Black Adam

Black Adam
Real Name:	Teth-Adam
Gender:	Male
Species	Human
Height:	6' 3"
Weight:	250 lbs (114 kg)
Eyes:	Brown
Hair:	Black
Debut:	Marvel Family #1 (December, 1945)
Voice:	Joey Naber

"Good and evil are not constants. They are defined by those with power."

Black Adam is a playable character in Injustice: Gods Among Us and Injustice 2. He is classified as a Power User, and uses magical powers derived from the Gods of Ancient Egypt.

Biography

Teth-Adam’s power comes from yelling the word “SHAZAM!” This imbues him with the powers of six gods and heroes of the ancient world. He rules his nation of Kahndaq with an iron fist.

Regime

Black Adam is a supporter of Superman’s One Earth government because it resembles his own rule. Adam claims that Superman used his rule in Kahndaq as a model for One Earth.

Injustice Comic

Year One

Though not seen, Adam reveals an ordnance shell was launched at Kahndaq, killing several people, including children, prompting Black Adam to respond with extreme force. He attacks the neighboring country from which it was fired, leveling an entire city to the ground. When the Justice League responds to the attack, Black Adam defeats Green Lantern, knocking him unconscious, and then subdues Superman briefly before he attacks Cyborg, ripping off his left arm and then knocking him down with a single punch.

Adam taunts Cyborg by saying, "You should not have stood in the way of my retribution, half-man." However, this leaves him open long enough for Wonder Woman to drop kick him on the back and this allows Superman to kick him in the jaw with enough force to make him bleed. Black Adam is then pinned down by both Wonder Woman and Superman. Though he struggles, he cannot break free and Shazam arrives to inform him he's done.

Black Adam however begins roaring, "I am not done. Someone in this city fired a shell into my country. They killed children of Kahndaq. I am Kahndaq's leader, it's protector and it's wrath. My country will suffer no such attack without vengeance, so long as I have power."

Wonder Woman then declares they will remove his power, and after having Shazam take her place in holding him down, wraps her Lasso of Truth around Adam's neck. She tells him he cannot lie as long as the Lasso touches him. Shazam is very hesitant about her plan, and when Wonder Woman allows him to ask if he will stop, Adam replies in earnest truth, "I will kill without mercy. I will slaughter anyone who would threaten Kahndaq. I will tear whole countries apart!"

Understanding full and well the League's current course of actions, Black Adam goes on to say, "And know that you are no different from me. You are choosing the same path. Your end will be the same. You will rule. You will bring about peace. But they will fear you."

Having heard enough, Wonder Woman prepares to ask Black Adam a question. Before she does, Black Adam pleads with Billy to protect Kahndaq in his absence. Before he can get an answer, Wonder Woman asks him what his magic word is. With no other choice because of the Lasso of Truth, Black Adam cries out, "SHAZAM!" and in a bolt of magical lightning is reduced to ancient mortal form. He tries to gasp out the magic word again but his mouth is covered by Wonder Woman's hand before he can.

Injustice: Gods Among Us

Black Adam first appears in the game's opening battling the Justice League alongside several other super-villains. Adam battles Shazam but is easily dominated by both his successor and Hawkgirl tag-teaming him. Shazam manages to daze Black Adam, allowing him to call down his magical lightning bolt, returning Black Adam back into Teth-Adam, just in time for him to be caught under a falling Doomsday.

Adam is safely caught by Green Arrow 's cushion arrow before he falls to his death.

In the parallel dimension, Black Adam has joined with Superman's One Earth Government, claiming Superman based his rule on Black Adams government in Kahndaq. Black Adam first appears alongside the alternate Wonder Woman to confront the duplicates of their Green Lantern, Green Arrow, Aquaman and Diana in the Batcave as they attempt to retrieve a kryptonite based weapon to subdue Superman. Adam tackles the duplicate Wonder Woman when she briefly lets her guard down at the sight of her doppelganger.

Aquaman manages to get Adam in a chokehold with his trident but Adam quickly knocks him out by flying up and slamming Arthur onto the cave's roof. Wonder Woman, Batman and Green Lantern attempt to bind Adam but he unleashes a stream of lightning that knocks the three out, only leaving Green Arrow to face him. Though much more powerful then the mortal Oliver Queen, Ollie had earlier taken a pill supplement that Superman gives his troops for added endurance, allowing Arrow to somehow defeat Adam and let the heroes escape.

Much later, Adam appears alongside Superman and his gathered forces to battle Batman'sInsurgency at Stryker's. During the battle, he works with Hawkgirl to attack the duplicate Green Lantern but chooses to chase afterLex Luthor when he reveals his betrayal. Adam is knocked unconscious by one of Luthor's missiles during their chase, and falls onto a nearby sidewalk.

Black Adam next appears in Superman's Fortress of Solitude, proclaiming anarchy cannot be allowed to spread when he learns of the people's insurrection. Adam is called to Superman's side when the Man of Steel declares his intentions to attack Metropolis and Gotham. Adam watches Superman murder Shazam.

Black Adam is next seen attacking Gotham, and is about to crush Aquaman under a car when the duplicate Superman intervenes. Though Clark tries persuade Adam to return to Kahndaq, Black Adam chooses to attack Superman instead, even lobbing cars at him. Despite his claims of equaling Superman's strength, Black Adam is defeated and frozen in place by Clark's freeze breath.

He is last seen being rounded up along with Superman's other accomplices.

Powers and Abilities

Black Adam is one of the most powerful characters seen in Injustice: Gods Among Us. Like Shazam, Adam's powers are derived from ancient gods, though where as Shazam is empowered by Greek/Roman deities, Black Adam's powers are given from the Egyptian gods. Black Adam possesses super human strength, speed, stamina, and invulnerability on par with Superman himself, as well as the power of flight, and significant skill in magical manipulation, as Adam is able to use his magic lightning in several different ways than Billy can, shaping it into streams of lightning he can conjure from his hands, orbs to protect himself or throw, he can even shape it into a cage around himself that he can transform into a larger bolt.

Though incredibly powerful, able to defeat lesser metahumans with relative ease, Adam has been overpowered by Superman single-handedly and even held in place temporarily by Superman, Wonder Woman, and Shazam. His only true weakness is if he forced to revert to human form after uttering his magic word, "Shazam", and struck by the divine lightning that can depower him. Adam does not have to say the word himself necessarily, as Shazam was shown able to call down the lightning and dodge the bolt to depower Adam. Wonder Woman has also been shown able to use her Lasso of Truth to compel Adam to invoke the word, albeit against his will.

Special Moves

• Lightning Storm: Black Adam releases several streams of lightning from his hands, electrocuting his opponent. The Meter Burn version increases the damage and intensity of the lightning, as well as knocking his opponent far away.
• Black Magic: Black Adam summons a black cloud around his opponent that triggers a bolt of lighting. The Meter Burn version adds more bolts and causes his opponent to bounce.
• Lightning Cage: Black Adam slams the ground with both hands, creating a small cage of lightning around himself. The Meter Burn version causes Adam to rise into the air, the cage turning into a large bolt of lightning.
• Lightning Strike: Black Adam summons a black cloud over his head that sends a sudden bolt of lightning at his opponent. The Meter Burn version adds more bolts and does more damage.
• Boot Stomp: Black Adam shoots down from the air, striking his opponent with both of his feet in a footdive. The Meter Burn version does more damage and causes his opponent to bounce.
• Lightning Bomb: Black Adam throws a ball of lightning that explodes when the opponent touches it.

Character Trait

Orb of Seth: Summons 3 lightning orbs that circle around him, that damages those who come into contact. Each orb can be shot at the opponent for minor damage.

Other Moves

• Grab: Black Adam grabs his opponent by the neck, lifts them, cries out "SHAZAM!" and strikes them with electricity streaming from his other hand.

Super Move

• Teth-Adam: Black Adam dashes and punches his opponent, then uppercuts him or her with a lightning charged punch, knocking his opponent into the air where he follows up with a knee to his or her jaw before grabbing him/her and shouting, "SHAZAM!" He then throws his opponent onto the ground where a lightning bolt strikes and ends the attack by landing on him or her with a powerful drop kick.

Gameplay

Move List

Basic Attacks:

• Sweeping Jab - [ L ] 
• Sweeping Backhand - [ M ] 
• Knee Strike - [ ← + L ] 
• Vicious Hammerfist - [ ← + M ] 
• Mighty Adam - [ ← + H ] / ( Hold to charge or [ ← ← + MB ] to Bounce Cancel )
• Vengeful Kick - [ → + M ] 
• Revolving Contact - [ → + H ] / ( Hold to charge or [ → → + MB ] to Bounce Cancel )
• Outward Strike - [ ↓ + L ] 
• Rising Uppercut - [ ↓ + M ] 
• Electric Sting - ↓ + H ] 

Air Attacks:

• Heavy Knee - [ L ] 
• Thundering Axe Kick - [ M ] 
• Malicious Dropkick - [ H ] 

Throws: 

• Forward / Reverse Throw - [ ← / → L + H ]

Combo Attacks:

• Fearless - [ L , L ] 
• Corruption - [ L , L , M ] 
• End Phase - [ L , L , H ] 
• Empty Tomb - [ L , H ] 
• Black Nile - [ ← + L , M ] 
• Obelisk - [ M , M ] 
• Sceptre - [ M , M , H ] 
• Dark Ages - [ M , M , ← + L ] 
• Khem-Adam - [ → + M , H ] 
• Nine Bows - [ ← + M , H ] 
• Ka Servant - [ ← + M , H , ↑ + L ] 
• Eyes of Horus - [ ← + M , H , ↑ + H ] 
• Might of Aton - [ ← + M , H , ↑ + H ] 
• Ra Power - [ ← + M , H , ↑ + L + H ] 

Special Moves:

• Lightning Storm - [ ↓ , → , L ] 
• Black Magic - [ ↓ , ← , L ] 
• Lightning Cage - [ ↓ , ← , H ] 
• Lightning Strike - [ ↓ , → , M ] 
• Close Boot Stomp ( Air ) - [ ↓ , ← , H ] 
• Far Boot Stomp ( Air ) - [ ↓ , → , H ] 
• Lightning Bomb - [ ↓ , ← , M ] 
• Close Lightning Bomb - [ ↓ , ← , M, ← ] 
• Far Lightning Bomb - [ ↓ , ← , M , → ]

Ending

Injustice Gods Among Us - Black Adam Ending 【HD】

The defeat of Superman taught Black Adam one thing: most of Earth's denizens were too weak to adopt Kahndaq's visionary form of government. He returned to his homeland with a new plan. Combining their energies, Black Adam and his empress, Isis, created a mystical barrier around Kahndaq. There they reigned in peace, their country an oasis in the wasteland of human civilization--a true oasis once Black Adam had destroyed all other life on Earth.

Quotes

Story Mode

• "Let your guard down at your peril."
• "You presume too much!"
• "Only one of you remains..."
• "Willfullness leads to anarchy. It cannot be allowed to spread."
• "You're weak hero! Your world suffers for it!"
• "There's no place for you here!"
• "Superman modeled his government after mine."
• "We allowed no insurrection!"

In Battle

• "I have returned." - Intro Quote
• "This will always be a world of dictators." - Outro Quote
• "Shazam!"
• "A curse upon you!" - Taunt
• "You are not my equal!" - Taunt
• "Naive fool!" - Occasionally after throws with any character
• "I will crush you!" - Occasionally after throws with any character
• "It's a good day to kill." - Occasionally after throws with any character
• "Bow to your master."- Occasionally after throws with any character
• "This is justice!"- Occasionally after throws with any character
• "Insect!" - Occasionally after throws with any character
• "Enough games!" - Occasionally after throws with any character
• "For Kahndaq!" - Occasionally after throws with any character
• "Die Batson!" - Occasionally after throws on Shazam
• "You're finished, Batson!" - Occasionally after throws on Shazam
• "Not quite super." - Occasionally after throws on Superman

Clash

• "I will spit on your tomb!" - Clash with any Character
• "Why do you resist?" - Clash with any Character
• "No hero can best me!" - Clash with Heroes
• "Feel the strength of the gods!" - Clash with any Character
• "A criminal too common to live."- Clash with Villains
• "My lightning pierces armor." - Clash with armored characters

Defense Wagers

• "My lightning pierces armor" - Clash with Aquaman
• "You are a child." - Clash with Shazam
• "Show me boy." - Clash with Shazam
• "The wizard dies with you." - Clash with Shazam
• "My power equals yours!" - Clash with Superman
• "I will defeat you with magic." - Clash with Superman

Attack Wagers

• "And I have the strength of Amon." - Clash with Shazam
• "Silence boy!" - Clash with Shazam
• "Control is not evil." - Clash with Superman

Costumes

Default

He wears a black bodysuit with a golden lightning bolt on his chest. Gold gauntlets cover his forearms with black gloves over his hands and golden greaves over his legs with black boots, along with a gold belt with a gold sash tucked in.

Regime

He is now bald, and his costume has golden accents on the collar and waist. He wears a cape with his gold lightning bolt running down it. He has new gauntlets and golden armbands on his biceps, serpent designed greaves, and a dagger sheathed on his chest.

Trivia

• Unlike Shazam, Black Adam is empowered by gods from Egyptian Myth: Stamina of Shu, Speed of Heru, Strength of Amon, Wisdom of Zehuti, Power of Aton and Courage of Mehen.
• Black Adam's intro is an allusion to his origin, in which Adam arrives back on Earth after being banished into space for five-thousand years.
• Interestingly, when Black Adam is returned to his ancient mortal form in Chapter Nineteen of the Injustice Comic, he bears a very strong resemblance to the Wizard Shazam before the New 52 reboot.
• The Super Move used by Black Adam is strikingly similar to one of Captain Marvel/Shazam's Heroic Brutalities in Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe.
• Black Adam's outro quote is directly taken from his own miniseries "The Dark Age".

Gallery

Screenshots

• Black Adam in Character Selection Screen
• Black Adam Character Selection Icon
• Black Adam Avatar costume for Xbox Live
• Black Adam in Archives
• Regime Black Adam
• Regime Black Adam in Archives
• Regime Black Adam in Archives
• IOS Black Adam Card
• IOS Black Adam
• IOS Regime Black Adam Card
• IOS Regime Black Adam
• Black Adam Intro
• "I have returned!"
• Black Adam vs. Bane
• Black Adam vs. Green Arrow
• Wager
• Clash
• Super Move
• "SHAZAM!"
• Black Adam's Epilogue
• Black Adam in an Action Figure Pack.
• Black Adam unleashes his lightning bolt
• Ancient Mortal Form
• Black Adam disarms Cyborg
• Concept art for Black Adam.
• Black Adam Official Render
• Black Adam's New 52 Costume
• New 52 Black Adam in Archives
• Kahndaq Black Adam

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