Karl Malus
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Dr. Karl Malus | |
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Abilities | Brilliant surgeon Gifted intellect Great knowledge of chemistry, genetic manipulation and radiology Via symbiote: Ability to mimic the powers and weaknesses of alien symbiote creatures |
Dr. Karl Malus (, and many other characters.
Dr. Karl Malus appeared in the second season of the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series Jessica Jones, portrayed by Callum Keith Rennie.[1]
Publication history
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Malus first appeared in Spider-Woman #30 (Sept. 1980) and was created by Michael Fleisher, Steve Leialoha and Jim Mooney.[2] He was featured several times opposite of Captain America and Sam Wilson as Captain America. He was also briefly a member of the Frightful Four.[3]
Fictional character biography
Karl Malus was born in Mud Butte, South Dakota. He became a surgeon and researcher. He was later the founder of the Institute for Supranormality Research and became a criminal scientist.
In his first appearance, Malus was performing illegal medical experiments on human beings, funded by the criminal
Malus then contacted
Malus had studied the bizarre criminal
Malus also transformed Antonio Rodriguez into the
Eventually, Malus went to work for the Power Broker Curtiss Jackson, using his technology to augment the strength of paying customers to superhuman levels. The strength augmenting process was tremendously risky with half the subjects dying or becoming severely deformed, but this information was kept a closely guarded secret. Power Broker and Malus also used highly addictive drugs on their subjects, telling them that the chemical was necessary to stabilize their powers, but in fact it only served to keep the subjects working for—and paying—the Power Broker. One such victim was Sharon Ventura, who was also sexually abused while drugged.[8] Many wrestlers of the Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation, which is only open to those with super-strength, have used the Power Broker's services and wound up indebted to them.
Malus soon almost strength-augmented Captain America, but was overpowered by
When Power Broker, Inc. was attacked by the vigilante known as
Malus then attempted to learn the secret of Daredevil's prowess and Madcap's invulnerability. Malus fought Hawkeye alongside Triphammer, Pick-Axe, Vice, and Handsaw.[12]
The Power Broker had Malus' legs broken for his betrayal, then promptly re-hired him to try to cure the Power Broker's condition. Malus captured and experimented on several augmented individuals to perfect the de-augmentation process, including
Malus has since worked for a variety of criminal organizations, including the Corporation,[volume & issue needed] and the Maggia.[volume & issue needed] He even worked with the Avengers and the Thunderbolts in their efforts to defeat Count Nefaria in exchange for a reduced sentence.[14]
During the "
Karl Malus was recruited by the Wizard to become a new member of the
As part of the "All-New, All-Different Marvel", Karl Malus returned following his devouring by Carnage. Malus explained that he was indeed eaten by Carnage, but somehow was able to pull himself back together once deposited as waste. As a human/Symbiote hybrid, Malus now exhibits symbiote-like abilities and behavior.[18] Since this incident, he continued his experiments on humans as an employee of Serpent Solutions as seen in their flashback.[19] Most of Karl Malus' experiments were on illegal immigrants that were given to him by the Sons of the Serpent upon apprehending them at the Mexican border.[20] The experiments he performed on them turned them into animal hybrids. When Captain America tracked down his operation, Karl Malus used his symbiotic abilities to subdue Captain America and experiment on him, which turned Captain America into a werewolf. Using Redwing's DNA, Karl Malus turned a Mexican teenager named Joaquin Torres into a bird/human hybrid. Upon being liberated by Misty Knight, Captain America followed and subdued Karl Malus by using Redwing's high-pitched sounds on him and remanded him to S.H.I.E.L.D. custody. While Captain America and the others that were experimented upon by Karl Malus were restored to normal, Joaquin was unable to be restored to normal due to Redwing's DNA being vampiric, which granted him a healing factor.[18]
Powers and abilities
Dr. Karl Malus possesses a gifted intellect. He has an MD specializing in surgery and a master's degree in biochemistry. Malus is a brilliant surgeon with a great knowledge of chemistry, genetic manipulation, and radiology.
Following his ingestion by Carnage, Malus has gained the ability to mimic the powers and weaknesses of alien symbiote creatures.[18]
In other media
Dr. Karl Malus appears in the
References
- ^ Thomas, Leah (March 8, 2018). "Dr. Karl Malus Is In Marvel Comics But 'Jessica Jones' Barely Scratches The Surface Of His Evil Deeds". Bustle. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
- ISBN 978-1-4654-7890-0.
- ^ Superior Carnage #1-5
- ^ Spider-Woman #30. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Spider-Woman #31-32. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Iron Man Annual #7. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Captain America #308. Marvel Comics.
- ^ The Thing #35. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Captain America #328. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Captain America #329–330. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Captain America #363–364. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Avengers Spotlight #29. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Captain America #375-378. Marvel Comics.
- ^ The Avengers vol. 3 #32–34 (Sept.–Nov. 2000) and Thunderbolts #42–43 (Sept.–Oct. 2000). Marvel Comics.
- ^ Dark Reign Files #1. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Superior Carnage #2. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Superior Carnage #5. Marvel Comics.
- ^ a b c Captain America: Sam Wilson #3. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Captain America: Sam Wilson #4. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Captain America: Sam Wilson #2. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Thomas, Leah (March 8, 2018). "Dr. Karl Malus Is In Marvel Comics But 'Jessica Jones' Barely Scratches The Surface Of His Evil Deeds". Bustle. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
- ^ Shelton, Millicent (director); Jamie King (writer) (March 8, 2018). "AKA The Octopus". Marvel's Jessica Jones. Season 2. Episode 5. Netflix.
- ^ Wilkinson, Jet (director); Raelle Tucker (writer) (March 8, 2018). "AKA Facetime". Marvel's Jessica Jones. Season 2. Episode 6. Netflix.
- ^ Fuentes, Zetna (director); Gabe Fonseca (writer) (March 8, 2018). "AKA Ain't We Got Fun". Marvel's Jessica Jones. Season 2. Episode 8. Netflix.
- ^ Hardiman, Neasa (director); Aïda Mashaka Croal (writer) (March 8, 2018). "AKA Pork Chop". Marvel's Jessica Jones. Season 2. Episode 10. Netflix.
- ^ Lynch, Jennifer (director); Jack Kenny & Lisa Randolph (writer) (March 8, 2018). "AKA Three Lives and Counting". Marvel's Jessica Jones. Season 2. Episode 11. Netflix.
External links
- Karl Malus on Marvel Database, a Marvel Comics wiki
- Karl Malus at The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe