Coluans
The Coluans are an alien species that feature in DC Comics.
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History
Origin
Years in the past, the green skinned humanoids formed a world of scientists that typically Sixth-Level effectors. As they advanced, they created powerful mobile master computers that were more intelligent with them being Tenth-Level effectors. As more were built, these computers eventually deemed themselves better than their creators and more fit to govern. They then sought to impose their rule and by this point had outfitted themselves with weapons where they eliminated anyone that opposed them. Thus, the Computer Tyrants formed when they enslaved the native humanoids and forced them into servitude as workers where a few organic beings that collaborated were provided privileges. In time, the mechanical minds sought to extend their rule to other worlds and sought to create a robotic spy to serve as a scout. Thus, they built a humanoid robot named Brainiac that was similar in appearance to their creators making others believe he was an organic being. Brainiac was built to be a Twelfth-Level effector who had the mental patterns of a dead scientist with him being more intelligent than his mechanical creators but he was wired to prevent rebellion and the nature of him being a machine was hidden from others. (Superman v1 #167)
Whilst on a journey, Bryak succumbed to a plague that killed most of its population leaving it de-populated. Brainiac ruled this world with a few fellow members of his kind such as Tagor who served as henchmen to him. (Superboy v1 #206)
Modern Age
It later fell under the control of the Computer Tyrants of Colu. (L.E.G.I.O.N. v1 #1)
During the Invasion, the Computer Tyrants refused to allow Colu to join the Alliance but offered Vril Dox as a donation to their war cause. (L.E.G.I.O.N. v1 #1)
During the Rann/Thanagar war, the Coluans sided with the Rannians though one of their vessels was destroyed by a Durlan bioship which led to a loss to their alliance. (Rann-Thanagar War v1 #2)
31st century
Brainiac 5.1 entered into the Sleepnet and urged his people not to trust the Affiliated Planets as he deemed Colu too precious a jewel to ally itself with a consortium of such questionable morality. (Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #107)
In one future, the Colu was noted to had been a closed world that did not receive many visitors. It also continued to suffer from the reputation of Brainiac and his vault was one of the forbidden locations on the planet. Unknown to anyone, Brainiac 5 attempted to access the vault which activated the numerous weapons within it. This forced Querl Dox to call upon the Legion of Super-Heroes help where Ultra Boy threw the vault into space where it was hoped heavy starship weapons from the United Planets would destroy the facility without harming Colu. (Legion of Super-Heroes v7 #0)
Possible Future
According to Brainiac 8, the Coluans eventually abandoned their organic forms and became an entirely mechanical species that hated biological based beings. In this time, Colu rose to ascendance in the cosmos in the times after the Crisis but they were thwarted by the actions of Donna Troy. This resulted in Brainiac 8 travelling backwards in time with the aid of Brainiac in order to eliminate Troia in order to ensure Colu's rise to power.
Overview
In the 31st century, it was stated that the Coluans were a long lived species but one that reproduced rarely and that every child was priceless in their society. (Legion of Super-Heroes v7 #0)
At one point in the modern era, they were ruled by the Coluan council during a time when they were puppets to the Computer Tyrants. (L.E.G.I.O.N. v1 #1)
It was noted that they were a highly advanced race of superior intellect. (L.E.G.I.O.N. v1 #1) Coluans were known to prefer theoretical research over applied science. (Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #107) Their technology was highly advanced that was centred in the many massive cities. (L.E.G.I.O.N. v1 #1)
They employed a virtual world where much of their kind resided in order to share with one another what they had learnt during their waking hours. Entry was done so through bed-like pods where the subjects slept whilst their mind entered into this virtual space which was known as the Sleepnet. Those that entered into it were able to be read and accessed which made deception impossible inside of it. The unity of the Coluans in this state meant that they came to singular decisions for their entire race and transfer of data from the minds that made up the Sleepnet. (Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #107)
Members
- Vril Dox :
- Lyrl Dox :
- Querl Dox :
- Dorvl : a male Coluan elder who regretted the damage caused by Brainiac's vault when it was incidently opened. (Legion of Super-Heroes v7 #0)
- Arvid Wix : a male elder Coluan who was skeptical on Brainiac 5's allies from the Legion of Super-Heroes and weary of Querl Dox due to his legacy as being a descendant of Colu's ancient overlords. (Legion of Super-Heroes v7 #0)
- Techne : a female clone daughter of Brainiac that was grown from his cells and born with a 12th Level intellect who was programmed by the Computer Tyrants as a weapon against Brainiac. (Telos v1 #2)
- Tagor :
Notes
- The Coluans were created by Bill Finger and Wayne Boring where they made their first appearance in Superboy v1 #206 (May, 1956).
- In Action Comics v1 #242 (1958), Brainiac's first appearance in the Pre-Crisis continuity had him stating that his people had been wiped out by a plague with him abducting people into bottle cities so repopulate his homeworld and create an empire under his control.
- Superboy v1 #206 (1963) refers to Brainiac's world as being called Bryak that was situated in another galaxy from Krypton.
- Grant Morrison's Action Comics amalgmated the name of the Coluan homeworld by calling it Yod-Colu.
Alternate Versions
- In the Justice mini-series comic, Brainiac intended to create a new group of his people on Earth starting with Aquaman's son who he called the new Coluans.
- In Legion of Super-Heroes in the 31st Century v1 #4 (2008), the Coluans made several appearances in the comic tie-in to the animated television series. Coluans were said to begin their education in utero after which they spend a year at home before attending primary school until age 5 after which they went to high school until age 10. Colu made use of the Coluan Aptitude and Intelligence Quotient (CAin-QuEx) exam that was used as a basis to determine their high intelligence. Typical Coluans were said to maintain an average intelligence of Level 8. Brainiac 5 travelled to Colu to meet with his tutor Dr. Mod to consult over his seemingly decreasing intelligence.
In other media
Television
- In Legion of Super-Herpes, the Coluans made an appearance in the animated series. They were shown to be a mechanical species with a hive mind that linked all members during an event known as the "alignment". They were shown to be remarkably advanced with digitizing technology though remained reserved and recluse on their homeworld. The Coluans attempted to reprogram Brainiac 5 when he was corrupted by the mind of Brainiac but were instead brainwashed by him after which he used them to digitize enter worlds before Brainiac 5 was freed from his ancestors control.
- In Supergirl, Coluans were mentioned and made an appearance in the episode "Solitude" with Indigo representing them. They were stated to be a race of super-computers that were native to the planet Colu. Brainiac 8 stated that the three tiered symbol on her forehead was the font of omniscient knowledge of her race. At one point, she was linked to the great Coluan cyber-construct before she was captured by Kryptonian forces. They trapped her in Fort Rozz and she remained there for many years until she freed herself on Earth.
Appearances
- Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #107
- Rann-Thanagar War v1 #2
- Legion of Super-Heroes v7 #0 (2012)
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