Despite their status as "villains," most of the members of Force have at least some redeeming/sympathetic qualities. Regrettably, that trend doesn't hold for this week's focus, Brahl. If, based on his name, you were expecting some sort of bruiser-type character along the lines of Broadside, you're about to be disappointed.
Brahl actually had a much longer pedigree as a Guardians opponent that the rest of Force. He was first introduced as a member of the Korvac's Minions of Menace (in Thor Annual #6 (DEC 1977).
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| Does Korvac remind anyone else of a cosmic Michael Scott? |
Anyhoo, Brahl hails from a relatively primitive, dictator-led volcanic planet call Achernon. The Marvel Wiki describes Achernonian culture as "superstitious, self-centered, and hedonistic." (Bear that in mind as we try to process the actions of Brahl as a member of Force.) Brahl is part of a subset of Achernonians that possesses--for unknown reasons--the ability to become immaterial at will.
Guardians of the Galaxy #14 (JUL 1991)
If you remember, when last we saw Force, everyone but Brahl appeared unconscious if not dead. In this issue we learn that they were, indeed, only knocked out...though the various non-Brahl Force members seem to have rather dramatically recovered from the butt-whoopin' they took from Malevolence. What's even more unbelievable is how meekly the majority of Force seem to have accepted their new compulsory vassalage to Malevolence.
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