This is Ron Perlman's 13th comic-book feature; he had previously starred in Batman: The Animated Series (1992) (Clayface), Fantastic Four: The Animated Series (1994) (Wizard), Iron Man (1994) (the Hulk), Superman: The Animated Series (1996) (Jax-Ur), Men in Black: The Series (1997) (Javkor), Justice League (2001) (Orion), Blade II (2002), Teen Titans (2003) (Deathstroke), the Hellboy films, The Batman (2004) (Croc/Bane), Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2008) (Dr XX) and Green Lantern: The Animated Series (2011) (Sinestro).
The episode is a homage to the shark film Jaws (1975), with its shark-based villain Armaggon and his attacks on the ship. Raphael even paraphrases a line from the film upon seeing Armaggon for the first time.