Whatever Happened to the Buddak?

We have previously considered versions of the Maltusians existing in the Earth-Two universe. While those beings originating from the planet Maltus in the Earth-One universe migrated to the planet Oa, this did not occur with their counterparts. As there was no corresponding world at the center of their universe like Oa (or in other positive matter universes) these individuals remained there and became know as the Buddak. Unlike the benevolent Guardians of the Universe, whom the Maltisians became, the Buddak sought personal power. Seeking to create a world in the center of their universe just as Oa was in its realm, they tried to remake Earth-Two into such a planet. Doctor Fate and the Superman of Earth-One defeated three Buddak, others remained on their world.

We gain insight into a probable scenario when, years later, the Controller assumed control of a world like the one they originated from, in order to develop weaponry to help achieve their goal of multiversal order. One such device, the Miracle Machine, produced unexpected results on its world leaving it in shambles. Two Controllers are shown left behind to deal with the consequences of their disastrous creation. The Machine teleports to another planet in Earth-One’s dimensional plane, which briefly causes Superman and his Clark Kent selves to separate.

The logical assumption is that the Controllers setup their central operations base on the Buddak* world, left without leaders as their three primary overlords perished in their earlier battle with Superman and Doctor Fate. We can make this connection, as it was later revealed that they were a faction of Maltus who disagreed with the Guardians faction as to how to govern their universe. These Controllers ended up moving to “a specific segment of the multiple universes”. The closest and most accessible universe to the one they came from was that is Earth-Two.

Hence, left forsaken by its previous overlords of the Buddak and then left severely damaged by its next overseers in the Controllers. Their planet was seemingly left is a dissolute state. 

One of these two Controllers filled the role in that universe corresponding to the Monitor and Anti-Monitor in the Earth-One positive matter universe and the anti-matter universe of Qward. The other was the Controller impersonating the Time Trapper who tormented Wonder Woman and later the Super Friends on Earth-One,

* Since the remaining Buddak migrated to Earth-Two centuries earlier, to become the so-called leprechauns, this alternate Maltus found its once thriving culture henceforth no more.