Korath the Pursuer

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Korath the Pursuer
Starforce
AbilitiesCyber-genetic engineering
Superhuman strength, stamina, and durability
Psionic tracking

Korath the Pursuer (/ˈkɔːræθ/) (Korath-Thak) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Korath was a geneticist, who founded and led the Pursuer Project. He also was a member of the Starforce.

Djimon Hounsou portrays Korath in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Captain Marvel (2019), and the Disney+ series What If...? (2021).

Publication history

Korath first appeared in

Quasar #32 (March 1992), and was created by Mark Gruenwald and Greg Capullo. It was revealed that Korath-Thak was the lead designer of the project that created the Pursuer, a cockroach from Earth modified by Kree geneticists, which first appeared in The Inhumans #11 (June 1977), fifteen years before Korath himself made his first appearance.[1][2]

He was a member of the

Operation Galactic Storm storyline. He turned the experiments on himself and it give him superpowers, including the ability to follow the brainwaves of his targets. He later reunited with his old team mate Ronan the Accuser, as part of the Annihilation event.[1][3]

Fictional character biography

Korath-Thak is an agent of the Kree Empire. He was a cyber-geneticist, and the founder and head of the Pursuer Project to develop cybernetic warriors for the Kree militia.[4] He has also been a munitions manufacturing plant foreman, and a special operative of the Supreme Intelligence.

Korath used cyber-genetic technology of his own design to gain superhuman powers during the

Quasar, Her, and Makkari on Hala for violating Shi'ar airspace.[11]

Admiral Galen-Kor and his criminal forces battled Deathbird and Starforce.[12] Korath and Starforce alongside the Underground Legion battled Lord Tantalus.[13] Korath wound up settling on the planet of Godthab Omega. Korath was reunited with Ronan when he came to the planet in search of Tana Nile.[14] Korath was apparently assimilated into The Phalanx and became one of their Select. He fought Quasar, Moondragon, and Adam Warlock and was killed by Ultron when he failed to capture Warlock.[15] Tanalth became the new leader of the Pursuer Corps.[16]

Powers and abilities

Korath is a member of the alien Kree race, who was augmented by an unknown experimental cyber-genetic engineering process. He has superhuman physical abilities and can psionically track others by tracing their brain patterns. Like other Kree, Korath cannot breathe in Earth's atmosphere without a special apparatus or breathing serum.

Korath is an expert in cyber-genetic engineering. He is trained in the martial skills of the ancient Kree, and is a competent armed and unarmed combatant.

Korath wears an armored battle-suit and helmet composed of unknown alien materials. He wields two beta-batons which generate electrical force capable of stunning opponents into unconsciousness on contact or disrupting electrical devices. By adjusting the batons, Korath can stun beings as powerful as Eternals or even intangible beings. He is capable of flight via electrically powered turbines in his boots.

In other media

Marvel Cinematic Universe

Korath in media set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
(MCU).

Television

Korath, based on the MCU incarnation, appears in Guardians of the Galaxy (2015), voiced by Dave Fennoy.[21] This version is a henchman and adopted son of Thanos who was raised alongside Gamora and Nebula.

Video games

References

  1. ^ a b Whitbrook, James (September 10, 2018). "A Guide to Starforce, Captain Marvel's Kree Superteam". io9. Archived from the original on January 17, 2019. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  2. ^ Cronin, Brian (September 5, 2018). "Captain Marvel Movie's Starforce, Explained". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on June 28, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  3. The Wrap. Archived from the original
    on January 6, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  4. ^ The Inhumans #11 (June 1977)
  5. ^ Quasar #32
  6. ^ Captain America #399
  7. ^ The Avengers #346
  8. ^ Thor #446
  9. ^ Avengers West Coast #82
  10. ^ The Avengers #347
  11. ^ Quasar #35
  12. ^ Silver Surfer: Breakout
  13. ^ Blackwulf #7-10
  14. ^ Annihilation: Ronan #1
  15. ^ Annihilation: Conquest #1
  16. ^ All-New Marvel Now! Point # 1
  17. ^ Johnson, Zach (February 19, 2014). "Guardians of the Galaxy Trailer Shows Chris Pratt's Sweaty Abs, Zoë Saldana's Green Skin and Much More!". E! online. Archived from the original on June 18, 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  18. ^ "Marvel Studios Begins Production on Guardians of the Galaxy". Marvel.com. July 20, 2013. Archived from the original on July 24, 2013. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
  19. ^ Couch, Aaron (March 26, 2018). "'Captain Marvel' Rounds Out Cast with Familiar Marvel Names". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on March 26, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  20. ^ Hughes, William (21 July 2019). "Marvel just released an extremely intriguing cast list for Disney+'s animated What If…?". A.V. Club. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  21. ^ "Korath Voices (Guardians of the Galaxy)". Behind The Voice Actors (A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information). Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  22. ^ Burke, Greg (November 23, 2016). "Shack's Arcade Corner: Avengers in Galactic Storm". Shacknews. Archived from the original on April 14, 2019. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  23. ^ Jasper, Gavin (January 21, 2022). "How the MCU Made an Obscure Avengers Fighting Game Relevant". Den of Geek. Archived from the original on January 21, 2022. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  24. ^ "Marvel: Avengers Alliance 2 Chapter 3 Task List - Missions Guide". Urgametips. May 2, 2016. Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
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