Lurgo (New Earth)

Lurgo
Mainstream Universe‎, 1986‎-2011‎
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Real Name	Lurgo
Affiliation	Morax (formerly), Asteroth (formerly)
Base Of Operations	Hell
Status
Alignment	Bad
Identity	Public Identity
Race	Demons
Citizenship	Hellion
Occupation	Personal Valet
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Black
Hair	Black
Origin
Universe	New Earth
Creators	Alan Grant · Mark Pacella
First Appearance	Action Comics #640 (February, 1989)

Er... Hello! I'm, er... Lurgo. I... uh, I used to work for Asteroth, but I've... er, gone freelance. I... I don't suppose you're looking for a personal valet by any chance...?

— Lurgo

Lurgo was a servant in Hell, first to the Archduke Asteroth, and later to Lord Morax.

History

Lurgo acted as valet to the eccentric Lord Asteroth while the Archduke schemed to overthrow the Satanic Triumvirate, pampering him in preparation for the arrival of the his "guests" who would be sacrificed in his five-way blood sacrifice ritual. After his master's plan failed and word spread of Asteroth's weakened state, Lurgo implored his sulking Lord to take action against the attacking forces of Morax of Stygia. Asteroth's defeat was so humiliating he saw no point in facing Morax in combat. Disgusted by Lurgo's pleading for his own well being, the valet was defenestrated into the army below where he offered his services to Morax, who pummelled him with his war hammer. Lurgo was not killed, but was taken as Morax's slave, attending the coronation of Etrigan at Masak Mavdil.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Demonic Physiology
  • Immortality: As a Hellion, Lurgo has ageless immortality.
  • Superhuman Durability: Lurgo survived a crushing blow beneath Morax's war hammer.
  • Superhuman Strength: While not impressive compared to demons of higher caste, Lurgo could still drag Belial's humongous body by himself.

Other Characteristics

• Cowardice: Lurgo tried his best to convince Asteroth to fight Morax with his own self preservation in mind, and offered his services to Morax when Asteroth abandoned him.

Notes

• Lurgo was originally depicted by Mark Pacella as a large, hulking butler much like Lurch and was a pastiche of the character, even having his first line of dialogue be, "You rang?" It was later in The Demon (Volume 3) that he was depicted by Val Semeiks as a simpering, diminutive valet.

Related

• 11 Appearances of Lurgo (New Earth)
• 2 Images featuring Lurgo (New Earth)
• 1 Quotations by or about Lurgo (New Earth)
• Character Gallery: Lurgo (New Earth)

Footnotes

The Demon supporting cast This character has been an ally or antagonist to either The Demon Etrigan or his counterpart Jason Blood in any of their various incarnations. This template will categorize articles that include it into "The Demon Supporting Cast" category.