General Ph'yzzon
30 years ago - Ph'yzzon is born on Tamaran.
20 years ago - 10-year-old Ph'yzzon is sent to begin his warrior training with the warlords of Okaara.
15 years ago - 15-year-old Ph'yzzon is taken as a slave when the Gordanians invade Tamaran.
13 years ago - 17-year-old Ph'yzzon escapes Gordanian enslavement & forms a rebellion against them to free the people of Tamaran.
7 years ago - 23-year-old Ph'yzzon's rebellion is assisted by the Omega Men & Dick Grayson as they assault the Gordanians and free the kidnapped princess Koriand'r. They join the Omega Men in capitalizing on their victory and overthrow the Gordanian regime in the Vega System. With Queen Luand'r unable to assume the throne after the death of her husband, he is chosen by the people to take the throne, but can only be granted the title when he marries Koriand'r.
5 years ago - 25-year-old Ph'yzzon's leadership of Tamaran is secure enough for Koriand'r to return to Earth, adopting the planet as her own.
1 years ago - 29-year-old Ph'yzzon assists Koriand'r when she helps all the surviving Titans venture into space in order to save Donna Troy.
General Ph'yzzon's StoryIn order to tell our version of Starfire, we needed a major defining moment to end her time on Earth and her engagement with Grayson. We had already intended to make the coup to free her people from slavery a major arc for her. It just makes sense that she would have to marry to protect the lineage of the royal family, and Ph'yzzon is clearly the best candidate for that role, both as the leader of the resistance and the person who actually wound up marrying Kori in comic continuity.
The Titans timeline in comics got a little wonky in this era as there didn't seem to be one truly solid series continuing their adventures and as a result a lot of the Perez/Wolfman Titans spend a few years adrift, so it's a little fuzzy just who this character is and how he affected Kori. We've chosen to essentially make him a new character entirely, a bold and dashing but also very duty-bound warrior who is truly the ideal choice to lead Tamaran. He embraces his role as the new King and supports Kori in everything she does, Even if that means going back to Earth. In fact, it's kind of important in resolving Kori and Dick's relationship for Ph'yzzon to actually be the respectful and heroic king that Tamaran needs. For Kori to be able to return to Earth, to adopt it as her new home, she has to KNOW that her home planet and her people are safe and secure. This actually says quite a but about this character who led the Tamaranian resistance, who married the princess to secure his rule, and then focused purely on selflessly protecting his people, freeing her to go be her own person. We like this guy now. |
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