Tharok clone (Pre-Zero Hour)

Dark Man
Pre-Zero Hour‎
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Real Name	Tharok
Main Alias	Dark Man
Relatives	Tharok (Genetic template)
Affiliation	Fatal Five
Base Of Operations	30th Century
Status
Alignment	Bad
Identity	Secret Identity
Race	Zadronian
Marital Status	Single
Occupation	Criminal
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Height	6' 4"
Eyes	Black
Hair	Bald
Origin
Universe	Pre-Zero Hour
Creators	Gerry Conway · Jim Janes
First Appearance	Legion of Super-Heroes Vol 2 #269 (November, 1980)
Appearance of Death	Legion of Super-Heroes Vol 2 #271 (January, 1981)

The Dark Man was a clone of Tharok of the Fatal Five and an enemy of the Legion of Super-Heroes.

History

The being known as the Dark Man was a malicious presence in the lives of the Legionnaires for years, manipulating events without direct confrontation. For example, he created the League of Super-Assassins by granting superhuman abilities to a group of children from the destroyed world of Korlon and convincing them that the Legion had been responsible for their world's destruction (when, in fact, the Legion had tried to prevent Korlon's destruction and aided in its evacuation). Eventually revealing himself to Light Lass and later the entire Legion, the Dark Man used his abilities of mind control and draining the life force of others in a bid for power, but he was stopped by Tharok, from whom he had been cloned. When the two came in contact, both vanished in a burst of energy, for reasons unknown. What became of them when this happened was never revealed.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Mind Control
• Energy Absorption: absorption of others' life force energies.

Notes

• This version of the Tharok Clone, including all history and corresponding appearances, was erased from existence following the collapse of the original Multiverse in the 1985–1986 Crisis on Infinite Earths event and later restored following the rebirth of the infinite Multiverse during the 2022-2023 Dark Crisis event. Even though other versions of the character may have appeared, this information does not apply to those versions.

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Footnotes

Legion of Super-Heroes Villain(s) This character or group of characters is or was primarily an enemy of the Legion of Super-Heroes from the 31st Century, and may have existed in any of the various Legion continuities, including but not limited to the Original Legion, Reboot Legion, and the Prime Legion. This template will categorize articles that include it into the "Legion of Super-Heroes villains" category.