Torgo (Fantastic Four)
Torgo is a robotic character who features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
Torgo was a male mechanical humanoid being who was an inhabitant of the planet Mekka. (Fantastic Four v1 #173) Originally, his world was inhabited by a race of organic beings who desired mechanical servants and created the race of Mekkans. Torgo was in fact the first of his kind where after building him they modified his design whereupon latter Mekkans were made to be smaller than him. After proving to be efficient, the Mekkanization of the entire planet followed until it became a metallic world with artificial plants being developed to replace the natural ones that died off. However, a spore-virus arrived on the planet from space where it killed off the artificial plants causing the the organic inhabitants to die off when the air supply ran out. Torgo was noted to had buried the last mortals remaining on the world with his creators having died off as a result of the virus. Thus, the Mekkans came to be the new inhabitants of the planet which they re-named as Mekka where over the centuries the spore-virus came to die off. (Fantastic Four v1 #174)
At some point, he was captured by the Skrulls of Kral where he was made a slave to be used in the gladiatorial games and had to fight for the gang leader Lippy Louie. (Fantastic Four v1 #91)
Upon returning to Mekka, he was hailed as a hero and named the First Among Equals that made him the leader of his people. (Fantastic Four v1 #173)
Torgo came to be hired by the Empress Daydra of the Saggitarius system to be part of a team of Hulk-Hunters alongside Amphibion of Xantares and the Dark-Crawler. The three were dispatched to Earth with the task of recruiting the Hulk and enlist his aid in fighting against the threat posed by the Galaxy Master. (Incredible Hulk v1 #269)
He later came to be captured by Fin Fang Foom on an unknown planet where the giant Makluan placed a control collar on the robot warrior. He then forced Torgo to be his champion to fight in arena against other space travellers that were captured and used to fight for Foom's entertainment. (Drax v1 #4)
Overview
Personality and attributes
He considered the Thing to be an old companion-in-arms. (Fantastic Four v1 #173)
Even on distant Mekka, the computers of his people had stories on the savage strength of the Hulk. (Incredible Hulk v1 #269)
Powers and abilities
As a Mekkan, he was able to speak any verbal or mental language upon hearing a few syllables. (Fantastic Four v1 #173)
The computers on Mekka were capable of re-designing him in order to better fight powerful adversaries. (Incredible Hulk v1 #269)
After being named First Among Equals, he came to be the leader of his race with his word being law so long as it did not contradict the Mekkan's Primal Directive. (Fantastic Four v1 #173)
Notes
- The character was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby where he made his first appearance in Fantastic Four v1 #93 (1969).
In other media
Television
- In Avengers Assemble, the character makes an appearance in the episode "Mojo's World" where he was voiced by Roger Craig Smith. He was revealed to had been captured by the alien Mojo and forced as a slave gladiator onboard his ship where he became a top fighter with these engagements attracting hordes of viewers.
Appearances
- Fantastic Four v1: (1969)
- Incredible Hulk v2:
- Wolverine:
- Drax v1:
- Asgardians of the Galaxy v1:
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