Korg (Earth-8312)

"I tried to start a revolution, but didn't print enough pamphlets so hardly anyone turned up. As punishment, I was forced to be in here and become a gladiator."

- - Korg

Korg is a former gladiator of Sakaar who was enslaved by the Grandmaster and forced to compete in his Contest of Champions.

Early Life
Korg and his brother Margus were born at the Kronan homeworld of Ria, where they became petty criminals. Their infamy made them wanted criminals on their planet, and later off-planet by the Green Lantern Corps. The siblings eventually joined the Ravagers.

Battle of Vanaheim
During the Marauders' attack on Vaneheim, Korg and Margus fought against numerous Vanir and incoming Einherjar, whom they easily defeated. However, with the appearance of Thor, his brother attempted to claim the head of the Asgardian prince, only to be destroyed by a single blow from Mjølnir. Korg was some of the few who managed to escape the planet.

Contest of Champions
Unfortunately for him, his ship fell into a wormhole that led to Sakaar, where he was enslaved and forced to become a gladiator at the Contest of Champions, a local deadly championship organized by the planet's ruler, the Grandmaster. After a series of fights, Korg became one of the few consecutive winners and thus a champion. He befriended fellow gladiator Miek, a Sakaaran warrior who lost most of his body.