10 Shockingly Dark Origins Of Comic Villains

10. Dex-Starr

Dex-Starr was a blue but otherwise ordinary house cat named Dexter. His owner was a single woman and he loved her as much as she loved him. Someone broke into their home one day and, despite the loyal cat attacking the intruder with both teeth and claws, he was unable to prevent the brutal murder of his owner.

When the police arrived, Dexter was chased from his home because they didn’t want him destroying any evidence. The sad cat found a place near a dumpster to sleep but a couple of punks tied the animal in a sack and threw him into the river. Rage filled the tiny cat’s heart as the bag sank, and that rage was felt across the cosmos by Atrocitus, who offered to induct the Dexter into the Red Lanterns as “Dex-Starr” - an offer which the enraged feline agreed to.

Empowered, Dex-Starr makes the two men pay for trying to drown him. He then flew to his former home and cuddled next to the corpse of his deceased owner. The angry cat told her that he was a good kitty and he would find who did this to her and kill them. From there, he eventually joined his new owner Atrocitus as one of the most brutal and ruthless members of the Red Lantern Corps.