Who Is Byth? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Byth is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Byth Rok, with over 76 comic issue appearances. As a result of swallowing an experimental compound, Byth is permanently able to transform himself into a duplicate of any other living creature he has seen on any planet. He is a native of Thanagar and one of Hawkman and Hawkgirl's archenemies.

Who is Byth?

Origin Byth was the greatest thief on the planet Thanagar , a world where people steal not for profit, but simply for the thrill of it. After bursting into the laboratory of one professor Krotan, Byth stole and swallowed the only existing sample of Krotan's greatest discovery: a pill that allowed the human mind to control the molecular configuration of the body. This pill gave Byth the power to alter his shape to that of any living creature, bird or beast. As administrator he replaced Paran Kathar as leader. He exposed a revolutionary conspiracy seemingly led by Katar Hol 's father. Byth demonstrated the strength of the body of Thanagar when the mind goes wrong. Having achieved the ultimate thrill on Thanagar, Byth stole one of the planet's newly developed star cruisers, and fled to Earth in search of bigger and better thrills. He was pursued by Thanagarian Police Officers Katar and Shayera Hol (Hawkman and Hawkgirl) who ultimately crash land on Earth.

Key facts

Byth is of alien origin and first appeared in "Creature of a Thousand Shapes!". The character is published by DC Comics. With 76 recorded issue appearances, Byth ranks among the most featured characters in comics.