Bataar

Origin

A Qobusun, Bataar lived in Sharyngol, in the province of Nirai Darkhan-uul, in a repressive and strict werewolf society. His wife and daughter both died during a mortar attack by the neighbouring Sinti, with whom the Qobusun were at war.

Creation

Bataar was created by Lilah Sturges and Gilbert Hernandez. He made his first appearance in House of Mystery #14.

Major Story Arcs

House of Mystery

Bataar takes in the lost Rina, and treats her as his daughter and, occasionally, as his wife. When he is approached by her paramour Sukh’s father for a dowry, he angrily denounces her as a whore.

Powers and Abilities

Bataar is a werewolf, and as such is capable of shifting between her human and wolf forms; this shift appears to be largely involuntary, but occurs at times of heightened emotion rather than in relation to the Moon or any outside stimulus.