After much anticipation,James GunnandPeter Safran’s new vision of the DC Universe is officially underway.

But who is this character that Momoa will be taking on in the DCU?

That is, until Lobo released a plague of lethal mutant scorpions killing all residents of his home world.

Who-Is-Lobo-Everything-You-Need-to-Know-About-DC-Comics'-Col

Image via Nimesh Niyomal

However, writers gave him a few particular traits to offset his merciless nature.

This code has led him to fight for justice alongside some past rivals.

He also has a major soft spot for space dolphins, which he both protects and feeds.

Lobo

Image via DC

Which refreshingly precludes him from often recursive tropes that envelope superheroes with love interests.

A spinoff featuring Lobo was in the works up untilSyfy pulled the plug onKryptonin 2019.

However, Ritchie eventually left the project to make a sequel toSherlock Holmes.

Lobo looking repulsed by something in Young Justice

Image via Warner Bros. Animation

superman-animated-series-lobo

Image via Warner Bros. Television

James Gunn, Etrigan The Demon, Lobo, Bizarro Superman, Batmite, Hawkgirl