Xebel
Xebel is a city that features in DC Comics.
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History
Pre-Crisis
Xebel was an underwater kingdom populated by a race of Atlanteans.
Post-Crisis
Following the Crisis on Infinite Earths, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.
In reality, Xebel was a penal colony where a group of separatists had been banished centuries ago by Atlantis during one of its many civil wars. Thousands of the dissidents were exiled in an underwater world that was sealed off from the rest of the planet with it being hidden behind an impenetrable invisible barrier. In time, the region became known as the Bermuda Triangle and the people of Xebel had made many attempts at escape from their prison but all these had failed. One day, the King of Xebel came to train his daughter Mera where she was trained to be the ultimate weapon and taught to hate the Atlanteans. One day, a fissure had formed that was small enough to only allow one person through to Earth with the Xebelian King sending Mera through with the goal of murdering the Atlantean monarch. (Brightest Day v1 #6)
At some point, Black Manta was known to had encountered the secret kingdom of Xebel. (Brightest Day v1 #6)
Post-Flashpoint
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events. Xebel was a city of Atlanteans whose origins were traced to ancient Atlantis during the reign of King Atlan. In that time, Atlan created a golden age for his people that saw his people become the dominant force on Earth until his brother Orin led a sect that plotted his downfall. This culminated in an assassination attempt on Atlan whose wife and children were killed leading to him forging relics that he used to punish the Atlanteans that betrayed him. This saw Atlantis being shattered and sinking to beneath the ocean that killed 90% of the population whilst transforming the survivors into a water-dwelling race. This led to the formation of seven kingdoms that included the Atlanteans of Atlantis, monstrous Trench and the exiled people of Xebel. (Aquaman v7 #24) The other Atlantean nations were shown to be the crab-like Kingdom of the Brine, the otter-like Wright kingdom and the luminescent Kingdom of Sea Lights. (Aquaman v8 #61)
Many years ago, in Atlantis there existed growing dissatisfaction with the rule of the king where chief amongst these dissenters being Lolanna Merana Challa. She was the daughter of the Grand Vizier Thule who was a powerful wizard and advisor to the king of Atlantis. Despite that, Lolanna using magic learnt from her father orchestrated a rebellion against the isolationist monarchy as she believed the Atlantean people should make war on the surface and take the land. The rebellion was quickly put down by the Grand Vizier using magic where he begged the king to be allowed to banish his daughter instead of killing her. The king agreed and Thule tappeed into forbidden magic to banish the rebels to Xebel where a mystical barrier prevented them from escaping. (Aquaman v9 #14)
The city then came under attack from the Trench who unknown to the inhabitants were looking for a relic stolen from them. Jackson Hyde played an invaluable role in pushing back the attackers with the Trench vowing revenge. (Aquaman v8 #63)
In the guise of Andrina, the Crimson Queen Lolanna arrived at the Hall of Kingdoms that was gathered among the different Atlantean kingdoms. Once there, she killed the other rulers in order to take control of the seven seas as she planned to slay Aquaman and usurp his control over the Blue after which she intended to conquer the surface world as part of her new empire. (Aquaman v9 #14)
Overview
The secret deeps of Xebel was referred to as the shuttered kingdom of exiles. (Mera: Queen of Atlantis v1 #3)
Locations within the city included:
- Palace of Xebel :
- Narwhon District : the Artisan Quarter occupied largely by civilians. (Mera: Queen of Atlantis v1 #3)
- The Strand :
- Kelp Forests of Xebel : a place of thick kelp which was where the tomb of the Crimson Queen was located. (Aquaman v9 #14)
Similar to Atlantis, Xebel was an ancient culture whose politics was governed by bloodline, heritage and complex traditions. It was known that the Xebellians were governed by a very strict martial code. Most grievances and affairs of state were decided by martial combat. (Mera: Queen of Atlantis v1 #1) Xebel was a place of tradition that valued masculine strength, martial prowess and force of arms. (Mera: Queen of Atlantis v1 #4)
Xebellian customs held that even the right of an audience for an outsider to the king was achieved through ritual combat. (Mera: Queen of Atlantis v1 #4)
Strand guards were noted to reside in the area of the shipwrecks and watch for intruders into their domain. (Mera: Queen of Atlantis v1 #3)
They were known to use giant multi-eyed and tentacled Octodons in combat. (Mera: Queen of Atlantis v1 #4)
Members
- Lammia : the dowager matriarch of Xebel who was the grandmother of Xebel and the consort wife of the king of that era where she was not active in the rule of the kingdom but maintained her own intelligence network. (Mera: Queen of Atlantis v1 #4)
- Ryus :
- Lolanna Merana Challa : a red haired female daughter came to be known as the Crimson Queen who was the daughter Atlantean Grand Vizier Thule who ultimately banished her to Xebel for an attempted rebellion against the King of Atlantis. In time, her rage had dissipated where she came tot marry Ryus and bore her daughter Mera. One day, she encountered the tide jewel in a ship wreck giving her contact to the sea god Dagon who promised her revenge against Altantis in exchange for her aid to destroy the Avatar of the Blue which she agreed but was turned to stone until the time of the prophecy. It came to believe that Lolanna had died and a tomb was made for her but in reality she slumbered until the appointed time. (Aquaman v9 #14)
- Mera :
- Siren : the purple haired female Xebelian who was the younger sister of Mera who led a death squad that tried to murder Aquaman. (Brightest Day v1 #6)
- Nereus :
- Leron : the man-at-arms who served the former king and responsible for training his daughter Mera to be a skilled fighter. (Mera: Queen of Atlantis v1 #1)
- Lucia :
- Ha'wea :
- Urje' : a female captain in the Xebellian military where she had an eye-patch over one eye. (Aquaman v8 #63)
Notes
- Xebel was created by Geoff Johns, Peter Tomasi, Ivan Reis, Scott Clark and Joe Prado where it made its first appearance Brightest Day v1 #6 (September, 2010).
- Prior to Brightest Day, Mera was said to had come from an alternate dimension that was referred to as Dimension Aqua.
In other media
Films
Appearances
- Brightest Day v1: (2010)
- Aquaman v7:
- Aquaman v8:
- Mera: Queen of Atlantis v1:
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