- You're half czarnian, Crush. Cruel and unusual oughtta go down easy!
Czarnians are a race from the planet Czarnia. They have regeneration powers, so they can only be killed by their own species. One of few survivors is Lobo.
History
Earth-One
Before the Crisis on Infinite Earths, the Czarnians were referred to as Velorpians. The Velorpians of the Earth-One universe were violent conquerors, like the Prime Earth universe Czarnians. They were wiped out by the Psions, leaving Lobo the only survivor.
New Earth
In the universe of New Earth, the Czarnians were once a peaceful, thriving alien race until the day when a teenage Lobo performed a high school experiment which eradicated the entire species. Though Lobo is commonly referred to as the "Last Czarnian", some members of the race, such as his old history teacher Mrs. Tribb have in fact survived the genocide.
Prime Earth
Immediately after the Flashpoint, the Czarnians became a race seemingly bent on universal domination. They were constantly competing with or at war with the Daemonites and Thanagarians.[1]
Following the Rebirth, the Czarnians were once again a race of pacifists and the real Lobo claims to be the last Czarnian, having killed the rest of his people. Unbeknownst to him however, the city of Paz from Czarnia and a Czarnian army known as "Bad Blood" were preserved in a bottle by Brainiac.[2] Bad Blood were later slaughtered to a man by the Brainiac Queen, leaving Lobo and his daughter Crush once again as the last Czarnians in the universe.[3]
Powers and Abilities
Powers
- Biological Replication: Though Czarnians reproduce through conventional means[4], they can also reproduce asexually through replication. If a Czarnian is cut, their blood will grow into a new Czarnian, sharing the same memories and personality as its progenitor. The origin of this unique ability is undetermined, but there is evidence to suggest that the Psions may have been involved with the Czarnians' evolutionary process.
- Regeneration
Weaknesses
- Pacifism (Pre-Flashpoint and post-Rebirth): With exception of Lobo, all the Czarnians were pacifists to the point where they had no words in their language to describe violence.
Miscellaneous
Level of Technology:
Advanced
Representatives:
- Lobo
- Miss Tribb (deceased)
- Slobo (Lobo's asexually replicated son)
- Su-Lehmon and Crush (Lobo's half-Czarnian daughters)
- Lubla Blak (Lobo's kindergarten teacher, deceased)[5]
- Egon N'g (principal, deceased)[5]
- Daline Zaand (Lobo's first love, presumely deceased)[5]
- Lobo (New 52)
Notes
- Czarnians are mentioned by the first time (and Lobo is firstly admitted to be one of them) in L.E.G.I.O.N. Vol 1 7.
See Also