An evil demon and a member of the Brothers Djinn.
Description[]
Calythos is a demon and describes himself as a "child of fire". His body has a theme of lava, being black with glowing red cracks, and his feet burn the ground as he walks. His head is like the skull of an animal with the jaw almost detached. He says, in a low gruff voice, that he intends to return the Earth to its "pre-human glory" by flooding it with magma after which he and the other Brothers Djinn will rule over it.
To achieve these ends, he wields a flaming sword (he calls it a "scimitar" and stores it in a scabbard slung across his back) which only has to be placed in the ground and levered from side-to-side to release the lava. In addition, he can absorb a victim into himself and make use of their powers, and when he does this to Parasite he is able to steal the powers of his superhero opponents - and their weaknesses. When flying at speed, he has the appearance of a flaming meteorite.
Although he is from from Earth's distant past, he has been held prisoner together with the other Djinn in the Rock of Eternity by The Wizard but has been allowed to escape.
The volcano that Calythos makes to rise from the sea becomes the site for the Justice League's new base, the Watchtower.
Appearances[]
- 1. Classic Rock (cameo)
- 2. Power Outage