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Meet Deathstroke! Joe Manganiello posts shot of himself in character as DC villain

Published: 19:20 EST, 25 November 2017 | Updated: 19:33 EST, 25 November 2017

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WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD

He's the next big bad guy in the DC Universe.

Joe Manganiello on Friday posted a shot of on Instagram in his costume as the character Deathstroke, who made his cinematic debut at the end of the recently-released Justice League.

In the shot, the 40-year-old Pittsburgh native is wearing an eye-patch and a black and orange outfit with metallic armor, brandishing a helmet.

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Coming soon: Joe Manganiello, 40, showed off his latest turn as Deathstroke in the Justice League series on his Instagram account on Saturday

The character was seen in a clip during the credits of Justice League, when Lex Luthor, played by Jesse Eisenberg, had a pow-wow with him on a yacht after breaking out of prison.

'I was just celebrating God's return - out of the ground and back up into the sky. He and his friends are forming some kind of league,' Luthor tells the fearsome character.

'You better not be wasting my time,' Deathstroke responds.

Luthor says, 'No, I have too much to live for and more important things to do. We have to level the playing field, Mr. Wilson. To put it plainly, shouldn’t we have a league of our own?'

Ready to battle: It appears as if Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot), Batman (Ben Affleck) and The Flash (Ezra Miller) will have another headache on their hands with Deathstroke

Rough shot: Affleck last year shared this shot of the character via Twitter

Deadly: The character is said to have superior skills in the art of warfare and combat

Deathstroke, who has an alter ego of Slade Wilson, is an expert in combat and killing, with enhanced agility and strength.

The character has been seen in past DC works battling the Teen Titans, Green Arrow and Batman, the latter of which, he might be waging war with in a future film.

Ben Affleck, who plays Batman in the series, tweeted a shot of the character in August of 2016 - but withdrew from directing the movie in January, saying he needed to concentrate on his on-screen duties, not off-screen.

Happy together: Joe and wife Sofia Vergara were snapped last month in Beverly Hills

'Performing this role demands focus, passion and the very best performance I can give,' he said. 'It has become clear that I cannot do both jobs to the level they require.'

Affleck was replaced in the director's chair by Matt Reeves, who chose to use a different script, though it was not clear how that would impact the injection of Deathstroke into the superhero saga.

Manganiello told The Hollywood Reporter in July that he wasn't at liberty to share details of the character's future in the film anthology.

Asked if he had info on the status of Deathstoke, said, 'I don’t. Well, I do but nothing that I can share. I know everything but I can’t say any of it.'

The True Blood star recently celebrated his two-year anniversary with Modern Family star Sofia Vergara, as they tied the knot November 22, 2015 at the The Breakers resort in Palm Beach, Florida.