"Solomon Grundy, Born on a Monday, Christened on Tuesday, Married on Wednesday, Took ill on Thursday, Grew worse on Friday, Died on Saturday, Buried on Sunday. That was the end of Solomon Grundy."
Summary
Solomon Grundy is a fictional character, usually depicted as a supervillain in DC Comics and an antihero in the DC animated series. He was originally depicted as a murder victim brought back to life as a corporeal revenant or zombie, though subsequent versions of the character have occasionally depicted a different origin. He is named after the 19th-century nursery rhyme Solomon Grundy.
Grundy was introduced as an enemy of comic book hero Alan Scott (the original Green Lantern), but has since become a prominent enemy for a number of superheroes such as Superman and Batman. He also has ties to Swamp Thing.
Powers and Stats
Tier: Varies from 8-C to 4-B
Name: Cyrus Gold, Solomon Grundy
Origins: DC Comics
Gender: Male
Age: A bit more than 200 years old (He was born and died in the 19th century)
Classification: Undead
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Self-Sustenance (Types 1 and 2), Peak Human Speed, Regeneration, Resurrection, Energy manipulation/absorption, Plant Manipulation, Immunity to ailments and diseases
Attack Potency: Varies from Building level (Pummeled Swamp Thing and crushed him with a single hand.[1] Cracked Black Canary's ribs[2]. Much[3] stronger[4] than[5] Batman. Far superior to Killer Crock[6]. Manhandled Green Arrow with one hand[7]) to Solar System level (Consistently overpowers[8] and severely harms[9] Alan Scott, even beating him to death on one occasion, and has[10] shattered his Power Battery[11] and energy constructs[12]. Nearly defeated Superman.[13] Injured Power Girl.[14] Ripped apart Amazo[15]. Fought Bizarro[16]. Fought Etrigan blow-for-blow.[17] Walked through the Marvel Family[18])
Speed: Peak Human movement, combat speed Varies from Massively Hypersonic (Can keep up with Batman) to Massively FTL+ (Fought evenly with Superman)
Lifting Strength: Varies from Class 50 (Lifted a tractor) to Stellar
Striking Strength: Varies from Building Class to Solar System Class
Durability: Varies from Building level (Was staggered and eventually brought down by Batman) to Solar System level (Stood up to Superman in prolonged melee)
Stamina: Extremely High - he is a zombie, and has no need to eat, sleep, or breathe.
Range: Standard melee range, farther with thrown objects.
Standard Equipment: None.
Intelligence: Varies. At his lowest showings, he is Nonsentient, incapable of saying anything other than the nursery rhyme from which he draws his name. At his highest showings, he ranges more towards Gifted or even Genius, capable of masterminding complex criminal plots. Generally, he tends towards Learning Impaired, with monosyllabic speech, a brutish attitude, and occasional moments of savage cunning.
Weaknesses: Solomon Grundy's resurrection is unusual in its nature. When he is slain, he is reconstructed and reborn from Slaughter Swamp, but never perfectly, or even the same way twice. The amount of intellect and memory Grundy retains from his time as Cyrus Gold varies significantly - he is typically dimwitted and thuggish, but on other occasions, he is barely capable of speech, and at points, he has even been a highly intelligent and effective crime lord. His level of power also varies from resurrection to resurrection, with him at times being battled relatively evenly by street-level characters, and at other times overpowering entire teams of superpowered beings. Though comic characters are normally highly variable, Grundy is one of the few who has an in-universe justification.
His resurrections usually remove his memory of anything that happened prior and can result in him being reborn in a much dumber or weaker form. Though his intellect varies, his fighting style is invariably that of a brawler, relying on brute strength to overwhelm the opponent.
Feats: Respect thread
Note: His stats vary wildly between incarnations. Before making any changes to this page, please read and follow the Power-scaling Rules for Marvel and DC Comics.
Reference
- ↑ Swamp Thing Vol 1 67
- ↑ Justice Society of America Vol 1 2
- ↑ Batman/Superman Vol 1 3
- ↑ Batman: Shadow of the Bat Vol 1 39
- ↑ Batman: Hidden Treasures
- ↑ Faces of Evil: Solomon Grundy
- ↑ Green Arrow Vol 3 18
- ↑ Supergirl Vol 5 1
- ↑ JSA Classified Vol 1 39
- ↑ Green Lantern Quarterly Vol 1 4
- ↑ Solomon Grundy Vol 1 4
- ↑ Solomon Grundy Vol 1 6
- ↑ Superman Vol 1 676
- ↑ Batman/Superman Vol 1 27
- ↑ Solomon Grundy Vol 1 5
- ↑ Solomon Grundy Vol 1 2
- ↑ Solomon Grundy Vol 1 1
- ↑ Star and S.T.R.I.P.E. Vol 1 4
Others
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