Every Doom Patrol Character to Expect in Season 1

The latest DC Universe original series, Doom Patrol embraces all the absurdity and weirdness that the most obscure corners of the DCU have to offer, and gauging by cast interviews and teases, the show has no plan to slow down as its first season unfolds.

While promoting the series, the show's cast and crew have indicated that the inaugural season will feature both new heroes outside of the team's main roster and some of DC Comics' strangest characters, perfectly in spirit with the team's mission statement to "stay weird." With that in mind, CBR runs down all the major (and some minor) DC characters expected to appear over the first season of Doom Patrol.

Doom Patrol

While it's a given that the Doom Patrol will obviously feature in their own series, let's do a quick rundown of the first season's main roster: Assembled by the scientist Niles Caulder, the team features a lineup of heroes, each one broken in their own way and leaving past lives behind. Robotman had been a race car driver before a tragic accident destroyed his body, while Negative Man had been a gifted pilot before a crash gave him his powers. Victor Stone was a high school athletic prodigy before suffering his own accident that turned him into Cyborg. Elasti-Woman had been a popular Hollywood actor before a filming incident left her with a malleable body, and Crazy Jane has a plethora of multiple personalities existing within the confines of her mind, each vying for control.

Each sporting their own respective damage, the Doom Patrol bond through their tragic pasts and strive to become something greater under the Doc's guidance.

Mister Nobody

Serving as the first season's principal antagonist (as well as its narrator), Alan Tudyk's Mister Nobody has the ability to drain victims' sanity and the uncanny power of attracting lost objects since, well, they belong to "nobody." Existing slightly outside of the show's reality, Nobody is able to comment on the proceedings of the show, making him a relatively reliable narrator despite his villainous intent.

Mister Nobody was created by original Doom Patrol creators Arnold Drake and Bruno Premiani in 1964's Doom Patrol #86 under his civilian identity as Eric Morden. In 1989's Doom Patrol #26, Vol. 2, Grant Morrison and Richard Case reintroduced the villain with an incarnation heavily influencing his appearance in the DC Universe series.

Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man

One of the Doom Patrol's oldest foes, Sven Larsen was a scientist and former student of Niles Caulder that had a falling out in which he accused Caulder of stealing his work. Some time later, Larsen fell into a vat of amino acids giving him the ability to change his body into any animal, plant or mineral, often simultaneously.

Created by Drake and Premiani in 1964's Doom Patrol #89, the villain would go one to become one of the team's most commonly recurring villains, occasionally allied with Mister Nobody in their mutual goal of destroying Niles Caulder and his team once and for all.

Beard Hunter

Ernest Franklin grew up unable to grow facial hair, which led his grasp on reality to falter and drive him to see all bearded individuals as criminals to be dealt with and their facial hair to be forcibly removed as he took on the mantle of Beard Hunter.

Created by Grant Morrison and Vince Giarrano in 1991's Doom Patrol #45, the character was meant to be a parody of sorts of the more lethal superheroes that were popular at the time, including Marvel's Punisher. In fact, Beard Hunter sports an outfit similar to Frank Castle's, complete with a skull logo... covered by a full beard and mustache.

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Celsius

The ex-wife of Niles Caulder, Arani Desai received a powerful serum from Caulder on their wedding night, giving her the gift of immortality and the ability to control fire and ice. After he left her behind in the Himalayas while trying to escape General Immortus, Arani entered a monastery to train in martial arts. She would eventually form a new incarnation of the Doom Patrol with Dr. Will Magnus.

Created by Paul Kupperberg and Joe Staton in 1977's Showcase #94, the creative team was inspired by Len Wein and Dave Cockrum's reinvention of the X-Men to create a more internationally minded version of the Doom Patrol. Soon after being reunited with the returning Caulder, Arani was killed during the Invasion! comic book crossover event by Keith Giffen and Bill Mantlo.

Danny the Street

One of the most high-concept characters in the entire DC Comics' library, Danny the Street is a sentient street that can seamlessly integrate himself into any cityscape, teleporting himself around the world to find random people in need of his particular brand of assistance.

Created by Grant Morrison and Richard Case in 1990's Doom Patrol #35, the team first encountered the sentient street when he was attacked by the Men from N.O.W.H.E.R.E. who attempted to force Danny to conform to their 50's worldview. He later became a temporary member of the Teen Titans during the New 52 era, and appeared prominently in Gerard Way and Nick Derington's recent incarnation of the Doom Patrol, eventually becoming Danny the World.

Lodestone

After being caught in the explosion of a radioactive electromagnet that claimed her father's life, Rhea Jones gained electromagnetic superpowers and was recruited by Celsius to become a member of the new incarnation of Doom Patrol under the alter ego Lodestone. While battling the Dominators during Invasion!, Rhea fell into a coma that lasted years.

Created by Kupperberg and Steve Lightle in 1987's Doom Patrol #3, the character was comatose for much of Morrison's subsequent run before Niles Caulder realized that the superhero was actually in a state of evolving metamorphosis. Physically transformed and completely in tune with Earth's electromagnetic waves, the character would depart to explore deep space after ending The Orthodoxy/Geomancer War.

Mento

Building a helmet designed to significantly boost his mental abilities and successfully woo and marry Elasti-Woman, Steve Dayton took on the alter ego Mento. After being driven mad helping John Constantine in Hell, Mento became a recurring villain for the Teen Titans, often seen working with Deathstroke to destroy them.

Created by Drake and Premiani in 1964's Doom Patrol #91, the character would eventually become reformed and cured of his insanity. In an effort to make amends with Rita, Mento would assist the Doom Patrol on a recurring basis only for Rita to completely end their marriage, leading Mento to leave the team for good.

Premiering new episodes every Friday on DC Universe, Doom Patrol stars Brendan Fraser as Cliff Steele, Matt Bomer as Larry Trainor, Diana Guerrero as Crazy Jane, Alan Tudyk as Mr. Nobody, April Bowlby as Rita Farr, Jovian Wade as Vic Stone and Timothy Dalton as Niles Caulder.