Sun-Eaters

The Sun-Eaters are an extraterrestrial species of powerful creatures that feed off of the energy of small stars, thus making them a sort of living bombs.

Overview

Sun-Eaters resemble black holes surrounded by multiple tentacles; they seem to be sentient although with an animal-like intellect and are driven by their hunger.^[1] They can only feed on stars, thus filling their systems with thermonuclear reactions.^[2]

History

Original multiverse

A baby Sun-Eater was found by Superman during one of his adventures. Eventually, he decided to keep it as a pet in the Fortress of Solitude.^[2]

New multiverse

The same baby Sun-Eater was then released by a Morae who had infiltrated the Fortress of Solitude under Lex Luthor's orders. It had nearly consumed Earth's yellow sun before being shrunk and brought back to the Fortress.^[1]

Appearances

Supergirl

Season 4

• "Stand and Deliver"

Season 5

• "Deus Lex Machina"
• "The Missing Link"

Season 6

• "I Believe in a thing Called Love" (mentioned)

Behind the scenes

• In the DC comics, the Sun-Eaters were created by an alien race known as the Controllers as a way to destroy entire worlds that they deemed to be too "evil".

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