WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Dark Nights Death Metal: Robin King #1 by Peter J. Tomasi, Riley Rossmo, Ivan Plascencia, & Rob Leigh, on sale now

Mister Mxyzptlk is one of the most singular powerful forces in the entire DC mythos. He's essentially a godly force that can even overcome the strength of other deities within the core DC Universe. However, one of Dark Nights: Death Metal's breakout stars has figured out only figured out to beat him and even how to contain him.

As the Dark Nights: Death Metal - Robin King special reveals, the Robin King was able to actually find some mysterious way to contain Mister Mxyzptlk within his utility belt.

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Since he debuted in Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's Dark Nights: Death Metal #2, one of the most frightening aspects of the Robin King has been his ability to be one step ahead of every potential enemy he runs into. Thanks to his analytical mind and his demented view of the world, he's figured out ways to bring down pretty much every single opponent he's run into. He keeps many of these weapons inside his utility belt, which gives him the ability to counter any of the superpowered forces or threats that come after the murderous young Robin King.

The Robin King's latest adventure begins with a diagram of the various items and weapons within his utility belt, and the most dangerous of these is a captured 5th-Dimensional Imp who appears to be the omnipotent Mister Mxyzptlk. 5th-Dimensional Imps are among the most powerful single beings in the DC Universe, operating on a completely different power level than almost any other character. Hailing from dimensions that perceive the DC Universe as mere playthings, the 5-Dimensional Imps are capable of altering reality at will by creating, changing and destroying almost anything they want to.

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Mister Mxyzptlk from DC Comics

One of Superman's greatest antagonists is Mister Mxyzptlk, a trickster from the 5th-dimension who constantly "plays pranks" on Superman by causing trouble and chaos for the superhero. Even with all of his powers, there's nothing Superman can really do to stop Mister Mxyzptlk when he sets himself to his work. All of Superman's greatest victories over Mister Mxyzptlk have been through outsmarting the being and forcing him to leave the DC Universe alone. It's likely that the Robin King achieved a similar victory, tricking the nigh-unstoppable being.

However, Robin King seems to have found a deadly purpose for what appears to be another version of Mister Mxyzptlk. Trapped within a single pouch in the belt, the 5th-dimensional imp is shown having wide eyes and a distant stare, suggesting the being incapable of making anything real has seen horrors have never imagined.  Given the nature of Dark Nights: Death Metal, it's possible this is even the Mister Mxyzptlk who has tormented the core DC Universe for decades. It would explain why he wasn't in his home dimension when Lobo arrived and murdered his way through his fellow imps.

For the moment, there's been no clue as to how Robin King actually achieved this or what it could mean going forward. Just keeping Mister Mxyzptlk contained is reason enough to hold him prisoner, since it would keep his reality-altering powers from getting in the way of the Darkest Knight's plans for the DC Multiverse. There's even a chance that the Robin King has even found a way to use the powers of the imp for his own gain, explaining his abnormal agility and fighting ability. No matter what, the fact that the Robin King has found a way to contain one of DC's most powerful beings speaks to the levels this dark Bruce Wayne has taken his war on the heroes of the multiverse, and sit leaves a haunting specter of what kind of damage he could do next.

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