The Badoon are a fictional reptilian alien species appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Badoon Exfulgence are notable for living under strict gender segregation, resulting in two separate societies; the Brotherhood of Badoon (ruled by a "Brother Royal") and the Sisterhood of Badoon (ruled by a Queen).

The Brotherhood live on the planet Moord in the Lomora star system, in the Milky Way, while the Sisterhood reside on the Badoon homeworld of Lotiara), 42.2 light years from Earth.

Publication history

The Badoon first appeared in Silver Surfer #2 (October 1968) and were created by Stan Lee and John Buscema.

Fictional history

thumb|left|200px|Female Badoon from [[Defenders (comic book)|The Defenders #28 (October 1975). Art by Sal Buscema.]]

The Badoon Exfulgence is older than the Kree and the Skrulls. There was a natural hatred between the two genders, and they fought each other in long gender wars. The males won and placed the weaker females in captivity. In time, the males further developed technology and abandoned Lotiara, returning only when their mating drive made it necessary. The males became conquerors of worlds, while the females became pacifists, content to remain in peace on their homeworld and ignorant of the males' star-spanning empire. They have been known to form alliances with the Brood (against the Shi'ar and Earth's superhumans), the Kree (against the Skrulls), and Byrrah of Atlantis. They were also responsible for killing a woman who would have become the universe's greatest peacemaker.

Badoon invasion attempts of Earth have been overcome by the Silver Surfer, Namor, They were also opposed by the combined forces of the X-Men, the Fantastic Four and Arkon to liberate Arkon's homeworld and prevent an invasion of the Shi'ar empire. Despite this, the Badoon are considered a minor species. The time traveler Major Victory warn the Guardians of the Galaxy that they need to take the Badoon seriously, as they will soon become the greatest military threat in the galaxy.

The Inhumans and the Kree later form an alliance with the Badoon alongside the Centaurians, the Dire Wraiths, and the Kymellians. They are put an experimental procedure that prevents them from being harmed by the Terrigen Mists. The Badoons' procedure had them going through Amphogenesis after being given small amounts of Amphogen (a mutagenic substance).

The Badoon Exfulgence's currency is the Kreull.

Technology

thumb|right|200px|The Monster of Badoon as depicted in [[Uncanny X-Men|X-Men Annual #5 (1981). Art by Brent Anderson.]]

The Brotherhood are capable of faster-than-light space travel and also possess personal cloaking technology. They employ a hand-held particle gun called the "basic weapon." Although males typically wear minimal clothing, some soldiers wear an explosive "frag-thong"

Known Badoons

  • Aladi Ko Eke - Queen of the Badoon contingent of Universal Inhumans.
  • Brother Royal - Ruler of the Brotherhood of the Badoon. He commands the Monster of Badoon.
  • Czar-Doon - A Badoon who worked with Thanos. In an earlier life, he was a member of Yondu's Ravagers.
  • Dara Ko Eke - The daughter of Queen Aladi Ko Eke is a member of the Universal Inhumans' Light Brigade. She operates under the alias of All-Knowing.
  • Drang - Badoon leader of conquering forces of Earth's solar system in the 31st century.
  • Kodor - Badoon bounty hunter who trailed the mass murdering Cazon to Earth. He teamed up, with She-Hulk and Jazinda, to convict him.
  • Koord - Governor of Earth, during its occupation in the 31st century. He was killed by Martinex.
  • L'Matto - A Badoon who was one of the hosts to Captain Universe. He wielded the Enigma Power to prevent the Guardians of the Galaxy from exterminating the Badoon.
  • L’Wit - The daughter of the Brother Royal.
  • Manat - Ambassador Manat represented the Brotherhood in the Intergalactic Council.
  • Maul - Badoon soldier who invaded Jupiter.
  • Maz - Badoon soldier who invaded Jupiter.
  • Mud-Ah - A member of Sandorr's Hunters, bounty hunters who attempted to capture the Inhumans. He, along with most of the group of hunters, was killed while retreating.
  • Muer - Soldier, of the Badoon Plutonian invading force, in the 31st century.
  • Thumbnail - Mercenary thug who followed Knot as his muscle, they attempted to gain the Mandalay Gem when they probably met their end.

Earth-93112

In the Earth-93112 timeline, the Badoon Ecclaw was one of the last survivors of the Intergalactic Alliance destroyed by the Magus.

Avengers Forever

In another timeline, the Badoon were conquered by Kang.

In other media

  • A Badoon makes a cameo appearance in the X-Men: The Animated Series episode "The Dark Phoenix, Part IV: The Fate of the Phoenix".
  • The Badoon-Cylek, an original creation of the Badoon, appears in the Avengers Assemble episode "Hulk's Day Out". It is a parasitic experiment that was previously abandoned on the Moon and caused weather phenomena on Earth before being stopped by the Hulk.

References

  • Brother Royal at the Marvel Appendix