| BIG SIR (Dufus P. Ratchet) | BIOGRAPHY |
| Created by Cary Bates and Carmine Infantino |
PERSONAL DATA
Real Name: Dufus P. Ratchet
Identity: Public
Status: Deceased
Citizenship: American
Marital Status: Single
Group Affiliation(s): Injustice League II; Justice League Antarctica
Gender: Male
Height: 6' 9"
Weight: 307 lbs.
Eyes: Blue
Hair: None
First Appearance: Flash Vol. 1 #338 (October 1984)
Creators: Cary Bates and Carmine Infantino
HISTORY
Dufus P. Ratchet was born with a malfunctioning pituitary gland that allowed his body to grow enormously while his mind stopped developing past the intelligence of an eight year old. Dufus was kept under observation at Central City's Breedmore Mental Hospital until he attracted the attention of Flash's Rogues Gallery. The Rogues freed Sir and outfitted him with high-tech armour provided by the Monitor. The armour's helmet used 'telepathic noise' designed to cloud the user's mind and make them pliable to suggestion. Taking advantage of this, the villains convinced him that he was a member of their Rogues Gallery named Big Sir, and the lot of them had just been beat up by the Flash. To further enrage Big Sir, they claimed that Flash had killed a small mouse. This enraged Dufus he left to find Flash.
In the ensuing fight, Big Sir beat Flash half to death, but the Flash escaped. The next time they met, Big Sir was subdued and taken to Gorilla City. The super-intelligent scientists of Gorilla City corrected his mental deficiencies, and Big Sir was most grateful. He decided to retire his costume and find a way to contribute to society with his new-found intellect.
However, under as yet unrevealed circumstances, Big Sir reverted to his old level of intelligence and retrieved his battle armour. He joined up with the Injustice League and had a close friendship with Major Disaster. After the Injustice League temporarily disbanded, Big Sir and Major Disaster went to Kooey Kooey Kooey and broke the bank at club JLI. Big Sir and the Injustice League briefly reformed and became an official branch of Justice League International - Justice League Antarctica. After their headquarters was destroyed by rampaging Piranha penguins they disbanded.
Some time later, Big Sir and his team-mates from the Injustice League volunteered to join the Suicide Squad. Their first mission was rescuing Preston Paddington Bayer from Eve, a cloned metahuman. Big Sir died during the course of the mission along with the Clock King.
CHRONOLOGY
For a definitive list of appearances of Big Sir in chronological order click here
PROFILE REFERENCES
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #2 (April 1985)