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Real Name: Kkallakku
Identity/Class: Demon
Occupation: Leader of the Fear-Eaters
Affiliations: Leader of the Fear-Eaters (aka the
Kkallakki);
Fear Lords (D'Spayre, Dweller-in Darkness, Lurking Unknown, Nightmare, Nox, Straw Man);
Enemies: Dr. Strange
Known Relatives: The Fear-Eaters (spawn)
Aliases: Hatch Lord
Base of Operations: currently unknown; formerly an unnamed pocket dimension; the Halls of Fear; mobile throughout the known universe
First Appearance: Dr. Strange: Sorcerer Supreme#31/2 (July, 1991)
Powers: Kkallakku is apparently immune
to the effects of disease, aging, and conventional injury. Under
certain circumstances, it can travel between dimensions. In
addition, it possesses similar abilities to its spawn, the
Fear-Eaters, though most likely amplified to an uncertain degree:
It exists entirely off of fear of other beings. It can phase
extra-dimensionally, assuming an immaterial form, and merge with
a host. Once merged, it can read the minds of it host,
determining its greatest fears. Kkallakku then can generate
hallucinations that cause the host to confront its greatest fear.
Kkallakku draws strength from this and will continue to cause
intense fear until its victim either dies or overcomes its fears.
If a Fear-Eater is deprived of fear for too long of a period, it
will die of starvation--it is uncertain if this is the case with
Kkallakku.
The Fear-Eaters appear to be immune to any form of physical
attack, and the only way a host can repel them is by overcoming
its fears. The Fear-Eaters can survive in any environment, from
the vacuum of space to the most hostile of atmospheric
conditions. A Fear-Eater teleported the Silver Surfer from deep
space to the orbit of Earth. It is uncertain how far a Fear-Eater
can travel without using a host form.
History: The origins of Kkallakku are unknown. It is apparently some form of demon, which has spawned the race of Kkallakki, or Fear-Eaters. Its abilities grant it the title of one of the Fear Lords.
(DocIII#31/2-33/2)-Kkallakku journeyed to the Halls of Fear in response to a summons from the Dweller-in-Darkness. It joined with the other Fear Lords in preparation of a plot to overtake Earth.
(DocIII#38)-Kkallakku and the Fear Lords initiated their assault on Earth.
(DocIII#39)-Kkallakku summoned a legion of Fear-Eaters from a space warp. As part of a plot of the Fear Lords they assaulted the people of Manhattan, generating and feeding off of their fear. Dr. Strange withdrew the collective fear from the Fear-Eaters' victims, and pulled it into himself. The Fear-Eaters all followed Strange, despite the commands of Kkallakku, the fear energy drawing them like moths to the flame. Strange opened a portal to another dimension and fled through it, allowing the Fear-Eaters to follow him. He then teleported back to Earth, leaving the Fear-Eaters behind in that unnamed realm. Without its legions to assist it, Kkallakku apparently fled.
Comments: Created by Roy Thomas, Jean-Marc Lofficier, and Larry Alexander.
CLARIFICATIONS: None
Last updated: 08/02/02
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