History Characters / DCEUMilitaryAndGovernment

->''"We can;t make the same assumptions about him we would about most people. His motivations, loyalties, psychology...they're a mystery to us."''

[[folder:General Edwards]]
!!''General Edwards''
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!!! '''Species:''' Human

!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' U.S. Army
!!!'''Played by:''' Aidan Devine
!!!'''Dubbed by:'''
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/{{Suicide Squad|2016}}''

->''"You're not putting those monsters back out on the street in our name!"''

A 4-star General in the United States Army, as well as the Chairman of the United States government National Security Council. While initially against Amanda Waller's pitch for Task Force X, he would eventually become convinced and supports her idea's implementation.

* CanonForeigner: He doesn't exist in the comics.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Pretty much everything he says and does is exactly what a real military official would do when faced with superhuman aliens.

!!!'''U.S. Air Force'''

[[folder:Colonel Hardy]]
!!''Colonel Nathan Hardy''
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[[caption-width-right:300:''"A good death is its own reward."'']]

!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' U.S. Air Force, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (D.A.R.P.A.)
!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/ChristopherMeloni
!!!'''Dubbed by:''' Raúl Anaya (Latin-American Spanish) | Creator/MasakiTerasoma (Japanese) | Jérôme Rebbot (European French) | Patrick Chouinard (Canadian French)
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/ManOfSteel''

An US Air Force colonel initially introduced overseeing the study of an anomaly in Canada.

* CanonForeigner: She doesn't exist in the comics. There is a (male) Senator Finch in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' (episode [[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE9BeAClown "Be a Clown"]]), but they don't share enough similarities to qualify as GenderFlip.

* FarmersDaughter: Likely, since she mentions that she grew-up on a farm. She also mentions that this growing up on a farm is what toughened her up.

* NoPartyGiven: Averted. She's explicitly identified as a Democrat. A few fans even joked that the most unrealistic/fantastic element of a film that has Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and Doomsday was a Democrat being elected in a historically Republican state like Kentucky.
* NotSoStoic: [[spoiler:When she sees that jar of "Granny's Peach Tea" on her desk]], she becomes extremely flummoxed and remains unable to resume pronouncing her speech for quite a few seconds as a result.

* StrawmanPolitical: Averted. While the film's narrative isn't on her side, June does defend her position a lot more eloquently than most politicians in fiction and is presented as generally principled and having understandable concerns.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Downplayed as she doesn't cross any major legal or ethical lines but she is vocal in her rhetoric about Superman being held accountable but is shown to have legitimate concerns.

[[folder:Senator Barrows]]
!!''Senator Barrows''
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[[caption-width-right:300:''"What's your wishlist?"'']]

!!!'''Played by:''' Dennis North
!!!'''Dubbed by:''' Pedro D'Aguillón Jr. (Latin-American Spanish) | Mathieu Buscatto (European French)
!!!'''Appearances''': ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice''

->''"There are ways we can help each other."''

A U.S. senator who works with June Finch in her subcommittee.

* CorruptPolitician: Although it might be because he is convinced that Kryptonians like Superman must be neutralized, he allows Lex Luthor full access to the Kryptonian ship and full disposal of Zod's cadaver in exchange for some unspecified help (financial, most likely). Whereas someone with principles like June Finch clearly wouldn't do any of this.
* HauledBeforeASenateSubcommittee: He is part of Senator June Finch's subcommittee and is present when Superman attends the hearing at the Capitol.
* NoPartyGiven: His political party is not specified.
* ShoutOut: While in the comics Barrows had NoFirstNameGiven, the film version is named after Eddy Barrows, a Brazilian comic book artist who has pencilled various DC comics since the 2000s.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler:He dies in the explosion at the Capitol.]]
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:He dies in the explosion Lex Luthor caused at the Capitol. As it was he who granted Luthor access to Zod's body and the Kryptonian ship, his death in said explosion is a way for Luthor to get rid of both a [[HeKnowsTooMuch potential witness]] and a debt.]]

[[folder:Purrington]]
!!''Senator Purrington''
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!!!'''Played by:''' Patrick Leahy

A U.S. senator attending Superman's hearing at the Capitol.

* HauledBeforeASenateSubcommittee: He is present when Superman attends Senator June Finch's subcommittee's hearing at the Capitol.
* MetaCasting: An actual senator playing a senator.
* NoPartyGiven: His political party is not specified.
* PoliticianGuestStar: Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy is a longtime fan of Batman and got to make cameos in quite a few Batman-related media.

[[folder:Dexter Tolliver]]
!!''Dexter Tolliver''
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!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' National Security Council
!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/DavidHarbour
!!!'''Dubbed by:''' Stéphane Pouplard (European French), François L'Écuyer (Canadian French)
!!!'''Appearances''': ''Film/{{Suicide Squad|2016}}''

->''"What if Superman had decided to fly down, rip off the roof of the White House, and grab the President right out of the Oval Office? Who would have stopped him?"''

The National Security Advisor. He supports Amanda Waller's Task Force X project, due to its potential assets.

* FancyDinner: His meeting with Amanda Waller and Admiral Olsen to hear the exposition of the former's project happens in a posh restaurant.
* NecessarilyEvil: He might be convinced that Task Force X is a good idea since finding a replacement for Superman is quite hard, but it's still essentially criminals Waller is talking about.

[[folder:Carl]]
!!''Carl''

!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' The White House
!!!'''Played by:''' Ed Birch
!!!'''Dubbed by:'''
!!!'''Appearances''': ''Film/WonderWoman1984''

A White House intern who acts as a tour guide during 1984.

* DoggedNiceGuy: Carl geniunely believes he's got a shot with Diana.

!!UsefulNotes/{{CIA}}

[[folder:Jimmy Olsen]]
!!''ComicBook/JimmyOlsen / "Talon"''
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[[caption-width-right:300:''"It's OK, Lois!"'']]
!!! '''Species:''' Human

!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' C.I.A.
!!! '''Played by:''' Creator/MichaelCassidy
!!! '''Dubbed by:''' Alan Bravo (Latin-American Spanish) | Makoto Tamura (Japanese) | Nicolas Buchoux (European French)
!!! '''Appearances:''' ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice''

->''"Miss Lane! Jimmy Olsen, photographer - obviously."''

A CIA agent passing as a journalist who accompanies Lois in Nairomi to interview terrorist leader General Amajagh. Unbeknownst to Lois, he is part of an operation to find and kill Amajagh.

* AdaptationalBadass: This version of Jimmy Olsen is an undercover CIA agent. He also shows no fear of death.
* AdaptationDyeJob: Usually a redhead, he is brown-haired in ''Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice''.
* AlternateSelf: Has four: one on [[Series/Supergirl2015 Earth-Prime]], one on [[Film/SupermanTheMovie Earth-]][[Film/SupermanReturns 96]], and two on [[Series/{{Smallville}} Earth-167]] as himself and Grant Gabriel.
* ArtisticLicenseMilitary: CIA Officers actually don't use reporter disguises given that members of the press can't defend themselves. If thy did so it would just paint giant targets on everyone.
* CameraFiend: Par for course for the character.
* CodeName: "Talon".
* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler:A main character in Superman lore, in ''Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice'' he doesn't make it past his first scene.]]
* DemotedToExtra: Usually the closest person to Clark on the ''Planet'' next to Lois. In ''Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice'', [[spoiler: he's killed off in his first scene]].
* DefiantToTheEnd: [[spoiler: He basically gives a "Fuck You!" to Knyazev before he gave him a BoomHeadshot.]]
* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler:The moment the hidden tracker on his camera was discovered, he accepted the fact that he's fucked.]]
* MythologyGag: [[spoiler: Keeps a distress signal hidden in his camera, similar to the high-frequency watch he uses to call Superman in the comics.]] This is the only clue we get in the theatrical cut as to who he is. In the Extended Cut, he introduces himself to Lois.
* NiceGuy: When he and Lois are held at gunpoint, he tells the terrorists to spare Lois with no concern for his own safety.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler: Is killed off in his first scene.]]

[[folder:CIA Supervisor]]
!!''CIA Supervisor''
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[[caption-width-right:300:''"Negative. R.P.H. will engage. Stay down and get black."'']]

!!! '''Played by:''' Barton Bund
!!! '''Voiced by:'''
!!! '''Appearances:''' ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'' (Ultimate Edition cut only)

->''"Python, we have lost our asset on the ground. Repeat, we have lost out asset on the ground."''

The CIA officer in charge of an operation to find and kill General Amajagh. He uses the opportunity of Lois travelling in Nairomi to interview Amajagh to carry out the operation, unbeknownst to her. Lois' contact is prevented from coming with her and CIA Jimmy Olsen takes his place to inflitrate the compound.

* ArmchairMilitary: A CIA version of it. He endangers a journalist's life and doesn't bother fully assessing the situation regarding Amajagh's lair once Jimmy Olsen is unmasked and shot, and orders a drone strike on it immediately without caring about collateral damage.
* MissionControl: He's in charge of a ground operation and supervises it from a command room.
* NoNameGiven: He isn't named in the film.
* NukeEm: A conventional drone missile variant of it. He doesn't mind launching a drone's missile on Amajagh's compound without regard for the civilians present (Lois especially). Thankfully, Superman shows up just in time to destroy both the missile and the drone.

[[folder:Python Team Leader]]
!!''"Python" Team Leader''
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[[caption-width-right:300:''"But there will be friendlies in the blast zone! Call off the goddamn drone!"'']]

!!! '''Played by:''' Bailey Chase
!!! '''Dubbed by:''' Hervé Caffin (European French)

->''"There's still a civilian in the compound, we'll extract her."''

A CIA field operative who's part of the operation to kill General Amajagh. His team is stationed not far from Amajagh's compound.

* CodeName: "Python".
* EveryoneHasStandards: He orders to call off the drone as the missile strike aimed at Amajagh will hit friendlies and civilians (Lois Lane, especially). The operation's supervisor doesn't care and orders the drone strike anyway.
* FlippingTheBird: He gives his middle finger to his boss as the drone passes by him and films him, since said boss decided to launch the missile without any regard for Lois' life and collateral damage.
* NoNameGiven: He's only known by his team's code name.

!!!'''Dubbed by:''' Frédéric van den Driessche (European French)

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