Tharok

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Real Name

Tharok

Current Alias

Tharok

Relatives

Dark Man (clone)

Affiliation

Fatal Five

Base Of Operations

Zadron, 30th Century

Status

Alignment

Bad

Identity

Public Identity

Citizenship

Zadronian, United Planets

Marital Status

Single

Characteristics

Gender

Male

Height

6' 4"

Weight

225 lbs (102 kg)

Eyes

Black

Hair

Bald

Unusual Features

Cybernetic Enhancement

Origin

Universe

Pre-Zero Hour

Place of Birth

Zadron

Created by

Jim Shooter, Curt Swan

First appearance

Adventure Comics #352
(January, 1967)

HistoryEdit

Tharok of the Fatal Five is one of the Galaxies most dangerous criminals. He hails from the peaceful planet of Zadron, located within United Planets space. His life changed forever during one of his many heist he tried to steal a nuclear device , but was arrested by an officer of the Science Police. Tharok tried to escape and the officer fired his weapon which caused the device to detonate, destroying the left side of his body. Tharok however remained alive but in a serious condition. He was rushed to the nearest medical center for treatment.

Zadron is home to some of the best doctors and scientist in the Galaxy, they worked through the night to save his life with state of the art cybernetic components. The procedure was rushed because they feared they would he could die on the operating table. Tharok however survived, shocked by his appearance and realized that significantly smarter, thanks to his partial computer brain. Tharok now feeling like a monster and out cast returned to his life of crime with a rage and hatred never seen before.

He is now significantly more successful thanks to his new body and computer brain. He was eventually caught the Science Police and was about to head to prison when Cosmic Boy and would give him a full pardon if he would help defeat the Sun-Eater. They also recruited the Emerald Empress, Persuader, Mano and Validus. These criminals were forced to find fight and defeat the Sun-Eater. The five criminals, with Tharok as their leader, became the Fatal Five.

The Fatal Five and the Legion of Super-Heroes defeated the Sun-Eater. While they received their pardon for past crimes, the criminals believed that they were powerful enough to conquer the United Planets. Tharok's mind was able to hack Validus' cortical implants taking control of his minds, which was the main reason he became the leader of the team.

The criminals battled the Legion several times when they tried to gain control of the United Planets, but so far with no available. Tharok also became obsessed with making the left side of his body more human again.

Powers and AbilitiesEdit

Powers

• Cybernetic Enhancement

• Enhanced Intellect
• Mind Control
• Superhuman Strength

Abilities

• Mechanical Aptitude

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Footnotes

Legion of Super-Heroes Villain(s) This character or group of characters is or was primarily an enemy of the Legion of Super-Heroes from the 31st Century, and may have existed in any of the various Legion continuities, including but not limited to the Original Legion, Reboot Legion, and the Prime Legion. This template will categorize articles that include it into the "Legion of Super-Heroes villains" category.