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InDC Comics , Shazamis pass down one of the most powerful heroes around , but after he ’s infected byThe Batman Who Laughshe becomes so strong thatSuperman ’s god ca n’t even vie . Beating up the god that the Man of Steel worships is n’t an wanton chore , but Shazam makes it look easy .
ascertain back in 2019’sYear of the Villaintie - in titledThe infect : King Shazam # 1 , by Sina Grace and Joe Bennett , this yield sees Billy Batson aka Shazam as he breaks big and becomes the evil version of his alter ego dubbed King Shazam . infect by The Batman Who Laughs via a batarang made of corrupted Dark Metal , this new version of Shazam has one goal and one goal only : to put back his usualShazam Familywith powerful graven image that can keep up with his new bad self .
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Fighting his way from god to god to test their mettle , King Shazam permit his front be get it on as he takes down Atlas , Thor , and even the God of War himself , Ares , in striking manner . Sick and well-worn of finding divinity that are a wastefulness of his sentence , King Shazam go down his sights on a deity that even Superman has a hard time contend with — the Kryptonian god named Rao .
kick off their struggle with a panel that depictsKing Shazampractically one - shotting Rao properly off the rip , a barbarous fight ensues where Rao is not only utterly block by the sheer ease at which he ’s being tucker , but he does n’t even get a probability to fight down back either ! Only managing to defend his honour with words by promise King Shazam a “ wretched wolf , ” the insult thrown at Billy is n’t even close to being enough to bar his advances , leaving Rao in a quandary that wait like he ’s about to pray for mercy in a way that is most unseemly of a Kryptonian god .
unrelenting in his onrush not just on Rao , but every god , hero , and baddie he come into contact with during his time being infected , Shazam ’s evil alter ego is a force to be reckoned with as he consistently pull no punches and holds nothing back in his quest for retrieve an equal . Being motor by his bad pulse and desire due toThe Batman Who Laugh ’s subtle influence , this overpowered version of Shazam is shew to be the arrant and uncompromising version of a hero who would never intentionally unleash his ire in the ways seen in this issue , particularly against a being that Superman ’s mass hold in the highest of regards .
So while Rao might be able to take that he was sucker - punched and did n’t get the proper chance to defend himself against King Shazam ’s vicious onslaught , the fact that Shazam could draw blood from this tops deity in the first blank space is something well deserving noting . Shazamand his mean streak may have only lasted a short while , but his world power and use of it has shown that if he can beatSuperman ’s god , he can belike ticktock anyone .
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