Madame Rouge Explained
Madame Rouge (Laura De Mille) is a supervillain appearing in DC Comics, primarily as an enemy of the Doom Patrol. She first appeared in Doom Patrol #86 (March 1964), and was created by Arnold Drake.[1] [2]
Michelle Gomez portrays the character in the third and fourth seasons of the HBO Max series Doom Patrol.
Fictional character biography
Laura De Mille is a French actress who develops an evil split personality following an automobile accident. The Brain and Monsieur Mallah recruit her into the Brotherhood of Evil and perform several surgeries to give her shapeshifting abilities and suppress her good half.
The Chief later helps Rouge overcome her evil side and ally with the Doom Patrol. After reverting to her evil state, Rouge returns to battling the Doom Patrol before Changeling kills her.[3]
Madame Rouge has largely remained dead since. In Blackest Night, she is temporarily resurrected as a Black Lantern. Furthermore, her daughter Gemini succeeds her as a member of the Brotherhood of Evil.[4] [5] [6]
Powers and abilities
Originally, Madame Rouge was a master of disguise.[7] Later, the Brain alters Rouge's molecular structure, giving her an amorphous physiology. She can stretch her body to incredible lengths and mimic the appearance of any person at will.[8]
In other media
Television
- Madame Rouge appears in the fifth season of Teen Titans, voiced by Hynden Walch.[9] This version is an arrogant and sadistic member of the Brotherhood of Evil who sports an Eastern European accent, red costume, and expanded shapeshifting abilities.
- Madame Rouge appears in the DC Nation short "The Spy Within the Doom Patrol", voiced by Debra Wilson.
- Madame Rouge appears in Teen Titans Go! (2013), voiced again by Hynden Walch.
- Madame Rouge appears in Doom Patrol, portrayed by Michelle Gomez.[10] This version is a member of the Bureau of Normalcy who becomes amnesiac due to time travel, subsequently allying with the Doom Patrol, the Sisterhood of Dada, and the Brotherhood of Evil at various points in the series.
Miscellaneous
External links
Notes and References
- Book: Cowsill . Alan . Irvine . Alex . Korte . Steve . Manning . Matt . Wiacek . Win . Wilson . Sven . The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe . 2016 . DK Publishing . 978-1-4654-5357-0 . 189.
- Book: Rovin, Jeff . The Encyclopedia of Supervillains . 1987 . Facts on File . 0-8160-1356-X . New York . 197–198.
- Book: Beatty, Scott . Scott Beatty . Doom Patrol . Dougall . Alastair . The DC Comics Encyclopedia . 109 . . New York . 2008 . 978-0-7566-4119-1 . 213309017.
- Book: Cowsill . Alan . Irvine . Alex . Manning . Matthew K. . McAvennie . Michael . Wallace . Daniel . DC Comics Year By Year: A Visual Chronicle . 2019 . DK Publishing . 978-1-4654-8578-6 . 278.
- Blackest Night #1. DC Comics.
- Blackest Night #3. DC Comics.
- Doom Patrol (vol. 1) #86. DC Comics.
- Doom Patrol (vol. 1) #90. DC Comics.
- Web site: Madame Rouge Voices (DC Universe) . December 15, 2023 . Behind The Voice Actors. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
- Web site: Del Rosario . Alexandra . September 1, 2021 . Doom Patrol: Michelle Gomez's Madame Rouge Makes Her Time Travel Grand Entrance In Season 3 Trailer . September 2, 2021 . Deadline.
