Who Is Tiger Shark? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Tiger Shark is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Todd Arliss, with over 359 comic issue appearances. Tiger Shark is a human who has had his DNA modified to include a tiger shark's and Namor's DNA.

Who is Tiger Shark?

Origin Todd Arliss was once a professional swimmer, until he injured his back while rescuing a man who had fallen overboard from a pirate craft. Todd Arlis was told by the medic he could no longer swim. Dr. Lemuel Dorcas promised Arliss he could help. Dorcas would use the "morphotron" to imprint the genetic pattern of an animal onto a human. He would use tiger sharks on Arlis, but when he tried it, Dorcas also captured Namor's genetic pattern as well as the tiger shark's, transforming Todd into a super human. Dorcas then gave Tiger Shark the costume and the name, who then tried to use him for his own ambitious ideas. However, the Shark escaped to the open sea, and accompanied Lady Dorma down to Atlantis.

Key facts

Tiger Shark is of human origin and first appeared in ""Watch Out For... Tiger Shark!"". The character is published by Marvel. With 359 recorded issue appearances, Tiger Shark ranks among the most featured characters in comics.