Citadel (DC)
The Citadel are a species that feature in DC Comics.
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History
The Citadel was a galactic empire that was based in the Vega System. Their origins were traced to eons ago when the solar system was young where in this time it was visited by the scientifically-minded Psions. Conducting a survey, they looked across the various worlds for life and came to find it on Okaara. Arriving on that world, they encountered the peaceful Okaarans and studied one of the native females who greeted them with this being X'Hal. She came to show them the splendour of her world but after a time the Psions departed to continue their search for life. They found another species within the Mudgap Nebula with these being the Branx Warriors who were a brutal race of warriors engaged in ceaseless combat. Taking a specimen, they came to determine that the Branx were aggression personified and decided to test these traits against the peaceful Okaarans. This saw them abducting X'Hal where they forced a mating between her and a Branx warrior though this did not produce any offspring. The Psions continued the experiments with multiple mating's from the Branx until they discovered that another life force amongst the Branx Warriors was preventing fertilisation. After this was removed, X'Hal became pregnant and gave birth to two offspring one who was misshaped who embodied negative traits whilst the other beautiful who embodied positive ones. A Branx then attempted to force themselves on X'Hal once more where she killed the warrior in desperation though she was fatally injured herself. Unable to care for her offspring, the Psions attempted to heal her but their experiment instead turned her into a god-like being where she destroyed her captors. She then took her children with her back to Okaara where she cared for them and loved her offspring. However, one child rejected her love and the aggressive traits embodied in him led to him provoking conflict amongst the Okaarans. This saw them learning the art of war where they fought against one another until conflict against each other nearly resulted in a holocaust that forced their civilisation underground. Thus, the Warlords of Okaara were formed where they came to blame X'Hal's child though he showed no regret over his actions. This offspring was forced away from Okaara where he was denied the god-like abilities of his mother and brother. Thus, he sought his own form of immortality where he followed the science of the Psions and created an entire race of clones of himself that became the Citadel. (Omega Men v1 #7) At some point, the First Citadellian established Complex-Complex that was to be the nerve centre of his empire. From there, he created clones of himself though these were inferior to him where they came to populate the Citadel. Uploading his mind into Complex-Complex, the First Citadellian allowed his creations to operate under the belief that they managed the empire though in reality everything was done so under their creators watch. (Omega Men v1 #6)
For over a century, the Citadel was noted to had preyed upon the neighbouring world of Tamaran in order to pillage it of food and to take the inhabitants as slaves. (Tales of the New Teen Titans v1 #4)
With the destruction of Complex-Complex, the Citadel empire was in ruins with its leader attempting to rebuild. (Omega Men v1 #8)
They later came to join the Dominator-led Alliance that was formed to deal with the threat posed by humanity due to their possession of the Metagene. The Citadel were tasked with administering the hge space stalag that was being constructed to hold Metahumans. (Invasion! v1 #1)
By this point, their empire was in decline though they still remained a major military force where they witnessed the fall of the Dominator homeworld to Starro. (R.E.B.E.L.S. v2 #6)
Overview
In appearance, the Citadel were a race of misshapen large humanoids with blue skin. (Omega Men v1 #6) In reality, the Citadellians were an entire race of clones of the First Citadellian. (Omega Men v1 #7) They were noted for their brute strength with them being hunkering slovenly beings. (Invasion! v1 #1)
In fact, their entire empire was controlled by the central computers of the Citadel that was the true leader of their empire. (Omega Men v1 #8)
Members
- Complex-Complex : son of X'Hal after her rape by a Branx warrior under the Psions experiments and the twin brother of Auron where his evil nature led to him cloning himself to create an empire called the Citadel. (Omega Men v1 #7)
- Orn :
Notes
- The Citadel were created by Marv Wolfman and Roger Slifer where they made their first appearance in Green Lantern v2 #137 (February, 1981).
In other media
Television
- In Teen Titans, the Citadel were referenced in the setting of the animated television series in the episode "Go!". It was revealed that Princess K'oriandr had been captured by the Gordanians where they intended to sell her to the Citadel to become a servant.
Appearances
- Green Lantern v2: (1981)
- Omega Men v1:
- New Teen Titans Annual v1:
- L.E.G.I.O.N. v1:
- Red Hood and the Outlaws v1:
- Lobo:
- Omega Men:
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