Batman Who Laughs – & 6 Newest DC Villains That Shook the DC Universe!!

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DC has introduced a new breed of villains into the DC Universe. They are smarter, faster, and deadlier. They are unstoppable. These new DC Villains have already shaken the very core and foundations of the DC Universe.

Volthoom

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Volthoom was originally a scientist from the parallel world of Earth – 15. He was a leading researcher who had made it his life mission to understand and unlock the secrets of the Emotional Spectrum of the Universe, the power source for the Lantern Rings. As a result of Krona’s mischiefs, Volthoom was pulled out of his own reality and entrapped in the reality of Earth Prime. Volthoom started out as a good guy. He made the Guardians understand the Emotional Spectrum and how they could use it to create a peacekeeping force to patrol creation.

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The Guardians bestowed Volthoom with the honor of becoming the first Lantern Enforcer. But he went rogue and Volthoom was later sealed away. The Guardians used his DNA to clone an entire army of Volthooms to act as the new Lantern Corps called the Third Army. Volthoom eventually broke free and is now in search of the Phantom Ring, the most powerful Lantern Ring ever created.

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Grail

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Daughter of Darkseid and an Amazonian warrior, Grail is the very opposite of everything Wonder Woman represents. She is imbued with the formidable skills the Amazons have honed since centuries. She also inherits her father’s indomitable powers, insatiable rage, and his thirst for the Anti-Life Equation. In the Darkseid War saga, Grail did the unthinkable. She actually managed to kill Darkseid, DC’s God of Evil.

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Darkseid’s death led to a chain reaction of events that ended up engulfing the entire DC Universe. Grail then kidnapped the child of Earth 3’s Superwoman. She then started a crusade against the Greek Gods of Olympus, killing them one by one and draining them of their Godly essence all in a bid to use the child as a vessel to make Darkseid be reborn again. Grail’s acts literally turned Wonder Woman’s life upside down.

Godspeed

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On that fateful night when a stray lightning bolt of a freak storm hit Barry Allen, another person named August Heart was also struck by a similar bolt. But the outcome was different for both. Barry gained the power of Super Speed. August Heart, who was investigating the death of his brother, saw all his evidence destroyed by the lightning discharge. He harbored a deep hatred towards the Flash ever since. After Central City was engulfed in a Speed Force Storm, August, like many other people, became a speedster.

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He pretended to be Barry’s Partner and helped him save the day numerous times. A string of murders being committed by an elusive speedster caught Barry’s attention. August Heart was now Godspeed, a speedster with his own version of extreme justice, After ridding the world of his brother’s murderer, he vowed to do what the Flash never had the balls to – kill his enemies so that they do not live to terrorize the citizens another day. The Flash and Wallace West managed to defeat him and lock him up in Iron Heights.

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Punchline

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Alexis Kaye is a former student of the Snyder Academy. Having lost faith in the world, a video of the Joker made her fall in love with him. Like Harley, Punchline is obsessed with the Joker. She went as far as to use a modified version of the Joker Venom and experiment on the homeless community. Punchline even drugged her own dean and killed him later. Right before the events of the Joker War, Punchline helped Joker take control of the entire Wayne fortune.

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She aided the Underbroker in taking control of the Wayne Enterprises. Punchline is also one of the few fighters other than Batman to have bested the deadly and unpredictable fighter Harley Quinn in single combat. The Joker has taken a liking towards Punchline. She has become a part of the Joker’s innermost circle, something Harley could never achieve. The best part is – Punchline’s saga has only begun. There are many more things in store for this new character.

Leviathan

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Leviathan was originally an organization that split from the League of Assassins due to a difference in ideologies. It was created by Talia al Ghul with a very narrow range of objectives in mind. The goal of the Leviathan group was to destroy the old order and set up a new one, where humans are treated equally and the law is respected. It was then the group took a darker turn. Former Manhunter mark Shaw took control of Leviathan after deposing Talia. Mark Shaw had a different goal in mind – take down all of DC Universe’s spy organizations. Shaw considered them the real threat.

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Mark Shaw’s plan was to use Leviathan to expose all the secrets of major espionage agencies like Argus, Checkmate, the D.E.O and even Cadmus Labs. Leviathan almost succeeded in the quest of infiltrating and going public with Cadmus Labs’ secrets before Lois Land Superman came forward. Leviathan was pushed back and is now currently in hiding. Mark Shaw’s identity was exposed and he is all but dead set to return to complete what he had started.

Reverse Flash (Daniel West)

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Daniel West is the brother of Barry Allen’s romantic interest – Iris West. Daniel accidentally crippled his father, pushing him into a life of crime and evil. He spent most of his early adult life in prison and had a strained relationship with Iris West. After getting out of prison, he immediately went back to his old ways. A Speed Force Battery stolen by the Rogues exploded on Daniel’s face, giving him the power to manipulate time as long as he had access to the primordial Speed Force energy.

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Daniel West went on a warpath against time. He intended to collect enough speed force energy to change the timeline and repair his relationship with Iris West. To do so, he started capturing and killing speedsters. The Flash managed to stop Daniel in his tracks and convince him that going back in time and killing his father would only make matters worse, not rectify the. Daniel West later joined the Suicide Squad and died a hero’s death. He is revealed to be Wallace West’s biological father.

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The Batman Who Laughs

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In the DC Universe, Superman is the most powerful entity. With his bare hands, he has moved mountains and entire solar systems. He is God incarnate. But there is one person he still fears and respects. The Man of Steel considers Batman to be the most dangerous person to ever exist. And rightfully so!! Given Batman’s razor sharp intellect and his shrewd battle tactics, there is nothing the Dark Knight cannot contain given enough time to come up with a strategy. The guy has taken down the Justice League on his own. As a superhero, he is even more unstoppable than Superman could ever dream of.

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The only thing that stops Batman from taking over the world is his morals and ideals. What fi you take that away? What if someone as smart and skilled as the Batman inherits the twisted morals and insanity of a person like the Joker? In the Dark Multi Verse, Batman was affected by the Joker Venom and became his very nemesis. The batman Who Laughs is the greatest and deadliest threat the Justice League has ever faced. He was responsible for the multi verse altering event – Dark Nights: Metal. He then sided with the Goddess Perpetua and corrupted the world’s heroes, turning champions like Shazam, Hawkman, Blue Beetle, and Super Girl into his personal henchman army.

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With a Bachelor's in Engineering and a Master's in Marketing and Operations, Bibhu found a love for writing, working for many different websites. He joined FandomWire in July 2020 and worked his way to his current position of Content Strategist. Bibhu has been involved in operating and managing FandomWire's team of writers, diversifying into varied, exotic fields of pop culture.