| CADRE | BIOGRAPHY |
| Created by Gerry Conway and Chuck Patton |
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TEAM DATA
Current Members: Black Mass, Crowbar, Fastball, Nightfall
Former Members: Shatterfist I, Shrike III
First Appearance: Justice League of America #234 (January 1985): "Claws"
Creators: Gerry Conway and Chuck Patton
OVERVIEW
The first Cadre was a group of technologically-advanced humans who were assigned by a so-called god named the Overmaster to 'test' the human race, as he'd done over the millennia to other now extinct life forms. There have been several incarnations of this group of supervillains over the years.
MEMBERSHIP
HISTORY
The first Cadre – Black Mass, Crowbar, Fastball, Nightfall, Shatterfist I and Shrike III – was a group of technologically-advanced humans who were assigned by a so-called god named the Overmaster to 'test' the human race, as he'd done over the millennia to other now extinct life forms. The Martian Manhunter dismissed the Overmaster as a fraud but the matter was left unresolved when an extraterrestrial giant caused the entire Cadre to vanish in a burst of light. The defeated Cadre members were sent to prison, but kept their powers and continued popping up in various places. The Overmaster later returned with a new Cadre (see Cadre II), retaining only Shatterfist from the original line-up. Many members had bad luck when pursuing their individual crime careers. Shrike was killed on a Suicide Squad mission, Shatterfist was slain by the heroine Ice during his time with the second Cadre, and Black Mass was left with brain damage after the Joker’s 'Last Laugh' riots.
More recently, the original Cadre re-formed (with members Shatterfist II and Starshrike replacing the originals) under the leadership of Doctor Polaris. When the Cadre members betrayed Polaris, members of the Power Company pitted the villains against each other, and they were all defeated.
CHRONOLOGY
For a definitive list of appearances of Cadre in chronological order click here
PROFILE REFERENCES
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #4 (June 1985)