Krang (Marvel)
Krang is a male comic supervillain who features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
Krang was a blue skinned male Atlantean that was born in the upper crust of Atlantis's society.
He was present during Atlantis's negotiations with the Chasm People. (King in Black: Namor v1 #1)
By 1941, when Namor had grown to adulthood, Krang had rose to the rank of captain in the Atlantean military. Due to Namor's activities fighting against the Axis powers during World War II, the Nazis attacked Atlantis, and despite Krang's objections Namor led a counter attack to avenge his people. In the aftermath of the battle, it was learned that Emperor Thakorr was wounded and was now in a coma and named Namor as his successor. This was much to the chagrin of the Emperor's step-son Byrrah. When it was later learned that the Atlantean scientist known as Meranno secretly supplied information to the Nazis he was exiled from the kingdom. Witnessing Merrano's vows for revenge, Krang decided to seek an alliance with Byrrah to take control of the Atlantean throne. Soon Namor's effort in the war took him away from Atlantis until its end in 1945. During this period of time Krang rose to the rank of commander. With the war's end, Thakorr awoke from his coma and was manipulated by Byrrah and Krang into believing that Namor had abandoned his people for those of the surface world. When Namor finally returned home, Commander Krang and his soldiers were there to bar his path and informed him that the Emperor had awoken and sentenced to exile. With no other choice, Namor left and returned to heroics on the surface. (Saga of the Sub-Mariner v1 #5)
Eventually in 1955, Namor was allowed to return to Atlantis. Upon his return Krang had risen in rank once more and was now a general in the Atlantean army. When Namor suggested that the kingdom join the United Nations, he led a party to the surface only to be chased off by the prejudiced population of New York City. When Namor suggested that the people of Atlantis remain below the waves and cut off all contact with the surface world, Krang agreed -- although his ambitions were to build up a formidable army to conquer the surface when the time was right. Soon after, Atlantis was attacked by the telepath known as Destiny and his Helmet of Power. Atlantis was decimated, costing the life of both Princess Fen and Emperor Thakorr as well as much of the royal family. Namor himself was stricken with amnesia by Destiny and was forced to wander the streets of New York for the coming decades struggling to remember who he truly was. (Saga of the Sub-Mariner v1 #6) With Namor missing and the rest of the royal family now dead, Byrrah took control of the Atlantean throne, and his first order of business was to promote Krang to the rank of warlord. Byrrah then ordered the people of Atlantis to leave their home in the Antarctic and return to the place of their origins in the oceans to the north. Eventually they settled and built a new kingdom. (Saga of the Sub-Mariner v1 #7)
Overview
Personality and attributes
Powers and abilities
Notes
- Krang was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby where he made his first appearance in Fantastic Four Annual v1 #1 (September, 1963).
Alternate Versions
- In Marvel Adventures: Fantastic Four v1 #24 (2007), an alternate version of Krang appeared in the world of Earth-20051 in the Multiverse.
In other media
Television
- In The Marvel Super Heroes, Krang featured as an antagonist in the Sub-Mariner segment of the animated series where he was voiced by actor Paul Kligman.
- In the Fantastic Four, Krang was an antagonist in the animated series episode "Now Comes the Sub-Mariner" where he was voiced by actor Neil Ross.
Video games
- In Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, Krang was an antagonist in the video game where he was voiced by actor Fred Tatasciore. This version was a member of Doctor Doom's Masters of Evil and a cousin of Byrrah who took part in Attuma's coup against Namor. If the player fails to create medicine for Namor, Krang will take over Atlantis and lead them in stealing nuclear weapons to wage war against the surface.
Appearances
- Fantastic Four v1: (1963)
- Namor: The First Mutant v1:
- King in Black: Namor v1: (2020)
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