Osiris (DC Comics)

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 (initially considering Power Girl and Hippolyta before settling on creating a new version of Isis) 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 (September 2006), making his full appearance in 52 #23 (December 2006), 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. 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. === Blackest Night and Brightest Day === Osiris would later return briefly returned as a reanimated Black Lantern corpse, possessing the powers of a champion (in a period the Marvel Family were depowered) 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. 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 (Dick Grayson) and Captain Marvel (Freddy Freeman),. 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 (Adrianna and Amon)'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.'' 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 remained deceased, with no mentioning of the character's history reflected in the 2008 Titans series. ==Powers and abilities==

As an ordinary human, Amon possess no inherent superpowers was willful enough to resist the brainwashing. Amon was mentioned to be a bass guitar player while in his New 52 portrayal, he had an acute knowledge in history and occultism, particularly those connected to Kahndaq, Egypt, and the Wizard Shazam. These powers were additionally enhanced following his resurrection and in the 2008 Titans series, as he possessed all of the collective power of Black Adam: Weaknesses As a member of the Black Marvel Family, Amon and the other members share a collective reservoir of power. The strength of Amon's abilities is contingent upon the number of individuals within the Black Marvel Family who have also undergone their respective transformations. ==Other versions==

• In the alternate timeline of the Flashpoint event, Osiris is a prince of Kahndaq and member of the H.I.V.E. council. He voted for using nuclear weapons to end the war in Western Europe between Aquaman and Wonder Woman, believing the death of his sister, Isis was caused by them. When Traci Thirteen battles the council, she is able to defeat him by casting spells ending in her saying 'Shazam!' causing Osiris to turn back. ==In other media==

• A character inspired by Amon Tomaz named Behrad Tarazi appears in Legends of Tomorrow, portrayed by Shayan Sobhian as an adult and by Bodhi Sabongui in flashbacks. He originally hails from a possible dystopian future in 2042, in which he possessed aerokinesis via the Air Totem before he was killed by A.R.G.U.S. After the Legends erase the dystopian future, a revived and altered Behrad joins them. • Amon Tomaz appears in Black Adam, portrayed by Bodhi Sabongui. This version is Adrianna Tomaz's teenage son who is a fan of superheroes and keeps Teth-Adam in his room, following him after his escape. Later, he finds out that Ishmael Gregor, his mother's partner, is actually the militant leader of Intergang, and escapes with the Crown of Sabbac but is captured. Upon Adam saving him from being killed by Ishmael, Amon discovers that Ishmael's death allowed him to be reborn as the demon Sabbac. Amon, Adrianna, and Karim rally the people of Khandaq to fight Sabbac's skeleton army while Teth-Adam and the Justice Society defeat Sabbac. ==Collected editions==

• Blackest Night: Rise of the Black Lanterns (collects The Power of Shazam! #48) • Titans: Villains for Hire (collects Titans 24-27 and Titans: Villains for Hire Special #1) ==References==