Brood Queen
The mother and matriarch of the parasitic aliens known as Brood. More than one Brood Queen can reign at the same time, so long as they are all subservient to the Brood Empress.
Name:
Brood Queen
Publisher:
Real name:
Aliases:
- Mother Queen
- Imperatrix
Birth date:
None
Gender:
Female
Powers:
- Adaptive
- Agility
- Claws
- Flight
- Leadership
- Possession
- Super Strength
- Unarmed Combat
First issue:
Brief History
The Brood are a race of alien parasites that reproduce by implanting their eggs in others. They are a recurring enemy of the X-Men, Shi'ar, Carol Danvers and others in the Marvel Universe.
In a 1992 edition of X-Men Classic, Ororo is infected by the queen with a Brood embryo. The only way for Storm to rid her body of this monster was to release herself into outer-space. During this experience, her mutant abilities, sustained by a variety of living worlds and stars in her vicinity, save her. And, she becomes bonded to a star-beast, Acanti.
In Other Media
Television
- The Brood Queen appears in a mental illusion created by Professor X in the X-Men: The Animated Series episode "Cold Comfort."
Video Games
- The Brood Queen appears as an enemy in X-Men 2: Clone Wars.
- The Brood Queen appears as a boss character in X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse.
Merchandise
- The Brood Queen was included in the HeroClix figure game.
- The Brood Queen was the subject of a Marvel Legends Build-a-Figure wave from Hasbro. Each figure in the wave (WW2 Captain America, Black Knight, X-Men: The Last Stand Colossus, Cyclops, Danger, Rachel Summers and a HYDRA soldier) came with a piece of the Brood Queen, meaning that the toy could be assembled after collecting the series.
