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Monsieur Mallah

Monsieur Mallahis asupervillainin theDC ComicsUniverse.He is thegorillaservant of and, in time, the partner toGorilla Groddand theBrain,while serving as an enemy of theDoom Patrol,Justice League,and theTeen Titans.

Monsieur Mallah
Monsieur Mallah with theBrain,from the cover toOutsiders(vol. 3) #37.
Art byDaniel Acuña.
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceDoom Patrol#86
(March 1964)
Created byArnold Drake(writer)
Bruno Premiani(artist)
In-story information
SpeciesMeta-Gorilla
Team affiliationsGorilla City
Brotherhood of Evil
Injustice League
Simian Scarlet
PartnershipsGorilla Grodd
The Brain
Notable aliasesAbu Hallam
Abilities
  • Superhuman strength,durability, speed, agility, reflexes, and intelligence
  • Enhanced sense of smell
  • Firearm mastery

Monsieur Mallah appears in the third season of theHBO MaxseriesDoom Patrol,voiced by Jonathan Lipow.

Publication history

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Monsieur Mallah first appeared inDoom Patrol#86 (March 1964) and was created byArnold DrakeandBruno Premiani.[1]

Fictional character biography

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Origin

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Mallah is a gorilla fromGorilla Citywho the Brain experimented on and gave genius-level intellect. After Brain's body is destroyed in an accident orchestrated byNiles Caulderand his namesake transferred to a robot body, he and Mallah form theBrotherhood of Evil.[2]

Art fromDoom Patrol#34, byRichard Case.

Doom Patrol

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DuringGrant Morrison'sDoom Patrolrun, Mallah places the Brain inRobotman's body. The two confess their love for each other, but Robotman's body activates a defense mechanism and explodes.[3]

The two later resurface and raid genetic research facilities to create a new body for the Brain.[4][5][6]However, the Brain's new body breaks down, so he has Mallah put his brain in another jar.[7]

InSalvation Run,Brain and Mallah are exiled to the planet Cygnus 4019, whereGorilla Groddkills them.[8][9]

The New 52

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In September 2011,The New 52rebooted DC's continuity. In this continuity, Mallah was a gorilla who was experimented on by a New England scientist named Ernst to increase his intellect. He treated Mallah like a friend and an assistant. When an explosion occurred in his lab, Ernst was badly burned and Mallah saved his life by preserving his brain.[10]After becoming distrustful of humans, Brain took Mallah into attacking humans that they blamed for their plight.[11]

In an altered future, Brain and Monsieur Mallah appear assisting Gorilla Grodd in taking over the remains of Central City while The Black had taken over most of the world. They end up capturingAnimal Manand the heroes that are with him. Animal Man's group is saved byFrankensteinand his Patchwork Army who defeat most of the gorillas as a few are allowed to escape.[12]

DC Rebirth

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InDC Rebirth,the Brotherhood of Evil create a narcotic element to give Brain godlike abilities. However, Mallah helps the Teen Titans defeat him before he can reshape reality.[13][14][15][16]

InYear of the Villain,Jokerimprisons Brain and Monsieur Mallah and leaves them inLex Luthor's care in exchange for the knowledge to defeatThe Batman Who Laughs.[17]

In theDawn of DCseriesUnstoppable Doom Patrol,Mallah betrays and kills Brain while the two are fightingGeneral Immortus.[18]

Powers and abilities

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Monsieur Mallah has inhuman strength, durability, speed, agility, reflexes, and intelligence, as well as a keen sense of smell. He usually carries a machine gun or any otherfirearmswith him.[19]

In other media

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Video games

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Miscellaneous

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See also

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References

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  1. ^Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Korte, Steve; Manning, Matt; Wiacek, Win; Wilson, Sven (2016).The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe.DK Publishing. p. 208.ISBN978-1-4654-5357-0.
  2. ^Wells, John (2015).American Comic Book Chronicles: 1960-64.TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 180.ISBN978-1605490458.
  3. ^Doom Patrol(vol. 2) #34 (July 1990). DC Comics.
  4. ^Teen Titans(vol. 3) #34 (May 2006). DC Comics.
  5. ^Teen Titans(vol. 3) #35 (June 2006)
  6. ^Teen Titans(vol. 3) #36 (July 2006). DC Comics.
  7. ^Teen Titans(vol. 3) #37 (August 2006). DC Comics.
  8. ^Salvation Run#3. DC Comics.
  9. ^Salvation Run#4. DC Comics.
  10. ^Red Hood: Outlaw#44. DC Comics.
  11. ^Young Monsters in Love#1. DC Comics.
  12. ^Animal Man(vol. 2) #15. DC Comics.
  13. ^Titans(vol. 2) #19. DC Comics.
  14. ^Titans(vol. 2) #20. DC Comics.
  15. ^Titans(vol. 2) #22. DC Comics.
  16. ^Titans(vol. 2) Annual #2. DC Comics.
  17. ^Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen#1. DC Comics.
  18. ^Zachary, Brandon (April 2, 2023)."A Classic Doom Patrol Villain Just Suffered a Shocking Betrayal - And an Even Worse Death".Comic Book Resources.RetrievedNovember 21,2024.
  19. ^Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe#16 (June 1986)
  20. ^abcdefgh"Monsieur Mallah Voices (Teen Titans)".Behind The Voice Actors.RetrievedFebruary 10,2024.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}}:CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  21. ^abNelson, Samantha (June 26, 2023)."My Adventures With SupermanReview ".IGN.RetrievedJuly 7,2023.
  22. ^Eisen, Andrew (October 4, 2013)."DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide".IGN.RetrievedApril 9,2024.
  23. ^Smallville Season 11#9 DC Comics.
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