The Swamp Thing, formerly known as Alec Holland in his human life, is the Avatar of the Green and protector of plant life. He has control of all plant life in the universe due to his link to the force known as the Green.
History[]
Alec Holland was an idealistic scientist who was synthesizing a top-secret chemical in his hidden lab in the marshlands. But after a bomb in his office explodes, the young scientist is murdered. Or so it seems. Because rising in his place is the Swamp Thing, a creature made of vegetation that’s absorbed Alec Holland’s memories, personality—and grief. The monstrous Swamp Thing can control every iota of plant life on this planet, from the fungus on stale bread to forests of towering oaks. Superhumanly strong and grotesque, he can grow himself a full array of titanic bodies from even the tiniest sprout of green. A living embodiment of the power and terror in our environment, the Swamp Thing protects both humanity and the environment—usually from each other.
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Trivia[]
- In Batman: Arkham Knight, you can hear a random line of dialogue from a Militia Soldier saying "I thought the crap with that Swamp Creature from Louisiana was bad, but this".
- According to Lex Luthor, on Earth-2, his version of Poison Ivy joined forces with Swamp Thing to guard their "Kingdom of the Green".
External Links[]
Swamp Thing on the DC Comics Wiki