Parasite (comics)

:For the scientific use of the term "parasite," see: Parasite.

In other media

The Parasite appeared in the 1990s television series ', where he was voiced by the late Brion James, The origin for the animated Parasite is fairly consistent with his modern origin. Rudy Jones, janitor at S.T.A.R. Labs, was caught mid-robbery with a crook named Lebeau. They were trying to steal a chemical stored in barrels with unknown properties. When Lebeau and Rudy made their getaway in a pickup truck, Lebeau's anger at Rudy led him to make Rudy ride in the back with the ill-closed barrels. The barrels soon opened, spilling their contents all over Rudy, transforming him into the Parasite; Rudy soon used his new powers to go after Superman. The Parasite discovered Superman's true identity a couple of times, but on each occurrence, Superman managed to harm Rudy enough to damage his memory (having him suck the "power" out of some kryptonite, having Rudy doused by a shower system while the Parasite possessed Livewire's electrical powers, etc.) so that he forgets the knowledge.

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1990s - Brion James - Pickup truck - Kryptonite - Livewire

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Parasite later made subsequent appearances in the 2000s series Justice League where he was voiced by Brian George. Gorilla Grodd recruited him into the Secret Society to defeat the Justice League. In Justice League Unlimited, he defeated Elongated Man and Metamorpho before being taken down by the appearance of Captain Marvel. He was later seen as a member of Gorilla Grodd's Legion of Doom. A future version of Parasite was one of the enemies of the future Justice League. The Future Parasite was played by Marc Worden.

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2000s - Justice League - Brian George - Gorilla Grodd - Justice League Unlimited - Elongated Man - Metamorpho - Captain Marvel - Legion of Doom - Marc Worden

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