Discovery of Sobek

We first see Sobek caged in the basement of Dr. Sivana's house, on the eve of a dinner party for the Black Marvel Family. Sobek later bursts into the dining room - jumping on the table and destroying robot waiters before barreling his way out of the house. Osiris, having left the party early to sulk in the garden, finds the giant crocodile hiding in the bushes, devouring chickens. Unexpectedly, the crocodile-man turns out to be very meek and afraid, asking Osiris not to hurt him. Sobek tells Osiris that Dr. Sivana pulled him out of the Nile as a normal alligator and took him to his lab, where he fed him "glowing things" until he mutated. Sobek says that Dr. Sivana left one day, presumably to go to Oolong Island, and abandoned him without food for months. This is why Sobek, once he escaped from his cage, decided to crash the Sivana Family dinner rather than escape. Osiris feels sorry for the creature and names it Sobek, after the Egyptian crocodile god.

Friendship with Osiris

Angry with the Black Marvel Family and completely alone, Osiris and Sobek become unseparable - so much so that when Osiris goes to join the Teen Titans, he brings his crocodile-friend with him. Sobek is consistently portrayed as meek and frightened, hiding behind Osiris when he's around people and wearing a bashful, anxious expression on his long reptilian face. Sobek is constantly frightened that others find him frightening and is simply not comfortable in his own skin. He is very grateful to Osiris for his guidance, and stands up to him when the Teen Titans accuse him of being inherently evil. Once Osiris rejoins the Black Marvels, so does Sobek, quickly becoming a part of the family. Sobek becomes the chief comic relief of the family, who are always joking about the ridiculous amounts he eats and the fact that he's always hungry. Sobek is also shown to be Osiris' best friend, confidante and comforter. When Osiris is devastated by his destroyed reputation after killing a member of the Suicide Squad, it is Sobek who brings him apples and tries to get his spirits up. (36) In Week 40, feeling that he has brought upon the curse of Kahndaq, Osiris asks Sobek and only Sobek to accompany him to the Rock of Eternity.

Turning Point

Unable to accept that it is not his fault that the people of his country are dying, Osiris decides to leave Kahndaq once and for all. Rather than to let his friend depart, Sobek urges him to simply give up his powers to rid himself of his curse, paying his penance with his mobility. Osiris does as Sobek says, but unfortunately his friend's motivations weren't as friendly as they seemed. Sobek immediately turns upon his helpless friend and devours him, crunching into his body until his snout is wet with blood and he proclaims "I'm not so hungry anymore."

Yuurd the Unknown

Sobek's character does a complete 360, changing from an innocent and frightened clown to a manipulative monster. When confronted by Black Adam and Isis, Sobek, no longer looking pudgy and awkward, tells them that Osiris is still stuck between his teeth. When asked why he would murder his best friend, Sobek reveals his true identity - that he was created by Dr. Sivana so that only the flesh of a Marvel could satisfy his great hunger. Sobek is truly Yuurd the Unknown, Famine of the Four Horsemen of Apokolips, created by the mad scientists on Oolong Island. Yuurd, together with Roggra (War), Zorrm (Pestilence), and Azraeuz (Death), were made by the egg-like and diabolic Chang Tzu and his 'science squad' in order to take over the world. Yuurd was sent to the Sivana home on the night of the dinner party in order to infiltrate and allow for the destruction of the Black Marvel Family, who denied Intergang safe passage through Kahndaq. Yuurd is soon joined by Pestilence and Death in an attack on Black Adam and Isis. Yuurd is eventually killed by Black Adam, who, in disgust, tears open his jaw.