Zarek (Earth-616)

Prime Minister Zarek
Name	Zarek
Current Alias	Prime Minister Zarek
Aliases	Zo
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Lunatic Legion
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Height	6′2″ (1.88 m)
Weight	250 lbs (113.4 kg)
Eyes	Irises: Blue
Hair	Bald
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Kree
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-616
Personal Information
Identity	No Dual
Citizenship	Kree Empire
Occupation	Renegade leader, formerly Prime Minister, posed as a god
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Stan Lee, Gene Colan
First	Marvel Super-Heroes #12 (October, 1967)
First	Marvel Super-Heroes #12 (October, 1967)

History

Zarek was the former prime minister of the Kree Empire. He concocted an elaborate scheme, posing as the godlike being "Zo", in order to seize personal control of the empire. However he was thwarted by Captain Marvel and The Supreme Intelligence. The Supreme Intelligence branded Zarek a traitor of the Kree Empire and exiled him.

Zarek next emerged as a leader of a renegade band of "Blue" Kree. In Zarek's opinion, the original blue race were the pure-breed of the Kree, as well as its rightful rulers. He set up an outpost on Earth's moon and also enlisted his Lunatic Legion to eliminate his adversary Mar-Vell. Again, Zarek and his allies were opposed and ultimately defeated by Captain Marvel.

Attributes

Power Grid

Powers

• Kree Physiology: Zarek possesses the standard abilities of a Kree.
  • Superhuman Strength: Zarek is superhumanly strong and can lift 900 lbs.
  • Superhuman Durability: Zarek's body is more resistant to some forms of damage than a human's.
  • Superhuman Reflexes: Zarek possesses faster reflexes than a human.

Abilities

• Hand-to-Hand Combat: Zarek possesses some knowledge of combat but prefers to let others do the fighting.
• Politics: Zarek is a skilled politician.

Notes

• As he particularly despises less purebred Kree that do not have blue skin, many would consider Zarek a racist. He considered Captain Marvel an inferior and often referred to Kree with light skin pigmentation as "Pinks".
• He was deemed to have a "local" threat level by the Nova Corps.

Trivia

• Zarek might be named after Star Trek character Sarek, the father of Spock. Sarek first appeared in an episode that aired in November 1967.

See Also

• 15 appearance(s) of Zarek (Earth-616)
• 5 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Zarek (Earth-616)
• 1 minor appearance(s) of Zarek (Earth-616)
• 3 mention(s) of Zarek (Earth-616)
• 2 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Zarek (Earth-616)
• 2 image(s) of Zarek (Earth-616)

Links and References

• Zarek on Marvel.com