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I have hostages, weaponry and am not opposed to natural selection! 
- — Monsieur Mallah src
Monsieur Mallah was the partner of the Brain and a member of the Brotherhood of Evil.
History
Origin
Mallah was once a normal gorilla until he was taken into captivity by humans. He was experimented on by a French scientist who gave him a human intellect and the two formed a lasting friendship. One night there was a fire in the lab set by jealous competitors and the kindly scientist was fatally injured. Using what the scientist taught him he was able to save the scientist's brain by placing it in a jar. From that day forth the pair held scorn for humans who had only ever harmed them. The pair became members of the Brotherhood of Evil calling themselves Monsieur Mallah and the Brain and the team came into contact with the Teen Titans and the Doom Patrol as low grade villains who weren't taken very seriously by their enemies. Eventually the Brotherhood disbanded but Mallah and the Brain continued waging war against humanity. [4]
Modern Villainy
Brain and Monsieur Mallah assisted Gorilla Grodd in taking over the remains of Central City at the time when The Black had taken over most of the world. They successfully captured Animal Man and the heroes that were with him until they were saved by Frankenstein and his Patchwork Army.[5]
Powers and Abilities
Powers
- Enhanced Intellect: After being experimented on by the Brain, Mallah was far more intelligent than an above average human being.
- Gorilla Physiology: Gorillas are naturally more physically capable then humans.
- Fangs: Gorillas' teeth are very sharp, capable of easily biting through flesh and bone.
- Gorilla Strength: Gorillas are several times stronger then humans are.
- Gorilla Durability: Gorillas are much tougher then humans.
- Enhanced Sense of Smell: Gorillas have a greater sense of smell then humans, Mallah can smell pheromones.[4]
Abilities
- Firearms
- Mechanical Engineering: Monsieur Mallah has designed The Brain's gorilla body.[7]
- Multilingualism: He speaks dozens of languages, including French and English.[6]
Paraphernalia
Weapons
- Machine Gun
Notes
- Monsieur Mallah was created by Arnold Drake and Bruno Premiani, first appearing in Doom Patrol #86. However, in the Prime Earth continuity, Monsieur Mallah first appeared as part of the New 52 DC Universe in Animal Man (Volume 2) #14 by Jeff Lemire, Steve Pugh, and Timothy Green II.
Related
- 37 Appearances of Mallah (Prime Earth)
- 15 Images featuring Mallah (Prime Earth)
- 2 Quotations by or about Mallah (Prime Earth)
- Character Gallery: Mallah (Prime Earth)
Footnotes
  This character has been primarily an enemy of the Teen Titans, the Titans, or any of the other various Titans incarnations. This template will categorize articles that include it into the "Titans Villains" category. |
 Doom Patrol Villain(s) |
 This character is or was primarily an enemy of Peacemaker. This template will categorize articles that include it into the category "Peacemaker Villains." |
 Brotherhood of Evil member |