- "What I have done is protect this city. This world. Humans understand little about justice. Justice must be absolute."
- —The Master Jailer to Kara[src]
The Master Jailer, known as Carl Draper on Earth, is a Trombusan prison guard who worked on Fort Rozz. After the prison crashed on Earth, he became a rogue vigilante determined to execute all its convicts.
Biography
Fort Rozz
The Master Jailer is a former guard at Fort Rozz who hailed from the planet Trombus. Both his father and his grandfather worked as prison guards. After Fort Rozz crashed into the Earth, the prisoners escaped from their cells and killed all the guards, with the exception of the Master Jailer. He masqueraded as Carl Draper, a National City police detective, while hunting down and killing the Fort Rozz escapees who were disguising themselves as Earthlings. He made use of advanced alien technology, including an armored suit that made him a match for Supergirl physically.[1]
Powers and abilities
Powers
- Trombusan physiology: As a Trombusan, the Master Jailor seems physically indistinguishable from humans, which allowed him to infiltrate the National City Police Department as "Carl Draper". It is currently unknown if he possesses any superhuman powers beyond his armor's capabilities.
Abilities
- High-level intellect/Expert scout: The Master Jailer is a highly intelligent as he used his human-like appearance to pose as a human and managed to become a detective for the NCPD. He was capable of locating several of the escapees even if they had disguised themselves as humans. He also seemed to remember the prison numbers and the crimes committed by the Fort Rozz escapees without any assistance.
- Expert hand-to-hand combatant: As a former prison guard at Fort Rozz, the Master Jailer demonstrated skill at hand-to-hand combat, being able to defeat and restrain Supergirl twice with the use of his combat skills and his suit's weaponry.
- Skilled marksman: Under the guise of police detective "Carl Draper", the Master Jailer showed skill in the use of a handgun, shooting both his partner, Jim Warren and Alex Danvers, the latter of who was protected by her bulletproof vest. He also managed to easily knock down Alphonse Luzano by throwing his baton several feet at his feet.
Equipment
- Master Jailer armor: The suit used by the Master Jailer was an advanced battle armor capable of physically enhancing its user to be able to fight Kryptonians, though it does not necessarily make him strong enough to overpower one as he could be fought off briefly by Alex Danvers. Additionally, the Master Jailer demonstrated the ability to fly, shoot energy blasts from his forearms, and project super-strong chains. Its energy blasts and chains where notably used incapacitate Kryptonians, along with several aliens, with ease. Under his human guise of "Carl Draper", the suit collapsed into pieces and concealed itself on its user, while the entire helmet could collapse itself without the rest of the suit to reveal his face.
- Baton: The Master Jailer threw a baton at the feet of Alphonse Luzano to knock him down. J'onn J'onzz described it as being made of an alien material called "black star alloy" when it was recovered by the D.E.O. and used to find out that it was standard police issue.
Appearances
Supergirl
Season 1
Trivia
- Master Jailer claimed to be executing justice like Alura Zor-El. However, despite Alura's rigid interpretation of the law, she still believed in giving all criminals a fair trial and strongly opposed indiscriminate capital punishment. Furthermore, following the destruction of Krypton, Alura realized the flaws in her legal methods and worked to change her ways while Master Jailer grew even more extreme in his views.
Behind the scenes
- In the DC comics, Master Jailer is not an alien but a human, named Carl Draper, who grew up to be a security expert and an enemy to Superman.