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Monsieur Mallah

Monsieur Mallah is a supervillain in the DC Comics Universe. He is the gorilla servant of and, in time, the partner to Gorilla Grodd and the Brain, while serving as an enemy of the Doom Patrol, Justice League, and the Teen Titans.

Monsieur Mallah
Monsieur Mallah with the Brain, from the cover to Outsiders (vol. 3) #37.
Art by Daniel Acuña.
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceDoom Patrol #86
(March 1964)
Created byArnold Drake (writer)
Bruno Premiani (artist)
In-story information
SpeciesMeta-Gorilla
Team affiliationsGorilla City
Brotherhood of Evil
Injustice League
Simian Scarlet
PartnershipsGorilla Grodd
The Brain
Notable aliasesAbu Hallam
Abilities
  • Superhuman strength, durability, speed, agility, reflexes, and intelligence
  • Enhanced sense of smell
  • Firearm mastery

Monsieur Mallah appears in the third season of the HBO Max series Doom Patrol, voiced by Jonathan Lipow.

Publication history

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Monsieur Mallah first appeared in Doom Patrol #86 (March 1964) and was created by Arnold Drake and Bruno Premiani.[1]

Fictional character biography

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Origin

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Mallah is a gorilla from Gorilla City who the Brain experimented on and gave genius-level intellect. After Brain's body is destroyed in an accident orchestrated by Niles Caulder and his namesake transferred to a robot body, he and Mallah form the Brotherhood of Evil.[2]

 
Art from Doom Patrol #34, by Richard Case.

Doom Patrol

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During Grant Morrison's Doom Patrol run, Mallah places the Brain in Robotman's body. The two confess their love for each other, but Robotman's body activates a defense mechanism and explodes.[3]

The two later resurface and raid genetic research facilities to create a new body for the Brain.[4][5][6] However, the Brain's new body breaks down, so he has Mallah put his brain in another jar.[7]

In Salvation Run, Brain and Mallah are exiled to the planet Cygnus 4019, where Gorilla Grodd kills them.[8][9]

The New 52

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In September 2011, The New 52 rebooted DC's continuity. In this continuity, Mallah was a gorilla who was experimented on by a New England scientist named Ernst to increase his intellect. He treated Mallah like a friend and an assistant. When an explosion occurred in his lab, Ernst was badly burned and Mallah saved his life by preserving his brain.[10] After becoming distrustful of humans, Brain took Mallah into attacking humans that they blamed for their plight.[11]

In an altered future, Brain and Monsieur Mallah appear assisting Gorilla Grodd in taking over the remains of Central City while The Black had taken over most of the world. They end up capturing Animal Man and the heroes that are with him. Animal Man's group is saved by Frankenstein and his Patchwork Army who defeat most of the gorillas as a few are allowed to escape.[12]

DC Rebirth

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In DC Rebirth, the Brotherhood of Evil create a narcotic element to give Brain godlike abilities. However, Mallah helps the Teen Titans defeat him before he can reshape reality.[13][14][15][16]

In Year of the Villain, Joker imprisons Brain and Monsieur Mallah and leaves them in Lex Luthor's care in exchange for the knowledge to defeat The Batman Who Laughs.[17]

In the Dawn of DC series Unstoppable Doom Patrol, Mallah betrays and kills Brain while the two are fighting General Immortus.[18]

Powers and abilities

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Monsieur Mallah has inhuman strength, durability, speed, agility, reflexes, and intelligence, as well as a keen sense of smell. He usually carries a machine gun or any other firearms with him.[19]

In other media

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Television

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Video games

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Miscellaneous

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Korte, Steve; Manning, Matt; Wiacek, Win; Wilson, Sven (2016). The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe. DK Publishing. p. 208. ISBN 978-1-4654-5357-0.
  2. ^ Wells, John (2015). American Comic Book Chronicles: 1960-64. TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 180. ISBN 978-1605490458.
  3. ^ Doom Patrol (vol. 2) #34 (July 1990). DC Comics.
  4. ^ Teen Titans (vol. 3) #34 (May 2006). DC Comics.
  5. ^ Teen Titans (vol. 3) #35 (June 2006)
  6. ^ Teen Titans (vol. 3) #36 (July 2006). DC Comics.
  7. ^ Teen Titans (vol. 3) #37 (August 2006). DC Comics.
  8. ^ Salvation Run #3. DC Comics.
  9. ^ Salvation Run #4. DC Comics.
  10. ^ Red Hood: Outlaw #44. DC Comics.
  11. ^ Young Monsters in Love #1. DC Comics.
  12. ^ Animal Man (vol. 2) #15. DC Comics.
  13. ^ Titans (vol. 2) #19. DC Comics.
  14. ^ Titans (vol. 2) #20. DC Comics.
  15. ^ Titans (vol. 2) #22. DC Comics.
  16. ^ Titans (vol. 2) Annual #2. DC Comics.
  17. ^ Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen #1. DC Comics.
  18. ^ Zachary, Brandon (April 2, 2023). "A Classic Doom Patrol Villain Just Suffered a Shocking Betrayal - And an Even Worse Death". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
  19. ^ Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #16 (June 1986)
  20. ^ a b c d e f g h "Monsieur Mallah Voices (Teen Titans)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved February 10, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  21. ^ a b Nelson, Samantha (June 26, 2023). "My Adventures With Superman Review". IGN. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  22. ^ Eisen, Andrew (October 4, 2013). "DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide". IGN. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  23. ^ Smallville Season 11 #9 DC Comics.
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