- Shrapnel (comics)
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character_name=Shrapnel
real_name=Mark Scheffer
publisher=DC Comics
debut="Doom Patrol " vol. 2 #7
creators=
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alliances=Suicide Squad
Secret Society of Super Villains
The Cyborg Revenge Squad
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powers=super human strength and endurance. Shrapnel's body consists of hundreds of pieces of an organic-metallic substance that can be projected into explosive bursts.|Shrapnel is a
supervillain in theDC Comics universe. He is primarily an enemy of the Outsiders and theDoom Patrol .History
Very little about Shrapnel's past and identity is known, although we do know his name is Mark Scheffer ["Birds of Prey #12] and that he was a normal human at one time and has an ex-wife and two very human blond-haired daughters. Shrapnel has tried to stay incognito, but failed to do so, after deciding to slaughter anyone who caught even a glimpse of him.
He was discovered by the Doom Patrol in Kansas while on a murder spree and forced into combat.
Celsius quickly flooded Shrapnel encasing him within a prison of ice. Shrapnel blew it apart hitting Mrs Caulder point blank and hospitalising her. Celsius has said that the next time she will use her extreme volcanic flames to melt him into slag! It is also noted thatLodestone was not able to magnetise some control over Shrapnel. It was energy blastingTempest who worked out that Shrapnel is a series of organic cells creating a single consciousness- that feeds on the blood of victims.Shrapnel escaped the encounter with the Doom Patrol.He has since joined The Society ["Villains United" #1] . Shrapnel has later resurfaced as one of the exiled supervillains in
Salvation Run ["Salvation Run" #1] .In "" mini-series, Shrapnel has joined of The Cyborg Revenge Squad.
Powers and abilities
As a being made of organic metal, Shrapnel has superhuman strength and stamina. He doesn't have to eat or sleep in this form.
In addition, the metal plates on Shrapnel's body can be projected into explosive bursts. Each scale is a living organism controlled by Shrapnel's consciousness, so once fired they can be directed and recalled at will. Pieces lost by Shrapnel will eventually die, but he can regenerate new ones.
References
External links
* [http://www.rapsheet.co.uk/RapSheetMain/Bizzaro.asp?UniqueId=620 Rapsheet: Shrapnel]
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