abstract | - An enigmatic government agency with a Chess Motif, Checkmate competes with Major Zod to be the main antagonist of Season 9. Run by the White Queen and the Black King, Checkmate keeps tabs on paranormal activity and has a definite With Us or Against Us mentality.
* Adaptational Attractiveness: Waller is far better looking than she is in the comics.
* Big Bad Duumvirate: Waller and Lord.
* The Chessmaster: Waller, of course.
* Chess Motifs: No kidding. All agents are assigned a chess-themed codename (Pawn, Knight, Rook, etc.) that denotes their rank within the organization. Moreover, Checkmate itself is split into two halves -- intelligence (headed by the White Queen) and field operations (under the Black King).
* Corrupt Corporate Executive: Lord.
* Government Conspiracy
* Iron Lady: Waller, to no one's surprise.
* Mind Rape: Lord's specialty.
* Necessarily Evil: How Waller sees the group.
* Out-Gambitted: By Zod.
* Super Villain Packing Heat: Lord
* Telepathy: Lord, again.
* With Us or Against Us: Waller's attitude towards Clark and superhumans in general.
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