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| character_name = General Zahl
| image = General Zahl.png
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| publisher = [[DC Comics]]
| debut = ''[[Doom Patrol]] v.1'' #121<br> (October 1968)
| creators = [[Bruno Premiani]]<br>[[Murray Boltinoff]]
| alter_ego =
| full_name =Zahl
| species = [[Human]]
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'''General Zahl''' is the name of a fictional character appearingwho appears in [[American comic book|American comic books]] published by [[DC Comics]]. Initially known as Captain Zahl, he is a former German Navy officer and enemy of the [[Doom Patrol]].
 
==Publication history==
General Zahl first appeared in ''[[Doom Patrol]]'' #121 (October 1968), and was created by [[Bruno Premiani]] and [[Murray Boltinoff]].<ref name="dc-ency">{{Citation | last = Jimenez | first = Phil | author-link = Phil Jimenez | contribution = General Zahl | editor-last = Dougall | editor-first = Alastair | title = The DC Comics Encyclopedia | pages = 136 | publisher = [[Dorling Kindersley]] | place = New York | year = 2008 | ISBNisbn = 978-0-7566-4119-51 | oclc = 213309017}}</ref>
 
==Fictional character biography==
During World War II, Captain Zahl is an officer and [[U-boat]] commander in the [[Kriegsmarine|German Navy]]. After his boat is sunk by bombs developed by [[Chief (DC Comics)|Niles Caulder]], Zahl is crippled and forced to wear a neck brace.
General Zahl is a former [[Nazism|Nazi]] [[U-boat]] captain who tangled from time to time with the [[Doom Patrol]], originally as "Captain Zahl."
 
As a U-boat captainAfterward, Zahl was ruthless and effective, achieving the highest kill number of any commander in the [[Kriegsmarine|German fleet]]. After the fall of the [[Nazi Party|Nazis]], Captain Zahl workedworks as a mercenary, until a conflict with the Doom Patrol forced him into retirement. Due to the conflict, he was forced to wear a neck and back braceretire. Later, Zahl (now calling himself "General Zahl") assistedassists [[Madame Rouge]] in apparently killingbattling the Doom Patrol., Madamewho Rougesacrifice hadthemselves previouslyto succeededsave (alsoa apparently)small intown.<ref destroyingname="dc-ency"/> theIt otheris memberslater ofrevealed thethat [[BrotherhoodRobotman of(Cliff EvilSteele)|Robotman]] survived, but was heavily injured.<ref name="dc-ency"/>
 
Years later, the [[Teen Titans]] and Robotman battle Zahl and Rouge when they attempt to conquer Zandia. Zahl shoots at Robotman and is killed when the bullets ricochet off his body.
Years later, [[Beast Boy|Changeling]], [[Robotman (Cliff Steele)|Robotman]] and the [[Teen Titans]] tracked down Zahl and Rouge. Near the conflict's end, Zahl, determined to not be taken alive, fired upon Robotman, knowing the bullets would ricochet and strike Zahl, which they did. As Zahl lay dying, he declared "I die now, but that is all right. I haff the last laugh, Robotman!" Unrepentant to the end, his final words were "[[Heil Hitler|Hei...Heil Hitl...]]"<ref name="dc-ency"/>
 
==Powers and abilities==
Despite possessing no superhuman abilities, Zahl is a skilled military commander and soldier, but has no superhuman powers.
 
==In other media==
General Zahl appears in the ''[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]'' episode "The Last Patrol!", voiced by [[Corey Burton]].<ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=General Zahl Voice - ''Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' (TV Show) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Batman-The-Brave-and-the-Bold/General-Zahl/ |access-date=October 31, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref> This version caused the [[Doom Patrol]] to disband and retire years prior after they failed to stop him from killing a hostage. In the present, he allies with the [[Brain (DC Comics)|Brain]], [[Monsieur Mallah]], [[Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man]], Mutant Master, and [[Arsenal (DC Comics)|Arsenal]] to seek revenge on the Doom Patrol by exposing them as frauds. However, he and his alliance are defeated by [[Batman]] while the Doom Patrol sacrifice themselves to save a small town Zahl was threatening, which causes the world to appreciate them even more.
===Television===
* The character General Skarr, who was originally featured on ''[[Evil Con Carne]]'' and is now a supporting character on ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy]]'', bears many resemblances to Zahl.
*General Zahl appears in the ''[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]'' episode "The Last Patrol!" voiced by [[Corey Burton]]. In a documentary about the Doom Patrol, it is mentioned that he fought the Doom Patrol in France with his defeat being the last time anyone has seen the Doom Patrol. Years later, General Zahl assembles [[Brain (comics)|Brain]], [[Monsieur Mallah]], [[Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man]], Mutant Master, and Arsenal into targeting the Doom Patrol members. After Arsenal was defeated, General Zahl arrived in a ship and attacked Batman and the Doom Patrol with knock-out gas. Some minutes later on General Zahl's ship, General Zahl had Chief mention the real reason why the Doom Patrol broke up. It turned out that back in the Doom Patrol's last fight with General Zahl in France, General Zahl held a woman at gunpoint. Though General Zahl was defeated, the woman was killed. Now General Zahl reveals that he had planted two detonators on two nearby islands with the Doom Patrol deciding on which island to save with the choice being televised around the world. When Batman breaks free enough for the Doom Patrol to escape, General Zahl assembles the villains he had gathered. When General Zahl mentions that the actual detonator control is on his hat and activates it, the Doom Patrol are caught in the explosion while Batman used a knock-out gas on the other villains. General Zahl even mourned the Doom Patrol's sacrifice (namely because he failed to reveal them as "frauds" and making the world love them even more, thus disappointing him). General Zahl and the other villains are later arrested by the authorities.
 
==References==
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==External links==
* [http[dcdatabase://dc.wikia.com/wiki/General_Zahl_(New_Earth) |General Zahl]] at DC Comics Wiki
* [https://comicvine.gamespot.com/captain-zahl/4005-33039/ General Zahl] at Comic Vine
 
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