Harold the Dog

**Harold Houndson**, better known as **Harold the Dog**, is a major character in the *DC Comics*, appearing as the titular main protagonist of comic book series of the same name and as a major character in the *Swamp Thing* and *Hellblazer* comics.

He is an extra-terrestrial dog who lives on a planet populated by anthropomorphic canines that evolved from wolves instead of primates. His world is almost identical to Earth but is filled with Canine-related visual puns. Harold is transported to Earth by a rift in the space-time continuum.

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

**Dogworldian Physiology:** Harold's body, like those of his entire race, has similar characteristics to those of both common Earth dog common Earth human beings. He has hands and arms instead of paws, is covered in fur and can also walk on two legs as opposed to all fours. Harold is similar to a human athlete who has trained his body to the fullest. Harold can stay alive in the space vacuum without suffering any harmful effects, even without using any type of suit that protects him from the environment or provides him with oxygen.

* **Enhanced Dogwordian Strength**: Despite his short stature, Harold is deceptively strong, being able to smash a man's head through a concrete road with a single kick. Harold possesses strength beyond peak humans. While not as strong as powerful beings such as Superman or Shazam, Harold is capable of lifting and moving small trees, motorcycles, overweight humans, and animals with ease and control.
* **Enhanced Duckworldian Speed:** After his training, Harold has improved his speed, moving faster than the human eye can see.
* **Super Reflexes and Precision:** Harold's reflexes have been honed to the point of utmost precision, allowing him to allegedly move faster than the eye can see. He is also capable of catching a knife being thrown at him.

**Mystic Capabilities:** Harold is quite skilled in magic and has great knowledge of the arcane. Under the tutelage of Doctor Fate, Harold was capable of conjuring the Spear of Longinus, transmuting a missile into doves, and even enchant normal objects with magical properties. He can mentally manipulate his environment through the use of psionics without physically interacting with it. He was even able to temporally uncurse Jinx of her misfortune once. According to Zatanna, he has incredible potential, making him one of the most powerful sorcerers.

#### Abilities

**Martial Arts**: Harold is a master in the little known martial art called Bark-fu, which he learned at the hands of Master C'haaj, and hence is a surprisingly formidable opponent in hand-to-hand combat, which allows him to defeat opponents more powerful than himself.

**Willpower:** As part of his Bark-Fu training, Harold reached a new state of consciousness and developed an immense willpower. Harold can use his will to break down material barriers with easy sum, apparently increasing his strength.

**Super Fast Learning:** During his martial arts training, Harold dominated the irrelevance of chronological time, giving him the ability to master a life of studies and training in just three hours and seventeen minutes.

**Genius-Level Intellect**: Harold discovered that he has the potential to be the most intelligent being in his home world and even in any other world, having an intelligence equal to or greater than that of Albert Einstein or Bruce Wayne. While Harold let his intelligence atrophy over time, he could still easily become one of the most intelligent beings in any world.