Who Is Tarakis? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Tarakis is a Marvel comic book character, with over 10 comic issue appearances.

Who is Tarakis?

Tarakis was an alien shape-shifter who infiltrated the Asgardians,appearing to be one of them. He was actually an agent of Thanos. He was adept at making potions and was soon trusted with the care of Odin, still recovering after captivity and torture by the Dark Gods. He tried for sometime to act as Odin's advisor but was dismissed, mostly because the "Odin" he approached was actually Loki in disguise. When the real Odin returned, Tarakis was still there to help in his recovery. He also proved of assistance in interrogations, having an ability of understanding when someone was telling the truth or not. Eventually it was understoot that his potions were slowly poisoning Odin. Tarakis and Thanos used Odin's weakness to steal a mystical artifact from him which would assist in Thanos' plans of bringing death to the universe.

Key facts

Tarakis is of alien origin and first appeared in "At Last Disclosure". The character is published by Marvel. With 10 recorded issue appearances, Tarakis ranks among the most featured characters in comics.