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The Warlord
Travis Morgan
- Action Dad: Father of Jennifer and Joshua, even if he wasn't aware the latter was still alive for a long time, and the undisputed champion of Skartaris.
- Always Save the Girl: Travis can't ignore a woman in distress, although more than one occasion his good intentions have been taken advantage of by enemies.
- Asskicking Leads to Leadership: His skill with the sword is one of the reasons so many look up to him.
- Born in the Wrong Century: Travis is a lot happier in the savage Lost World of Skartaris than he ever had been in the 20th Century.
- Cool Helmet: His signature winged helmet.
- Cool Sword: His Hellfire sword, which has Anti-Magic properties and was specifically made to slay the Evil One.
- Gladiator Revolt: Led one alongside Machiste, and that's how he earned his Warlord moniker.
- Hand Cannon: Morgan's trusty .44 AutoMag, which he uses in combination with his sword. Certainly never standard issue for the USAF.
- He Cleans Up Nicely: Most of the time he dresses as a barbarian, but on the rare occasions he dresses up, he looks good.
- Heroic BSoD: Goes into one after believing he killed his own son, not knowing who he killed was a clone created by Deimos.
- The Hero Dies: Killed by his own son Joshua at the end of the 2009 series, although thanks to subsequent retcons, he's back alive and as the Warlord.
- Hungry Weapon: The Hellfire sword was cursed so that every time its drawn, it has to taste blood. While Travis tried to get rid of it, he eventually had to take it back.
- I Choose to Stay: Any time Travis Morgan had an opportunity to return to the surface world, he always to chose to stay (or return, if he was forced back to Earth) in the Lost World of Skartaris, as he felt more at home in Skartaris than he ever had on 20th C. Earth.
- Identical Stranger: Morgan has two.
- There's a man native to Skartaris who resembles Travis and has been used by his enemies to take over his kingdom.
- Travis himself resembles a white-haired version of Green Arrow. During series creator Mike Grell's tenure as GA writer, Travis finds himself in Seattle during one of his brief returns to Earth and has to team up with Ollie and Dinah Lance after dealing with several criminals who mistook him for Mr. Queen.
- Man in the Iron Mask: Happens to Morgan when he is imprisoned while an Identical Stranger takes his place.
- Manly Facial Hair: He's got a pretty neat and manly beard that's comparable to Oliver Queen's.
- Mr. Fanservice: Walks around shirtless while wearing a white loincloth, which is pretty standard for the world.
- Someone to Remember Him By: His third child, a daughter named Morgana, is born after his death.
- Stranger in a Familiar Land: Out of date by decades, Travis Morgan experiences this whenever he returns to Earth.
- Weirdness Magnet: His life got more and more weird the moment he landed in Skartaris.
Family and Friends
Tara Morgan
- Action Mom: Skilled barbarian queen who would move heaven and earth to save her son Joshua.
- Battle Couple: She and Morgan are very good at fighting together.
- Fur Bikini: Her usual outfit, although she's been seen in other outfits.
- Happily Married: Despite everything they go through, Tara and Travis are very much devoted to each other.
- The High Queen: Warrior Queen of Shambalah, the largest city-state in Skartaris and very beautiful.
- Mum Looks Like a Sister: Thanks to the timeless nature of Skartaris, she looks barely older than her adult son Joshua.
- Parent with New Paramour: Already an adult when they meet again, Jennifer can't help but see Tara as her father's wife rather than a second mother. They still get along, though.
- Second Love: While Travis' relationship with his first wife is not explored in detail, it's quite clear Tara and Travis are very much in love with each other.
- Skeletons in the Coat Closet: Tara prominently wears a tiara and a belt with a skull motif. The tiara was made by the mother of her childhood friend Graemore.
- Slap-Slap-Kiss: On more than one occasion she punched Travis in the face after not seeing each other in a long time. Then shortly after they kissed.
Jennifer Morgan
- Cool Big Sis: Ironically acted as one for her half-brother Joshua without knowing they're related.
- Emerald Power: Her wardrobe is always emerald and she's the most powerful sorceress in Skartaris.
- Hot Witch: The most skilled sorceress in Skartaris and dresses in a green dress with a Navel-Deep Neckline.
- Missing Mom: Her mother Rachel Morgan died when she was only eight years old.
- Mystical White Hair: While she arrived to Skartaris with blonde hair, after learning magic her hair turned white.
- Navel-Deep Neckline: Her dress used to be open all the way to her navel. Subsequent outfits still show a good deal of cleavage.
- Rapid Aging: Inflicted with an aging curse by the warlock Mundhara, until her father uncovered the truth and defeated the sorcerer, restoring her former age and beauty.
- Remember the New Guy?: Before her appearance in issue 38, Travis hadn't mentioned he had other children besides Joshua, and it seems Travis had also forgotten about her.
- She's All Grown Up: Last time Travis saw her she was only eight, and by the time they reencounter each other, she has grown into a beautiful young woman.
- Signature Headgear: Her sorceress headgear, although she has used a different one resembling antennae on occasion.
- Smash Sisters: With Power Girl when they teamed up against a demon sealed by Arion.
- Solitary Sorceress: After becoming the most powerful sorceress in Skartaris, she now usually dwells by herself in a tower at the edge of Skartaris' portal region.
- Squishy Wizard: She might be the most skilled sorcerer in Skartaris, but she's still a human woman with no combat training, meaning if taken by surprise, she can go down just as easily as any person.
- Surpassed the Teacher: She quickly became a far more skilled sorceress than her mentor Ashiya.
Machiste
- Bald of Authority: Becomes the king of Kiro and he shaves his head to fit his Cool Crown.
- Battle Couple: Eventually with Mariah.
- Hero of Another Story: He and Mariah have their own adventures whenever they're separated from Travis.
- Life-or-Limb Decision: In order to free him from the cursed axe, Morgan had to cut off his hand.
- Nice Guy: Pretty friendly and easy going.
- Power Fist: After Morgan cuts off his right hand to free him from possession by a cursed axe, Machiste has his stump fitted with a spiked mace head.
- Shout-Out: His name is, presumably, a reference to Maciste, a hero who appeared in Italian Sword and Sandal films for decades.
- Token Minority: While there are other dark skinned characters in the story, he's the only prominent one.
Mariah Romanova
- Adventurer Archaeologist: She was originally an archaeologist who, after listening to Travis' stories, decided to join him in his adventures. Even before joining Travis's adventurers, Mariah is an Olympic fencer as well as an archeologist.
- All Love Is Unrequited: Once had feelings for Morgan, but he already loved Tara. She eventually came to love Machiste, though. And on the other side, Mikola still loved her, but she had already moved on.
- Cool Sword: Much like Morgan, Mariah has a costume-made sword that she uses with great effectiveness.
- Fire-Forged Friends: At first she and Travis constantly argued, but after enough adventures and saving each other's lives, they're now very close friends.
- Fiery Redhead: A beautiful redheaded Adventurer Archaeologist, skilled with a rifle and fencing champion.
- Jumped at the Call: Chose to travel to Skartaris with its Warlord without much need to convince her.
- Sideboob: A major part of the appeal of Mariah's outfit.
- Working with the Ex: While not particularly enthusiastic, she does work with her ex Mikola to stop the Evil One and save the Wizard World.
Joshua Morgan
- Androcles' Lion: Saved a monkey-like creature named Chakka from a monstrous spider. Chakka would later save him from the spider as well.
- Dark and Troubled Past: Kidnapped as an infant, Deimos created a clone of him, aged him to adulthood and sent him against Travis, all in order to make the Warlord believe he had killed his own son.
- Dramatic Irony: Became an ally of the Warlord after his adoptive parents were killed, not knowing of his true origins. And in an even more tragic way, he ends up killing his father only to then find out who he was.
- Fiery Redhead: Unlike his father's white hair or his mother's brown hair, Joshua has red hair and is just as much a fierce warrior as his parents.
- Happily Adopted: The couple who adopted him were very good people.
- Generation Xerox: In an inversion of their parents' roles, he falls in love with reporter Alysha Grant when she ends up in Skartaris.
- Kid Hero All Grown-Up: He was first seen as a baby, then a Street Urchin, and eventually a young adult and skilled warrior.
- Missed Him by That Much: Whenever Travis or Joshua were about to encounter each other and discover their respective identities, something or someone happened and they remained oblivious.
- Only Known by Their Nickname: Took the alias of Tinder with no one the wiser on his true name.
Shakira
- Aloof Dark-Haired Girl: She has ebon hair, and she goes whenever she wants.
- Animorphism: Morgan isn't sure if she's a cat that turns into a woman or the other way around.
- Beneath Notice: Thanks to her shapeshifting, she has passed unnoticed and uncovered more than one plot.
- Canon Welding: According to Deimos, her powers originate from The Red, the same force that gives powers to Animal Man and Vixen.
- Cats Are Snarkers: She's a cat lady who occasionally snarks in the direction of her companion Travis.
- Cats Hate Water: True to her feline nature, Shakira hates water.
- Collared by Fashion: Wears a collar, which remains in either human or cat form.
- Fur Bikini: This is her only known outfit.
- Identical Stranger: Like Morgan, she has one in the form of a princess, and Shakira is almost crowned queen in her place.
- Nubile Savage: Walks around in a fur bikini, and she never looks worse than as a swimsuit model.
- Platonic Life-Partners: While she and Travis did had some tension and even she gave him a kiss, they remain good friends and companions rather than lovers.
- Raven Hair, Ivory Skin: She has long black hair and very pale skin as a human, and she's beautiful.
- Vitriolic Best Buds: She and Travis constantly trade barbs with each other, but they would risk their own lives for the other.
Mikola Rostov
- All Love Is Unrequited: He loves Mariah and she did loved him back, but by the time they reunite, she has already moved on and fallen in love with Machiste.
- Family Curse: The curse behind his lycanthropy was unintentionally passed from his grandparents, skipped his mother (but not her twin brother), and then manifested on him.
- Fiery Redhead: Much like Mariah he's a redhead, and either in wolf form or in human form, very fierce in combat.
- Master Swordsman: He was Mariah's fencing instructor, and even Travis himself knows Mikola is a master swordsman.
- Our Werewolves Are Different: He was cursed to turn into a werewolf during the full-moon. He went to Skartaris hoping the perpetual sunlight would free him of his curse. He eventually went back in time to the age when the land was called Wizard World. There Jennifer Morgan cast a spell that cured him from his werewolf curse. However he can still use his "wolf spirit" in battle.
Mongo Ironhand
- I Need a Freaking Drink: Whenever things are about to get difficult, he invokes a martini and drinks it.
- Inept Mage: Mongo is an eccentric who has considerable skill at performing small-scale magical feats, but has difficulty in performing large-scale ones. He somehow has knowledge of the Earth of our present day, which enables him to conjure up cigars and martinis for himself.
- Insistent Terminology: He's a Dwarf, not an Elf.
- Little People: He claims to be a dwarf alright, but he's a sorcerer, and not a very good one at that.
- A Wizard Did It: When he suddenly invokes a martini for himself and Mariah asks him about it, he says that with magic anything is possible.
Aram Al Ashir
- Alliterative Name: All three of his names begin with 'A'.
- Casanova Wannabe: While he's certainly not bad looking, neither Tara nor Shakira appreciate his compliments about their looks.
- Fire-Forged Friends: He and Morgan after enough difficulties became good friends, although they still rib on each other.
- The Good King: For all his flaws, he genuinely cares about his people and when it's conquered by New Atlantis, rather than fleeing he joins the resistance against the invaders.
- In Harm's Way: After retaking his rightful place as king of Kaambuka, he becomes incredibly bored at all the responsibilities, intrigue and paperwork, so when he discovers there's a conspiracy against him, he jumps at the opportunity to quell it.
- Locked Out of the Loop: He was not aware that Shakira could turn into a cat.
- Lovable Rogue: He's the greatest thief in all the land.
- Manly Facial Hair: A goatee and he's both manly and dashing.
- Parental Substitute: At the behest of Jennifer, he takes Tinder under his wing.
Krystovar
- Angsty Surviving Twin: His twin brother was killed by New Atlanteans, hence his desire to watch them die.
- Dying Moment of Awesome: Surrounded by New Atlantean soldiers, he uses what's left of his time to take down several statues, killing all the soldiers alongside him.
- In the Hood: Wears a red hood most of the time.
- The Lancer: Whenever Machiste is away, Krystovar is there to pick up the slack and help Morgan in his adventures.
Scarhart
- Birds of a Feather: Gets along with Shakira thanks to their general aloofness to the rest of the world.
- Gentle Giant: He's a big guy who's pretty affable as long as you don't provoke him.
- Heroic Sacrifice: Stays behind to allow Morgan and the rest of their men to escape from the New Atlantean's trap.
- Intelligible Unintelligible: Despite the language barrier, Shakira can easily interpret what he means.
- The Quiet One: Thanks to the Language Barrier, he doesn't speak much, but other characters can interpret what he means.
- Walking Shirtless Scene: Like Travis, he doesn't bother wearing a shirt.
- You Can't Go Home Again: His entire village was decimated by a plague brought by an infected unicorn, so when he arrives to Travis' time, he has nowhere else to go.
Enemies
Deimos
- Arch-Enemy: No one has caused more pain to Travis Morgan than Deimos.
- Back from the Dead: Deimos has been brought back more than once, although each time in worse shape than before: first time he had the sword scar across his face; second time, his body was fused with the dog that killed him; third time he was a head on a hand; final time he was a skull in a magical golem body.
- Beard of Evil: Has a goatee, fitting for an Evil Overlord and Evil Sorcerer.
- Be Careful What You Wish For: Made a deal with the Evil One to recover his body in exchange for anything the demon wanted, and what he took was his magical powers.
- Deal with the Devil: Deimos makes a deal with the Evil One to get his body back.
- Evil Sorcerer: While at first he only used Atlantean technology to simulate magic, his quest for power made him obtain actual magic powers.
- Identical Grandson: His distant ancestor Lord Daamon was so similar to him, Travis nearly killed him on sight.
- Revenge Before Reason: Lets his desire for vengeance against Morgan for killing him the first time to blind him to reason, leading to several more deaths.
- Serial Prostheses: Deimos was killed and resurrected multiple times; each time coming back as slightly less than he had been. Eventually he was reduced to just a head.
- Villain of Another Story: When he shows up during Convergence, most heroes have never even heard of him, since he's been Travis' enemy on Skartaris for most of his existence.
Ashiya
- A Form You Are Comfortable With: Her true form is an old hag, but she uses her magic to appear as her youthful self. She later uses the form of Jennifer's late mother Rachel Morgan in order to manipulate her.
- Burn the Witch!: Almost got burned by villagers who knew of her true nature, only for an oblivious Travis to save her, believing she was an innocent woman.
- Decoy Damsel: Took advantage of Travis' good intentions to escape witch burning and obtained the Mask of Life to bring Deimos back from the dead.
- The Dragon: For a time she served as this for Deimos.
- Even Evil Has Standards: Feeling pity for Morgan's son, she left the young Joshua in the care of a woodsman and his wife. She also decided to take Jennifer as an apprentice to repay Travis saving her life on a previous occasion.
- Evil Mentor: Intended to become this for Jennifer.
- Evil Sorcerer: Ashiya the Witch was an old woman who had mastered her art when she met the evil would be ruler Deimos. Assuming the form of her once youthful beauty, Ashiya desired to become Deimos' queen once he used his technological weapons to conquer the primitive world of Skartaris.
- Hoist by His Own Petard: Teaching magic to Jennifer in exchange for learning about technology ended up being her undoing, since Jennifer eventually surpassed her and killed her using both knowledges against her.
- Hot Witch: She's a witch who walks around in a golden bikini.
- Vain Sorceress: Her true form is an old hag, but she uses her magic to appear as her youthful self.
The Evil One
- Big Red Devil: His subsequent form is a winged, red devil.
- Deal with the Devil: Deimos made a deal with him to recover his living body, unfortunately the price was Deimos magical power.
- Demonic Possession: Losing his power, he transferred his consciousness to a mystical Gem, which first tried to possess Joshua and later Jennifer. He ends up succeeding with Joshua's ape-like companion Chakka.
- Did Not See That Coming: He didn't expect that Mikola could turn into a wolf-man, which gave Jennifer and Mongo the chance to take away the book and strip him of his power.
- And much later he didn't expect that Joshua would be able to wield his father's sword, killing him for good.
- From Nobody to Nightmare: He began as a simple, Gollum-esque creature leaving beneath the hideout of another wizard, until the Book of the Dead was accidentally dropped by Mongo, Mariah and Machiste and he found it, slowly becoming a far more powerful entity that began picking off wizards one at the time.
- Greed: Loves gold and power more than anything else, so when the Warlord's crew hides it on an impenetrable pyramid, he flies into a rage.
Saaba
- Animorphism: Can turn herself into a raven, which is pretty useful to spy on enemies.
- Evil Old Folks: Very elderly and a witch.
- Karmic Death: Used the information she obtained as a bird to lead several of Travis' allies to a trap. She was killed by Shakira while in raven form when she tried to escape.
- Screw This, I'm Out of Here!: Knowing she has no chance at beating Jennifer, she turns into a raven and tries to flee. Shakira had turned into a cat and killed her.
- Third-Person Person: Usually speaks this way.
- Wicked Witch: An elderly witch that helps the New Atlanteans to conquer Skartaris.
Captain Hawk
- Chronic Backstabbing Disorder: Constantly abandons, tricks, and tries to steal from Morgan whenever he can. The only reason Morgan doesn't stab him is because he needs his help at the moment.
- Good Scars, Evil Scars: Has a scar running on the left side of his face, and he's unreliable at best.
- Greed: It's easy to convince him to help in exchange for money.
- Pirate: He's a pirate first and foremost.
- Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: Morgan hates working with him, but circumstances force him to be on the same boat.
Y'Smalla
- Bed Trick: Y'Smalla seduces Machiste by disguising herself as Tara.
- Capture and Replicate: Y'Smalla imprisons Tara in a dungeon beneath Machiste's palace in Kiro, and uses the Apokoliptan technology provided to her by Desaad to assume Tara's form and start a romance with Machiste, thereby driving a wedge between him and Morgan.
- Chainmail Bikini: Wears a chain mail boob tube, shoulder pauldrons, and a Thong of Shielding. About typical for Skartaris really.
- Costume Copycat: At Desaad's bidding, Y'Smalla disguises herself as Morgan and conducts a series of bandit raids in order to destroy the Warlord's heroic reputation.
- Even Evil Has Loved Ones: Y'Smalla is driven by a fanatical level of hatred for Travis Morgan because Morgan killed the man that she loved during is war against the New Atlanteans.
- It's Personal: The Vashek assassins despised the Warlord for defeating their New Atlanteans, and Y'smalla had an even more personal stake because Warlord killed the man she loved during his war against the Atlanteans.
- Master of Disguise: Using the Apokoliptan technology supplied to her by Desaad, she could create flawless disguises.
- McNinja: Y'Smalla is a member the Vashek assassins: the most feared killers on Skataris, and essentially a Fantasy Counterpart Culture to the ninja.
- Punctuation Shaker: Y'Smalla is the only major character with a punctuation mark in their name.
- Thong of Shielding: To compliment her Chainmail Bikini top.
- What Happened to the Mouse?: After being ousted she escaped and her ultimate fate is unknown.
Dan Maddox
- Dangerous Deserter: Maddox deserted from the US Army while serving in Vietnam and defected to the Soviets.
- Rival Turned Evil: Danny Maddox grew up in the same town as Morgan, and always felt in Morgan's shadow. His attempts to beat Morgan drove him deeper and deeper into evil acts.
Motalla
- Evil Sorcerer: She succeeded in capturing rival sorceress Jennifer Morgan and imprisoned her inside of her floating sky-city. She tapped into Morgan's reservoir of energy to maintain her youthful visage as well as to fuel her own abilities.
- Floating Continent: Motalla operates out of a flying sky-city.
- Hot Witch: Struts her stuff wearing nothing but a bikini and jewelry.
- Rapid Aging: With no more power to keep her going, Motalla instantly aged into an old crone.
- Red Eyes, Take Warning: Motalla has pupil-less eyes that glow red.
- Vain Sorceress: She tapped into Jennifer Morgan's reservoir of energy to maintain her youthful visage.
Chakal
- Arm Cannon: After being resurrected by Deimos, Chakal had his right arm replaced with an energy weapon.
- Private Military Contractors: Chakal used to lead a band of mercenaries, of which Morgan was briefly a member.
- Resurrected for a Job: Chakal was resurrected by the sorcerer Deimos for his hatred of Morgan, and became one of Deimos' servants.
- Resurrection Revenge: Chakal was resurrected by the sorcerer Deimos for his hatred of Morgan, and became one of Deimos' servants.
- Uriah Gambit: While serving as mercenaries, Chakal sent Morgan ahead to take on a Frost Giant, hoping the giant would kill him. Needless to say, he seriously underestimated Morgan.
