Shay Lamden (Earth-2)


 * For his Earth One equivalent, see Shay Lamden. "Zoom wants you dead!"

- King Shark before attempting to eat Barry

Shay Lamden nicknamed King Shark by Patty Spivot, is a meta-human with the physical characteristics of a human and a shark.

Biography
King Shark was brought to Earth One by Zoom to kill the Flash. Patty hears about this 'man-shark' hybrid and obtains a shark tooth and wants Barry to test it for her. Barry then tests it to find only shark DNA, disproving what Patty was saying before. When the Flash watched Patty Spivot from a distance, King Shark suddenly grabbed him and told him that Zoom wanted him dead. Shortly after, Patty walked out and King Shark was shot by her several times, though the bullets ricocheted off him. As he approached Patty, he was shot by Harrison Wells with a blast of energy from a gun stolen from Mercury Labs. This left him seemingly dead, but he was shown to actually have been unconscious, and was secretly taken into custody by ARGUS, who planned to use him as an asset and a weapon, potentially making him a member of the Suicide Squad.

Powers

 * Shark physiology: Due to the particle accelerator explosion on Earth 2, King Shark has become a superhuman with physical characteristics and abilities of both humans and sharks.
 * Superhuman strength: King Shark has shown great physical strength when he effortlessly grabbed Barry and held him up with one hand, with Barry being helpless as King Shark gripped his neck. He also showed greater levels of physical strength when he tore open the roof of the West house during another attempt to find The Flash.
 * Superhuman durability: King Shark can withstand very high levels of physical damage, as shown when he was shot multiple times by Patty, but sustained no damage, as the bullets ricocheted off of him. This was proven again when he was able to face off against A.R.G.U.S. agents and get shot at plenty of times and simply remark that guns and bullets can't hurt him. Even the blast from Harrison Well's energy rifle only rendered him unconscious, long enough to be captured and imprisoned by ARGUS.
 * Superhuman speed: King Shark is able to move at speeds far faster than humans. His superhumanly strong legs allow him to run very fast on land, although he is much faster in the water, as he was able to swim at speeds comparable to how fast the Flash is on land.
 * Superhuman senses: King Shark is able to sense the bio-electricity in living creatures, as a normal shark does to allow it to track fish, which allowed him to track down the Flash's powerful electrical signature throughout an entire city.
 * Accelerated healing: King Shark's physiological cells are regenerative in nature, thus making him able to rapidly heal from extensive injuries.

Abilities

 * Stealth: Despite his size, King Shark was able to sneak up on the Flash.
 * Skilled Tactician: King Shark has shown himself to be a skilled tactian as he was able to escape an A.R.G.U.S. holding tank and track down The Flash using his superhuman senses. Although he was eventually beaten by The Flash as he was able to lure have m out to the ocean and defeat King Shark.

Weaknesses

 * Electricity: King Shark has has a huge weakness when it comes to electricity, especially in water, which is how Barry was able to beat him.

Behind the scenes

 * King Shark was voiced by actor and screenwriter David Hayter, famous for providing the voices of the characters Solid Snake and Big Boss in the Metal Gear video game series.
 * Before the tweet was removed, Hayter said that this was King Shark, likely the Earth-2 version. Grant Gustin later tweeted about the special effects work done on this creature using the hashtag "KingShark".