Korath the Pursuer
fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics
Korath the Pursuer () (Korath-Thak) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Korath was a geneticist, who founded and led the Pursuer Project. He also was a member of the Starforce.
Djimon Hounsou portrays Korath in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Captain Marvel (2019), and the Disney+ series What If...? (2021).
Publication history
Korath first appeared in Quasar #32 (March 1992), and was created by Mark Gruenwald and Greg Capullo. It was revealed that Korath-Thak was the lead designer of the project that created the Pursuer, a cockroach from Earth modified by Kree geneticists. The Pursuer first appeared in The Inhumans #11 (June 1977), fifteen years before Korath himself made his first appearance.
He was a member of the Starforce team during the Operation Galactic Storm storyline. He turned the experiments on himself and it gave him superpowers, including the ability to follow the brainwaves of his targets.
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