Headhunter
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| Headhunter | |
| Real name: | Unidentified |
| First Appearance: | Batman #487 |
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Created by: | Doug Moench and Jim Aparo |
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Affiliations: | Secret Society of Super Villains |
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Abilities: | Master assassin,expert marksman |
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Portrayed by: | None |
Headhunter is an assassin who is an opponent of Batman. Headhunter is accustomed to eliminating his targets by shooting them twice in the head.
[edit] Character History
Little is known about the assassin known as Headhunter except that he was a bloodmoney freak that so skillfully tracked his targets,no matter what the circumstances were,that rumors ran rampant in Gotham's underworld that Headhunter was a icewater-veined psycho that shot the victim a second time just for fun. In reality,Headhunter had never missed his first shot. After James Gordon had mob boss Vincent Morelli arrested and sent to Blackgate Prison,Morelli had his right-hand man,Johnnie,put out a contract on Gordon. Johnnie contacted Headhunter,and the two arranged a meeting in a parking lot. Johnnie and a partner awaited Headhunter,and Johnnie noted he couldn't find anything about Headhunter,remarking he was almost like a nonexistent ghost. Headhunter dropped from the ceiling,surprising Johnnie,who drew his pistol,fearing that Headhunter was going to escape with the down-payment. Headhunter proved a huge,remarkably agile man with bone earrings and necklaces,sharpened teeth,and two bowie knives and machine pistols strapped to his arms and legs.Headhunter referred to himself as an assassin of honor,who prefers payment in full. He also took the down-payment,which proved to be fifty-thousand dollars,and Johnnie stated the rest would be given once the target was dead. When Jim Gordon realized that Headhunter had been assigned to kill him,he quickly left his wife and home to go find Headhunter before Headhunter found him. Gordon's wife,Sarah,lit the Bat-Signal to summon Batman,telling him of Headhunter. When Batman left to track down Headhunter and did not take her,she drew a revolver and shot the Bat-Signal,shattering it. Batman quickly found Gordon in a run-down west-side neighborhood,Headhunter's turf. Headhunter followed Gordon in a car,then pulled abruptly off the street and then stood on the trunk of his car,targeting Gordon. When Sarah called Gordon on the radio,and Gordon leaned over to pick up the microphone,Headhunter fired and missed,cursing bitterly that it was his first miss.Gordon's car swerved off the road and crashed,while Headhunter left his own car to pursue Gordon on foot. He arrived on the scene to find Gordon crawling out of his car with his gun drawn,finding the bullet had only grazed his head. Batman spotted the wreck and ejected from the Batmobile,hurling Batarangs at Headhunter. While the assassin targeted the batarangs and destroyed them with two shots,Batman wrapped a rope around Headhunter's ankle,yanking him down. Batman then disarmed Headhunter of his guns,and in the brutal fight that ensued, Headhunter hurled one of his knives at Batman,who deflected it,but was knocked down when Headhunter kicked him savagely in the head.Headhunter then proceeded to stab Batman with his remaining knife,only to have Batman knock the knife out of his hand and beat him to the ground,then continually punch him,which resulted in the loss of many of Headhunter's teeth even as Batman shoved him back down into the ground again. A beaten and utterly deafeated Headhunter was then escorted by Gordon to the police station,and two officers took Headhunter to his cell. Batman reflected upon his encounter with Headhunter as yet another horror he'd survived. Headhunter has since escaped and appeared as a member of the Secret Society of Super Villains. (Infinite Crisis #7)
[edit] Powers and Abilities
Headhunter is an expert marksman who has only missed his intended target twice. He is a master assassin who usually trails his victims before shooting them. Headhunter is also remarkably agile and is actually a good hand-to-hand combatant.
