[Matt McGinnis has been captured by the Stalker.]
What're you gonna do, mister? Cut out my heart? Eat my liver?
Don't be dramatic. You are merely bait. [removes his cloak, revealing a large scar running down his spine]
Freaky. What happened to your back?
A hunting accident. The panther was wounded. And I was careless.
[flashback: a panther pounces on him and mauls him]
Ouch.
My back was broken in five places. They had to replace my spine. [flashback of him in the operating room] The operation was excruciating. [He screams in pain as they operate on his spine, then you see him hanging from the ceiling] But it artificially enhanced my strength and reflexes. After I recovered, I went back... and with my bare hands, got my revenge. [flashback: he kills the panther that mauled him in direct combat] It was easy. Too easy. I had become so powerful, no prey could challenge me. To one who lives for the thrill of the hunt, this was a tragedy. My life was over, until I heard that the legendary Batman had returned.
Batman?
I'd always imagined this Batman to be an ageless soul, inhabiting the greatest warrior of each generation. If this bat-spirit really existed, it would present the ultimate challenge.
You want a fight, dreg? Let's go! [slams into Stalker]
Cool!
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