WARLORDS OF OKAARA

Class: Extraterrestrials

Known Representatives: Altin Admos

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Okaara

First Appearance: Tales of the New Teen Titans #4 (September, 1982)

Powers: The Warlords of Okaara are masters of every known form of armed and unarmed combat.

History: The Okaarans were one of the two oldest races in the Vegan star-system, whose civilization was based on peace and the cherishing of life. Their society was shattered by the arrival of the Psions, who abducted and experimented on one of their citizens, X'Hal. Soon the Okaarans were set against each other by X'Hal's evil son, who manipulated them into numerous civil wars. The end result was a nuclear holocaust that decimated the planet. The few Okaarans to survive were those that built shelters deep in the ground. Radiation changed the species into their current blue-skinned bestial form. These Warlords of Okaara studied and perfected the arts of combat, but vowed to never again wage war. They captured X'Hal and kept her a prisoner for millennia, eventually coming to worship her as a goddess. As civilization spread through the Vegan star-system the Okaarans sent emissaries, often spreading the religion of X'Hal. Okaara became known as a place of learning, both in combat arts and academic studies. When the Citadel rose in power, numerous rebels used Okaara as a training grounds. Some of the most renowned students of the Warlords of Okaara include Starfire, Blackfire and Primus.

(Green Lantern III #84) - In addition to a youthful Starfire, the Warlords took in Yrra Cynril of the royal Xanshi as a trainee.

(R.E.B.E.L.S. #21 (fb)) - Warlord Altin Admos rose from obscurity because of his fierceness in battle, and his elders began to view him as a prophesized war-prodigy, who would one day lead them in glorious conquest. He went undefeated for years, and only yearned for a real challenge, so when the GLC offered membership he accepted, knowing he would become a pariah on his home planet.

Comments: Created by George Perez & Marv Wolfman.

The Warlords of Okaara received a profile in Who’s Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #25.

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