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This is a list of minor characters in the British comic strip Judge Dredd appearing in 2000 AD, Judge Dredd Megazine and related publications. They are listed alphabetically by surname, in categories. This article is about the the comic-book character. ... Cover of the first issue of 2000 AD, 26 February 1977. ... Judge Dredd Megazine is a British magazine featuring comic strips set in the world of Judge Dredd, launched in October 1990. ...

Judges of Mega-City One

Judge is a title held by several significant spores in the Judge Dredd series, which appears in the British comic book 2000 AD. In the fictional future history of the series, the role of Judge combines those of judge and police officer, thus avoiding long legal wrangles by allowing for...

Cadet Judge America Beeny

A cadet in the Academy of Law. The daughter of America Jara and Bennet Beeny. Perhaps the quintessential Judge Dredd story. ... The Academy of Law is a fictional place of learning appearing in the Judge Dredd series that appears in the UK comic book 2000 AD. The Academy of Law is where the Judges of Mega-City One are trained. ...

Castillo

Judge Castillo was a street judge who was taken off street duty when she froze in combat and allowed a fellow judge to be shot and seriously wounded. Transferred to administrative duties, she became the personal aide to Chief Judge McGruder and accompanied the Chief Judge on a diplomatic visit to the planet Hestia. When their spaceship crashed there, Castillo so impressed Judge Dredd that on their return home he recommended that she be transferred back to street duty. This time she excelled in her chosen role, and was Dredd's sidekick in a number of stories until she was murdered by aliens after eight years on the force. Judge Evelyn McGruder is a fictional character in the Judge Dredd stories published in the comic book 2000 AD. She was first female Chief Judge of Mega-City One, and the first Judge to become Chief Judge twice. ... Don Quixote and Sancho Panza unsuccessfully confront windmills. ...

During her time on Hestia Castillo developed a secret and unrequited crush on Judge Dredd. Writer John Wagner never developed this theme any further with her character, but this idea was taken up again with the character Galen DeMarco and used to greater effect, with significant repercussions in the relevant stories. John Wagner is a comics writer who has also written under the pseudonyms John Howard, T.B. Grover, Mike Stott, Keef Ripley, Rick Clark and Brian Skuter, among others. ...

Dekker

Judge Dekker first appeared in 1984 as a rookie judge, being evaluated by Dredd to assess her suitability to become a full judge. She passed with flying colours, with Dredd even telling her that she was the best rookie he had ever had. She did not reappear in the strip again until 1991, when writer Garth Ennis used her as Dredd's sidekick. By this time an experienced street judge, she was killed off in the 1992 story "Judgement Day" (set in 2114). Judge is a title held by several significant spores in the Judge Dredd series, which appears in the British comic book 2000 AD. In the fictional future history of the series, the role of Judge combines those of judge and police officer, thus avoiding long legal wrangles by allowing for... Garth Ennis Garth Ennis (born January 16, 1970 in Holywood, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish comics writer, best known for the DC/Vertigo series Preacher, co-created with artist Steve Dillon. ... Don Quixote and Sancho Panza unsuccessfully confront windmills. ... Judgement Day was a Judge Dredd story published with alternating episodes in both 2000 AD and the Judge Dredd Megazine in 1992. ...

An alternative, evil version of Dekker from a parallel universe appeared in the 1994 text novel "Dredd Dominion" by Stephen Marley. Stephen Marley is a British author and video game designer, best known for his Chia Black Dragon series. ...

Feyy

Psi-Judge Feyy was a psi judge with precognitive power. It was Feyy who on his death bed prophesised that Mega-City One would be destroyed unless the Judge Child, Owen Krysler, could be found and installed as the city's ruler. On average Feyy's predictions were assessed to be 88.8% accurate. PSI Divison is the branch of Mega-City One Justice Department that deals in supernatural phenomenon, using Judges with psychic abilities. ... Mega-City One is a huge fictional city covering much of what is now the Eastern United States in the Judge Dredd comic book series. ... The Judge Child Quest was an extended storyline in the 2000 AD comic strip Judge Dredd that ran from issue 156 to 180. ...

Fish

Deputy Chief Judge Fish was not a human but in fact a goldfish. When Judge Cal became chief judge he quickly went insane, and appointed his pet fish as his deputy. (The character of Judge Cal was based on the insane Roman emperor Caligula, who in real life nominated his horse for the office of senator.) Fish was assassinated by Judge Slocum, at the instigation of Judge Dredd. He was succeeded by Deputy Chief Judge Grampus. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Chief Judge Cal is a fictional character in the Judge Dredd comic strip in 2000 AD. He was loosely based on the real life Roman Emperor Caligula, who was insane. ... Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (August 31, 12 â€“ January 24, 41), most commonly known as Caligula, was the third Roman Emperor and a member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, ruling from 37 to 41. ... The Roman Senate (Latin, Senatus) was a deliberative body which was important in the government of both the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire. ...

Grampus

Deputy Chief Judge Grampus was the leader of an army of Kleggs: alien mercenaries hired by the insane tyrant Judge Cal to oppress the population during his reign of terror in 2101. He succeeded Judge Fish as Cal's deputy. When Cal announced his plan to gas the entire population to death, he allowed the Kleggs to leave, but before they could board their spaceships Judge Dredd led an assault to stop Cal. The Kleggs tried to surrender, but the judges slaughtered them anyway for their crimes. Grampus was killed by judges Dredd, Giant and Kelso. Kleggs are alien mercenaries in the Judge Dredd comic books. ... Chief Judge Cal is a fictional character in the Judge Dredd comic strip in 2000 AD. He was loosely based on the real life Roman Emperor Caligula, who was insane. ...

Greel

Judge Greel was head of Tek-Division and was briefly acting chief judge in the year 2116. However he was implicated in an assassination attempt on Chief Judge McGruder (which was never proved), who curtly demoted him to a junior position in Traffic Control, effectively finishing his political ambitions for ever. The Chief Judge of Mega-City One is dictator and head of state of the fictional future city of around 400 million people in 22nd-century America. ... Judge Evelyn McGruder is a fictional character in the Judge Dredd stories published in the comic book 2000 AD. She was first female Chief Judge of Mega-City One, and the first Judge to become Chief Judge twice. ...

Herriman

Deputy Chief Judge Paul Herriman was originally a street judge. When in 2116 Judge McGruder resigned as chief judge, Herriman was one of the candidates in the election to replace her. Running against Judges Dredd, Volt and Hershey, Herriman came third. Chief Judge Volt appointed Herriman deputy chief judge. In 2117 Herriman became the first deputy chief judge to regularly preside over meetings of the ruling Council of Five following Volt's decision to abolish the chief judge's ex officio chairmanship of the Council. He was assassinated by Judge Mortis in 2120 while he was acting chief judge. He was succeeded as deputy chief judge by Judge Hershey. Judge is a title held by several significant spores in the Judge Dredd series, which appears in the British comic book 2000 AD. In the fictional future history of the series, the role of Judge combines those of judge and police officer, thus avoiding long legal wrangles by allowing for... Judge Evelyn McGruder is a fictional character in the Judge Dredd stories published in the comic book 2000 AD. She was first female Chief Judge of Mega-City One, and the first Judge to become Chief Judge twice. ... The Chief Judge of Mega-City One is dictator and head of state of the fictional future city of around 400 million people in 22nd-century America. ... Chief Judge Hadrian Volt is a fictional character from the Judge Dredd comic strip in 2000 AD. He was chief judge of Mega-City One between 2116 and 2121. ... Judge Barbara Hershey is a fictional character, part of the fictional universe recounted in the Judge Dredd series that appears in the UK comic book 2000 AD. Shortly after her graduation from the Academy of Law, Judge Hershey was the surprise choice to join the crew of the Justice 1... The Council of Five is a fictional legislative body in the Judge Dredd universe. ... The Dark Judges are recurring villains in the fictional Judge Dredd universe recounted in the UK comic 2000 AD. They are Judge Death, Judge Fire, Judge Fear and Judge Mortis. ... Judge Barbara Hershey is a fictional character, part of the fictional universe recounted in the Judge Dredd series that appears in the UK comic book 2000 AD. Shortly after her graduation from the Academy of Law, Judge Hershey was the surprise choice to join the crew of the Justice 1...

Karyn

Kurten

Judge Barry Kurten was a street judge who developed mental problems, and had hallucinations of a little blue man called Mo who told him what to do. Mostly Mo told him to use excessive force when arresting people, leading Kurten to commit acts of increasing violence, culminating in murder. When he realised that Judge Dredd had him under surveillance he stole a large sum of money from drug dealers and fled the city, setting himself up as a judge in Ciudad Barranquilla, where the judges take a more relaxed view of judge brutality. Kurten thrived in his new city, and became so notorious for his violent behaviour that he became known among the locals as "El Diablo," the Devil. When Chief Judge Batista refused Mega-City One's extradition request, Judge Dredd secretly infiltrated Ciudad Barranquilla disguised as one of Batista's judges and assassinated Kurten.

Logan

Judge Logan is a judge who is Dredd's assistant. He has made a number of appearances, first in 2003 in the story "The Satanist"^[1] before appearing in the Total War storyline^[2]. Judge Logan is currently one of the lead judges in the story "Origins". The character is also a well-known cameo. This article is about the the comic-book character. ... Dredd on democrats (drawn by John Higgins) Democracy in the fictional future city of Mega-City One has been a significant recurring theme in the Judge Dredd comic strip in 2000 AD. In particular, a number of stories published since 1986 have addressed the issue of the Judges dictatorial... 2000 AD crossovers are crossover stories appearing in British comic 2000 AD, its sister title the Judge Dredd Megazine, and other related output, such as novels, audio plays, films and role-playing games. ...

Mechanismo

Morphy

Judge Morphy was the senior judge who supervised Dredd's Final Assessment to become a full judge, when Dredd was a rookie in 2079. During most of Dredd's career he mentored him, giving advice when needed, and was in many ways a father figure to him. He was killed in the line of duty in 2112, only a few months short of retirement. Dredd took his death very badly and almost murdered one of the killers, restraining himself only at the very last moment. The perpetrators were sentenced to thirty years. Judge is a title held by several significant spores in the Judge Dredd series, which appears in the British comic book 2000 AD. In the fictional future history of the series, the role of Judge combines those of judge and police officer, thus avoiding long legal wrangles by allowing for... Judge is a title held by several significant spores in the Judge Dredd series, which appears in the British comic book 2000 AD. In the fictional future history of the series, the role of Judge combines those of judge and police officer, thus avoiding long legal wrangles by allowing for...

Odell

Judge Odell was an elderly judge who was responsible for rehabilitating the ex-Judda Kraken and training him to become a judge following the Judda's failure to conquer Mega-City One. Judge Kraken is a fictional character in the Judge Dredd comic strip featured in the long-running UK comic 2000 AD. Kraken was originally one of the Judda, a tribe of rogue clones of Chief Judge Fargo created by the renegade Judge Morton Judd and based beneath Ayers Rock in... Morton Judd is the name of a fictional character from the Judge Dredd universe and appears in progs 559-563 of the UK comic book 2000AD. Judd was originally a Judge, Head of Genetics at the Justice Department and a prominent member of the Council of Five. ...

Odell joined the Council of Five following the assassination of Tek-Judge Brufen in 2110. Although seconded to the Academy of Law he continued to wear the uniform of a street judge. He firmly believed in Kraken's change of loyalties, and his frequent and passionate defence of Kraken persuaded Chief Judge Silver to overrule Dredd's judgement of him and promote him to full judge. Consequently when Kraken became a Dark Judge and participated in the destruction of the city, Odell took it badly and committed suicide. The Council of Five is a fictional legislative body in the Judge Dredd universe. ... The Academy of Law is a fictional place of learning appearing in the Judge Dredd series that appears in the UK comic book 2000 AD. The Academy of Law is where the Judges of Mega-City One are trained. ... Chief Judge Thomas Silver was chief judge (2108 to 2112) of the fictional city of Mega-City One in the Judge Dredd comic strip. ... The Dark Judges are recurring villains in the fictional Judge Dredd universe recounted in the UK comic 2000 AD. They are Judge Death, Judge Fire, Judge Fear and Judge Mortis. ...

Omar

Psi-Judge Omar became head of Psi Division after his predecessor Ecks was killed in the Apocalypse War. He personally assisted Judge Dredd in his investigation into the haunting of a sector house, and later he exonerated Judge Anderson when she was accused of negligently permitting the Dark Judges to escape and threaten the city. When psi-criminal Shojun the Warlord unleashed the demonic Seven Samurai on the city, Omar volunteered to sacrifice his own life in a suicide attack to destroy them using a psionic amplifier. He was succeeded as head of Psi-Division by Judge Shenker. PSI Divison is the branch of Mega-City One Justice Department that deals in supernatural phenomenon, using Judges with psychic abilities. ... ... Judge Cassandra Anderson, created by writer John Wagner and artist Brian Bolland in 1980, is a fictional character that started as a supporting character in the comic strip Judge Dredd of 2000 AD and eventually rose in prominence and became the star of her own strip, which is entitled Anderson... The Dark Judges are recurring villains in the fictional Judge Dredd universe recounted in the UK comic 2000 AD. They are Judge Death, Judge Fire, Judge Fear and Judge Mortis. ...

Pepper

Judge Pepper was deputy chief judge from 2101 to 2103, succeeding DCJ Grampus.

After losing a leg in the 21st century he retired from active service and became a tutor at the Academy of Law, where he taught many of the city's most important and senior judges while they were cadets, including Judge Dredd and future chief judge Cal. When Chief Judge Cal became insane Pepper volunteered to fight with Dredd to depose the tyrant. In the moment of victory Dredd was offered the position of chief judge, but he declined in favour of Judge Griffin. Griffin then appointed Pepper as his deputy. The Academy of Law is a fictional place of learning appearing in the Judge Dredd series that appears in the UK comic book 2000 AD. The Academy of Law is where the Judges of Mega-City One are trained. ... This article is about the the comic-book character. ... Chief Judge Cal is a fictional character in the Judge Dredd comic strip in 2000 AD. He was loosely based on the real life Roman Emperor Caligula, who was insane. ... Chief Judge Griffin is a fictional character in the Judge Dredd comic strip in 2000 AD. He was chief judge of Mega-City One between 2101 and 2104. ...

Two years later Pepper was assassinated by game show contestants from a reality television show, in which contestants gained points by confessing to crimes they had not yet been caught for. Pepper's death led to the show being taken off the air. Reality television is a genre of television programming which presents unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and features ordinary people over professional actors. ...

Perrier

Judge Perrier first appeared in the story "The Apocalypse War". She did not appear again however until years later when writer Garth Ennis took over the strip and resurrected her and Dekker as sidekicks for Judge Dredd. Both were killed off in "Judgement Day". ... Judgement Day was a Judge Dredd story published with alternating episodes in both 2000 AD and the Judge Dredd Megazine in 1992. ...

Priest

Judge Priest was a street judge in Sector 301, Mega-City One's most crime-ridden sector. He became so frustrated with one criminal who kept being diverted from normal incarceration because of his psychiatric problems, and then released as pronounced cured, that one day he simply shot him when he surrendered. From that day on he began murdering any suspect who he eitehr could not prove was guilty or could not sentence to an adequate punishment. His partner Judge Struthers was complicit in Priest's crimes, though Priest was the instigator. When Struthers was killed in the line of duty, Priest became mentally unbalanced. When Priest's crimes were uncovered he confessed, but later escaped from custody and embarked on a killing spree, this time slaughtering innocent citizens. He finally committed suicide.

Quincy

SJS Judge Quincy was one of four SJS judges who assassinated Chief Judge Goodman in 2101 on the orders of Judge Cal. He also tried to kill Judge Dredd, shooting him in the head with a rifle. When Cal became chief judge, his first manifestation of his developing insanity was to order Quincy to undress and perform all of his duties in his underwear, as punishment for a uniform infraction (a missing button). His fate was not recorded in the comic. The SJS or Special Judicial Service, in the fictional Judge Dredd universe created by 2000 AD, are sometimes referred to as the Judges of the Judges. ... Judge Goodman is a fictional character in the Judge Dredd stories published in the comic book 2000 AD. Goodman succeeded Cheif Judge Fargo as Chief Judge of Mega-City One shortly after the Atomic Wars of 2070 and was well liked by his people. ... Chief Judge Cal is a fictional character in the Judge Dredd comic strip in 2000 AD. He was loosely based on the real life Roman Emperor Caligula, who was insane. ...

Roffman

Judge Roffman works in the Public Surveillance Unit. He originally served in the SJS in Sector 301, but was transferred to Street Division in Sector 303 after bugging his superior officer's office. Due to his inexperience he bungled a raid and inadvertently discharged his weapon, shooting and wounding another judge. Suspended from duty, his efforts to make amends (again by spying on his new commanding officer) backfired and almost resulted in the end of his career. Instead Judge Edgar, head of PSU, recognised that his suspicious and devious character made him ideally suited to surveillance work, and she recruited him. He flourished in his new role, and continues to assist Judge Dredd in investigations, distinguishing himself in the search for the members of the Total War terrorism organisation when they began detonating nuclear bombs around the city. The Public Surveillance Unit or PSU is a fictional institution in the Judge Dredd comic strip in 2000 AD. It was introduced in prog 959. ... The SJS or Special Judicial Service, in the fictional Judge Dredd universe created by 2000 AD, are sometimes referred to as the Judges of the Judges. ... Dredd on democrats (drawn by John Higgins) Democracy in the fictional future city of Mega-City One has been a significant recurring theme in the Judge Dredd comic strip in 2000 AD. In particular, a number of stories published since 1986 have addressed the issue of the Judges dictatorial...

Slocum

SJS Judge Slocum served Judge Cal during his brief reign of terror. He killed Deputy Chief Judge Fish on Dredd's orders. His role in Fish's death went undetected, but he was later executed for inadvertently calling Cal "crazy," then a capital offence. He was paralysed and then pickled alive in a giant vat of vinegar. Chief Judge Cal is a fictional character in the Judge Dredd comic strip in 2000 AD. He was loosely based on the real life Roman Emperor Caligula, who was insane. ... Cucumbers gathered together. ...

Other Judges

Armitage

Detective-Judge Armitage is a British Judge much hated throughout the Brit-Cit Justice Department. His real name is unknown and his trait is that he never carries a gun. Yet Armitage's knowledge of weapons is extensive, mainly due to his activities during the Brit-Cit Civil War of 2092-99, when he fought on the losing side. After the war Armitage joined up as a Judge, but became cynical and morose when his lover Liora was killed by the crime lord Efil Drago San, in revenge for the Detective Judge crippling him. Although this means he has gained a reputation for being impossible to work with Armitage has done outstanding work in the Brit-Cit Justice Department's plainclothes homicide division.

Rookie Judge Treasure Steel has, although both harbouring a grudging respect for each other, become his closest friend and ally.

Bhaji

Psi-Judge Bhaji came to Mega-City One on a cultural visit at a particuarly bad time, since it coincided with former Judge Grice's devastating attack on the city with a killer virus. Bhaji predicted the events in a psi-dream, warning him that Judge Dredd would be the man left to pick up the pieces. Bhaji helped recapture Mega-City One from within his renegade group. The visiting Judge worked well with Psi-Judge Janus during the struggle and their combined efforts helped saved the city from the virus and contributed to the ultimate defeat of Grice.

Bulgarin and Kazan

Supreme Judge Bulgarin was ruler of East Meg One until the Apocalypse War. He delegated the invasion of Mega-City One to his most trusted general, War Marshal Kazan. However Bulgarin's confidence was misplaced as Kazan assassinated him and took his place. Kazan was executed by Dredd at the end of the war. East Meg One is a fictional city in the world of Judge Dredd, the figurehead character of British weekly comic 2000 AD (comic). ... ...

Joyce

Judge-Sergeant Joyce is an Irish Judge. He partnered with Dredd when Dredd was sent to Ireland to extradite a suspect in 2113. In the following year he was supposed to accompany Dredd on a suicide mission to kill the necromagus Sabbat, but was knocked unconscious and replaced by Johnny Alpha, which saved his life. He was seriously injured during a hazardous extradition assignment to Mega-City One. Judgement Day was a Judge Dredd story published with alternating episodes in both 2000 AD and the Judge Dredd Megazine in 1992. ... Strontium Dog is a long-running comics series featuring in the British science fiction weekly 2000 AD, starring Johnny Alpha, a mutant bounty hunter with an array of imaginative gadgets and weapons. ... Mega-City One is a huge fictional city covering much of what is now the Eastern United States in the Judge Dredd comic book series. ...

Perpetrators

Oola Blint

Mr Bones

Mr Bones was a mutant who bought the Xenomorph alien to Mega City One. He was a former spaceman but had to retire after becoming disfigured by the Xenomorph's acidic blood. It has been suggested that Facehugger be merged into this article or section. ... Mega-City One is a huge fictional city covering much of what is now the Eastern United States in the Judge Dredd comic book series. ...

Call-Me-Kenneth

Call-Me-Kenneth was a robot who appointed himself as leader of all rogue robots during The Robot Wars. Kenneth was a carpentry droid driven to rebel by his poor treatment by his owner. Kenneth, equipped with a chainsaw, attacked a number of humans and nearly killed Dredd before being disabled. The Robot Wars was the first extended storyline for Judge Dredd during which the character became the most popular in the comic book 2000 AD. In the last of his Dredd scripts (prog 8) Pat Mills had introduced the idea that the future society of Mega City One relied on...

In an unusual display of clemency Kenneth was rebuilt in a new body. Drawn by Ron Turner (the original version was designed by Carlos Ezquerra this version is more human like and is equipped with a large drill and a third eye. Supposed to have been reprogrammed, he instead went on the rampage again and raised a whole army of robots to take over the city. Carlos Sanchez Ezquerra (November 1947, Zaragoza), is a Spanish comics artist who works mainly in British comics and currently lives in Andorra. ...

The Creep

Beneath Mega City One is the Undercity (the remains of old New York City). Strangest of all the monsters and mutations that lurk beneath Mega City One is the one known as the Creep. Mega-City One is a huge fictional city covering much of what is now the Eastern United States in the Judge Dredd comic book series. ... The Undercity is a part of the fictional universe recounted in the Judge Dredd series that appears in the UK comic book 2000 AD. In the comic strip, the cities of the Eastern Seaboard of the United States had become so polluted that by the end of the twenty first...

The Creep was a brilliant but strange maniac able to morph his face and body into every terror imaginable. He takes great delight in torturing those who come from the Mega City down into the Undercity who disturb his playground of horrors.

On one occasion The Creep tortured a hunting party that descends to the Undercity. An example of his bizarre behaviour was transplanting the head of one of the members on to the neck of his pet crocodile Yorkie.

The tiny terror ventured into Mega City One during Necropolis, meeting the four Dark Judges. Judge Fire burned the Creep alive. Judge Fear stared into his face and Judge Mortis touched his flesh but the malignant mutant survived their attentions. In the end the quartet fled this invincible monster. View of the Etruscan necropolis of Banditaccia, in Cerveteri, Italy. ... The Dark Judges are recurring villains in the fictional Judge Dredd universe recounted in the UK comic 2000 AD. They are Judge Death, Judge Fire, Judge Fear and Judge Mortis. ...

Vitus Dance

Vitus Dance was a freelance assassin from the Cursed Earth. He had psionic powers, including pyrokinesis (the ability to set fires with his mind), levitation, and the power to control the minds of others. The strength of his powers was amplified scorpion poison, and he carried two pet scorpions with him to sting him when necessary. In 2117 Dance was hired by mob boss Nero Narcos to kill an informer in judicial custody, a task which he accomplished by allowing himself to be arrested to get close enough to his victim, and then escaping. He was caught by Judges Dredd and Castillo, and served four years in solitary confinement, during which time he became insane. He escaped by faking his own death and then breaking out of the ambulance taking him to the morgue. Narcos still hoped to use him, but Dance tried to take over his mind. Narcos escaped and betrayed Dance to the Judges, who eventually killed him after many of them were slain. The Cursed Earth is a part of the fictional universe recounted in the Judge Dredd series that appears in the UK comic book 2000 AD. Following the Atomic Wars of 2070 most of the U.S.A. became a radioactive wasteland. ... Psionics means the pseudoscience of psychic abilities. ... Superfamilies Pseudochactoidea Buthoidea Chaeriloidea Chactoidea Iuroidea Scorpionoidea See classification for families. ...

Bert Dubinski

Bert Dubinski was the first criminal Judge Dredd ever arrested, at the beginning of his Final Assessment to graduate to full judge. Dredd sentenced him to thirty-five years for murder in 2079. On his release in 2114 Dubinski tracked Dredd down to reminisce about old times, as he had followed Dredd's career ever since, but he found that Dredd was not interested in being friendly with a criminal. Enraged, he tried to kill Dredd, but failed and refused an offered opportunity to surrender. Dredd killed him without compunction.^[3]

Father Earth

Half-man, half-plant, Father Earth was a bizarre mutant and prophet who believed that Mega-City One had to be destroyed to free the Earth of its tyranny of concrete and steel. Attracting thousands of mutant and outcast followers, he combined his "oneness" with nature with a ruthless streak against the city dwellers. Mega-City One is a huge fictional city covering much of what is now the Eastern United States in the Judge Dredd comic book series. ... Earth (IPA: , often referred to as the Earth, Terra, or Planet Earth) is the third planet in the solar system in terms of distance from the Sun, and the fifth largest. ...

One key group of followers, The Doomsday Dogs, blew up Mega-City One's Power Tower and unleashed molten lava on its streets, which enabled Father Earth and his army to invade the city and attempt to overrun it. The threat of this artificially created "volcano" was soon ended, but the mutant leader set free a host of deadly exhibits from the Mega-City Botanic Gardens so continued to be a danger to the city. For other meanings, see Eruption (disambiguation). ...

Ironically, Father Earth was killed by the very thing he embraced, a plant, becoming entwined in a man-eating piece of vegetation he called the "God Plant".

Armon Gill

Armon Gill, also known as the Chief Judge's Man, was an ex-military assassin who was recruited by a rogue judge to murder political activists who criticised the Justice Department. He believed he was working for Chief Judge Hershey herself. He infiltrated a penal labour camp to assassinate a prisoner, but when his promised rescue failed to materialise he became disillusioned and embittered. Escaping, he sought to assassinate the chief judge. Judge Barbara Hershey is a fictional character, part of the fictional universe recounted in the Judge Dredd series that appears in the UK comic book 2000 AD. Shortly after her graduation from the Academy of Law, Judge Hershey was the surprise choice to join the crew of the Justice 1...

Ueno Hama

Originally a 'sleeper' robot spy placed in Hondo City by the Mega-City One Justice Department, Ueno Hama became part of the population as a scaffolder. Unfortunately, a building site accident damaged his circuits and switched him into attack mode, so he began killing Hondo City officials with ruthless efficiency - on a kill or be killed policy. Hondo City is a huge fictional city covering most of Japan in the Judge Dredd comic book series. ...

It made an attempt to kill Judge-Inspector Totaru, but Judge Dredd stepped in to save his Hondo counterpart. Dredd engineered a massive explosion to destroy the robot - and therefore the evidence of Mega-City One's involvement in the whole sordid affair.

Hester Hyman

Hester Hyman was an ordinary wife and mother who became so despairing of life under the tyranny of the Judges that she turned to terrorism to raise publicity for the cause of democratic reform. Her death at Dredd's hands spurred many ordinary citizens to campaign for democracy. Dredd on democrats (drawn by John Higgins) Democracy in the fictional future city of Mega-City One has been a significant recurring theme in the Judge Dredd comic strip in 2000 AD. In particular, a number of stories published since 1986 have addressed the issue of the Judges dictatorial... Dredd on democrats (drawn by John Higgins) Democracy in the fictional future city of Mega-City One has been a significant recurring theme in the Judge Dredd comic strip in 2000 AD. In particular, a number of stories published since 1986 have addressed the issue of the Judges dictatorial...

Robert Krush

Robert Krush was the main villian in the "House of Pain" story. The House of Pain itself was a fictional prison organization that punished criminals. ^[4]

Stan Lee

PJ Maybe

PJ Maybe was a child prodigy and serial killer. Having now reached adulthood, he escaped from custody and faked his own death to avoid recapture, taking another identity. A child prodigy, or simply prodigy, is someone who is a master of one or more skills or arts at an early age. ...

Monkey

Monkey was an outcast that took over Chief Judge Goodman's mind.^[5] Judge Goodman is a fictional character in the Judge Dredd stories published in the comic book 2000 AD. Goodman succeeded Cheif Judge Fargo as Chief Judge of Mega-City One shortly after the Atomic Wars of 2070 and was well liked by his people. ...

Murd the Oppressor and Sagbelly

Murd was an ancient necromancer and ruler of the planet Necros for ten thousand years. He was served by a multitude of creatures armed with swords, and had a giant toad called Sagbelly as a pet. Sagbelly had a wart from which a dangerous substance called Oracle Spice oozed, which could be used to foresee the future but which was fatal to most users. Dredd required the Oracle Spice to help him to find the Judge Child, but was actually killed by Murd when he arrived on Necros. Murd then brought Dredd back to life, intending to feed him alive to Sagbelly. This establishes Murd as one of Dredd's most dangerous foes of all time, since although Dredd has come close to death many times, only Murd has actually killed him. Once restored to life, however, Dredd wasted no time in killing both foul creatures. This article is about necromancy in fiction. ... The Judge Child Quest was an extended storyline in the 2000 AD comic strip Judge Dredd that ran from issue 156 to 180. ...

Although Murd only appeared in two episodes before being killed off, he and Sagbelly were immensely popular with readers, and Murd was used again in a few cameos. Most notable of these was in a flashback to a time before his death in an episode of "Judgement Day", in which he appeared as the tutor and mentor of Sabbat the Necromagus. Judgement Day was a Judge Dredd story published with alternating episodes in both 2000 AD and the Judge Dredd Megazine in 1992. ...

Another incarnation of Murd from a parallel universe appeared years later in the story "Helter Skelter."

Nero Narcos

In the story "The Narcos Connection," criminal Nero Narcos sabotaged a new batch of upgraded lawgivers by programming them to self-destruct when used by their authorized users (once they received a radio signal, so the rogue command took effect in all weapons simultaneously). This resulted in large numbers of judges being crippled or killed at the precise moment they were attacked by Narcos's "Assassinator" robots at the beginning of the Second Robot War in 2121. For the Mystery Science Theater 3000 character, see Pearl Forrester. ...

Raptaur

Spikes Harvey Rotten

The first was a biker who was killed in Mega-City One while attempting to win an illegal race. He was not a noteworthy character.

The second was created by Pat Mills as a sidekick for Dredd in the 1978 story The Cursed Earth. He was also a biker and a criminal. Dredd had him paroled from custody to accompany him on his perilous mission across the Cursed Earth desert, as he was familiar with the territory from his days smuggling guns there. When all of the judges who accompanied Dredd were killed along the way, Spikes still fought by Dredd's side. He was killed only a short distance from Mega-City Two. Pat Mills, nicknamed the godfather of British comics, is a comics writer and editor who, along with John Wagner, revitalised British boys comics in the 1970s, and has remained a leading light in British comics ever since. ... The Cursed Earth was the second extended storyline of the Judge Dredd character to appear in 2000 AD. The series is most notable because it was written by Pat Mills and added many core elements to the backstory of the world of Mega City One. ... The Cursed Earth is a part of the fictional universe recounted in the Judge Dredd series that appears in the UK comic book 2000 AD. Following the Atomic Wars of 2070 most of the U.S.A. became a radioactive wasteland. ... Mega-City Two is a huge fictional city covering five thousand square miles of the Californian West Coast in the Judge Dredd comic book series. ...

Sabbat the Necromagus

Sabbat was the villain in the story "Judgement Day". He started the Fourth World War and tried to kill everyone in the world. Judgement Day was a Judge Dredd story published with alternating episodes in both 2000 AD and the Judge Dredd Megazine in 1992. ... Judgement Day was a Judge Dredd story published with alternating episodes in both 2000 AD and the Judge Dredd Megazine in 1992. ...

Jacob Sardini

Jacob Sardini was a human taxidermist. A taxidermied bandicoot Taxidermic bird (detail) at the Lightner Museum. ...

Albert Sherman

Albert Sherman was also a child prodigy who wanted to become King of Mega City One because he was bored. He planted five nuclear bombs in the city and threatened to detonate them unless he became King of the city. Dredd stopped him but was unable to punishhim because he was too young to be prosecuted. Instead Dredd forced him to enlist in the Academy of Law. A child prodigy, or simply prodigy, is someone who is a master of one or more skills or arts at an early age. ... Look up king in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Mega-City One is a huge fictional city covering much of what is now the Eastern United States in the Judge Dredd comic book series. ... The Academy of Law is a fictional place of learning appearing in the Judge Dredd series that appears in the UK comic book 2000 AD. The Academy of Law is where the Judges of Mega-City One are trained. ...

Whitey

"Whitey" was the first perp to appear in the Judge Dredd strip, in 2000 AD prog 2. He murdered the first judge to appear in the strip, Judge Alvin, prompting Dredd to arrest him and sentence him to life on Devil's Island: a prison with no need for walls as it is located on a traffic island where the traffic never stops and attempting to cross the road means certain death.

Whitey was the first Judge Dredd villain to return in a sequel, when he escaped in #31 and in the comic's tenth anniversary issue, #520. Dredd killed him in his last appearance.

Whitey also had a brother, who tried to rescue him, destroying the World Trade Center in the process (in a story published in 1977).^[6] 1 World Trade Center redirects here. ...

Kenny Who?

Kenny Who? is a comic artist from CalHab (Scotland), who was arrested by Dredd for assaulting comics editors who programmed a robot to imitate his style, without paying him. He first appeared in a 1986 story written as a satire on the then policy of British comics of not paying royalties to artists and writers. After this policy was ended, he appeared in two comedy sequels.

The question mark was part of his surname, which was a running joke each time he tried to introduce himself, when people would become confused and rephrase the question.

Others

Bella Bagley

Bella Bagley was an unlucky in love woman who fell in love with Dredd. This article is about the the comic-book character. ...

Dolman

Dolman was a cadet at the Academy of Law. He was cloned from Judge Dredd's DNA. Although he performed well at the Academy, he resented his lack of control over his own life and chose to leave the Academy and Mega-City One. He transferred to an offworld Space Academy. The Academy of Law is a fictional place of learning appearing in the Judge Dredd series that appears in the UK comic book 2000 AD. The Academy of Law is where the Judges of Mega-City One are trained. ...

Blondel Dupre

Blondel Dupré was one of the leaders of the movement for restoring democracy in Mega-City One. She led the Democratic March of 2109 and the 2113 referendum campaign. She retired after losing the vote. Dredd on democrats (drawn by John Higgins) Democracy in the fictional future city of Mega-City One has been a significant recurring theme in the Judge Dredd comic strip in 2000 AD. In particular, a number of stories published since 1986 have addressed the issue of the Judges dictatorial... (Redirected from 2109) (21st century - 22nd century - 23rd century - other centuries) The twenty-second century comprises the years 2101 to 2200. ... The twenty-second century comprises, for some, the years 2101 to 2200. ... Dredd on democrats (drawn by John Higgins) Democracy in the fictional future city of Mega-City One has been a significant recurring theme in the Judge Dredd comic strip in 2000 AD. In particular, a number of stories published since 1986 have addressed the issue of the Judges dictatorial...

Mrs Gunderson

Mrs Gunderson is an elderly, deaf and almost blind woman, who mainly appears in cameos to provide comic relief pertaining to her misinterpretations of what she hears people say or her failure to notice what is happening around her. Her main story was "Young Death", the story of Judge Death's origin, in which she unknowingly was Death's landlady while he lay low hiding from the judges. Miraculously she survived the encounter. Walter the Wobot presently serves as her house robot. Judge Death and his lieutenants Fear, Mortis and Fire - artwork by Brian Bolland Judge Death is a fictional character of the Judge Dredd universe recounted in the UK comic 2000 AD. He is the leader of the Dark Judges, a sinister group of undead law enforcers from the alternate dimension...

Maria

Maria was Judge Dredd's maid who, along with Walter the Wobot, provided an early glimpse into Judge Dredd's homelife. (In early stories she was described as Dredd's landlady, but this was later revised to maid.) She was kidnapped by Mean Machine Angel and his brother Fink, who mistook her for Dredd's wife, after which she resigned and vowed never to work for Dredd again. She became a homeless alcoholic. Mean Machine Angel is a villain in the British comic book series Judge Dredd. ...

Mrs Pasternak

Mrs Pasternak was an elderly woman who looked after Vienna Dredd when she was a child. She died in 2125. (21st century - 22nd century - 23rd century - other centuries) The twenty-second century comprises the years 2101 to 2200. ...

Public Defender 314

Although citizens in Mega-City One do not have trials, they are still permitted a right of appeal, and those who can not afford human lawyers are assigned robots. Public Defender 314 is one of them. He has a malfunction which causes him to speak out loud parts of his internal monologue, which is used for comic effect in the stories he appears in. An appeal is the act or fact of challenging a judicially cognizable and binding judgment to a higher judicial authority. ... Also known as interior monologue, inner voice, internal speech, or stream of consciousness. ...

Satanus

Satanus was a cloned dinosaur who attacked Dredd in "The Cursed Earth." Although Dredd believed Satanus to have been killed, he actually survived. He has since appeared in non-Dredd stories. The Cursed Earth was the second extended storyline of the Judge Dredd character to appear in 2000 AD. The series is most notable because it was written by Pat Mills and added many core elements to the backstory of the world of Mega City One. ...

Tweak

Tweak was a cute furry alien who played a major role in "The Cursed Earth". The Cursed Earth was the second extended storyline of the Judge Dredd character to appear in 2000 AD. The series is most notable because it was written by Pat Mills and added many core elements to the backstory of the world of Mega City One. ...

After humans arrived on his home planet, Tweak arranged for his people to go into hiding underground until he could gather more information about them. After utilising the power of mind probes he was able to determine that human history was littered with violence, exploitation and hatred - so, as President of his world, he decided that no contact should be made with the humans at all.

After his children were captured, Tweak decided to let himself be captured and posed as a 'dumb alien' rather than risk the humans exploiting the vast mineral resources of his planet - which Tweak's people ate - and leaving Tweak's race to starve. Convincing the humans he was unintelligent, Tweak and his family were sold into slavery in the Cursed Earth, although he was seperated from them. After escaping and finding his family dead Tweak was recaptured but escaped again, thus the Slay-Riders were employed to kill him. Judge Dredd stepped in to save the alien, upon which Tweak helped him to deliver the 2T(FRU)T virus antidote to Mega-City Two. Mega-City Two is a huge fictional city covering five thousand square miles of the Californian West Coast in the Judge Dredd comic book series. ...

After the misson, Dredd arranged for Tweak to be returned to his home planet. Dredd insisted the planet was of no value, and Tweak's people were left in peace.

References

John Wagner is a comics writer who has also written under the pseudonyms John Howard, T.B. Grover, Mike Stott, Keef Ripley, Rick Clark and Brian Skuter, among others. ... Charles Charlie Adlard is a British comic book artist and penciller. ... John Wagner is a comics writer who has also written under the pseudonyms John Howard, T.B. Grover, Mike Stott, Keef Ripley, Rick Clark and Brian Skuter, among others. ... This is a list of comics-related events in 2004. ... Artist on British sci-fi comic 2000AD, Flint has established a cult following for his hyper-detailed and wildly inventive work on series such as Judge Dredd, ABC Warriors, Shakara and Aliens. ... Gordon Rennie is a former music journalist turned comics writer, responsible for White Trash: Moronic Inferno, as well as several comic strips for 2000 AD and novels for Warhammer Fantasy. ... Paul Jason Holden is a Northern Irish comic artist based in Belfast. ... This is a list of comics-related events in 2006. ... Garth Ennis Garth Ennis (born January 16, 1970 in Holywood, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish comics writer, best known for the DC/Vertigo series Preacher, co-created with artist Steve Dillon. ... John Higgins is largely a comic book artist but he also written a number of stories. ... Judge Dredd Megazine is a British magazine featuring comic strips set in the world of Judge Dredd, launched in October 1990. ...