Tharok

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character_name = Tharok
publisher = DC Comics
debut = "Adventure Comics" #352 (January 1967)
creators = Jim Shooter
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alliances = Fatal Five
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powers = Left side of Tharok's body is mechanical, providing him with enhanced strength and intelligence

Tharok is a DC Comics supervillain and an enemy of the Legion of Super-Heroes. He is the leader of the Fatal Five. Tharok and the Fatal Five were introduced in "Adventure Comics" #352 (January 1967), and were created by Jim Shooter.

Fictional character biography

Tharok is a small-time crook, who tries to impress his bosses by stealing a small nuclear device. It detonates unexpectedly when the local police fire on him, vaporizing one-half of his body. The people of his world, holding life sacred, rebuilt him using robotic parts. This boosted his intelligence dramatically, but left his evil tendencies unchecked.In his early appearances he wore clothing that only covered the organic half of his body. Tharok's cyborg brain also allowed him to control Validus, the mindless monster member of the Fatal Five.

Following the Zero Hour Legion reboot, Tharok was introduced in "Legionnaires" #34 (February 1996). In this version he stole a powerful solvent rather than a nuclear device, and when the police shoot at him the container was punctured. The solvent severed every molecular bond on the left hand side of his body. A brilliant surgeon rebuilt him as a cyborg and an ungrateful Tharok then killed him. Tharok later upgraded his robot half, giving it more built in weaponry.

Final Crisis

Tharok (alongside the other Fatal Five members) was among the supervillains in Superman-Prime's Legion of Super-Villains.

Powers and abilities

The entire left-hand-side of Tharok's body is mechanical. It possesses great strength and durability, and the arm can be configured into various weapon forms. It also has a cybernetic brain that is connected to Tharok's own, giving him genius-level intelligence.

Appearances in other media

* Tharok appears in "Far From Home", an episode of the animated television series "Justice League Unlimited" along with the other members of the Fatal Five. He was voiced by Tomas Arana.

* Tharok appears in several episodes of the animated television series "Legion of Super Heroes" voiced by David Lodge. He is seen once again as a member of the Fatal Five. He appears in "Man of Tomorrow", "Champions", "Sundown, Part 2", and "Man From The Edge of Tomorrow, Part Two." In "Man of Tomorrow" Pt. 2, Tharok was partially responsible for putting Saturn Girl in a coma. Tharok also appears in "The Legion of Super-Heroes in the 31st Century" comic book, the spin-off of the animated television series. These stories are not part of DC Comics continuity.

* In issue #7 of the Marvel Comics Star Wars comic series, Han Solo and Chewbacca help to bury a deceased cyborg who is a dead ringer for Tharok. This issue was scripted by Roy Thomas, who had also written the Legion of Super-Heroes comic series.

External links

* [http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=tharok Tharok at the Unoffical Guide to the DC Universe]