Grayven
{{Infobox comics character
|image=Grayven.png
| caption= Grayven as depicted in Green Lantern (vol. 3) #74 (June 1996). Art by Darryl Banks.
| character_name =Grayven
| publisher=DC Comics
| debut=Green Lantern (vol. 3) #74 (June 1996)
| creators= Ron Marz (writer)
Darryl Banks (artist)
| real_name= Grayven
| species = New God
| homeworld = Apokolips
| alliances=
|aliases =
|supports =
| powers=
- Immortality
- Superhuman strength, durability & speed
- Hand to hand combatant
- Limited Omega Effect
}}
Grayven is a supervillain published by DC Comics. He first appeared in Green Lantern (vol. 3) #74 (June 1996), and was created by Ron Marz and Darryl Banks, making him one of the few New Gods characters not created by Jack Kirby.{{Citation | last = Wallace | first = Dan | contribution = Grayven | editor-last = Dougall | editor-first = Alastair | title = The DC Comics Encyclopedia | pages = 148 | publisher = Dorling Kindersley | place = New York | year = 2008 | isbn = 978-0-7566-4119-1 | oclc = 213309017}}
Fictional character biography
Grayven is the third son of Darkseid and younger brother of Kalibak and Orion.{{cite book |last1=Cowsill |first1=Alan |last2=Irvine |first2=Alex |last3=Korte |first3=Steve |last4=Manning |first4=Matt |last5=Wiacek |first5=Win |last6=Wilson |first6=Sven |title=The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe |date=2016 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-5357-0 |page=125}} Grayven leads a campaign of destruction against the cosmos, destroying planets.Green Lantern (vol. 3) #74 (June 1996) Grayven's campaign comes to an end on the planet Rann, where he attempts to claim the Zeta Beam, a long-distance teleportation device. However, he is defeated by Kyle Rayner, who teleports him into the Earth's core.{{cite book |last1=Greenberger |first1=Robert |author-link=Robert Greenberger |title=The Essential Superman Encyclopedia |last2=Pasko |first2=Martin |author-link2=Martin Pasko |date=2010 |publisher=Del Rey |isbn=978-0-345-50108-0 |page=110}} Grayven later escapes, but is transported to the 30th century.
Grayven next appears during the "Our Worlds at War" event as part of an alien alliance alongside Maxima, Starfire, Adam Strange, and Darkseid. In The Adventures of Superman #595 (October 2001), Grayven is influenced by Brainiac and confronts Superman and Darkseid on Apokolips before being defeated and banished to Earth.
In Death of the New Gods, Grayven is killed by Infinity-Man. However, he is resurrected following The New 52 and DC Rebirth relaunches.The Green Lantern #3 (March 2019)
Powers and abilities
As a New God, Grayven is nigh-immortal and possesses superhuman physical abilities. Additionally, he wields a limited form of the Omega Effect used by Darkseid.
In other media
- Grayven appears in Young Justice, voiced by Dee Bradley Baker.{{cite web |title=Grayven Voice - Young Justice (TV Show) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Young-Justice/Grayven/ |access-date=May 14, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.{{Cite web |last=Matadeen |first=Renaldo |date=April 15, 2022 |title=Young Justice: Phantoms' New Threat Is Greater Than Darkseid & Vandal Savage |url=https://www.cbr.com/young-justice-phantoms-new-threat-grayven/ |access-date=July 29, 2024 |website=CBR |language=en}}
- Grayven appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.{{Cite web |last=Eisen |first=Andrew |date=October 4, 2013 |title=DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide |url=https://www.ign.com/wikis/scribblenauts-unmasked/DC_Characters_and_Objects |access-date=May 14, 2024 |website=IGN}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.supermansupersite.com/grayven.html Superman Site: Grayven]
- [https://dcuguide.com/w/Grayven_Chronology DCU Guide: Grayven Chronology]
{{New Gods}}
{{Green Lantern}}
{{Darkseid}}
Category:Characters created by Ron Marz
Category:Comics characters introduced in 1996
Category:DC Comics characters who can move at superhuman speeds
Category:DC Comics characters with superhuman durability or invulnerability
Category:DC Comics characters with superhuman strength