Solovar is a Kobra-Venom enhanced silverback gorilla.
Physical appearance[]
Solovar is a large silverback gorilla with several large red scars on his body.[2]
History[]
Early life[]
Solovar lead a troop of gorillas in Bwunda. He and his mate Boka had a son, Nnamdi. In 2008, he, along with most of his troop, was captured by the Brain and Ultra-Humanite. The adult gorillas were surgically enhanced to increase their intelligence. They also received telepathic abilities as a side-effect, a fact they kept secret from their captors. The troop's children were held hostage, forcing the adults to serve their captors at Gorilla City. They were later given Kobra-Venom injections.[3]
2010[]
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At Ultra-Humanite's command, Solovar, Gorilla Grodd and several Kobra-Venom enchanced gorillas ambushed the Team and Wolf. They seized the Team and gave them inhibitor collars. They did not catch Miss Martian, or Wolf.[2]
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Solovar and Grodd brought them to Brain. Via handsigns, he informed Ultra-Humanite and Brain that they could not find Miss Martian. Brain gave them infrared goggles to search for her.
Solovar and Grodd found Miss Martian as she woke up, and Grodd demanded her help.[2]
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Solovar, Grodd, Boka and Primat held a telepathic conference with Miss Martian, during which they explained the history of their troop and Gorilla City, and asked for her team's help to liberate them. Solovar decided to trust M'gann despite her not being the Team's leader as the gorillas had assumed. They returned Miss Martian to the physical world, reuniting her with Wolf.
Later, Solovar telepathically sent Grodd confirmation that Miss Martian had rescued the gorilla children. When Robin escaped from captivity in the main hut, Grodd wanted to kill him to prevent him disrupting the gorillas' plan, but Solovar instructed him to adapt instead. Solovar arrived at the main hut after the Brain called for reinforcements against the now free Team, along with Malavar, Djuba, a number of Shadow guards and Miss Martian, who pretended to be his unconscious prisoner. The Team and the gorillas then attacked their captors; Solovar disarmed Monsieur Mallah, and chided Superboy for calling the gorillas monkeys. Facing defeat, the Brain activated the base's self-destruct system, and Gorilla City was swiftly evacuated. Solovar happily reunited with his mate and son at the gorilla's safe haven, reporting that everyone had escaped the city safely. He thought the troop might build its own Gorilla City.[3]
Powers and abilities[]
Appearances[]
- Companion comics
- 18. "Monkey Business" (no lines)
- 19. "Gorilla Warfare"
Background information[]
- In the comics, Solovar is the benevolent monarch of Gorilla City and an ally of the Flash.
References[]
- ↑ Weisman, Greg (2016-12-13). Question #21676. Ask Greg. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Weisman, Greg (w). Jones, Christopher (a). Atkinson, Zac (col). Sienty, Dezi (let). Gaydos, Sarah (ed). "Monkey Business" Young Justice 18 (July 18, 2012), New York, NY: DC Comics
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Weisman, Greg (w). Vecchio, Luciano (a). Atkinson, Zac (col). Sienty, Dezi (let). Gaydos, Sarah (ed). "Gorilla Warfare" Young Justice 19 (August 29, 2012), New York, NY: DC Comics