unidentified hero
unidentified
hero
Real Name: Unrevealed;
possibly "Gorach" (see
comments)
Identity/Class: Extraterrestrial
(presumably; race unidentified) being (presumably of much greater power
than other natives,
Occupation: Unrevealed;
presumed "super hero";
at least formerly a soldier (or part of some other
military)
Group Membership: None known
Affiliations: The crew of a ship he saved (and
presumably many others);
he may or may not have ever encountered Death
Metal as an ally or enemy
Enemies: None
identified (but presumably multiple, including those he opposed during
an unspecified war);
he may or may not have ever encountered Death
Metal as an ally or enemy
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Unrevealed;
at least formerly an unidentified planet
First Appearance: Death Metal I#2 (February, 1994)
Powers/Abilities: The hero can fly (whether
under his own power or using some technology, like a jet pack, is
unrevealed) through the upper atmosphere of a planet, with sufficient
control to depart one ship in front of another
ship that was preparing to burn up in re-entry (presumably at a speed
of several hundred if not thousands of miles per hour) and
to swiftly make a controlled contact with that ship.
It is possible that he did not fly but rather leapt
from one ship to the other.
He apparently used some magnetic
or other technology device to keep a grip on the ship while he
programmed a keypad on the ship's exterior, and he had the knowledge to
re-program it in seconds, manually triggering its escape thrusters and
allowing it to fly safely back into space.
Additionally, he could survive
with his face unprotected in such atmospheric conditions, either
breathing sparse air at extremely high velocity, able to hold his
breath or not needing to breathe; his eyes and skin were not harmed by
the cold and low atmospheric pressure.
Powerfully built, he apparently had some degree of superhuman durability as well as superhuman strength (to hold onto a ship flying several hundred if not thousands of miles per hour).
He also had access to his own
ship, which could fly in space, or at least the upper atmosphere, and
get there swiftly enough to perform an emergency rescue. It could also
match another ship's speed and then depart under presumably either
pre-programming or remote control.
Height:
Unrevealed (approximately 6'3")History:
(Death Metal I#2 (fb) - BTS) - This unidentified
man was a multiple medal war hero, and he was recognizable to the
population of an unidentified world.
(Death Metal I#2 (fb) - BTS) - A ship, whose engines were malfunctioning, and
its
crew faced imminent destruction as it began to enter a planetary
atmosphere in uncontrolled fashion. Some reporters or officials
reported the ship and its crew to be "toast," as there was perhaps 6-7
seconds until the ship's outer hull melted. Whoever was reporting
speculated that there was perhaps a one in a billion chance for them to
survive if someone to manually trigger its escape thrusters. "Of
course, that someone would have to be insane."
(Death Metal I#2) - This hero
flew his own craft somewhat in front of the endangered ship. Departing
his ship, the hero reached the endangered ship, used some sort of clamp
(magnetic or otherwise) to hold onto it with one hand while he manually
programmed the ship to trigger its escape thrusters. Both ships then
took off, flying back into space and avoiding burning up in re-entry.
Meanwhile, the person reporting said, "I can see the headline now. Multiple medal war hero dies in daredevil attempt to save crew. What a way to -- oh...damn!"
Comments: Created by Simon Furman and John Royle.
This character
appeared on a single page of what was labeled Interlude: 3.
Interlude: 1 involved Spirit,
who was involved with Death Metal in issues #3-4.
Interlude: 2 involved Brassknuckles, who was involved with Death Metal in issues #3-4.
However, as far as I know, however, this character
did not appear again.
It could be speculated that, like Brassknuckles and
Spirit, this hero had some sort of death wish.
Perhaps he encountered Death Metal in some untold
story...
Earlier in
2025, Ronald Byrd asked me about this character. Later, in the same
year, Loki/Stuart Vandal asked me about him, too, and it occurred to me
that he would be a fitting character for Death Metal.
Unless we get
something further from Simon Furman, I like the real name "Gorach" for
this guy. According to Google, it's a translation of "obscure" into
Scottish Gaelic.
Other than his
war hero history, we've got pretty much nothing on this guy. He could
possibly be a mutant, mutate, genetically-engineered being, Eternal,
Inhuman, robot, cyborg, extraterrestrial alien (a la Wundarr/Aquarian
or Superman), extradimensional alien (like some versions of Hyperion)
or maybe something weird and unusual...something we've never even heard
of.
It's not clear whether the hero returned to his ship before the rescued ship took off, but there wouldn't seem to have been time to do so. Maybe?
This one page
contains every appearance/reference to this character of which I'm aware
(see below right).
This profile was
completed 11/01/2025, but
its publication was delayed as it was intended for the Appendix 25th
anniversary 's celebratory event.
Profile by Snood.
CLARIFICATIONS:
This hero should be distinguished from:
images: (without ads)First posted: 09/29/2026
Last updated: 11/01/2025
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