Killer Croc: Monster or Victim

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Killer Croc is one of Batman’s toughest and most powerful villains born with a rare disease that caused him to have crocodile skin. Waylon Jones was bullied as a child and was always an outcast eventually pushing him to live in the sewer in solidarity. This would all turn him into the villain and monster he is today. His abilities are super strength, fast swimming, powerful teeth, strong durability, and night vision 

Batman staring down Killer Croc as Croc is being escorted to another cell while wearing handcuffs and a neckcuff

From: batman arkham asylum

The first time I saw Killer Croc was actually in the video game Lego Batman on the Nintendo DS this was around the year 2008-2010 and at that time I was a child. I remember at the time being scared of him because I thought he looked scary. Later I would find him again in Batman: the animated series which used to play on teletoon retro. In the show I thought he looked cool but when I really started to appreciate him as a villain was in 2013-2015 when I got the video game Batman: Arkham Asylum. In the game Killer Croc has a section that is kind of like a horror game where you have to move slowly or he will hear your footsteps and not only that sometimes he pops up so you have to throw a batarang at him fast enough.

The genius behind Killer Croc as a monster is that he is not dumb like a lot of monsters in media are portrayed. He can talk and can think like any other person. That fact is what makes him much more dangerous than people give him credit for. He is a stone-cold killing machine that usually has a plan of his own and plays by his own rules.

Comic panel where Killer Croc talking Roy Harper out of suicide

From: red hood and the outlaws #3

He’s also however shown to have some compassion proving that he’s mostly a monster on the outside but a little bit less on the inside like. One example while not showing a whole lot of compassion does show a lot about him in terms of his less bloodthirsty side was when one of DC’s characters Roy Harper, who happens to be one of Red Hood's friends was trying to commit suicide by fighting Croc. What happened however was Croc realized that Roy was trying to kill himself and told him “Sure you got beat up earlier but is this really how you want to go out, also if you want to kill yourself leave me out of it”. While not entirely compassionate it shows a hint of his more human side.

In conclusion, while Killer Croc is one of DC’s most feared monster villains he is more than that. He is a person who was mistreated by society and cast away creating him into the beast he is. Killer Croc is a victim of the system in the end with the only people who know about his true nature being people he trusts which are very few people and Batman plus his allies. This is why he will go down in the history books as not only a monster but a tragic monster.

Hello, my name is Andrew Stone. I have many years of gaming under my belt and I am an avid comic book enjoyer. If I were to say what my favorite superhero was it would be Batman as I believe his unwavering sense of justice and belief in doing the right thing is compelling in modern-day society.  I look forward to writing blogs about the subjects I enjoy the most.