PARASITE (Rudy Jones)	BIOGRAPHY
Created by John Ostrander and Joe Brozowski

PERSONAL DATA

Real Name: Rudy Jones
Aliases: Doc Parasite
Occupation: Janitor, S.T.A.R. Labs, New York
Citizenship: American
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Vinnie (cousin)
Base of Operation: Pittsburgh, PA
Group Affiliation(s): Suicide Squad
Gender: Male
Height: 5' 10" (Jones); 6' 4" (Parasite)
Weight: 168 lbs. (Jones); 310 lbs. (Parasite)
Eyes: Blue (Jones); Red (Parasite)
Hair: Brown (Jones); None (Parasite)
First Appearance: (current version): Fury of Firestorm #58 (April 1987)
(with Torval Freeman): Action Comics #715 (November 1995)
Creators: John Ostrander and Joe Brozowski

HISTORY

Rudy Jones was a janitor at S.T.A.R. Labs who believed that chemical dump runs were just a front for a hidden payroll. When he opened one, the contents - manipulated by Darkseid - transformed Jones into a human parasite, dependent on consuming vast amounts of energy to survive. As the Parasite, he started draining people of their life energy, which often ended with the death of the victims. Years later, in containment, the Parasite absorbed a scientist that was tending him, Doctor Torval Freeman, into its organism. Since Freeman was not a bad man, the Parasite now had constant inner moral conflicts, but also posed a more dangerous threat than before since Freeman’s intelligence made it a formidable foe. Still later, Doc Parasite absorbed a shape-shifter into the mix, gaining the ability to become a perfect duplicate of any victim. Using this ability, the Parasite impersonated Lois Lane for months, taking her appearance and memories to infiltrate the life of Superman. At the end of this encounter, the Parasite apparently died. His body was taken to S.T.A.R. Labs for examination. The Parasite fought several super-heroes in his villainous career, including Firestorm, Firehawk, Starman (V), the Suicide Squad (II), the JLI, Superboy, Supergirl, Steel (III), and Aztek. Although Superman was not his first adversary, he was the most frequent one. Parasite was briefly a member of the Superman Revenge Squad.

CHRONOLOGY

For a definitive list of appearances of Parasite in chronological order click here

PROFILE REFERENCES

Who's Who: Update '87 #4 (November 1987)

Who's Who in the DC Universe #7 (February 1991)
Superman Villains Secret Files #1 (June 1998)