Who Is Broot? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Broot is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Charis-Nar, with over 101 comic issue appearances. His immense size gives him extraordinary strength. Although he is a skilled hand to hand fighter, he prefers to use force as a last resort.

Who is Broot?

Charis-Nar was born on the planet Changralyn, a world with immense and powerful beings who long ago had dedicated their lives to peace as prescribed by their ancient scriptures. Though Changralyn's doctrine left no room for argument, Charis-Nar found himself questioning these teachings and was ridiculed by his peers for doing so. In time, Charis-Nar married his soul mate Kattayan-Besh, a woman branded with the same markings as he. Together they tried to live beneath the strict rules of Changralyn. The evil Citadel controlled Changrayln and used the powerful populace as forced labour, but no matter how terrible their plight, the people of Changrayln refused to rebel for fear of spiritual retribution. The Citadel sent Gordanian slavers to remove the children of Changralyn and bring them to an outpost mining colony where they would work until they died. Not even the abduction of their young children could force a change in the ways of the Changralyn. But against all the scriptures, Charis-Nar refused to let his son be taken by the Gordanian slavers.

Key facts

Broot is of alien origin and first appeared in "The Lurkers in the Shadow / Doom in the Citadel of Ice". The character is published by DC Comics. With 101 recorded issue appearances, Broot ranks among the most featured characters in comics.