The Merciless
The Merciless is the Batman of Earth -12. When he donned Ares' helmet to defeat the God of War, Bruce realized that peace and morality were falsehoods, and that the absolute destruction of his enemies was the only way forward.
Name:
The Merciless
Publisher:
Real name:
Bruce Wayne
Aliases:
- Bruce Wayne
- Batman
Birth date:
None
Gender:
Male
Powers:
- Adaptive
- Agility
- Berserker Strength
- Blast Power
- Divine Powers
- Energy Absorption
- Energy Manipulation
- Flight
- Immortal
- Intellect
- Invulnerability
- Longevity
- Magic
- Omni-lingual
- Stamina
- Super Speed
- Super Strength
- Swordsmanship
- Telepathy
- Unarmed Combat
- Weapon Master
First issue:
Creation
Merciless was created by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo. He made his first appearance in Dark Days: The Casting #1.
Powers and Abilities
- Divine Powers
- Genius-Level Intellect
- Invulnerability
- Martial Arts
- Super Strength
In Other Media
Merchandise

- DC Collectibles produced a Merciless statue.
- Prime 1 Studio produced a Merciless statue.
- The Merciless was featured in the Heroclix figure game.
- The Merciless was featured in Funko's Pop! line of Bobbleheads.
- The Merciless was the subject of a DC Multiverse Collect-and-Connect wave from McFarlane Toys. The figure could be completed after purchasing each of the corresponding figures in the wave: Batman, Infected Superman, the Robins and the Batman Who Laughs.