on other planets. Katar Hol and his wife, Shayera, tracked his rocket to Earth. For many years, Byth would escape on several occasions only to be captured again by Hawkman and Hawkwoman. In the Hawkworld mini-series, Byth is a corrupt Wingman commander and Katar Hol's superior. He manipulated a drug-induced Katar into killing his father, aiding his rise to power. Now Administrator of Protection, he gains his shape-shifting powers from a new drug called Krotan. Katar Hol, with the help of Shayera Thal, uncovers his schemes but Byth escapes arrest. He flees to Earth and runs criminal operations in Chicago. He supplies Carl Sands with a shadow generator. He is later captured, and returned to Thanagar. Byth was apparently defeated for good by the then recently resurrected Carter Hall and Kendra Saunders. In The New 52 reboot of DC's continuity, Lord Byth is shown to be responsible for the creation of Ultra the Multi-Alien where he had combined the DNA of the alien prisoners to make Ultra the Multi-Alien the Slayer of Worlds. After consuming the Changeling Pill (or Krotan), Byth gained the ability to transform into any other person or animal at will, whether they were indigenous to Thanagar or originated on an alien world (including Earth). There appears to be no physical restriction in terms of mass or volume when it comes to Byth's shape-shifting talents. Byth Rok in other media Byth appeared in Green Lantern: The Animated Series episode "Flight Club", voiced by Tom Kenny. He is the leader of a band of Thanagarian outlaws being interred in an intergalactic prison. Byth appeared in issue #9 of comic book series The All-New Batman: The Brave and the Bold. Batman and Hawkman teamed-up to defeat him and return him to Thanagar, awaiting trial. References Firestorm titles Green Lantern titles DC Comics characters: B, List of