Checkmate
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Checkmate is a covert intelligence and black-ops agency in the DC Universe that operates through a chess-themed hierarchy to manage metahuman and global security threats.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Black King of Checkmate | 1 |
| Checkmate (comic series) | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional intelligence agency
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organization in the DC Universe ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Alan Scott
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Amanda Waller NERFINISHED ⓘ Count Vertigo NERFINISHED ⓘ Fire ⓘ Justice League NERFINISHED ⓘ Maxwell Lord NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. Terrific NERFINISHED ⓘ Sasha Bordeaux NERFINISHED ⓘ Suicide Squad NERFINISHED ⓘ Task Force X NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfPrimaryOperations | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Paul Kupperberg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Steve Erwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employs |
metahuman agents
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non-metahuman agents ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | DC Universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Action Comics #598 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| governingBody | United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBaseOfOperations |
Brussels
NERFINISHED
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Castle Checkmate NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConflictWith |
Brother Eye
NERFINISHED
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Kobra NERFINISHED ⓘ OMACs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDivision |
Bishops
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Black King ⓘ Black Queen ⓘ Knights ⓘ Pawns ⓘ Rooks ⓘ White King ⓘ White Queen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStoryArc |
Checkmate (1988 series)
NERFINISHED
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Checkmate (2006 series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme | chess ⓘ |
| mandate |
conduct deniable operations
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monitor metahuman activity ⓘ prevent global-scale threats ⓘ |
| operatesAs |
black-ops agency
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covert intelligence agency ⓘ |
| operationalMethod |
covert operations
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espionage ⓘ political manipulation ⓘ |
| oversightBy | Security Council of the United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
global security operations
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metahuman security operations ⓘ |
| publisher | DC Comics ⓘ |
| usesHierarchyModel | chessboard hierarchy ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Black King of Checkmate
this entity surface form:
Checkmate (comic series)