Who Is Angkor? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Angkor is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Father Thommanom, with over 3 comic issue appearances. Exposed to the unstable powers of Wonder Man, Father Thommanom gained his own ionic powers that increased with his rage. He started a quest to avenge Cambodia for a terrible bombing at the hands of the United States and became Angkor!

Who is Angkor?

Major Story Arcs A Buddhist priest, Father Thommanom, witnessed his homeland of Cambodia being bombed by the United States. Consumed with anger and haunted by visions of the destruction, Father Thommanom could not put the incident behind him like his fellow priests had advised him to. Eventually he renounced Buddhism and turned to the Hindu gods, warrior kings...gods of blood, fire, and power. The only thing that calmed him was the picture of Angkor, the ancient temple of the Cambodian kings. He dreamed of some day rising from “the blood-soaked earth of Angkor… to bring Cambodia’s rage to the world… to spin fortune’s wheel… to butcher the butchers!” Wonder Man was seeking information about gangs at a Buddhist temple. Somehow Thommanom was able to absorb the ionic power from Wonder Man, giving him incredible powers and the ability to transform his shape into his mental vision of a Hindu god. That night, after Wonder Man had left, members of a local gang show up at the temple to find out what Wonder Man might have discovered about their operations. Angkor burns them to death, grabs their guns and crushes them saying that the old powers have been nourished to spin the wheel.

Key facts

Angkor is of human origin and first appeared in "Coming Down". The character is published by Marvel. With 3 recorded issue appearances, Angkor ranks among the most featured characters in comics.