Who Is Arak? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Arak is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Bright Sky After Storm, with over 165 comic issue appearances. Arak is a Native American hero in the DC universe, his mother is a Native American of the Quontauka Indian tribe and his father is allegedly the god of thunder. Post New 52, Arak is introduced initially as the being known as Telos before retrieving his memories of time spent as Arak

Who is Arak?

Origin Arak was born as Bright-Sky-After-Storm. His mother, Star of Dawn, told him his father was the god of thunder. Some of the Quontauka tribe believe this to be true, others are doubtful. From an early age, Bright-Sky-After-Storm showed great aptitude with the bow and arrow. When he was a boy, to prove his courage and divine heritage, he was dared to bring back the paw of the powerful bear spirit that lived north of the village. He failed, but the bear spirit only caused him minor injury, and imparted to him the wisdom that he should act for his own motives, not at the whim of others. His grandfather, the tribe's medicine man, was grooming him to be a shaman, however, after witnessing a close friend die, despite his grandfather's best efforts, he decided that he wanted to be a warrior rather than a shaman. Once while fishing, Bright-Sky-After-Storm and his father Proud-Elk caught only a water snake, which Bright-Sky killed - saving Proud-Elk's life, and a turtle.

Key facts

Arak is of human origin and first appeared in "Dragon Of Ice; Arak Son of Thunder; The Curse Of The Claw". The character is published by DC Comics. With 165 recorded issue appearances, Arak ranks among the most featured characters in comics.