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| {{Notability|date=August 2020}} | |||
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| | character_name = Willoughby Kipling | |||
| | image = Willoughby Kipling.jpg | |||
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| | publisher = ]/] | |||
| | debut = '']'' (vol. 2) #31 (April 1990) | |||
| | creators = ]<br />] | |||
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| | powers = Magic user | |||
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| | sortkey = Kipling, Willoughby | |||
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| '''Willoughby Kipling''' is a fictional character in the ] fictional universes. He first appeared in '']'' (vol. 2) #31 and was created by ] and ]. | |||
| Kipling appears in his first live adaptation on the ] and ] series '']'', played by ]. | |||
| ==Publication history== | |||
| Kipling appears mostly in the '']'' comic series.<ref>''Doom Patrol'' (vol. 2) #31-33. DC Comics.</ref><ref>''Doom Patrol'' (vol. 2) #47. DC Comics.</ref> The character was originally intended to be ], but at the time DC Comics editorial policy limited Constantine's use outside of his own series to preserve the realism of the character. Kipling was created as a substitute, and was based upon ]'s title character from the British cult film '']''. He appeared intermittently, helping the team against various threats, such as the ] and the Candlemaker. He is a member of the mystic ], a coward who practices a bizarre form of black magic and is a self-proclaimed expert on the occult.<ref>''Doom Patrol'' (vol. 2) #55. DC Comics.</ref><ref>''Doom Patrol'' (vol. 2) #56. DC Comics.</ref><ref>''Doom Patrol'' (vol. 2) #58-62. DC Comics.</ref> | |||
| Later, Kipling's voice-over appears in '']'' #15 (February 2006).<ref>''JLA Classified'' #15. DC Comics.</ref> He and several other magic-users use their knowledge to assist ] and the ] defeat a mystic threat. | |||
| ==Powers and abilities== | |||
| Willoughby Kipling is a known magic user. | |||
| ==In other media== | |||
| Kipling appears in the ] series '']'', portrayed by ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/doom-patrol-marc-sheppard-willoughby-kipling/|website=]|title=''Supernatural Alum'' Joins ''Doom Patrol'' as John Constantine-esque Character|first=Noah|last=Dominguez|date=March 1, 2019 |access-date=March 2, 2019}}</ref> The character first appears in the episode "]" in which he comes looking for the ]. The Chief is missing, so Kipling enlists the Doom Patrol to help him prevent the end of the world. They fail and the Cult of the Unwritten Book summons the Decreator, an interdimensional entity who begins destroying the world. In "]", the Chief works with his nemesis ] to use one of ]'s superpowered personalities to initiate the creation of the Recreator, a being who can counter the Decreator. Kipling uses this being (which is embodied by a dog) to summon the Recreator and nullify the threat. In the episode "Fun Size Patrol", Elasti-Girl persuades the Chief to enlist Willoughby Kipling to help restore everyone to their respectful sizes. Kipling does that in exchange for the Chief giving him a talisman that grants its wielder immortality. The Chief later spoke to Kipling about other ways to prolong his life. In the mid-credits scene of "Possibilities Patrol" taking place in the Northern Yukon, Kipling takes the head of the deceased Chief stating that his time isn't over yet. In "Undead Patrol", Darren Jones steals the Chief's head causing Kipling to enlist the Doom Patrol for help. | |||
| ==References== | |||
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| ==External links== | |||
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