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Denny Nielson[1] is Perdita Vladek's personal bodyguard.

Physical appearance[]

History[]

2010[]

Denny was part of Princess Perdita's security detail on the night of September 29,[2][3] when she arrived at Star City International Airport. As he brought her down the escalator into the terminal, assassins struck, shooting Denny in the shoulder. Denny attempted to get Perdita back up but he was shot again, taking him down.[4]

2016[]

In late June,[5] Denny guarded Perdita as she attended Wally West's funeral.[6]

2018[]

 
Markovburg
July 30, 19:23 EEST

Denny accompanied Queen Perdita to the pre-coronation of Gregor Markov.[7]

 
Beverly Hills
October 15, 18:39 PDT

Denny stood guard outside Perdita's room at the Luthor Grande Hotel while she prepared for a date with Garfield Logan.[8]

 
Taos
November 22, post-13:59 MST

Denny escorted Perdita when she and Gar attended the Harvest Festival at the Meta-Human Youth Center with Ed and the Team. During the festivities, everyone was overcome by nausea, and "Count Vertigo" and "Henchy" (who were really Psimon and Devastation) appeared. "Henchy" kicked Denny aside before they took Perdita in a small helicopter. The Team subsequently rescued her.[9]

2020[]

 
Hollywood
May 14, 19:48 PDT

Denny accompanied Perdita when she surprised Gar at the Premiere Building.[10]

 
Star City
November 09, 08:00 PST

Denny was with Perdita as they flew in for an economic conference. He understood her dislike of Star City International Airport. He worked with Bowhunter Security, and discussed Perdita's schedule with Will Harper en route to their first stop, STAR Labs. At STAR, they soon came under attack by armored assailants, who hit Denny with a poisoned dart and kidnapped Perdita.[3]

 
Star City
November 09, 18:02 PST

Denny was taken to Royal Memorial Hospital with the other poisoning victims. Artemis was sure they had been dosed with Sportsmaster's coma serum, which would take days to wear off even with the antidote.[4]

 
Star City
November 11, 12:31 PST

Denny and the others were still unconscious when visited by Lian Nguyen-Harper and Paula Crock.[11]

 
Star City
November 12, 09:05 PST

Denny and the other coma patients woke up, surrounded by friends and family, including a recently rescued Perdita, much to Denny's relief.[6]

Appearances[]

Background information[]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Weisman, Greg (2022-07-13). Question #26116. Ask Greg. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  2. Weisman, Greg (2022-07-12). Tweet. Twitter. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Weisman, Greg (w). Jones, Christopher (a). Wright, Jason (col). Abbott, Wes (let). Meares, Ben, Kubert, Katie (ed). "Cherry Gig" Young Justice: Targets (June 14, 2022), DC Universe Infinite: DC Comics
  4. 4.0 4.1 Weisman, Greg (w). Jones, Christopher (a). Wright, Jason (col). Abbott, Wes (let). Meares, Ben, Kubert, Katie (ed). "Ominous Tidings" Young Justice: Targets (July 12, 2022), DC Universe Infinite: DC Comics
  5. Weisman, Greg (2022-05-20). Question #25950. Ask Greg. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Weisman, Greg (w). Jones, Christopher (a). Wright, Jason (col). Abbott, Wes (let). Meares, Ben, Kubert, Katie (ed). "Last Rights" Young Justice: Targets (November 8, 2022), DC Universe Infinite: DC Comics
  7. Robinson, Andrew (writer) & Zwyer, Mel (director) (January 4, 2019). "Royal We". Young Justice. Season 3. Episode 2. DC Universe.
  8. Weisman, Greg (writer) & Heuck, Vinton (director) (January 25, 2019). "Nightmare Monkeys". Young Justice. Season 3. Episode 12. DC Universe.
  9. Weisman, Greg (writer) & Berkeley, Christopher (director) (July 2, 2019). "Illusion of Control". Young Justice. Season 3. Episode 16. DC Universe.
  10. Weisman, Greg (writer) & Berkeley, Christopher (director) (December 30, 2021). "Kaerb Ym Traeh!". Young Justice. Season 4. Episode 13. HBO Max.
  11. Weisman, Greg (w). Jones, Christopher (a). Wright, Jason (col). Abbott, Wes (let). Meares, Ben, Kubert, Katie (ed). "Foreign Affairs" Young Justice: Targets (Septmeber 13, 2022), DC Universe Infinite: DC Comics
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