Death Metal: The Robin King Proves Why He’s DC’s Best Zombie Killer – CBR – Comic Book Resources

The Robin King has a counter for every type of superpower in his utility belt -- including, it turns out, how to deal with the undead.

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The concept of a zombie plague sweeping the globe has been a prevalent element in pop-culture for half a century now -- including introducing various versions of zombified superheroes who retain their fantastical abilities. They've been the core threat of entire franchises likeDCeased andMarvel Zombies, but it turns out one villain just figured out the ultimate workaround for zombies.

The Robin King just killed the undead Jonah Hex -- casually revealing that the villain has already found the perfect weapon to counter zombie hordes.

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The Robin King has established himself as a major threat and mental powerhouse. A twisted and murderous version of Bruce Wayne who actually killed his own parents, he eventually developed a utility belt full of ways to dispatch the hero community of his world. He's already revealed the painful and personal way he brought down the Flash of his world, and his confrontation with the heroes invading Castle Bat lead him to showcase his workaround for Swamp Thing -- hisRot-arang, coated in the blood of Anton Arcane, that rots and burns even the amplified Swamp Thing. He also pulls out a gun and returns fire against the undead Jonah Hex, landing a single bullet in Hex's head.

Although Harley is initially convinced this won't slow Hex down at all, Hex actually starts to disintegrate in front of his teammates. It turns out that the Robin King had designed ammunition loaded with a substance that replicates the effects of a debrider -- a process by which necrotic and dead tissue is consumed and destroyed. To Harley's horror, the effects of the bullet are fast-acting and completely consume Jonah's body within moments. He has enough time to share some final words with Harley before he falls apart, proving that even the undead can die.

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