King Snake

King Snake (real name Sir Edmund Dorrance) is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe. He is a martial artist created by writer Chuck Dixon and artist Tom Lyle as a villain to Robin (Tim Drake), and he first appeared in Robin #2 (1991). He is mostly associated with the Batman mythos, and is the father of the villain Bane. Sir Edmund Dorrance, aka King Snake, is a British native who first distinguished himself in the Royal Artillery (a cor... more

King Snake (real name Sir Edmund Dorrance) is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe. He is a martial artist created by writer Chuck Dixon and artist Tom Lyle as a villain to Robin (Tim Drake), and he first appeared in Robin #2 (1991). He is mostly associated with the Batman mythos, and is the father of the villain Bane. Sir Edmund Dorrance, aka King Snake, is a British native who first distinguished himself in the Royal Artillery (a corps of the British Army). He and some friends then became mercenaries, offering their professional expertise to various anti-communist rebels, and made considerable money in doing so. While in Santa Prisca working with local rebels, his camp was taken by surprise by government commandos and Edmund blinded by gunfire. He fled the country, leaving for dead a female rebel that he had slept with. The woman was actually alive and pregnant with Edmund's son. Both she and her child were imprisoned for Edmund's crimes against the Santa Prisca... less