Roulette (DC Comics)
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | JSA Secret Files #2 (September 2001) |
| Created by | Geoff Johns Derec Aucoin |
| In-story information | |
| Full name | Victoria Sinclair (original) Veronica Sinclair (The New 52) |
| Abilities | Martial artist |
Roulette (Veronica Sinclair; originally named Victoria Sinclair) is a supervillain in the DC Comics universe.
Publication history
[edit]Roulette first appeared in JSA Secret Files #2 (September 2001) and was created by Geoff Johns and Derec Aucoin.[1]
Fictional character biography
[edit]Roulette's grandfather was a Golden Age villain of the same name who ran a conventional casino and fought Terry Sloane.[2] The current Roulette believes Sloane to be her grandfather, but it is indicated that her grandfather was actually Sloane's brother Ned. Having encountered the second Mister Terrific (Michael Holt) during one of her schemes, she has come to view him as an unworthy successor to Sloane.
Roulette runs an arena called the House, where she captures heroes and pits them against each other. In her first appearance, Roulette captures the Justice Society of America and forces them to fight one another.
Roulette later attempts to destroy the fabled Book of Destiny until an alien villain with a probability-based weapon steals it from her. It transpires she had been dating the thief and had damaged her mind after reading the book and seeing into the future.[3]
Powers and abilities
[edit]Roulette has no apparent superhuman abilities, but is a genius when calculating odds and gambling winnings. Roulette wields robot security dogs (designed like the guard dogs of Apokolips), automated security devices, and a series of death traps.
In other media
[edit]- Roulette appears in Justice League Unlimited, voiced by Virginia Madsen.[4] This version runs an underground fight club called "Meta-Brawl" that highlights distrust towards metahumans and is an ally of the Secret Society.[5][6]
- Victoria Sinclair / Roulette appears in Smallville, portrayed by Steph Song. This version is a mercenary, actress, and member of Toyman's Marionette Ventures.[7]
- Roulette appears in the second season of Supergirl, portrayed by Dichen Lachman.[8] This version is a wealthy socialite who secretly makes money holding illegal alien fight clubs, in which she forces the alien participants, such as her best fighter M'gann M'orzz, to fight for their freedom. Roulette operates undetected until a series of violent alien-on-alien acts involving innocents draws the attention of Supergirl, Alex Danvers, Maggie Sawyer, and the Martian Manhunter, with Supergirl and Manhunter convincing the fighters to live better lives and end their involvement with Roulette. In the episode "Supergirl Lives", Roulette moves to the planet Maaldoria and establishes a human slave trade until Supergirl and Mon-El learn of her operation and instigate a revolution.
References
[edit]- ^ Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Korte, Steve; Manning, Matt; Wiacek, Win; Wilson, Sven (2016). The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe. DK Publishing. p. 255. ISBN 978-1-4654-5357-0.
- ^ JSA #70 (April 2005)
- ^ The Brave and the Bold (vol. 3) #1 (April 2007)
- ^ "Roulette Voice - Justice League Unlimited (TV Show)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved October 26, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
- ^ Bob Goodman (writer); Joaquim Dos Santos (director) (2005-02-05). "The Cat and the Canary". Justice League Unlimited. Season 2. Episode 1. Cartoon Network.
- ^ J. M. DeMatteis (writer); Joaquim Dos Santos (director) (2006-03-11). "Grudge Match". Justice League Unlimited. Season 3. Episode 9. Cartoon Network.
- ^ Genevieve Sparling (writer); Kevin Fair (director) (2009-10-23). "Roulette". Smallville. Season 9. Episode 5. The CW.
- ^ Burlingame, Russ (September 15, 2016). "Supergirl: The 100's Dichen Lachman Cast as Roulette". ComicBook.com. Retrieved September 17, 2016.