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Jackal

Jackal

The second Ravager after Grant Wilson, he was killed by Deathstroke the Terminator.

Name:
Jackal
Publisher:
Real name:
William Walsh
Aliases:
  • Bill Walsh
  • Ravager II
  • Ravager
Birth date:
None
Gender:
Male
Powers:
  • Agility
  • Marksmanship
  • Stealth
  • Swordsmanship
  • Unarmed Combat
  • Weapon Master
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Disambiguation

This page is for the 2nd Ravager, William Walsh.

  • For the 1st Ravager, see: Grant Wilson
  • For the 3d Ravager, see: Wade DeFarge
  • For the 4th Ravager, see: Rose Wilson

Origin

Bill Walsh was in the elite military school, Camp Washington, partnered with Slade Wilson. He washes out of Camp Washington and blames it on Slade. Also Bill thought that Slade had stolen his chance with Addie Kane, who was a an instructor at Camp Washington, who went on to be Slade's wife. Bill spends his life getting back at Slade. First by kidnapping his youngest son, Joseph Wilson, as the Jackal, and slits young Joey's throat, making him mute. He later recruits Slade's older son, Grant Wilson, into the H.I.V.E. organization which injects him with a serum that gives him super powers, but eventually kills him (a side-effect that Bill knew would happen).

Major Story Arcs

Full Cycle

Later he becomes the Ravager and masquerades as Grant Wilson before attacking Slade, who is now the mercenary Deathstroke the Terminator. Walsh is ordered to blow up Washington, D.C. by his new employer General Kaddam of Qurac, but Walsh prolongs the mission in order to engage Deathstroke, which had been his plan when for the entire time when hired by Kaddam, but it turns into a fatal mistake. Initially possessing the upper hand, Bill mauls Deathstroke with a flail before proceeding to open fire on Slade with an automatic rifle, though Deathstroke eventually kills Walsh with his Broadsword during the fight. During the fight Bill reveals his identity to Slade, and reveals the vendetta he has against Slade, which surprises Slade who hadn't thought Bill had anything against him, had thought of them as partners. After the fight Slade dismantles the bomb intended to blow up D.C. whilst reflecting on his former comrade's unexpected hatred of the Slade.

Blackest Night

Bill Walsh comes back to haunt Slade in Blackest Night when he, along with Wade DeFarge and Wintergreen attack Slade's home.

In Other Media

Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons

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Jackal appeared in Knights and Dragons as the main antagonist, and the leader of H.I.V.E.. In this film he was responsible to making Deathstroke's son Jericho a mute, and he raised Rose Wilson as his daughter. He had a plan to use Jericho's telepathic powers to control the leaders of the world, until he was killed by Deathstroke and his family.

Issues

July 1984

March 1985

August 1991

September 1991

October 1991

November 1991

May 2008

October 2016

October 2019

Volumes

1937

1939

1984

1991

2016

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