DCAUResource.com

Menu:

Solomon Grundy

Back to Villains Main > Solomon Grundy

Real Identity: Cyrus Gold
Appearances (Shorts): Batman Takes on Solomon Grundy and Fishing for Grundy
Appearances (Movies): Monster Mayhem
Powers/Skills: Above Average Strength, Near Invulnerability, and Unarmed Combat
Voiced By: Fred Tatasciore

Solomon Grundy is a living deadman compelled by greed and destruction. While on a rampage in Gotham City, Grundy smashed up civilian vehicles. Batman arrived in his Battle Armor and challenged him. Grundy took up a light pole and swung it like a bat, knocking a car at Batman. Batman broke through the car but Grundy charged. Batman held his own and activated a thruster in the suit's right elbow. Grundy took the punch and was launched into the Gotham National Bank. He ripped a vault door off and launched Batman across the street. Grundy prepared to smash Batman with the door but he summoned his Batmobile's Capture Claw. The Batmobile drove through the building and pinned Grundy. The vault door fell on Grundy's head and knocked him out.

Grundy was imprisoned at Arkham Asylum. At some point, he made contact with either Scarecrow or the Joker and agreed to take part in the latter's plan to take over Gotham City with a computer virus. On Halloween night, Scarecrow helped Grundy escape Arkham with Silver Banshee. Grundy punched a hole in the main building then the perimeter wall. The two were instructed to quietly and discreetly meet up with Scarecrow in a road tunnel in the city. After a man dressed in an Elvis costume praised Grundy for his zombie wrestler costume, he and Banshee were hastled by three impatient and rude men in a car. One of them, dressed like Batman, addressed them as a freakshow. Grundy lifted their car up and rolled them out. The duo went on a joyride and attracted the attention of the police and Batman. Nightwing and Green Arrow then Red Robin and Batman pursued them. Once they sped into tunnel, Banshee used her sonic scream to cause a cave-in behind them. Scarecrow admonished the pair for getting into antics and drove off with them.

The next night, Grundy disguised himself as a pizza delivery man and drove a scooter to Gotham Power. Just as the guards went back and forth about what to order for dinner, Grundy presented his pizza box to them. They saw it was empty and recognized Grundy but he knocked them out. He went further into the building and was opposed by armed security but they were easily tossed aside. Grundy stole an atomic battery and carried it to an ice cream truck driven by Joker. Joker rewarded him with an ice cream but Nightwing arrived. Grundy attempted to pull Nightwing apart like a wishbone but was electrocuted by his batons. Grundy was amused by Nightwing and slapped him into a wall. Grundy took off on his scooter to catch up with the Joker. He drove off the highway down to the Joker, fell off, and slided into Ace and Batman like a bowling ball hitting a bowling pin. After Grundy got into the truck, Joker kissed him on the cheek in gratitude.

They made their way to Joker's hideout on the Gotham Boardwalk and waited with the others for Gogo Shoto to regain consciousness. Due to his supposed faster metabolism, Grundy got hungry waiting for Shoto. Grundy played a minimal role in the Gotham Museum gala and sat in the getaway car waiting for Clayface and Joker. After Joker took over Gotham, he declared Grundy sheriff of the city and head of the police. He busted Commissioner Gordon back down to a beat cop and ran the Gotham Police Department like kindergarten. He treated the police as a means of entertainment and ordered them to play games with him like hide-and-go-seek. When Batman and his allies raided the hideout, Grundy followed Batman into the Tunnel of Love. Batman threw out a grapnel line and made Grundy punch himself then knocked him into the river with a Batarang to the back. Grundy burst through the middle of the boat Batman was on but he anticipated the move and jumped away. Batman sliced a conduit and threw the exposed wire into the river. Grundy was electrocuted into submission and chained up.

The Joker came to the rescue and freed everyone. They relocated to the Gotham News building and made preparations to upload the artifical intelligence to spread the virus worldwide. That night, a parade in honor of Joker was held. On his float, Grundy kept a bazooka at his side and ordered the police to tell him if they saw Batman. Gordon got the idea to make Grundy waste his ammo and pretended to see Batman. The other officers understood and made Grundy use up every shot. Once Grundy ran out, Gordon tapped a remote. A trap door opened under Grundy and he was restrained by a machine inside the float. He was taken back to Arkham Asylum after the Joker was defeated by Cyborg.

While underwater in a swamp by Gotham, Grundy was hooked by an unsuspecting fisherman. Grundy slowly emerged, removed the hook, and ate the bait worm. He demanded more from the fisherman and his two friends. Grundy was given their bucket of worms to eat but he threw a tantrum after he ate them all. He uprooted a tree and tossed it. As he lurched towards the fishermen, Batman leapt down from the Batplane and punched Grundy. Grundy tackled him into the swamp and pinned him but Batman used some mud to blind Grundy. Batman got in a punch and kick then used his Battle Armor's knuckle add on to finish Grundy off. He was tied up and hung upside down. The fisherman took a photograph with Grundy.