of "Gentleman Ghost" and took to antagonizing other superheroes as a way to pass the time.

He was able to successfully cross over the barrier into the medium of television, where he has appeared as a villain in ''WesternAnimation/{{Superfriends}}'', ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'', ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'', ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOBatmanMovie'', and ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGoVsTeenTitans''.




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* AntiVillain: He tends to help out the heroes occasionally.
* AffablyEvil: He is very polite towards
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* ArchEnemy: To Hawkman,
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grievances going back to the 1800s.
* BreakoutVillain: As can be seen in the list of his media appearances above, the Gentleman Ghost has come a long way from his original role in the 1940s and 1960s as a recurring Hawkman villain, growing into a popular villain for multiple adaptations...even those that don't include Hawkman or Hawkwoman. Within the comics, in the 2000s and 2010s, he eclipsed Hakwman's ''other'' arch-enemy, the Shadow-Thief, who has become a comparatively minor recurring henchman.
* DealWithTheDevil: [[spoiler:In ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'', this is how Craddock became Gentleman Ghost. In the episode "Trials of the Demon!", which is set in VictorianLondon, he made a deal with the demon Astaroth to ensure that "his soul would never pass from Earth". Unfortunately, while Craddock thought this meant {{Immortality}}, he discovered, much to his chagrin, that he was forced to remain on Earth as a ghost indefinitely after being hanged for his crimes.]]
* DependingOnTheWriter: Perhaps befitting one of the archfoes of walking ContinuitySnarl like Hawkman, the Gentleman Ghost's origin and the limits of his powers change frequently. Is he cursed to haunt the Hawks because a past incarnation of Hawkman killed him in a case of NotWhatItLooksLike, as in he Creator/GeoffJohns version? Is he an English thief killed by Redcoats but resurrected thanks to a prophecy, as in the ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis tie-in issues of ''Comicbook/{{JSA}}''? Does he have relatively minor powers of intangibility and teleportation that he bolsters with modern technology, or does he have extensive supernatural abilities including armies of other ghosts and powers to influence the weak-willed? It all depends on the story, the writer, and the day of the week.
* GentlemanThief: SubvertedTrope. The Gentleman Ghost may put on airs at times, but he's TheHighwayman through and through.
* {{Gonk}}: What he really looks like when he's not using {{Invisibility}}.
* TheGunslinger: Sometimes he's shown using ghostly flintlock pistols.
* HighClassGlass: He is completely invisible aside from his monocle, sparkling white attire and top hat.
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* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: In his first appearances, it was ambiguous whether or not if he's actually a ghost.
* NiceHat: A classy top hat to help point out where his head's supposed to be.
* OurGhostsAreDifferent: He's the lingering spirit of a man who was wrongfully executed in the 1800s and came back as a ghost resembling a set of high-class clothing with nobody wearing it. He can only move on when his killer's soul also passes from the mortal plane but, as he was killed by an incarnation of an immortal avenger eternally bound to the physical world, he can never move on, and consequently took to simply antagonizing superheroes to have something to occupy his eternal unlife.
* PutOnABus: Pre-''Hawkworld'', he was finally be able to rest in peace along with a restless spirit of a woman. This was rendered out-of-continuity.
* ReimaginingTheArtifact: Briefly attempted in the 1990s, where a new version was introduced as a human GentlemanThief. This updated version didn't last very long, and [[CanonDiscontinuity the classic version soon started showing up again as though he'd been there all along.]]
* RoguesGalleryTransplant: He briefly became a Batman foe during the late 1970s and in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold''. There's also an odd one-off ''Comicbook/TheFlash'' story in the ComicBook/PostCrisis era that treats him as if he were a longstanding member of Flash's Rogues Gallery, but that has since become CanonDiscontinuity.
* VengefulGhost: Despite his name, the Gentleman Ghost is a supervillain that lived in 1800s England as a thief and later entered the U.S. illegally and was killed by Nighthawk, one of the incarnations of Hawkman. Revived as a ghost, he became not just the ArchEnemy of Hawkman, but also a supervillain to stand against every superhero out there.
* WeaksauceWeakness: Hawkman's Nth Metal can negate the Gentleman Ghost's intangibility.
* WhoWantsToLiveForever: Part of his grief is that he can't pass on to the afterlife.
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* NamesTheSame: There's an unrelated Marvel character with the same name.

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* NamesTheSame: There's an unrelated Marvel character with the same name.

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%%* ActionGirl

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%%* ActionGirl* ActionGirl: Even before she dons the mantle of Hawkgirl.



%%* BattleCouple: With Hawkman.

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%%* * BattleCouple: With Hawkman. Hawkman, in all of their past lives.



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* SheKnowsTooMuch: Andar tried to kill her when she learns the truth. She barely made it to reveal it to Martian Manhunter before succumbing to her wounds.
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** On Thanagar, he collected a lot of Thanagarian artifacts before his culture assimilated with those they've conquered. He even taught himself older Thanagarian combat style.

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** On Thanagar, he collected a lot of Thanagarian artifacts before his culture assimilated with those they've conquered. He even taught himself learned older Thanagarian military combat style.



* MissingMom: Pre-Crisis, nothing was ever said about Katar's mother. Post-Crisis, she's a human who's been living on Earth the whole time before they reunited; Katar was told by his father that she died giving birth.

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* MissingMom: Pre-Crisis, nothing was ever said about Katar's mother.mother, presumably she died. Post-Crisis, she's a human who's been living on Earth the whole time before they reunited; Katar was told by his father that she died giving birth.

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* {{Flight}}: Thanks to Charley's costume being made into a copy of Hawkman's, he can do this. Later he gets a spare pair of wings from Hawkman himself.



* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Matter Master's wand did such a good job re-creating Hawkman's costume that it created a JLA signal device which Charley used to summon the heroes after MM had captured him.

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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Matter Master's wand did such a good job re-creating Hawkman's costume that it created a also recreated Hawkman's JLA signal device device, which Charley used to summon the heroes after MM had captured him.



* HopelessSuitor: Kator's '''already married'''. She ''knows'' he's '''already married'''. Does this stop her from trying to win him over? Nope. She also wants Hawkman, but at least this time she doesn't know he's Kator.



* MurderByMistake: She discovered Hawkwoman's costume in the museum and realized the truth about the Halls. Then she decided to try on Hawkwoman's costume for kicks...right when a group of Thanagarian criminals who were looking to deal the Hawks' anti-grav belts showed up at the museum. [[DroppedABridgeOnHer One disintegration later]], the love triangle's lost a leg.

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* MurderByMistake: She discovered Hawkwoman's costume in the museum and realized the truth about the Halls. Then she decided to try on Hawkwoman's costume for kicks...right when a group of Thanagarian criminals who were looking to deal steal the Hawks' anti-grav belts showed up at the museum. [[DroppedABridgeOnHer One disintegration later]], the love triangle's lost a leg.

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* AndNowYouMustMarryMe: One time when the villain was after Mavis's ring, she figures that if she can trick Hawkman into putting it on the third finger of her hand when he returns it, she can trap him into an engagement. Kator sees the mark on her middle finger where she usually wears the ring and puts it there to her dismay. That's...just sad.



* DeathBySecretIdentity: If you randomly find a superhero's costume, the sensible thing to do is put it back and pretend you didn't see it. Although Hawkwoman's a bit to blame for leaving the stupid thing lying around.



* HeroesWantRedHeads: At one point, banking on this, she dyed her hair red like Shayera's. Of course, it didn't work.




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* MurderByMistake: She discovered Hawkwoman's costume in the museum and realized the truth about the Halls. Then she decided to try on Hawkwoman's costume for kicks...right when a group of Thanagarian criminals who were looking to deal the Hawks' anti-grav belts showed up at the museum. [[DroppedABridgeOnHer One disintegration later]], the love triangle's lost a leg.
* NamesTheSame: There's an unrelated Marvel character with the same name.
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* ''Characters/{{Titansverse}}''
** ''Characters/TitansverseOtherSuperheroes'' (Hawkman)

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* ''Characters/{{Titansverse}}''
''Characters/DoomPatrol2019''
** ''Characters/TitansverseOtherSuperheroes'' ''Characters/DoomPatrol2019OtherCharacters'' (Hawkman)
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A version of Hawkwoman largely based on this incarnation was the first Hawkwoman of the New 52. After being killed and suddenly returning, she would go on to fill the role of Hawkman's partner (except it's the Carter Hall version) as Hawkwoman, while Kendra filled the role as a general superhero Hawkgirl.


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* TheBusCameBack: in Robert Venditti's ''Hawkman'' run, she returns to prominence as Hawkman's partner and is even the one he [[spoiler: gets his happy ending with.]]
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** ''[[Characters/TheBatmanProtagonists Protagonists]]''
** ''[[Characters/TheBatmanAntagonists Antagonists]]''

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** ''[[Characters/TheBatmanProtagonists Protagonists]]''
Protagonists]]'' (Katar Hol)
** ''[[Characters/TheBatmanAntagonists Antagonists]]''Antagonists]]'' (Shadow Thief)

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* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'': (Carter Hall)

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** ''[[Characters/JusticeLeagueOtherVillains Other Villains]]'' (Shadow Thief)
* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'': ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'':
** ''[[Characters/TheBatmanProtagonists Protagonists]]''
** ''[[Characters/TheBatmanAntagonists Antagonists]]''
* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'':
** ''[[Characters/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBoldProtagonists Protagonists]]''
(Carter Hall)Hall)
** ''[[Characters/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBoldAntagonists Antagonists]]'' (Gentleman Ghost)

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[[folder:SupportingCharacters]]

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[[folder:SupportingCharacters]][[folder:Supporting Characters]]



!! Joe Tracy

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!! Joe !!Joe Tracy



!! Mavis Trent

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!! Mavis !!Mavis Trent



!! Northwind

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!! Northwind!!Northwind



!! Silver Scarab

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!! Silver !!Silver Scarab



!! Speed Saunders

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!! Speed !!Speed Saunders



!! Faraway Woman

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!! Faraway !!Faraway Woman







!! Deacon Dark

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\n!! Deacon !!Deacon Dark



!! I.Q.

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!! I.!!I.Q.



!! Konrad Kaslak

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!! Konrad !!Konrad Kaslak



!! Lion-Mane

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!! Lion-Mane!!Lion-Mane



!! The Manhawks

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!! The !!The Manhawks



!! Matter Master

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!! Matter !!Matter Master



!! The Monocle

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!! The !!The Monocle



!! Onimar Synn

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!! Onimar !!Onimar Synn



!! The Shadow Thief

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!! The !!The Shadow Thief

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