Roger Hayden (New Earth)

Roger Hayden is the second person to take on the identity of Psycho-Pirate. He inheritated the title from a man named Charles Halstead, who was cell mates with Hayden until his death. Hayden then used the information given to him by Halstead to steal the magical artifacts called the Medusa Masks. He then used the masks to give himself the ability to control emotions.

First appearance

Last appearance

Showcase #56

Infinite Crisis #6
(May, 2006)

History

As Psycho-Pirate, Hayden first battled the heroes Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson) and Hourman (Rex Tyler). He was defeated but returned to battle the Spectre and Justice Society of America. Sometime during his career, Hayden fused all the Medusa Masks into one faceplate. At one point he joined the Secret Society of Super-Villains and took part in plot to rid the world of both the JSA and the JLA.

Continued use of his powers drove Hayden mad and he was eventually placed in a mental hospital. During the Crisis on Infinite Earths, Harbinger recruited Psycho-Pirate as part of the team of heroes and villains the Monitor was gathering. Psycho-Pirate teamed with Arion and Obsidian to journey to Arion's home in Ancient Atlantis. There, Hayden found Pariah. He tried to use his powers on Pariah only to find himself attacked by Arion, who had warned hayden not to use his powers on anyone. Hayden unleashed his powers on Arion but the battle was stopped when Psycho-Pirate was beamed away by the Anti-Monitor.

After a show of incredible power, Psycho-Pirate switched sides and joined the Anti-Monitor's effort to destroy the Multiverse. He used his powers to torture the Flash (Barry Allen) who had been captured by the Anti-Monitor. The Abti-Monitor also augmented Hayden's powers so he could influence the minds of all who lived on Earth's 4, X, and S. The plot was foiled thanks to Harbinger and several heroes.

The plot left Psycho-Pirate severly drained so he couldn't aid the Anti-Monitor in stopping an army of heroes that invaded the Anti-Matter Universe. Hayden's powers recharged just as the Flash broke free from his imprisonment. the Flash then forced Hayden to use his powers to cause several Thunderders to attack the Anti-Monitor while Flash destroyed the massive anti-matter cannon the Anti-Monitor was going to use to destroy the remaining Earths. The Flash died in destroying the cannon and Psycho-Pirate found his empty costume. He was found Kid Flash (Wally West) and several other heroes as they were on their way to stop the Anti-Monitor once and for all. Despite his anger over the loss of his mentor, Kid Flash rescued Psycho-Pirate. Psycho-Pirate was placed in Arkham Asylum. He was apparently one of the only people who remembered the Multiverse.

His knowledge of the Multiverse got him involved in an adventure with Animal Man. Years later, Psycho-Pirate was one of the many villains who had their powers upgraded by Neron. The Medusa Mask was one of the many objects of power sought after by the JLA and a team of heroes from another dimension as part of a game being played by Krona and an alien grandmaster. The Mask was recovered by a member of the JLA's opponents. Krona tried to use the Mask and the other items of power in an effort to destroy the universe but was foiled.

Psycho-Pirate was approached by Alex Luthor to be a part of his plot to create the perfect Earth. Psycho-Pirate snuck into Arkham and gave Jean Loring a black diamond, enabling her to transform into Eclipso. He then joined several members of the Society in attacking the Freedom Fighters. While the rest of the Freedom Fighters were either killed or severly wounded, Psycho-Pirate used his powers to capture the Ray so Alex Luthor could use him as part of the massive machine he was building. Psycho-Pirate then tried to drive Power Girl mad by teasing her with different explanations as to her origins before telling her the truth, that she was the cousin to Earth-2 Superman. Before he could capture her, the Earth-2 Superman appeared and rescued her. Power Girl ended up a prisoner of Alex Luthor anyway and Alex promised Psycho-Pirate could have her once the plan was completed. Psycho-Pirate then used his powers on Black Adam, causing him to speak the word "Shazam", thus enabling Alex to power his massive machine. Psycho-Pirate watched the death of Lois Lane-Kent, wife of the Earth-2 Superman and stood by as Alex Luthor destroyed world after world and merged others as he searched for the perfect Earth.

The plot came to a halt when Nightwing, Superboy (Connor Kent), and Wonder Girl (Cassie Sandsmark found Alex Luthor and attacked. They freed those Alex was using for his machine. Psycho-Pirate tried to use his powers on Power Girl and Black Adam. Black Adam simply gouged Psycho-Pirate's eyes out. He then ran his hand straight through Psycho-Pirate's head. Psycho-Pirate died instantly. the Medusa Mask was still in Black Adam's hand when Superboy-Prime appeared and joined in the battle. In the chaos that erupted, the Mask was lost. If and when it will turn up again is unknown.

One Year Later

Psycho-Pirate is mentioned as selling emotional states, such as "happy" and "ecstatic," much like a drug dealer. Among his reported clients are Signalman and Silver Ghost.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

Empathy: able to project emotions into people. Often, it seems to intensify emotions a person already feels, no matter how small.

Emotional Vampirism: able to drain emotions from people.
Emotion Control: Psycho-Pirate can cause a person to feel whatever emotion his face displays.

Duplication: Hayden later showed the power to manifest DC multiverse characters that had been destroyed during the Crisis on Infinite Earths. Later, this power expanded to any multiverse character, including the still living.

Regenerative Abilities: Psycho-Pirate has also shown some sort of regeneration of body control as he was able to reform after being crushed by Power Girl and also disguised himself as a Legion flight ring. It seems he must be aware of the attack since he was able to reform from Power Girl's blow instantaneously, but was essentially dead after Black Adam's swift attack.

Abilities

None known.

Paraphernalia

Equipment:

Medusa Mask: Psycho-Pirate used the Medusa Masks to give himself his powers and to recharge them when they got low. Eventually he fused the masks into one golden faceplate

Transportation: None known.
Weapons: None known.

Notes

No special notes.

Trivia

No trivia.

Links and References

Psycho-Pirate at Wikipedia.org
None.

Footnotes

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Roger Hayden (New Earth)

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