• Source: Match (DC Comics)
    • Match is a fictional character in the DC Comics Universe. He is a clone of Superboy. Match appeared in the Superboy title, issues of Young Justice and the Sins of Youth and Joker's Last Laugh crossover events. Currently, he is a member of the Suicide Squad.
      Match has made limited appearances in media outside comics, with Nolan North voicing him in the animated series Young Justice.


      Fictional character biography




      = The Agenda

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      Match is a clone of Superboy created to serve the secret organization Agenda. He possesses greater knowledge thatn Superboy and increased control of his powers. Superboy battles and defeats Match, destroying the Agenda's compound.
      Some time later, the Agenda kidnaps Superboy again and takes over Project Cadmus. During this time, Match replaces him in Young Justice. Eventually, Superboy escapes and battles Match and the Agenda to free Cadmus.
      During Joker's Last Laugh, Match is affected by Joker venom and infiltrates Young Justice disguised as Superboy. Match leaves after accidentally making Wonder Girl confess her love for Superboy, causing Match to develop feelings for her as well.


      = Titans East

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      Following Superboy's death during Infinite Crisis, Match joins Deathstroke's Titans East, a team created to take down the Teen Titans. His mind and body have begun to degrade, making him behave more like Bizarro. Match is defeated by Wonder Girl, after which Jericho possesses his body.
      Superboy-Prime later kills Match and gives his body to the scientist Doctor Calligan. Calligan dissects Match's body and creates three clones who Robin and Ravager later kill.


      = Infinite Frontier

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      Following Dark Nights: Death Metal, Match is resurrected and joins the Suicide Squad.


      Powers and abilities


      Match have superpowers similar to Superboy, but with greater control. He can additionally vibrate his vocal cords to speak at different frequencies.
      However, Match possesses genetic instability that causes him to differ from Superboy. He initially sports pale hair and eyes before his body and mind degrade, causing him to resemble Bizarro.


      Other versions


      Match appears in Tiny Titans #25.


      In other media


      Match appears in Young Justice, voiced by Nolan North. This version is a fully Kryptonian clone of Superman who was created by Lex Luthor and Cadmus Labs as part of "Project Match" and conditioned to respond violently to the sight of the Superman logo. Due to the difficulties involved in replicating Kryptonian DNA, Match became mentally unstable, was placed in cryogenic storage, and replaced by Superboy.
      Match appears in the Young Justice tie-in comic. As of these comics, he has become severely deformed and paler and joined Onslaught.
      Match appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.


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