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Who Is Orlok? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Orlok (Rebellion): East-Meg Assassin.

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Orlok is a Rebellion comic book character, with over 81 comic issue appearances. East-Meg Assassin.

Who is Orlok?

Origin Orlok was born in East-Meg One, the Russian counterpart to Mega-City One, his parents gave him to the state at age four where he was trained to fight and conditioned to be a loyal instrument of his country. Every year of his childhood he and the other children would be locked in Gulags, each Gulag had 100 children, but only enough food for 50, this way only the strongest, and most promising children would survive and grow to adulthood, proving themselves worthy to serve their country. When Orlok is first introduced he is already an experienced, highly competent, and well respected soldier in East-Meg One. He is personally put in charge of the first stage of the Apocalypse War (East Meg One's plan to take control of Mega-City One), spreading the Block Mania contaminant. Creation Orlok was created by writers John Wagner and Alan Grant, and artist Steve Dillon, the character first appeared in 1981, in 2000AD issue #236. Major Story Arcs Block Mania and the Apocalypse War Orlok is first seen during the lead up to the Apocalypse War, the Soviet's planned attack on Mega-City One. He is in charge of creating chaos and confusion in the city to make it ripe for the taking. Orlok does.

Key facts

Orlok is of human origin and first appeared in "Prog 236". The character is published by Rebellion. With 81 recorded issue appearances, Orlok ranks among the most featured characters in comics.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Orlok?

East-Meg Assassin.

When did Orlok first appear?

Orlok first appeared in "Prog 236".

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