Doctor Sivana

Villain Overview

“	You all have to realize that... well... we're... just no damn good. We're evil. Each of us for a variety of reasons, whether it's greed, narcissism, a chemical imbalance, poor upbringing, you name it... we have felt the need to do what is commonly thought of as bad. I gotta tell you, campers, when you accept that fact, it's all so much easier. Certainly a lot less stressful. So, let's get it together, bear down and remember that we're all striving towards a common goal. And if you don't -- I'll kill you.	„
	~ Doctor Sivana

“	Then I've murdered an innocent child. I'll get over it.	„
	~ Doctor Sivana

Thaddeus Bodog Sivana, better known as Doctor Sivana, is a major antagonist in DC Comics. He is a brilliant but wicked mad scientist that seeks to conquer the world—although his origins and motives have varied between different incarnations, with the New 52/DC Rebirth continuity portraying him as a tragic figure seeking magic to cure his dying family.

He is notably the first and most frequent opponent of the hero Captain Marvel/Shazam and the Shazam/Marvel Family as a whole, serving as one of the three main antagonists of the SHAZAM! franchise (alongside Mister Mind and Black Adam). He has also served as an enemy towards Superman, the Justice League, the Outsiders, the Titans, and has been a part of numerous villainous organizations, such as The Society, the Fearsome Five, the Monster Society of Evil, and the Science Squad.

He has has appeared as the main antagonist of several storylines, including The Power of Shazam! and the 2003 series Batman and the Outsiders, and the overarching antagonist of the 2006-2007 series 52.

Powers and Abilities

Although Sivana possesses no super-powers of his own, he has genius level intelligence which allows him to give him a technological advantage in battle, by creating various weapons and gadgets. He is also very business savvy and has a cunning mind. He can see magic with his left eye. Doctor Sivana once discovered a mathematical formula which, when recited, allowed him to walk through walls and solid objects, making himself almost impossible to imprison or even catch.

Other Media

Superman The Magnetic Telescope

In the Superman cartoon The Magnetic Telescope, the astronomer who built the titular device and as a result threatened the city strongly resembled Dr. Sivana.

Legends of the Superheroes

Doctor Sivana appears as a villain in Legends of the Superheroes.

Shazam The Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam

Doctor Sivana appeared as a regular villain in the 1981 Shazam! part of The Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam.

Batman: The Brave and the Bold

Sivana later appears in the show Batman the Brave and the Bold in the episode "Power of Shazam" where after he and his kids fail to defeat Captain Marvel he finds a way to bring Black Adam to Earth to fight Marvel. Black Adam later leads the Sivana's to the wizard Shazam where Sivana tricks him into getting the powers of Captain Marvel. He takes down Batman however Billy Batson tricks him into saying Shazam which turns him normal and the wizard takes his powers back. He later appears in the episode "The Malicious Mister Mind" as the leader of the Monster Society of Evil and has them steal parts for a death ray that he is constructing to fight the Marvel family. However, the Society appears to not like him and later they choose Mr. Mind as the leader over him. As the episode progresses, Sivana appears to grow jealous of Mr. Mind between him improving the death ray and him being able to defeat the Marvels. He later betrays Mind and tries to kill him with the death ray but he reveals it to be a growth ray which turns Mind into a giant monster.

He also appeared as an antagonist in the show The Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam, and he also appears in the sketch Shazam and Cat. In the sketch, Dr. Sivana steals electricity from a telephone wire to charge up his battery, while Billy Batson tried to stop him as Shazam.

Justice League: Gods and Monsters

An alternate universe version of Doctor Sivana appears in Justice League: Gods and Monsters. He is a member of Project Fair Play which also consisted of John Henry Irons, T.O. Morrow, Michael Holt, Victor Fries, Pat Dugan, Emil Hamilton, Karen Beecher, Ray Palmer, Silas Stone, Kimiyo Hoshi, Stephen Shin, and Will Magnus. After Victor Fries, Ray Palmer, and Silas Stone were killed, Thaddeus Sivana met with his fellow scientists at Karen Beecher's house. When the Metal Men attacked, Sivana was picked up by the Batdroid and was killed offscreen.

Shazam!

Main article: Thaddeus Sivana (DC Extended Universe)

Sivana appeared as the main antagonist in the 2019 film Shazam!, and was portrayed by Mark Strong, who also portrayed Frank D'Amico in Kick-Ass.

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