Tiger Shark (Todd Arliss) is a
fictional character
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, a
supervillain appearing in
American comic books published by
Marvel Comics
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. He is usually depicted as an enemy of
Namor
Namor (), also known as the Sub-Mariner, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Debuting in early 1939, the character was created by writer-artist Bill Everett for comic book packager Funnies Inc ...
.
Publication history
The character first appears in ''
Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner
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'' #5 (September 1968) and was created by writer
Roy Thomas and artist
John Buscema.
Fictional character biography
Todd Arliss is a selfish
Olympic
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Competitions
* Olympic Games, international multi-sport event held since 1896
** Summer Olympic Games
** Winter Olympic Games
* Ancient Olympic Games, ancient multi-sport event held in Olympia, Greece b ...
swimmer who, seeking public acclaim, attempts to rescue a
drowning
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man. In the process, Arliss suffers a
spinal cord
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injury when waves push him into a
ship
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. Desperate to regain his swimming ability, Arliss willingly participates in an experiment by the scientist
Doctor Dorcas who "cures" his injured back by blending his
DNA with that of hero
Namor the Sub-Mariner
Namor (), also known as the Sub-Mariner, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Debuting in early 1939, the character was created by writer-artist Bill Everett for comic book packager Funnies Inc ...
and a
tiger shark
The tiger shark (''Galeocerdo cuvier'') is a species of requiem shark and the last extant member of the family Galeocerdonidae. It is a large macropredator, capable of attaining a length over . Populations are found in many tropical and tempera ...
. Although successful, the process changed Arliss both physically and mentally, endowing him with razor-sharp teeth and gills and making him savage and predatory.
Becoming a supervillain and calling himself Tiger Shark, the character finds and threatens the
Lady Dorma
Dorma is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She first appeared when Marvel was known as Timely Comics.
A native of the undersea kingdom of Atlantis, the character was Namor the Sub-Mariner's cous ...
and by force demands to be crowned Lord of
Atlantis
Atlantis ( grc, Ἀτλαντὶς νῆσος, , island of Atlas) is a fictional island mentioned in an allegory on the hubris of nations in Plato's works '' Timaeus'' and '' Critias'', wherein it represents the antagonist naval power that b ...
. Namor, however,
deposes Tiger Shark and the character is imprisoned in Atlantis. Tiger Shark escapes from Atlantis during a rebellion caused by the
artifact the
Serpent Crown
The Serpent Crown is a fictional mystical power object appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It was created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Marie Severin, and first appeared in '' Sub-Mariner'' #9 (January 1969).
Proper ...
and encounters Namor once again.
Tiger Shark battles
Orka, the minion of Atlantean noble
Warlord Krang. The pair cause an undersea
avalanche
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Avalanches can be set off spontaneously, by such factors as increased precipitation or snowpack weakening, or by external means such as humans, animals, and eart ...
that buries them for several months.
Once free, Tiger Shark discovers he is losing his powers and teams with the villainess
Llyra
Llyra is a supervillainess appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Publication history
Llyra first appeared in '' Sub-Mariner'' #32 (December, 1970) and was created by Roy Thomas and Sal Buscema.
Fictional character biog ...
against Namor and his allies
Stingray and
Fantastic Four member the
Human Torch
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. Tiger Shark's powers are restored by Llyra, and Tiger Shark accidentally kills Namor's father, Leonard Mackenzie, as the villains retreat. After encountering the
Hulk at
Niagara Falls
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the character reunites with Dr. Dorcas and battles Namor and the hero
Spider-Man. On this occasion, Tiger Shark is savagely beaten by Namor and left for dead. Tiger Shark, Dr. Dorcas and Atlantean warlord
Attuma
Attuma is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is an Atlantean nomadic warlord who is usually depicted as an enemy of Namor the Sub-Mariner, and is the father of the superhero Andromeda. He believes he ...
seize the island
Hydrobase and again battle Namor, who allied with
Doctor Doom. Dorcas is accidentally crushed to death, with Tiger Shark and Attuma being defeated and imprisoned.
Tiger Shark escapes from Hydrobase and abducts Namor's cousin
Namorita
Namorita Prentiss is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is a mutant clone of her mother, Namora, and a member of the New Warriors. She was killed in the explosion in Stamford that started the Superhero ...
before being recaptured by heroine
Ms. Marvel
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.
Tiger Shark joins the supervillain team the
Masters of Evil
The Masters of Evil is a supervillain team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first version of the team appeared in '' The Avengers'' #6 (July 1964), with the lineup continually changing over the years.
Publication ...
who battle the
Avengers. With the Masters of Evil, Tiger Shark aids villain
Egghead
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in a plan to ruin
Henry Pym
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, but is ultimately defeated by Pym. Tiger Shark joins
Baron Zemo
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's version of the Masters of Evil and invades
Avengers Mansion
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, escaping when the Avengers retake their headquarters. The character flees with fellow Masters member
Whirlwind
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to
California
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, where both are captured by
Avengers West Coast members
Tigra
Tigra (Greer Grant Nelson) is a fictional superheroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Introduced as the superpowered and gadget-wielding crime fighter the Cat in ''The Claws of the Cat'' #1 (November 1972). The ...
and
Hellcat.
During the ''
Acts of Vengeance
"Acts of Vengeance" is a comic book crossover storyline that ran through several titles published by Marvel Comics from December 1989 to February 1990.
Publication history
This company-wide fall crossover was centered on the Avengers and Fantast ...
'' storyline Tiger Shark battles
Wolverine
The wolverine (), (''Gulo gulo''; ''Gulo'' is Latin for " glutton"), also referred to as the glutton, carcajou, or quickhatch (from East Cree, ''kwiihkwahaacheew''), is the largest land-dwelling species of the family Mustelidae. It is a muscul ...
; feigns illness to escape prison, and eventually battles Stingray. Tiger Shark ceases the hostilities to help rescue his sister, who is trapped in a cave-in. After being captured for study and then rescued by Namor, a grateful Tiger Shark renounces crime. Renaming himself Arlys Tigershark, he marries a woman from an undersea tribe of nomads. However, he reverts to his savage ways when his pregnant wife and her tribe are slaughtered by savage undersea creatures called the Faceless Ones. He aids Namor against
Suma-ket, the master of the Faceless Ones, who leads an attack on Atlantis that fails when Suma-Ket is killed in battle. Together with the
Inhuman
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** ''Inhumans'' (TV series), a television series set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
*Kristoff Vernard, ...
Triton
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* Triton (mythology), a Greek god
* Triton (moon), a satellite of Neptune
Triton may also refer to:
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* Triton cockatoo, a parrot
* Triton (gastropod), a group of sea snails
* ''Triton'', a synonym of ''Triturus' ...
and the Fantastic Four, Tiger Shark reluctantly aids Namor against an attacking alien and after a battle with Namor
clone Llyron
La Lunatica
Lacuna
Lady Bullseye
Lady Deathstrike
Lady Dorma
Lady Grey
Lady Lark
Lady Lark (Linda Lewis), later named Skylark, is a character in the Marvel Comics series Squadron Supreme and hails from Earth-712. She first appeared in ...
features as part of the team
Deep Six and battles the Avengers.
In ''
Thunderbolts'', Tiger Shark has inexplicably mutated into a more shark-like being, complete with grey skin and a natural fin as opposed to a costume ornament. Tiger Shark joins
Justine Hammer
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Hala the Accuser
Gabrielle Haller
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's version of the Masters of Evil and has several skirmishes with maverick superheroes the Thunderbolts.
[''Thunderbolts'' #3 (June 1997); #18 - 20 (September-November 1998) & #24-25 (March-April 1999). Marvel Comics.]
Tiger Shark — once again in human form — joins Attuma's version of Deep Six (consisting of Nagala, Orka,
Piranha
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, and
Sea Urchin) to conquer Atlantis, initially successful the villains are eventually defeated, with Tiger Shark quickly defeated by cosmic hero the
Silver Surfer
The Silver Surfer is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character also appears in a number of movies, television, and video game adaptations. The character was created by Jack Kirby and first a ...
.
The character appears next — again in mutated form — in the title ''
She-Hulk'', and is imprisoned in the prison facility called the Big House, where inmates are kept at miniature size. Escaping with several other inmates at
microscopic
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size by riding on the back of heroine She-Hulk's hand, Tiger Shark and the other villains emerge and attack when she visits a
law firm. Tiger Shark is defeated when She-Hulk throws the villain
Electro into the water he is standing in,
electrocuting Tiger Shark and
short circuit
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ing Electro. Tiger Shark appears (in human form) during the mass supervillain breakout at prison facility the Raft and is recaptured, along with fellow villain
Armadillo, by the group the
New Warriors
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. The character is seen briefly as an employee of the criminal the
Owl
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in the limited series ''
Underworld
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''.
In the 2007
limited series Limited series may refer to:
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''
Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America'', Tiger Shark steals an artifact called the "Horn of Gabriel", and uses it to summon huge sea monsters and direct them against the surface world. He is, however, defeated by the
Mighty Avengers
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. Tiger Shark also features as part of a supervillain enclave being solicited by new crime boss the
Hood
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, who hopes to take advantage of the split in the superhero community caused by the
Superhuman Registration Act.
Al Kraven, the son of long-time
Spider-Man foe
Kraven the Hunter
Kraven the Hunter (Sergei Kravinoff; Russian: Сергей Кравинов) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Debuting in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' issue #15 (August 1964) as an adversary ...
, briefly captures Tiger Shark when collecting animal-themed superhumans. Tiger Shark attempts to
extort
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money from
Norman Osborn
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, the leader of a revamped version of the Thunderbolts, but is beaten into submission by
Venom
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and forced to secretly work for Osborn.
During the 2008 "
Secret Invasion
"Secret Invasion" is a comic book crossover storyline that ran through a self-titled eight-issue limited series and several tie-in books published by Marvel Comics from April through December 2008. The story involves a subversive, long-term in ...
" storyline, Ms. Marvel saves Tiger Shark from being killed by an alien
Super-Skrull in Raft. Tiger Shark also skirmishes with the
mercenary
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character
Deadpool
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at the direction of Osborn. The
Elder of the Universe the
Grandmaster also recruits the character to be part of a team called the Offenders in a bid to thwart the
Hulk.
[''Hulk'' (vol. 2) #10-12 (April-June 2009). Marvel Comics.]
Tiger Shark joins a new version of the Lethal Legion, led by the Grim Reaper, in a three issue
limited series Limited series may refer to:
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which ties into the 2008-09 "
Dark Reign" storyline.
During the 2011 "
Fear Itself" storyline,
Liz Allan
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and Normie encounter two men, one of whom was wounded by Tiger Shark during his bank robbery. Tiger Shark later joins Attuma (in the form of Nerkodd: Breaker of Oceans), Tyrak, and Attuma's sister Aradnea in taking over New Atlantis. As Namor and his allies fight off Nerkodd's forces and the
Undying Ones,
Loa
( ), also called loa or loi, are spirits in the African diasporic religion of Haitian Vodou. They have also been incorporated into some revivalist forms of Louisiana Voodoo. Many of the lwa derive their identities in part from deities venerat ...
is attacked by what appears to be a two-headed Tiger Shark.
During the 2016 "
Avengers: Standoff!" storyline, Tiger Shark was an inmate of Pleasant Hill, a gated community established by S.H.I.E.L.D.
Tiger Shark attacked a cruise ship which Stingray and Diane Newell were on. Stingray fights Tiger Shark which continues underwater. Namor breaks up the fight and demands their allegiance. After Stingray is attacked by War Sharks summoned by Namor when he tried to reason with him, Tiger Shark reluctantly took up Namor's offer and became a member of his Defenders of the Deep.
Powers and abilities
Before gaining his powers, Todd Arliss was a record-breaking Olympic swimmer but otherwise an ordinary human. After Dr. Dorcas' experimental genetic engineering process, he becomes an amphibious humanoid with the traits of a human, an Atlantean (''
Homo mermanus
''Homo mermanus'' is a fictional race of gilled aquatic humanoids appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. This race is best known as the inhabitants of Atlantis in the Marvel Universe. Namor the Sub-Mariner is the most no ...
''), and a
tiger shark
The tiger shark (''Galeocerdo cuvier'') is a species of requiem shark and the last extant member of the family Galeocerdonidae. It is a large macropredator, capable of attaining a length over . Populations are found in many tropical and tempera ...
. As Tiger Shark, he possesses the same, albeit weaker superhuman strength, stamina, water speed and durability compared to Namor, although he must be immersed in water to achieve his full strength as he weakens outside of the water. On land, he must wear his special costume containing a water circulation system which bathes him with a thin layer of water, to retain his strength. Tiger Shark also possesses an innate hunting instinct inherited from his shark genes, as once he locks onto prey he cannot stop tracking it until it has been captured or he has been forcibly repulsed. He has the ability to survive indefinitely underwater via gills on his cheeks and has razor-pointed
adamantium
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teeth.
Tiger Shark gained the tenuous ability to shift between a more monstrous shark form and his humanoid state, either given to him by the thieves' guild or something he grew into over his criminal career.
This vastly increased his physical abilities due to excess bulk and muscle mass, and he even gained a healing factor powerful enough to regenerate damaged brain tissue over time.
During the "Fear Itself" event, Todd was temporarily mutated via mysticism into a twin-headed monstrosity through the craft of the Undying Ones.
Other versions
* In the alternate timeline of the 1995–96 "
Age of Apocalypse
"Age of Apocalypse" is a 1995 comic book crossover storyline mostly published in the X-Men franchise of books by Marvel Comics. The ''Age of Apocalypse'' briefly replaced the universe of Earth-616 and had ramifications in the main Marvel Comics ...
" storyline, Tiger Shark is one of
Dark Beast's secret creations, concocted in his lab in The Yucatán and kept away from both
Mister Sinister
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and
Apocalypse. The
Exiles encounter him in Dark Beast's lab while searching for lab notes for the M'Kraan Crystal.
* In the
Ultimate Marvel
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universe, Tiger Shark is a pre-cataclysm Atlantean who is more bestial than the mainstream Marvel version. During the 2009 "
Ultimatum
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" storyline, the
Thing
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,
Invisible Woman
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, and
Dr. Arthur Molekevic fight Doctor Dorcas alongside Namora and Tiger Shark in Atlantis and defeat him.
* In the alternate reality of the 2008 ''
Marvel Apes
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The Marvel Apes reality is designa ...
'' miniseries, Tiger Shark is a
gorilla
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named Tigorilla.
* In a 2014 storyline in ''
The Amazing Spider-Man
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'', following Spider-Man's defeat of Goblin King, it was revealed that Roderick Kingsley sold one of Tiger Shark's old costumes to an unnamed criminal as seen when he and the other former Hobgoblin minions encounter Electro at the Bar with No Name. During the 2014 "
AXIS
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" storyline, Tiger Shark was among the supervillains that Missile Mate assembled to join the side of
Phil Urich
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(who was operating as Goblin King) and the remnants of the Goblin Nation upon claiming that Roderick Kingsley "abandoned" them.
In other media
Television
* Tiger Shark appears in ''
The Avengers: United They Stand'' episode "Command Decision", voiced by
Carlos Diaz. This version is a member of the
Masters of Evil
The Masters of Evil is a supervillain team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first version of the team appeared in '' The Avengers'' #6 (July 1964), with the lineup continually changing over the years.
Publication ...
.
* Tiger Shark appears in ''
Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers'', voiced by
Tarusuke Shingake in the Japanese version.
[''Voice(s) of Tiger Shark''](_blank)
''Behind the Voice Actors''.
* A variation of the Ultimate Marvel version of Tiger Shark appears in the ''
Avengers Assemble'' episode "Shadow of Atlantis", voiced by
Matthew Mercer
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.
This version is a former general of Attuma's who rebelled against Atlantis in protest of the treaty between his homeland and the surface world and secretly a member of the mysterious
Shadow Council
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0–9 198
A A-Force
A-Next
A.I. Army
Because of his revelation that he is now a simulated A ...
, who seek to conquer Atlantis,
Wakanda
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, and the world.
Video games
Tiger Shark appears as a boss in ''
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance'', voiced by
Beau Weaver
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Career
Weaver ...
.
Miscellaneous
In 2015,
Marvel Legends
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The line initially began as a spin-off of ...
released a figure of Tiger Shark in the Infinite Series Ant-Man wave.
References
External links
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