Virman Vundabar is a fictional extraterrestrial supervillain published by DC Comics.[1]
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Mister Miracle #5 (December 1971) |
| Created by | Jack Kirby |
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| Alter ego | Virmin Vundabarr |
| Species | New God |
| Place of origin | Apokolips |
| Team affiliations | Darkseid's Elite |
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Publication history
editVirman Vundabar was created by Jack Kirby and first appeared in Mister Miracle #5 (December 1971). His physical appearance is modeled after that of Benito Mussolini.[2]
The name "Vundabar" is a corruption of the German word "wunderbar", which means "wonderful", and has also been spelled as "Vunderbarr". His first name "Virman" is a corruption of the word "vermin", which means a small rodent or animal (which describes his own height).
Fictional character biography
editVundabar is a New God from Apokolips and minion of Granny Goodness and Darkseid who models his appearance after that of Prussian culture.[3][4] He has orchestrated many schemes to gain power, often collaborating with Darkseid's lieutenants Doctor Bedlam, Steppenwolf, and Kanto.[5]
In Death of the New Gods, Vundabar is killed by Darkseid before eventually being resurrected.[6]
In Terror Titans, Vundabar is killed by the Clock King, with his niece Malice joining the Female Furies.
In Tom King's Mister Miracle series, Vundabar appears as part of a hallucination Mister Miracle suffers after being exposed to the Anti-Life Equation.[7]
Powers and abilities
editVirman Vundabar is stronger than any human of his build and stature and is ageless, like other New Gods. He is also an ingenious scientist skilled at devising deadly traps, and is a cunning military strategist. He is good as a hand-to-hand combatant, but is handicapped by his small size, and prefers to leave physical combat to his troops.
Other versions
editAn alternate universe incarnation of Virnam Vundabar appears in Kingdom Come.
In other media
editTelevision
edit- Virman Vundabar appears in Justice League Unlimited, voiced by Arte Johnson.[8]
- Virman Vundabar makes a non-speaking appearance in the Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode "Darkseid Descending!".
- Virman Vundabar appears in the Justice League Action episode "Under a Red Sun", voiced by William Salyers.[8]
Video games
edit- Virman Vundabar appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.[9]
- Virman Vundabar appears as a playable character in Lego DC Super-Villains, voiced by Corey Burton.[10]
References
edit- ^ Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Korte, Steve; Manning, Matt; Wiacek, Win; Wilson, Sven (2016). The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe. DK Publishing. p. 321. ISBN 978-1-4654-5357-0.
- ^ Ro, Ronin. Tales to Astonish: Jack Kirby, Stan Lee and the American Comic Book Revolution (Bloomsbury, 2004)
- ^ Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Manning, Matthew K.; McAvennie, Michael; Wallace, Daniel (2019). DC Comics Year By Year: A Visual Chronicle. DK Publishing. p. 167. ISBN 978-1-4654-8578-6.
- ^ Wallace, Dan (2008), "Virman Vundabar", in Dougall, Alastair (ed.), The DC Comics Encyclopedia, London: Dorling Kindersley, p. 325, ISBN 978-0-7566-4119-1
- ^ Underworld Unleashed: Apokolips - Dark Uprising #1 (1995)
- ^ Death of the New Gods #1 (October 2007)
- ^ Mister Miracle (vol. 4) #1 (October 2017). DC Comics.
- ^ a b "Virman Vundabar Voices (DC Universe)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved July 17, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
- ^ Eisen, Andrew (October 2, 2013). "DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide". IGN. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
- ^ Michael, Jon; Veness, John (November 2, 2018). "Characters - LEGO DC Super-Villains Guide". IGN. Retrieved July 17, 2024.