List of DC Comics characters: W

In Justice League of America (vol. 2) #25, the trickster god Anansi creates an alternate version of the DC Comics universe with many altered heroes. One of these heroes is an alternate version of Hawk that wears a red version of Warhawk's costume.

In September 2011, The New 52 rebooted DC's continuity. In the new timeline, the Warhawks are the Thanagarian military force. They are sent to earth to kill Hawkman and invade the planet. In the 2015/2016 Batman Beyond series, Micron reveals to Tim Drake that he fought alongside Warhawk and Barda against Brother Eye's forces in Europe. Warhawk and Barda are converted by Brother Eye's forces and Micron is forced to escape. However, the Green Lantern Power Ring that Matt McGinnis was keeping leads him to a room containing Warhawk and the rest of the Justice League.[1] Evil Factory member Abel Cuvier reveals that Brother Eye has the Justice League placed in stasis for potential future uses and implanted false memories and perceptions into Micron to shield the truth. Once they are freed, Warhawk and the Justice League are put under hypnosis and attack Tim, believing he is a Brother Eye cyborg.[2] Warhawk and the Justice League are later freed from the mind-control.[3]

Van Wayne appears in Powerless, portrayed by Alan Tudyk.[5] This version is the head of Wayne Security, a subsidiary of Wayne Enterprises, in Charm City. A self-proclaimed "rich, over-educated, globetrotting wastrel", the megalomaniacal Van hates his job and seeks to move to Gotham City for a better position at the company.

Winema Wazzo appears in Legion of Super Heroes, voiced by April Winchell. This version began public service as a teenager, with her first assignment being a failed attempt to re-establish diplomatic ties with the planet Zerox, and is a well-intentioned, though occasionally overbearing mother towards Tinya.[6][7]

John Monroe was a lonely student at Stanford University in the late 1960s. His contemporaries rarely noticed him. If they did, they referred to him in derogatory terms, using words like "Weasel" to describe him. This made him bitter, driving him to become a murderer decades later. The grown John Monroe became a teacher at Vandemeer University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A number of his fellow students from Stanford University held prominent positions. To rationalize killing three of them, he considered them threats to getting tenure at Vandemeer. Taking on the costumed identity of Weasel, displaying great agility, expertise at hand-to-hand combat, and a costume with sharp claws, he stalked the campus grounds and brutally murdered Arnold Lintel, Linda Walters, and a night guard named Chuck Gherkin. When Martin Stein (one half of Firestorm) shows up for a job opening as a physics professor, Monroe made two attempts on Martin Stein's life. In the second attempt, he would have killed Martin had he not provoked the transformation of Stein into Firestorm. After a fight, Firestorm unmasked Weasel and sent him to jail.[9]

Weasel was later recruited into the Suicide Squad for their ill-fated mission to rescue Hawk. During the mission, he tried to kill the Thinker by cutting Thinker's throat with his claws. Rick Flag Jr. took the Thinker's helmet to regain control over the mission. When he saw the Weasel, the Thinker's helmet told Flag to kill him. Weasel's death was not mourned.[10]

During the Blackest Night storyline, Weasel's dead body was seen to be among those entombed in the Hall of Justice. When the Black Power Rings flew in, Weasel's body was among the dead bodies that were reanimated by the Black Power Rings and inducted into the Black Lantern Corps.[11]

In September 2011, The New 52 rebooted DC's continuity. In this new timeline, a slightly revised Jack Monroe Weasel is re-established in the Forever Evil storyline, depicted in a more animalistic state. He was lurking in Central Park when Steve Trevor and Killer Frost were looking for Cheetah (who was in possession of Wonder Woman's lasso). Weasel ambushed Steve Trevor and Killer Frost where he was frozen by a reluctant Killer Frost. Killer Frost told Steve Trevor that Weasel is considered a joke compared to villains Black Bison and Multiplex. Before Steve Trevor and Killer Frost press on, Killer Frost apologizes to Weasel.[12]

In Batman #666 (July 2007), a special issue set 15 years in the future, a different Weasel is shown as an enemy of Damian Wayne, who has become Batman following the death of Dick Grayson.[13] This future Weasel has canine-like teeth.

• An unnamed, animalistic incarnation of the Weasel appears in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) film The Suicide Squad, portrayed by Sean Gunn.[14][15] He is recruited into the titular team to destroy a Corto Maltesean research facility called Jötunheim and its secret experimental research called Project Starfish hidden inside, but, unknowingly, by being in a detachment of the team used as a decoy, to let its other half enter the country unnoticed. However, he seemingly drowns while being airdropped onto the island's coast. In a mid-credits scene, he is revealed to have survived and flees into the local jungle.
  • Weasel will appear in the HBO Max / DC Universe miniseries Creature Commandos,[16] voiced by Sean Gunn, reprising his role from The Suicide Squad.[17] This version is a member of the eponymous team.

Joslyn "Joss" Jackam / Weather Witch appears in media set in the Arrowverse, portrayed by Reina Hardesty:

• She first appears in the fifth season of The Flash. The estranged daughter of Mark Mardon / Weather Wizard, this version was a meteorologist who was fired after her weather experiments became too dangerous. A part of her van was struck with a fragment of Thinker's Enlightenment satellite, which she converted into a staff that enables her to control the weather like her father and teleport via lightning.
• The Weather Witch makes a minor appearance in the crossover "Crisis on Infinite Earths".

Wedna (renamed Wedna-El) appears in a flashback in the Krypton episode "Zods and Monsters", portrayed by Toni O'Rourke. This version is a scientist and member of the House of El who, alongside Van-Zod, experimented on a Sagitari soldier named Dax to turn him into a supersoldier due to its unique genetics believed to be a key to end a civil war between Kandor and Argo. When Dax goes through a painful process in the chamber, Van becomes concerned and tries to stop the project, but Wedna refuses as she believes they were doing a greater good. After 455 trials, Dax becomes Doomsday. When the war was over, Dax's wife Enaj demands them to see a husband, but they refuse as Dax was already transformed. Enaj leaves the laboratory after seeing him transformed to her horror.

• The White Canary appears in the Ame-Comi Girls comic book series. This version is a superheroine instead of a supervillain and possesses the sonic scream known as the "Canary Cry". Like her previous appearances though, she is still of Asian descent and retains her anonymity.
• A different version of the White Canary appears in The New 52's Black Canary title. Debuting in issue #4 as an unnamed character in a white costume, she saves Ditto from Amanda Waller and returns her to Dinah in secret. She later reappears stealing a vial of blood from Dinah. Later, the still-unnamed woman helps the Black Canary defeat a monster and save her band and then appears to Dinah's house, revealing her identity. She is revealed as Dinah's maternal aunt, Rena, who wants to protect her niece from a threat related to her missing mother's past. At the end of the series' run, Rena is revealed as a fake, with the villainous shapeshifter Izak Orato masquerading as the Black Canary's "aunt" to trick her. Unlike previous incarnations, the character is depicted as Caucasian and blonde.

• In the Arrowverse, Sara Lance adopts the alias of the White Canary after being brought back from the dead with a Lazarus Pit and joined the Legends.
• Sara Lance's White Canary appears in the mobile edition of Injustice 2, as an alternate skin for the Black Canary.

The first White Dragon is a gang leader who is an enemy of Whip on Earth-Two.[26]

Wu Cheng is a combat pilot who works as a member of the Blackhawk Squadron under the alias of White Dragon.[27]

William Heller is a Neo-Nazi and white supremacist who formed the Aryan Empire. While posing as a vigilante, William handed any Asian, Black, and/or Latino criminals to the police while sending the white criminals to the Aryan Empire headquarters. White Dragon's actions attracted the attention of the Suicide Squad. Deadshot infiltrated the Aryan Empire as a man named William Hell. Using Chronos' time machine, the Suicide Squad rigged the shooting contest between William Heller and Deadshot so that Deadshot would win while also tarnishing Heller.[28]

Heller later wore a suit of armor and took on the alias of White Dragon where he joined the Fourth Reich in their goal to wipe out the original members of the Justice Society of America. he was defeated by Hawkman.[29]

White Dragon later sided with General in his plan to overthrow Amanda Waller and kill the rest of the Suicide Squad. He was killed by Plastique.[30]

Daniel Ducannon is a white supremacist who used the White Dragon name when posing as a vigilante after getting his pyrokinesis from the Meta-Bomb incident. While targeting people of color, White Dragon ran afoul of Hawkman and Hawkwoman. They defeated White Dragon with help from Carter Hall and Shiera Sanders Hall.[31]

During the "Underworld Unleashed" storyline, White Dragon was among the escaped Belle Reve inmates that hear the offer of Neron.[32]

During the "Joker: Last Laugh" storyline, White Dragon is among the inmates of Slabside Penitentiary that was Jokerized by Joker. He and Warjack were defeated by Militia.[33]

White Dragon later appeared as a member of the Fourth Reich where he now rides an actual white dragon.[29] White Dragon and his fellow Nazi villains attacked the Justice Society of America's headquarters and was defeated by them.[34]

An original version of the White Dragon with elements of the William Heller and Daniel Ducannon incarnations appears in the DC Extended Universe television series Peacemaker. This version is August "Auggie" Smith (portrayed by Robert Patrick), a white supremacist, former vigilante, and the father of Christopher Smith / Peacemaker who is disappointed that Chris works for the United States government and blames him for the accidental death of Auggie's eldest son Keith during a fight instigated by Auggie when Keith and Chris were children. Despite this, Auggie maintains a secret armory for Chris in his home. After Chris kills an alien "Butterfly" parasite disguised as a human and holds a couple hostage while working with Project Butterfly, his teammate John Economos frames Auggie for the crimes, leading the police to arrest him and send him to prison, where he is hailed as the "White Dragon" by most of the white prisoners. When Auggie threatens to expose Project Butterfly, Chris' friend Adrian Chase mounts an unsuccessful assassination attempt before Auggie provides proof of his innocence to the police and he is eventually released. Gathering his followers and donning a suit of power armor, which allows him to fly and shoot energy projectiles, Auggie tracks down Chris and prepares to kill him, having had enough of his son's antics. While Chase disables his weapons, Economos shoots and kills most of his followers. Realizing his father is a lost cause, Chris executes Auggie, but is later haunted by hallucinations of him.

Angora Lapin is a mysterious arms dealer that operates in Metropolis that operated as White Rabbit. She and her henchmen C&H, Dutch, and Mucus stole high-tech weaponry made by John Henry Irons called "Toastmasters" so that they can sell them to the gangs of Metropolis. When John Henry Irons first became "Man of Steel", his first job was to get the Toastmasters off the streets and defeat White Rabbit.[35]

The second White Rabbit is an unnamed swordsman and mercenary who is a member of the Pentacle which antagonizes the Shadowpact.[36]

In 2011, "The New 52" rebooted the DC universe. Jaina Hudson was the child of a Bollywood actress and a diplomat named Tom Hudson. After spending time in private schools, Jaina attended a fundraiser where she met Bruce Wayne. When first seen as White Rabbit, she was among the Arkham Asylum inmates that escaped where she teased Batman and the Gotham City Police Department. When Batman caught up to White Rabbit near the scene of dead clowns, Joker draped a cloth over her. Batman fought Joker until it was discovered that Joker was actually Clayface in disguise. When Clayface fell on Batman, White Rabbit tried to inject a steroid into Batman only to be thwarted by Flash.[37]

During the "Forever Evil" storyline, White Rabbit is among the villains that join the Crime Syndicate of America's incarnation of the Secret Society of Super Villains.[38] She was present at Arkham Asylum when Bane arrived.[39] When Bane caused a breakout at Arkham Asylum, White Rabbit went to Bar 8 and participated in many battles throughout Gotham City.[40]

In 2016, DC Comics implemented another relaunch of its books called "DC Rebirth", which restored its continuity to a form much as it was prior to "The New 52". White Rabbit appeared as a member of the Wonderland Gang.[41]

• Windfall and the Masters of Disaster appear in the DC Nation Shorts: Thunder and Lightning episode "Lightning Under the Weather".
• Wendy Jones appears in Young Justice: Outsiders, voiced by Zehra Fazal. This version is one of the meta-teen trafficking victims residing at the Meta-Human Youth Center in Taos, New Mexico.

Wolf Spider appears in the Batwoman episode "Gore on Campus", portrayed by Lincoln Clauss. This version is an old friend of Kate Kane who operates as an art thief. During the heist of the portrait made by Jack Napier, Wolf Spider is struck by the Crow vehicle pursuing him. As the Crows claimed the portrait, Ryan Wilder discovered that Evan is Wolf Spider and gave him to Mary to patch up. Mary later revealed to Evan that the portrait he was trying to steal was a fake. In the episode "Armed and Dangerous", Wolf Spider was enlisted by Mary to infiltrate Luke Fox's hospital room and administer the Desert Rose serum after Luke was shot by Russell Tavaroff.

Gregory Wolfe appears in The Flash, portrayed by Anthony Harrison in season one and Richard Brooks in season four. This version is corrupt, lacks metahuman abilities, and has connections with Amunet Black.