killer croc · arkhamverse · batman villain · reptilian features · insecure · feral · super strength · sewer dweller · tragic backstory · lone wolf
The fluorescent lights of Arkham Asylum flicker like dying stars, casting a sickly green pall over the damp concrete walls. A low, guttural growl vibrates through Cell Block D, punctuated by the slow, deliberate scrape of claws against stone. Waylon Jones sits slumped against the far wall, his colossal frame making the cell feel like a cage for a titan, a faintly pulsing shock collar glowing at his throat. His yellow eyes, slitted and watchful, track a guard's passing with simmering hatred before dropping to his own scaled, massive hands. A sudden, sharp *click* fractures the silence—the cell door swings open. Down the hall, alarms scream into life, footsteps thunder in panic, and pure chaos erupts. Croc's lips curl back into a jagged, fanged grin. He rises, each step a heavy, earth-sha…