Monsieur Mallah
Monsieur Mallah | |
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Injustice League Simian Scarlet | |
Partnerships | Gorilla Grodd The Brain |
Notable aliases | Abu Hallam |
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Monsieur Mallah is a supervillain in the DC Comics Universe. He is the gorilla servant of and, in time, the partner to Gorilla Grodd and the Brain, while serving as an enemy of the Doom Patrol, Justice League, and the Teen Titans.
Monsieur Mallah appears in the third season of the
Publication history
Monsieur Mallah first appeared in Doom Patrol #86 (March 1964) and was created by Arnold Drake and Bruno Premiani.[1]
Fictional character biography
Origin
A scientist experimented on a captured
Ten years ago, I took a superior ape—stronger than any human... more agile than the best athlete! Through secret teaching methods and shock treatments, I gave it an I.Q. of 178! Genius status!
- The Brain, explaining Mallah's origin in Doom Patrol #86
The scientist's colleague,
Caulder, now known as the Chief, through a series of other accidents that he manipulated, forms the superhero group known as the
Doom Patrol
During Grant Morrison's Doom Patrol run, Mallah has the Brain placed in one of Robotman's bodies. In his new body, the Brain confesses to Mallah that he's in love with him. Mallah reveals that he feels the same way, and the two kiss. However, Robotman's body had developed sentience and vowed never to be enslaved by a brain again; when Mallah placed his lover in the body, he triggered a self-destruct mechanism, which explodes as they kiss.[3]
The two later resurface (the Brain back to floating in a jar), with no explanation of how they survived the explosion. The Brotherhood begins raiding genetic research facilities to unlock the secrets of cloning and create a new body for the Brain, so he and Monsieur Mallah can resume their romance.[4][5][6] After a short while, the Brain's new clone body begins to break down, so he has Mallah rip off his head and put his brain back into another jar.[7]
In the
The New 52
In September 2011,
In an altered future, Brain and Monsieur Mallah appear assisting Gorilla Grodd in taking over the remains of Central City while The Black had taken over most of the world. They end up capturing Animal Man and the heroes that are with him. Animal Man's group is saved by Frankenstein and his Patchwork Army who defeat most of the gorillas as a few of them are allowed to escape to tell the tale of their defeat.[12]
DC Rebirth
In 2016, DC Comics implemented another relaunch of its books called "DC Rebirth", which restored its continuity to a form much as it was prior to "The New 52". The Brotherhood of Evil worked together on a narcotic element which is then distributed to the addict population of New York City.[13] The designer drug, Bliss, was designed to put people in a fugue state so Brain could use their dormant mental capacity to expand his own intellect to godlike levels.[14]
As his acumen began to reach hyper-genius levels of intellectual capacity, The Brain began to physically transcend his body at varying percentages over time. As his abilities increase, he situated ecological catastrophes as bait to lure his enemies in the Justice League toward various traps while he worked toward achieving transcendent consciousness.[15]
His ascent to godhood also came with the side effect of nullifying his empathy, becoming personally distant from the humanistic coil such as relations and his dearest confidante. To that end, Mallah betrayed Brain to the Titans before he could reshape reality to his own ends, ending the threat he posed for good.[16]
Year of the Villain
During the "Year of the Villain", Joker imprisoned Brain and Monsieur Mallah in an old fairground while The Batman Who Laughs was infecting people. Joker tortured them and left them in Lex Luthor's care in exchange for the knowledge to defeat The Batman Who Laughs.[17]
Powers and abilities
Monsieur Mallah has inhuman strength, durability, speed, agility, reflexes, and intelligence, as well as a keen sense of smell. He usually carries a machine gun or any other
In other media
Television
- Monsieur Mallah appears in Teen Titans, voiced by Glenn Shadix.[19] This version is irritable, overconfident, and typically prefers direct assaults via his brute strength over tactical prowess. He assists the Brotherhood of Evil in their plot to eliminate young heroes around the world, only to be defeated and flash-frozen by the Teen Titans.
- Monsieur Mallah appears in Gorilla Boss in forming G.A.S.P. (Gorillas and Apes Seizing Power) and replacing Gotham City's citizens with apes, only to be thwarted by Batman, Detective Chimp, B'wana Beast, and Vixen. In the episode "The Last Patrol!", Mallah and the Brain join forces with General Zahl, among other enemies of the Doom Patrol, to seek revenge on them, only to be defeated by Batman once more.
- Monsieur Mallah appears in Young Justice, voiced by Dee Bradley Baker.[19] This version is a member of the Light in the first two seasons, during which he is eventually captured by the Team, and the Suicide Squad in the third season.
- Monsieur Mallah appears in the "Doom Patrol" segment of DC Nation Shorts, voiced by David Kaye.[19]
- Monsieur Mallah appears in Teen Titans Go!, voiced by Fred Tatasciore.
- Monsieur Mallah appears in Doom Patrol, voiced by Jonathan Lipow.[19] This version is a member of the Brotherhood of Evil. After helping the Brain steal Robotman's body, Mallah leaves the former.
- Monsieur Mallah appears in the Project Cadmus.[20]
Video games
- Monsieur Mallah appears in DC Universe Online, voiced by Leif Anders.[19]
- Monsieur Mallah appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.[21]
- Monsieur Mallah appears as a playable character in Lego DC Super-Villains, voiced by Peter Jessop.[19]
Miscellaneous
- Monsieur Mallah appears in Justice League Adventures #6.[22]
- Monsieur Mallah appears in Justice League Unlimited #31.[23]
- Monsieur Mallah appears in Smallville Season 11 #9.[24]
See also
References
- ISBN 978-1-4654-5357-0.
- ISBN 978-1605490458.
- ^ Doom Patrol (vol. 2) #34 (July 1990). DC Comics.
- ^ Teen Titans (vol. 3) #34 (May 2006). DC Comics.
- ^ Teen Titans (vol. 3) #35 (June 2006)
- ^ Teen Titans (vol. 3) #36 (July 2006). DC Comics.
- ^ Teen Titans (vol. 3) #37 (August 2006). DC Comics.
- ^ Salvation Run #3. DC Comics.
- ^ Salvation Run #4. DC Comics.
- ^ Red Hood: Outlaw #44. DC Comics.
- ^ Young Monsters in Love #1. DC Comics.
- ^ Animal Man (vol. 2) #15. DC Comics.
- ^ Titans (vol. 2) #19. DC Comics.
- ^ Titans (vol. 2) #20. DC Comics.
- ^ Titans (vol. 2) #22. DC Comics.
- ^ Titans (vol. 2) Annual #2. DC Comics.
- ^ Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen #1. DC Comics.
- ^ Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #16 (June 1986)
- ^ a b c d e f g "Monsieur Mallah Voices (Teen Titans)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved February 10, 2024. 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 opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
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: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ a b Nelson, Samantha (June 26, 2023). "My Adventures With Superman Review". IGN. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^ Eisen, Andrew (October 4, 2013). "DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide". IGN. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- ^ "Justice League Adventures #6 - Wolf's Clothing : Sold! (Issue)". Comic Vine. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- ^ "Justice League Unlimited #31 - The One-Man Justice League (Issue)". Comic Vine. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- ^ Smallville Season 11 #9 DC Comics.