Yurrd (New Earth)

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Sobek

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Real Name

Yurrd the Unknown

Current Alias

Sobek

Aliases

Sobek the Talking Crocodile; The Unknown in Formless Time Before Time; Famine

Identity

Secret

Alignment

Bad

Affiliation

Black Marvel Family; Four Horsemen

Relatives

None

Universe

New Earth

Base Of Operations

Kahndaq

Characteristics

Gender

Male

Eyes

White

Hair

Bald

Unusual Features

Sobek is a bipedal crocodile with the ability to articulate.

Status

Marital Status

Single

Occupation

Companion

Education

None

Origin

Origin

Genetically engineered

Place of Birth

Nile River; Bioengineered at Oolong Island

Creators

Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid

First appearance

Last appearance

52 Week Twenty-Six

52 Week Forty-Four

History

Immediately after the events of Infinite Crisis, criminal mastermind Thaddeus Bodog Sivana joined Chang Tzu's Science Squad and relocated to Oolong Island. He became one of the chief architects of the Four Horseman Project. Sivana took a crocodile from the Nile River and genetically altered him, transforming him into the Fourth Horseman, Yurrd the Unknown (Famine).

Yurrd escaped from the facility with little knowledge of what he truly was. For six months he lived on his own, and eventually made his way back to the Sivana family estate. There, he met and befriended Amon Tomaz, a neophyte hero known as Osiris. Osiris named the crocodile man Sobek, after the ancient Egyptian deity.

Sobek became an unofficial mascot to the Black Marvel Family and Black Adam invited him to accompany them to the sovereign nation of Kahndaq.

Sobek never left Osiris' side, and was present when the young hero lost control of his emotions, accidentally killing the Suicide Squad member known as the Persuader.

Several months later, Sobek's true nature revealed itself. As the avatar of Famine, Sobek's presence caused a great blight across all of Kahndaq. Even the elemental powers of Isis proved ineffective as crops continued to wither and die. A massive hunger consumed Sobek, and he gave in to his preternatural instincts. He betrayed Osiris and savagely attacked him, biting him in half with his massive jaws. Isis died soon after, one of many victims of Famine's blight.

Upon discovering the deaths of his loved ones, Black Adam flew into a rage. He attacked Sobek and hyper extended the creature's jaws, ultimately killing him. He later skinned him and turned him into a pair of boots.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

Sobek possessed the ability to generate a widespread wave of intense hunger. Oddly, this hunger seemed to affect him as well. This ability, in conjunction with that of fellow Horseman Zorrm caused a massive blight across the country of Kahndaq.

Abilities

None known.

Strength level

Sobek possessed superhuman strength. The tensile strength of his jaws alone was enough to sever a human being in half with one bite. The jaws of an unaltered crocodile is capable of exerting over 3,000 pounds of pressure per square inch. It is reasonable to assume, that Sobek's bite capacity was even greater.

Paraphernalia

Equipment: None known.
Transportation: None known.
Weapons: None known.

Notes

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Trivia

• Sobek served as an analogue to Mister Talky Tawny, a talking tiger frequently seen in the company of Captain Marvel.

• The coming of Yurrd the Unknown was foretold in Book 10, chapter 7 (The Revelation of Apokolips) of the Bible of Crime.

See Also

• Discuss Yurrd (New Earth) on the forums
• Appearances of Yurrd (New Earth) (Chronological)
• Appearances of Yurrd (New Earth)
• Character Gallery: Yurrd (New Earth)
• Fan-Art Gallery: Yurrd (New Earth)
• Quotations by Yurrd (New Earth)

Recommended Reading

• None.

Links and References

• Sobek at Wikipedia.org
  
• None.
  

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