Drury Walker was a minor criminal who adopted the identity of Cameron Van Cleer, a master criminal who in turn masqueraded as the costumed super-villain Killer Moth. He was a hired gun for Gotham's gangsters, but his ingenious weaponry, including his cocoon gun, does little to protect him from regular defeat at the hands of the Batman.
Incident Reports
Batgirl Begins Incident
Sometime following the defeat of Black Mask during the events on Christmas Eve, Drury Walker checked out books about moths from Barbara Gordon and staked out her and her father, the newly promoted Commissioner Gordon, which Barbara noticed.
Later a GCPD panel was held that proved Batman was simply a man with gadgets not some 'paranormal entity'. Killer Moth crashed it to advertise his services with a free trial of killing Commissioner Gordon while his henchmen kept Batman preoccupied on the other side of Gotham. Barbara quickly put on the sample Batman costume, managed to defeat Killer Moth's Henchmen, and disarmed the villain.
After he realized that his plans were falling apart, Killer Moth threw Gordon off the rafters to kill him and used that as a diversion for his escape. As Barbara saved her father, Drury made his escape, and tried to calm himself down by saying that Batgirl was just a girl in a suit, like Batman, who happened to arrive just in time and subdued him.
Arkham Shadow Incident
A newspaper clipping about Drury's attempt on Commissioner Gordon appeared on a bulletin board in the GCPD's Task Force Office.
Assault on Arkham Incident
Drury was sent to Arkham Asylum when it was reopened, where his weaponry and other attributes were taken from him and put in the storage room, next to Firefly's (where it was seen by King Shark when the Suicide Squad invaded the madhouse).
Road to Arkham Incident
Before Joker was brought back to Arkham Asylum, Killer Moth was under treatment at the asylum and was one of the many inmates who escaped Arkham Island in the ensuing chaos.
Arkham Asylum Incident
During his time at Arkham Asylum, Killer Moth had killed two inmates and Batman later discovered one of their remains sealed in a cocoon.
Arkham City Incident
Although never seen, it is very likely that Killer Moth was present in Arkham City as it was said that all of Gotham's citizens with a criminal record were incarcerated.
After Arkham Knight Incident
After Halloween and Batman's presumed death, Killer Moth felt that it was safe to resume his crimes again. However, he crossed paths with the new vigilante, the Red Hood, and was presumed dead. In reality, however, he was very much alive, and was terrorizing Gotham with aid from Condiment King and Scarface’s men, until the former two were arrested and sent to Arkham Asylum.
Kill Arkham Asylum Incident
Killer Moth was one of many prisoners incarcerated in the newly upgraded Arkham Asylum. At one point a tied-up Harley Quinn witnesses him being waterboarded as a consequence of the guards wanting him to shut up. At a future point he is observed by King Shark, being assaulted by the guards for not keeping his cell tidy. Later, he can be seen in the midst of the riot, wearing his trademark suit.
Before Kill the Justice League Incident
In the event that one of the Suicide Squad members is killed when the nano-explosive in their necks explodes, one of the pieces of dialogue said by Amanda Waller as a result is "This is on me for expecting better. Colonel Flag, find me Killer Moth".
Psychological Profile
Killer Moth
Real Name: Drury Walker
Batman's Database Profile
Walker
Dr. Penelope Young
Attributes
- Obsessed with fame and identity change
- Skilled inventor
- Amoral, and motivated by feelings of insecurity and inadequacy into criminal activities in an attempt at notoriety
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Trivia
- The cocoon hanging in the Aviary appeared to have been there for a long time. However, it was safe to assume that the Arkham staff would have it removed once it was discovered since the skeleton needed to be investigated and identified. Taking that into account, it was very likely that Killer Moth was inside the Aviary, had committed the murder before Joker took over Arkham Island, and that he later escaped in the chaos. That wouldn't explain the state of the corpse inside the cocoon, though.
- In the Museum in Arkham City, there were cases that contained moths, potentially referencing Killer Moth.
- Killer Moth was mentioned twice during Batman: Arkham Knight:
- During Harley Quinn's Story Pack, while raiding the Bludhaven Police Department, a B.P.D. Officer said: "Now that Joker's gone... GCPD thinks Penguin is the one to look out for. If you ask me, they should keep an eye on that Killer Moth. It's always the ones that keep a low profile that you have to worry about." That statement confirmed that Killer Moth survived Protocol 10 and why he was nowhere to be seen after the event.
- During Red Hood's Story Pack, when fighting Black Mask's Henchmen during the Predator sequence, one of the thugs may say: "Is this Red Hood guy the same guy who took out Killer Moth last month?" That not only implied that Killer Moth was dead, but also implied that Jason Todd was the one who did the deed. However, that was presumably debunked when he was mentioned to still be alive in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.
- Despite being mentioned as dead, Amanda Waller will make a reference to Killer Moth in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League if a playable character is killed and asks for someone to find him. It's unknown if this is referring to Drury Walker, or if someone took up the mantle in the five years following his death between games.