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The epic battle betweenBatmanand his misrepresented Zur - En - Arrh personality has already been spoiled . A looking into the future tense through DC Comics ' solicitation suggest that Bruce Wayne ’s intense war with Zur - En - Arrh is n’t going to finish how fans think it will .
For months , Batman has been vexed by his pitiless counterpart , the Batman of Zur - En - Arrh . Now Zur - En - Arrh is on the precipice of get everything he ’s ever wanted . But a few queer contingent hidden throughout the solicited info in DC Comics ' July releases could be spoiling how Batman ’s big battle with Zur - En - Arrh is going to shake out .
Where is Zur-En-Arrh DuringAbsolute Power?
Absolute Power : Ground Zero # 1(2024 )
Release Date :
July 3rd , 2024
writer :
Mark Waid , Joshua Williamson , Nicole Maines , and Chip Zdarsky
Artists :
Gleb Melnikov , Skylar Patridge , and V Ken Marion
Cover Artist :
Dan Mora
Variant Covers :
Gleb Melnikov , Mikel Janin , John Timms , and Dan Mora
THE domino FALL ! As the DC Universe brace for the “ Absolute Power ” blitzkrieg , the key to capturing metahuman baron on planet Earth will at last be unbolted ! bridge the events of Batman , Superman : House of Brainiac , and Suicide Squad : Dream Team , this extra oversize GROUND ZERO issue fetch Waller ’s total dominance to the doorsteps of the world ’s finest bomber … using the combine might of FAILSAFE , BRAINIAC QUEEN , and the SUICIDE SQUAD to do it ! Witness years of storytelling culminate , add to you by Absolute Power series designer MARK WAID and the masterminds behind the terzetto of evil , CHIP ZDARSKY , NICOLE MAINES , and JOSHUA WILLIAMSON !
sorry days are ahead in the DC Universe . This July , the publishing house formally kick off itsbig summertime eventAbsolute Power . Solicitations forAbsolute Power : Ground Zero # 1andAbsolute big businessman # 1reveal that the Trinity of Evil , composed of Amanda Waller , Failsafe , and the Brainiac Queen have succeed and the DC Universe has fallen . All across the humanity , metahumans ’ powers have vanished and any torpedo resisting are beinghunted down by the all - Amazo squad Task Force VII , who have simulate the Justice League ’s mightiness band .
Anytime the individual Trinity of Evil members is reference , the solicitations say ‘ Failsafe ’ , but not Zur - En - Arrh .
Leading the Justice League - inspire Task Force VII is Failsafe , the automatic contingency Batman developed that was hijacked by Bruce ’s backup personality , the Batman of Zur - En - Arrh . The Failsafe automaton is seen on several covers . It ’s working alongside the Amazo robots oppose the Justice League and it ’s there next to its cooperator in the Trinity of Evil , Brainiac Queen and Waller . But something is curious about the numerous solicitations relating toAbsolute Power . The information makes mention of the Failsafe body , but not the Batman personality currently populate it .
The solicitations are very carefully worded . Anytime the individual Trinity of Evil members is reference , the allurement say ‘ Failsafe ’ , but not Zur - En - Arrh . BothAbsolute Power : Ground Zero#1andAbsolute Power # 1say that Waller has used the combined might of Failsafe and the Brainiac Queen . But noAbsolute Powertitles , nor any tie - in playscript , reference Zur - En - Arrh . The android is escort on various cover , still dress up in the same costume from the currentBatmanarc “ Dark Prisons ” , but strangely enough , despite the role he seemingly plays , Zur - En - Arrh is n’t mentioned anywhere .
Zur-En-Arrh Has Been Crucial to Setting UpAbsolute Power
Zur - En - Arrh is the aerodynamic backup personality developed by Bruce for one determination : to handle stressful berth too vivid for Bruce . Zur - En - Arrh is a Dark Knight without the ethics or restraint of Bruce ’s personality and will do whatever is necessary to achieve justice . While Zur - En - Arrh was only created to help Bruce deal with dire emergencies , the Joker , obsessed with Zur - En - Arrh , resolve to make him the dominant personality in Batman ’s mind . Over the course of years , Joker began creating emergency situations to coax Zur - En - Arrh out and ultimately take control .
Batman ’s fight against Zur - En - Arrh and Failsafe begins inBatman # 125 ( 2022 ) !
After convincing the Penguin to fake his death and figure Batman , Failsafe , contrive to stop Batman by any means necessary , was activated . This was the final step necessary to truly awaken Zur - En - Arrh , who commence plot a means to take over Batman ’s body as Bruce dealt with increasingly stressful state of affairs . Zur - En - Arrh nearly follow in taking over Batman ’s consistency , but rather , Zur - En - Arrh transferred his consciousness over to Failsafe ’s body . Zur - En - Arrh give way Bruce one fortune to stand down , but Bruce refused , force the ‘ new Batman ’ to immure Bruce in Blackgate Penitentiary .
With Bruce out of the way , there was no one to stop Zur - En - Arrh from demand Gotham by tempest . He began apprehend criminal en masse and throw them in his individual prison . The Bat - Family monitored this billet , fearing what had happened to Bruce . Damian , on the other hand , became confident that Zur - En - Arrh was really Bruce and began working with the mistaken Dark Knight . It was n’t too long into their partnership thatRobin name Zur - En - Arrh had acquired several Amazosas part of his plans for perfect order .
Does Zur-En-Arrh Survive His Last Encounter with Batman?
It should be noted that while Zur - En - Arrh and Failsafe were make as autonomous entities , they ’ve since amalgamated into one being . presently , the being known as ‘ Zur - En - Arrh ’ is Bruce ’s alter ego with the robotic body of Failsafe . While Failsafehada personality at one point ( albeit very limited),the automaton ’s memory was fragmented to make way for Zur - En - Arrh ’s idea . As it is decent now , the only ‘ Failsafe ’ around are the drones currently keeping an eye on the prisoners in Blackgate Penitentiary . Aside from that , Failsafe is n’t exactly around anymore .
However , Bruce might last purge Zur - En - Arrh ’s personality from the Failsafe golem , finally ridding the world of Batman ’s darkest copycat .
If that ’s the case , why do the solicitations go out of the room to constantly cite Failsafe and not Zur - En - Arrh ? He ’s plainly there , still dressed up in his raw Batman costume , standing with the Task Force VII and the Trinity of Evil . But nowhere in DC ’s July solicitations does it ever remark the name Zur - En - Arrh . It should be mark thatAbsolute Powerdoes take topographic point after the end of the “ Dark Prisons ” arc , which appears to besetting up an intense battle between Batman and Zur - En - Arrh .
Assuming that these solicitation are indications of what ’s about to happen in “ Dark Prisons ” , one could conclude that Batman and Zur - En - Arrh ’s battle ends in Bruce ’s favor . Of course , fans acknowledge that Bruce wo n’t stop the zombi entirely , as Amanda Waller is clear still going to expend Failsafe ’s power as part of her endeavour to stop DC ’s metahumans . However , Bruce might eventually purge Zur - En - Arrh ’s personality from the Failsafe robot , finally ridding the world of Batman ’s darkest emulator . It should be observe that Mikel Janin ’s variant forAbsolute business leader : Ground Zero # 1shows Waller standing with Failsafe , with no sign of Zur - En - Arrh ’s personality leave .
Batman Will Beat Zur-En-Arrh, But His Troubles Are Just Starting
While it would certainly be a triumph for Zur - En - Arrh ’s personality to be wiped away , Failsafe is still a sinister piece of equipment that once took out the Justice League . Not to mention Waller is just as dangerous and is capable of bringing out the automaton ’s bad in her safari to destroy DC ’s metahumans . for certain , Bruce may at long last be exit the Zur - En - Arrh chapter of his life-time , but he ’s about to see what kind of scathe Waller can do when she comes into willpower ofBatman’sultimate eventuality , Failsafe .
Absolute Power : Ground Zero # 1is available on July 3rd from DC Comics .
