Sobek

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 & Abilities

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.

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.

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