Equus (New Earth)

Equus
Mainstream Universe‎, 1986‎-2011‎
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Real Name	Unknown
Main Alias	Equus
Affiliation	Partner of Elias Orr
Base Of Operations	Nebraska
Status
Alignment	Bad
Identity	Secret Identity
Citizenship	American
Occupation	Mercenary
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Red
Hair	No Hair
Origin
Universe	New Earth
Creators	Brian Azzarello · Jim Lee
First Appearance	Superman Vol 2 #206 (August, 2004)

Equus is a mammoth-sized individual who works for a scientist named Elias Orr.

History

Orr, a reclusive bio-chemist and pawn of Darkseid, created Equus in a decommissioned Air Force facility Fort Halprin in Nebraska. When the dying time-lost super-hero Karate Kid and his partner Una came to the base seeking Orr's assistance, the scientist sent Equus after them to see what they were made of. Satisfied with what he had witnessed, Orr introduced himself to the heroes and agreed to help them. However, shortly after they left the facility, Equus took it upon himself to hunt them down. He found them on a railroad car in Benkelman, Nebraska and began fighting them. The conflict garnered the attention of Supergirl who traded several blows with Equus. During the fight, Karate Kid managed to sever Equus' arm with a high-powered karate chop, but he quickly recovered from the injury.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Cybernetic Enhancement: Equus wears a synthetic skin sheathe over top of a cybernetic frame.
  • Superhuman Strength
  • Regeneration: Equus can recover from major wounds (including severed limbs) within a short span of time.
  • Claws: In addition to his cybernetic enhancements, Equus has sharp bone-like talons capable of cutting the skin of both Supergirl and Superman. These are housed within his forearms and extend outward over top the bone structure of his hands. Orr described them as "skeletal wings of a fallen angel." Though Orr found this difficult to believe, the magical nature of the claws would explain how they were able to pierce the skin of red-sun-empowered Kryptonians.
  • Enhanced Vision: He has a variation of X-Ray vision made possible by his cybernetic goggles.
  • Superhuman Durability

Trivia

• Equus' talons and regenerative powers are similar to the Adamantium claws wielded by Marvel's Wolverine.

Related

• 15 Appearances of Equus (New Earth)
• 6 Images featuring Equus (New Earth)
• Quotations by or about Equus (New Earth)
• Character Gallery: Equus (New Earth)

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