Who Is Orin? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Orin is a DC Comics comic book character, with over 12 comic issue appearances. King Orin the 1st was the King of Atlantis during the time it sunk into the ocean some 40,000 years ago.

Who is Orin?

Orin was the ruler of the Atlantean city of Poseidonis in the years prior and immediately following the Great Deluge. Most regarded Orin as a strong and benevolent leader, but there were those, including his brother, Shalako , who felt that Orin's compassion made him a weak ruler. Orin was the first to put together the Atlantis Chronicles and assigned Albart -Son-of-Yarrow of Ancinor the task of maintaining a faithful history of their home country. Orin was a technocrat, whose advances in science helped to propel Atlantis to a new golden age. There were those though that felt that Orin's greatest blunder was his endeavoring to share his works with other cultures. He visited nomadic tribes and taught them how to make rudimentary weaponry of tempered steel such as swords and spears. He also taught them how to hunt game with bows and arrows. He never considered that this knowledge could somehow be turned against him.

Key facts

Orin is of other origin and first appeared in "The Deluge". The character is published by DC Comics. With 12 recorded issue appearances, Orin ranks among the most featured characters in comics.