The story of Killer Croc from DC comics.
Biography[]
Pre/Post-Crisis[]
In the original comics, Waylon Jones was simply a man with a disfiguring mutation who eventually turned to crime rather than live his whole life as a circus sideshow attraction.
Eventually, he came up against Batman, who enlisted the aid of the trapeze family, The Flying Todds. Sadly, Croc murdered all of them except for son Jason Todd, who joined Batman in bringing Croc down.
This directly led to Jason becoming the second Robin, now that Dick Grayson had taken on the identity of Nightwing. Later on, in an effort to differentiate Jason's origin from Grayson's, this story was discarded, and following the Crisis on Infinite Earths, Croc no longer played a role in Jason's origin as Robin.
Later stories, owing to a mix of natural threat escalation for a minor foe as well as confusion about Croc's condition, made him more and more reptilian in mind and body. An encounter with the potions of Posion Ivy during Batman's initial confrontation with Hush left him in an almost kaiju-like state.
The Beast Beneath[]
Killer Croc, who has mutated lizard monster and as a result, he is becoming more feral and worse, he takes up eating every living creature he finds, to fill his stomach as a beast more than a man.
Croc remembers that it all started when Hush and Riddler injected the mutagenic virus on him and he became a monster. After he was captured by the Government, they found a cure for him and reverted the mutation. Once again, he was "normal" until he was captured by Black Mask and he had Mad Hatter implant a chip on Croc's brain, which caused him to mutate once again. Black Mask used Croc as a puppet and sent him to attack the Hill, a place protected by Onyx and Catwoman. After this, Croc tried to get revenge on Mad Hatter, but Batman prevented it and told Croc that the mutation was out of control.
Croc decides to look for the doctor who cured him previously and he goes straight to Wayne Tech. However, on his way there, he is attacked by members of the False Face Society, but he slaughters them with no effort. Croc breaks into Wayne Tech and a security guard tries to shoot him, but Croc's skin has become thicker, and bullets don't harm him anymore. Croc asks the guard for Doctor Maria Belleza, and the guard takes him to her office. After getting her scent from her chair, Croc leaves the place, sparing the guard's life.
Croc found Maria Belleza, the doctor who cured him once from the Hush virus and reverted his mutation. Croc is mutating again and finds it harder to control himself as he used to do in the past. He almost strangles the doctor to get her to cure him, but she told him to let her go so she can work on his cure. As Maria injects Croc with a special serum on his tongue and Croc finds it really hard to keep control and not bite her hand off, but in the end, he manages to succeed.
Maria starts working on the cure, she asks Croc about his life and his illness. Croc tells her that he was born with that condition, killing his own mother at birth. After this, he was sent to Florida with an aunt that didn't care for him but for the money that the government gave her for taking him. Childhood was hard as every kid mocked Croc and feared him as they grew up. Croc became an outlaw and spent some time in prison and after going out he became an alligator fighter, but it didn't last long. He decided to move to Gotham and try to conquer the underworld, but his plans were thwarted time and again by Batman and all his allies. Croc recalls that the mutation was constantly happening to his body, but that he would never lose control over his actions, until Hush injected him with his virus and the mutation worsened, which is causing him troubles controlling his animal instincts.
After several hours of intense work, Maria finally manages to develop a cure to reverse the mutation caused by the Hush virus and injects the serum to Croc. A few minutes later Maria gives a mirror to Killer Croc's human-like body while shed tear of joy and Maria tells him that despite the appearances, he is still a man that deserves love and respect. They approach each other and the situation gets romantic for a moment until Croc starts mutating again and his body returns to the lizard-like form Croc to begs her to fix it again.
Maria gets back to work on a cure, hours pass, and she is not able to find the answer. Finally, she admits that she won't be able to find a cure as the virus mutates too quickly. Croc's basic instincts overcome his control and due to his hunger, he devours Maria and feels regretful at the same time.
Croc leaves the place less hungry and completely sorrowful. As he walks through the sewers, he is determined to make the people responsible for his condition, including Hush, Black Mask, Riddler and Batman, pay for all they've done to him.
New 52[]
In Prime Earth a kinder version of Croc. In same Waylon Jones was born with a rare condition that gave him scaly skin. He scrubbed daily to try and get the scales off to try and be normal. But he decided to give up because of the pain it gave him when he descaled himself. He grew up to become the Killer Croc and worked for the Gotham Circus. He was paid to wrestle crocodiles, but he's boss kept most of the money. Furious by his boss's foolish choice, Killer Croc bit his arm off.
After being apprehended by the GCPD, he listens to two police officers' joke about him. Saying he should stop while he's ahead and to get henchmen. Killer Croc took this to heart. He stopped being the muscle headed brute and become more of a thinker. He gathered "henchmen" who are really just homeless people that worship Croc for taking them in.
Croc now rules all of the sewers in Gotham with his own personal army.
DC Rebirth[]
In DC's 2016 relaunch of its books DC Rebirth, Killer Croc appears as one of the many villains attempting to kill Batman to stop Two-Face from leaking secret information. He attacks Batman on a train alongside Amygdala and King Shark. In the pages of Suicide Squad, Killer Croc and the Squad go on a mission to retrieve a "cosmic item" from a Russian undersea prison.
Revealed to be a portal to the Phantom Zone and the Squad comes face-to-face with General Zod. He attacks the Squad and, when spotting Zod about to kill June Moone/Enchantress, Croc saves her just in time. After the mission, back in their cells June Moone and Croc have a heartfelt conversation and embrace each other. Croc and June Moone go on a date around New York City to develop their relationship, which Waller can later exploit in the future.
Croc sees June having issues regarding her freelance work and incentivizes her to apply for work which June breaks down in tears due to the fact that no one would trust a convict who can turn into a witch at a moment's notice. June then turns to Croc asking him who would trust her to which Croc reply "Me" and both of them embrace. While June goes to find freelance work, Croc is in a sewer wishing her that she would succeed, but later expresses fear and shed a tear that he will lose her if she is able to achieve her dream. Enchantress rampages in New York City due to rejections after rejections until it is revealed that it is an editor from a magazine company who rejected June. After being convinced by Croc to reevaluate her, he decided to give her some freelance work. Moved by Waylon's actions, June reigns in the Enchantress and thanks his love for helping her.
In Shock and Awe, the government has gotten orders bring every prisoner to transfer them to a new prison. June Moone is forcibly separated from her lover just before Killer Croc springs into action to save her until Katana warns him to keep moving. Not long after, Rick Flag brings back the Squad to Washington DC to stop The Wall.
When Enchantress sees her love is injured, she teleports possessed people to an unknown location. After that, she tells him that she will always love him. With the Wall arriving, he told how to kill the Squad by using the dimensional portal from the file that he stole. Enchantress gets pulled down by large hands who later reverts back to June, who desperately begs Waylon to save her before being completely pulled down to hell, Croc watches in horror and immediately lunges at the Wall in retaliation. He gets shot multiple times yet that does not break his resolve and continues to throw punches after punches at the Wall angrily, severely injuring him until the Wall gains the upper hand by shooting Croc with his cannon, detrimentally wounding Croc.
The Wall escape the battle after downloading the file, released the possessed people. Croc sits in silent, staring at the place where June was pulled down to. Harley checks if he is alright, to which he utters "no magic". Two days later back in Belle Reve, Killer Croc, in his cell, mourns and breaks down in tears over the loss of June Moone as Rick told Waller that June Moone is the only one who did not see him as monstrous.
Gotham City Monsters[]
Killer Croc, now discharged from the Suicide Squad, is seen trying to find a job in Monstertown. Croc’s hotel receptionist, Tusk, offers him free tickets to the opera which he swiftly declines. In a hotel room Croc grabs an unknown picture frame (possibly June Moone meaning he really misses her not knowing she is still alive and just came out of Hell).
Killer Croc's primary concern at been finding a job ends in failure as he anguishes over the multiple failures in finding an honest job. As his anger builds, Frankenstein enters with Orca and Lady Clay in tow. Croc lunges at him, but he eventually calms down as realizes Frankenstein isn’t his enemy. Croc is told of the fate of his friend, Tusk, who was also in attendance at the theater. He agrees to join the team for one last muscle job to avenge his friend’s death.
As the battle against Melmoth and his twisted army resumes in earnest, the proceedings have quietly been observed by Croc, lurking within the swamp's waters. While the team is successful in rescuing Melmoth's latest set of intended victims, Killer Croc grabs Melmoth's cursed blade, cutting his hand and inadvertently making himself a brainwashed agent of the conjurer's and stabs Frankenstein in back, but this is revealed to be a trick and Killer Croc plays a big role in Melmoth's defeat, being the first to strike him in the final battle.
Killer Croc, now just going by Waylon has taken over Tusk's hotel in Monster Town, grants second chances to any monster in need.
Joker War[]
Between in the Joker War tie-in event, Croc hotel has been destroyed by Joker's group. He has had enough and decided to have Monster Town underground. Croc has gone down into the sewers so that he can stay away from Joker’s shenanigans.
He isn’t alone as a group of mutated people joined him and acknowledges him as their leader after he had saved each of their lives form Joker's toxic waste. He also explained how he wants to bring others down to the sewers for protection from the war above. Batman attempts to warn Croc of the dangers of the chemicals in the water, but, unfortunately, Croc doesn’t believe him. He orders his team to kill Batman. Croc tells them to stop as he waits for Batman to come up for air. Batman proposes a deal: If he wins, he can take everyone in, but if he loses, he leaves with the kidnapped individuals. Croc takes the deal and fights.
At Arkham Asylum, Batman is getting Croc and his gang settled in their cells. He promises them the best of care, including a reversal of their conditions, if a cure can be found. Before leaving, he goes to sit with Croc. He thanks him for honoring the deal. As they shake hands one last time, Batman addresses Croc by his real name Waylon and thanks Batman call him a real name.
Red Hood[]
After event of Joker war, Croc is forced back into the life of crimes and must be once again, a muscle for hire. Thomas Misell released him in Arkham asked him to be his muscle and teach them how it is done, and Croc accepts the offer with merch and suit. Killer Croc and Tommy's ex-partner are laid out just for things to move on in an attempt to reveal Strike’s identity. Waylon in car talking on the phone for a moment before Redhood asks him to step out and talk. Croc strikes a conversation with Redhood and expresses his surprise at Redwood working the Hill and that he expects Strike and her crew to follow him here. Redhood asks him what Croc's job is nowadays, to which Waylon responds by being "the other decoy". At the trade deal, Waylon receives his money while he in return, sells the weapons stashed at the back of the car, and Croc leaves subsequently.
Infinite Frontier[]
Batman: Killing Time[]
Croc tries to work a relationship with a woman named Vera Angleton try to kiss her, but she couldn't do it that is will not work because he tries find to work thing out by stealing lot of money. his look Killer Croc enters the First National Bank of Gotham City in while in his disguise as a security guard watches him closely. Croc is next in line bank employment need help today Waylon ask him to need all money you had in bank employment as him repeat Waylon tell him again while breaking the window then grabbing bank employment, give all money then alarm sound goes on. Croc start digging for the money the security guard to still stand unfortunately Croc slam him in the impact the wall. Batman arrives in the bank found guard dead he is hiding use voice in disusing to lure him in and it work. Croc start fighting Batman for time hear about him how big bad Bat is after few around he punches him out.
Leatherr Bound[]
Batman and Commissioner at a crime scene, the pair gaze at the corpse of a komodo dragon. They next find the corpse of a crocodile, and Batman muses that Killer Croc would not be pleased with the carnage.
Batman heads into the sewers, finds Croc, and confirms that he is not responsible for the slaughter and wants to find the person who is. Batman asks for a twelve-hour period to find the culprit. At the Batcave, Batman learns that Killer Croc has gone back on his word and is holding people hostage at the Gotham Zoo. He breaks in fight give enough hostage to escape Croc fighting Batman nearly about to kill him until he was knock with gas, and finds the herpetologist on duty, Dr. Meyers Croc awake he esapce thought the underground.
When Batman find name Lars Lars reveals that he committed his crimes to attract Croc's attention. Killer Croc appears, bent on revenge, and Batman intercedes. He attempts to help Lars, who is in the Gotham River, but some of Killer Croc’s reptile friends have other ideas. Lars ends up in the hospital with only one intact limb and Croc taken away in Arkham.
Superman Punch[]
Killer Croc attack Batwing in swear by biting him in left armor the pound him and slam him into wall. Batwaing thinks Croc been working with Riddler, but he wants to be alone waylon did his time with Suicide Squad and every time he try get away so can't involve try dragging him back then decided to take them out instead. Croc fight Batwing punching and kicking him, but Batwing use a slash and stab him back he just wanted to talk. Waylon refused to listen Batwing know his angry and don't konw how to handle it only way clam him down by Superman Punch break few his teeth. After Croc finally clam down explain to Batwing, he never working with Riddler being with the glad to take where he at. But Batwing got idea to get even he give Croc a head starts to chase Riddler until GCPD arrive he agree start chasing Riddler then tell Waylon to stop it then ask him "you're my get outta Jail free card."
Fear State[]
In the Fear State tie- in event Croc along with Firefly, Knockout and Cheshire bring by Clayface potential allies seeking a second chance bring them together to defend the Allytown. Basil, Waylon, and Selena arrive at Gotham city Docks when will goes as plan but suddenly they caught bomb blast. Clayface and Killer Croc attack Valley, giving Selina a chance to escape into the water, as the Magistrate Croc Tell Basil to retreat and before that Valley blows Clayface up with a grenade. Eventually they have successful and begin to repair the damage.
Batman: Legends of Gotham[]
Red Hood on mission to tracking down Bane until Croc spotted him and goes after him for blew up his operation even cost him millions fighting goes on Jason shoot at him but didn't affect him due his hide until they break up the fight Jason bot on the list Croc decided to settle this another day, he is taking with him and later encounter Bane if looking for fight.
Gotham sewer Croc asking Jason if got him he got charged of heart talk him down by Katana, he gives him a French book while they are chatting.
Dawn of DC[]
Waylon found butch of dead rats something going on when get attacked by "Joker" strangle by plastic bag Croc get off him goes after him. He is tracking him down hear a laughing he closer he goes for kill but not Joker a man tied up bare wire begging Croc for help before saved the man sniffing out a gas then match toss burning man alive while driving water by trap by bare wire Joker come out, he bites him on left arm.
Croc continue search see blood water he finds him before killing him Joker give a joke and work Croc laughing along other Joker laugh, he knows sound like real Joker and give him that nobody like him thus he goes for kill and Joker use electric on water Shocking Croc as he passes out.
Batman and Robin (2023)[]
Croc along with Man-bat, Orca and Terrible Trio kidnapped the doctor bring him to Gotham Zoo they encounter Batman and Robin they escape while bats go after Batman. They succeeded taking the Doctor he decided to quit he know only matter in time he got business to attend by checking Poison ivy.
Poison Ivy[]
After left the group Croc returned to see Ivy noticed that she not knowing something wrong he started search for her. He checked to top to bottom even the sewer when suddenly he found an abandoned building, he eventually found her trying to get out the building they encounter flower person like he put hand on Croc acid like stung him. Building started to collapse Ivy trying to bring him out but wanted to start so Croc and Ivy escape from building and they are heading home.
Ivy looking for cure she works a Croc house then he smells thinking she cooking Barbecue explain to him she is working on cure on toxic mushroom he did mushroom she check on in spore in his body nothing happens that because he immune to Lamia mushroom since crocodile natural immunity. Ivy wants his blood, but he stared freak out the needle reason why because he scared of the needle since was the kid the doctor can't though his skin armor never goes a doctor again. zombie like found Ivy Croc goes to defense her then Solomon Grundy arrives he grabs Ivy neck Croc reuse her those fighting until Ivy stop them, they are even bigger problem deal with.
They continue to fight zombies like until done. Even just three of them Croc know can't hold off after wave he assist with Ivy antidote for many days. Waylon check Ivy if going well even ask her to get some rest for exhausted when suddenly they hear something it none other Janet. Janet screaming see Solomon Grudy and Killer Croc Ivy try calm her down this her friends Croc be friendly only freak her out. She came here bring item even a donut that hear word Croc if one Janet can have given to him eat one if another one Grundy, she called by Ivy she more donuts later.
She working to prevent planet zombie's apocalypse when Ivy gets painful Janet call Croc what happened Ivy collapsed in pain, she tried to tell them something breaking loose but can't speak she screams in pain blood coming out in her body. Croc and Janet helping Ivy from stooping the Bleeding then suddenly their a noise coming Floronic Man arrive Waylon come to defend Janet and Ivy.
Titans Beast[]
Gotham City run full of Beast people Croc tries to defend the city he attacked one of them he got it until spore in his mouth turned into every more crocodile beast. Nightwing spotted Croc seen he one of them he attacked Nightwing can' t reason with him due to Beast boy spore when suddenly Wolf Batman save Nightwing and together they take him down.
In Other Media[]
Television[]
Batman: The Animated Series[]
- Main article: Killer Croc (DC Animated Universe)
In the 1990's Batman: The Animated Series (Croc's first animated appearance), he was a physically powerful, somewhat cunning opponent, but deep down, he was simply not that bright and was looked down upon by Gotham's other super-criminals as a result.
Once, Batman took advantage of this contempt by disguising himself as Croc in order to infiltrate a gathering of these criminals in order to locate a kidnapped Catwoman. Later on, Croc entered into a bizarre and one-sided romance with Baby Doll, who felt their separation from other Humans made them an ideal couple. When Croc was shown to be just using her to aid his robberies and living high off them in the company of other women, Batman and Robin had to save both Croc and all of Gotham from the enraged Baby Doll's vengeance.
The Batman[]
- Main article: Killer Croc (The Batman)
Killer Croc appears in The Batman voiced by Ron Perlman (who also voiced Adventure Time's Lich, Batman's Clayface, and Teen Titans' Slade). This version of Croc is much more crocodilian than other incarnations of the character (and probably the most intelligent of them all).
Croc makes his debut appearance in the episode "Swamped" in which, he plans on flooding downtown Gotham by backing up the sewage pipes that are used to transfer water out from the city in order to rob all of Gotham's banks.
He is defeated when Batman exploits Killer Croc's weakness for air underwater and half-drowns him, depriving him of oxygen and putting him in an unconscious state. In "Team Penguin," Killer Croc returns as part of the Penguin's Team Penguin (which also consisted of Firefly, Killer Moth, and Ragdoll ). Killer Croc is defeated when Batman freezes the water he was in.
In "Rumors", Killer Croc and his henchmen later appear as one of the captive victims of Rumor after he ambushed him and his henchmen in their hideout. In "The End of the Batman," Killer Croc, Penguin, Ventriloquist, and the Joker team up to commit a crime spree now that they are under the protection of the vigilante Wrath.
His origins are mostly unknown, with Croc providing little evidence about his past beyond his Cajun accent, although one of his henchmen tells Batman that there are different rumors: That he is a genetic experiment gone awry who then turned mercenary, that he deals with the wrong kind of voodoo magic in the swamps, or that he is simply a circus freak (it is never explained which, if any, story is true).
In the tie-in comic The Batman Strikes, according to issue 25, he was both a military genetic experiment subject before escaping, then was part of a circus freakshow before escaping that and ultimately coming to Gotham, though it's still unknown if he was born like that as in the comics or if being part an experiment is a reason for his appearance.
Beware the Batman[]
Killer Croc appears in Beware The Batman. He is voiced by Wade Williams.
In "Animal", Killer Croc is depicted as the kingpin inside Blackgate Penitentiary. When he hears that Key is imprisoned with the data of a powerful computer code worth billions and Batman himself is imprisoned alongside him, he orders his men to create a riot inside Blackgate to deal with the two himself. Killer Croc challenges Batman to a fight in an underground arena, brutally beating him in the process. Batman snaps and attacks the softer skin underneath Killer Croc, nearly beating him to death before Katana stops him. Batman, Katana, and Key escape when the police break up the riot. Killer Croc is shown escaping Blackgate into the sewers, declaring them as his new home. In "Choices", Killer Croc lays a trap for Batman and Katana, trapping them in concrete in the middle of a subway track, and patrolling the area to prevent any rescue. Barbara Gordon arrives at the subway station to help them hack into the computers as Oracle and re-direct the train routes to stall them until Alfred Pennyworth could rescue them. Killer Croc catches Barbara and nearly eats her before Batman and Katana break free. Batman defeats Killer Croc by pushing him near an oncoming train, which launches Croc near a wall and knocks him out.
DC Super Hero Girls[]
Killer Croc appeared in DC Super Hero Girls.
Harley Quinn (TV series)[]
Killer Croc appear in DC Universe's adult animation series Harley Quinn.
Arrowverse[]
- Main article: Killer Croc (Arrowverse)
Video Game[]
Arkham Series[]
Batman: Arkham Origins[]
- Main article: Killer Croc (Arkhamverse)
Killer Croc makes an appearance as a minor antagonist in Batman: Arkham Origins (taking place a few years before Arkham Asylum). He is one of the assassins hired by Black Mask to kill Batman.
Croc is first spotted by Batman escorting Black Mask through Blackgate after staging a major prison breakout. Batman then witnesses him, under orders from Black Mask, murder Commissioner Loeb by throwing him into the prison's gas chamber and turning it on. Batman then follows Croc and his employer to the roof where Black Mask escapes and the Dark Knight confronts Croc
Then they fight on the snowy roof of Blackgate Prison. Batman is first caught off guard by Croc's size and strength and his animalistic fighting style. After trying to eat Batman, Croc resorted to throwing giant gas tanks that were being stored on the roof at Batman. This tactic was his undoing however as Batman used a Batarang to explode one of the tanks as Croc was holding it which temporarily incapacitated him.
Batman then knocked him halfway off the roof before brutally beating him for information on Black Mask, Croc then told Batman of all the assassins hired to kill him on Christmas Eve. As he began to taunt him, Batman knocked him out and left him on the roof of the prison for Lieutenant Gordon and his officers.
After causing chaos through the prison, sending Commissioner Loeb to the execution chamber, and getting beaten by the Bat, Croc was placed back in the prison only to be broken out by The Joker later in a prison riot. Croc then finds and confronts Batman before being shot in the back of his bullet-proof head by Gordon who orders him back to his cell.Croc then exclaimed "Screw this!" and left both Batman and Gordon alone. He was presumably locked back in his cell after the Joker's riot, and it can also be assumed that he was one of many supervillains that were defeated by Batman during the events of Christmas Eve, and was transferred to Arkham after it being reopened by Quincy Sharp.
Batman: Arkham Asylum[]
Killer Croc makes his debut quite early in the game. Batman first sees him when he escorts the Joker back to his cell along with the Arkham guards.He steps out of an elevator, threatening the Batman when he smells him.He is then forced to keep walking because of his electric collar, which contains him.
Later in the game, the player has to venture into Killer Croc`s lair, to get the antidote for the Titan poison as plants needed for the antidote grows only in the Killer Croc`s lair.
He comes blasting out of the water and then charges at the Batman. The player can force him away by throwing a Batarang onto his electric collar.In the end, when the player is trying to escape Killer Croc`s lair, he comes charging at the Batman, who blows up the ground underneath him, so Killer Croc falls back into the deepest parts of his lair.
Batman: Arkham City[]
Killer Croc makes a very brief (and rather pointless) cameo in Batman Arkham City. After Batman defeats Ra's Al Ghul and gets a blood sample, he decides to leave Ra's hideout and give the blood to Mr. Freeze.
While he's getting out of the sewers, Batman decides to throw one of his Remote Batarangs at a certain button.When the button is hit, Killer Croc breaks through the wall. Instead of fighting Batman, Killer Croc says that he smells death on him and that he will die soon and when that happens Croc would feed on his corpse.
Batman: Arkham Knight[]
Killer Croc made an appearance in Batman Arkham Knight. He seems to be further mutated being bigger, and growing big spikes and a tail looking more crocodilian.
Lego Batman 3[]
Killer Croc appears as the first boss in Lego Batman 3 where Batman and Robin are hunting him down in the sewers. As Batman and Robin enter through, Robin lands at Killer Croc's feet as they encounter him, which scares Robin as he jumps into Batman's arms.
During the boss battle, Batman and Robin build a net launcher that fires a net at Killer Croc, pinning against the wall. As Robin runs towards him, Batman warns him not to as Killer Croc manages to free himself and is about to attack Robin.
Batman throws a Batarang at Robin's feet, tripping him over before Killer Croc could hit him. Killer Croc then escapes from them and encounters Joker, Cheetah, Firefly, and Grundy who he presents them with the sewer maps. As Killer Croc removes a Batarang from his wrist, Joker notices Killer Croc had a brief encounter with Batman and Robin and brags about how he didn't get to see them. However, Killer Croc tells Joker they are on a tight schedule, which Joker brags more about how he got all of them out of Arkham Asylum. Joker then takes the bag containing the sewer maps from Killer Croc as he slaps him in the face with.
Later, Killer Croc and the villains run into Hawkman in the sewers and leave him inside a birdcage there. After Lex Luthor enters the Hall of Justice, disguised as Hawkman, he reveals a secret passageway from beneath a statue that leads to the sewer, which Killer Croc appears out of and tells his companions they arrived. Killer Croc then apologizes to Lex Luthor after knocking him over from his entrance. However, before Killer Croc or any of the other villains could move on, Grundy becomes stuck in the manhole. Killer Croc and the villains are seen helping Grundy out as they are pulling him out of the manhole. They then go to a portal leading them to the Justice League Watchtower where they easily subdue Martian Manhunter and take over the space station.
Once the Justice League arrive to the watchtower, Killer Croc and the other villains get ready for them. Killer Croc and Grundy flee as Cyborg and Robin chase after them. Killer Croc and Grundy are seen on a moving platform as they escape. Once Robin and Cyborg catch up to them, Killer Croc notices them coming and tells Grundy to hide and get the drop on them. After Cyborg and Robin find Grundy and defeat him, they find Killer Croc hiding in a box that they fill with air, causing it to explode, which Killer Croc cries out it hurt his ears. He is then taken out by Cyborg in his giant suit.
After the Justice League came across Brainiac on screen, Killer Croc and the villains agree to help the Justice League stop him and save the Earth. Killer Croc teams up with Robin and Lex Luthor to help them activate the watchtower's grappling hooks that latch onto Brainiac's ship. Killer Croc and Firefly stay behind at the watchtower with Martian Manhunter as the Justice League and the rest of the villains arrive on Brainiac's ship.
As the heroes devise a way to lure the Lantern Corps together to undo Brainiac's action of shrinking the planet, such as the heroes and villains trading costumes with each other, Superman takes Killer Croc and the villains to the Fortress of Solitude where he keeps them locked in a cage made of ice.
Later, after the heroes summon the Lantern Corps and enlarged the planet, Killer Croc and the villains escape from their prison after it grew enormous size. They then help Lex Luthor become president after taking over the white house as Killer Croc was seen outside, frightening secret service men. However, that moment does not last long as the Justice League appear. Killer Croc is then seen being escorted by security at Arkham Asylum.
Injustice: Gods Among Us[]
Killer Croc makes a cameo appearance in the Batman Star Labs Mission, where he is breaking prisoners out of Stryker's Island and unleashes them upon Batman. Batman defeats them all with his Batarangs. Killer Croc then comes charging at you, and you need to take him out every time you dodge him. Killer Croc also appears in Injustice: Gods Amoung Us Mobile as a playable character, and in Injustice 2.
Film[]
- Killer Croc appears in the Batman: Gotham Knight segment "In Darkness Dwells". Unlike the comics, Croc doesn't speak but instead growls with stock sound effects by Frank Welker. During the segment, it is mentioned by James Gordon that this version is afraid of bats. In this version, Waylon Jones is a cannibalistic serial killer. The urban legend in the segment goes that he was an infant born with the disfiguring skin disorder epidermolytic hyperkeratosis and that his mother abandoned him in the sewers of Gotham City. As an adult, he files his front teeth into points to compliment the reptilian appearance of his skin and becomes a circus sideshow performer. Later, now called Killer Croc, he goes on a killing spree that eventually lands him in Arkham Asylum. There, his homicidal impulses intensify during treatment by Dr. Jonathan Crane as he experimented on Killer Croc in his fear aversion therapy program. Croc escapes from Arkham and flees to the sewers along with Crane (now known as The Scarecrow) and a handful of escaped Arkham inmates. There, Scarecrow performed another experiment on Croc by injecting his fear toxin into parts of his body. When Scarecrow orchestrates the kidnapping of Cardinal O'Fallon, Croc infiltrates the church and carries him down into the sewers. Batman comes to investigate, but Croc ambushes him, biting and infecting Batman with the fear toxin that is coursing through Croc's own body. After a lengthy battle, Batman fends off Croc by shoving a grenade into his mouth. Croc is not seen since.
- Killer Croc appears in Son of Batman, voiced by Fred Tatasciore. In this version, he was using a genetic mutagen, that he referred to as steroids, to increase his already fearsome abilities which included extra muscle mass and a crocodile-like tail. He gains the upper hand at one point, but is subdued thanks to Talia al Ghul and is taken to Arkham Asylum where withdrawal from the Mutagen is causing his body to slowly fall apart. Regardless, Arkham's staff refuse to treat him because of the personal risk to their health. Batman agrees to save Killer Croc if he gives up the location of his Mutagen supplier Kirk Langstrom. Killer Croc at first refuses to talk, but changes his mind when Batman singlehandedly forces him to talk by ripping off his damaged tail.
- Killer Croc appears in The Lego Batman Movie, voiced by the film's editor Matt Villa who was uncredited for the role. He is among the villains that assist Joker in attacking Gotham City. Killer Croc starts Joker's bomb and jokingly states that "he did something" (this comment was due to doing nothing relative to the plot in Suicide Squad).
Batman: Unlimited[]
- Main article: Killer Croc (Batman: Unlimited)
Killer Croc appears in the animated film Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts. He appears as a member of the Penguin's Animalitia where he is sporting a metal lower jaw.
Killer Croc appears in Batman Unlimited: Mechs vs. Mutants. Sometime prior to the film, Killer Croc ratted Bane out to the GPD causing the two to develop a rivalry. Killer Croc, Clayface, Bane, and Chemo are freed from Arkham Asylum by Mr. Freeze, and Penguin. Killer Croc winds up the test subject to a serum which turns him into a Godzilla-esque kaiju. Killer Croc is eventually defeated by Batman and Croc returned to his original size.
DC Extended Universe[]
- Main article: Killer Croc (DC Extended Universe)
Killer Croc in the 2016 feature film Suicide Squad, making it Killer Croc's first live-action appearance. It is mentioned that he once lived in Gotham and fought against Batman until he departed to find somewhere to belong, eventually being driven to cannibalism by the abuse he suffered at the hands of Gotham's citizens. When he is recruited to Task Force X, he is initially as reluctant as the others, but eventually decides to work with Colonel Rick Flag even after Flag gives them a chance to leave, accompanying a SEAL scuba team to recover a bomb that was lost in a flooded underground tunnel to destroy Enchantress. At the film's conclusion, Croc remains in jail, but has ten years shaved off his sentence and is provided with drinks and a television set with BET as he requested, in his cell.