If you were unaware (as I was), there is a DC Comics squad-based strategy RPG F2P mobile video game called DC Worlds Collide. I've not played it myself, so I'll have to point you to dcworldscollidegame.com for even basic information.

The reason I mention this game that I have not played is because this week Booster Gold (and Skeets!) was added as a playable character.

According to the YouTube video "DC Worlds Collide - Booster Gold Kit Preview!", this is the launch announcement sent to existing players:

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Booster Gold Legendary Character Announcement

Booster Gold is a Legendary Support Hero who turns Shock into a powerful tool for controlling the pace of battle. His attacks rapidly build shock on enemies, while Skeets targets the most heavily Shocked opponent to Knock them Back, trigger their Shock damage, and interfere with their Ultimate and Advanced Skills. His Ultimate takes things even further by rewinding time, hitting and Knocking Back the entire enemy team while restoring damage Booster Gold has recently taken.

Booster Gold also brings a new Team Synergy built around Shock-focused teams. As more of the synergy is unlocked, allies become stronger, Shock deals more damage and stays on enemies longer, and Knockback becomes even more rewarding by allowing Shock damage to trigger an additional time. Combined with his ability to resist Knockback, counterattack enemies who try it, and regularly provide defensive buffs to his team, Booster Gold keeps the Shock engine moving while making life considerably harder for the opposition.

His Badge, Team Manager, further enhances Product Placement and rewards teams that manipulate the Action Bar, turning Booster Gold into an even stronger source of healing, tempo, and Energy.

- Product Placement also heals his team for 10% of their Max HP
- Using Goldstar Gambit progresses all allies by 15% on the Action Bar
- When allies progress on the Action Bar due to a skill, add 1 Energy

Dates & Details

- Increased change to obtain Booster Gold from August 28 (UTC) through September 03 (UTC) in the Event Mother Box! Within 150 Recruitments, at least one Legendary character is guaranteed. Whenever you earn a Legendary character in the Event Mother Box, that character has a 100% chance to be Booster Gold.

- Sometime after the event, Booster Gold will be added to the Legendary and Weekly Recruitment Mother Boxes.

DC Worlds Collide Operation Team

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That sounds good, I guess. I have no idea what a Shock-focused team looks like — Black Lightning? Lightning Lad? Static? Jenny Sparks? Electric Superman? — but I'm tickled green to see Booster has an ability called "Product Placement" that heals people. Capitalism for the win!

To show you what the character looks like in the game, I took the following screenshot from a different YouTube video ("DC Worlds Collide - Booster Gold Summon #DCworldscollide #boostergold #DCUO"):

Disclaimer: Your Booster may not be so godly. From what I understand, character stats are based on the overall squad level.

If you're even slightly interested in playing a DC Comics squad-based strategy RPG F2P mobile video game, Booster boosters, this week sure looks like the opportunity you've been waiting for.

Good luck, have fun, and play responsibly!

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Following the release of the second episode of Lanterns on HBO Max, there has been a lot of talk about Manhunters. Which, of course, got me thinking about Booster Gold's very own Manhunter agent. Or, if you prefer, just his agent.

Here, updated from its original April 2019 appearance, is the Boosterrific! Blog character spotlight on Dirk Davis:

The life of any comic book hero would be a lonely one if not for the many characters who have made up their supporting cast. Just as Superman has Lois Lane and Batman has Alfred, Booster Gold has also shared his adventures with quite a few people over the years. Today we look at one of those, Dirk Davis.

As seen in Booster Gold Volume 1, #9 (1986), Dirk Davis was covering a presidential visit to Metropolis as a member of the press when he got his first glimpse of Booster Gold in action. Davis knew then and there that Booster could be worth a fortune.

According to Davis in Booster Gold #2, Booster approached him about becoming the business manager for a super hero, presumably because of Davis's experience managing the careers of larger-than-life professional wrestlers. Within just a few months, Davis had built Goldstar, Incorporated into marketing empire, with lucrative contracts promoting Flakies breakfast cereal, Brysler Motors, Blaze Comics, and Dusk Cologne. He had a super suit created for a potential sidekick, and worked diligently to make Booster a Hollywood movie star.

Unfortunately for Dirk, not all press is good press. His close association with a genuine super hero led to some unwanted attention when the criminal organization 1000 kidnapped his daughter, Sarah, in an attempt to lure Booster Gold into a trap (Booster Gold #7). Things got worse when the 1000 also kidnapped Goldstar, Inc. secretary, Trixie Collins (Booster Gold #10), and forced him to turn over the access codes to the Goldstar computer mainframe (Booster Gold #11).

Booster eventually managed to defeat the 1000 at great personal cost. The only way to repair his power suit and his health was to travel back to the future. While Booster was away, Davis reorganized Goldstar, Inc. into Booster Gold International (B.G.I.) with the intention of building a multi-national corporate conglomeration to compete with the likes of Lex Luthor's LexCorp (Booster Gold #16). As a reward, Booster promoted Dirk from agent to C.E.O. This would prove to be a mistake.

When Earth became ground zero in the war between the Oans and Manhunters during the "Millennium" event, a Manhunter agent stole all B.G.I. assets in an effort to force Booster to joining their side (Booster Gold #24). That Manhunter agent was Dirk Davis.

The Manhunters lost "Millennium" (in no small part because of the actions of double agent Booster Gold in Millennium #7), and it would be years before Booster relocated and confronted Davis over his betrayal (Extreme Justice #6). By then, Davis had lost the entire B.G.I. fortune on a series of terrible investments, so Booster seized control of Davis's corporation, Lightspeed Entertainment.

As Dirk Davis was thrown out of his own building, he swore that Booster hadn't seen the last of him. Like so many of Davis's promises, it has proved to be so much hot air.

To read creator Dan Jurgens' take on Dirk's journey from confidant to villain, click here to read my post from May 29, 2015.

Other People in Booster Gold's Neighborhood:

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Is Booster Gold in today's 4th installment of the "Kingdom of Zod" storyline appearing in Superman #41? Buy it and find out.

(Or wait until after I visit my Local Comic Shop this afternoon/evening and update this post with the definitive answer. Spoilsport.)

UPDATE: Yep, he's in there. Given the ending, no promises about next week, though.

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