Parasite is a villain from the Superman media and is named after the fact that much like a parasite he enjoys feeding off others to enhance his own strength.
Origin
Once a janitor, Rudy Jones became Parasite by stealing from a center.
Powers and Abilities
Parasite has the ability to absorb other people's strength and power. However, this absorbed power would eventually fade. In Superman: The Animated Series , Parasite chained Superman up in the basement of S.T.A.R Labs and absorbed energy from him whenever his power got low.
Gallery
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
I.C. Harris from New Adventures of Superman
All-Star Superman (Animated Movie)
All-Star Superman (comics)
Villains
Comics
Alex Luthor |
Alexei Luthor |
Amanda Waller |
Amazo |
Anomaly |
Anti-Monitor |
Atom Man |
Atomic Skull |
Ballser |
Bane |
Bernadeth |
Bertron |
Bizarro |
Black Adam |
Black Mercies |
Black Zero |
Blanque |
Blackrock |
Blaze |
Bloodsport |
Brainiac |
Bruno Mannheim |
Boss Moxie |
Cheetah |
Chessure |
Circe |
Clayface |
Commander Gor |
Composite Superman |
Cron |
Cyborg Superman |
Cythonna |
Dark Knights |
Darkseid |
Deathstroke |
Desaad |
Deuce & Charger |
Dev-Em |
Devil Nezha |
The Devastator |
Doctor Light |
Dr. Pharm |
Dr. William Jennings |
Doctor Manhattan |
Doomsday |
Earth-Man |
Eclipso |
Equus |
Eradicator |
Eradicator (Dark Multiverse) |
Ernest Smalley |
Eve Teschmacher |
Faora Hu-Ul |
Female Furies |
Fifth-Dimensional Imps |
Forgotten Villains |
Galactic Golem |
Gorilla Grodd |
Graft |
Grand Scorpion |
Granny Goodness |
Green Man |
Glorious Godfrey |
Gzptlsnz |
Harley Quinn |
H'El |
Hector Hammond |
Hellgrammite |
Helspont |
Hfuhruhurr |
Imperiex |
Intergang |
Jax-Ur |
Joker |
Jon Lane Kent |
Justice League of Earth |
Kaizen Gamorra |
Kalibak |
Kanto |
Karkull |
Killer Frost |
Klan of the Fiery Kross |
Kobra Cult |
Lashina |
Last Sun |
Legion of Doom |
Legion of Super-Villains |
Leticia Luthor |
Lex Luthor |
Livewire |
Lobo |
Mad Harriet |
Magpie |
Major Disaster |
Major Force |
Manchester Black |
Mandrakk |
Mantis |
Master Jailer |
Masters of Disaster |
Match |
Maxima |
Maxwell Lord |
Mercy Graves |
Metallo |
Mister Oz |
Mongul |
Mongul II |
Morgaine Le Fey |
Morgan Edge |
Mr. Mxyzptlk |
Neron |
Neutron |
Nick O' Teen |
Nimrod The Hunter |
Overman |
Parademons |
Parallax |
Parasite |
Parasite (Joshua Michael Allen) |
Phantom Zoners |
Planeteer |
Prankster |
Poison Ivy |
Preus |
Princess Zala Jor-El |
Psycho-Pirate |
Queen Bee |
Queen of Fables |
Rogol Zaar |
Royal Flush Gang |
Sam Lane |
Scarecrow |
Secret Society of Super Villains |
Segret Wilson |
Shockwaver |
Shrapnel |
Silver Banshee |
Sinestro |
Sleez |
Solomon Grundy |
Subjekt-17 |
Suicide Squad |
Superboy-Prime |
Superdoom |
Superman Revenge Squad |
Superman (Earth-2) |
Superman (The Dark Side) |
The SuperMan |
Spellbinder |
Star Sapphire |
Starro |
Steppenwolf |
Stompa |
Tarantula |
Thunder & Lightning |
Titano |
Toyman |
Ultra-Humanite |
Ultraman |
Ursa |
Vandal Savage |
Vincent |
Vincent Edge |
Vyndktvx |
Whisper A'Daire |
William Dunn |
Xa-Du |
Zod
Theatrical Movies
Superman : Lex Luthor | Otis | Eve Teschmacher | General Zod | Non | Ursa
Superman II : General Zod | Non | Ursa | Lex Luthor | Otis | Eve Teschmacher | Rocky
Superman III : Ross Webster | Vera Webster | Lorelei Ambrosia | Gus Gorman
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace : Lex Luthor | Nuclear Man
Superman Returns : Lex Luthor
Man of Steel : Sword of Rao (Dru-Zod , Faora-Ul , Nam-Ek , Jax-Ur , Tor-An , Car-Vex , Nadira , & Dev-Em II )
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice : Lex Luthor | Anatoli Knyazev | Doomsday | Mercy Graves | Joe Chill | Zod | Steppenwolf
DC League of Super-Pets : Lulu | Lex Luthor | Mercy Graves | Whiskers | Mutant Guinea Pigs
Direct-to-video Movies
Superman: Brainiac Attacks : Brainiac | Lex Luthor | Mercy Graves | Mister Mxyzptlk
Superman: Doomsday : Lex Luthor | Superman Clone | Doomsday | Toyman | Mercy Graves
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies : Lex Luthor | Major Force | Metallo | Amanda Waller | Toyman | Solomon Grundy | Gorilla Grodd | Killer Frost | Lady Shiva | Giganta | Mongul | Captain Cold
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse : Darkseid | Female Furies (Granny Goodness , Mad Harriet , Lashina & Stompa ) | Doomsday
Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam : Black Adam
All-Star Superman : Lex Luthor | Solaris | Parasite | Nasthalthia Luthor | Bar-El & Lilo-El
Superman vs. The Elite : The Elite (Manchester Black & Hat ) | Atomic Skull
Superman: Unbound : Brainiac
The Death Of Superman : Doomsday | Lex Luthor | Intergang (Bruno Mannheim ) | Mercy Graves | Cyborg Superman
Reign Of The Supermen : Cyborg Superman | Darkseid | Parademons | Lex Luthor | Mercy Graves
Superman: Red Son : Superman | Brainiac | Lex Luthor | Joseph Stalin | Superior Man | Batman
Superman: Man of Tomorrow : Parasite | Lobo | Lex Luthor
Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons : Starro | Lex Luthor | Penguin
Television
1940's Superman
Bulleteers | Inventor | Mad Scientist | Indian Scientist
Superman: The Animated Series
Lex Luthor | Brainiac | Darkseid | Metallo | Toyman | Intergang (Bruno Mannheim , Spider Spinelli , Blaine ) | Mercy Graves | Joey | Parasite | Dr. Vale | Lobo | Gnaww | Preserver | Kanto | Earl Garver | Jax-Ur | Mala | Prometheon | General Hardcastle | Weather Wizard | Livewire | Bizarro | Kurt Bowman | Luminus | Mister Mxyzptlk | Superman (Brave New Metropolis) | Lex Luthor (Brave New Metropolis) | Titano | Desaad | Kalibak | Karkull | Corey Mills | Suit | Maxima | De'Cine | Steppenwolf | Parademons | Female Furies (Granny Goodness , Stompa , Mad Harriet , Lashina ) | Volcana | Kurt | Darci Mason | Sinestro | Unity | Reverend Amos Howell
Krypton
Brainiac | Doomsday | Lobo | Jax-Ur | Kol-Da | Lis-Ser | Daron-Vex | Araame | Lyta-Zod Clone
Superman & Lois
Tal-Rho | Ally Allston | Bruno Mannheim | Lex Luthor | John Henry Irons | Leslie Larr | Intergang (Boss Moxie , Thaddeus Killgrave , Onomatopoeia , & Atom-Man ) | Superman (John Henry Irons' Earth) | Reno Rosetti | David Fuglestad | Zeta-Rho | Zod | Mitch Anderson | Bizarro | Inverse Society (Lana-Rho , Jonathan-El , & Erin Wu ) | Phillip Karnowsky | Kit Faulkner | Emmitt Pergande | Otis Grisham
My Adventures With Superman
Task Force X (The General , Amanda Waller , & Slade Wilson ) | Livewire | OMACs | Intergang | Parasite | Alex | Heat Wave | Mr. Mxyzptlk | League of Lois Lanes | Nemesis Omega | Brainiac | Kryptonian Warrior
Video Games
Superman Arcade : Emperor Zaas | Lex Luthor | Metallo | Parasite
Superman: Shadow of Apokolips : Lex Luthor | Darkseid | Metallo | Livewire | Parasite | Kanto | Mercy Graves | Volcana
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe : Dark Kahn | Lex Luthor | Scorpion | Shang Tsung | Darkseid
Injustice : Superman | Brainiac | Doomsday | Aquaman | Black Adam | The Flash | Sinestro | Lex Luthor | Wonder Woman | Joker | Darkseid
See Also
Legion of Super-Heroes Villains |
Lobo Villains |
Smallville Villains |
Steel Villains |
Superboy Villains |
Supergirl Villains |
Superwoman Villains