List of Dhruva supporting characters

Dhruva's allies clockwise from top left- Samri, Dhananjay, Kirigi and Jingaloo

Super Commando Dhruva titles have featured a long list of secondary supporting characters over the years that includes friends, foes, family, love interests and at times other Raj comics superheroes in crossovers. The first major recurring supporting character to be introduced in Dhruva series was his foster father I. G. Rajan Mehra in Dhruva's debut title itself. A couple of issues later Chandika, arguably the most important and most popular side character not only in Dhruva series but in entire Raj comics universe, was introduced. At times, Dhruva has appeared alongside other superheroes of Raj comics universe in multi-hero crossovers. Dhruva also has a well known rogues gallery full of an assortment of supervillains including Grand Master Robo, Chandakaal and Mahamanav.

Family

This section enlists characters who are either related to Dhruva (blood relatives/foster relatives) or are very close to him.

Immediate family

Following is the list of Dhruva's blood relatives.

Foster family

After the Jupiter circus carnage, when a 14yrs old Dhruva had nowhere to go, Rajangar's SP Rajan Mehra adopted him as his son. Dhruva grew really fond and protective of his foster family to the extent that when he found out that he had an extended family living in France and his grand father requested him to stay back in France and take care of the family's vast estate business, he rejected the idea citing that he can't leave his family in Rajnagar alone. His foster family consists of-

Love interests

Dhruva's lineage

Friends and allies

Dhruva has a huge assortment of allies ranging from normal humans and masked vigilantes to ferals and superpowered beings. Apart from his own range of supporting characters, Dhruva has also interacted with other superheroes of Raj comics universe and often fought as a team with them against bigger threats. Following is the list of various allies of Dhruva:

Major allies

Team associations

Jupiter Circus

Jupiter circus was where Dhruva was born and brought up in his childhood. Apart from Dhruva himself and his parents Shyam and Radha, following were the significant members of Jupiter circus:

All the Jupiter Circus members made their first appearance in Dhruva's debut title GENL #74 'Pratishodh Ki Jwala' (1988) with the exception of Anna who made his first appearance in SPCL #2 'Grand Master Robo' (1991) in a flashback sequence. All the characters of Jupiter circus are believed to have died in the Jupiter circus carnage though, much later, Jacob was revealed to be the sole survivor when the character returned in SPCL #100 'Khooni Khandan' (1997) to help Dhruva find out the truth about his father's past.

Commando Force

Commando Force is a specially trained unit formed by Dhruva to aid him in his crime fighting sojourn. He used 50 lakh rupees that he received from Jupiter Circus insurance claim to establish it, while his foster father IG Rajan Mehra ensured he got all the necessary government approvals to establish the same. Initially, just 3 cadets strong with Rajnagar being their operative ground, commando force has expanded its presence throughout the country. Dhruva himself is the captain of the Commando Force. Apart from Dhruva, there are 3 prominent and named members in this team:

All three of them made their first appearance in GENL #79 'Roman Hatyara' (1988). While Peter and Renu do most of the field work, Karim is primarily a communications expert. Apart from these 3 named cadets, commando force has added many unnamed cadets to its ranks since its inception.

Villains

Dhruva's rogues gallery is one of the most identifiable one in Indian comics genre. Grand Master Robo, Chandakaal and Mahamanav are some of the most well known and recognisable villains in Indian comics. Dhruva's enemies include normal criminals like Jubisko, Champion Killer; tricksters like Bauna Waman, Vidooshak; mad scientists like Dhwaniraj, Dr. Virus; demons like Chandakaal and even aliens, but Dhruva's most implacable foe is Grand Master Robo. Some of Dhruva's enemies possess a bit more ambiguous personalities and are known to sometimes fight against him while supporting him on other occasions. Classic examples include Nostredamas, Commander Natasha, Black Cat and Nakshatra.

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