Lightning Lords



Official Name: Official name unknown Nicknames: No known nicknames Former Aliases: Lightning Lords Other Current Aliases: No other known current aliases

Origin
The men and women who would become known as the Lightning Lords were the survivors of two warring factions of humanoid warrior priests. Four-hundred years after the war, the Lords became the dominant race on their nameless planet.

Galaxy of Origin: Galaxy of origin unknown Star System of Origin: Star system of origin unknown Home Planet: Home planet unknown First Appearance: Starfire #1 Final Appearance: Starfire #7

History
History: The Lightning Lords were once the rulers of a strange, nameless alien world. They created an advanced culture provided civilization with new standards of excellence. They invented a massive computer system known as the Keeper and maintained it within a tower inside of a massive citadel. The Keeper achieved sentience and assisted the Lords in governing society from within the tower.

One day, two alien races known as the Mygorg and the Yorg arrived on the planet. The Lightning Lords recognized them as a warlike culture and established a quick resistance against the invasion. Keeper advised his charges to postpone military action until they could learn more about the alien races. It suggested that the Lords should continue to maintain a false front of neutrality, and chose a sorceress named Lady Djinn to act as a faux queen, while the true nobles went into hiding.

None of the Lightning Lords knew the true power at Lady Djinn's disposal. She used her dark magic abilities against the Keeper system and turned its primary programmer into an addle-brained, mute. With Keeper at her command, Lady Djinn became the world’s true ruler.

The Lightning Lords, now forced into exile, retreated into the surrounding valleys and eventually lost all connection with society. Over time, they evolved into a brutish, barbaric society. A former slave named Starfire discovered the savages, but was unaware of the fact that they were actually the descendents of the original Lightning Lords. By this time, the Mygorg had taken control of the planet, and held an uneasy truce with Lady Djinn. Starfire gathered the barbarians together, along with many other freed slaves and staged a revolt against Lady Djinn at the Citadel. The sentient Keeper system recognized that Lady Djinn was a threat to its existence and used its powers to electronically transform the sorceress into a computer. Keeper programmed himself to self-destruct destroying the Citadel along with Lady Djinn.

Though their former advanced culture was long behind them, the survivors of the Lightning Lords continued to eke out a new life for themselves, free of the tyranny of Lady Djinn and her alien allies.

Characteristics
Body Type: Human Avg Height: 6'00" Avg Weight: 180-200 lbs. Eyes: Two eyes of varying colors Hair: Black, Blond and Brown Skin: Primarily Caucasian; Some Lighning Lords exhibited physical characteristics similar to those of people of Asian descent. Limbs: Bipedal (two arms, two legs) Fingers: Five fingers Toes: Five toes Special Adaptations: No known special adaptations

Powers
Avg Strength Level: The average strength level of a Ligtning Lord was equitible to that of a standard Earth human.

Known Powers: Despite their chosen name, the Lightning Lords possessed no superhuman abilities. Known Abilities: The Lightning Lords were a technologically advanced culture.

Recommended Readings

 * Starfire

Related Articles

 * Keeper
 * Lady Djinn
 * Mygorg
 * Starfire I
 * Yorg