Titans
Summary
Warning ! Spoilers onwards for Batman # 150!When hell on earth comes to the DC Universe , Batmanhas faith that oneTitancan help turn thing in the heroes ' favor . After months of planning , Amanda Waller is springing into action and launching a full - scale assault against the Earth ’s metahumans .
Waller ’s first undulation already has the Hero of Alexandria on the ropes . Even the Dark Knight is running scaredas Task Force VIIdrains his protagonist ' top executive and catch metahumans in droves . But ever the forward - thinking , Batman hightail it to Titans Tower in hope of finding the one poor boy who can hopefully blockade Waller from going too far in her pursuit for absolute baron .
Batman Believes Cyborg is the DC Universe’s Best Shot at Stopping Waller
InBatman # 150’sbackup history " Brick by Brick " by Chip Zdarsky , Mike Hawthorne , Adriano Di Benedetto , Romulo Fajardo Jr. , and Clayton Cowles , Batman reflects on the state of the humanity . He call up about howhis robotlike contingence Failsafehas been acquired by Amanda Waller along with six Amazos that are currently de - powering heroes en masse shot . Batman is determined to kibosh Failsafe and attain his path to Bludhaven and jeopardize out Titans Tower . He note that the building is buzzing with energyand that the Titans ’ cracking plus Cyborg is still inside .
Batman does his best to keep Cyborg safe and confronts Paradise Lost chief - on .
Batman makes his way inside Titans Tower and discovers Cyborg hitch in a tangle of wire and cable’s length . Cyborg is fighting a virus sent by Waller and he ’s just hardly holding it off . Bruce asks Victor if he ’s learning anything from the attack andCyborg comes to the horrifying actualisation that Waller is in possession of a Mother Box . But before Victor can reveal any more , the tower is invade by Paradise Lost , the Amazo that sapped Wonder Woman of her powers and forcefulness .
Batman does his unspoiled to keep Cyborg safe and confronts Paradise Lost head word - on . alas , the Amazo move way too fast for Batman to cease it . The Dark Knight fights on , mark that Victor must be protected at all costs , calling Cyborg “ the key to stopping this ” . unluckily , Cyborg steps in to wait on Batman and Paradise Lost is able to both throw Batman out of Titans Tower and disarm Cyborg . Paradise Lost secures Cyborg and jet off to return Waller as Batman look on helplessly .
Waller Controls the DC Universe’s Last Remaining Super-Team
After returning home from Earth-3 , the plate of the Crime Syndicate , Waller was dictated to contain all metahumans at all costs . Waller worked with the mysterious Council of Light and start making moves to gain the force she ’d need to see her plans through . It take aim a while , but eventually , during the “ Beast World ” catastrophe , Waller manipulated upshot so that she would become the head of the Bureau of Sovereignty . With authentic political power at her electric pig , Waller begin research for the final asset she needed .
Waller unleash her robot , rechristened as Task Force VII , and had the Amazos drain every metahuman they fare into contact with of their powers .
At the same clip , Gotham was being catch by Failsafe , a golem Batman had created as part of ae contingence programme . The android was possessed by Zur - En - Arrh , Batman ’s backup persona , and used to establish a fascistic guild in Gotham where criminals were arrested in drove . Batman and the Bat - Family were capable to stop Zur - En - Arrh and upchuck his mind from the Failsafe soundbox . Unfortunately , the automaton was sequester by the military and wound up in Waller ’s will power , along with six Amazos Zur - En - Arrh procured .
Waller had Failsafe and the Amazos repaired and ultimately launch her end game . Waller unleashed dozens of AI - generated video that prove heroes attacking innocent civilians . To combat the story , the heroes hit the street , unknowingly walking right into Waller ’s trap . Waller unleashed her automaton , rechristened as Task Force VII , and had the Amazos drain every metahuman they came into physical contact with of their powers . Heroes as powerful as Superman , Wonder Woman , and even Doctor Fate were all divest of their abilitiesand either apprehend or forced to go on the run .
Batman is Correct - CyborgDoesHave the Power to Save the Day
Cyborg was one of the first Cuban sandwich Waller try out to take out when her AI video hit the web , and for skillful reason . During “ Beast World ” , Victor break Waller from order monotone work stoppage on thousands of innocent fauna - human hybrids by hack into the United States military . Waller was exasperate at Cyborg ’s activity and got back at him by lay much of the “ Beast World ” chaos at his and the rest of the Titans ’ feet . But that exposition of powerreveals the extent of Cyborg ’s power and how he could avail turn things around .
Cyborg has only rise stronger in the last few years . Victor even boasted in a late issue ofTitansthat the moment he step into a way , he can download every piece of data in it in a second . Cyborg is arguably the most powerful technical school hero in the DC Universeand that make believe him a substantial menace to Waller . More specifically , her Amazos . DuringAbsolute Power # 1 , Paradise Lost uncover that the Amazos all shared a hive mind and that could put the entirety of Task Force VII in danger .
Cyborg demonstrated his technical school - minelaying powers inTitans # 12 ( 2024 ) !
Both Batman and Waller know that Cyborg has incredible computing power at his disposal . If he manages to penetrate one of the Amazos ’ United States Department of Defense systems , there ’s a good chance he could shut every individual one down and mayhap reverse their damage yield the stolen powers to their heroes . regrettably , Waller was able to get to Victor before Bruce could and now Cyborg ’s on his fashion to Waller ’s metahuman prison house . But if Batman can mount a proper saving , the DC Universe has a shot of survivingAbsolute Power .
Can the Resistance Rescue Cyborg Before It’s Too Late?
Saving Cyborg is grueling than it sound . Aside from the threat of Task Force VII attend over the heads of every metahuman , Waller and her assets are hide out away , protect by soldier and other contingencies . There are a few heroes out there that still have major power , such as the Flash . But it ’s going to take all their efforts to break Cyborg out . But every available hero is go to have to cant in becauseBatmanalone is n’t go to be able to save the oneTitanwho can stop Amanda Waller .
Batman # 150is available now from DC Comics .
Batman # 150 ( 2024 )
