Korath first appeared in Quasar #32 (March 1992), and was created by Mark Gruenwald and Greg Capullo.

He turned the experiments on himself and it give him superpowers, including the ability to follow the brainwaves of his targets.

He was a cyber-geneticist, and the founder and head of the Pursuer Project to develop cybernetic warriors for the Kree militia.

[9] He returned to Hala alongside Lilandra, Starforce, and the Imperial Guard after the detonation of the nega-bomb to help the Kree rebuild under Shi'ar rule.

[16] Korath is a member of the alien Kree race, who was augmented by an unknown experimental cyber-genetic engineering process.

Korath wears an armored battle-suit and helmet composed of unknown alien materials.

Djimon Hounsou portrays Korath in media set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).

Korath, based on the MCU incarnation, appears in Guardians of the Galaxy (2015), voiced by Dave Fennoy.