Starsharks

Starsharks
Name	Starsharks / Space Sharks / Star Sharks
Aliases	Flying Sharks, Sharks, Sky Sharks When transformed by the Brood: Brood Patrol Craft, Living Attack Craft
Affiliation and Identity
Affiliation	Brood
Physical Characteristics
Body Type	Shark
Average Height	Varies
Average Weight	Varies
Eyes	Red
Hair	No Hair
Skin	Grey
Number of Limbs	None
Number of Fingers	None
Number of Toes	None
Special Adaptations	Various: Some looks like Hammerhead sharks, while other Great White sharks
Unusual Features	Glowing green for natural; Weaponry and technological enhancements when transformed by the Brood
Origin and Status
Origin	Shark-like creatures living in space
Reality	Earth-616
Base of Operations	Mobile; Pegasus System Formerly Orbit around Sleazeworld; Orbit around Gorr's world, Earth-14412
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Chris Claremont, Dave Cockrum
First	Uncanny X-Men #162 (October, 1982)
First	Uncanny X-Men #162 (October, 1982)

Starsharks, also called Star Sharks or Space Sharks, are shark-like creatures that live in space. They are known to be present at least in the Pegasus System. Because of their ruthlessness, it was known the God Tempest was coming when even the Space Sharks fled in terror, but already too late to avoid it. They vary greatly in size, reaching up to lengths ranging in the hundreds of feet. Starsharks are highly maneuverable and travel at high velocity in space, though they lack the natural ability to travel faster-than-light.

As is the case with the Acanti, Starsharks are regularly used by the Brood, who infect the minds of the creatures, in order to use them as living craft that they modify, weaponize, and enhanced in order to serve their needs, as spacecrafts, that they crash into planets to invade them, or even as steeds.

Similarly, the Chitauri produced Leviathans by bio-mechanically engineering and weaponizing Acanti-Starshark hybrids. Some Starsharks were captured by the Collector for his collection, but at least one crew were all eaten when a Starshark got loose inside the Collector's Ship.

History

Alternate Reality Versions

Home of King Thor (Earth-14412)

In Earth-14412, Starsharks lived in orbit around Gorr's world, feeding on the dead gods who were cast into space over centuries of Gorr's rampage and slavery.

They briefly attacked the Thors when they came to end Gorr, knocking Thor before being repelled by King Thor. During the battle against Gorr, Young Thor then used one as a steed.

Classification

Seemingly at least a few types of Space Sharks exist:

• We know of the Great White Space Shark, and most individuals seen seem to have a Great White Shark appearance.
• A few others look like Hammerhead sharks.

It is unknown if they are from the same species, or if all the main group are all indeed Great White Space Sharks.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

Starsharks are able to float and otherwise travel through space. They are captured by the Brood and undergo technological modification for advanced propulsion to increase their offensive capabilities.

Abilities

Starsharks altered by the Brood commonly have their mouths braced open and are equipped with directed energy weapons, as well as snare lines capable of delivering the Slaver Virus to stunned captives.

Average Strength Level

Unmodified Starsharks have enough strength to knock Thor around.

Miscellaneous

Representatives

Death Mouth

Notes

• The Chitauri breed Starsharks with Acanti in order to create the Leviathans.

Trivia

• Sharra compared herself and K'ythri to a Great White Space Shark, in comparison with Thor being a worm soaring past them.

See Also

• 22 appearance(s) of Starsharks
• 2 minor appearance(s) of Starsharks
• 10 mention(s) of Starsharks
• 12 image(s) of Starsharks
• 2 representative(s) of Starsharks