Tanaraq (Earth-616)

Tanaraq
Name	Tanaraq
Aliases	Sasquatch
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Formerly Great Beasts, Avengers of 1,000 AD
Marital Status	Single
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Hair	White
Unusual Features	Fur covering all over his body, fangs, claws on hands
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Great Beast, seemingly connected to the One Below All
Living Status	Deceased
Reality	Earth-616
Personal Information
Identity	No Dual
Occupation	Embodiment of death and decay
Base of Operations	Realm of the Beasts, formerly Below-Place
Creators and Appearances
Creators	John Byrne
First	Alpha Flight #23 (March, 1985)
First	Alpha Flight #23 (March, 1985)
Death	Amazing X-Men (Vol. 2) #12 (October, 2014)
Death	Amazing X-Men (Vol. 2) #12 (October, 2014)

History

Origins and early years

Tanaraq was one of the Great Beast from the Realm of the Beasts.

1,000 AD

Circa 1,000 AD, Tanaraq joined a team of supernatural and mystically empowered beings consisting of Thor Odinson, a Native American Ghost Rider, Bodolf the Black, an Atlantean princess bearing the Iron Fist, an elderly woman indwelled by the Phoenix Force, and Nehanda the Black Panther. By doing so, Tanaraq was the second of his kind to cross over into the human world.

Modern Age

When Walter Langkowski attempted to flood his body with gamma radiation to become a being similar to the Hulk, his experiment broke though an ancient mystical barrier which was discovered by Tanaraq. The experiment formed a symbiotic relationship between Walter and Tanaraq. Whenever Walter turned into his Sasquatch form, he was actually trading places with Tanaraq. Eventually, Tanaraq was able to take control of his body in this realm. Snowbird realized this and attacked Tanaraq, slaying him, stranding Walter's soul in the Realm of the Beasts until Alpha Flight recovered it.

Attributes

Powers

Tanaraq is an other-dimensional being of incredible strength. He is comparable to Sasquatch at his original sasquatch form while at his peak, his strength level is class 100.

Notes

• While Tanaraq was originally stated to be from the Realm of the Beasts, Immortal Hulk #4 revealed he - or at least Walter's Sasquatch form - is connected to the One Below All.

Trivia

• While with the Avengers (1,000 AD) (Earth-616) he appeared to wear the Eye of Agamotto which would indicate that he was the Sorcerer Supreme at some point in time.

See Also

• 9 appearance(s) of Tanaraq (Earth-616)
• 1 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Tanaraq (Earth-616)
• 1 minor appearance(s) of Tanaraq (Earth-616)
• 5 mention(s) of Tanaraq (Earth-616)
• 2 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Tanaraq (Earth-616)
• 6 image(s) of Tanaraq (Earth-616)
• 1 quotation(s) by or about Tanaraq (Earth-616)
• 1 item(s) used/owned by Tanaraq (Earth-616)

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