- —Booster Gold
Michael Jon Carter, also known as Booster Gold, is a superhero from DC Comics. He appeared in the 126th episode of Death Battle, Cable VS Booster Gold, where he fought against Cable from Marvel Comics.
History
Michael Jon Carter was a down-on-his-luck football player from the distant future with dreams of making it into the big leagues to support his struggling family. Out of desperation, Michael made bets and purposely threw games in order to earn enough money for treatment for his ailing mother. After Michael served time for his gambling, he managed to find a new job as a security guard for the Metropolis Space Museum and stumbled upon an exhibit for 20th Century superheroes.
Deciding to change his life and become a crime fighter himself, Michael stole a superhero suit and gear, hijacked a security drone named Skeets to be his personal assistant, and used a still working time machine once owned by Rip Hunter to travel back to the late 20th Century. It was there that he made his public debut, saving the life of then-President of the United States, Ronald Reagan, from a supervillain as the new superhero, "Goldstar"... Except, Michael misspoke on live television and got stuck with the name "Booster Gold" instead. Regardless, he would profit off his knowledge of things to come to become a hero and the CEO of his own company. And while he was and still is bit of a smug glory-seeker, his responsibilities as a hero are pure and true, and uses his future knowledge at the upmost urgency, even when he can't profit from it, making Booster Gold a truly one-of-a-kind superhero.
Death Battle Info
Background
- Real name: Michael Jon Carter
- Height: 6'5" | 196 cm
- Weight: 215 lbs | 98 kg
- Birthdate: December 29, 2442
- Aliases: Goldstar, Supernova, Waverider, Green Lantern (Mistakenly)
- CEO of Goldstar, Inc.
- Best buds with Blue Beetle
- Mentored by his own son, Rip Hunter
Arsenal
- Power Suit
- Superhuman strength, speed, durability
- Time travel circuitry
- Force Field Belt
- Generates an adjustable force-field
- Mass dispersion field
- Legion Flight Ring
- Energy Gauntlets
- Booster Shots
- Time stopping
- Visor
- Skeets
Feats
- Survived hits from Doomsday & Trigon
- Resisted the subatomic destruction of Earth
- Blocked Maxwell Lord's mind control
- Physically overpowered Maxima
- Flew fast enough to tap into the Speed Force
- Defeated Starro, The 1000, Mister Mind
- Stole Martian Manhunter's cookies
Cameo Appearances
Booster Gold can be seen within one of the crystals in the Crack of Time, where Xeno Trunks tried to finish off Archie Silver near the end of Trunks VS Silver.
Booster Gold makes a cameo appearance in Goomba VS Koopa 2, where during the scene of the Koopa time-traveling, he can be seen tumbling through time.
Quotes
- H-hey, uhh, buddy? Do you mind? You're hogging my spotlight here.
- Oh-ho, I get it. You want to take on the champ to boost your street cred, right? Okay. Ehem. Well, if it's a fight you want, it's a fight you'll get!
- Ehe... what?
- Wait, is this guy serious?!
- Hahahoho! Thank you! Thank you!
- Alright, douchebag! You want some of this?!
- Ha ha! Hoo! Let's see! How far!! You fly!!!
- Did you just punch me into next week?!? Or, a million next weeks?!?!?
- Aww, come on!
- Oh hey! I can do that too! In fact, it's kinda my thing. So, here's an army of mes from every second we've fought so far!
- Ohh nooo! A voice in my head! Must! Remove! Forcefield! NOOOOO!
- Ooh wait, did you think you made me turn my forcefield off? Hmm no, it's too strong for that. I gave it to you.
- Ha ha! Boooosterific!
Gallery
Appearance
(By eSkRo, edited from Acey's Captain Mar-Vell)
Arsenal and Abilities
(via Legion Flight Ring)
(via Energy Gauntlets)
(via Force Field Belt)
(via Time Manipulation)
Trivia
- Booster Gold is the 22nd DC character to appear, after Wonder Woman, Batman, Superman, Deathstroke, Lex Luthor, Green Arrow, The Flash, The Joker, Doomsday, Bane, Batman Beyond, Raven, Doctor Fate, Nightwing, Darkseid, Aquaman, Shazam, Green Lantern, Lobo, Static, and Black Canary, and with the next 11 being Wally West, Red Hood, Batgirl, Reverse-Flash, Harley Quinn, Zatanna Zatara, Black Adam, Super Friends Aquaman, The Atom, Martian Manhunter, and Kyle Rayner.
- He is the 17th DC character to fight against a Marvel character, after Wonder Woman, Batman, Deathstroke, Lex Luthor, Green Arrow, The Flash, Doomsday, Bane, Batman Beyond, Doctor Fate, Nightwing, Darkseid, Aquaman, Shazam, Lobo, and Static, and with the next seven being Red Hood, Batgirl, Zatanna Zatara, Black Adam, The Atom, Raven, and Martian Manhunter.
- He is the 17th DC character to win, after Superman, Batman, The Flash, The Joker, Doomsday, Wonder Woman, Batman Beyond, Raven, Doctor Fate, Nightwing, Darkseid, Aquaman, Shazam, Green Lantern, Static, and Black Canary, and with the next three being Wally West, Reverse-Flash, and Zatanna Zatara.
- Booster Gold is the second character to be voiced by Ricco Fajardo, after Leon S. Kennedy.
