Dr. Ub'x is a fictional character in the DC Comics series Green Lantern. He first appeared, disguised as the villan Polestar, in Green Lantern (vol. 2) #201 and as the villans Truk, Maligon, and his true form in Green Lantern #202. Ub'x resembles an anthropomorphic combination of a squirrel and a chipmunk, but with six-inch incisors. The current DC Comics logo, adopted in May 2005. ... Cover to Green Lantern: Rebirth #6, art by Ethan Van Sciver. ... Anthropomorphism, also referred to as personification or prosopopeia, is the attribution of human characteristics to inanimate objects, animals, forces of nature, and others. ... Genera Many, see the article Sciuridae. ... Species 23 species, see text Chipmunk is the common name for any small squirrel-like rodent species of the genus Tamias in the family Sciuridae. ... Incisors are the first kind of tooth in heterodont mammals. ...

Pre-Crisis History

Ub'x was born on H'lven, a planet located in Sector 1014 of the DC Universe. Possessed of great intelligence and an equally great desire for power, U'bx left his homeworld and created a powerful military force known as the Crabster Army. Under Ub'x's direction, this army conquered most of the planets in the sector and defeated the fox-like creature that was the Green Lantern of that region of space. Turning his attention to his homeworld, Ub'x easily defeated the generally peaceful inhabitants of H'lven and sentenced the leader of the resistance, Ch'p, to death. In the DC comics universe, Hlven is a planet located in sector 1014 and the homeworld of past and present members of the Green Lantern Corps. ... The DC Universe (DCU) is the fictional shared setting where most of the comic stories published by DC Comics take place. ... Cover to Green Lantern: Rebirth #6, art by Ethan Van Sciver. ... In the DC Universe, Chp of the planet Hlven was a member of the Green Lantern Corps; like all Hlvenites, he resembled a somewhat anthropomorphic combination between a squirrel and a chipmunk. ...

Ch'p was visited in his cell by one of the Guardians of the Universe, who offered the heroic H'lvenite a Green Lantern power ring. Using the ring, Ch'p became the new Green Lanter of sector 1014 and swept Ub'x's forces from the planet. Defeated but unrepentant, Ub'x commenced a campaign to overcome his new adversary, engaging the Green Lantern in a series of battles to test Ch'p's abilities, and discovering Ch'p's secret identity. The Guardians of the Universe as depicted in Justice League Unlimited The Guardians of the Universe are fictional characters in the DC Comics superhero universe. ...

Using his information, Ub'x kidnapped Ch'p's girlfriend and threatened to feed her to the terrible Borgul Bears unless the Green Lantern gave up his ring. Ch'p gave in to the demand, but not before commanding the ring to capture Ub'x in a giant nutcracker at a later moment. Defeated once again, Dr. Ub'x retreated to his well-guarded fortress to hatch a new plot.

Crisis and Aftermath

Utilizing his powerful intelligence, Ub'x created a device designed to match the power of a Green Lantern. Dubbing the device the "Sucker Stick", Ub'x completed his work just as the Crisis on Infinite Earths struck his homeworld. Realizing that the timeline was being rewritten, Ub'x used the power of the Sucker Stick to keep himself from being erased from history. Ub'x eventually followed his nemesis Ch'p to Earth, where he engaged the members of the Green Lantern Corps, first in several disguises, and then in his true form. Defeating Ch'p and his companions, Ub'x prepared to slay his enemy once and for all, but suddenly realized that Ch'p was the only remaining connection to his past. Unable to kill the Green Lantern, Ub'x lost control of his Sucker Stick and was almost erased from history, but Ch'p intervened to prevent his demise. The two former adversaries called a truce and eventually became friends. Cover to Crisis on Infinite Earths #1. ... In Greek mythology, Nemesis (Νέμεσις) was the goddess of divine justice and vengeance. ... The Green Lantern Corps The Green Lantern Corps is a fictional, intergalactic police force of Green Lanterns that existed in the pages of DC Comics, chosen to patrol the vast reaches of the Universe, fighting evil wherever it could be found. ...

Ub'x relocated to Africa where he began experiments to create a race of creatures similar to the rodent-like H'lvenites. Accompanying Ch'p on a mission to the future, Ub'x discovered that his experiments had succeeded, and decided to remain in the 58th century in order to aid the new species he had created. With the subsequent revisions to the DC timeline, it is uncertain whether or not Ub'x or this alternate future continue to exist.

Trivia

Ub'x was named after the famed Walt Disney animator Ub Iwerks. Walt Disney Walter Elias Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966), was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, and animator. ... A publicity photograph (circa 1929) of Ub Iwerks and his most famous co-creation, Mickey Mouse. ...