Santa Claus is the mythical embodiment of the Christmas season who delivers gifts across the world once every year. He has appeared in many comics set in the DC Universe and his depiction varies depending on the story.
Santa Claus was created by the late Jerry Siegel and the late Jack Burnley.
In Teen Titans Go, he was voiced by the late Robert Morse.
Biography
Santa Claus
The most common depiction of Santa Claus who has encountered a number of heroes and villains over the years. Those such as Superman have attested to his existence and Santa personally delivers a lump of coal to Darkseid every year despite Apokolips's continued advancement in technological defence and weaponry. He was also once kidnapped by a group called the Seal Men only to be rescued by The Sandman and his friend Jed.
Agios Nikolaus
John Constantine believes Santa Claus to be a Turkish bishop named Agios Nikolaus who was known for his kindness, charitable nature, and his ability to perform miracles. He passed away in 343 CE and his body was entombed in Myra until it was moved to Italy during the Crusades. Centuries later, Constantine had Agios's remains send to England for a occult ritual.
Kris "Crusher" Kringle
Kris "Crusher" Kringle is a version of Santa Claus that Lobo was hired by the Easter Bunny to assassinate. He is depicted as a ruthless dictator who rules over an empire at the North Pole and keeps an enslaved army of malnourished elves to defend his stronghold. Crusher fought against Lobo with a pair of shivs but was bested by the intergalactic bounty hunter when he cut off his head.
Ni'klaus of Myra
Ni'klaus of Myra is a powerful wizard who hid the city of Myra within the ice of the North Pole. Although Myra was guarded by elves and trolls, Ni'klaus found himself confronted by Black Adam after the latter learnt from an orphan that Santa Claus does not visit his country of Kahndaq. The wizard was overpowered by the outsider and told to deliver gifts to all the children of Kahndaq, even if it meant Black Adam would receive a lump of coal.
The Woodsman
- Main article: Klaus (Batman - Santa Claus: Silent Knight)
The Woodsman, also known as Klaus, is a crafter from the realm of Asgard who occasionally appeared on Earth to hunt down and capture mythical Norse beasts that have found their way to the mortal world. During one of his hunts, The Woodsman befriended a beast-man called Krampus before they are both suddenly cut off from returning to their realm. The two of them remained on Earth where they worked together to maintain order among rowdy village children until The Woodsman eventually started delivering gifts to people across the world from his workshop at the North Pole.