| THE CITADEL | BIOGRAPHY |
| Created by Marv Wolfman and Joe Staton |
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TEAM DATA
Status: Defunct
Former Members: First Citadellian, Citadellians, Gordanians, Branx Warriors, Harry Hokum, Tautec, Blackfire,
Base of Operation: Vega system
Space Sector: 2828
First Appearance: Green Lantern Vol. 2 #137 (February 1981): "Time Times Two Equals Death"
Creators: Marv Wolfman and Joe Staton
MEMBERSHIP
| Member | First Appearance | Joined | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Citadellian | Deceased | also known as Complex-Complex | ||
| Citadellians | Active | clones of the First Citadellian | ||
| Gordanians | Green Lantern Vol. 2 #137 | Green Lantern Vol. 2 #137 | Active | slavers; reptillian race from the planet Karna |
| Branx Warriors | Active | aggressive race from the planet Emana Branx | ||
| Harry Hokum | enigmatic human from Earth | |||
| Tautec | Omega Men #33/2 | Deceased | a healing android, reprogrammed to be a master torturer | |
| Blackfire | New Teen Titans Vol. 1 #22 | New Teen Titans Vol. 1 #22 | Active |
HISTORY
The fascist empire known throughout the Vegan star system as the Citadel was begun thousands of 'Cycles' ago by the first son of the Goddess X'Hal. Raised on Okaara, the First Citadellian rejected his family's love, exhibiting a charismatic personality full of hate and a genius for aggression. He taught the peaceful Okaarans the art of war aa they became the Warlords of Okaara. This eventually led to a nuclear conflict, resulting in his exile.
He moved to the closest moon to Vega, where he constructed a laboratory similar to that of the Psions. He used this technology to raise parts of the moon above his planet to militarily fortify it. Branx warriors and Gordanian Slavers settled on the planet in order to escape extradition. In exchange, slave labour and military soldiers were brought to his planet. He then declared war on the Psions and used their cloning devices to create the Citadellian race. Before he died the First Citadellian programmed his personality into a computer called Complex-Complex. This computer was destroyed by Tigorr.
In recent years, the Citadel joined an Alien Alliance against Earth, and sided with Thanagar in the recent Rann/Thanagar war.
CHRONOLOGY
For a definitive list of appearances of The Citadel in chronological order click here
PROFILE REFERENCES
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #5 (July 1985)