The DC Multiverse can be an incredibly unsettling place to live. One day you're a killer, the next you're a henchman for a galactic entity determined to exterminate humanity. Today we look at one of those twisted souls, Devastator.

Devastator's story begins in Justice League America #86 where many other stories end: Death Row. That's where the Overmaster first finds killer Jack Snyder.

The Earth is soon rocked by a series of natural disasters of increasing severity. In the ensuing chaos, no one seems to notice when Snyder is freed from prison.

No one notices, that is, until Snyder reappears as a member of the Overmaster's hand-chosen answer to Earth's super-powered champions. Snyder is granted a portion of the Overmaster's power, given a suit of armor and an energized battleaxe. Now calling himself Devastator, Snyder and the rest of the Cadre are unleashed on the Justice League with, ahem, devastating results for Booster Gold in Justice League America #89.

The attack severed Booster's right arm and destroyed his armor. Although the League would beat a hasty retreat to try and save him, Booster would succumb to his injuries and die in Justice League Task Force #13, increasing Devastator's kill count by one.

Devastator and the Cadre press their advantage in Justice League International #65, attacking rogue Cadre members in Benares, India. Although the Justice League manages to defeat them (Devastator himself falling to Justice League Europe's Maya), the Cadre ironically escapes capture when the Justice League itself is accused of going rogue by the League-Busters, another United Nations-sponsored task force.

As the heroes regroup, the Cadre reorganizes around Ice, who has been recruited by the Overmaster. Devastator is the first to gleefully support Ice when she brutally murders the Cadre's previous leader, Shatterfist, in Justice League America #90.

Devastator will eagerly join Ice and the rest of the remaining Cadre in their final stand against the Justice League outside Overmaster's headquarters on the slopes of Mount Everest in Justice League Task Force #14.

Fortunately for humanity, despite the loss of Ice, the Justice League was ultimately victorious, defeating both the Cadre and the Overmaster. Fortunately for Booster Gold, Blue Beetle was able to bring his old buddy back to life by creating new armor with integrated life support systems. And fortunately for the Cadre, Beetle was also able to decipher the Overmaster's technology and save them certain death when the Overmaster's headquarters explodes in Justice League International #66.

Unfortunately for Jack Snyder, his escape from death was probably short lived. Though he has not been seen since, without the Overmaster's power and protection, it can be assumed he was returned to the Florida Department of Corrections where he paid the ultimate price for his many crimes.

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