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Kalibak

Kalibak (

Orion and Grayven, and an enemy of Superman and the Justice League.[1][2]

Created by

Silver Age of comic books. He is originally and recurrently depicted as the brutish son of Darkseid commonly seeking his affection, as well as second in command of Apokolips and rival to another of Darkseid's sons, Orion.[3] Kalibak's name is derived from Caliban, a character from William Shakespeare's The Tempest.[4][5][6][7]

Kalibak is the first-born son of Darkseid and Suli. His mother Suli is killed by

Queen Heggra. Kalibak becomes a legendary warrior, and often serves as Darkseid's second-in-command. After Darkseid breaks the pact of peace with New Genesis, the rival planet of Kalibak's home Apokolips, he aids his father in the resulting battles.[8]

Kalibak is often pitted against

Orion
, and after numerous clashes, they learned that they were half-brothers. This fuels Kalibak's hatred of Orion to new levels, for Darkseid clearly respects Orion over his first-born. Unlike Orion, Kalibak secretly craves the love and respect of his father – something neither he, nor anyone else, can ever hope to attain – and it has been shown that he has a gentle side which is completely submerged under his brutish exterior, and which he consistently and fearfully keeps hidden because on Apokolips, any sign of weakness is subject to the cruelest punishment.

For his part, Darkseid is more lenient towards Kalibak's failures than those of his other servants; having slain him, he always returns him to life. It is implied this is because his eldest son is the offspring of the one person Darkseid truly loved as well being one of the only few of his followers with genuine loyalty.

At one point, Kalibak is desperate enough to confront Orion without Darkseid's consent. Kalibak's scheme fell apart and he kills his accomplice DeSaad, also a servant of Darkseid, to cover his tracks. Darkseid was not pleased when he found out and reduced his son to a pile of ash. After enough time had passed Darkseid resurrected Kalibak, hoping the boy had learned a lesson.

Kalibak later spends some time in an Apokolips prison, on Darkseid's orders. In Orion #1, (June 2000), Darkseid is on Earth when Orion invades Apokolips. Justeen, a servant of DeSaad, releases Kalibak to battle Orion yet again. Kalibak is swiftly subdued, but does not care much as Orion leaves to battle Darkseid and Kalibak hopes to gain power as a result.

During the universe-wide

Parademons are defeated by the leader of the Young Heroes, the telekinetic and telepathic Hard Drive.[9]

Kalibak is slain by his uncle

Source Wall in Death of the New Gods
.

In

Blüdhaven, but he is killed in combat with Tawky Tawny
. Before he dies, he begs his soldiers to help. They refuse as they only follow the strong. They then bow to Tawny as Kalibak dies.

In The New 52 (a 2011 reboot of the DC Comics universe), Kalibak is a loyal follower of Darkseid, backing him up in a war against the Anti-Monitor. He does have a problem with slaying Apokolips soldiers that literally get in the way between him and the enemy.[11]

Powers and abilities

Kalibak possesses high levels of superhuman strength, endurance, and durability. Despite his muscular bulk, he is surprisingly fast and agile as well.

Lightray.[14] He can also summon and use aero-disks which allow him to fly.[12] Kalibak also has access to high-tech weapons of mass destruction. Physically, Kalibak is one of the strongest gods on Apokolips, and the most loyal to Darkseid. This is what makes Kalibak an indispensable member of Darkseid's Elite. Kalibak possesses incredible levels of superhuman strength almost on par with Superman, Orion, and even Darkseid himself. Once he had been augmented by his father in an effort to secure the Life-Equation from an elemental wielder; Darkseid had bestowed his son with vastly augmented might and menace enabling him to physically overpower his once far stronger brother Orion in combat, even granting him the ability of psi-beams which are an Omega effect like psionic blast which spike individual minds with blinding amounts of mental agony.[15]

Alternate versions of Kalibak

In the tie-in comics to Injustice: Gods Among Us, Kalibak travels to Earth after Superman calls a peace treaty where he attacks him. After vanquishing the Parademon with Kalibak, Superman engages Kalibak in battle. When Kalibak states that he is a god, Superman states that he does not care and kills Kalibak. Darkseid is not pleased at the death of his son, which causes him to seek revenge in Injustice 2.[16]

Kalibak in other media

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Adeline Kane

Adeline Kane, formerly Adeline Wilson, is best known as both the leader of the criminal organization the H.I.V.E. and the ex-wife of Slade Wilson, a.k.a. Deathstroke the Terminator. An enemy of the Teen Titans, Adeline first appeared in New Teen Titans #34 (August 1983). She was brought up as a wealthy jet-setting playgirl, despite being trained by a father who had worked with Chinese guerrilla forces. But after a traumatic first marriage at 19, she joined the U.S. military, where she met, trained, and married Slade Wilson. After Slade left the military, Slade and Adeline took up the socialite lifestyle Adeline had been raised into. [19]

Unbeknownst to her, Slade was using his hunting trips to gain clients for his mercenary side job, which resulted in the kidnapping and near-death of their younger son, Joseph. Enraged and betrayed by Slade's prioritization of his honor code over their son's well-being, Adeline shot her husband and, when he survived, served him with divorce papers.

Grant, who had idolized his father, rebelled against his mother and ran away to New York, where he ran into the Titans and ended up dying due to his alliance with the H.I.V.E. Slade vowed to pick up his dead son's contract against the Teen Titans; Adeline promptly interfered; she blamed Slade for Grant's death. Due to Adeline's intervention, Joseph, who had been working with her, joined the Titans as Jericho.

Joseph eventually became possessed by the spirits of Azarath. Begging his father to kill him to prevent the corrupted spirits from achieving their purpose, Adeline's only remaining son died at her husband's hand. Adeline found this out from one of her Searchers Inc. agents, rather than from Slade himself, which merely cemented her long-held grudge against her ex-husband.

Slade, however, held no grudge against her, keeping an eye out for her safety and attempting to aid her when he thought he could get away with it; e.g., when Adeline had been abducted by her first husband Morel, a.k.a. Count Tavolera, who had poisoned her in an attempt to force her to work with him to discover her ancestor Josiah Kane's treasure.

To save Adeline's life, Slade gave her some of his own serum-altered blood. This ended up driving her crazy; Slade's genotype had a unique mutation which enabled him to effectively metabolize his serum. Other less fortunate people either died or went insane.

For a time, Adeline went underground, slowly losing more and more of her normal cognitive abilities, though none of her tactical skills. She eventually turned herself into the H.I.V.E. Mistress, in her madness focusing on superheroes as the reason for her sons' death and creating a plan to kill all the superheroes that she could.

Her plot ultimately resulted in her death.

Starfire
killed her instead.

In 2011, The New 52 rebooted the DC universe. In this continuity, Adeline was a US Army squadron leader and drill instructor for Team 7. She married one of these soldiers, Slade Wilson, after he had a near death experience. Shortly after that, she gave birth to Grant Wilson and Joseph Wilson. [20]

Adeline Kane in other media

Jacob Kane

Jacob Kane is a fictional character appearing

Batwoman, created by J. H. Williams III and Greg Rucka. [21]

Jacob and his wife Gabrielle "Gabi" Kane were both soldiers in the

525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade), and are the parents of Kate Kane and Beth Kane.[22] The Kanes are Jewish[23][24][25] and Jacob inherited vast wealth along with his other siblings.[26] Bette Kane (the superheroine known as Flamebird, and later Hawkfire) is his niece[27][23] and Bruce Wayne is his nephew, since Martha Wayne was Jacob's sister.[28][29]

Kane is promoted to colonel and assigned to

Many Arms of Death"[30]) kidnapped the family during their trip, and Col. Kane led a rescue mission to save them. During the raid, Gabrielle was murdered by the terrorists.[22][31] The terrorists kidnapped another young girl and murdered her too. Kate, seeing the body of a young girl under a blanket, is left with the impression her sister died. Col. Kane, however, knew that the terrorists had Beth. Despite looking for years, Col. Kane never found Beth.[24] He never told Kate that Beth might still be alive.[32] Col. Kane remarries years later to Hamilton Rifle Company heiress Catherine Hamilton, who becomes Kate's stepmother.[24][33]

Jacob's emotional steadiness proved to be a major source of stability for Kate in the aftermath of the tragedy, and she sought to emulate that for herself and follow him into Army service, which Jacob supported.[34] Thanks to his higher rank, Jacob was able to be more present in Kate's life during this time. He taught Kate how to box when she was a teenager, accompanied her to R-Day at West Point when she was an incoming freshman, and is implied to have given Kate ringside coaching during an academy championship boxing match that helped her win the fight.[35][34][36] Kate's resignation from the academy due to DADT allegations took Jacob by surprise, but he immediately accepted her when she came out to him.[37]

After Kate became a vigilante, Jacob aided her campaign against crime by organizing her training, designing her Batwoman suit and gear, developing her operational headquarters, and maintaining radio contact with her during patrols to provide information and advice.[24]

The Alice persona kidnaps Col. Kane,[23] who immediately recognizes as his now-grown daughter Beth, and uses him to gain access to a military base near Gotham City. She seizes chemical weapons from the base and intends to kill everyone in the city by dispersing them from an aircraft. Alice falls into Gotham Bay during her final battle with Batwoman after revealing her identity, and is again presumed dead.[38]

In 2011, DC Comics rebooted the DC universe through "The New 52". Jacob's history of losing his wife and what happened to Beth remains intact, as well as his support for Kate's campaign as Batwoman. In addition, the New 52 establishes that an informal group of Jacob's closest friends within the special operations community, known as the Murder of Crows, were the ones Jacob assembled to conduct Kate's Batwoman training.[34]

Jacob has been depicted as a highly decorated soldier, appearing with the following awards: the

Army Achievement Medal, the Kosovo Campaign Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the Iraq Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the NATO Medal for Kosovo, the Kuwait Liberation Medal, the Presidential Unit Citation, the Meritorious Unit Commendation, the Army Aviator Badge, the Air Assault Badge, and the Combat Infantryman Badge.[22][39]

Jacob Kane in other media

Karen Keeny

Karen Kenny is a character who appears in Year One: Batman/Scarecrow (July 2005). She is the mother of Jonathan Crane.

Karen is the youngest daughter in a long line of Georgia gentry from Arlen. She was raised by her strict mother and grandmother, which led to her having a rebellious youth. Karen meets Gerald Crane, going into a short relationship and later becoming pregnant. She wasn't allowed to raise her child – even the naming was done by her grandmother.[41]

Karen moved to Latham, marrying a man named Charlie Jarvis, who was abusive and jealous, wanting above all the deed to the family mansion, which she didn't have. When her son came back to kill his last remaining relatives, Charlie became more jealous, as she received strange letters under her maiden name. When Scarecrow comes to her house, he kills Jarvis and was going to kill Karen and her infant daughter when Batman arrives and stops him.[42]

Knowing all the people he had killed, Karen felt guilty for Jonathan's deeds and contemplated suicide, but talked out of it by

Deadman.[43]

Karen Keeny in other media

The character, renamed Karen Crane, appears in Gotham, portrayed by Dorothea Harahan. This version is the wife of Gerald Crane and the mother of Jonathan Crane. She died in a fire one year ago while Gerald was paralyzed with fear and unable to rescue her. Her death was a direct cause of Gerald's obsession with "curing" himself and his son of fear. She appears as hallucination in "The Scarecrow" as a woman in flame as Gerald tries to conquer his greatest fear.

Katana

Main article: Katana (DC Comics)

Barbara Kean

Kelex

Main article: Kelex

Ariella Kent

Ariella Kent is the Supergirl of the 853rd century. She is a superhero from DC Comics' Supergirl series. The character first appeared in Supergirl #1,000,000, created by Peter David and Dusty Abell.

When

Spectre came to send Linda back to the post-Crisis era, and return the pre-Crisis to its original state (and replace her with Kara), Linda agreed on the condition that Ariella would be spared. The Spectre agreed to her terms, and when all traces of Linda Danvers' existence were wiped from the pre-Crisis era, Ariella was left alone to wander the universe. Possessing incredible powers at the very tender age of 6, Ariella began to play in space, unknowingly causing massive devastation. Her ability to time-travel carried her to the 853rd century, where she saved a planet from destruction by playing with the invaders (and accidentally destroying all of their ships and weapons). She became very attached to alien refugee, Dura, who had been fleeing from her, since she had nearly destroyed his planet. She called him "Daddy" (he called her "R'E'L, the Destroyer of Worlds"), and he was able to use her affection to exert some degree of control over her, and keep the universe safe. Later, she time-traveled to the post-Crisis era, shortly after the "Sins of Youth" storyline, and met her newest playmate, Klarion the Witch Boy
(who seemed smitten with the 6+1⁄2-year-old powerhouse). Her whereabouts are unknown, but it is assumed she is still having adventures somewhere.

According to an interview with Newsarama, following the events of Infinite Crisis, Didio stated that the Matrix Supergirl was wiped from existence. However, Geoff Johns later stated in 2006: "As for this…huh? Linda Danvers hasn't been retconned out at all".[44] The Linda Danvers character was used in the 2008 comic Reign in Hell, but the existence of Ariella in current canon has yet to be established.

A hybrid of metahuman/Kryptonian heritage, Ariella possesses amazing powers for her young age.[45] She has immense strength, durability, and speed, as well as the ability to fly, travel through time at will, move objects with her mind, and teleport anywhere she wishes. She ages at an extremely slow rate, can duplicate herself, and also possesses limited vision capabilities. Due to her vast level of power and young age, Ariella could be highly destructive and would not learn to hold back.[46]

Kid Eternity

Main article: Kid Eternity

Kid Flash

Main article: Kid Flash

Kilg%re

Kilg%re was an electro-mechano-organic intelligence that needed electro-life to survive, as was an enemy of the Wally West/The Flash. and Justice League International. It was created by Mike Baron and Jackson Guice in The Flash Vol. 2 #3 (Aug. 1987). [47]

The being itself consumed its entire home planet in the Pleides sector and then moved on into space. It was attacked by something known as Meta#sker and placed into a vibrational limbo. Somehow, it found its way to the flats near

New God technology. A serious mishap occurred during the Millennium event, in which the Manhunters
took over the bodies of those they deemed were close enough to major figures to do damage. One of these Manhunters took over the body of the secretary of Max and, when she delivered coffee to him, she shot him four times. Rushing to Max's safety, Kilg%re promptly eliminated the threat by combining some of his technology with Max to save his life and kill the Manhunter. Max eventually learned of Kilg%re's tampering when half of Kilg%re was destroyed by the construct falling through the building that housed Kilg%re. In Kilg%re's fleeting moments, he threw another series of visions designed to tamper with Max's thoughts and implant Kilg%re into another larger system. Max refused and destroyed what was left of Kilg%re's last computing body. Doing so removed the cyborg self-repairing systems in Max's body, which landed him in the hospital. Kilg%re, however, was not completely destroyed.

Kilg%re appeared in

Cyborg #1, 2 and 18 and The Flash/Speed Buggy
Special #1.

Powers and abilities of Kilg%re

Kilg%re, being a machine, is able to communicate with and disrupt other machines. It is additionally able to move at superhuman speeds and generate electricity.

Kilg%re in other media

King Standish

Main article: King Standish

Killer Croc

Main article: Killer Croc

Killer Frost

Main article: Killer Frost

Killer Moth

Main article: Killer Moth

Thaddeus Killgrave

Thaddeus Killgrave is a villain in DC Comics primarily of Superman, debuting in Superman Vol. 2 #19 (July 1988) by John Byrne.

Professor Thaddeus Killgrave is a mad scientist with dwarfism who would either create technology to fight Superman or sell them to other criminals. He was a frequent collaborator of Intergang in their fight against Superman.[48]

Thaddeus Killgrave in other media

  • Killgrave appears in the Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman tie-in novel Exile. This version is an egotistical criminal who is dismissive of humanity. His plan begins when he successfully infects Superman with a highly contagious alien virus; while the virus cannot kill Superman himself, he is now a carrier for the disease, and must remain in isolation to avoid causing a potential global pandemic. Killgrave and his associates take advantage of Superman's self-imposed exile to S.T.A.R. Labs to go on a crime spree. However, Lois Lane uses S.T.A.R. Labs' research into the virus to trace elements of an alien pathogen used in it and find Killgrave's lab, anticipating that Killgrave prepared an antidote in case he accidentally infected himself. Eventually, Superman hits upon the idea of remaining in action using a S.T.A.R. labs containment suit; while he must be careful to avoid being shot in case the suit tears, and cannot use his heat vision through the visor, he is able to make a dent in Intergang's operations. After Intergang's forces are apprehended, Killgrave attempts to release the virus himself, willing to destroy the human race just for the sake of it, but Superman correctly determines that Killgrave's fascination with weapons of mass destruction would prompt him to release the virus at a museum exhibit on such weapons. Killgrave nearly manages to release the virus by tearing Superman's suit, but Superman is able to seal the rip and contain himself in a submarine until Lois arrives, having traced Killgrave's lab and retrieved samples of the antidote for Superman and herself.
  • Thaddeus Killgrave appears in the Superman & Lois episode "Haywire", portrayed by Brendan Fletcher. Intergang breaks him out of a prison transport headed for Metropolis Penitentiary and assist him in seeking revenge on Superman via a sonic weapon. However, Superman knocks out Killgrave before the military apprehend the latter and the Intergang members.

King Cobra

There have been at least two different characters named King Cobra in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Batman villain

The King Cobra is a mob boss in Gotham City who wears a green snake costume. He is the leader of a criminal group called the Cobra Gang. He makes his first appearance in Batman #139 (April 1961).[49]

Shadow villain

This version of the King Cobra is a New York City gangster and an enemy to Kent Allard.[50]

Other versions of King Cobra

King Cobra in other media

  • The Batman version of the King Cobra appears in the title sequence of Batman (1966).
  • An original incarnation of the King Cobra appears in the Batman Beyond episode "Splicers", voiced by Tim Dang. This version is a teenager who was transformed into a snake hybrid by Dr. Abel Cuvier and fights Batman before being defeated and given an antidote that reverts him to normal.
  • The Batman version of the King Cobra appears in Batman: The Brave and the Bold.
  • The Batman version of the King Cobra appears in Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold.

Willoughby Kipling

Willoughby Kipling is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe. He first appeared in Doom Patrol (vol. 2) #31 and was created by Grant Morrison and Richard Case.

Kipling appears mostly in the

Cult of the Unwritten Book and the Candlemaker. He is a member of the mystic Knights Templar, a coward who practices a bizarre form of black magic and is a self-proclaimed expert on the occult.[56][57][58]

Later, Kipling's voice-over appears in

Justice League of America
defeat a mystic threat.

Willougby Kipling in other media

  • Willoughby Kipling appears in the DC Universe series Doom Patrol, portrayed by Mark Sheppard as an adult and by Tyler Crumley as a child.[60] His history of being a member of the Knights Templar remains intact. The character first appears in the episode "Cult Patrol" in which he comes looking for the Chief. The Chief is missing, so Kipling enlists the Doom Patrol to help him prevent the end of the world. They fail and the Cult of the Unwritten Book summons the Decreator, an interdimensional entity who begins destroying the world. In "Paw Patrol", the Chief works with his nemesis Mr. Nobody to use one of Crazy Jane's superpowered personalities to initiate the creation of the Recreator, a being who can counter the Decreator. Kipling uses this being (which is embodied by a dog) to summon the Recreator and nullify the threat. In the episode "Fun Size Patrol", Elasti-Girl persuades the Chief to enlist Willoughby Kipling to help restore everyone to their respective sizes. Kipling does that in exchange for the Chief giving him a talisman that grants its wielder immortality. The Chief later spoke to Kipling about other ways to prolong his life. In the mid-credits scene of "Possibilities Patrol" taking place in the Northern Yukon, Kipling takes the head of the deceased Chief stating that his time isn't over yet. In "Undead Patrol", Darren Jones steals the Chief's head causing Kipling to enlist the Doom Patrol for help. During season four, Kipling works to get the Doom Patrol to be ready for the coming of Immortus.

Kirigi

Takibi Kirigi is a martial arts master in

ninjitsu when Bruce approached him for martial arts training. Kirigi was later hired by Ra's al Ghul to train members of the League of Assassins in ninjutsu such as the Bronze Tiger. Batman visited Kirigi when he recognized some of the moves done by the League of Assassins members that Kirigi taught him.[61]

Kirigi in other media

Kirigi appears in Batman: Arkham Origins, voiced by Kaiji Tang. He is featured in the "Initiation" DLC challenge map. Before he becomes Batman, Bruce Wayne approaches his dojo in the mountains of North Korea and asks Kirigi to train him. Kirigi lets him train with him and his students for a while out of pity and later tests him to see if he is worthy. Depending on how the player operates Bruce Wayne during this performance, there are three different endings after Bruce Wayne defeats Lady Shiva. If the player completes the challenge map with less than nine medals, Kirigi states that Bruce is the best foreigner that he has trained, yet he does not say much. Kirigi then sends Bruce to find a bucket and broom to clean the latrines. If the player completes the challenge map with nine or more medals, Kirigi is impressed with Bruce's progress, yet states that he still has a lot to learn. For the time being, Kirigi then sends Bruce to find a rag to clean the floors. If the player completes the challenge map with all 15 medals, Kirigi states to Bruce that he is impressed and also states that he is rarely impressed. Upon telling Bruce that he has gained his dojo's respect and proven himself worthy, Kirigi states that he will be given the information that he seeks. Bruce is sent to the kitchen by Kirigi to prepare tea for him and all of Kirigi's students where there is much to discuss.

Klarion the Witch Boy

Main article: Klarion the Witch Boy

Kobra

Main article: Kobra (DC Comics)

Kole

Main article: Kole

Komodo

Further reading

Komodo (Simon Lacroix) first appears in

Shado. Emiko later learns this and is shocked, and learning that both her parents were alive, turned against Komodo. He attempted to kill her but, ultimately, she killed him with an arrow shot through his heart.[65]

Komodo in other media

Komodo appears in the

Sainte-Sophie, Quebec
who targets several businessmen in Star City and runs afoul of Team Arrow.

Jarvis Kord

Jarvis Kord is the scientist uncle of Ted Kord. Created by D.C. Glanzman and Steve Ditko, he first[citation needed] appeared in Secret Origins (vol. 2) #2 (May 1986).

He was working to create an army of androids to take over Earth, resulting in his nephew and Dan Garrett investigating and foiling his ambitions, but Jarvis killed the original Blue Beetle and himself during their battle which inspired the second Blue Beetle.[66]

Jarvis Kord in other media

Jarvis Kord appears in the

Jaime Reyes
into believing he is Ted in another attempt to obtain the scarab, only to foiled by Reyes and Batman.

Victoria Kord

Victoria Kord is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Victoria Kord is the sister of Ted Kord and the CEO of Kord Industries.[67]

Victoria Kord in other media

Victoria Kord appears in

Alberto Reyes
suffers from cardiac arrest. During the climatic battle on an island near Cuba, Victoria Kord is forcefully dragged by Carapax into the exploding fortress. Afterwards, Jennifer is sworn in as the new CEO of Kord Industries as she plans to have it moved into the direction that her father wanted.

Kordax

Further information: List of Aquaman enemies § Kordax

Kordax is a fictioanl character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Kordax is the ancestor of Aquaman.[69]

Kordax in other media

Kordax appears in

King Atlan
who was banished for his attempt to ursurp the throne and founded the lost kingdom of Necrus near Antartica. In addition, Kordax built the Dark Trident that enabled him to control any Atlantean descendant after he was sealed away by blood magic.

Kristen Kramer

Kristen Kramer is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She was an intern at the Central City Police Department and colleague of the Flash.[70]

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". In her early life, Kristen's parents were killed in a car accident and her sister Kim later committed suicide.[71] Years later, Kristen became a full crime scene investigator at the time when a lightning storm endowed some of its inhabitants with superpowers.[72]

Kristen Kramer in other media

Kristen Kramer appeared in

Killer Frost before Joe West helps her locate Adam Creyke, her metahuman brother who betrayed and ambushed their military platoon, for which she blamed herself for and led to her mistrusting metahumans who claim to be doing good. Afterwards, Kramer discovers her powers and assists Barry Allen
and Team Flash against various villainous individuals.

Korge

Korge is a pre-Crisis villain created by Dennis O'Neil and Dick Dillin in 1975. When green Martians are looking for a new home world, they accidentally release an imprisoned giant alien named Korge, who refers to himself as the god of rage. He has the ability to fight superhumans with their weaknesses, like turning yellow when confronting Green Lantern, creating kryptonite when facing Superman and fire against Martians.[73]

Kritter

Kritter is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Doctor Love experimented on some unborn children of women. One of these children became a large humanoid dog with super-strength, enhanced sense of smell, and genius-level intellect that took the name of Kritter. He became part of

Helix and fought Infinity, Inc. on occasion. As Kritter can't speak English, he has to wear a special translating collar to interpret his dog language.[74]

Kritter in other media

Kritter appears in the Stargirl episode "Frenemies – Chapter Eight: Infinity Inc. Part Two". This version is a normal dog and companion of Tao Jones, a resident of the Helix Institute for Youth Rehabilitation.

Kryptonite Man

The Kryptonite Man is the name of several supervillains appearing in stories published by DC Comics.

Kryptonite Man I

The original Kryptonite Man started out as a teenage alien criminal called the Kryptonite Kid.[75] On the planet Blor, he faced a 20 year sentence, he volunteered for a scientific experiment, a satellite that required a test passenger. He favored dying in deep space to rotting in jail, with the added bonus of a 10,000 to 1 chance of surviving the test.

He was loaded in the satellite together with a laboratory dog, and the satellite was shot into deep space, never to return. To pass the time, they watched a telescopic viewer of Earth and learned of Superboy's existence. On their course for Earth, they passed through a green cloud of gaseous Kryptonite, which gave him and his dog Kryptonite-based powers. This incarnation is most well-known pre-Crisis on Infinite Earths from his appearance and death in the non-continuity story Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?. In this story, he is depicted as somewhat older and uses the name the Kryptonite Man. [76]

Alien version

A second Kryptonite Man appeared in Superman #397. [77] He had been the ruler of a race of humanoids who inhabited Krypton (called "Ny'L'Uyl" in his language) eons before Superman's ancestors. When a nearby cosmic body threatens life on Krypton, the second Kryptonite Man, whose real name is never given, sends all of his people into stasis deep underground, while he himself remains on the highest mountain peak, to act as guardian. He is then placed in suspended animation for what is to be 20 years, at which time, he will awaken to determine if the planet is habitable once again. For some reason, the machinery fails, and the unnamed ruler slept for over 1,000 years. Unfortunately, the very day he awoke is the day Krypton exploded. The mountain that the unnamed ruler's observatory was on is sent into space. Somehow, the king is able to feed off of the Kryptonite radiation the mountain produced. He eventually became dependent upon these energies to sustain his life at all times, weakening outside of its influence. This second Kryptonite Man blames the pink-skinned humanoid inhabitants (Superman's race) with the death of Krypton, never realizing it was a natural disaster. Eventually, after the Kryptonite radiation of the mountain began to fade, the Kryptonite Man encounters a race known as the Seeders. For unknown reasons, the ships of this race produce radiation similar enough to Kryptonite radiation, that Kryptonite Man could feed off of, and survive. Kryptonite Man discovers the existence of Kryptonians on Earth, and stealing a Seeder ship, travels there to confront and kill them. Kryptonite Man attacks Superman, but their battle was interrupted by the Seeders, who took offense to Kryptonite Man's theft.[78] The story continued in Supergirl (vol. 2) #21, where Supergirl joined Superman in fighting Kryptonite Man and the Seeders. [79]

Superman clone

In the Post-Crisis era, the Kryptonite Man appears in Superman (vol. 2) #43 as a green-skinned clone of

Mokkari.[80]

Captain Atom creation

A character in the ongoing series Superman/Batman also uses the name Kryptonite Man. [81] This version of the character is created when Captain Atom absorbed the explosive energy from Major Force, then went out to destroy a Kryptonite meteor. The Kryptonite energy somehow combined with the remaining energy from Major Force in Captain Atom to create a sentient energy force. After being siphoned from Captain Atom by the Toyman, the energy was able to jump from body to body, taking over the personality and causing the body to release Kryptonite radiation. [82]

K. Russell Abernathy

After DC Comics'

Stryker's.[83]

Lex Luthor sends insectile warriors who free Abernathy from the prison.[84] Abernathy is used in conjunction with large amounts of Kryptonite to free an ancient Kryptonian spaceship outta Sunstone.[85] He later resurfaced in Action Comics #853, having Superman beaten until the timely intervention of Jimmy Olsen and Krypto.[86]

Clay Ramsay

In September 2011, The New 52 rebooted DC's continuity. In this new timeline, Kryptonite Man is reintroduced in Action Comics #5, by Grant Morrison and Andy Kubert. His origin is told in Action Comics Annual #1 (2012) (penned by Sholly Fisch).[87]

In this origin, Clay Ramsay was an abusive husband living in Metropolis. One night, Superman broke into his house while he was beating his wife and threw him into Hob's Bay. His wife subsequently left him and no one in the justice system could help him. Seeking revenge, he joined the mysterious "Project K-Man" (a private

super-soldier project) after receiving an invitation from Dr. Abernathy (a nod to the pre-New 52 version of the character). Gaining superhuman powers, he attacked Superman but was defeated and arrested. He was released shortly afterwards by General Sam Lane who believed he was needed as a countermeasure to keep Superman in check. K-Man agreed under the condition that the General would help him locate his wife.[88] It was revealed that Lex Luthor had played a major role in the K-Man's creation. Also (as revealed in flashback), he had stolen Kryptonite crystals from the government while being employed by them.[89]

His subsequent activities are unknown, but a version of him from the near future was a member of the Anti-Superman Army. He was seen alongside two people with similar powers (one equipped with Red another with Blue) as part of a group called the "K-Men".[90]

Alternate versions of Kryptonite Man

In the Elseworlds storyline Superman: The Last Family of Krypton, when Jor-El and Lara accompany Kal-El to Earth, they have two more children, Bru-El and Valora, whose genetic potential is slightly 'stunted' compared to their brother due to them being born on Earth. [91] As part of his vendetta against the El family, Lex Luthor is able to turn Bru-El against his family, using a series of nanites designed to make him immune to kryptonite to make him essentially addicted to it, transforming him into a kryptonite-powered superhuman with too little willpower to defy Luthor's orders. He subsequently kills his mother in the attack on the El compound, but Kal-El is able to defeat his brother when he expends too much of his energy. With Luthor's plot defeated, Bru-El is purged of the nanites, at the cost of losing his memory; with Lara's last words being that Bru-El never learn of his role in his mother's death, he is last recorded as having reached an eighth-grade level following his mindwipe.[92]

Kryptonite Man in other media

  • The Kryptonite Kid appears in a self-titled episode of Superboy, portrayed by Jay Underwood. This version is Mike Walker, an employee at a military research base who was caught in a Kryptonite explosion while trying to find a way to make Superboy immune to it, giving him the ability to generate Kryptonite, turning his skin green, and affecting his mind. Superboy ultimately defeats him by enlisting the aid of a Superboy impersonator to distract Walker and allow Superboy to wrap him in a lead tarp that would eventually cleanse the Kryptonite from his body.

Kulak

Further reading

Kulak is a sorcerer and supervillain in the DC Universe.[93] The character was created by Jerry Siegel and Bernard Baily and first appeared in All Star Comics #2 (Fall 1940).

Within the context of the stories, Kulak is the high priest of the dead planet Brztal who had been imprisoned on Earth in antiquity. When released by archeologists in 1940, he seeks to destroy Earth, but is defeated by the Spectre.[94]

The character was not used again until 1983, when he appears in a three-part story published in All-Star Squadron, and has rarely been used since.

Kyodai Ken

Kyodai Ken ((巨大剣) – literally "the huge sword" or "the gigantic sword") is a character appeared both in the DCAU and later in DC Comics. He is a ninja trained under Sensei, who also trained deadly martial artists like Bronze Tiger, Batman, and Lady Shiva, and was a temporary enemy of Batman.

First appearing in the Batman: The Animated Series episode "Night of the Ninja", Kyodai Ken was once the star pupil of Yoru, a top martial artist in Japan, but his morality left a lot to be desired. Kyodai found a less-than-worthy rival in the form of a foreigner named Bruce Wayne. A sparring session between Bruce and Kyodai ended with Kyodai the winner, who scoffed at Bruce's background. His boastfulness was put in check by Yoru, who proceeded to floor Kyodai with advanced moves, warning that there is always someone better and that a good martial artist is ethical and respectful to others. One night, Kyodai attempted to steal Yoru's prized sword, but was confronted by Bruce. Yoru halted the forthcoming fight, reclaimed the sword and expelled Kyodai from the dojo. Kyodai's pain was so great that he resettled in the city, somewhere in the Uramachi District. Kyodai contracted himself as the assassin for hire, the Ninja.[95]

Years later, Kyodai traveled to Gotham City as the Ninja to exact revenge on Bruce. He began by committing several stings of corporate sabotage on seven Wayne Industries branches. While trying to break into Wayne Cosmetics, Batman intervened and when he displayed his stance, Kyodai realized Batman was Bruce Wayne. Batman also realized his identity as well, after a batarang from Robin cut the cloth on his back, revealing a menacing tattoo that Kyodai had during his training. He kidnapped Bruce and indirectly, Summer Gleeson after a Gotham Charities Reception. There, he revealed his plot: while he hated Bruce for getting him kicked out of the dojo, he also hated that he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. The purpose for his robberies of Wayne Industries was to hack into the finances of the companies then transfer them to his bank account. Summer said the thefts made him a petty crook, but Kyodai mildly scoffed at that, saying by all the subterfuge he had committed it made him a clever thief. Bruce was able to escape after Robin had distracted Kyodai, but was unable to fight him as he would expose his alter ego to Gleeson. Fortunately, Robin restricted Gleeson's view, allowing Bruce to fight and overpower Kyodai. Instead of surrendering, Kyodai dove into a nearby river and escaped.

In his follow up episode Day of the Samurai", Kyodai returned to Japan and became intent on learning Yoru's ultimate technique, the 牙の方向 (Kiba no Houkou / Way of the Fang)'s 大眠り (o-nemuri/big sleep) touch, which was capable of killing a man in a single blow. He kidnapped Yoru's student Kairi and blackmailed her into giving him the location of the hidden scrolls containing the technique instructions. However, time had made the scrolls fragile and they fell apart upon contact, but Kyodai still managed to learn the touch from a recovered fragment. He kidnapped Alfred Pennyworth and lured Bruce to Mount Kajiiki for a final showdown, when Bruce discovered his hideout. Kyodai used the touch, but it failed, because Bruce wore a protective pad to defend the death point. When the volcano erupted, Kyodai was stranded on a melting rock. Bruce attempted to save him, but Kyodai, silently acknowledging him as a worthy opponent, bowed to him before another explosion of lava came between them and Kyodai had vanished. His fate is unrevealed, however, as he was not seen or heard from again, it is more than likely that he died. He was voiced by Robert Ito.

Comics

In Detective Comics #996, he appeared in a hallucination alongside his master Kirigi attacking a "giant bat".[61][96]

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