Tiger Shark (Marvel)
Real Name: Todd Arliss
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Powers: Tiger Shark is an amphibian humanoid that combines traits of a human, an Atlantean (Homo mermanus), and a tiger shark. Before gaining his powers, Todd Arliss was a record-breaking Olympic swimmer, and with his powers he can swim at about 60 miles per hour. He possesses superhuman strength and durability that rivals Namor's own physical ability, but he must be constantly emerged in water in order for him to retain this strength level. Tiger Shark's strength level is slightly below Namor's abling him to lift 80 tons (Namor can lift 85 tons.). Tiger Shark has the amphibious nature and all of the physical capacities of an Atlantean. He heals extremely quickly and has highly accute senses. He also possesses a hunting instinct inherited from his shark genes; once Tiger Shark locks onto prey, he cannot stop tracking it until he has captured it or been forcibly repulsed. Since his recent mutation, Tiger Shark has gained the ability to deliver powerful bites.
Since his recent mutation, Tiger Shark has a fin on his back which extends over his head, pointed teeth, grey skin, and gills.
Before his recent mutation, Tiger Shark wore a tightly-fitting orange bodysuit with a large fin that ran from the top of his head down his spine. The costume had jagged spines running between the wrist and the elbow as well as all the way down its legs. It had a jagged-edged patch of grey that ran down its center, as well as grey boots and gauntlets. The rest of it was a dull orange, though initially it was red. Water was constantly circulating through the suit, allowing him to maintain peak strength in any situation.
After his mutation, Tiger Shark replaced this with a yellow, maskless bodysuit with black bands on the neck, arms and legs.
Bio: Todd Arliss was originally a championship American swimmer who was severely injured when he rescued a man who fell overboard. Desperate to regain his swimming ability, he approached a mad scientist, Doctor Dorcas, who 'cured' him by blending his DNA with both Namor's Atlantean (Homo mermanus) DNA and that of a tiger shark. The process altered his personality, making him savage, cruel, greedy and predatorial. He subsequently struck out as a villain.
He has committed numerous crimes, including murdering Namor's father, Leonard McKenzie. He also was crowned King of Atlantis by placing Lady Dorma under duress. Later, he renounced this life of crime for a time and married into a tribe of undersea nomads, renaming himself Aryls Tigershark in the process. Sadly his rage and depravity returned after his pregnant wife Mara, his unborn son, and the rest of his tribe, were slaughtered by savage undersea creatures called the Faceless Ones.
During one of his fights with Namor, he also became involved in a battle with Spider-Man.
Tiger Shark has a sister, Diane Arliss, who is ironically married to a superhero, oceanographer Dr. Walter Newell, who is better known as Stingray.
Tiger Shark has recently mutated, making his shark genes dominant; he is now a humanoid shark, with fanged jaws, scaly grey skin and fins. However, in recent appearances, he is at times depicted as more human.
The mutated Tiger Shark (bottom right) battles the Thunderbolts along side the Masters of Evil.
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The mutated Tiger Shark (bottom right) battles the Thunderbolts along side the Masters of Evil.
Tiger Shark has been a recurring member of the Masters of Evil under both Egghead and Baron Zemo.
Notes: FA: Sub-Mariner (1968) #5 (9/68)
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Issue Appearances: Alias (2001)
All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z: Update (2007)
#1 - 'Amatsu-Kami (Japanese Gods) To Walker' Avengers Finale (2005)
Avengers Unconquered (2009)
#28 - 'Fall Of The Avengers!' Code of Honor (1997)
#3 - 'Book Three: The Streets' Dark Reign Files (2009)
Dark Reign: Lethal Legion (2009)
#1 - 'Lethal Legion: Part 1' #2 - 'Lethal Legion: Part 2' #3 - 'Lethal Legion: Part Three' Deadpool (2008)
#5 - 'Horror Business: Part 2' #6 - 'How Low Can You Go?: Part 1: Dead in the Water' #7 - 'How Low Can You Go?: Part 2' Defenders (2001)
#7 - 'Fire Above, Thunder Below' #11 - 'Vengeance!' Die Fantastischen Vier Comic-Taschenbuch (1979)
#43 - 'Nur im Tod finde ich Erlösung' Die Spinne (1974)
#53 - 'Um als Held zu sterben!' #55 - 'Falle und Fangarme!' Earth X (1999)
Fall of the Hulks: Alpha (2010)
Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America (2007)
#2 - 'The Death of Captain America, Chapter 2: Anger' Fantastic Four (1961)
#385 - 'Into the Deep!' #386 - 'And Then Came Despair' Fear Itself: The Deep (2011)
Fear Itself: The Home Front (2011)
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#8 - 'Forever Endeavor' #9 - 'A Man Walks into a Bar...' Harley-Davidson/Avengers (2012)
#1 - 'Heroes Arise' #2 - 'Heroes Arise' Hawkeye: Blindspot (2011)
Herc (2011)
Hulk (2008)
L'incroyable Hulk (1968)
#19 - 'Cauchemar aux chutes Niagara' Marvel Comics Presents (1988)
#53#54 - 'Long and Winding Road / The Moon is a Harsh Mistress / Confrontation / The Dark Light of Kali' #55 - 'With Friends Like These / The Gathering Storm / Pursuit / The Songs of Mary Tao-Yu' #56 - 'On the Road - Children of the Beast - Family Matters - Any Number Can Play' #77 Marvel Tales (1964)
#249 - 'Mayhem is...The Men-Fish!' Marvel Team-Up (1972)
#14 - 'Mayhem is...the Men-Fish!' Marvel Two-In-One (1974)
#55 - 'Giants In The Earth' Ms. Marvel (1977)
#15 - 'The Shark Is a Very Deadly Beast!' #15 (UK-Edition) - 'The Shark Is a Very Deadly Beast!' #16 - 'The Deep Deadly Silence!' Ms. Marvel (2006)
#30 - 'Secret Invasion: The Battle of Manhattan Conclusion' Namor, The Sub-Mariner (1990)
#34 - 'Call From Home' #35 - 'Dark Awakenings' #36 - 'Killing Time' #37 - 'When Princely Blood Is Shed' #38 - 'Shadows Of Ancient Evils: A Tale Of the Man Called Namor' #39 - 'Family Reunion' #40 - 'Bitter Sacrifices' #46 - 'The Seablasters' #47 - 'Seaquest' #48 - 'Into The Black Abyss' #58 - 'Deep Six' New Avengers (2005)
New Warriors (2005)
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z (2008)
Punisher War Journal (2007)
#13 - 'Hunter/Hunted, Part 1' #14 - 'Hunter/Hunted, Part 2' #15 - 'Hunter/Hunted, Part 3' Sarjakuvalehti (1990)
Secret Avengers (2010)
#29 - 'A Council Of Masters' #30 - 'Something Wicked This Way Comes' She-Hulk (2004)
#5 - 'The Big Picture, Part 1: More Than a Handful' #6 - 'The Big Picture, Part 2: Minor Complications' Super-Villain Team-Up (1975)
#1 - 'Slayers From The Sea!' #2 - 'In The Midst of Life...!' #3 - 'If Vengeance Fails !' Tales to Astonish (1979)
#6 - 'And to the Vanquished -- Death!' The Avengers (1963)
#222 - 'A Gathering of Evil!' #228 - 'Trial and Error!' #229 - 'Final Curtain!' #230 - 'The Last Farewell!' #273 - 'Rites of Conquest' #274 - 'Divided... We Fall!' The Defenders (1972)
#7 - 'War Below the Waves!' The Incredible Hulk (1968)
#160 - 'Nightmare in Niagara Falls!' The Marvel Encyclopedia (2006)
HC - 'The Marvel Encyclopedia' The Mighty World Of Marvel (2009)
#11 - 'Hercules Leads The God Squad!' The New Avengers: Most Wanted Files (2006)
The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (1983)
#11 - 'S-U: From Subterraneans to Ursa Major' The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition (1985)
#13 - 'Super-Adaptoid to Umar' The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Master Edition (1990)
The Sub-Mariner (1968)
#5 - 'Watch Out For... Tiger Shark!' #6 - '...And To the Vanquished-- Death!' #7 - 'For President -- The Man Called Destiny!' #9 - 'The Spell of the Serpent!' #15 - 'The Day of the Dragon' #16 - 'The Sea That Time Forgot' #24 - 'The lady and the Tiger Shark!' #43 - 'Mindquake' #44 - 'Namor Betrayed' #45 - 'And Fire Stalks the Skies' #46 - 'Even the Noble Die' Thunderbolts (1997)
#3 - 'Too Many Masters!' #18 - 'Career Opportunities' #19 - 'Heat & Pressure' #20 - 'Decisions Part 1: Turning Point' #22 - 'Decisions Part 3: Taking a Stand' #24 - 'The Eye of the Storm' #25 - 'Saving the World' #33 - 'Ogres in the Shadows' Thunderbolts: Reason in Madness (2008)
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#1 - 'Knight Takes King' #2#3 - 'Headshots' #4 - 'No Strings' West Coast Avengers (1985)
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#19 - 'Heroes & Villains' #20 - 'Miracles' Wolverine (2010)
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#10 - 'Showdown With Daken!' X-Men (2010)
Video Game Appearances: Marvel Ultimate Alliance (2006) Group Affiliation(s): Deep Six (Marvel)(01 - Namor's team) Deep Six (Marvel)(02 - Attuma's team) Hood's Criminal Syndicate Masters of Evil (Marvel) Offenders Famous Quotes: - Add a Famous Quote None.
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