Biranha
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Biranha is a fictional character
of Fathom
, a comic book
created by Michael Turner
.
and Aspen Matthews
, Taras' would be murderers. Biranha first captured Cannon on his yacht, bringing him to an Arctic base in the Atlantic. Vana performed experiments attempting to place the remains of Taras into Cannon so that Taras might live on in Cannon's body, while Biranha went after Aspen.
At the same time, Sara Pezzini
and Lara Croft
were working together to find Lara's missing friend, Cannon. Clues lead them to the same place Aspen happened to be, as Biranha tries to capture Aspen. Biranha and his men kidnap Aspen and Sara, bringing the two back to their Arctic hideout. They were unaware Lara was following close behind. Lara helped the two girls escape, however they quickly return to the base to free Cannon.
As the trio of women came to free cannon, Biranha took up a fight with Sara, unaware she wielded an ancient and powerful weapon known as the Witchblade
. Sara defeated him, leaving him for dead under piles of ice. Meanwhile Sara fought Biranha's mother, Vana, in the chamber where Taras and Cannon were being worked on. A reflected blast from Vana destroyed the water chamber that Taras was in, also killing taras. In her grief Vana used all her power in one suicidal final move, wiping out the whole base with hundreds of large, sharp icicles. Aspen's group managed to free Cannon and exit the base just in time however.
to collect a valuable power source being examined in Japanese labs. In Biranha's attempt to steal the power source known as 'grey matter' (an unknown material in some way linked to the Blue Sun) he once more ran into Cannon
who was there for a similar reason. Cannon serves no problem to Biranha and his men, and was later blamed by the Japanese government
for stealing the grey matter.
In a new Arctic base, Biranha and his men looked upon their great steal, being the only ones aware of what they thought of as its true potential. Their new base notably had carvings in the ice detailing the death of Biranha's mother, Vana, as well as an ice sculpture
of Vana. However, Biranha's victory was short lived when Cannon and a small strike team made up of, Brande, Thassalar, and Kreeg attacked the base. Biranha's men easily outnumbered the group though. Just as Biranha was about to execute Cannon, Cannon plead with Biranha. This was not Cannon pleading for his life however, but Taras, whose conscience had taken over. Biranha had realized his mothers experiments had not utterly failed and Taras was still alive in Cannon. Kreeg took this moment of hesitation and confusion for his own advantage, striking Kreeg. Taras, still in control of cannon, surprised his own strike team though with an attack on Kreeg. Biranha, unsure what to do, had his men retreat with the grey matter well Cannon's team fought one another.
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
of Fathom
Fathom (comics)
Fathom is a comic book created by Michael Turner and originally published by Top Cow Productions. It debuted in 1998 and was Michael Turner's first creator-owned comic book series. Fathom is currently published by Turner's own company, Aspen MLT....
, a comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
created by Michael Turner
Michael Turner (artist)
Michael Layne Turner was an American comic book artist known for his work on Witchblade, Fathom, Superman/Batman, Soulfire, and various covers for DC Comics and Marvel Comics. He was also the president of the entertainment company Aspen MLT.- Early life :Michael Turner was born in Crossville,...
.
History
Biranha is a warrior of the Arctic Blue, a Blue splinter group represented on the Elite Council by Biranha's mother, Vana. He now leads them, taking a more violent approach to the problems faced by his people.Resurrection of Taras
After the near death of his brother Taras in the Blue Sun incident, Biranha was sent by his mother to gather Cannon HawkeCannon Hawke
Cannon Hawke is a fictional character of Fathom, a comic book series created by Michael Turner. He also starred in his own self-titled miniseries in 2005/2006.- History :Cannon is an agent of the Blue to the above world of humans...
and Aspen Matthews
Aspen Matthews
Aspen Matthews is the main character of Fathom, a comic book series created by Michael Turner.-Introduction:Aspen Matthews is caught between two worlds. During her early adolescence, she could remember nothing from her early childhood. In her earliest memories she is on the cruise ship Paradise,...
, Taras' would be murderers. Biranha first captured Cannon on his yacht, bringing him to an Arctic base in the Atlantic. Vana performed experiments attempting to place the remains of Taras into Cannon so that Taras might live on in Cannon's body, while Biranha went after Aspen.
At the same time, Sara Pezzini
Sara Pezzini
Sara Pezzini is a fictional comic book superheroine starring in the series Witchblade. Sara also appeared in a Turner Network Television live-action feature film and TV series of the same name, portrayed by Yancy Butler...
and Lara Croft
Lara Croft
Lara Croft is a fictional character and the protagonist of the Square Enix video game series Tomb Raider. She is presented as a beautiful, intelligent, and athletic British archaeologist-adventurer who ventures into ancient, hazardous tombs and ruins around the world...
were working together to find Lara's missing friend, Cannon. Clues lead them to the same place Aspen happened to be, as Biranha tries to capture Aspen. Biranha and his men kidnap Aspen and Sara, bringing the two back to their Arctic hideout. They were unaware Lara was following close behind. Lara helped the two girls escape, however they quickly return to the base to free Cannon.
As the trio of women came to free cannon, Biranha took up a fight with Sara, unaware she wielded an ancient and powerful weapon known as the Witchblade
Witchblade
Witchblade is an American comic book series published by Top Cow Productions, an imprint of Image Comics, from 1995 until present. The series was created by Top Cow editors Marc Silvestri and David Wohl, writers Brian Haberlin and Christina Z, and artist Michael Turner.The series follows Sara...
. Sara defeated him, leaving him for dead under piles of ice. Meanwhile Sara fought Biranha's mother, Vana, in the chamber where Taras and Cannon were being worked on. A reflected blast from Vana destroyed the water chamber that Taras was in, also killing taras. In her grief Vana used all her power in one suicidal final move, wiping out the whole base with hundreds of large, sharp icicles. Aspen's group managed to free Cannon and exit the base just in time however.
Cannon Hawke mini-series
Biranha somehow managed to survive the battle with Sara and his mothers destructive end only to begin another plan. As war was going on with the humans and the blue down south, Biranha and his men went to JapanJapan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
to collect a valuable power source being examined in Japanese labs. In Biranha's attempt to steal the power source known as 'grey matter' (an unknown material in some way linked to the Blue Sun) he once more ran into Cannon
Cannon Hawke
Cannon Hawke is a fictional character of Fathom, a comic book series created by Michael Turner. He also starred in his own self-titled miniseries in 2005/2006.- History :Cannon is an agent of the Blue to the above world of humans...
who was there for a similar reason. Cannon serves no problem to Biranha and his men, and was later blamed by the Japanese government
Government of Japan
The government of Japan is a constitutional monarchy where the power of the Emperor is very limited. As a ceremonial figurehead, he is defined by the 1947 constitution as "the symbol of the state and of the unity of the people". Power is held chiefly by the Prime Minister of Japan and other elected...
for stealing the grey matter.
In a new Arctic base, Biranha and his men looked upon their great steal, being the only ones aware of what they thought of as its true potential. Their new base notably had carvings in the ice detailing the death of Biranha's mother, Vana, as well as an ice sculpture
Ice sculpture
Ice sculpture is a form of sculpture that uses ice as the raw material. Sculptures from ice can be abstract or realistic and can be functional or purely decorative...
of Vana. However, Biranha's victory was short lived when Cannon and a small strike team made up of, Brande, Thassalar, and Kreeg attacked the base. Biranha's men easily outnumbered the group though. Just as Biranha was about to execute Cannon, Cannon plead with Biranha. This was not Cannon pleading for his life however, but Taras, whose conscience had taken over. Biranha had realized his mothers experiments had not utterly failed and Taras was still alive in Cannon. Kreeg took this moment of hesitation and confusion for his own advantage, striking Kreeg. Taras, still in control of cannon, surprised his own strike team though with an attack on Kreeg. Biranha, unsure what to do, had his men retreat with the grey matter well Cannon's team fought one another.