| Alien
Species |
 |
| Brood
Note: The Brood collectively refer to themselves as "Sleazoids." |
| Nick
Name |
| | |
| Origin
Galaxy |
| Unrevealed |
| Star
System |
| Unrevealed |
| Planet |
| Broodworld
Note: Broodworld was destroyed by the
X-Men, but the species lives
on other planets and is mobile throughout the universe. |
| Representatives |
|
Blindside
Brickbat
Dive-Bomber
Empress
Firstborn
Great Mother
Haeg'rill
Kam'n'Éhàr
Lockup
Skür'Kll
Spitball
T'Crilee
Temptress
Tension
Whiphand |
| Group
Affiliation |
| Allies of
Deathbird |
| Base
of Operations |
| Mobile throughout the
universe. |
| Body
Type |
| Insectoid with wings. |
| Average
Height |
| ~8' |
| Average
Weight |
| Unknown |
| Average
Eye Type & Color |
| Yellow insectoid eyes. |
| Average
Hair Type & Color |
| None |
| Average
Skin Type & Tone |
| Brown armored exoskeleton. |
| Technology |
| Advanced bioengineering
and weaponry. |
| Government |
| Matriarchy:
Dictatorship of rule by a queen mother. |
| Known
Powers |
| Insectoid type bodies with
armored skin, long tails divided into two stingers, flight-worthy wings,
sharp teeth and claws. The queen mother is capable
of injecting eggs into host bodies causing a metamorphosis of the victim
into a member of the Brood. |
| Accessories |
| Acanti:
Space-faring whale-like creatures which are used as both transportation and
nutrition by the Brood. |
| Common
Enemies |
|
Skree Empire
Shi'ar Empire
Skrull Empire
X-Men |
| Regularly
Appearing |
| Uncanny X-Men |
| First
Appearance |
|
Uncanny X-Men #155 (March,
1982) |
| Creator |
| Chris Claremont & Dave
Cockrum |
| Origin |
| Little is known of the
origin of the species known as the Brood. A savage insect
species they evolved upon a warm and lush tropical planet but soon spread
like parasites to other worlds within the bellies of great space-faring
whales known as Acanti. After an encounter with the
Earth mutants known as the
X-Men and their Shi'ar
allies, the Brood's home world (for lack of a better name known as
Broodworld) was destroyed, but their presence in the universe was well
enough established that they continue to a threat to every species in which
they come into contact. |