| Alias |
 |
| Checkmate |
| Nick
Name |
| | |
| Royalty |
|
Ahmed Samsarra
Amanda
Waller
Green Lantern I
Harry
Stein
Maxwell Lord
Mr. Terrific II
Negative Woman Oksana Verchenko
Patricia Grace-Colby
Sarge Steel
Sasha Bordeaux
Taleb Beni Khalid |
|
Bishops |
|
Harvey Bullock
Jessica Midnight
Kalia Campbell
King Faraday
Mr. Terrific II
Phil Kramer
Scott Jameson
Shen Li Po
Thinker
I |
| Knights |
|
Count Vertigo
Fire
Jonah McCarthy
Mademoiselle Marie
II
Thomas Jagger
|
|
Rooks |
|
Abe Crane
Grace Guiness
Jack Wyznowski
Mr. Wing |
|
Freelance Agents |
|
Arsenal
III
Black
Thorn
Deadshot
Deathstroke
Peacemaker
I
Vigilante II
Vigilante V
Vixen |
| Occupation |
| Government
sponsored covert operations unit. |
| Legal
Status |
| Sanctioned
and funded by the United States government. |
| Nation
or Planet of Origin |
| United
States |
| Group
Alliances |
|
Suicide
Squad II
Task Force X |
| Base
of Operations |
|
Checkmate Castle, Switzerland Konig
Industries, Shelby, Virginia
(The) Dome: Training facility. |
| Accessories |
| Knight
Uniforms: Head to toe uniform equipped with a
material which becomes more rigid when impacted to further protect the
wearer. |
| Common
Enemies |
|
Angels of Allah
Bishop
Crazy Horse
Fist of Allah
(The) Jackal
Kobra |
| Regularly
Appearing |
|
Action
Comics
Checkmate Vol. 1 & 2 |
| First
Appearance |
| Action
Comics #598 (March, 1988) |
| Creator |
| John
Byrne & Paul Kupperberg |
| Origin |
| Initially
an interagency covert intelligence taskforce lead by Valentina Vostok
(Negative Woman), the agency evolved into a group designed to perform task
considered vital to the safety and interest of the U.S. Government. Structured in a hierarchy
resembling the pieces on a chessboard, the top agents are the Queen and
King, who give orders to their Bishops, who in turn supervise their field
directors known as Rooks who give orders to the Knights and Pawns that
keep threats to national security in a state of Checkmate. |