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Origins[]

The Druffs are a race of asexually reproducing creatures from the world ofRyas in thePsori star system.^[1]

Although not very intelligent the Druffs apparently have a religion of some kind and at least one nameless deity known as theBlessed-of-Litters. They reproduced (asexually) until multiple-moon eclipses, deemed by the Blessed-of-Litters.^[2]

Skrull Invasion[]

The Druff homeworld was colonized by the invadingSkrulls some 25,000 years ago.^[1] The Skrull invasion was so thorough that theSkrull GodsKly'bn andSl'gur't sought to saw that any opposing alien deities were defeated and enslaved. Such was the fate of the Blessed-of-Litters.^[2] This likely led to the Druff population exploding.

The Druffs soon became considered pests and routinely exterminated by the Skrulls when their populations go to big. The Druffs managed to spread to multiple worlds, including the Skrull homeworld ofTarnax VII by stowing away on space ships.^[1]

At some point, some Druffs were absorbed into theRunestaff owned by the cosmic being known as thePossessor.^[3]

Modern Age[]

TheFantastic Four had a brief encounter with the Druffs on their first trip to the Skrull homeworld before their battle againstEmperor Dorrek andWarlord Morrat.^[4] During the most recentKree-Skrull War, the Skrull had kidnapped the Kree war heroCaptain Marvel and his friendsQuicksilver and theScarlet Witch of theAvengers. Seeking to force Marvel into building anOmni-Wave Projector to win the war, Emperor Dorrek placed Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch in a confinement containing various species of creatures. The pair were at risk of being smothered by the quickly reproducing Druffs until Captain Marvel surrendered, sparing their lives.^[5] Ultimately, the Avengers and Marvel stopped theKree-Skrull War.^[6]

The Druffs absorbed into the Runestaff were briefly encountered by theAsgardiansOdin andSif, plus their human allyKeith Kincaid, while searching for Thor's former loverJane Foster who was also trapped within the Runestaff. Although they succeeded in freeing Jane, the fate of the Druffs and other aliens trapped within the Runestaff is unknown.^[3] All the Druffs on the Skrull homeworld of Tarnax VII were slaughtered when the world devourer known asGalactus consumed that world.^[7] Sometime later thedemon known asMephisto infected theSilver Surfer with theHlavac Virus. This caused the Surfer to suffer hallucinations. Landing on the Druffs home world of Ryas, the Surfer mistook approaching Druffs as attackers and unleashed hisPower Cosmic upon them. Shaking off the effects of the virus, the Surfer was horrified by the fact that he almost slaughtered helpless creatures and fled that world.^[8]

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