Swamp Thing
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Swamp Thing is the personification of plant life on planet Earth. | Swamp Thing is the personification of plant life on planet Earth. | ||
| - | [[Image:swamp02.jpg|frame| | + | [[Image:swamp02.jpg|frame|It is a thing from the swamp.]] [[Image:swamp00.jpg|frame|It was in a couple of major motion pictures.]] |
| - | =Origin | + | =Origin= |
| - | Swamp Thing has had various incarnations, but at it's essence it is the soul of a man... in the body of a plant... empowered by all the vegetation on the planet. He is an <i>elemental</i>. As an environmental advocate and protector, it has often been his duty to consider Man to be his enemy. | + | Swamp Thing has had various incarnations, but at it's essence it is the soul of a man... in the body of a plant... empowered by all the vegetation on the planet. He is an <i>elemental</i>. As an environmental advocate and protector, it has often been his duty to consider Man to be his villainous enemy. |
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Swamp Thing possesses supernatural strength, regeneration, the ability to control plants, and can effectively teleport to any place on Earth by transfering his consciousness to another botanical organism. | Swamp Thing possesses supernatural strength, regeneration, the ability to control plants, and can effectively teleport to any place on Earth by transfering his consciousness to another botanical organism. | ||
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| + | =Known Associates= | ||
| + | * Abigail Arcane | ||
| + | * John Constantine | ||
| + | * The Parliament of Trees | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
| - | Image: | + | Image: swamp07.jpg|[[Clyde]] is a swamp person. |
| - | Image: | + | Image: swamp03.jpg|Some swamp people drink moonshine. |
| - | Image: swamp05.jpg| | + | Image: swamp05.jpg|Drunk people often have very bad ideas. |
| - | Image: swamp09.jpg|Clyde | + | Image: swamp09.jpg|Clyde finds hisself a victim (and an accomplice). |
Image: swamp10.jpg|They also have a witness. | Image: swamp10.jpg|They also have a witness. | ||
Image: swamp11.jpg|Swamp Thing intercedes. | Image: swamp11.jpg|Swamp Thing intercedes. | ||
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Image: swamp17.jpg|Clyde tries to find his teeth. | Image: swamp17.jpg|Clyde tries to find his teeth. | ||
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=References= | =References= | ||
The [http://www.dccomics.com/dcu/comics/?cm=20108 DC comics]. <br> | The [http://www.dccomics.com/dcu/comics/?cm=20108 DC comics]. <br> | ||
| - | There's a full biography at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swamp_Thing Wikipedia]. | + | There's a full biography at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swamp_Thing Wikipedia]. <br> |
| + | The filmography at [http://www.imdb.com/find?q=swamp+thing&s=all IMDB]. <br> | ||
| + | Return of Swamp Thing viewable online at [http://www.hulu.com/watch/123160/the-return-of-swamp-thing Hulu]. | ||
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[[Category:elementals]] | [[Category:elementals]] | ||
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Current revision as of 21:40, 8 January 2012
Swamp Thing is the personification of plant life on planet Earth.
Contents |
Origin
Swamp Thing has had various incarnations, but at it's essence it is the soul of a man... in the body of a plant... empowered by all the vegetation on the planet. He is an elemental. As an environmental advocate and protector, it has often been his duty to consider Man to be his villainous enemy.
Powers
Swamp Thing possesses supernatural strength, regeneration, the ability to control plants, and can effectively teleport to any place on Earth by transfering his consciousness to another botanical organism.
Known Associates
- Abigail Arcane
- John Constantine
- The Parliament of Trees
 Clyde is a swamp person. |
 Some swamp people drink moonshine. |
 Drunk people often have very bad ideas. |
 Clyde finds hisself a victim (and an accomplice). |
 They also have a witness. |
 Swamp Thing intercedes. |
 Swamp Thing punches the moonshine out of the dobadders. |
 Clyde tries to find his teeth. |
References
The DC comics.
There's a full biography at Wikipedia.
The filmography at IMDB.
Return of Swamp Thing viewable online at Hulu.
