Kanjar Ro
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Kanjar Ro is a fictional supervillain in the DC Comics universe. He first appeared in Justice League of America #3 (February-March 1961) in a story entitled "The Slave Ship of Space". He is a bald, pink-skinned alien with multifaceted yellow eyes.
Kanjar Ro was the dictator of the planet Dhor, which was constantly at war with three other worlds. In his first appearance he enslaved the Justice League with his Gamma Gong, and used them to battle his enemies. The League broke free of his control, and defeated him, imprisoning all four monarchs on a small planet.
Ro escaped, and subsequently made several attempts to conquer Rann, prompting the League's team-ups with Adam Strange. One of these attempts eventually proved successful, at the same time as one of his previous rival monarchs conquered Thanagar. This prompted the first Rann-Thanagar War.
Following the Crisis on Infinite Earths Kanjar Ro was introduced in Hawkworld as a plotting bureaucrat in the Thangarian Ministry of Alien Affairs. This was originally intended to take place prior to JLofA #3, but it was later revealed it was occurring in the present. Ro's pre-Crisis background still exists, however, as his Gamma Gong is kept in the Justice League Watchtower's trophy room.
Kanjar Ro has subsequently appeared in both Superman and JLA (third series), attempting to conquer planets through force or guile.
Kanjar Ro's sister, Kanjar Ru, appeared in Valor as the warden of the Starlag II prison.
[edit] Other media
Kanjar Ro appeared in an episode of the Justice League animated series as a space pirate, who aided the Manhunters in framing John Stewart. He later appeared in Justice League Unlimited as a member of the Legion of Doom. He was voiced by Rene Auberjonois
