Bork (DC)
Bork is a male comic character who features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Pre-Crisis
Carl Andrew Bork
Post-Crisis
Following the Crisis on Infinite Earths, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.
He was extradited to Africa on some old warrants with Bork constantly managing to escape only to be caught each time. Eventually, the authorities decided to give up and allowed him to be sent back to the United States to be sent to prison there. Thus, he was taken to the Van Kull Maximum Security Correctional Facility that was located south of Metropolis where the magic that empowered him re-manifested and started to mutate his body. Bork found himself to had changed where he became bigger and stronger in the course of the eight years he was imprisoned there. With his superpowered physique, he attempted an escape where he successfully left the prison only to be confronted by Batman and the Flash. (Power Company: Bork v1 #1)
After his parole, Bork attempted to find gainful employment, but was hampered by the disadvantages of his criminal record and monstrous appearance. He was later approached by Josiah Power with a job offer to join a new corporate heroes-for-hire organization called the Power Company. Bork accepted Josiah's offer and joined the team as an associate, later becoming roommates with co-worker Sapphire. (The Power Company v1 #1)
At the Power Company headquarters in San Francisco, thugs armed with high-powered rifles hold people hostage but are attacked by Witchfire, Bork and Striker Z of the Company. Bork takes out a number of the attackers but Striker Z and Witchfire end up pulling on two ends of a baby hostage, each claiming it. Suddenly the training scenario ends as Josiah enters and orders them into the conference room. Josiah introduces Skyrocket to Witchfire, Bork and Striker Z and they each tell her a little about themselves. (The Power Company v1 #1)
While some of the Power Company destroyed a series of stone dragon constructs created by Dragoneer, Bork takes on the dragon Fireheart one-on-one. As the Dragoneer returns to his invocation at the portal, Skyrocket, peripherally aware that news choppers are hovering, orders Witchfire to sneak around behind Dragoneer and disrupt his invocation. Witchfire objects, wanting to do a grandstand run directly at him, but Manhunter steps in and yells at her to follow orders or else. Striker Z provides the ever-complaining Witcher with a diversion, in which he takes some serious hits, to allow her to attack from the rear, but Dragoneer adjusted and retaliated. Skyrocket begins to give orders to the team but is attacked from behind by one of the dragon constructs. As Manhunter goes down and Bork is blasted by Dragoneer, the team goes down to defeat. (The Power Company v1 #3)
Overview
Personality and attributes
Powers and abilities
The magics that once empowered him remained in his body where they came to mutate Bork into a more monstrous form. This saw him growing in height and gaining superhuman strength as well as durability. It was shown that he had become strong enough to create shockwaves in the ground by slamming his fists onto the surface. He also had the power to jump to great using his superhuman strength in his legs allowing him to leap over great distances. (Power Company: Bork v1 #1)
Notes
- Bork was created by Bob Haney and Neal Adams where he made his first appearance in Brave and the Bold v1 #81 (December, 1968).
In other media
Television
- In The Flash, Bork appeared in the setting of the live-action television series set in the Arrowverse in the episode "Seeing Red" where he was portrayed by actor Andre Tricoteux. Under unknown circumstances, Carl Bork gained meta-human powers. In an alleyway, Bork and Norvock stood before a reinforced concrete wall. In order to break in, Bork punched the wall, shattering it. The two were ambushed by Cicada, who drained their powers. Bork tried to fight Cicada, but he counterattacked, causing Bork to hit Norvock, knocking him down, and then prepared to kill Norvock. Norvock ran away, and Bork grabbed Cicada to hold him off, and after a brief fight Cicada killed him.
Appearances
- Brave and the Bold v1: (1968)
- Power Company v1:
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