Gorilla Grodd (DCAU)

Gorilla Grodd
DC Animated Universe‎
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Real Name	Grodd
Main Alias	Gorilla Grodd
Affiliation	Legion of Doom · formerly Secret Society
Base Of Operations	Hall of Doom
Status
Alignment	Bad
Identity	Public Identity
Race	Gorilla
Marital Status	Single
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Yellow
Hair	Black
Origin
Universe	DCAU · Earth 12
Creators	John Broome · Carmine Infantino · Rich Fogel · Paul Dini · Dwayne McDuffie
First Appearance	Superman & Batman Magazine #2 (September, 1993)
Appearance of Death	"Alive!" (May 6, 2006)

That's right, puny ones-- scurry away like the mice you are! You are no match for-- the wrath of Grodd!

— Gorilla Grodd

Grodd was the founder of the Secret Society and the Legion of Doom.

History

Lex Luthor overthrew him as leader of the latter after Grodd tried to rewrite human DNA to gorilla DNA. Tala released him from captivity, and Grodd started a mutiny whilst the Legion of Doom was in deep space. Luthor reversed Grodd's mind control, and ordered him to walk out an airlock. For one last insult, Luthor frees Grodd of his mind control, only to realize he's lost. Grodd is then sucked into space, killing him.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Gorilla Physiology
  • Superhuman Agility
  • Superhuman Strength: Grodd's simian strength enabled him to scale buildings and hold people aloft with a single hand.
  • Superhuman Durability
• Telepathy: As a result of Flash's sabotage of his Mind-Control Helmet, Grodd's brain was infused with vast telepathic abilities.
  • Empathy
  • Illusion Casting
  • Mind Control
  • Psionic Blast

Abilities

• Charisma
• Genius Level Intellect
  • Gadgetry
  • Tactical Analysis
• Hand-to-Hand Combat (Basic)
• Leadership
  

Paraphernalia

Equipment

• Mind-Control Helmet: It amplifies his own psionic abilities to place other beings under his mental control.

Weapons

• Devolver Ray

Notes

• This version of the character is exclusive to the continuity of the DC Animated Universe and is an adaptation of Gorilla Grodd. The original character was created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino and first appeared in The Flash #106.
• Grodd was voiced by Powers Boothe.

Related

• 19 Appearances of Gorilla Grodd (DCAU)
• 3 Images featuring Gorilla Grodd (DCAU)
• 4 Quotations by or about Gorilla Grodd (DCAU)
• Character Gallery: Gorilla Grodd (DCAU)

External Links

• Grodd at the DC Animated Universe Wiki

Footnotes

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