Killer Croc

*Hiding in the shadows? Ha. Since when do I need to see you to find you, Batman?*
―Killer Croc.[src]

## Killer Croc

### Affiliation

Joker
Ventriloquist and Scarface
Penguin

### Powers

Super-Strength Can be underwater for extended periods of time
Agility
Tail

## Appearances

### Portrayed by

Ron Perlman (English)Hidetoshi Nakamura (Japanese)
Guillermo Martinez (Spanish)
Thierry Murzeau (French)
Marco Pagani (Italian)
Gerald Paradies (German)

### Final appearance

*The End of the Batman*

**Killer Croc** is an enemy of Batman who has the appearance of a crococdile due to a genetic mutation.

## Physical Appearance

This incarnation of Killer Croc is among the most reptilian in appearance. While most incarnations simply have crocodile scutes all over their bodies and little else, this one has an elongated snout (albeit not as long as an actual crocodile's), webbed hands and feet, three eyelids and a tail. He also has a scar on his left eye.

## Personality

Killer Croc is smug and smooth-talking. He can also scare people easily using his appearance as he once scared a gang of criminals into working for him. This version of the character is also one of his more intelligent incarnations as he is capable of thinking rather clever ideas in order to obtain money.

## Biography

His true origin unknown, though a brief comment in his first episode implies he may somehow be tied to the military, or trifled with the wrong kind of voodoo in the Bayou (due to his Cajun accent) or, like the more well known origins of Killer Croc in the comic series, he was simply born this way and ended up in a Circus freak show. Killer Croc is a virtual powerhouse with the strength of a crocodile (and a tail to boot). Croc is able to chomp and swim his way around Gotham.

(*In the comics, **The Batman Strikes!**, it is revealed that he was once a mercenary who volunteered on an experiment of DNA splicing and ends up becoming a half-crocodile/alligator and escaped due to having fear of being locked up in a cage, he takes refuge in a circus but ends up lcoked up as well and escaped the same, and decided to become a criminal for survival*).

He first appeared scaring a gang of criminals into working for him in his mission to flood Gotham City. Batman first encountered him on a ship. Killer Croc took the upper hand by taking the battle underwater. Batman managed to escape,then Croc left. After flooding downtown Gotham by backing up the sewage pipes that are used to transfer water out from the city. so it's banks were easy to pillage,Batman returned with an aquatic Batsuit. He defeated Croc's thugs and interrogated on of them on his hideout. Batman rushed to Croc's lair,where they fought once more. Though the battle was lengthy, The Batman exploited Killer Croc's weakness for air underwater and half-drowned him, depriving him of oxygen and putting him in an unconscious state. Thus, he was stopped just in time by Batman. He then used a breather to ensure he survived and tied him up for the authorities.

He later joined Penguin's team and bullied Killer Moth for having the same first name as him, calling him names like "mothball". He helped the team in their endeavors and usually went underwater for their missions. He was eventually defeated by the Batfamily after two fights.

He was later captured along with his men by Rumor but was later released from his cell along with other villains and taken down by Batman and Robin.

He was last seen as one of the villains alongside Joker, Penguin,and Ventriloquist and Scarface being assisted by the Wrath and his sidekick, Scorn. The four of them stole money off a boat while Wrath and Scorn fought Batman and Robin. He escaped from the police when they arrived to the scene by diving into the sea. Later, when Joker returned, Croc told him that Wrath was on the phone. Batman's identity was then promised to the villains by Wrath to make it up to them almost getting caught. This never happened due to Joker gassing them before they could tell him Batman's identity.

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

* **Enhanced Strength**: Proven from time to time, Killer Croc has displayed a lot of feats using his crocodilian-strength. He has overpowered Batman in many occasions,and also overpowered several guards.He easily broke through walls and even smashed a car flat. In the comics, he was able to easily tear right through prison cell bars with no effort at all, and even lifted up the Batmobile.
* **Enhanced Durability**: Killer Croc has proven to have very durable skin, due to a mix of his strength and scales.
* **Enhanced Reflexes**: Despite his large size, Killer Croc's reflexes are much faster than expected.
* **Enhanced Lung Capacity**: Since he is half crocodile/alligator, he can stay in water for a long time, but not forever as he needs to resurface for air.
* **Animalistic Senses**: Due to being part-crocodile/alligator, Killer Croc has enhanced smelling and hearing.
* **Swimming Abilities**: Due to his crocodilian physiology, he is a very fast swimmer.
* **Intelligence:** Above Average. He is fairly intelligent and skilled. He studied Gotham's canals and figured out that by reversing the pumps leading water into the ocean he could submerge all of Gotham and calmly rob banks while they were underwater. Whenever he's near water, he can use his crocodilian nature to hold his breath for a long time while drowning his opponent.

### Skills

* **Hand-To-Hand Combat Expert and Wrestle**r: He displayed good hand-to-hand combat and has techniques similar to wrestlers and grapplers.
* **Military Tactics**: He has experiences in heists and has shown some good skill with strategy.

### Weaknesses

* **Abdomen:** Croc's abdomen seems to be a sensitive spot for him,as a concentrated hit there can hurt him greatly.
* **Oxygen:** Due to his human half and amphibious nature,Croc still needs to breathe oxygen and cannot stay underwater permanently.
* In *The Batman Strikes!* #25, Croc's weaknesses are revealed to be pepper-skunk spray (it wreaks havoc on his senses since crocodiles have extremely sensisitve sensory organs all over their heads) and flame retardants (since Croc is cold-blooded, getting frozen means he gets considerably slower and weaker).

## Appearances

### Season 4

* *Team Penguin*
* *Rumors*
* *The Joining, Part 1* (mentioned as an alligator in a sewer.)

### *The Batman Strikes!*

* Issue 25
* Issue 37
* Issue 39 " Hostile Takeover"
* Issue 46

## Trivia

* He speaks with a Cajun accent.
* His henchmen are named Vic and Freddy, which leaves one unnamed.
* Concept art showed him with lighter green skin and a grey coat.
* It's unknown how Killer Croc got his scar, but the comics imply it happened some time after escaping from the circus.
* His name is left unknown throughout the entire show. In Issue #46 of the comics his real name is revealed to be the same as it is in the comics, Waylon Jones.
* In issue #25 of the series' tie-in comic *The Batman Strikes*, Croc is shown in flashbacks to have been both a lab experiment and a circus act.
* He retains the Cajun accent in *Beware the Batman*.
* His animalistic appearance was used again for *Batman: Arkham Knight*.
* He resembles the version seen in the comics,being an intelligent crime boss.
* Killer Croc is one of the characters with their own leitmotif,alongside Batman,Batgirl,Robin,the GCPD (Yin,Ethan,Gordon),Cash Tankenson,Superman,Green Arrow,Hawkman,Joker,Catwoman,Kabuki Twins,Spellbinder,Gearhead,Harley Quinn,the Joining,Captain Slash,and Wrath and Scorn.