The protagonist of the story, Batul or Bantul, is a superhero, with a well-built wide body, has an excessively large/broad chest and god-like strength. He is around 6 feet and 2 inches tall and weighs 500 kilos (1102 lbs.) and is so strong that he can lift the whole earth, run through a wall breaking it to pieces, kill whales and sharks barehanded, and even missiles cannot pierce his chest. He has a great appetite and sometimes has a whale for his breakfast. Unlike other heroes, Batul or Bantul does not wear any attractive attire. Rather, he is always seen clad in a pink or orange vest and black shorts. He is the terror of
dacoits and hooligans, and protects the good. Sometimes, Bantul's amazing strength is the cause of his downfall. This is especially true when he is trying to operate machinery, since he usually breaks it. Another example, depicted in the panel, shows him trying to ride a bull in a rodeo, but due to his weight, the legs of the bull get embedded in the ground. He is also a portrayed as an intelligent detective in the animation series. During the early years as a comic book character, Bantul was immensely powerful but lacked superhuman intelligence. He did not possess some abilities such as being lightning quick or having divine powers. But his body was indeed hard enough for him to be able to tank bullets, missile attacks and explosions. Bantul still ate a whale for breakfast and could run through a solid house or apartment breaking it into pieces. Over the years, the strength of Batul or Bantul also increased, with him now being able to even expand or contract the size of his body, having infinite physical strength and even being able to lift the entire sun or any unmovable entity. He is now a superhero possessing supreme intellect along with having an unmatched mental and physical strength. He is also known to be immune to the effects of the most powerful weapons, dark magic or any kinds of physical/mental manipulation. Bantul has performed several planetary and multiversal feats in the animation series. Both in the comics and the animated series, he is widely shown to be the savior of the good and the destroyer of hooligans, dacoits, monsters, evil scientists, cosmic beings and aliens. Bantul's updated powers in the animation series makes him one of the most powerful superheroes of modern times similar to the strongest incarnations of DC's Superman and Marvel's Thor or even more powerful. With Bantul stays two mischievous boys viz.
Bachhu () and
Bichchu () (also sometimes referred to as
Goja গজা and
Bhoja ভজা ), who regularly play truant at school, often conspire with robbers and even commit daring crimes like bank robberies. Other characters in the comic strip include
Lambakarna, who has long ears and superhuman hearing,
Nitai da, who is a servant of
Batobyal Sir.
Batobyal Sir (a game teacher) is another character who is also a very close neighbor of Bantul, Bantul's aunt, who cooks food for him; Bantul's formidable pet dog
Vedo, and a pet ostrich,
Uto. He can also ignite flames and also be immune to its effects. ==Powers and Abilities==