Batman Beyond's animal-hybrid 'splicers' arrive!
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Summary Batman Beyond introduced many iconic elements and foes in its Neo-Gotham. Now, one particular future Batman Beyond threat appears to have emerged to challenge Batman and Robin in the present: the scourge of "splicing" and the vicious human/animal hybrids it creates.
Batman and Robin #1 by Joshua Williamson, Simone Di Meo, and Steve Wands picks up in the wake of the Gotham War that has ripped Catwoman and the Bat-Family apart. This leaves Bruce and Damian now on their own in Bruce's brownstone building. As the two work to contain a series of crimes comitted by various animal-themed villains, they find that each event is linked to the DNA research of one "Dr. Kafira." When Batman and Robin attempt to rescue Dr.
The rest of the Terrible Trio remove their masks to reveal that they, too, now have the heads of the animals they emulated. In the confusion, Man-Bat carries Dr. Kafira away and Batman is struck by a chemical pellet that causes a swarm of bats to attack him.Neo-Gotham's Scourge of Splicing in Batman Beyond There is a lot here that seems to pay homage to Batman Beyond's depiction of splicing.
The Terrible Trio's transformation in Batman and Robin #1 is a perfect example of splicing, with the Trio retaining their human physiques while gaining the animalistic properties of their respective masks. Furthermore, the similarity between the names of Dr. Kafira and Dr. Cuvier, while not perfect, is not to be dismissed.
Taken all together, this series of events suggests that this storyline is ready to establish the base research for splicing in the "present day" DCU. Perhaps the prevalence of splicing will grow into the scourge it becomes in the animated series' Neo-Gotham.
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