Osiris (DC Comics)

Osiris
Amon Tomaz as Osiris. Art by Keith Giffen, Dan Jurgens, and Norm Rapmund.
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceCameo appearance: Teen Titans #38 (September 2006)
Full appearance: 52 #23 (December 2006)
Created by
In-story information
Alter egoAmon Tomaz
SpeciesHuman
Place of originKahndaq (current)
Cairo, Egypt (formerly)
Team affiliationsTeen Titans
Titans, Villains for Hire
Black Marvel Family
Black Lantern Corps
White Lantern Corps
Sons of Adam
Supporting character ofBlack Adam
Captain Marvel / Shazam
Notable aliasesBlack Adam Jr.
Heir of Black Adam
Abilities
  • By speaking the name of his benefactor ("Black Adam"), he is bestowed the same powers derived of Egyptian mythological deities. These powers grant him various others such as:
    • Superhuman physical attributes: strength, speed, durability, etc.
    • Enhanced intelligence and knowledge
    • Physical and magical invulnerability
    • Control over lightning, magic, and flight
  • Skilled combatant, musician, and knowledge in the supernatural.
Altered in-story information for adaptations to other media
Alter egoBehrad Tazari
Behrad Tomaz
Team affiliationsLeague of Legends

Osiris is a fictional character in American comic books published by DC Comics. First appearing in 52 #23, the character was created by Geoff Johns, Greg Rucka, and Grant Morrison. Throughout the publication of the character's history, he often serves as both an analogue to Captain Marvel Jr./Shazam Jr. in Black Adam's supporting cast while being depicted as a superhero, antihero, and villain.

The character's alter-ego is Amon Tomaz, a Cairo-born Egyptian teenager and younger brother of Adrianna Tomaz who is captured and sold into slavery by Intergang, an organized crime syndicate and enemies of Superman whose advanced technology is supplied secretly by Apokoliptian New Gods. Although brutalized, Black Adam heals him by granting him a portion of his power, transforming him into the demigod-esque being and christened as "Osiris", named after the aforementioned deity by the Egyptian deities, and becomes Black Adam's first protege, a royal prince of Kahndaq, and a member of his Black Marvel Family. As Osiris, the character was a brief member of the Teen Titans before he is discredited by Amanda Waller and undergoes a comic book death when he is first killed by Sobek, revealed to be a Apokoliptian Four Horsemen. A older Amon is resurrected during Brightest Day but is corrupted due to outside influences, joining up with Deathstroke's Titans in hopes of resurrecting both his brother-in-law and older sister. Following the New 52 reboot, he is first cast as a Kahndaqi-native teenager and freedom fighter acting as a occult specialist in the Sons of Adam, a group of revolutionaries dedicated to resurrecting Black Adam. Aspects of his past history is restored although he is deceased due to being killed by one of the Four Horsemen.

In the Arrowverse television series Legends of Tomorrow, a different iteration of the character named Behrad Tarazi was introduced and played by Shayan Sobhian. Additionally, Amon Tomaz made his live-action debut in the DC Extended Universe film Black Adam (2022), portrayed by Bodhi Sabongui. Within the movie's version, the character is expressed as Adrianna's son rather than younger brother. In the movie, her brother was named Karim and was portrayed by Mohammed Amer.