Swamp Thing

The Swamp Thing is the Avatar of the Green, the protector of plant life.

Overview

The Swamp Thing is the Avatar of the Green, the protector of plant life.
A humanoid/plant elemental creature, Swamp Thing is a swamp monster that resembles an anthropomorphic mound of vegetable matter, and fights to protect his swamp home, the environment in general, and humanity from various supernatural or terrorist threats.

Alec Holland was a famed botanist working on a chemical to increase plant growth and durability, but a rival chemical company sent mobsters to force him to stop his research in his remote, swamp research cabin. When Holland refused, the mobsters planted dynamite in his laboratory. The resulting explosion killed Holland's wife instantly, though Holland was soaked in his experimental chemical and hurtled, burning, into the swamp. Days later, he arose, no longer Alec Holland, but now the Swamp Thing, a plant being, and avatar of nature itself.

During the springtime seasonal event, the hero must fight Swamp Thing in Sewer Rendezvous to cure him from Poison Ivy's poison.

During the springtime seasonal event, Villains need to fight him in Sewer Rendezvous to save Poison Ivy's plan from ruin.
The Swamp Thing is the last boss for Villains in the Tier 4 Seeds of Rot Operation from the Hand of Fate DLC.

The Swamp Thing first appeared in House of Secrets #92 (July 1971)
The Swamp Thing's voice is provided by voice actor Chilimbwe Washington.
In the past Swamp Thing has gained access to other elemental powers. At one point gaining control over earth, water, air, and fire in addition to that of vegetation. However, almost immediately after gaining control over all of them, he gave all but his connection to the Green up.
His body is composed of sentient vegetable matter.
Theoretically so long as there is some vestige of plant life anywhere in the universe, the Swamp Thing will always have a vehicle through which to house his consciousness, rendering him effectively immortal.
The Swamp Thing houses his conscious mind inside of a humanoid body made up of compacted flora and vegetable material. At will, he can abandon this form and take up residence inside of another shell, grown from any plant life in any location. Even if the body he is currently occupying is destroyed, Alec's mind lives on in The Green, and will reconstitute a newly grown body. The Swamp Thing operated for several years before he even became aware of this ability. Eventually, it was the occultist John Constantine who revealed Swamp Thing's elemental nature to him, and instructed him in reconstituting his body.

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