Tiger Shark (Marvel Comics)
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Tiger Shark (Todd Arliss) is a character, a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Roy Thomas and artist John Buscema, the character first appeared in Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner #5 (September 1968). Todd Arliss is a recurring antagonist of the antihero Namor.[1] His powers come from both the DNA of Namor and shark DNA.[2] He is also known under the codename Tiger Shark.[3]
Publication history
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Todd Arliss debuted in
Fictional character biography
Todd Arliss is a selfish
Becoming a supervillain and calling himself Tiger Shark, Arliss finds and threatens Lady
Tiger Shark battles Orka, the minion of Atlantean noble Warlord Krang. The pair cause an undersea avalanche that buries them for several months.[14]
Once free, Tiger Shark discovers he is losing his powers and teams with the villainess
Tiger Shark escapes from Hydrobase and abducts Namor's cousin Namorita before being recaptured by heroine Ms. Marvel.[20]
Tiger Shark joins the supervillain team the
During the
In
Tiger Shark — once again in human form — joins Attuma's version of Deep Six (consisting of Nagala, Orka,
The character appears next — again in mutated form — in the title
In the 2007
During the 2008 "
Tiger Shark joins a new version of the Lethal Legion, led by the Grim Reaper, in a three issue limited series which ties into the 2008-09 "Dark Reign" storyline.[47]
During the 2011 "
During the 2016 "Avengers: Standoff!" storyline, Tiger Shark was an inmate of Pleasant Hill, a gated community established by S.H.I.E.L.D.[51]
Tiger Shark attacked a cruise ship which Stingray and Diane Newell were on. Stingray fights Tiger Shark which continues underwater. Namor breaks up the fight and demands their allegiance. After Stingray is attacked by War Sharks summoned by Namor when he tried to reason with him, Tiger Shark reluctantly took up Namor's offer and became a member of his Defenders of the Deep.[52]
Powers and abilities
Before gaining his powers, Todd Arliss was a record-breaking Olympic swimmer but otherwise an ordinary human. After Dr. Dorcas' experimental genetic engineering process, he becomes an amphibious humanoid with the traits of a human, an Atlantean (
During the "Fear Itself" event, Todd was temporarily mutated via mysticism into a twin-headed monstrosity through the craft of the Undying Ones.[50]
Reception
Nicholas Brooks of Comic Book Resources described Tiger Shark as a classic aquatic character.[54]
Other versions
- In the alternate timeline of the 1995–96 "Dark Beast's secret creations, concocted in his lab in the Yucatán and kept away from both Mister Sinister and Apocalypse. The Exiles encounter him in Dark Beast's lab while searching for lab notes for the M'Kraan Crystal.[55]
- In the Ultimate Marvel universe, Tiger Shark is a pre-cataclysm Atlantean who is more bestial than the mainstream Marvel version. During the 2009 "Ultimatum" storyline, the Thing, Invisible Woman, and Arthur Molekevic fight Doctor Dorcas alongside Namora and Tiger Shark in Atlantis and defeat him.[56]
- In the alternate reality of the 2008 Marvel Apes miniseries, Tiger Shark is a gorilla named Tigorilla.[57]
- In a 2014 storyline in The Amazing Spider-Man, following Spider-Man's defeat of Goblin King, it was revealed that Roderick Kingsley sold one of Tiger Shark's old costumes to an unnamed criminal as seen when he and the other former Hobgoblin minions encounter Electro at the Bar with No Name.[58] During the 2014 "AXIS" storyline, Tiger Shark was among the supervillains that Missile Mate assembled to join the side of Phil Urich (who was operating as Goblin King) and the remnants of the Goblin Nation upon claiming that Roderick Kingsley "abandoned" them.[59]
In other media
Television
- Todd Arliss / Tiger Shark appears in The Avengers: United They Stand episode "Command Decision", voiced by Tony Daniels.[citation needed] This version is a member of Helmut Zemo's Masters of Evil.
- Todd Arliss / Tiger Shark, inspired by the Ultimate Marvel incarnation, appears in the Shadow Council.
- Todd Arliss / Tiger Shark appears in Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers, voiced by Patrick Seitz in the English version and Tarusuke Shingaki in the Japanese version.[citation needed]
Miscellaneous
- Todd Arliss / Tiger Shark appears as a boss in Marvel Avengers Academy.[62]
- Todd Arliss / Tiger Shark appears as a boss in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, voiced by Beau Weaver.[61] This version is a member of Doctor Doom's Masters of Evil.
- In 2015, Hasbro released a Todd Arliss / Tiger Shark action figure in the Ant-Man Ultron series as part of the Marvel Legends action figure line.[63]
References
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- ^ Etemesi, Philip (December 8, 2022). "Namor's 10 Greatest Victories". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ Caballero, David (July 21, 2022). "Black Panther: Namor's 10 Best Enemies, According To Ranker". Screen Rant. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ISBN 978-1-4654-7890-0.
- ^ Seifert, Mark (April 16, 2024). "The Mysterious Debut of Mystique in Ms. Marvel #16, Up for Auction". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ComicBook.com. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ISBN 978-1605490557.
- ^ Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner #5 (Sept. 1968). Marvel Comics.
- ISBN 978-1465455505.
- ISBN 0-8160-1356-X.[1]
- ^ Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner #6 (October 1968). Marvel Comics.
- ^ Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner #9 (January 1969). Marvel Comics.
- ^ Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner #16 (August 1969). Marvel Comics.
- ^ Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner #24 (April 1970). Marvel Comics.
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- ^ The Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #160 (February 1973)
- ^ Marvel Team-Up #14 (October 1973). Marvel Comics.
- ISBN 978-0756692360.
- ^ Super-Villain Team-Up #1-3 (August; October & December 1975). Marvel Comics.
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- ^ Marvel Comics Presents #53-54 (July 1990) & #55-56 (August 1990). Marvel Comics.
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- ^ Namor, the Sub-Mariner (vol. 3) #36-40 (March–July 1993)
- ^ Namor, the Sub-Mariner (vol. 3) #46-48 (January–March 1994) & Fantastic Four #385-386 (February–March 1994). Marvel Comics.
- ^ Namor, the Sub-Mariner (vol. 3) #54-56 (September–November 1994). Marvel Comics.
- ^ Namor, the Sub-Mariner (vol. 3) #58 (January 1995). Marvel Comics.
- ^ a b Thunderbolts #3 (June 1997); #18 - 20 (September–November 1998) & #24-25 (March–April 1999). Marvel Comics.
- ^ Defenders (vol. 2) #7 (September 2001)
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- Underworld#1-5 (April–August 2006). Marvel Comics.
- Loeb, Jeph(w), Various (a). Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America #1-5 (June–August 2007). Marvel Comics.
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- ^ Deadpool (vol. 2) #6-7 (March–April 2009). Marvel Comics.
- ^ a b Hulk (vol. 2) #10-12 (April–June 2009). Marvel Comics.
- ^ Lethal Legion #1-3 (August–October 2009). Marvel Comics.
- ^ Fear Itself: The Home Front #2
- ^ Cullen Bunn (w), Lee Garbett (p), David Meikis (i). Fear Itself: The Deep, no. 1 (August 2011). Marvel Comics.
- ^ a b Cullen Bunn (w), Lee Garbett (p), David Meikis (i). Fear Itself: The Deep, vol. 1, no. 2 (September 2011). Marvel Comics.
- ^ Avengers Standoff: Assault on Pleasant Hill Alpha #1. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Avengers (vol. 8) #9. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Elektra (vol. 3) #7 (December 2014). Marvel Comics.
- ^ Brooks, Nicholas (December 1, 2022). "A Namor Solo Movie Could Introduce Two Classic Aquatic Characters". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ Exiles #61. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Ultimate Fantastic Four #60. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Marvel Apes: Amazing Spider-Monkey Special #1. Marvel Comics.
- Slott, Dan (w), Rodriguez, Javier (p), López, Álvaro (i). "Recapturing That Old Spark". The Amazing Spider-Man. (vol. 3) #1 (June 2014). Marvel Comics.
- ^ AXIS: Hobgoblin #2. Marvel Comics.
- ^ "Shadow of Atlantis Pt. 1". Avengers Assemble. Season 5. Episode 1. September 23, 2018. Disney XD.
- ^ a b "Tiger Shark Voices (Marvel Universe)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved March 7, 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.
- ^ Glass, Joe (November 30, 2017). "Animals Invade the Avengers Academy for Christmas". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ Moser, Cassidee (June 6, 2015). "Collect All Ant-Man Marvel Legends Toys, Get an Ultron". IGN. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
External links
- Tiger Shark at Marvel.com
- Tiger Shark at The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe