- "Who are you?"
- "Jim Corrigan. But I'm also someone else. I'm something else: a spectre."
- —John Diggle and Jim Corrigan[src]
Jim Corrigan was a decorated police officer. He was eventually called to a higher purpose and became a powerful entity known as Spectre, a role he would briefly pass on to Oliver Queen so he could save his friends and the multiverse and combat the Anti-Monitor during the Anti-Monitor Crisis.
Biography
Earlier life
- "In another life, I was a decorated police officer, a hero in my own right, but then I was called to a higher purpose."
- —Jim Corrigan[src]
At one point, Jim Corrigan was a highly decorated police officer. Eventually, he had a new purpose and became something else, a "spectre".[1]
Passing on the mantle of Spectre
After Oliver Queen was resurrected, Corrigan arrived in Purgatory and told him it was his turn to carry the spectre to save the multiverse.[1]
For weeks, Jim prepared Oliver for the battle that was to come, making him relive every punch thrown, every kick landed, and every arrow shot throughout his life. When he was finally ready to take on the Anti-Monitor and restore the multiverse, Jim sent him to the Paragons at the Vanishing Point.[2]
Powers and abilities
Powers
- Spectre physiology: As a spirit, Jim has special abilities.
- Bioluminescence: Jim's eyes glow green when he activates his powers like when he teleported John Constantine, John Diggle and Mia Smoak back to the Waverider.
- Interdimensional travel: Jim is able to bring individuals to other dimensions in the multiverse like what he did to John Constantine, John Diggle and Mia Smoak, teleporting them back from Purgatory to the Waverider.
- Power bestowal: With the glow of Jim's eyes, he was able to transfer the power of the spectre to Oliver Queen so he can save the multiverse.
- Precognition: Jim is able to see individuals' future. He told Oliver that he was destined to become the spectre and save the multiverse from destruction.
Appearances
The Flash
Season 6
Arrow
Season 8
Trivia
- Upon meeting Jim Corrigan, John Constantine remarks he is not the one he knows, a reference to the Jim Corrigan of Earth-1.
- It's possible that this version of Jim Corrigan is native to Earth-666 due to the origin of the purgatory teleportation card. However, this is only presuming if each Earth has its own Purgatory.
Behind the scenes
- In DC comics, Jim Corrigan is a host of the Spectre, one of the most powerful entities in the DC Universe. Unlike the Jim Corrigan of Earth-1, this version does indeed become the Spectre.
References
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