History[]
Taras Sich is a character from the 2000 AD strip The Order. He was born in the Zaporizhian Hetmanate (modern Ukraine) and brought up by Grozny Zhuk, a warlord who had killed Taras' father. Taras had disliked his father, whom he described as "a bully and a tyrant," and admired Grozny for uniting the Cossack tribes to fight against the alien monstrosities known as 'wyrms'.
By 1580 AD a middle-aged Taras had joined the Order of Ouroboros. With his comrades Anna Kohl, Iztaccihuatl, Ritterstahl, Daniel Calhoun, Intuitor Browne and Francis Bacon he fought the wyrms infesting Elizabethan London.
Taras had a quick temper and took offence easily, especially when somebody dared to touch his beloved moustaches. He was much better at fighting than diplomacy. It would seem that he had an unnaturally long lifespan, like Anna Kohl, because he was still alive in Paris in 1641 AD. Taras was last seen fighting a valiant rearguard action against other members of the Order so that two versions of Ritterstahl from different points in time, and Cyrano de Bergerac, could escape with Donna Catalina, a wyrm who wanted to live as a human but who was distrusted by most of the Order. By that time his moustaches were white, but still luxuriant, and he had not lost his martial prowess. It was ironic that he probably ended his life battling his own comrades to aid a wyrm, but he took it in his stride.
Powers and abilities[]
Abilities
Armed combat.
Strength level
Human male who gets regular strenuous exercise (fighting wyrms).
Weaknesses
Latterly, old age.
Paraphernalia[]
Transportation
The Feathered Serpent, a barge.
Weapons
Sword.
Links[]
- Appearances of Taras Sich
- Character Gallery: Taras Sich
- Images that feature Taras Sich
- Fan-Art Gallery: Taras Sich
- Taras Sich quotations
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