Starro (also known as Starro the Conqueror) is a

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appearing in

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s published by

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. The character first appeared in ''

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'' #28 (March 1960), and was created by

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and

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. Starro is the first villain to face the original

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. Debuting in the

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, the character has appeared in both comic books and other DC Comics-related products, such as

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, and the

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film '' The Suicide Squad'' (2021).

Publication history

The character debuted in ''

'' #28 (March 1960) in the story "Starro the Conqueror", which was also the first appearance of the

. According to editor Julius Schwartz, the title "Starro the Conqueror" was inspired by a Ray Cummings story, "Tarrano the Conqueror". The second appearance of Starro was 17 years later in an 11-page

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story in ''

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'' #451 (May–June 1977). It appeared again only four years later in a two-part story in ''Justice League of America'' #189–190 (April–May 1981), then again a year after that in an alternate universe story in ''

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'' #1 (March 1982), and it appeared briefly in ''

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'' #9 (December 1985). In post-''Crisis'' continuity, Starro appeared in a five-part story in ''

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'' #25–28 (March–July 1991) and was revamped and reintroduced in ''JLA Secret Files'' #1 (September 1997) and ''JLA'' #22–23 (September–October 1998). Another version of the character featured in the

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'' #1–4 (September 2003 – May 2004); ''

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'' (vol. 3) #51–54 (November 2007 – February 2008); ''Green Lantern/Sinestro Corps: Secret Files'' #1 (February 2008) and ''

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'' (vol. 2) #13–14 (December 2008 – January 2009). Its post-''

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'' appearances include ''

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'' (vol. 2) #1–13 (April 2009 – April 2010) and ''R.E.B.E.L.S'' (vol. 2) Annual #1 (December 2009). Another version appears in ''

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'' #1 (November 2013), and a new version called ''Genetically Modified Starro'' appeared in '' New Super-Man'' #4 (2016).

Fictional character biography

Starro is a highly advanced

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-like alien with a single central eye and prehensile extremities. The entity visits Earth and empowers three starfish; the creatures begin wreaking havoc, such as exploding an

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and absorbing its energy, kidnapping scientists and absorbing their brain power and placing the residents of Happy Harbor, Rhode Island, under mental control. Eventually, they are stopped by the superheroes

, the

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and

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. The heroes defeat Starro by coating it with

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, which nullifies its abilities.''The Brave and the Bold'' #28 (February–March 1960) A segment of Starro survives and regenerates, but Aquaman stops it before it can renew its plan of conquest. Starro eventually reappears and forces humans to nurture it until it is able to assume its former proportions. Being able to reproduce asexually, Starro creates millions of miniature duplicates of itself, dubbed spores. These spores attach to the faces of the entire population of New York, allowing Starro to control their minds. The creature uses these spores to control several members of the Justice League until it is defeated by extreme cold. Later, after

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is accidentally transported to an alternate universe, Starro is again defeated by Superman alongside Captain Carrot and his Amazing Zoo Crew. Superman then takes the defeated Starro back to his universe. Starro later convinces

that it is dying and wishes to return to space. Aided by former Green Lantern Kilowog, Starro returns to his original spaceship and tricks the heroes by programming it to explode. It then releases thousands of spores over

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. Controlling the minds and bodies of thousands of humans, Starro seizes power, with several members of Justice League Europe opposing the alien. Starro is defeated when the Justice League member

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freezes it. During '' JLA'' and referring to itself only as It, another member of Starro's species controls the

and the population of Blue Valley using spores. Although the JLA intend to intervene, they are advised against doing so by the

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, who reveals the alien's intention is to capture and control the heroes and use their special abilities to conquer the galaxy. The JLA requests the Spectre to temporarily remove their powers, thus eliminating the potential threat they may have posed otherwise. This tactic allows them to distract the entity while

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disables it with extreme cold. This version of Starro returns and is revealed to be a scout for a larger member of the species called the "Star Conqueror". Covering Europe with its body, the entity gains control of the minds of most humans while they sleep.

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aids the JLA in battling the entity in a shared dream while a small team of heroes attacks its physical form. Assisted by a homeless man resisting the entity's control, the heroes free mankind from the alien's influence. Dream captures Starro and stores it with his other keepsakes. In the DC/

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crossover ''

'', Starro battles the Avengers. In ''

'', Starro joins the

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. Starro returns to Captain Carrot's universe to spark a conflict between aquatic and terrestrial creatures. Despite the efforts of the Zoo Crew, Starro floods the planet and defeats the heroes, who are transported to safety. Zoo Crew member Pig Iron battles Starro underwater, sacrificing himself as the rest of the heroes escape.

Post Infinite Crisis

In ''

'', a new incarnation of Starro is introduced. This version is Cobi, a Hatorei alien from the planet of the same name. After the Star Conquerors invade his planet, Cobi falls under their control and works with them to expand their empire.

New 52/DC Rebirth

During ''

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'', Starro is still linked with the Justice League via historian David Graves' book making sporadic appearances throughout.

Other versions

* An alternate universe variant of Starro, amalgamated with

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, appears in '' JLA: The Nail''. * An alternate timeline variant of Starro appears in ''

'' vol. 2. * During the ''Justice League: No Justice'' event, one version of Starro sacrifices itself to protect the universe from the Omega Titans. However, Batman preserves part of it which grows into a new individual dubbed "Jarro". * An alternate timeline variant of Starro who joined the

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appears in ''

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''.

Powers and abilities

Starro is an alien conqueror with a humanoid central mind commanding spores. An asexual creature, Starro's spores are capable of generating clones that act in accordance with the original's will. The clones are parasites by nature and can attach themselves to a humanoid's face, and subsequently take control of the host's

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, thereby controlling the host. Control of the host is lost once removed from the victim. Originally, the first Starro could transform Earth starfish into duplicates of itself equal to it in size and power. Both variants of the parasite are capable of energy absorption/projection, flight, changing color and self-regeneration, while the larger ones have a high degree of invulnerability as well as

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; the giant Starro possessing much more potent mental capabilities is able to indirectly influence the minds of a potential host race, capable of lulling countless people into an induced slumber and accessing their thoughts via dreams. Another of the original Star Conquerors possessed psychic abilities powerful enough to overwhelm and circumvent the willpower of Hal Jordan to prevent access to his Lantern Ring's abilities. Their size can also vary from being as big as city blocks to larger than a small planetary ocean body, in which case said Starro probe can radically alter the very climate, topography, and geography within its vicinity akin to

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. A future Starr Conqueror spore eventually came to weaponize five Qwardian power rings on its tentacles; the rings could create objects based on the wielder's thoughts, but only those fueled by fear instead of willpower. Given the difficulty in their usage, Starro's capacity to use five at once indicated a mastery of the fear element and its usage in battle, as shown when it went up against multiple iterations of Titans all at once. The latest version of the Star Conqueror shows how it uses its parthenogenesic capabilities to breed microscopic clones of itself, which can be inhaled by potential victims, serving as a catalyst to affect the giant iteration's telepathic abilities. The humanoid Starro possesses superhuman durability and telepathy and can transform Earth starfish into Starro spores.

In other media

Television

* Starro appears in '' The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure'' episode "In Captain Cuda's Clutches". * Starro appears in series set in the

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(DCAU): ** Starro makes a non-speaking

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in the '' Superman: The Animated Series'' two-part episode "The Main Man" as one of several

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s held in the Preserver's zoo. After defeating the Preserver,

takes the creatures to new habitats in the

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. ** Starro appears in the ''

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'' episode "The Call", voiced by

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via Superman. While in captivity, Starro spent years plotting to take over Earth before taking control of Superman and infiltrating the

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. However, the alien's plot is foiled by

before Aquagirl and

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return Starro and its offspring to their home planet. * Starro appears in '' Batman: The Brave and the Bold'', voiced by

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(original form) and by

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(titan form). A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. Throughout the episodes "Revenge of the Reach!", "Clash of the Metal Men!", and "The Power of Shazam!", several Starro parasites come to Earth and take control of most of Earth's heroes while the alien's herald, the Faceless Hunter, eliminates anyone who Starro could not possess. In the two-part episode "The Siege of Starro!", the primary Starro launches an invasion with its thralls, but

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, B'wana Beast, and Captain Marvel join forces to defeat it and free their allies. In response, the Faceless Hunter kidnaps B'wana Beast and forces him to combine the Starro parasites into one giant Starro. After Batman defeats the Faceless Hunter, B'wana Beast sacrifices himself to separate the Starros. * Starro's species appear in ''

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''. Chronologically, they first appear in flashbacks depicted in the third and fourth season episodes, "Evolution" and "Teg Ydaer!" respectively, in which Klarion the Witch Boy summoned them to Earth to conquer it at the beginning of human history before they were repelled by

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, though one Starro was frozen in ice. Throughout the first season, Atlantean scientists discovered the frozen Starro in the present.

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and a group of mercenaries attempt to steal it for the

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, but are thwarted by

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and Garth. In retaliation, Manta destroys Starro before it can be thawed, but a small piece is later recovered and sent to S.T.A.R. Labs for study. Sometime later, Light members

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and the

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steal the sample so Klarion,

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, and the

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can infuse with it with technology and magic to create Starro-Tech, which their sleeper agent Red Arrow uses to brainwash the Justice League on Savage's behalf. Before the

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eventually rescues the League, Savage has six Leaguers attack the planet Rimbor to remove them from Earth during the events of the second season. * Starro appears in '' Robot Chicken DC Comics Special 2: Villains in Paradise'', voiced by

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. This version is a member of the

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. After being flushed by

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, Starro is exposed to radioactive sewage, returns as a giant, and fights the Legion and the Justice League. Upon seeing the love between

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and Lena Luthor, Starro reconsiders massacring his opponents, but is killed by Batman and

. * Starro appears in the '' Powerless'' episode "Wayne or Lose". * Starro appears in '' DC Super Hero Girls''. * Starro appears in the ''

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'' episode "Justice League's Next Top Talent Idol Star: Justice League Edition", voiced by

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. * Starro appears in ''

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'', voiced by

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. This version works various jobs at Lex Luthor's hotel in

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. * Starro appears in ''Beast Boy: Lone Wolf''.

Film

* Starro makes a cameo appearance in '' Justice League: The New Frontier.'' * Starro makes a cameo appearance in '' Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths''. * Starro makes a cameo appearance in '' Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox''. * Starro appears in '' The Suicide Squad''. This version is capable of growing larger and more powerful depending on the number of thralls it possesses or consumes. Additionally, its control is permanent, with the hosts dying as soon as its spawn attach to their faces. Thirty years prior, Starro was captured by American astronauts and transferred to a Corto Maltesean research facility called Jötunheim, where the local and U.S. governments secretly collaborated to fund and oversee the Thinker's experiments on Starro using enemies of the Corto Maltesean regime in what would be called "Project Starfish". In the present, Amanda Waller sends the

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to destroy Starro before it can be weaponized by Corto Maltese's anti-American regime and to conceal the U.S.'s role in the project. After the team accidentally release Starro, it kills the Thinker in retaliation for experimenting on it. Upon escaping, it enslaves Corto Maltesean citizens and soldiers before being killed by the squad and a swarm of Corto Maltese's rats controlled by squad member Ratcatcher 2. * Starro appears in '' Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons'', voiced by Darin De Paul.

Video games

* Starro appears as a boss in the

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version of '' Batman: The Brave and the Bold – The Videogame''. * Starro makes a cameo appearance in '' Injustice: Gods Among Us'' via the

stage. * Starro appears as a playable character in ''

'', voiced by

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. * Starro makes a cameo appearance in the '' Batman: Arkham Knight'' DLC "A Matter of Family". This version was meant to be part of a sideshow act for Seagate Amusement Park before it was abandoned. * Starro appears in ''

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''. * Starro appears in ''

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'' as "back bling" included as part of

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's outfit. * Starro appears as a character summon in '' Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure''. * Starro appears in '' Gotham Knights'' via the "Heroic Assault" gameplay mode, voiced by Mark Meer. * Starro appears in '' Justice League: Cosmic Chaos'', voiced by

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Miscellaneous

* Starro appears in '' Justice League Adventures'' #5 (May 2002). * Starro appears in ''

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'' #34 (Oct 2006). * Starro appears on the packaging for

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-exclusive 2010 line, designed by Frank Varela. * Starro appears in Justice League: Alien Invasion 3D. * Starro makes a cameo appearance in '' Smallville Season 11'' #18 (2013) as a prisoner of the

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(DEO). * Starro appears in '' Injustice 2'' as a powerful Red Lantern. * Starro appears in '' RWBY x Justice League''.

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