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Forager

Forager

A humble bug from the planet of New Genesis who aided the New Gods numerous times.

Name:
Forager
Publisher:
Real name:
Forager
Aliases:
  • Bug
Birth date:
None
Gender:
Male
Powers:
  • Flight
  • Tracking
  • Unarmed Combat
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Major Story Arcs

Humble Beginnings

Forager started out as a bug on the lower part of New Genesis. Bugs were believe to be humanoids who evolved from bugs and are considered lower beings by the New Gods. Forager proved this wrong and aided the New Gods severals times and became an ally.

Forager exiting a Boom Tube
Forager exiting a Boom Tube

During the first great war between the planets Apokolips and New Genesis, the forces of Apokolips spread destructive "micro-life" all over New Genesis. The "micro-life" evolved with incredible rapidity into beings of human size and humanoid form. These so called "bugs" lived in colonies beneath the surface of New Genesis, emerging to steal food stored by the "new gods" of the planet, who tried to exterminate the thieves, whom the gods regarded as sub-human.

Forager was one of the most successful of these food thieves. He had an inquiring mind as well as humanoid form, and questioned the ways of his colony and how they had evolved in the first place. Forager was encouraged in his questioning by the colony's Prime One.

Then Mantis of Apokolips organized various colonies to invade earth on behalf of Darkseid and the Prime One, about to submit ti ritual murder by the colony's ruler, the All-Widow, told Forager to warn Orion. Moreover, the Prime One said that Forager belonged with the "gods" and not the "bugs."

Forager escaped to earth via a "boom tube" and made contact with Orion and Lightray, then joined them in successfully thwarting Mantis' invasion. After that Forager became a regular ally of Orion against the forces of Apokolips.

Cosmic Odyssey

After several adventures, Forager was recruited by Highfather and Darkseid as one of the heroes selected to fight against the manifestation of the Anti Life Entity, even if he had to tolerate the contemp of Orion. However, Forager showed him true heroism as he sacrified his life to save Batman and earth from destruction. Later, Orion carried Forager's body to the Insect empire by the decree of Highfather and slowly came to respect the warrior and his people.

Resurrection

Forager returned to life after a weird afterdeath experience, where he met several other characters (Most of them created by Jack Kirby, as Sandman, Atlas & Omac), uncertain if he had experienced those adventures or they were just something happening in his mind. After travel throught time and space, Forager emerged from the Source to be welcomed back to life by the gods of New Genesis.

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