Shrapnel (DC Comics)
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.jpg) Shrapnel as depicted in Who's Who in the DC Universe #13 (October 1991). Art by Erik Larsen (penciller/inker) and Tom McCraw (colorist). | |
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Doom Patrol vol. 2 #7 (April 1988) |
| Created by | Paul Kupperberg Erik Larsen |
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| Alter ego | Mark Scheffer |
| Species | Metahuman |
| Team affiliations | Secret Society of Super Villains Cyborg Revenge Squad |
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Shrapnel (Mark Scheffer) is a supervillain appearing in media published by DC Comics, primarily as an enemy of the Outsiders and the Doom Patrol.
Shrapnel has appeared in Batman: The Brave and the Bold and the second season of Arrow, voiced by Greg Ellis in the former and portrayed by Sean Maher in the latter.
Publication history
Shrapnel first appeared in Doom Patrol vol. 2, #7 and was created by Paul Kupperberg and Erik Larsen.[1]
Fictional character biography
Little about Shrapnel's past and identity is known, although it is known that his name is Mark Scheffer and that he has an ex-wife and two daughters.[2] After becoming a metallic metahuman, Scheffer battles the Doom Patrol on multiple occasions.
Shrapnel later joins the
Powers and abilities
Shrapnel possesses organic metal skin that gives him superhuman strength and durability. The scales that compose his body can be projected as explosive bursts and remotely controlled.
In other media
- Shrapnel appears in the Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode "When OMAC Attacks!", voiced by Greg Ellis.[5] This version is General Kafka, a Russian war criminal who claims to have hailed from a poor village that was razed during an unspecified conflict, which doomed the survivors to poverty and famine, and seeks revenge for this. Equinox manipulates him into fighting OMAC and attempting to cause a meltdown in New York City, during which Kafka is transformed into an organic metal being with the ability to absorb kinetic energy to empower himself amidst a lab accident. With Batman's help, OMAC defeats Shrapnel by tricking him into tiring himself out.
- Mark "Shrapnel" Scheffer appears in Amanda Waller kills him for attempting to escape.[7]
- Shrapnel appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.[8]
References
- ^ Browning, Michael (July 2013). "The Doom Patrol Interviews: Erik Larsen". Back Issue! (65). Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing: 52–54.
- ^ Birds of Prey #12 (December 1999)
- ^ Villains United #1 (July 2005)
- ^ Salvation Run #1 (January 2008)
- ^ "Shrapnel Voice - Batman: The Brave and the Bold (TV Show)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved April 27, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
- ^ Ching, Albert (October 23, 2013). "Firefly Alum Joins Arrow Cast as DC's Shrapnel". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
- ^ Narcisse, Evan (February 21, 2014). "EXCLUSIVE: AMANDA WALLER UNLEASHES THE SUICIDE SQUAD ON "ARROW"". Comic Book Resource.
- ^ Eisen, Andrew (October 4, 2013). "DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide". IGN. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
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