Christopher Weiss was born on February 23, 1984, in Montgomery, Alabama, into a tribe of Saulteaux, and grew up learning professional rope-climbing. He worked as a formulation chemist at Leaston Howard Inc., where he invented a supremely powerful adhesive and concealed it from his employers. Slipknot was an assassin who had no qualms about brutally punching a woman who insulted him. He remained very quiet throughout his time with the Suicide Squad, only speaking with Captain Boomerang. It can be assumed that he is the most intelligent Squad member , as he has a background in formulation chemistry and developed his ropes' powerful adhesive. Despite his intellect, Slipknot was somewhat gullible and less intelligent in practical life, as he was easily tricked by Captain Boomerang into to escaping, leading to his death.
Publication Information
- Suicide Squad : Christopher Weiss
- Version : Suicide Squad 2016
- Multiverse :
- Alter Ego : Slipknot
- Known As :
- Member Of tribe of Saulteaux
- Man Who Can Climb Anything
- Type :
- Formulation chemist at Leaston Howard Inc
- Leader Of Suicide Squad
- Relative :
- Affiliation : Suicide Squad
- Gender : Male
- Origin : Montgomery, Alabama
- Season : Suicide Squad
- First Appeareance :
- Last Appeareance :
- Number of Appeareance :
- Potrayer : Adam Beach
- Main View : Full Episod
Recruitment
Slipknot joined the Suicide Squad in the evacuation point outside of Midway City, shortly before they are to fly out to their destination. He is forced out of a car and is verbally slurred at by a woman in the vicinity whom he promptly punched in the face. He was briefly introduced by Rick Flag who mentions his prowess with rope work. Task Force X is given instructions by Amanda Waller that, under the command of Colonel Rick Flag, they are to extract HVT-1 from Midway City in exchange for time taken off their prison sentences. The team equips their old uniforms and weapons before flying in a helicopter to the besieged city.
Deception and Death
Soon after crash landing in Midway City, Slipknot was marching through the streets with his fellow members of Task Force X. Captain Boomerang walks up to him and tells him that the team is just being played by Flag and Waller and that the whole "bomb in the neck crap" speech was just psychological manipulation. He tells Slipknot that he's planning on escaping and asks if he'll join him, which he does. Suddenly, Boomerang and Slipknot attack some of the soldiers to escape, and after breaking one soldier's neck, Slipknot manages to grapple away to nearby rooftops. However, Flag notices and detonates the nano-bomb in Slipknot's neck, instantly decapitating him and leaving his body hanging from a building by one of his ropes.
Abilities
- Peak Human Condition : Slipknot was in top physical condition, capable of knocking down a female ARGUS soldier with a single blow.
- Master Assassin : Slipknot specialized in killing with the extremely durable ropes that he himself has developed. He even has a harness with grapple like device that shoots a harpoon type line that raises him upward, much like an elevator.
- Gifted Intelligence : Slipknot was a fairly intelligent formulation chemist, devising an extremely strong adhesive, which he used in his equipment to great effect in his criminal activities.
