King Snake
King Snake is a male comic character who features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Origin
Sir Edmund Dorrance
Edmund subsequently moved to Hong Kong and used the money he had acquired to start a double life. To the public, he was a Hong Kong businessman worth millions, with interests in shipping, banking, and electronics, while in secret he was one of the most feared men in Asia, a giant in the heroin trade. (Robin v1 #2) Taking the name King Snake, he found willing soldiers in the Ghost Dragons, a Chinese youth gang operating in Macau, Kowloon, and Hong Kong. (Robin v1 #3) Although he had a strong power base in Hong Kong, he could not hope to stay when the island was handed over to China. He began extending his interests into France and the United States. He decided to lay waste to the city of Hong Kong rather than have it be soiled by falling into Chinese hands. His plans to release a Nazi-developed plague after leaving Hong Kong were foiled by Robin, assisted by Clyde Rawlins and Lady Shiva, both of whom wanted revenge against King Snake. (Robin v1 #4) After the attack of his headquarters in Hong Kong, much of his gang was captured and he was presumed dead at the hands of Lady Shiva. (Robin v1 #5)
King Snake was one of the many villains raised from the dead in Gotham City to join the new Black Lantern Corps as zombies during Blackest Night along with Abbatoir, Deacon Blackfire, Blockbuster, Magpie, KGBeast, the Trigger Twins, and the Ventriloquist. (Blackest Night: Batman v1 #1) He was seen terrorizing the city, and tearing out the hearts of innocents to feed on their emotions and life force when they're feeling the most fear. (Blackest Night: Batman v1 #2)
Post-Flashpoint
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.
Damian Wayne came to see to join a tournament hosted by the mysterious League of Lazarus but had to prove himself to be allowed entry into it. This saw him fighting in an underground fighting match where his opponent was King Snake. The mercenary was effortlessly beaten by Damian who had humiliated him and his actions led to agents of the League giving him a token that directed him to Lazarus Island. (Robin v3 #1)
Overview
Personality and attributes
Powers and abilities
Notes
- King Snake was created by Chuck Dixon and Tom Lyle where he made his first appearance in Robin v1 #2 (February, 1991).
In other media
Television
- In Gotham, King Snake himself did not make an appearance though was indirectly mentioned in the setting of the live-action television series. At one point Eduardo Dorrance joined the army and served alongside James Gordon. Both men became friends and saved each others' life on more than one occasion. During the war, Gordon earned Eduardo's respect and gratitude, but Jim eventually decided to leave the army in order to return to Gotham City and join the GCPD. Shortly after, Dorrance and the rest of his military task force were captured during the war in Santa Prisca and imprisoned at Peña Duro, which he would later describe as "the darkest hell on earth". Left there to die by the government, Eduardo and his fellow soldiers were forced to endure the cruel games of the prison guards. They would choose one of the soldiers and bury him alive, then take bets on whether he could dig his way out or not. But when he managed to free himself from his grave, they would bury the soldier even deeper and play again. All of Eduardo's fellow soldiers died during their prison sentence, leaving him as the sole survivor of the squad who managed to endure the games of the guards. When Nyssa al Ghul came to Peña Duro, Dorrance stood out to her and she pulled him out of the prison, promising to give him a new purpose. Four years after Jim Gordon had left the military, Eduardo Dorrance was put in command of the Delta Force by Nyssa and sent to Gotham City, seemingly to help restore it from its No Man's Land status.
Films
- In Batman: Soul of the Dragon, King Snake appeared in the setting of the 2021 animated film where he was voiced by actor Patrick Seitz. Sir Edmund Dorrance was a member of the Kobra Cult where he was a formidable martial artist, despite his blindness.
Appearances
- Robin v1: (1991)
- Robin v3: (2021)
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