Amanda Waller (Batman: Shadow War)

Amanda Waller is a major character turned antagonist in Batman: Shadow War. She is a high-ranking U.S. government official and Director of ARGUS, while having ties to several other espionage and law enforcement agencies, as well as being the commanding officer for the Suicide Squad and an occasional ally of Batman.

Abilities

 * Gifted Intelligence: Amanda Waller is exceptionally intelligent and resourceful, which extends to her immensely formidable political science, leadership, tactical, demagogic, investigative, manipulation, hacking, exploitative networking and leveraging skills.
 * ​Expert Tactician: Amanda Waller, is an immensely skilled manipulative tactician, being effective enough to build up a fearsome reputation among U.S. government officials. She often uses her cunning and planning to successfully outwit stronger and more powerful enemies, gaining leverage over them rather than simply attempting to outfight them, often using any of their exploitable weaknesses to her advantage, though Waller's methods are very amoral. Due to this, Waller is able to extend her authority over the extremely dangerous Suicide Squad and even when caught off guard, she can swiftly regain control of a situation.
 * Expert Political Scientist: Waller, as a very high-ranking U.S. government official and the Director of ARGUS with ties to several espionage and law enforcement agencies such as the FBI and CIA, is an extremely skilled political scientist, understanding the inner workings of political structures and their intended goals. Hence, Waller fully understood the paradigm shift that the goals of modern politics.
 * Expert Demagogue: Waller is a superbly skilled demagogue, since her intention is to come off as a pioneering altruist concerned with United States national security, so she therefore masterfully appeals to popular desires and prejudices when addressing fellow U.S. government officials.
 * Expert Networker: Waller, as a very high-ranking U.S. government official, superbly uses a dense network of professional and social contacts to further her power ambitions. This is notable through her influence of other espionage and law enforcement agencies, the U.S. Army, powerful companies and certain prisons. Hence, Waller is able to discreetly keep tabs on numerous people and things that interest her and was able to transfer inmates that interested her to Belle Reve.
 * Expert Leader: Waller, as the Director of ARGUS, is a superbly skilled leader, having lead her organization for years as well as occasionally leading other agencies' operatives, inspiring fierce loyalty from her subordinates.
 * Expert Hacker: Waller is a highly skilled hacker, as she is able to hack into several security cameras.
 * Indomitable Will: Waller has tremendous determination and strength of will, which make her an extremely formidable opponent. She is ruthless, dominating and unrealing when dealing with others, which makes her one of the most feared and respected people in the U.S. government.
 * Expert Markswoman: Waller is a highly skilled markswoman, swiftly shooting down several enemies.