Who Is Riot? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Riot is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Frederick von Frankenstein, with over 41 comic issue appearances. After giving himself the power to create duplicates of himself and being driven insane due to sleep deprivation, Frederick von Frankenstein turned to a life of crime. He is an occasional villain of Superman and the Green Team.

Who is Riot?

Frederick Von Frankenstein had to live up to high expectations that couldn't be reached from his father. He decided to use his Uncle Hal's phase shifter to banish this feat. He used the shifter to create as many clones as needed to get his experiments finished. He developed a means to stick to any surface. He found that the duplication process activated a Metagene that rendered the phase shifter mute. He was able to duplicate himself at will. His new clones resembled skeletons and derived him of sleep. The lack of sleep eventually caused him to go insane and caused him to become a criminal.

Key facts

Riot is of human origin and first appeared in "Fury in the Fortress!". The character is published by DC Comics. With 41 recorded issue appearances, Riot ranks among the most featured characters in comics.