Durlan (DC Comics)

The Durlans are a fictional extraterrestrial species, a race of shapeshifting beings from the planet Durla, as depicted in DC Comics.

Fictional history

Durlans are mainly featured in the 30th century time of the Legion of Super-Heroes, but are occasionally found in the present day, as in the "Invasion!" mini-series in which they take part in the invasion of earth.

Because their shapeshifting ability allows them to mimic other races, most of the galaxy fears and mistrusts the Durlans.

Once an advanced technological society, they destroyed their civilization in a war that lasted six minutes (the "six minute war"). Since this time, Durla has been a wasteland, and its people live in a near-barbaric state, using their shapeshifting ability to survive. A few notable Durlans have escaped the planet and gone on to greater things, including R.J. Brande and Chameleon Boy.Long ago in the past, they visited earth and pretended to be the Greek gods.

They have appeared post "Zero Hour" and "Threeboot", and the same prejudice against them exhibited in the old continuity is still present, though details of the planet's past have not been revealed or confirmed. One recent Durlan known as Von Daggle has made an appearance in "Green Lantern Corps", as the leader of the Corpse, a secret unit founded by a rogue Guardian of the Universe to (in Daggle's words) "do the heavy lifting" (e.g. the dirty work).

In the post-"52" universe Durlan genetics and technology have been seen as the source of some of the powers of the Chinese team the Great Ten.

References

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