Tiger Shark

Tiger Shark's History

Todd Arliss was an Olympian swimmer, and damaged his spinal cord when he rescued a drowning man. Desperate to regain his swimming ability, Arliss willingly participated in an experiment by the scientist Doctor Dorcas, who "cured" him by blending his DNA with that of Namor the Sub-Mariner and a tiger shark. Although successful, the process changed Arliss both physically and mentally: he now had razor-sharp teeth and gills and had become savage and predatory.

Becoming a super-villain and calling himself Tiger Shark, he found and threatened the Lady Dorma and was then crowned Lord of Atlantis. The Sub-Mariner, however, soon deposed Tiger Shark and the two became implacable foes. Tiger Shark returned to fight Namor time and again, often with allies such as Warlord Krang, Llyra and Attuma, although the battles came at great cost: Tiger Shark was buried for months, Namor's father Leonard McKenzie was killed and Dr. Dorcas was crushed to death.

Tiger Shark went to fight other superheroes such as the Hulk, Ms. Marvel, Wolverine, and later as a member of the Masters of Evil, the Avengers and the Thunderbolts. For a time Tiger Shark renounced crime, and renamed himself Arlys Tigershark, and married a woman from an undersea tribe of nomads. Tiger Shark, however, reverted back to his old ways when his pregnant wife and her tribe were slaughtered by savage undersea creatures called the Faceless Ones.

Civil War and the Initiative

Tiger Shark mutated into a more shark-like being (complete with grey skin and a natural fin as opposed to a costume ornament) and then inexplicably back into human form. No explanation was given regarding this metamorphosis. Tiger Shark was next involved in the theft of an artifact called the "Horn of Gabriel", which he used to summon huge sea monsters and then directed them against the surface world. Tiger Shark, however, was defeated by the Sub-Mariner and the Mighty Avengers. When Al Kraven, the son of Kraven the Hunter, began collecting a zoo of animal-themed super-humans, Tiger Shark was one of his captives in a water tank.

Following the Super-human Civil War, Tiger Shark registered and joined the Initiative.

Tiger Shark was later hired by the crimelord known as the Hood to take advantage of the split in the superhero community caused by the Superhuman Registration Act.

Offenders

Tiger Shark was drafted by the Gamesmaster to be a member of the Offenders (a team led by Red Hulk) whose goal was to destroy the Defenders (Earth-616).

Dark Reign

Tiger shark was sent by Norman Osbourne to kill Deadpool. He and Deadpool start fighting in an alley with a machete. The two had caused the attention of police who found Deadpool in the alley. They then took the fight elsewhere, Tiger shark was shot down into the water by Deadpool's sidekick, Bob. When Bob and Deadpool regrouped back in an apartment, Bob told Deadpool about how Osborn wanted him dead, and that Norman had also hired Bob to help Tiger Shark deal with him, and that Tiger Shark was coming for them. Deadpool pretended to use the bathroom so he could sneak up behind Tiger Shark with a gun, but he was knocked to the ground and was forced to choke strangle Tiger Shark with a curtain before being able to unload a burst of bullets into Tiger Shark's chest. Tiger Shark's attack taught Deadpool more about Norman Osborn- causing him to decide to take him on to try and get the money he owed him.