Parliament of Trees
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[[File:SwampThingV2-47Cover.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Swamp Thing meets the Parliament in Swamp Thing v2 #47.]] | [[File:SwampThingV2-47Cover.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Swamp Thing meets the Parliament in Swamp Thing v2 #47.]] | ||
At creation's beginning, the forest lords and their master '''Sila''' seeded the planets with the potential for life. One of the worlds seeded was Earth where the Green gained dominance on that planet. (Swamp Thing v2 #104) | At creation's beginning, the forest lords and their master '''Sila''' seeded the planets with the potential for life. One of the worlds seeded was Earth where the Green gained dominance on that planet. (Swamp Thing v2 #104) | ||
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| + | Over the centuries, they had created circumstances that brought the rise of a new swamp elemental. In prehistoric Africa, the elementals were called the Great Urls whilst in old China people referred to them as ''Ghost Hiding in the Rushes''. (Swamp Thing v2 #47) | ||
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| + | Around 300 years ago, in England a man by the name of '''Alf Oldland''' was killed by '''Stuart Fisby''' in fires whereupon he arose as ''Jack-in-the-Green''. In [[1905]], they had manipulated events to turn a human scientist named Alex Olsen into a swamp elemental in an accident that saw the death of his wife. '''Albert Hollerer''' was a German pilot in December, [[1942]] where he crashed and died in the flames whereupon he arose as ''Stille Nacht, Hellige Nacht''. (Swamp Thing v2 #47) | ||
===The New 52=== | ===The New 52=== | ||
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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
| − | They were described as beings that were eternal. (Swamp Thing v6 #1) | + | At their full potential, they were capable of a great deal of power available to them that could only be limited by their human imagination. An elemental was able to regrow their bodies, transport themselves effortlessly through the Green, alter their physical forms, animate any form of wood and even manipulate insect-life through scents. Such was their power that each of the swamp elementals were stated to be indestructible. (Swamp Thing v2 #47) They were described as beings that were eternal. (Swamp Thing v6 #1) A swamp elemental was considered a necessary creation for the world. When they had grown too old and wise for the world, they left the corporeal world for that of the Green where they joined the rest of the Parliament. Each of those that joined the Parliament of Trees were considered the ancestors of future swamp elementals. The intelligence of the collective Parliament of Trees was ancient and their memories bottomless with so much knowledge available to them. (Swamp Thing v2 #47) |
| − | The Parliament performed a service in that they monitored the Green and ensured it remained stable. As such, whilst the Avatar fought for them, it was the Parliament of Trees that managed the Green where they ensured that it did not run wild. Without their influence, there existed the threat of spawning an offshoot consciousness such as the '''Kreuzblutter''' that consumed everything within its path. (Swamp Thing v5 #32) | + | The Parliament served as an endpoint for the plant elementals where they became rooted in the grove. (Swamp Thing v2 #47) The Parliament performed a service in that they monitored the Green and ensured it remained stable. As such, whilst the Avatar fought for them, it was the Parliament of Trees that managed the Green where they ensured that it did not run wild. Without their influence, there existed the threat of spawning an offshoot consciousness such as the '''Kreuzblutter''' that consumed everything within its path. (Swamp Thing v5 #32) |
| − | It was divided between the '''Inner Parliament''' and the '''Outer Parliament'''. (Swamp Thing v2 #104) | + | It was divided between the '''Inner Parliament''' and the '''Outer Parliament'''. (Swamp Thing v2 #104) Some of the elementals in the Parliament had become so rooted that they had forgotten the capacity for human speech and instead conversed through the Green. (Swamp Thing v2 #47) |
==Members== | ==Members== | ||
*'''Matango''' : | *'''Matango''' : | ||
| + | *'''Alex Olsen''' : He later joined the other swamp elementals in the Parliament of Trees. (Swamp Thing v2 #47) | ||
| + | *'''Albert Hollerer''' : formerly a German pilot who was shot down into the bog in 1942 where he died in the flames only to rise as a plant elemental where after a decade he joined the Parliament. (Swamp Thing v2 #47) | ||
*'''Lady Veeds''' : | *'''Lady Veeds''' : | ||
*'''Wolf''' : | *'''Wolf''' : | ||
Revision as of 14:40, 15 August 2016
The Parliament of Trees are a group that feature in DC Comics.
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History
Origin
At creation's beginning, the forest lords and their master Sila seeded the planets with the potential for life. One of the worlds seeded was Earth where the Green gained dominance on that planet. (Swamp Thing v2 #104)
Over the centuries, they had created circumstances that brought the rise of a new swamp elemental. In prehistoric Africa, the elementals were called the Great Urls whilst in old China people referred to them as Ghost Hiding in the Rushes. (Swamp Thing v2 #47)
Around 300 years ago, in England a man by the name of Alf Oldland was killed by Stuart Fisby in fires whereupon he arose as Jack-in-the-Green. In 1905, they had manipulated events to turn a human scientist named Alex Olsen into a swamp elemental in an accident that saw the death of his wife. Albert Hollerer was a German pilot in December, 1942 where he crashed and died in the flames whereupon he arose as Stille Nacht, Hellige Nacht. (Swamp Thing v2 #47)
The New 52
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of history was created with a different timeline of events.
Holland had stopped communing with the Parliament after he grew tired of their unfathomable politics and growing paranoia. As a result, they were displeased with the fact that he had been ignoring them. (Swamp Thing v6 #1) Holland's friend Matt Cable later usurped the power of the Swamp Thing and left Alec for dead but he was saved by the Parliament of Trees. They brought him back but were unable to strip Cable of his power and demanded that Holland rectify the problem. (Swamp Thing v6 #5)
Overview
At their full potential, they were capable of a great deal of power available to them that could only be limited by their human imagination. An elemental was able to regrow their bodies, transport themselves effortlessly through the Green, alter their physical forms, animate any form of wood and even manipulate insect-life through scents. Such was their power that each of the swamp elementals were stated to be indestructible. (Swamp Thing v2 #47) They were described as beings that were eternal. (Swamp Thing v6 #1) A swamp elemental was considered a necessary creation for the world. When they had grown too old and wise for the world, they left the corporeal world for that of the Green where they joined the rest of the Parliament. Each of those that joined the Parliament of Trees were considered the ancestors of future swamp elementals. The intelligence of the collective Parliament of Trees was ancient and their memories bottomless with so much knowledge available to them. (Swamp Thing v2 #47)
The Parliament served as an endpoint for the plant elementals where they became rooted in the grove. (Swamp Thing v2 #47) The Parliament performed a service in that they monitored the Green and ensured it remained stable. As such, whilst the Avatar fought for them, it was the Parliament of Trees that managed the Green where they ensured that it did not run wild. Without their influence, there existed the threat of spawning an offshoot consciousness such as the Kreuzblutter that consumed everything within its path. (Swamp Thing v5 #32)
It was divided between the Inner Parliament and the Outer Parliament. (Swamp Thing v2 #104) Some of the elementals in the Parliament had become so rooted that they had forgotten the capacity for human speech and instead conversed through the Green. (Swamp Thing v2 #47)
Members
- Matango :
- Alex Olsen : He later joined the other swamp elementals in the Parliament of Trees. (Swamp Thing v2 #47)
- Albert Hollerer : formerly a German pilot who was shot down into the bog in 1942 where he died in the flames only to rise as a plant elemental where after a decade he joined the Parliament. (Swamp Thing v2 #47)
- Lady Veeds :
- Wolf :
- Jonah :
Notes
- The Parliament of Trees were created by Alan Moore and Stan Woch where they made their first appearance in Swamp Thing v2 #47 (April 1986).
Appearances
- Swamp Thing v2 #47:
- Swamp Thing v5 #27:
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