Count Vertigo is a supervillain created by Gerry Conway, Trevor Von Eeden and Vince Colletta as an enemy of Black Canary and later Green Arrow in the DC Comics Universe.
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23 Facts About Count Vertigo
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Count Vertigo is the last descendant of the royal family that ruled the small eastern European country of Vlatava that was taken over by the Soviets and later became devastated by the Spectre.
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Count Vertigo first appeared in Star City, where he attempted to steal back the jewels his parents had sold when they escaped to England after the war.
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The victim of a hereditary inner ear defect that affected his balance, Vertigo had a small electronic device implanted in his right temple that compensated for this problem.
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Tinkering with the device, Count Vertigo learned he was able to affect other people's balance as well, distorting their perceptions so that they literally couldn't tell up from down, an effect known as vertigo.
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Count Vertigo was captured by Poison Ivy when the Suicide Squad came in and resolved the conflict and Kaligari was murdered.
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Count Vertigo was Poison Ivy's slave for a long period of time, during which he grew to hate Poison Ivy and frequently threatened to kill her when he was free of her control.
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Count Vertigo succeeded, and it turned out that as he went into rehab and expunged the chemicals that had been pumped into his body by both Ivy and the rebels, that he was unwittingly cured of the disorder that had plagued him for so long.
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However, he cautioned Count Vertigo to make up his mind - after all, he would not fail or hesitate.
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The running subplot would ultimately culminate in the last pages of the first volume of Suicide Squad, in which Deadshot and Count Vertigo stood across one another, Deadshot ready to kill him.
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Count Vertigo realized that this was ultimately an indirect suicide, and that would ruin his chances for the afterlife.
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Count Vertigo declined, stating that he wasn't fit to rule at this point, as he wasn't even sure if he wanted to live or die.
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Snickering snidely, Count Vertigo left her to die in the ruins of the collapsing temple they were in.
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Ultimately, Count Vertigo did return to his homeland in order to ensure that he would once more become the country's rightful ruler.
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Count Vertigo has been seen among Lex Luthor's ranks in the Secret Society of Super Villains in the pages of Infinite Crisis.
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Count Vertigo appeared during the 52-week series, as a member of a Suicide Squad led by Atom Smasher against the Black Marvel Family.
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Count Vertigo is with Captain Boomerang, Persuader, Plastique and Electrocutioner.
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Count Vertigo appears "One Year Later" in the revamped Checkmate title as part of its regular cast as the White Queen's Knight under White Queen Amanda Waller.
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Count Vertigo is later seen capturing the Rogues responsible for the murder of the Flash, alongside a new Suicide Squad composed of Bronze Tiger, Captain Boomerang, Plastique, Multiplex and Deadshot.
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Count Vertigo later appears as a member of Richard Dragon's Longbow Hunters.
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Count Vertigo uses the Vertigo Effect to disrupt the aim of gunmen, snipers and the like.
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Count Vertigo wears magnetic boots with which he can walk walls or ceilings.
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Count Vertigo then retrieves Doctor Fate's Helm of Nabu from the Amazons' attacks.
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