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Fictional character biography

Gorilla Grodd is a hyper-intelligent telepathic supervillain with the power to control the minds of others. He is also, somewhat obviously, a gorilla. At one time he was nothing more than an average ape, but after an alien spacecraft crashed in his African home, Grodd and his troop were imbued with super-intelligence by the ship's pilot. Grodd and fellow gorilla Solovar also developed telepathic and telekinetic powers. Taking the alien as their leader, the gorillas constructed a super advanced home named Gorilla City. The gorillas lived in peace until their home was discovered by prying explorers. Grodd forced one of the explorers to kill the alien, and took over Gorilla City, planning to take the world next. Solovar telepathically contacted Barry Allen to warn him of the evil gorilla's plans, and Grodd was defeated. But the villain would return again and again to plague the Flash and his allies. Telepathy, from the Greek τῆλε, tele, remote; and πάθεια, patheia, to be effected by, describes the hypothetical transfer of information on thoughts or feelings between individuals by means other than the five classical senses. ... Doctor Doom, one of the most archetypal supervillains and his arch-enemies The Fantastic Four (in background). ... Mind control (or thought control) has the premise that an outside source can control an individuals thinking, behavior or consciousness (either directly or more subtly). ... Type species Troglodytes gorilla Savage, 1847 distribution of Gorilla Species Gorilla gorilla Gorilla beringei The gorilla, the largest of the living primates, is a ground-dwelling omnivore that inhabits the forests of Africa. ... Solovar is a DC Comics characters For many years, Solovar was the leader of a hidden city of hyper-intelligent gorillas. ... Psychokinesis (literally mind-movement) or PK is the more commonly used term today for what in the past was known as telekinesis (literally distant-movement). It refers to the psi ability to influence the behavior of matter by mental intention (or possibly some other aspect of mental activity) alone. ... The Flash. ...

Grodd's psionic abilities allow him to place other beings under his mental control. Grodd can also project mental attack beams and transfer his consciousness into other bodies. Moreover, he possesses great physical strength far exceeding that of an ordinary gorilla. He is a scientific genius who has mastered Gorilla City's advanced technology and who has created many incredible inventions of his own.

In a confrontation with Wally West, Grodd increased the brain power of most of the animals in Central City. He hoped to endanger the lives of all the humans, but this plan partly backfired because some of the pets were too loyal. There are several cities, real and fictional, named Central City. ...

Grodd's plans were defeated by the Flash with the assistance of the Pied Piper, Vixen and Rex The Wonder Dog.

At one point, the immortal villain Vandal Savage kidnapped Titans member Omen and used her to formulate the perfect team of adversaries for the Teen Titans. Savage approached Grodd, offering him membership in this new anti-Titans group, Tartarus. Savage sweetened the offer with promises of power and immortality. Grodd joined Tartarus on their mission to synthesize the immortal blood of the H.I.V.E. Mistress, Addie Kane. Savage sought to create a serum that would grant immortality. Their schemes were thwarted when the Titans intervened, and Tartarus retreated. Tempest later led a rescue mission to save Omen from Savage. During the rescue attempt, Tartarus battled the Titans, but collapsed upon itself due to each member having a different agenda. This was because Omen had purposely chosen members who wouldn't work well together when forced to formulate a team for Savage. Particularly, Siren switched alliances during the battle and aided Tempest in escaping. Following these events, Tartarus members went their separate ways and the group disbanded. Vandal Savage is a fictional character and supervillain in the DC Comics universe. ... Lilith Clay is a young superheroine who occasionally appears in DC Comics Teen Titans titles. ... Teen Titans redirects here. ... This article is about living for infinite period of time. ... The H.I.V.E., which stands for the Hierarchy of International Vengeance and Extermination, is the name of a DC Comics supervillain team. ... Garth is a fictional character in DC Comics. ...

One of Grodd’s widest-ranging schemes was to arrange Solovar's assassination and manipulate Gorilla City into war against humanity, with the aid of a "shadow cabinet" of prominent gorillas called Simian Scarlet. In the course of this, Grodd absorbed too much neural energy from his fellow apes, leaving him with the intelligence of a normal gorilla (Martian Manhunter Annual #2, 1999). He has since recovered, and a failed attempt to set up a base in Florida led to his capture and incarceration in Iron Heights. This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ... Iron Heights is a fictional maximum-security prison which houses the many Flash rogues and metahuman criminals of Keystone City and Central City when they end up captured. ...

Grodd was also seen in the Superman/Batman arc "Public Enemies" (Superman/Batman #1 – #7) controlling numerous villains and heroes using them to take down Superman and Batman for the prize of 1 billion dollars offered by president at the time Lex Luthor. Despite his use of foes such as Mongul, Solomon Grundy, Lady Shiva and Nightshade, however, both were able to deduce his hand behind the attacks, and quickly disposed of Grodd. Superman/Batman is a monthly comic book series published by DC Comics that features the publishers two most popular characters: Superman and Batman. ... Superman is a fictional character and comic book superhero , originally created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian artist Joe Shuster and published by DC Comics. ... Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a DC Comics fictional superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ... Lex Luthor (Alexander Luthor) is a fictional DC Comics supervillain and is the primary antagonist of the Superman franchise. ... Mongul is a DC Comics supervillain created by Jim Starlin and Len Wein. ... Solomon Grundy is a DC Comics character, a large, strong zombie supervillain. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this comics-related article or section may require cleanup. ... Nightshade (Eve Eden) is a fictional character, a superheroine who was owned and published by Charlton Comics and was later acquired by DC Comics. ...

He is responsible for crippling the Flash's friend Hunter Zolomon, resulting in his transformation into the villainous Zoom when Hunter tried to change the event so it never happened. Hunter would often think about how Grodd used him as a plaything in that fight while talking it over with the Flash (Flash #115) Zoom (real name Hunter Zolomon) is a comic book supervillain in the DC Universe. ...

Grodd tackled the International Ultramarine Corps. He ravaged the African city of Kinshasa, literally eating many hostages, so the Corps would take their floating city to it. The Corps were the real target and Grodd grounded their city and neutralized many of their members. The International Ultramarine Corps is a team of superhuman characters created by Grant Morrison for DC Comics. ...

During the course of this incident, Beryl informed the team that Grodd ranks number three on the latest "Global Most Wanted". He had made no less then eighteen attempts to eliminate all traces of humanity from the face of the earth. Squire is the name of a fictional superhero in the DC comics universe who first appeared as a sidekick to the Shining Knight. ...

One of the attempts occurred in Son of Ambush Bug #5. Grodd had traveled to the late Cretaceous "to wipe out all traces of human evolution from the time stream." His plans were apparently shattered by a combination of the sudden appearance of Titano, and Ambush Bug waking from a nightmare. Whether or not Grodd's plan was a failure or not is disputable: Ambush Bug awoke to "Anchor-Ape Clark Kong."

In the Justice League of America Wedding Special, Gorilla Grodd was among the villains seen as members of the Injustice League Unlimited. The original Injustice League was the brainchild of the interplanetary conqueror, Agamemno. ...

Powers and abilities

• Superhuman (supersimian) physical attributes, vast psionic powers including transference of his consciousness, psychokinesis, telepathy, mind control, psychic blasts and matter manipulation.
• Genius level intellect with knowledge of technology beyond the development of human civilization

The term psychokinesis (from the Greek ψυχή, psyche, meaning mind, soul, or breath; and κίνησις, kinesis, meaning motion; literally movement from the mind)[1][2] or PK, also known as telekinesis[3] (Greek + , literally distant-movement referring to telekinesis) or TK, denotes the paranormal ability of the mind to influence matter, time... Telepathy, from the Greek τῆλε, tele, remote; and πάθεια, patheia, to be effected by, describes the hypothetical transfer of information on thoughts or feelings between individuals by means other than the five classical senses. ... Mind control (or thought control) has the premise that an outside source can control an individuals thinking, behavior or consciousness (either directly or more subtly). ...

Other versions

The Antimatter Universe Version

Gorilla Grodd has a counterpart on the post-Crisis antimatter universe's Earth called General Grodd who is a member of the Justice Underground. He is a freedom fighter from a militaristic ape nation.^[1] The Justice Underground was comprised of heroes of the Anti-Matter Universe in the DC Universe. ...

Amalgam Comics

In Amalgam Comics, Gorilla Grodd is combined with Igor the Baboon to form Comrade Grodd. Amalgam Comics was a metafictional American comic book publisher, and part of a collaboration between Marvel Comics and DC Comics, in which the two comic book publishers merged their characters to create new ones (e. ... Iron Man in the clutches of the Red Ghost and his super-apes. ...

Other media

Gorilla Grodd was a member of the Legion of Doom in the Challenge of the SuperFriends television series in which one plot of his was taking control of Gorilla City. He is voiced by Stanley Ralph Ross. This article is about the supervillain group. ... Challenge Of The Super Friends is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes which ran from 1978 to 1979. ... Stanley Ralph Ross (July 22, 1937, New York City – March 16, 2000) started his career in advertising, however soon went to work as a writer and actor on various television shows, most notably cult-classics such as the 1960s Batman series starring Adam West and also The Monkees. ...

"The Flash" (live action series)

Gorilla Grodd was mentioned in passing by the character Nightshade in the episode titled "Deadly Nightshade" of the live action Flash TV series from the early 90's. He was a crime boss in the 50's who worked out of Central City's Helltown, and adversary of the original Nightshade. The Flash was a live action CBS television series from 1990-1991 that starred John Wesley Shipp as the superhero, The Flash, and co-starred Amanda Pays. ...

He was also planned to appear but didn't due to budget problems.

Justice League and Justice League Unlimited

Gorilla Grodd in "The Brave and the Bold".

Gorilla Grodd is a recurring villain in Justice League and Justice League Unlimited, voiced by Powers Boothe. Generally, he's referred to as just "Grodd", although Flash mentions him as "Gorilla Grodd" in the episode "Comfort and Joy". In his first appearance, "The Brave and the Bold", Grodd is a fugitive from the secretive Gorilla City, a spurned would-be tyrant who vowed vengeance on his fellow primates. Maintaining an e-mail relationship with Central City scientist Dr. Sarah Corwin, he comes to Central City to cloak the metropolis in a similar shield as Gorilla City's. This provided him a hidden base from which to launch a nuclear assault against Gorilla City, while he controlled the populace of Central City with his mind-control helmet. While the League hurried to stop the bombs, Flash, Green Lantern, and Solovar (re-imagined as the head of Gorilla City Security rather than its ruler) rushed to defeat Grodd himself. Grodd became incapacitated once he tried to use the mind-control helmet on Flash, not knowing that Flash had switched around various wires. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Justice League is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes which ran from 2001 to 2004 on Cartoon Network. ... Justice League Unlimited (or JLU) was the name of an American animated television series that was produced by and aired on Cartoon Network. ... Powers Allen Boothe (born June 1, 1948) is an American television and film actor. ... Central City is a fictional city that appears in stories published by DC Comics, and is the home of the Silver Age version of the Flash, Barry Allen. ... John Stewart is a fictional comic book superhero in the DC Universe, and a member of the intergalactic police force known as the Green Lantern Corps. ... Solovar is a DC Comics characters For many years, Solovar was the leader of a hidden city of hyper-intelligent gorillas. ...

Grodd's return in "Secret Society" would showcase a different side of the villain. No longer focused on Gorilla City, Grodd has vowed himself as an opponent to the League as a whole. With his loyal follower Giganta, he recruited Killer Frost, Parasite, Shade, Sinestro, and Clayface to make a sort of anti-League dubbed "the Secret Society". Also learned in this episode is that Grodd's accident with his mind-control helmet has granted him mental powers, which he utilized in this story as a subtle type of tampering with the League's emotions. Having watched the League via secret cameras for weeks, Grodd starts manipulating their feelings until the Leaguers start lashing out at each other and end up walking away from the team. Having separated them, Grodd tries to capture each Leaguer and invades a football halftime show to do away with the heroes publicly, only to be foiled by J'onn J'onzz, who frees his teammates. The Society is battled one last time, and fails to beat the League. Of note in this episode is that Grodd's romantic preferences become clear: he has a taste for human females, like Corwin or the artificially-made-human Giganta. Giganta is a fictional character, a red-haired super-villainess appearing in DC Comics publications and related media. ... Killer Frost is the name of two DC Comics supervillains, mainly as foes of Firestorm. ... The Parasite is a fictional character and supervillain who appears in Superman stories published by DC Comics. ... The Shade is quite distinct from Shade, the Changing Man, who was a separate character entirely. ... Sinestro is a fictional alien supervillain in the DC Comics Universe. ... The second enemy of Batman to be known as Clayface, Matt Hagen, first appeared in Detective Comics #298. ... The Secret Society of Super Villains (SSoSV) is a group of comic book villains that exist in the DC Universe. ... Martian Manhunter Real name unpronouncable Publisher DC Comics First appearance Detective Comics #225 ( 1955) Created by Joe Samachson Joe Certa Jonn Jonzz, the Martian Manhunter, is a comic book hero appearing in DC Comics. ...

Finally, in the fifth season of Justice League Unlimited, Grodd turns up as the leader of the Legion of Doom. As he describes it, the Legion is a sort of co-op for supervillains, banded together to help each other's villainy in the face of the expanded League. This article is about the supervillain group. ... For other uses, see Coop. ...

After having the Legion seek out various valuable artifacts, Grodd revealed his master plan: to turn every human on the planet into apes. The plan, however, was thwarted by the Justice League. Subsequently, an unimpressed Lex Luthor shoots Grodd and usurps his position as the new leader of the Legion. Being obsessed with reclaiming the godlike power he briefly tasted when merged with the now-destroyed Brainiac, Luthor kept Grodd prisoner in the Legion's headquarters in the hopes that he reveal how to reconstitute the living supercomputer from the last remaining fragment. With the discovery that Brainiac had a base in deep space that was subsequently destroyed (see "Twilight of the Gods") Luthor has the Legion refit the headquarters for space travel, promising them a place of leadership in the new order with himself as absolute ruler. Lex Luthor (Alexander Luthor) is a fictional DC Comics supervillain and is the primary antagonist of the Superman franchise. ... Brainiac is a fictional character, a DC Comics supervillain and frequent opponent of Superman. ...

Given Luthor's heavy-handed leadership and romantic disinterest, the spurned Tala eventually releases Grodd, who then arranges a mutiny with many other villains. Luthor uses his intellect and resourcefulness to counter his adversaries' powers. Grodd and Luthor finally find themselves alone together, and engage in fisticuffs. Grodd thoroughly dominates the fight and, after pummeling Luthor into helplessness, attempts to use his mind-control ability on him. However, Luthor had been anticipating this and was wearing a device that turned Grodd's power back on him, giving Luthor control of Grodd. Luthor forces him to step into an airlock after first humiliating him by making him bow down and acknowledge Luthor as his master. Grodd is released into the void, screaming threats. Tala is a fictional supervillainess in the DC Comics universe. ...

Video Games

Gorilla Grodd was featured in the video game Justice League Heroes voiced by Neil Kaplan. A robot double of Brainiac frees Gorilla Grodd from his prison so he can take revenge on Gorilla City for imprisoning him. Justice League Heroes is a console game released in the fourth quarter of 2006 across 3 different platforms. ... Neil Kaplan (born March 9th, 1967 in Bayonne, New Jersey, USA) is an American voice actor and comedian. ...

Notes

Gorilla Grodd should not be confused with:

• Monsieur Mallah, another gorilla supervillain who appears in the Teen Titans series and Doom Patrol comics
• The Ultra-Humanite, who appeared in gorilla form in the Justice League and JSA series.
• Titano, giant gorilla and foe of Superman
• The Gorilla Boss of Gotham City, Batman foe
• The Mod Gorilla Boss, foe of Animal Man
• The Primate Patrol, Nazi gorillas from Weird War Tales and Tales of the Unexpected
• The Gorilla Wonders of the Diamond, baseball playing gorilla villains from Showcase
• Sam Simeon, the talking gorilla associated with Angel, he is Gorilla's Grodd's grandson

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See also

• Gorillas in comics

Supermans Pal Jimmy Olsen #98, containing an intricately contrived plot involving Jimmy almost marrying a gorilla. ...

References

External links

• Alan Kistler's Profile On: The Flash
• Hyperborea entry for Gorilla Grodd
• Crimson Lightning - An online index to the comic book adventures of the Flash.