Shakedown

Shakedown is a fictional supervillain in the DC Universe. He first appeared in Batman and the Outsiders #9 (April 1984). In Batman and the Outsiders #9, Shakedown was introduced as a member of the nature-themed supervillain group the Masters of Disaster. Shakedown is part of the team when they assist Baron Bedlam in a Soviet-backed invasion of Markovia, the (fictional) homeland of the Outsiders hero Geo-Force. During the operation, Shakedown deals with romantic feelings towards fellow Masters' member Windfall. He tries to calm the tensions existing between her and her sister, the team's leader New Wave, which arose from Windfall's sympathies for the Outsiders, whom the Masters engage in battle on more than one occasion. The crush ends when Windfall quits the Masters and joins the Outsiders. Shakedown was killed in JSA #31 (February 2002) by his partner New Wave. The two criminals had kidnapped a young girl and the parents are unable to pay the ransom. When Shakedown refuses to kill... full article at wikipedia