| Character Name: | The Great White Shark |
| Publisher: | DC Comics |
| Debut: | Arkham Asylum: Living Hell #1 (July 2003) |
| Creators: | Dan Slott (writer) Ryan Sook (artist) |
| Real Name: | Warren White |
| Species: | Human |
| Powers: | Skilled organizer and negotiator High-level intellect Retractable razor sharp teeth |
The Great White Shark (Warren White), or simply Great White, is a supervillain owned by DC Comics who exists in that company's DC Universe.
Great White Shark first appeared in #1 (July 2003) and was created by Dan Slott and Ryan Sook.[1]
Warren White is a financier and embezzler who is known as the "Great White Shark" for his ruthlessness. He avoids imprisonment by pleading insanity and is imprisoned in Arkham Asylum.
During a prison riot, Jane Doe locks White in Mr. Freeze's cell. He develops severe frostbite and loses his hair, nose, ears, hair, and several fingers. Subsequently, he is driven insane and files his teeth into points.[2]
White next appears in , where he becomes Gotham's reigning crime boss following Batman and Robin's disappearance. He seeks revenge against Harvey Dent, who previously abandoned him and has since reformed. To this end, White kills Orca, KGBeast, Magpie, and Ventriloquist and frames Dent for the murders, driving him insane and leading him to return to villainy.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
After Batman's death in Batman R.I.P., White is transferred out of Arkham and into a more secure prison.[8]
In The New 52 continuity reboot, White is an ally of Black Mask and the Penguin.[9] [10] [11]
The Great White Shark has no superpowers but is a skilled organizer and negotiator with a high-level intellect. After being deformed, he files his teeth to the point of being razor sharp.
A biography of the Great White Shark, as well as a jar containing some of his body parts, appears in the series.