Korath the Pursuer

Djimon Hounsou
Djimon Hounsou
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Cinematic and Comics

Modern, Comics: At Supremor's order Korath attacked the Avengers force on Hala and fought Captain America.

Cinematic

Kree soldier who served in Starforce under Yon-Rogg and fought Vers on Torfa and at Mar-Vell's lab in 1995. He later underwent cybernetic enhancement, left Starforce and became Ronan's enforcer under Thanos' deal. In 2014 he hunted the Orb on Morag, met Peter Quill, stood by Ronan's betrayal of Thanos, and died at the hands of Drax aboard the Dark Aster at the Battle of Xandar.

Comics

Korath-Thak is a Kree cyber-geneticist who made himself into Korath the Pursuer. He fought the Avengers on Hala during the Kree-Shi'ar War, served with Starforce, and stayed on Hala with the Shi'ar occupation. Branded a collaborator, he settled on Godthab Omega, was made the first Phalanx Select, and was killed by Ultron. He later returned alive and joined the Kree/Skrull Alliance.

Timeline 16 events

  1. Modern · Comics: Korath re-engineered his own body with Pursuer technology and became Korath the Pursuer.
  2. Modern · Comics: At Supremor's order Korath attacked the Avengers force on Hala and fought Captain America.
  3. Modern · Comics: With Starforce he fought the Avengers again on Hala and saw the Supreme Intelligence regain power.
  4. Modern · Comics: Korath went to the Shi'ar Empire to try to assassinate Lilandra and clashed with Avengers and the Imperial Guard.
  5. Modern · Comics: After the nega-bomb he returned to Hala with Lilandra, Starforce and the Imperial Guard to help rebuild under Shi'ar rule.
  6. Modern · Comics: Korath and Starforce fought Lord Tantalus alongside the Underground Legion.
  7. Modern · Comics: Branded a Shi'ar collaborator by the restored Kree, Korath settled on Godthab Omega.
  8. Modern · Comics: The Phalanx assimilated Korath as its first Select; he fought Quasar, Moondragon and Adam Warlock and was killed by Ultron.
  9. Fresh Start · Comics: Korath reappeared alive and joined the Kree/Skrull Alliance.
  10. 1995 · Cinematic: Starforce, Korath included, is ambushed by Skrulls on Torfa while trying to rescue the spy Soh-Larr, and Vers is captured.
  11. 1995 · Cinematic: Ronan contacts Starforce to berate the team and demand Danvers' location.
  12. 1995 · Cinematic: Korath fights Vers at Mar-Vell's laboratory and is defeated along with his teammates.
  13. 2014 · Cinematic: Korath takes Nebula and Gamora to Praxius IX on a false Orb lead.
  14. 2014 · Cinematic: On Morag he takes Peter Quill hostage for the Orb but loses him to Quill's escape.
  15. 2014 · Cinematic: He warns Ronan against betraying Thanos, then watches Ronan take the Orb's power.
  16. 2014 · Cinematic: Korath is killed by Drax aboard the Dark Aster during the Battle of Xandar.

allied with

Ronan the Accuser, Yon-Rogg, Minn-Erva, Nebula, Thanos

enemy of

Captain Marvel, Star-Lord, Drax the Destroyer, Steve Rogers, Adam Warlock

travels to

Torfa, Earth, Morag, Xandar, Hala

destroyed by

Ultron

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Last checked 22 Oct 2026