Nightslayer Explained
| Character Name: | Night-Slayer |
| Publisher: | DC Comics |
| Debut: | Detective Comics #529 (August 1983) |
| Creators: | Doug Moench (writer)
Gene Colan (artist) |
| Full Name: | Anton Knight |
| Species: | Human |
| Partners: | Nocturna |
| Aliases: | Thief of Night, Night-Thief |
| Powers: | Expert martial artist and burglar |
Night-Slayer (Anton Knight) is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe. He first appeared in Detective Comics #529 (August 1983), and was created by Doug Moench and Gene Colan.[1]
Fictional character biography
Pre-Crisis
The son of millionaire lord Charles Knight, Anton Knight is raised in a luxurious lifestyle before leaving home to study martial arts in Asia, during which Charles dies. At the funeral, Anton meets Charles' adoptive daughter Natalia Knight, with the two becoming lovers and partners in crime.[2] After being defeated by Batman, Anton is imprisoned in Arkham Asylum, but eventually escapes and becomes the murderous "Night-Slayer".
The New 52
In September 2011, The New 52 rebooted DC's continuity and introduced a new version of Night-Slayer who is Nocturna's stepson.
Powers and abilities
Night-Slayer is an expert martial artist.
In other media
- Night-Slayer appears in .
- Anton Knight, renamed Anton Night, appears in the episode "Nocturne", voiced by Haley Joel Osment.[3] This version is an inventor and older brother of Natalia Night who showcases his inventions in a traveling carnival before she accidentally kills him during an argument.[4]
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Book: Greenberger . Robert . The Essential Batman Encyclopedia . 2008 . Del Rey . 9780345501066 . 272–273.
- Book: Rovin, Jeff . The Encyclopedia of Supervillains . Facts on File . 1987 . New York . 0-8160-1356-X . 247–248.
- Web site: Anton Knight Voice - Batman: Caped Crusader (TV Show) . August 7, 2024 . 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 opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
- Web site: Wheeler . Greg . August 1, 2024 . Batman: Caped Crusader – Episode 8 "Nocturne" Recap & Review . August 7, 2024 . The Review Geek.
