The Dead Water - Earth-11 - Batman: The Drowned (2017)

Following the destruction of Gotham City at the hands of the Atlanteans, Bryce Wayne used hybrid DNA to bio-engineer an army of loyal sea creatures, which she called the Dead Water. With the aid of her creations, Batwoman was able to win the Atlantean War, installing herself as the protector and ruler of what remained of the world - which had been sunk as a result of the fighting.

Throughout the war, Batwoman used the powers she had acquired through the Atlantean Trident and her own biological and technological enhancements to infect her enemies, mutating their bodies and transmuting them into Dead Water. These infected beings would flock to her side, growing the ranks of her army.

After Bryce became a warrior and servant to Barbatos, the Dead Water remained on their Earth, as the Drowned went on to conquer Prime Earth with her fellow members of the Dark Knights.


"The Rime of the Ancient Mariner",

During her battle with Aquaman and Mera in the flooded ruins of Amnesty Bay, The Drowned opened up a "conduit" between Prime Earth and Earth -11, summoning her army to help destroy the Atlantean heroes. Mera is shocked at the sight of them, recognising them from their counterparts on their own Earth. The Legion quickly overpower both Mera and Aquaman, allowing their leader to infect Mera and turn her into a Dead Water to. The infected Mera turned on her husband, almost killing him if not for the intervention of Doctor Fate, who teleported the Atlantean King away from the battlefield.


Appearances:

1. "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" - First Appearance