Artemis Crock and Cheshire. A former member of Ra's al Ghul's League of Shadows, he becomes the top assassin and enforcer of Project Cadmus' Board of Directors, "The Light". In season one, Sportsmaster uses his relationship to Artemis to blackmail her into joining the Light, only for her to betray and capture him. Having escaped sometime before the second season, he vows vengeance on Black Manta for Artemis' apparent murder at the hands of Manta's son, Kaldur'ahm, but lays his vendetta to rest when he discovers that Artemis faked her death to infiltrate the Light. The Lawrence "Crusher" Crock incarnation of Sportsmaster appears in Stargirl, portrayed by Neil Hopkins. This version is a member of the Injustice Society of America (ISA). In the pilot episode, Sportsmaster partook in the ISA's attack on the Justice Society of America (JSA)'s headquarters. In the two-part episode "Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E.", Sportsmaster assists the ISA in enacting Project: New America, only to be foiled and defeated by Stargirl's JSA. In the episode "Summer School: Chapter Thirteen", Artemis Crock breaks Sportsmaster and Tigress out of prison so that they can help Cindy Burman and the JSA fight Eclipso. Following this, the Crock family move in next door to the Whitmore-Dugan family at the end of season two. In season three, Sportsmaster and Tigress work with the JSA to investigate Gambler's death and find the person responsible for spying on Blue Valley's citizens until they are killed by Icicle. Film During pre-production, James Gunn originally considered adding Sportsmaster to the titular team of his film The Suicide Squad, but eventually decided not to use the character. Video games The Young Justice incarnation of Sportsmaster appears as a boss in Young Justice: Legacy, voiced again by Nick Chinlund. References Fictional players of American football Fictional mercenaries in comics Fictional male sportspeople Comics characters introduced in 1989 Characters created by John Ostrander Earth-Two DC Comics supervillains DC Comics male supervillains Golden Age supervillains Comics characters introduced in 1947 Characters created by John Broome