Shiro Ito (Earth-2: Post-Crisis)

"One generation's ultimate sacrifice will protect the next."

- Dragon King

Dr. Shiro Ito is a former war criminal who developed chemical weapons for the Japanese military during the 1930s. He later became a member of the Injustice Society of America under the alias, Dragon King.

Early Life
Shiro Ito was born in 1901 in Japan. He became a scientist and a member of the Japanese Military who was active in the 1940s and 50s. During that time, he created a number of weapons such as Bacilli bombs that spread plagues throughout China in 1932 and 1933. He was eventually captured and was believed to have been executed on March 13, 1947.

He somehow survived his execution and had a daughter called Cindy Burman with a woman named Suzanne who later died while Cindy was young through unknown circumstances. He then began to experiment on his daughter giving her superhuman abilities such as regeneration and implanted wrist blades. Some time afterwards he got remarried to an unnamed woman, but that relationship ended, and he later married Bobbie Burman. He also at some point became a member of the Injustice Society of America.

Blue Valley
In 2020, Dr. Ito returned to Blue Valley and talked to Jordan Mahkent about Project: New America. He also requested that he be given William Zarick's body to which Icicle accepted.

Powers

 * Gorilla Physiology: While in a mutated albino gorilla form, Ito possesses abilities far stronger than those wielded by average humans.

Former Powers

 * Longevity: Despite being born in 1901, Dr. Ito shows no signs of advanced aging.
 * Reptilian Physiology: Dr. Ito has changed his physiology to be more reptilian such as his eyes being slit.

Abilities

 * Genius Level Intellect: Dr. Ito is a brilliant chemist who was able to extend his life far beyond the normal life expectancy and was able to give both himself and his daughter superhuman abilities.

Former Equipment

 * Dragon King Suit: Dr. Ito wears a protective suit whilst operating as Dragon King.