Ernest Franklin (Doom Patrol TV Series)

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Real Name	Ernest Franklin
Main Alias	Beard Hunter
Relatives	Unnamed mother
Affiliation	Formerly Bureau of Normalcy
Base Of Operations	Painting That Ate Danny · Formerly Danny the Street · West Seneca, New York
Status
Alignment	Neutral
Identity	Public Identity
Citizenship	American
Marital Status	Single
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Hair	Brown
Origin
Universe	Doom Patrol (TV Series)
Creators	Grant Morrison · Vincent Giarrano
First Appearance	"Hair Patrol" (April 19, 2019)
Last Appearance	"Dumb Patrol" (July 23, 2020)

Ernest Franklin is the Beard Hunter, a mercenary with the unique ability to psychically link and track any person by eating a single strand of their beard hair.

History

Hunt for Niles Caulder

Ernest Franklin, while living in his mother's basement in West Seneca, NY, was contacted by the Bureau of Normalcy to track down Niles Caulder, who had been kidnapped by Mister Nobody.

Franklin broke into Doom Manor and found some of Caulder's beard hair in his bathroom. Upon eating it, he lost consciousness but had gained a connection to the Chief. When he came to, Franklin had to escape Rita Farr and Cyborg.

Franklin tracked Caulder to a location on Danny the Street, but, when he arrived, he was ambushed by Manny.

Living in Danny

To reform, Franklin decided to stay in Danny the Street to live happily until the Doom Patrol showed up to find out where Niles was, but he confessed that he no longer knew his whereabouts.

Franklin was absorbed into the Painting That Ate Paris by Mister Nobody. Though the Doom Patrol managed to save the day and free the world from the painting, they left Nobody and the Beard Hunter inside, leaving them to hang there as imprisonment.

Stuck in the painting

However, eventually the picture became contaminated by scants, a race of creatures that fed on bad ideas. Franklin, becoming infected himself, painted himself white to try to hide from them. When the Doom Patrol went inside the painting to eradicate the infestation, they were all captured and prepared to be siphoned dry of their bad ideas. But, when Miranda proved immune to the brain-washing, she overpowered the Scant Queen and freed them all.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Psychic Link: By ingesting the beard hair of any individual, Franklin develops a psychic connection to them.

Abilities

• Tracking
• Singing

Weaknesses

• Obsession

Notes

• This version of the character is exclusive to the continuity of the television series Doom Patrol and is an adaptation of Beard Hunter. The original character was created by Grant Morrison and Vincent Giarrano and first appeared in Doom Patrol (Volume 2) #45.
• Beard Hunter is portrayed by Tommy Snider.

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Footnotes

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