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Zorak is one of the main antagonists of the Space Ghost franchise, the others being Brak and Moltar. He is a giant teal praying mantis who appears as Space Ghost's archenemy and most dangerous threat as he has almost defeated Space Ghost on numerous occasions. One of Zorak's main weapons is his matter intensifier. He has also been known for planetary mass murders in the DC comic miniseries. Zorak appeared on the original Space Ghost cartoon six times and became a main cast member of the spinoff The Brak Show.

He was voiced by the late Don Messick and the late C. Martin Croker, who also played Moltar and Dr. Weird. He is voiced by Jim Conroy in Jellystone!

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Space Ghost

Zorak is a diabolical galactic warlord who leads the Zorathians in missions of destruction, conquest, and pillaging. In his first appearance, he is already in jail due to Space Ghost's intervention. He kidnaps Space Ghost's teenage sidekicks and holds them hostage, attempting to lure Space Ghost into a trap. When Space Ghost escapes, he attempts to execute them. Space Ghost manages to save the twins and destroy Zorak's base. Though it appears that he and his men have died, Zorak reappears later in the series to further antagonize Space Ghost.

Zorak appears in the final arc of the series as a member of the Council of Doom, where he is one of their most effective and dangerous members, nearly bringing Space Ghost and his friends to their death before he is defeated. In the final battle, the Council of Doom's base is obliterated and the villains are left for dead, but it is likely they escaped and scattered, waiting for a better opportunity to get their revenge.

Zorak is a warlord with a large army of his people, but he is not the leader of his species. Zorak is an intergalactic fugitive and considered an outcast even among his fellow aliens. His army is known as "The Zorathians" but this is not the name of his species.

Space Ghost: Coast to Coast

Zorak is still a villain but is captured by Space Ghost and forced to lead the band on his talk show. Zorak constantly insults Space Ghost and sometimes messes with the guests. Although he is evil he has normal conversations with Space Ghost and Moltar at the commissary every now and again.

Zorak has lost his army since the events of the original series, and is forced to behave more as a treacherous and thuggish brute than an oppressive galactic conqueror. He regularly engages in acts of violence and hedonism, delighting in the pain of others and engaging in selfish and destructive behavior to satisfy himself. Whenever Zorak steps too far out of line, Space Ghost is quick to zap him with his energy rays, causing him great suffering.

One of his more notorious acts was when his nephew Raymond was a guest star. Zorak devoured Raymond whose cries for help were drowned out by Zorak's comments (which of course flew over Space Ghost's head). Raymond later came back as an angel. Of all the original Space Ghost villains who appeared on Coast to Coast, Zorak is the one who changed the least. While Brak became a lovable dullard and Moltar became a laid-back and very professional (if slightly sadistic) technician, Zorak retained his penchant for cruelty and destruction. The only major difference between the two iterations is that modern Zorak is less articulate than his 60s-era counterpart.

The Brak Show

Zorak has more free rein and frequently antagonizes. He usually manipulates Brak into aiding in or committing illegal acts (such as convincing Brak to help him steal their killbot neighbor Thundercleese's mail under the pretense that it was a game). He also frequently victimizes Brak's nerdy associate and admirer Clarence through beatings, threats, and even once setting him on fire (and presumably killing him) when he briefly had pyrokinetic abilities due to an unusual transformation. In one episode, he runs a bullying operation where his intended victims pay him for a beating that, as he put it, "they were going to get anyway". Zorak also revels in thievery and steals items as he pleases be they a tank (as in the picture to the left), a jackhammer or Thundercleese's paychecks. He seldom gets away with his crimes though as he is likely to meet a destructive fate, usually getting blasted by Thundercleese. Nevertheless, Brak considers Zorak to be a friend, although he has acknowledged Zorak's evil nature (even once referring Zorak as a "remorseless sinner").

Zorak also acts to protect his villainous image. He once threatened Brak if he had told people that he was Brak's friend. During an episode where he had an incredible singing voice after a lump (that was living and became his manager) was knocked from his throat, Zorak resented being appreciated and adored by fans, preferring that they should fear and loathe him. (His songs were complete threats to the audience, most obviously "I'll Kick Your Ass", but his boy band-esque voice swayed them otherwise). He and Brak plotted to get the lump back into his throat in order to reclaim his old villainous voice.

Given his suburban life and his bullying behavior, it can be assumed this version of Zorak is only a teenager, and the The Brak Show is something of a prequel to the other incarnations of the character.

Other Media

Zorak Off-Model
Zorak, off-model.
An off-model version of Zorak appears in an early Space Ghost comic published by Gold Key. Here, as this was very early promotional material for the show, it is likely a miscommunication between the studio and the artist led to this mistake. This version of Zorak looks radically different, with an oval-shaped head, a differently proportioned body and a completely different outfit.

Zorak's Plan
Zorak and Brak in Comico's "Space Ghost" comic series.
In later comics based on both the original series and Coast to Coast, Zorak once again resembles his cartoon counterpart. In Comico's Space Ghost series, Zorak joins forces with the other Doom Council members (with the notable and unexplained exception of Moltar) and Lurker to try to destroy Space Ghost yet again. Notably, Brak is ironically very insulting to Zorak and acts as his superior, a stark contrast to his later comedic appearances. The Coast to Coast iteration of Zorak plays a heavy role in the Space Ghost stories in Cartoon Network's Comic Book anthology series Cartoon Network Presents, Cartoon Network Starring, and Cartoon Cartoons.

Zorak Reboot
Zorak in the 2006 series.
In Joe Kelly's 2005 Space Ghost reboot, Zorak's appearance is again changed. Here, Zorak is far less cartoonish and more monster-like, having solid yellow eyes with no pupils, a more roach-like body and a second pair of arms with pincers for hands. In the comic, Zorak is a violent and brutal warlord who leads a massive army of his own clones into battle. This is a nod to how in Coast to Coast, Zorak was blown up countless times but always seemed to reappear unscathed, and also how all of Zorak's minions in the original series looked exactly like him.

Zorak appears again in the Scooby Doo: Team Up! story Space Case alongside Moltar. Space Ghost recruits Mystery Inc. to help him foil an evil plan by Moltar and Zorak so as to build an attack base on the moon and take over the earth.

Zorak appears in Jellystone!
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Zorak's species appears in the Jabberjaw episode "There is No Place Like Outer Space", another Hanna Barbera show. Here, it is revealed their homeworld is known as "Dorkar". They attempt to invade an underwater city in the future only to be thwarted by Jabberjaw and his friends.
Two of Zorak's voice actors, Don Messick and C. Martin Croker passed away 19 years apart, in 1997 and 2016 respectively.

Brak is one of the main antagonists of the Space Ghost franchise. He is considered one of the show's main recurring antagonists along with Moltar and Zorak. In contrast to the tyrannical and power-hungry Moltar, and the scheming and malevolent Zorak, Brak was one of the less threatening and dangerous villains in the franchise, but he still held considerable power, although after the increase of his idiocy, he couldn't cause trouble for Space Ghost anymore.

He was voiced by Keye Luke in the original cartoon and Andy Merrill in Space Ghost Coast to Coast and associated spinoffs and Jellystone!.

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Brak is a feline, humanoid alien with blonde fur visible only from his goatee. He wears a black battle suit with long blue boots, a blue harness, orange gloves and a bizarre black and orange mask with long "ears" on opposite sides and a ceremonial veil on the back that mimics hair. He has large green eyes and thing, cat-like pupils.
Biography

Brak, along with his brother Sisto, is a notorious space pirate and minor foe of the galactic superhero Space Ghost. In the original series, Brak led a small band of other masked feline aliens with his twin brother as his lieutenant. Brak was motivated more by greed than by vengeful aspiration, preying on passing ships carrying gold and other valuables. He had a small, heavily guarded treasure hoard on a remote tropical planet.

In "The Lure" Brak kidnapped Space Ghost's sidekick Jan and threatened to kill her if Space Ghost attempted to intervene in his current heist. Brak was thwarted by Space Ghost and his allies and he and his brother Sisto were forced to retreat, flying directly into a swarm of dangerous Pirranamyte aliens. Although Brak and Sisto were injured, they escaped alive.

In "The Looters," Jan accidentally stumbled upon Brak's treasure horde in a dark cave and was nearly captured before Space Ghost intervened again. Brak and Sisto entered fortified laser turrets and attempted to subdue Space Ghost, but Space Ghost destroyed their machines, and the ensuing explosions caused the cave to collapse. Brak and Sisto survived, but their treasure hoard was presumably destroyed.

In the six-part Council of Doom arc, Brak united with Space Ghost's other primary enemies to destroy the hero once and for all. In the final confrontation, Brak appeared alongside the other members of the Council attempting to kill Space Ghost, but their fortress was destroyed and he was left to die, but it is more likely that he made it out alive but with enough brain damage that . Sisto briefly appeared in "The Two Faces of Doom" assisting Brak but was not present during the final battle.

Although Sisto was Brak's brother, Brak showed no respect for him. Sisto was treated no better than one of Brak's underlings, forcing him to call Brak "master" and sending him to do menial tasks. Brak even threatened to kill Sisto if he failed. Sisto most likely endured this humiliation out of fear.
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In Other Media

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Brak playing cards with Creature King.
Brak appeared in Comico's Space Ghost comic series in the eighties. In stark contrast to his portrayal in later works, this version of Brak is dominant, callous and insulting. He regularly demeaned Zorak and questioned his competence, which lead to Zorak becoming frustrated. This lead to tension and eventually infighting, which helped Space Ghost defeat the evil team.

Brak has made appearances in parodying spin-offs of Space Ghost, such as Space Ghost Coast to Coast, his own show the Brak Show and Cartoon Planet, along with Moltar and Zorak. The Brak in these shows is portrayed as a mindless and childish simpleton with no similarities to the actual Brak or his true villainous nature.

In these more comedic series, Brak is a lovable dullard who wants to befriend everyone he meets and sing about life. Notably, in the prequel The Brak Show, his kind nature is even more pronounced, as he regularly goes out of his way to help people, albeit in an ineffectual and naive way. Even when engaging in mischievous or illegal activity, it's usually unwitting or out of good intentions.

However, there are subtle hints that his evil nature may still lie dormant in him. In the Brak Show episode "Braklet, Prince of Spaceland" after Brak's father tells him to kill Zorak, Brak has a mental breakdown and begins ranting and raving to himself about his uncontrollable urge to kill not just Zorak, but every living thing around him. In the episode "Brakstreet" Brak expresses delight that Thundercleese has found a group of enemies to slaughter and remarks "It's like I always say: when life gives you lemons, you blow those lemons to bits with your laser cannons!" However, these moments are meant to be more humorous than substantial.

Brak appears in Jellystone!
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Brak as he appeared in the original series.
Brak as he appeared in the original series.
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Moltar with Zorak and Brak
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Brak and Sisto in their ship
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Space Ghost Coast to Coast action figures made by Toycom, including Brak.
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A pair of Brak's minions
Clay Martin Croker as Brak and Sisto (voice only)
Clay Martin Croker as Brak and Sisto (voice only)
Trivia

In his first appearance, Brak had whiskers on his mask. In all his subsequent appearances, his whiskers are gone.
In his first Coast to Coast appearance, he was voiced by the late C. Martin Croker as a take on Beavis and Butthead.
Brak's name is pronounced the same way as Crack. In the Council of Doom arc from the original cartoon, Brak's name is pronounced the same way as Brock.
In a sketch on Cartoon Planet, it is explained that Brak became stupid after suffering a severe head injury from a falling rock in "The Looters." However, this explanation is proven false, as Brak appeared in later episodes perfectly cognizant.
It is much more likely that Brak suffered his traumatic brain injury when the Council of Doom's citadel was destroyed.

Kang and Kodos Johnson are major antagonists in The Simpsons, appearing in every one of the annual Treehouse of Horror specials, often as the main antagonists of various segments (as well as being responsible of the troubles in Springfield), and also as the main antagonists of The Simpsons: Hit & Run and the secondary antagonists of The Simpsons Game. They are a pair of alien siblings from planet Rigel 7.

Kang is voiced by Harry Shearer, who also voices Mr. Burns, Waylon Smithers, Legs, Herman Hermann, Birch Barlow, God, Mr. Largo, and Adolf Hitler in the same series, while Kodos is voiced by Dan Castellaneta, who also voices Itchy, the Blue-Haired Lawyer, Frankie the Squealer, Krusto D. Clown, the villainous version of Groundskeeper Willie featured in Treehouse of Horror VI, Count Dracula, Louie, Mayor Quimby, and Donald Trump in the same series, as well as Ventriloquist and Scarface in The Batman, Megavolt in Darkwing Duck, Evil Jim in Earthworm Jim, Postman in Olive, the Other Reindeer, Mr. Mysterio in Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!, Nick Vermicelli in Hey Arnold! The Movie, The Wickersham Brothers in Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!, and The Robot Devil in Futurama.

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Kang and Kodos are green alien-like creatures. They come from the distant planet of Rigel 7. They possess a state of the art spaceship, from which they observe life on Earth. At one point, they got bored with watching a game of Baseball and sped it up to the point of accidentally destroying the entire Universe by sucking up all matter including the Earth and God into a massive black hole. They despise the Simpson family, along with all the other residents of Springfield, and eventually humanity. Sometimes such as in the comics, Kodos is shown as female, but in the first appearance, she is similar to Kang (despite the latter saying that Kodos is his sister).
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In their first appearance, Kang and Kodos take the Simpsons aboard their spaceship with the alleged intent of making them comfortable. However, a suspicious Lisa uncovers a book about "serving man" (a reference to the classic Twilight Zone episode "To Serve Man"), only to be repeatedly corrected by blowing off dust from the cover, revealing it to just apparently be a cookbook of human foods, rather than of humans.

Angered, Kang and Kodos dump the Simpsons back at their house, declaring that they now hate them and would have treated them like kings if Lisa hadn't regarded them with suspicion.

If they are veracious and truthful, this could explain their resentment towards the Simpson family (and humanity) from that point on. Of course, Kang and Kodos are also shown to be extremely manipulative and treacherous, thus is unknown as to whether or not this would be so. In several following Treehouse of Horror segments, Kang and Kodos are shown plotting world domination and attempting to pull it off.

In "Lisa's Nightmare" of "Treehouse of Horror II", Kang and Kodos invade the Earth after Lisa wishes for world peace, thus leaving Earth susceptible to attack and conquering, until Kang and Kodos and the other Rigellians are driven away by Ned's wish to repel them. In a brief scene in "Treehouse of Horror VI", the two are shown attempting to hitch a ride to "Earth Capital", getting no luck.

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Kang and Kodos in Treehouse of Horror VII.
Their most notable conquest occurs in "Treehouse of Horror VII" segment "Citizen Kang" wherein they forcefully abduct Homer and inquire as to who his world leader is. Homer informs them of the then-upcoming election between Bill Clinton and Bob Dole, leading the two to abduct the candidates and impersonate them.

Homer manages to expose the two, but Kang and Kodos exploit the citizens' patriotic right of voting to manipulate them into voting Kang into office. The segment ends with the entire world enslaved to the Rigelians. "Treehouse of Horror IX" reveals an unusual (and naturally non-canon) truth in that Kang is Maggie's true father, having inseminated Marge during an experiment (with a specialized ray gun apparently).

He attempts to reclaim his daughter, only to be countered by the Simpsons. In revenge, Kang and Kodos set out to kill all the leaders in Washington, which the Simpsons (darkly, humorously) encourage. A later attempt at world domination is seen in "Treehouse of Horror XVIII" segment "E.T., Go Home" where Bart encounters and befriends Kodos, who is only using Bart to get information regarding the planet's weaknesses.

Nevertheless, Bart attempts to save Kodos's life, only to then be threatened as Kodos summons up a portal using a device made from ordinary objects. The portal brings in Kang and several Rigellians armed to conquer. Fortunately, they are stopped by the military that guns down all of them except Kodos who is smothered by Homer on a dissection/vivisection table.

In the introduction of "Treehouse of Horror XV", Kang and Kodos are shown preparing the Simpsons in a dinner for their boss. In a teaser for "Treehouse of Horror XXIII", they devour Krusty the Clown in a manner akin to Lady and Tramp eating spaghetti. The motif of the Season 14 DVD boxset for the series involves Kang and Kodos hosting a Halloween party at Burns' estate while attempting to kill the guests. The DVD's booklet has several thinly-hidden signs of this as well, such as "R.I.P" being altered to "R.S.V.P." and claiming that several human-eating slips (such as "meat" and "having you for dinner") are just "typos".

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Video games

The Simpsons Wrestling

In The Simpsons Wrestling, Kang and Kodos appear as bosses in the game that the player must defeat in order to progress. They fight with their standard ray guns.

The Simpsons: Road Rage

In The Simpsons: Road Rage, Kang and Kodos appear in an ending cutscene exclusive to the GameCube and Xbox versions of the game when the $1 million mark has been reached. In it, Kodos says to Kang that the game has "become tiresome", so Kang suggests they under the "ultimate game disc", which is basically Pong. As they both laugh, their spaceship leaves off.

The Simpsons: Hit & Run

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Kang and Kodos in The Simpsons: Hit & Run.
Kang and Kodos serve as the main antagonists of the video-game "The Simpsons: Hit & Run". In the game, they are revealed to be the creators of an intergalactic reality TV show called Foolish Earthlings, focusing on the antics of the residents of Springfield. With the show's ratings plummeting, Kang and Kodos devise a scheme involving the distribution of a new and improved Buzz Cola, which is actually designed to drive it's consumers insane; after the townspeople have descended into madness, they will distribute free laser guns in the hopes of destroying Springfield and ensure huge ratings for their show.

In the end of Level 2, Bart mysteriously disappears in a bright light after helping Professor Frink with his latest invention. Lisa eventually finds him in Level 3 after destroying several government cars looking for him, but discovers that his mind has been completely erased due to his disappearance. This causes Marge to ask about crop circles in Level 4, where Grampa explains something about an alien radio with an antenna. Marge makes the connection between the crop circles and Buzz Cola, and destroys several trucks carrying the beverages. Apu follows one in Level 5, collecting several crates along the way.

Eventually, Snake Jailbird tells him that the Cola trucks are registered at the Museum. Apu and Bart make their way there, and witness Kang and Kodos devising a scheme to sell laser guns in Squidport and drive everyone in Springfield insane. Bart foils their plan in Level 6 with help from Professor Frink and Krusty the Clown by retrieving a laser gun and destroying all of the laser gun stands scattered across Squidport. After Bart destroys the laser gun stands set up throughout Squidport, he and Homer travel to the Duff Brewery to confront them, but arrive just in time to see them fly off in their spaceship.

Before they leave, however, Kang and Kodos reveal that they have already distributed Buzz Cola into Springfield's water supply, causing the dead to rise from the grave and attack the town, which will, in turn, raise their show's ratings. In Level 7, Homer sets out to stop the duo from taking over Springfield. Homer collects supplies to help Springfield survive the zombie apocalypse, and makes his way to the school, where Comic Book Guy explains that the spaceship is using a tractor beam to suck up and send trespassers to their doom, and explains that the nearby black car is a probe for the aliens.

Homer uses a Zombie Car, and follows the probe to the Nuclear Power Plant. He then comes across Professor Frink, who reveals that their weakness is nuclear waste. After sending four barrels of waste into their ship's tractor beam, Homer destroys the ship, killing Kang and Kodos in the process. Much to their confusion, they both end up in Earth Heaven following their deaths, and lament that despite that, their show has become a huge success (with Homer becoming a celebrity among the show's viewers.) The two are then forced to sit through the game's credits, much to their displeasure.

The Simpsons Game

Serving as the main antagonists of the game, Kang and Kodos use their technology to begin a raid on earth, leading several Rigelians to attack Springfield's citizens. In addition, they also bring up Treehouse of Horror villains, such as the dolphins of King Snorky and the rampaging Lard Lad statue, to fight. Although defeated, the aliens nevertheless continue causing destruction, which is finally resolved when the Simpsons get God to fix everything.

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Kang in Treehouse of Horror XXVII.
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Kang and Kodos 2019 Summer Convention limited Funko Pop
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Trivia

Kang and Kodos were named after the two villains on the original Star Trek series.
In "The Simpsons Game" it's shown that they alived Lard Lad and created or influenced King Snorky and his army, all to invade Springfield. It's unknown if they secretly did the same thing in the show.
On one occasion, Kang and Kodos acted as deuteragonists, taking a familiar role in the infatuation of Kamala and Bart. The antagonistic position is made by Gary Chalmers in special apparition from "Treehouse of Horror XXII" that is a parody Miles Quaritch, invading their home planet, killing dozens of the Rigelians and snatching the Hilarium from their domains.
Kang and Kodos were originally going to appear in a mid-credits scene of The Simpsons Movie where they plan to destroy Springfield, but it was cut.
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Kodos on the The Simpsons Wiki

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Zorak is one of the main antagonists of the Space Ghost franchise, the others being Brak and Moltar. He is a giant teal praying mantis who appears as Space Ghost's archenemy and most dangerous threat as he has almost defeated Space Ghost on numerous occasions. One of Zorak's main weapons is his matter intensifier. He has also been known for planetary mass murders in the DC comic miniseries. Zorak appeared on the original Space Ghost cartoon six times and became a main cast member of the spinoff The Brak Show.

He was voiced by the late Don Messick and the late C. Martin Croker, who also played Moltar and Dr. Weird. He is voiced by Jim Conroy in Jellystone!

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Biography

Space Ghost

Zorak is a diabolical galactic warlord who leads the Zorathians in missions of destruction, conquest, and pillaging. In his first appearance, he is already in jail due to Space Ghost's intervention. He kidnaps Space Ghost's teenage sidekicks and holds them hostage, attempting to lure Space Ghost into a trap. When Space Ghost escapes, he attempts to execute them. Space Ghost manages to save the twins and destroy Zorak's base. Though it appears that he and his men have died, Zorak reappears later in the series to further antagonize Space Ghost.

Zorak appears in the final arc of the series as a member of the Council of Doom, where he is one of their most effective and dangerous members, nearly bringing Space Ghost and his friends to their death before he is defeated. In the final battle, the Council of Doom's base is obliterated and the villains are left for dead, but it is likely they escaped and scattered, waiting for a better opportunity to get their revenge.

Zorak is a warlord with a large army of his people, but he is not the leader of his species. Zorak is an intergalactic fugitive and considered an outcast even among his fellow aliens. His army is known as "The Zorathians" but this is not the name of his species.

Space Ghost: Coast to Coast

Zorak is still a villain but is captured by Space Ghost and forced to lead the band on his talk show. Zorak constantly insults Space Ghost and sometimes messes with the guests. Although he is evil he has normal conversations with Space Ghost and Moltar at the commissary every now and again.

Zorak has lost his army since the events of the original series, and is forced to behave more as a treacherous and thuggish brute than an oppressive galactic conqueror. He regularly engages in acts of violence and hedonism, delighting in the pain of others and engaging in selfish and destructive behavior to satisfy himself. Whenever Zorak steps too far out of line, Space Ghost is quick to zap him with his energy rays, causing him great suffering.

One of his more notorious acts was when his nephew Raymond was a guest star. Zorak devoured Raymond whose cries for help were drowned out by Zorak's comments (which of course flew over Space Ghost's head). Raymond later came back as an angel. Of all the original Space Ghost villains who appeared on Coast to Coast, Zorak is the one who changed the least. While Brak became a lovable dullard and Moltar became a laid-back and very professional (if slightly sadistic) technician, Zorak retained his penchant for cruelty and destruction. The only major difference between the two iterations is that modern Zorak is less articulate than his 60s-era counterpart.

The Brak Show

Zorak has more free rein and frequently antagonizes. He usually manipulates Brak into aiding in or committing illegal acts (such as convincing Brak to help him steal their killbot neighbor Thundercleese's mail under the pretense that it was a game). He also frequently victimizes Brak's nerdy associate and admirer Clarence through beatings, threats, and even once setting him on fire (and presumably killing him) when he briefly had pyrokinetic abilities due to an unusual transformation. In one episode, he runs a bullying operation where his intended victims pay him for a beating that, as he put it, "they were going to get anyway". Zorak also revels in thievery and steals items as he pleases be they a tank (as in the picture to the left), a jackhammer or Thundercleese's paychecks. He seldom gets away with his crimes though as he is likely to meet a destructive fate, usually getting blasted by Thundercleese. Nevertheless, Brak considers Zorak to be a friend, although he has acknowledged Zorak's evil nature (even once referring Zorak as a "remorseless sinner").

Zorak also acts to protect his villainous image. He once threatened Brak if he had told people that he was Brak's friend. During an episode where he had an incredible singing voice after a lump (that was living and became his manager) was knocked from his throat, Zorak resented being appreciated and adored by fans, preferring that they should fear and loathe him. (His songs were complete threats to the audience, most obviously "I'll Kick Your Ass", but his boy band-esque voice swayed them otherwise). He and Brak plotted to get the lump back into his throat in order to reclaim his old villainous voice.

Given his suburban life and his bullying behavior, it can be assumed this version of Zorak is only a teenager, and the The Brak Show is something of a prequel to the other incarnations of the character.

Other Media

Zorak Off-Model
Zorak, off-model.
An off-model version of Zorak appears in an early Space Ghost comic published by Gold Key. Here, as this was very early promotional material for the show, it is likely a miscommunication between the studio and the artist led to this mistake. This version of Zorak looks radically different, with an oval-shaped head, a differently proportioned body and a completely different outfit.

Zorak's Plan
Zorak and Brak in Comico's "Space Ghost" comic series.
In later comics based on both the original series and Coast to Coast, Zorak once again resembles his cartoon counterpart. In Comico's Space Ghost series, Zorak joins forces with the other Doom Council members (with the notable and unexplained exception of Moltar) and Lurker to try to destroy Space Ghost yet again. Notably, Brak is ironically very insulting to Zorak and acts as his superior, a stark contrast to his later comedic appearances. The Coast to Coast iteration of Zorak plays a heavy role in the Space Ghost stories in Cartoon Network's Comic Book anthology series Cartoon Network Presents, Cartoon Network Starring, and Cartoon Cartoons.

Zorak Reboot
Zorak in the 2006 series.
In Joe Kelly's 2005 Space Ghost reboot, Zorak's appearance is again changed. Here, Zorak is far less cartoonish and more monster-like, having solid yellow eyes with no pupils, a more roach-like body and a second pair of arms with pincers for hands. In the comic, Zorak is a violent and brutal warlord who leads a massive army of his own clones into battle. This is a nod to how in Coast to Coast, Zorak was blown up countless times but always seemed to reappear unscathed, and also how all of Zorak's minions in the original series looked exactly like him.

Zorak appears again in the Scooby Doo: Team Up! story Space Case alongside Moltar. Space Ghost recruits Mystery Inc. to help him foil an evil plan by Moltar and Zorak so as to build an attack base on the moon and take over the earth.

Zorak appears in Jellystone!
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Zorak's species appears in the Jabberjaw episode "There is No Place Like Outer Space", another Hanna Barbera show. Here, it is revealed their homeworld is known as "Dorkar". They attempt to invade an underwater city in the future only to be thwarted by Jabberjaw and his friends.
Two of Zorak's voice actors, Don Messick and C. Martin Croker passed away 19 years apart, in 1997 and 2016 respectively.

Brak is one of the main antagonists of the Space Ghost franchise. He is considered one of the show's main recurring antagonists along with Moltar and Zorak. In contrast to the tyrannical and power-hungry Moltar, and the scheming and malevolent Zorak, Brak was one of the less threatening and dangerous villains in the franchise, but he still held considerable power, although after the increase of his idiocy, he couldn't cause trouble for Space Ghost anymore.

He was voiced by Keye Luke in the original cartoon and Andy Merrill in Space Ghost Coast to Coast and associated spinoffs and Jellystone!.

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Brak is a feline, humanoid alien with blonde fur visible only from his goatee. He wears a black battle suit with long blue boots, a blue harness, orange gloves and a bizarre black and orange mask with long "ears" on opposite sides and a ceremonial veil on the back that mimics hair. He has large green eyes and thing, cat-like pupils.
Biography

Brak, along with his brother Sisto, is a notorious space pirate and minor foe of the galactic superhero Space Ghost. In the original series, Brak led a small band of other masked feline aliens with his twin brother as his lieutenant. Brak was motivated more by greed than by vengeful aspiration, preying on passing ships carrying gold and other valuables. He had a small, heavily guarded treasure hoard on a remote tropical planet.

In "The Lure" Brak kidnapped Space Ghost's sidekick Jan and threatened to kill her if Space Ghost attempted to intervene in his current heist. Brak was thwarted by Space Ghost and his allies and he and his brother Sisto were forced to retreat, flying directly into a swarm of dangerous Pirranamyte aliens. Although Brak and Sisto were injured, they escaped alive.

In "The Looters," Jan accidentally stumbled upon Brak's treasure horde in a dark cave and was nearly captured before Space Ghost intervened again. Brak and Sisto entered fortified laser turrets and attempted to subdue Space Ghost, but Space Ghost destroyed their machines, and the ensuing explosions caused the cave to collapse. Brak and Sisto survived, but their treasure hoard was presumably destroyed.

In the six-part Council of Doom arc, Brak united with Space Ghost's other primary enemies to destroy the hero once and for all. In the final confrontation, Brak appeared alongside the other members of the Council attempting to kill Space Ghost, but their fortress was destroyed and he was left to die, but it is more likely that he made it out alive but with enough brain damage that . Sisto briefly appeared in "The Two Faces of Doom" assisting Brak but was not present during the final battle.

Although Sisto was Brak's brother, Brak showed no respect for him. Sisto was treated no better than one of Brak's underlings, forcing him to call Brak "master" and sending him to do menial tasks. Brak even threatened to kill Sisto if he failed. Sisto most likely endured this humiliation out of fear.
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Brak, Creature King and Zorak
Brak playing cards with Creature King.
Brak appeared in Comico's Space Ghost comic series in the eighties. In stark contrast to his portrayal in later works, this version of Brak is dominant, callous and insulting. He regularly demeaned Zorak and questioned his competence, which lead to Zorak becoming frustrated. This lead to tension and eventually infighting, which helped Space Ghost defeat the evil team.

Brak has made appearances in parodying spin-offs of Space Ghost, such as Space Ghost Coast to Coast, his own show the Brak Show and Cartoon Planet, along with Moltar and Zorak. The Brak in these shows is portrayed as a mindless and childish simpleton with no similarities to the actual Brak or his true villainous nature.

In these more comedic series, Brak is a lovable dullard who wants to befriend everyone he meets and sing about life. Notably, in the prequel The Brak Show, his kind nature is even more pronounced, as he regularly goes out of his way to help people, albeit in an ineffectual and naive way. Even when engaging in mischievous or illegal activity, it's usually unwitting or out of good intentions.

However, there are subtle hints that his evil nature may still lie dormant in him. In the Brak Show episode "Braklet, Prince of Spaceland" after Brak's father tells him to kill Zorak, Brak has a mental breakdown and begins ranting and raving to himself about his uncontrollable urge to kill not just Zorak, but every living thing around him. In the episode "Brakstreet" Brak expresses delight that Thundercleese has found a group of enemies to slaughter and remarks "It's like I always say: when life gives you lemons, you blow those lemons to bits with your laser cannons!" However, these moments are meant to be more humorous than substantial.

Brak appears in Jellystone!
Gallery

Brak as he appeared in the original series.
Brak as he appeared in the original series.
Brak and Zorak
Moltar with Zorak and Brak
Moltar with Zorak and Brak
Brak and Sisto in their ship
Brak and Sisto in their ship
Space Ghost Coast to Coast action figures made by Toycom, including Brak.
Space Ghost Coast to Coast action figures made by Toycom, including Brak.
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Brak in The Brak Show
Brak in The Brak Show
Brak and Sisto
Brak and Sisto
A pair of Brak's minions
A pair of Brak's minions
Clay Martin Croker as Brak and Sisto (voice only)
Clay Martin Croker as Brak and Sisto (voice only)
Trivia

In his first appearance, Brak had whiskers on his mask. In all his subsequent appearances, his whiskers are gone.
In his first Coast to Coast appearance, he was voiced by the late C. Martin Croker as a take on Beavis and Butthead.
Brak's name is pronounced the same way as Crack. In the Council of Doom arc from the original cartoon, Brak's name is pronounced the same way as Brock.
In a sketch on Cartoon Planet, it is explained that Brak became stupid after suffering a severe head injury from a falling rock in "The Looters." However, this explanation is proven false, as Brak appeared in later episodes perfectly cognizant.
It is much more likely that Brak suffered his traumatic brain injury when the Council of Doom's citadel was destroyed.

Kang and Kodos Johnson are major antagonists in The Simpsons, appearing in every one of the annual Treehouse of Horror specials, often as the main antagonists of various segments (as well as being responsible of the troubles in Springfield), and also as the main antagonists of The Simpsons: Hit & Run and the secondary antagonists of The Simpsons Game. They are a pair of alien siblings from planet Rigel 7.

Kang is voiced by Harry Shearer, who also voices Mr. Burns, Waylon Smithers, Legs, Herman Hermann, Birch Barlow, God, Mr. Largo, and Adolf Hitler in the same series, while Kodos is voiced by Dan Castellaneta, who also voices Itchy, the Blue-Haired Lawyer, Frankie the Squealer, Krusto D. Clown, the villainous version of Groundskeeper Willie featured in Treehouse of Horror VI, Count Dracula, Louie, Mayor Quimby, and Donald Trump in the same series, as well as Ventriloquist and Scarface in The Batman, Megavolt in Darkwing Duck, Evil Jim in Earthworm Jim, Postman in Olive, the Other Reindeer, Mr. Mysterio in Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!, Nick Vermicelli in Hey Arnold! The Movie, The Wickersham Brothers in Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!, and The Robot Devil in Futurama.

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Kang and Kodos are green alien-like creatures. They come from the distant planet of Rigel 7. They possess a state of the art spaceship, from which they observe life on Earth. At one point, they got bored with watching a game of Baseball and sped it up to the point of accidentally destroying the entire Universe by sucking up all matter including the Earth and God into a massive black hole. They despise the Simpson family, along with all the other residents of Springfield, and eventually humanity. Sometimes such as in the comics, Kodos is shown as female, but in the first appearance, she is similar to Kang (despite the latter saying that Kodos is his sister).
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In their first appearance, Kang and Kodos take the Simpsons aboard their spaceship with the alleged intent of making them comfortable. However, a suspicious Lisa uncovers a book about "serving man" (a reference to the classic Twilight Zone episode "To Serve Man"), only to be repeatedly corrected by blowing off dust from the cover, revealing it to just apparently be a cookbook of human foods, rather than of humans.

Angered, Kang and Kodos dump the Simpsons back at their house, declaring that they now hate them and would have treated them like kings if Lisa hadn't regarded them with suspicion.

If they are veracious and truthful, this could explain their resentment towards the Simpson family (and humanity) from that point on. Of course, Kang and Kodos are also shown to be extremely manipulative and treacherous, thus is unknown as to whether or not this would be so. In several following Treehouse of Horror segments, Kang and Kodos are shown plotting world domination and attempting to pull it off.

In "Lisa's Nightmare" of "Treehouse of Horror II", Kang and Kodos invade the Earth after Lisa wishes for world peace, thus leaving Earth susceptible to attack and conquering, until Kang and Kodos and the other Rigellians are driven away by Ned's wish to repel them. In a brief scene in "Treehouse of Horror VI", the two are shown attempting to hitch a ride to "Earth Capital", getting no luck.

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Kang and Kodos in Treehouse of Horror VII.
Their most notable conquest occurs in "Treehouse of Horror VII" segment "Citizen Kang" wherein they forcefully abduct Homer and inquire as to who his world leader is. Homer informs them of the then-upcoming election between Bill Clinton and Bob Dole, leading the two to abduct the candidates and impersonate them.

Homer manages to expose the two, but Kang and Kodos exploit the citizens' patriotic right of voting to manipulate them into voting Kang into office. The segment ends with the entire world enslaved to the Rigelians. "Treehouse of Horror IX" reveals an unusual (and naturally non-canon) truth in that Kang is Maggie's true father, having inseminated Marge during an experiment (with a specialized ray gun apparently).

He attempts to reclaim his daughter, only to be countered by the Simpsons. In revenge, Kang and Kodos set out to kill all the leaders in Washington, which the Simpsons (darkly, humorously) encourage. A later attempt at world domination is seen in "Treehouse of Horror XVIII" segment "E.T., Go Home" where Bart encounters and befriends Kodos, who is only using Bart to get information regarding the planet's weaknesses.

Nevertheless, Bart attempts to save Kodos's life, only to then be threatened as Kodos summons up a portal using a device made from ordinary objects. The portal brings in Kang and several Rigellians armed to conquer. Fortunately, they are stopped by the military that guns down all of them except Kodos who is smothered by Homer on a dissection/vivisection table.

In the introduction of "Treehouse of Horror XV", Kang and Kodos are shown preparing the Simpsons in a dinner for their boss. In a teaser for "Treehouse of Horror XXIII", they devour Krusty the Clown in a manner akin to Lady and Tramp eating spaghetti. The motif of the Season 14 DVD boxset for the series involves Kang and Kodos hosting a Halloween party at Burns' estate while attempting to kill the guests. The DVD's booklet has several thinly-hidden signs of this as well, such as "R.I.P" being altered to "R.S.V.P." and claiming that several human-eating slips (such as "meat" and "having you for dinner") are just "typos".

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Video games

The Simpsons Wrestling

In The Simpsons Wrestling, Kang and Kodos appear as bosses in the game that the player must defeat in order to progress. They fight with their standard ray guns.

The Simpsons: Road Rage

In The Simpsons: Road Rage, Kang and Kodos appear in an ending cutscene exclusive to the GameCube and Xbox versions of the game when the $1 million mark has been reached. In it, Kodos says to Kang that the game has "become tiresome", so Kang suggests they under the "ultimate game disc", which is basically Pong. As they both laugh, their spaceship leaves off.

The Simpsons: Hit & Run

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Kang and Kodos in The Simpsons: Hit & Run.
Kang and Kodos serve as the main antagonists of the video-game "The Simpsons: Hit & Run". In the game, they are revealed to be the creators of an intergalactic reality TV show called Foolish Earthlings, focusing on the antics of the residents of Springfield. With the show's ratings plummeting, Kang and Kodos devise a scheme involving the distribution of a new and improved Buzz Cola, which is actually designed to drive it's consumers insane; after the townspeople have descended into madness, they will distribute free laser guns in the hopes of destroying Springfield and ensure huge ratings for their show.

In the end of Level 2, Bart mysteriously disappears in a bright light after helping Professor Frink with his latest invention. Lisa eventually finds him in Level 3 after destroying several government cars looking for him, but discovers that his mind has been completely erased due to his disappearance. This causes Marge to ask about crop circles in Level 4, where Grampa explains something about an alien radio with an antenna. Marge makes the connection between the crop circles and Buzz Cola, and destroys several trucks carrying the beverages. Apu follows one in Level 5, collecting several crates along the way.

Eventually, Snake Jailbird tells him that the Cola trucks are registered at the Museum. Apu and Bart make their way there, and witness Kang and Kodos devising a scheme to sell laser guns in Squidport and drive everyone in Springfield insane. Bart foils their plan in Level 6 with help from Professor Frink and Krusty the Clown by retrieving a laser gun and destroying all of the laser gun stands scattered across Squidport. After Bart destroys the laser gun stands set up throughout Squidport, he and Homer travel to the Duff Brewery to confront them, but arrive just in time to see them fly off in their spaceship.

Before they leave, however, Kang and Kodos reveal that they have already distributed Buzz Cola into Springfield's water supply, causing the dead to rise from the grave and attack the town, which will, in turn, raise their show's ratings. In Level 7, Homer sets out to stop the duo from taking over Springfield. Homer collects supplies to help Springfield survive the zombie apocalypse, and makes his way to the school, where Comic Book Guy explains that the spaceship is using a tractor beam to suck up and send trespassers to their doom, and explains that the nearby black car is a probe for the aliens.

Homer uses a Zombie Car, and follows the probe to the Nuclear Power Plant. He then comes across Professor Frink, who reveals that their weakness is nuclear waste. After sending four barrels of waste into their ship's tractor beam, Homer destroys the ship, killing Kang and Kodos in the process. Much to their confusion, they both end up in Earth Heaven following their deaths, and lament that despite that, their show has become a huge success (with Homer becoming a celebrity among the show's viewers.) The two are then forced to sit through the game's credits, much to their displeasure.

The Simpsons Game

Serving as the main antagonists of the game, Kang and Kodos use their technology to begin a raid on earth, leading several Rigelians to attack Springfield's citizens. In addition, they also bring up Treehouse of Horror villains, such as the dolphins of King Snorky and the rampaging Lard Lad statue, to fight. Although defeated, the aliens nevertheless continue causing destruction, which is finally resolved when the Simpsons get God to fix everything.

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Kang in Treehouse of Horror XXVII.
Kang in Treehouse of Horror XXVII.
Kang and Kodos 2019 Summer Convention limited Funko Pop
Kang and Kodos 2019 Summer Convention limited Funko Pop
Kang & Kodos
Treehouse Of Horror XXVII
Kang and kodos
Trivia

Kang and Kodos were named after the two villains on the original Star Trek series.
In "The Simpsons Game" it's shown that they alived Lard Lad and created or influenced King Snorky and his army, all to invade Springfield. It's unknown if they secretly did the same thing in the show.
On one occasion, Kang and Kodos acted as deuteragonists, taking a familiar role in the infatuation of Kamala and Bart. The antagonistic position is made by Gary Chalmers in special apparition from "Treehouse of Horror XXII" that is a parody Miles Quaritch, invading their home planet, killing dozens of the Rigelians and snatching the Hilarium from their domains.
Kang and Kodos were originally going to appear in a mid-credits scene of The Simpsons Movie where they plan to destroy Springfield, but it was cut.
External Link

Kang on the The Simpsons Wiki
Kodos on the The Simpsons Wiki