Osiris (DC Comics)
Osiris is a fictional character in American comic books published by DC Comics. First appearing in 52 #23, the character was created by Geoff Johns, Greg Rucka, and Grant Morrison. Throughout the publication of the character's history, he often serves as both an analogue to Captain Marvel Jr./Shazam Jr. in Black Adam's supporting cast while being depicted as a superhero, antihero, and villain.
The character's alter-ego is Amon Tomaz, a Cairo-born Egyptian teenager and younger brother of Adrianna Tomaz who is captured and sold into slavery by Intergang, an organized crime syndicate and enemies of Superman whose advanced technology is supplied secretly by Apokoliptian New Gods. Although brutalized, Black Adam heals him by granting him a portion of his power, transforming him into the demigod-esque being and christened as "Osiris", named after the aforementioned deity by the Egyptian deities, and becomes Black Adam's first protege, a royal prince of Kahndaq, and a member of his Black Marvel Family.' As Osiris, the character was a brief member of the Teen Titans before he is discredited by Amanda Waller and undergoes a comic book death when he is first killed by Sobek, revealed to be a Apokoliptian Four Horsemen. A older Amon is resurrected during Brightest Day but is corrupted due to outside influences, joining up with Deathstroke's Titans in hopes of resurrecting both his brother-in-law and older sister. Following the New 52 reboot, he is first cast as a Kahndaqi-native teenager and freedom fighter acting as an occult specialist in the Sons of Adam, a group of revolutionaries dedicated to resurrecting Black Adam. Although he was killed by one of the Four Horsemen, aspects of his history are restored.
In the Arrowverse television series Legends of Tomorrow, a different iteration of the character named Behrad Tarazi was introduced and played by Shayan Sobhian. Additionally, Amon Tomaz made his live-action debut in the DC Extended Universe film Black Adam, portrayed by Bodhi Sabongui. In Black Adam, the character is expressed as Adrianna's son rather than younger brother. Her brother was named Karim''' and was portrayed by Mohammed Amer.
Creation
During the development of the 52 series, Osiris' character came into fruition later in the development process as the team behind the book sought to create a love interest for Black Adam and later, a supporting cast for the character with Amon introduced as a brother-in-law. As Osiris's character came into focus during the series, Geoff Johns created Sobek to act as a unique companion to the character, opting to dis-include another Marvel Family parallel character or another young superhero character.Publication history
Osiris was first depicted in Teen Titans #38, making his full appearance in 52 #23, created by Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid, Keith Giffen, and Drew Johnson. He appeared extensively in the 2006-2007 weekly series 52 as a supporting character within Black Adam's portion of the story. The character is eventually killed off in the forty-third issue of the series, with his sequences involving his death drawn by Giffen. Giffen was noted to dislike Osiris and originally drew a short joke comic with Sobek humorously contemplating eating him, unaware of the character's death scene.In March 2010, Osiris would first briefly return briefly in the Blackest Night crossover event. As part of DC's January campaign of bringing back 'dead comic runs', the Black Lantern Osiris featured in the one-shot The Power of Shazam! revival. Two months later, the character would make a full revival within the eighth issue of the Blackest Night main series.
Fictional character biography
Born in Cairo, Amon was the younger brother of Adrianna and a teenager with dreams of becoming a musician until his parents are killed by Intergang. The pair are captured and separated as they're sold into slavery but Intergang later intended to brainwash the young man and when he showcased the strength of will to resist their coercion from mind control and torture, he is brutalized into a paraplegic as punishment. He is found by the Question and Renee Montoya, friends of Adrianna and Black Adam and is saved. When his injures proved to great to easily heal, Adam shares his power and makes him to hero and royal prince Osiris, completing his Black Marvel Family.As Osiris, Amon seeks to use his abilities for good and prove himself heroic despite doubts from the superhero community and world powers due to his affiliation with Black Adam. While Osiris secured membership with the Teen Titans briefly, he is discredited by Amanda Waller and the Suicide Squad when he kills Persuader, whose Atomic Axe and radioactive-based powers proved apt against Isis's power and goes for a killing blow. Now branded a killer, he is ostracized by the hero community and shortly after, is killed by close friend and ally Sobek, revealing himself as Famine. Isis's death follows and in her final words, expresses regret in tempering Adam and pleads to avenge both her and Amon. Their shared deaths proved a catalyst for Adam's rampage during the "World War III" storyline. Despite the Teen Titan's reservations for Osiris, a statue of him was erected in his honor.
''[Blackest Night] and [Brightest Day]''
Osiris would later return briefly returned as a reanimated Black Lantern corpse, possessing the powers of a champion due to Black Adam using his godly power to restore his body to ensure a pleasant afterlife. He comes into conflict with a reanimated Black Lantern Sobek but manages to kill him himself, dying as a hero both for himself and in the perspective of his people. Osiris was brought back to life at the end of Blackest Night along with several other formerly deceased heroes and villains. Amon appears briefly as he returns to Kahndaq, his body fully healed. Vowing to restore Kahndaq to its former prosperity, Osiris takes the petrified bodies of Adam and Isis and flies off to an unknown destination.''Titans, Villains for Hire''
Osiris later becomes involved with Deathstroke's Titan team shortly after being ushed by Wonder Girl to turn himself to authorities over the killing of Persuader, leaving in anger as he tries to resurrect Black Adam and Isis to no avail. When promised by Deathstroke to seeking a solution if he joins him, Osiris accepts and helps him assassinate Ryan Choi but finds himself in several moral dilemmas involved in killing others, his turbulent relations with other teammates, and comes into conflict with several heroes such as Batman and Captain Marvel,. Using Freddy's divine power, he resurrects Isis from her petrified state but leaves him depowered and Isis in a frantic state. While she is saved, she expressed disapproval for both his actions and recognizes a corruption within him. When his morality further deteriorates and following reaffirming his affiliation with Deathstroke, Isis ousts him from his position as ruler of Kahndaq and follows Deathstroke as he reveals his true plans in constructing a device capable of resurrecting his son and his teammate's lost loved ones. When the device manages to resurrect Jericho, the team is split and battles one another in which cumilates to the destruction of the device. Osiris leaves with Doctor Sivana in tow and asks him to rebuild the device but Sivana asks him in his help to kill the wizard Shazam.The New 52 and DC Rebirth
In 2011, "The New 52" rebooted the DC Universe. Amon Tomas is a teenager recruited by the Sons of Adam, a terrorist group working on freeing Khandaq from Ibac's dictatorship. Due to his translating and occult knowledge, he is tasked in reading an ancient spell to resurrect Black Adam. But before completing it, the military attacks them. Mortally injured, Amon makes his sister Adrianna complete the spell which revives Adam.During the 2016 "Shazam! and the Seven Magiclands" storyline, it is revealed that Isis and Osiris's 's prior history as the super-powered Black Marvel Family was restored, although they died under unknown circumstances years prior. Mister Mind and Doctor Sivanna would later attempt to recruit Black Adam into his Monster Society of Evil by tempting him with the power of the Darklands, which Mind claimed could resurrect those who he tried to in the past, including Amon and Adrianna.
Characterization
Amon Tomaz is a former teenage slave who suffered injuries from Intergang made to render him paraplegic but regains mobility following Black Adam sharing his powers with him and makes him a prince of Kahndaq. The character was initially described to be kind-heart, trusting, and naive to an extent with unwavering loyalty towards Kahndaq, Black Adam, and Isis, the last whom is his older sister. Following their revival, the character undergoes a notable change in attitude, displaying a more anti-hero outlook driven by their determination to resurrect their sister. His jaded nature is attributed to external corruption, potentially influenced by Blaze and the trauma of their initial death.A supporting character of Black Adam, Osiris within the DC Universe narratively parallels his mentor in being a benevolent and respect figure in Kahndaq but a controversial figure within both the superhero community and world at large, a reoccurring conflict with the character.