Korath the Pursuer

"What is your name?!" "My name is Peter Quill, okay? Dude, chill out." "Move!" "Why?" "Ronan may have questions for you."

- Korath the Pursuer and Peter Quill

Korath the Pursuer was a Kree who served as one of the members of Starforce during the Kree-Skrull War under the command of Yon-Rogg, and by 1995, he was helping the team battle the dwindling Skrull opposition. Later tasked to acquire the Tesseract for the Kree Empire, but failed when he and several of his teammates were bested by Captain Marvel.

By 2014, he became a cybernetically enhanced warrior who had abandoned Starforce, and began working as a loyal enforcer for Ronan the Accuser. Tasked by Thanos to find the Orb, Korath encountered Star-Lord, and later remained loyal to Ronan when he betrayed Thanos. During the Battle of Xandar, Korath was killed by the Guardians of the Galaxy while rallying the Sakaaran defenses for the Dark Aster.

Ambush on Torfa
"Has a Skrull ever simmed you?" "Once. It was deeply disturbing." "Why?" "Because I stared into the face of my mortal enemy and the face staring back was my own."

- Vers and Korath

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Battle at Mar-Vell's Laboratory
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Trained by Thanos
Korath decided to train alongside Thanos' adopted daughters Gamora and Nebula, becoming one of the most dangerous and feared warriors in the universe. He also had cybernetic enhancements. Having abandoned Starforce, Korath joined Ronan the Accuser in his revenge quest on Xandar, thus earning the nickname of the Pursuer.

Encounter with Star-Lord
"How do you know about this?" "I don't even know what that is!"

- Korath and Star-Lord

Having made a deal with Ronan the Accuser to assist in his own quest for revenge, Thanos sent Korath to work under the Kree for a time. Under the orders of Ronan, Korath led a platoon of Sakaarans to take Nebula and Gamora to Praxius IX when a lead for the Orb appeared there. The lead turned out to be false, and the party left empty handed. Following up another lead, Korath traveled to Morag to investigate another possible location of the Orb. While hunting for the Orb on Morag, Korath found that Peter Quill had already located and successfully stolen the Orb. Korath and his soldiers took him hostage while Quill attempted to talk his way out of the situation by first claiming he was unaware of what he had found, although Korath noted that he was in fact clearly a member of the Ravagers. Quill then tried claiming to be a legendary outlaw going by the name Star-Lord, who Korath had never heard of. Tired of his foolishness, Korath refused to listen and ordered his squad of Sakaarans to take Quill and the Orb back to Ronan for questioning onboard the Dark Aster. However, Quill managed to escape by shooting Korath in the chest with his Quad Blasters and killing his Sakaaran soldiers with a Plasma Sphere. Korath survived due to his own enhanced skin and body armor and attempted to kill his attacker by shooting back at him. Quill escaped through the hole in the wall and Korath gave chase across the surface of the planet. Quill was just able to get to his ship by using a Gravity Mine to incapacitate Korath's soldiers. While Quill attempted to start his ship, Korath ordered all of his men to build a cannon. By the time the cannon was ready, Quill used his ship to escape back to Xandar as Korath tried and failed to shoot him out of the sky, as he watched furiously as Quill flew away. Korath returned to the Dark Aster and informed Ronan, Gamora and Nebula of events on Morag and of the outlaw Star-Lord, who his sources had informed him was planning to sell the Orb to Broker on Xandar. Ronan ordered Gamora to travel to Xandar and retrieve the Orb from Quill when he attempted to sell it to Broker, while Korath remained behind and continued to command Ronan's army, being deemed unworthy to find the Orb.

Betraying Thanos
"Master, you cannot! Thanos is the most powerful being in the universe!" "Not anymore."

- Korath and Ronan the Accuser

Having successfully retaken the Orb from the traitorous Gamora, Korath was present when Ronan the Accuser presented his prize to the Mad Titan, with Korath holding it up for Thanos to see. However Ronan decided to betray Thanos and keep the Orb's power to himself, despite Korath warning that Thanos was too powerful to dare challenge. The Orb's power caused explosions on the Dark Aster as Ronan consumed the power into his Cosmi-Rod and told Thanos that after he had destroyed Xandar, he would kill the Mad Titan himself. Korath was disturbed by this due to how extremely powerful Thanos is, and questioned his master's decision as he believed that Thanos was the most powerful being in the universe. However, Ronan reassured him that with the Orb's power, Thanos would not pose a threat.

Battle of Xandar
"You will never make it to Ronan!"

- Korath to Star-Lord

During the Battle of Xandar in which Ronan the Accuser's forces had attempted to finally exact their revenge against the Xandarians, the Dark Aster was then attacked by the combined forces of the Yondu Ravager Clan and the Nova Corps. Korath led his unit of Sakaaran soldiers in defending the Dark Aster, as they matched through the ship, they encountered Star-Lord, Drax the Destroyer and Groot who had boarded the ship with the intention of killing Ronan and stopping his attack. A fight ensued between Korath's forces and the Guardians of the Galaxy, in which Korath personally fought Star-Lord, seeking revenge for their earlier battle. Korath soon easily over-powered his human foe and mocked his attempts to kill Ronan and reclaim the Orb. As Quill was thrown across the space, Korath stood over he and noted that he would ensure none of them would ever make it to Ronan's location as he and their men would kill them all first. Their fight was interrupted when Drax the Destroyer defended Quill and attacked Korath. Korath briefly gained the upper hand, but the tables were turned and Korath was pinned against a wall by the incredibly powerful Drax. He then proceeded to finally kill Korath, as he tore out a cybernetic part of his head while reciting his attempt at a metaphor while Korath's body spasmed from the electric shocks and he dropped to the ground dead.

Personality
"You think you're funny, but I'm not laughing." "You never laugh." "I laugh, on the inside. And I'm not doing it now."

- Korath and Att-Lass

Korath was a ruthless individual who would stop at nothing in obtaining his objective. He was loyal to Ronan the Accuser and greatly feared Thanos, for he referred the latter as "the most powerful being in the universe." Fully aware of what the Mad Titan is capable, Korath tried to reason with his master about the consequences of claiming the Power Stone for himself. Ronan however assured him that with the Stone in his possession, Thanos would no longer be a threat. Korath retained his loyalty to Ronan and continued to follow his leader until their respective deaths in the Battle of Xandar.

Powers

 * Kree Physiology: As a Kree, Korath possessed all of the various superhuman attributes common among his people, such as superhuman strength, durability, agility, and an efficient healing factor.
 * Superhuman Strength: Korath had strength that rivaled that of Drax the Destroyer thanks to his Kree physiology and his cybernetic augmentations. He could jump from great heights and land in a crouched manner unfazed, with the ground beneath him being left with a crater marking where he landed. His blows could hurl a grown humanoid several feet across the air at great speed. However, Drax was able to overpower and pin him against a wall, leaving him helpless before Drax ripped of a cybernetic part of his head, killing him.
 * Superhuman Durability: Korath's body is much more resistant to physical damage than the body of a normal human being, to the point where he could destroy the stone by landing on it after falling from a great height. It was durable enough to withstand Vers's blows and photons blasts, and later be thrown through the air with a lethal shot of Quad Blasters of Star-Lord and only be stunned by these attacks. However, removing the cybernetic parts of his head could kill him instantly, as Drax killed him doing it.
 * Superhuman Agility: Korath naturally has greater agility than a human being, which allowed him to jump from a building and easily fall on his feet. He was also able to fight Drax and dodge his attacks, before being subdued.
 * Regenerative Healing Factor: As with all Kree, Korath possesses a healing factor which allows him to recover from injuries in a much shorter timespan than humans.

Abilities

 * Expert Combatant: Korath, having trained throughout his life in combat with fighters such as Gamora and Nebula, is a highly trained armed and unarmed combatant. He was skilled enough to defeat Star-Lord with relative ease and initially managed to overcome Drax the Destroyer for a while, during his fight, before the latter killed him.
 * Sword Mastery: While training with Gamora and Nebula, Korath used a sword with great skill. As a member of the Starforce, Korath used two energy swords as his way of fighting in battle. He was able to defeat several Skrulls and fight against Vers for a while, before being subdued.
 * Expert Marksman: Korath used a Necroblaster in battle, being armed with it in an attempt to stop Star-Lord from escaping on Morag.
 * Multilingualism: Korath is well versed in the native languages ​​of several alien species, including Sakaar's.

Equipment

 * Starforce Uniform: While a member of Starforce, Korath possessed a uniform of Kree origin to use on his missions. These uniforms have built in universal translators that allow their wearers to understand the language of anyone they interact with and be able to speak their language back to them. The uniforms also contain a device capable of analyzing and identifying any object placed within it on the uniform's sleeve. The uniform's color scheme can also be customized to suit the user's preference's via a device located on the uniform's sleeve, though Korath himself never had any reason to do this.
 * Helmet: It also includes a collapsible helmet that can fit around the wearer's head. The helmet can generate its own atmosphere and allows the wearer to breath in the vacuum of space, as well as underwater, where it will give off a blue glow to provide light.

Weapons

 * Kree Energy Swords: Korath was armed with a pair of Kree Energy Swords that can be charged with blue energy that enabled them to easily slice through metal like butter.
 * Necroblaster: Korath_1.png at Star-Lord]]Korath the Pursuer had used this weapon during his fight with Star-Lord on Morag, when a attempting to bring him to Ronan the Accuser.
 * Cosmi-Rod: Korath briefly held Ronan's main weapon during his talk with Thanos, as Korath handed the weapon back to Ronan to successfully absorb the strength of the Power Stone.

Vehicles

 * Helion: To be added
 * Necrocraft: Korath and his team of Sakaarans had used a Necrocraft to fly over to Morag with the aim of finding the Orb to bring back to Ronan.

Allies

 * Kree Empire
 * Supreme Intelligence - Superior
 * Starforce - Former Teammates
 * Yon-Rogg - Former Leader
 * Minn-Erva †
 * Att-Lass
 * Bron-Char
 * Accusers
 * Ronan the Accuser † - Leader
 * Soh-Larr
 * Sakaarans †
 * Nebula
 * The Other †

Enemies

 * Skrulls
 * Talos
 * Soren
 * Talos' Daughter
 * Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel - Former Teammate
 * Nick Fury
 * Maria Rambeau
 * Goose
 * Guardians of the Galaxy
 * Peter Quill/Star-Lord - Attempted Killer and Attempted Victim
 * Gamora - Former Ally
 * Drax the Destroyer - Attempted Victim and Killer
 * Rocket Raccoon
 * Groot
 * Nova Corps
 * Thanos † - Former Master

Trivia

 * In the comics, Korath (or Korath-Thak) was a Kree cyber-geneticist, and the founder of a project to develop cybernetic warriors for the Kree militia. He was also one of the members of the Starforce and the former leader of the Pursuer Corps.

Behind the Scenes

 * Korath's early designs included blue skin, but painting Djimon Hounsou's skin was scrapped during production.
 * His comics outfit was also expected to appear in Captain Marvel, though it was scrapped in favor of giving him a Starforce uniform, as the rest of the team members.
 * Aaron Toney, Karanja Yorke, Kofi Yiadom, Khalid Ghajji and Eric Watson were stunt doubles for Djimon Hounsou in the role of Korath the Pursuer.