Eek Stack Ik Ik was the Queen of the Butterflies, who possessed Senator Royland Goff as part of her plan to take over the Earth until she lost her body to Peacemaker, whom she kidnapped before being captured by him, though they formed a friendship. She then escaped and took Sophie Song as a new host, and using her entire army, Ik Ik caused the Butterflies to possess the Evergreen Police Department. Her plans were later foiled and all of her forces were killed along with the cow and Peacemaker killed Sophie’s body, leaving her to later return to Smith's home for him to give her the last of the amber fluid to survive. She died later that day due to lack of food.
Biography[]
Early Life[]
As the Queen of the Butterflies, Eek Stack Ik Ik came to Earth with the rest of her subjects seeking a new home when their native planet was dying, and upon believing that humans were on the same self-destructive path, the Butterflies started possessing humans in positions of political power,[1] with Eek Stack Ik Ik possessing Royland Goff.[2] Ik Nobe Llok opposed their world domination plans,[3] and the Butterflies approached Judomaster and convinced him to join their cause to save the world, serving as Royland Goff's bodyguard.[2]
Butterfly Invasion[]
- "Peace out, motherfucker!"
- ―Peacemaker to "Royland Goff"[src]
Peacemaker, Vigilante, and Emilia Harcourt were sent to assassinate "Royland Goff" and his "family." After a trip, Goff returned to his residence, guarded by Judomaster and another bodyguard. Inside the residence, the family drank an amber liquid in the dining room, sticking out their long tongues. Goff's son, wife, and daughter were killed by Vigilante, but Goff managed to survive.
With Peacemaker and Vigilante held captive in a cave, Goff tortured Vigilante, placing electrodes on his scrotum, to force Peacemaker to give him information, but Smith refused. Goff claimed to have believed humans were empathic; however, Smith soon broke free and fought Goff. Upon defeating him, Smith blew his face off with a shotgun. Upon losing Royland Goff's body, Eek Stack Ik Ik emerged from her host in the presence of Smith and Chase,[2] and was kidnapped by Smith, who sealed her in a jar, naming her "Goff," and hid her from his teammates.[4]
The following night, Peacemaker fed "Goff," and did so again in the morning. The next morning, Smith fed Goff again, and when Vigilante arrived to visit Smith in his trailer, "Goff" used the amber liquid to create a peace symbol, attempting to communicate with them, who decided to interview him. Peacemaker asked "Goff" to answer yes-or-no questions, becoming angry with Chase for not understanding the rules. However, when the police arrived at Smith's house to arrest him, Vigilante, Eagly, and Peacemaker escaped through the roof, with Chase carrying "Goff" on his back, climbing the trees, but accidentally fell to the ground. Their pitcher broke and Goff took Sophie Song as her host, killing her and causing her to writhe on the ground.
Larry Fitzgibbon panicked upon seeing his friend Song convulsing on the ground, reaching out to hug her, but "Song" suddenly woke up. Unaware that his friend had been possessed by an alien butterfly, Fitgibbon expressed concern for her health, but Song simply walked away. Searching the woods, "Song" and Fitzgibbon found Caspar Locke surrounded by murdered police officers, blaming the McDonald's character, Hamburglar. Upon returning to the station, "Song" hacked into the system to send a landing signal to the Butterflies. A confused Fitzgibbon asked "Song" questions, and Eek Stack Ik Ik realized that Song loved him very much.
At night, Ik Ik saw the Butterflies arrive in their spaceships and led them to invade the Evergreen Police Department and take over their bodies, killing both officers and prisoners. As they left, the Butterflies shared a maniacal laugh. The Butterflies found a fake Peacemaker diary and publicly accused Smith of murdering Annie Sturphausen, to justify making him a wanted criminal.[3] The Butterfly cops invaded Leota Adebayo's apartment, where Ik Nobe Llok sacrificed himself to save his friends and stop the invasion, and Eek Stack Ik Ik killed Ik Nobe Llok. Following her plans, the Butterflies headed to Coverdale Ranch, seeking to teleport the Cow away to avoid being found.[5]
While working, the Butterflies were attacked by the 11th Street Kids, who placed a Sonic Boom Helmet near the cow and distracted them. When Peacemaker descended into the barn ruins, "Goff" confronted Smith but soon asked him to stop fighting and follow her. Goff revealed the Butterflies' plans to Peacemaker, believing that humans were heading in the same self-destructive direction that annihilated their planet and that they wanted to save Earth no matter how many men, women, and children they had to kill in the process. Ik Ik asked Smith to join their cause, but Smith, faced with his past experiences, refused to join the Butterflies' cause for the sake of his friends, activating the human torpedo that caused Leota Adebayo to fly into the cow, killing it, and shot "Song," halting their plans.
Having lost Song's body, Eek Stack Ik Ik went to Smith's house a few days later to look for Amber Fluid, awakening him by knocking on his window. Smith gave her the last remnants to drink, and Ik Ik died that same day from lack of food.[1]
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Behind the Scenes[]
- Eek Stack Ik Ik in the DC Universe continues the alternate incarnation of the character from the DC Extended Universe, who was played by Antonio Cupo when possessing Royland Goff and by Annie Chang when possessing Sophie Song.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Peacemaker: The Official Podcast with James Gunn: 1.08: It's Cow or Never
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Peacemaker: The Official Podcast with James Gunn: 1.03: Better Goff Dead
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Peacemaker: The Official Podcast with James Gunn: 1.06: Murn After Reading
- ↑ Peacemaker: The Official Podcast with James Gunn: 1.04: The Choad Less Traveled
- ↑ Peacemaker: The Official Podcast with James Gunn: 1.07: Stop Dragon My Heart Around
