Amanda Waller is a fictional character who appears in comic books published by DC Comics, not Marvel Comics. She is the ruthless director of Task Force X, also known as the Suicide Squad, a team of supervillains who work for the government in exchange for reduced sentences. She was created by John Ostrander, Len Wein, and John Byrne and first appeared in Legends #1 in 1986.

Amanda Waller’s comic book history is complex and has been revised several times. Initially, she was a widow and mother of five from the Chicago projects who lost two of her children and her husband to violence. She became a congressional aide and discovered the files of the original Suicide Squad, a World War II-era team of heroes and villains. She convinced the government to revive the project with her as the leader, using captured supervillains as operatives. She was a formidable and ruthless leader who often clashed with superheroes and politicians over her methods and goals.

In the New 52 reboot, Amanda Waller was younger and thinner and had a different origin. She was a former soldier in Team 7, a black ops unit exposed to a metagene bomb that gave some of them superpowers. She survived the explosion and became the director of ARGUS, a government agency that dealt with metahuman threats. She also formed the Suicide Squad as a covert strike team that answered only to her. She was more sympathetic and conflicted than in her previous version but still ruthless and manipulative.

In the Rebirth continuity, Amanda Waller’s appearance and origin were restored to her pre-New 52 version, with some changes. She was still a widow and mother of five, but three of her children were still alive. Her husband and two sons were killed by an unknown enemy related to her work. She became the director of Task Force X after discovering the files of the original Suicide Squad in a secret vault. She also became the Secretary of Metahuman Affairs under President Lex Luthor but was arrested after his downfall. She later resumed her role as the leader of the Suicide Squad.

Amanda Waller has also appeared in various media adaptations, such as animated series, live-action shows, and movies. Some of the most notable ones are:

– The DCAU Batman: The Animated Series, Superman: The Animated Series, Justice League, and Justice League Unlimited, where CCH Pounder voiced her. She was the founder and leader of Project Cadmus, a secret organization seeking to counter metahumans’ perceived threat. She also formed the Suicide Squad in Justice League Unlimited.
– The live-action series Smallville, where Pam Grier played her. She was the leader of Checkmate, a covert agency that hunted down metahumans and aliens. She also had ties to the Suicide Squad and Tess Mercer.
– The live-action movie Green Lantern, where Angela Bassett played her. She was a government scientist who studied Abin Sur’s body and ring after his crash on Earth. Hector Hammond, who Parallax infected, attacked her.
– The animated series Young Justice, where Sheryl Lee Ralph voiced her. She was the director of Belle Reve Penitentiary, where she secretly ran the Suicide Squad with help from Hugo Strange.
– The live-action series Arrow, where Cynthia Addai-Robinson played her. She led ARGUS and the Suicide Squad, who often recruited or blackmailed Oliver Queen and his allies for her missions.
– The DC Super Hero Girls franchise, where Yvette Nicole Brown voiced her. She was the strict principal of Super Hero High School, who often clashed with the students over their antics.
– The DC Extended Universe movies Suicide Squad (2016), The Suicide Squad (2021), Black Adam (2022), and Peacemaker (2022), where Viola Davis plays her. She is the director of Task Force X and the Suicide Squad, who uses explosive implants to control her operatives.

Some little-known facts about Amanda Waller are:

– She has a Ph.D. in political science.
– She once shot Batman in the chest to prevent him from exposing her secrets.
– She is one of the few people who knows Superman’s secret identity.
– She once had a romantic relationship with Bronze Tiger, one of her Suicide Squad members.
– She has a granddaughter named Darmita, who is also a metahuman.
– She once faked her death to escape from Deathstroke’s vendetta.
– She is immune to mind control due to a nanite implant in her brain.
– She once became a Justice League of America member but secretly worked against them.

Amanda Waller is a complex and controversial character who has been both an ally and an enemy to the superheroes of the DC Universe. She is a master strategist and tactician who will stop at nothing to protect her country and her interests. She is also a skilled martial artist and markswoman who can hold her own in a fight. She is one of the most influential and powerful characters in the DC Universe, who commands respect and fear from heroes and villains.