Bronze Tiger

Ben Turner is a world-class martial artist who uses his skills to fight for justice and find personal redemption. He is a disciplined and honorable warrior who has served as a key member and field leader for the Suicide Squad.

Ben Turner killed a man with a kitchen knife when he was ten years old to protect his parents from a robber. This event caused him to feel a lot of anger that he struggled to manage. He started taking martial arts classes to learn how to control his physical actions. He eventually traveled to Asia and studied under a teacher named O-Sensei. He became one of the most skilled fighters alive and developed a close friendship with another student named Richard Dragon. A criminal group called the League of Assassins eventually captured him and used brainwashing techniques to change his personality. They turned him into a professional killer who went by the name Bronze Tiger.

Ben worked for the League of Assassins for a long time and completed many missions as an assassin. Eventually, he was captured and received medical treatment to restore his original memories and personality. He began working for the government as a member of the Suicide Squad under the direction of Amanda Waller. He often acted as a leader for the team and tried to keep the other members from making immoral choices during their missions. He eventually left the government to work as a vigilante. He now lives in a city and uses his martial arts expertise to stop criminals while following his own strict code of honor.

Appearance: Bronze Tiger has dark brown skin. He has a tall and heavily muscular build. He is completely bald and has solid white eyes. Long scars run down the right side of his head and neck. He wears a thick necklace made of large, pointed white animal teeth. He wears a fitted orange t-shirt featuring thick, jagged black tiger stripes across the torso. Over the shirt, he wears a glossy black leather hooded jacket left open at the front. Two black drawstrings hang from the hood of the jacket. A black leather belt is fastened around his waist. The belt features a large, sculpted gold buckle in the shape of a snarling tiger's head. He wears fitted grey denim pants. His hands are covered in black leather gloves. Four sharp, curved silver claws extend from the knuckles of each glove

Personality: Ben Turner is defined by a rigid sense of discipline and a strict adherence to his personal code of honor. He is one of the most formidable martial artists in the world, carrying himself with a quiet, focused intensity that demands respect from both allies and enemies. While he has been manipulated and brainwashed by groups like the League of Assassins in the past, his true character is one of deep integrity and a constant desire for redemption. He is often the moral compass of teams like the Suicide Squad, providing a grounded perspective in an environment filled with chaos and ego. He values loyalty and mastery above all else, seeing combat as a discipline that requires total mental and physical harmony.

His most enduring friendship is with Richard Dragon, as the two trained together and formed a bond based on mutual martial expertise and respect. In the professional setting of the Suicide Squad, he maintains a relationship of mutual trust with Rick Flag, often serving as a reliable second-in-command. His interactions with Amanda Waller are characterized by a cold, mutual wariness, as he recognizes her tactical brilliance while loathing her lack of ethics. He has also shared a significant romantic connection with Mari McCabe, also known as Vixen, where his grounded nature balanced her more vibrant energy. Despite his history with various criminal organizations, he has earned the wary respect of Batman, who recognizes him as a fighter of nearly peerless skill.

Ben Turner is one of the top five martial artists on the planet, possessing a mastery of combat that rivals or exceeds that of Batman and Lady Shiva. He is an expert in a vast array of disciplines including Taekwondo, Jiu-jitsu, Aikido, Karate, Kung Fu, and Muay Thai, and he frequently utilizes pressure point strikes and nerve pinches to incapacitate foes instantly. His physical conditioning is at the absolute peak of human potential, allowing him to deflect flying daggers with his hands and outpace gunfire through sheer agility. In some versions of his history, he possesses a mystic talisman that allows him to transform into a humanoid tiger, granting him superhuman strength and durability. When he's in his human form, he often relies on specialized weaponry such as tekkō-kagi clawed gauntlets, swords, and staves to dismantle entire squads of armed mercenaries.