Shrapnel
Shrapnel as depicted inWho's Who in the DC Universe #13 (October 1991). Art byErik Larsen (penciller/inker) and Tom McCraw (colorist).
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Doom Patrol vol. 2 #7 (April 1988)
Created by	Paul Kupperberg Erik Larsen
In-story information
Alter ego	Mark Scheffer
Species	Metahuman
Team affiliations	Secret Society of Super Villains Cyborg Revenge Squad
Abilities	Superhuman strength and durability Metallic body that can be projected into explosive bursts

Shrapnel (Mark Scheffer) is asupervillain appearing in media published byDC Comics, primarily as an enemy of theOutsiders and theDoom Patrol.

Shrapnel has appeared inBatman: The Brave and the Bold and thesecond season ofArrow, voiced byGreg Ellis in the former and portrayed bySean Maher in the latter.

Shrapnel first appeared inDoom Patrol vol. 2, #7 and was created byPaul Kupperberg andErik Larsen.^[1]

Little about Shrapnel's past and identity is known, although it is known that his name is Mark Scheffer and that he has an ex-wife and two daughters.^[2] Shrapnel has tried to stay incognito, but failed to do so after deciding to kill anyone who caught even a glimpse of him.

Shrapnel is discovered by the Doom Patrol in Kansas while on a murder spree and forced into combat by the team.Celsius quickly floods Shrapnel, encasing him within a block of ice. Shrapnel blows the ice apart, hitting Celsius point blank and causing her to be hospitalized.Tempest realizes that Shrapnel is composed of organic cells creating a single consciousness that feeds on the blood of victims.

Shrapnel later joins theSecret Society of Super Villains and theCyborg Revenge Squad.^[3] He is among the villains exiled to another planet inSalvation Run.^[4]

Shrapnel possesses organic metal skin that gives him superhuman strength and durability. The scales that compose his body can be projected as explosive bursts and remotely controlled.

Shrapnel appears inJLA/Avengers.^[5]

• Shrapnel appears in theBatman: The Brave and the Bold episode "When OMAC Attacks!", voiced byGreg Ellis.^[6] This version isGeneral Kafka, a Russian war criminal who claims to have hailed from a poor village that was razed during an unspecified conflict, which doomed the survivors to poverty and famine, and seeks revenge for this.Equinox manipulates him into fightingOMAC and attempting to cause a meltdown in New York City, during which Kafka is transformed into an organic metal being with the ability to absorb kinetic energy to empower himself amidst a lab accident. With Batman's help, OMAC defeats Shrapnel by tricking him into tiring himself out.
• Mark "Shrapnel" Scheffer appears inArrow, portrayed bySean Maher.^[7] This version is a human anti-government serial bomber and member of a terrorist militia group. After bombing two government buildings inStarling City, Scheffer targetsSebastian Blood's Unity Rally, but is thwarted and captured by theArrow. In the episode "Suicide Squad", Scheffer reluctantly joins the titularteam beforeAmanda Waller kills him for attempting to escape.^[8]
• Shrapnel appears as a character summon inScribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.^[9]

• Rapsheet: Shrapnel

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