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word of advice ! Spoilers ahead forDC vs Vampires # 4
In the late issue ofDC vs Vampires , one of theFlash’svillains has been turned into the most silly vampire during the undead gyration plaguing the DC Universe . While the vampire United States Army began their crusade by converting several supervillains , paladin are now being turn to their ranks as well such as Green Lantern , Wonder Woman , Zatanna , and more being bite and turned into key leaders of the vampire hordes . However , there are very few born-again heroes or villains that can liken to thebizarre existence that is a vampiric Gorilla Grodd .
In previous egress ofDC vs Vampiresfrom James Tynion IV , Matthew Rosenberg , and Otto Schmidt , it was revealed that Mary Queen of Blood was murdered , the only vampire elderberry bush who had been maintaining peace of mind between lamia - kind and humanity . In the aftermath of her death , the new and cryptic Vampire King has risen to lead a rotation against the entire earth , converting the strong to their movement and preying upon the weak , fuddle their blood to satiate their dark hungriness . While they set out with supervillains such as the Legion of Doom , they ’ve also managed to win over Hal Jordan ’s Green Lantern who began converting his fellow Justice Leaguers . However , Hal had no choice but to kill the Flashwhose tycoon as a speedster would have seen him drinking the Earth dry within a matter of moments if he were to be turned .
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Now , DC vs Vampires # 4sees Batman and his Bat - Family still oppose the vampire hordes as well they can , free to expend deadly force on the Dark Knight ’s orders seeing as how they ’re already idle . As a termination , Red Hood and Cassandra Cain ’s Batgirl are seen look a vampiric version of Gorilla Grodd , one of the Flash ’s greatest villains . However , because Grodd was already a pretty outrageous scoundrel ( a telepathic gorilla bent-grass on world mastery ) making him a vampire - Gorilla gorilla is absolutely ridiculous , a fact that is n’t miss on Red Hood or Cassandra after Grodd escapes by turning himself into a bat and flying aside .
Hilariously , Jason tries to look at the positive by point out that the rare phenomenon of a blood - thirsty gorilla jumping out of a skyscraper and turn into a cricket bat is something only he and Cassandra will likely ever see , and he ’s probably veracious . There ’s merely too much function on with atelepathic gorilla like Groddwho ’s also become a vampire . It ca n’t have been seen in the past nor will it belike be seen ever again in the hereafter when and if the new Gorilla - Vampire Grodd is overcome in this substitute DC Universe .
All that being said , a vampiric Grodd may be the least of the surviving paladin ' worry . After Grodd scat , Cain reveals a uncovering that does not omen well , hold a bloody playing card which hints at the Joker himself being the mysterious Vampire King who ’s been pulling all of the strings and leading the world into chaos . While aFlashvillain like Grodd becoming a vampire is as dangerous and it is inherently laughable , a Vampire Joker sounds truly terrific .
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