Kalibak
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Kalibak is a fictional deity and supervillain published by DC Comics. He first appeared in New Gods #1, (February 1971), and was created by Jack Kirby.
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[edit] Fictional character biography
Kalibak is the first-born son of Darkseid and Suli. His mother Suli was later murdered by Desaad, acting under orders from Kalibak's grandmother Queen Heggra. Kalibak is renowned as a legendary warrior, and often serves as Darkseid's second-in-command. After Darkseid broke the pact of peace with New Genesis, Kalibak aided his father in warring against the planet. Kalibak was often pitted against Orion, and after numerous clashes they learned that they were half-brothers. This fueled Kalibak's hatred of Orion to new levels, for Darkseid clearly valued Orion over his first-born.
Kalibak was desperate enough to confront Orion without Darkseid's consent. Kalibak's scheme fell apart, and he killed his accomplice Desaad to cover his tracks. Darkseid was not pleased when he found out, and he reduced his son to a pile of ash. After enough time had passed Darkseid resurrected Kalibak, hoping the boy had learned a lesson.
Although Kalibak is extremely strong, he is not nearly as intelligent as his father.
[edit] Powers and abilities
- Kalibak possesses incredibly high levels of superhuman strength, enough to fight Superman for a limited time, endurance and invulnerability.
- Kalibak is armed with a Beta-Club, an indestructible weapon that fired force bolts or nerve beams that caused living beings agonizing pain.
- Kalibak also has access to high tech weapons of mass destruction.
[edit] Other media
- Kalibak appeared in the last two incarnations of the original animated series, Super Friends, as his first televised appearance where he and Darkseid were voiced by Frank Welker.
- Kalibak was featured on Superman: The Animated Series, where he was voiced by Michael Dorn.
- In Justice League, Michael Dorn reprised his role of Kalibak in the second season premiere, Twilight. He later returned in another episode as a member of the Superman Revenge Squad in a plot to kill Superman. During a second attack, he ended up engaging Lobo in battle.
- In Justice League Unlimited, Granny Goodness appeared before Mister Miracle and Big Barda to free Kalibak from the X-Pits (where Virman Vunderbarr was holding him) in order for Granny Goodness to release Oberon from her clutches. With the help of the Flash, they freed Kalibak, only to trick Granny Goodness with Martian Manhunter, who had shape-shifted into a copy of Kalibak. Flash was able to free Oberon in time, Granny Goodness was defeated, and Kalibak was returned to a prison on Earth.
