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Feb 12, 2021 · Holdovers from the original Dark Nights: Metal event, it goes without saying that the initial dark Batmen who invaded the DC universe are some of the best.Returning in a much lesser capacity the second go-around, The Dark Knights consisted of The Drowned (an Aquaman/Batman hybrid), The Dawnbreaker (a Green Lantern Batman), The Merciless (Batman wearing Ares’ helm), The Devastator (a Doomsday ...
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- The Drowned. Although the initial silhouette teaser released in June suggested otherwise, The Drowned appears to be the sole female figure among the evil Batmen.
- The Devastator. Under ordinary circumstances, a hellish combination of Batman and Doomsday, the genetically engineered Kryptonian monster that killed Superman, would be the most frightening character in any comic.
- The Murder Machine. With names like The Drowned and The Devastator, there's at least some room for ambiguity, but that's not the case with The Murder Machine; the malevolence is right there on the tin: Murder Machine.
- The Batman Who Laughs. Arguably the most intriguing of these seven Dark Knights, the Batman Who Laughs merges the Caped Crusader and his arch-nemesis The Joker in one nightmarish figure.
- The Red Death. The Red Death’s origins are a fairly straightforward blend of Batman and the Flash’s tragic backstories. Set on a dying Earth-52, Batman: The Red Death opens with that world’s Bruce Wayne attempting to steal the Flash’s connection to the speed force.
- The Murder Machine. As Metal has been unfolding over the past couple of weeks, the heroes have tried to work out just what each of the Dark Knights is supposed to represent.
- The Dawnbreaker. Though most of the Dark Knights’ stories involve a version of Bruce Wayne killing another member of the Justice League, The Dawnbreaker is unique in that its Bruce Wayne actually begins as Earth-32's Green Lantern.
- The Drowned. Bryce Wayne never really manages to move on after the death of Sylvester Kyle, the love of her life, after he’s murdered by metahumans. A burning desire to be prepared for any and all metahuman attack puts Bryce so on edge that when her universe’s Atlanteans make their first contact with the surface world, she immediately assumes that they mean the world harm and should be considered a threat.
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The Dark Knights are a team of "warriors of the darkness" assembled by The Batman Who Laughs for Barbatos. These warriors are evil and twisted versions of Batman from the Dark Multiverse who were willing to fight to keep their worlds alive. Taken from their Earths moments before their destruction, The Batman Who Laughs, The Drowned, The Dawnbreaker, The Merciless, The Devastator, The Murder ...
The Dark Knights are an evil version of the Justice League composed of evil alternate-universe versions of Batman. All of the Batmen originate from the Dark Multiverse, a plane made up of realities reflecting nightmares and dark desires. They served Barbatos, the god of the Dark Multiverse supposedly responsible for the creation of Batman himself. The Dark Knights are villainous versions of ...
Nov 9, 2023 · The series Dark Nights: Death Metal, and its accompanying one-shots, introduced the world to a horde of alternate Batmen who are anything but good. Dark Nights features every kind of Batman imaginable - and yes, that includes a dinosaur version. All told, there were 14 new evil Batmen introduced within the series.
