Religion: N.A. 
Name: Sun-Eaters
Classification:
villain
Publisher(s): 
First Appearance: Adventure Comics (vol. 1) #352 (Jan. 1967): "The Fatal Five!"
Creators: Jim Shooter, Curt Swan, George Klein
Super? (Has Super Powers/Special Abilities/Technology): Yes
Number of Appearances: 11
Enemy of: Superman, The Legion of Super-Heroes, Fatal Five
Worked for: The Controllers
Gender: not applicable
Note: created by alien Controllers to destroy immoral planets
Sun-Eaters are artificial lifeforms - living nebula created by the alien Controllers. The Sun-Eaters are unleashed by the Controllers in order to destroy planets deemed by the Controllers to be too "evil" (or too immoral) to continue living. The Sun-Eaters are literally capable of absorbing all of the energy from entire suns and shutting them down, thus dooming the surrounding planets to death.
The name "Sun-Eater" is intentionally similar to "Sin-Eater." The Controllers are obviously motivated by their religious and strongly-held ethical beliefs to create and unleash "Sun-Eaters." They literally use their creations to eat up or destroy the sins of planets.
Action Comics (vol. 1) #847 (Apr. 2007): "Intermezzo"Adventure Comics (vol. 1) #352 (Jan. 1967): "The Fatal Five!"DC Comics Presents #43 (Aug. 1981): "In Final Battle!"Justice League of America (vol. 2) #34 (Aug. 2009): "Welcome to Sundown Town, Conclusion: The Dharma Initiative" (mentioned)Superman Vs. Mongul (Dec. 2013): "In Final Battle!"
Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun-Eater
- http://comicbookdb.com/character.php?ID=8780
- http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=49799
- https://www.comics.org/issue/20638/