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Most Powerful Characters In The DC Universe

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12 Most Powerful Characters In The DC Universe

Evan SaundersbyEvan Saunders
January 8, 2018
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Fortress of Solitude previously featured the list of the Most Powerful Characters in the Marvel Universe. Now it’s time to take a look at the equivalent list for the DC Universe.

Have you heard of Anti-Monitor, Krona, Mr. Mxyzptlk, The Endless, Decreator, Eclipso, Superman Prime, Elaine Belloc, Spectre, Michael Demiurgos, Lucifer Morningstar or The Presence before?

12. Anti-Monitor

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The Anti-Monitor is a supervillain from Crisis on Infinite Earths and first appeared in #2 of that series (he remained a “shadow” until #5). He is The Monitor’s counterpart from The Anit-Matter Universe and was the sole Guardian of The Sinestro Corps. The Anti-Monitor was destroyed in #12 of Crisis on Infinite Earths, but returned in Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps #1.

11. Krona

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Born on Maltus as an Oan, Krona is a scientist and is said to be near immortal and invulnerable. He also possesses psychic powers, which includes telepathy and psychokinesis. Krona became obsessed with observing the origins of the universe, and how it began, despite the legend that doing so would bring about a great disaster. He constructs a machine, breaking through the temporal barrier, which allows him to view the beginnings of time itself.

Then he witnessed the hand of creation depositing the “speck” that would grow to become the universe, but this causes his machine to explode at that very moment. In turn, this causes the universe to shatter and, as a result, creates a multiverse as the universe replicates itself into parallel universes. Hence, the Anti-Matter Universe is also created, releasing new evil upon the cosmos. This spawned the likes of The Monitor and Anti-Monitor. Interestingly, these actions lead to the Oans becoming the Guardians of the Universe, and their first act to punish Krona, transforming him into pure energy left to wander the cosmos.

10. Mr. Mxyzptlk

Mr. Mxyzptlk

Hailing from the 5th Dimension, Mr. Mxyzptlk appears as an imp, fashioned as a jester of some sort. While he has the power to do almost anything he is able to imagine, such as erasing any being from existence, he takes no pleasure or fun in that. Instead, he often seeks amusement, which sees him challenge Superman.

Mr. Mxyzptlk is not bound by any physical laws, his powers often appear magical, making him one of the most powerful beings in the universe. However, he never taps into his full destructive capabilities.

9. The Endless

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Technically, The Endless is not a single character in the DC Universe, but rather a group of siblings that embody seven different fundamental forces of our existence. From the Vertigo comic series, The Sandman, The Endless are ageless, immortal, and nigh-omnipotent. The seven siblings are not known to have names, but are known by their function: Destiny, Death, Dream, Destruction, Desire, Despair, and Delirium.

Although a collective of concepts and ideas, each sibling has their own feelings, thoughts and personalities. Interestingly, each individual, while unique in their actions and personalities, are also depicted differently in the comics by means of their speech bubbles, with each having a panel description whenever an individual is speaking, and a caption to explain the uniqueness of the speech.

8. Decreator

Decreator

The DC Universe closely resembles the creation story and entities of Abrahamic religions. It is thus believed that God created the Earth with these words: “Let there be Light!” And it is those words that The Cult of the Unwritten Book, a group of supervillains which first appeared in Doom Patrol #31 (April 1989), believe cast a shadow that became the Decreator. The Decreator, who cannot be reasoned with or stopped, is summoned by the Cult to unmake the world. The Doom Patrol succeeded only in slowing him down to such an extent that no one would notice the deconstruction of the universe by means of using similar vibrations equal to his powers.

7. Eclipso

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Eclipso is a supervillain that first appeared in House of Secrets #61 (August 1963). He is the first incarnation of the Wrath of God and the Angel of Vengeance. Eclipso is sealed inside the Heart of Darkness, which appears as a small, black diamond, first mined on the desolate world of Apokolips. Eclipso possesses all those who come into contact with the diamond, most notably Bruce Gordon.

Dr. Gordon is a scientist of Solar Energy, ironically the one weakness of Eclipso. While studying and attempting to photograph an eclipse on Diablo Island, the natives feared this would steal the ‘sun god’. They sent their witch doctor, Mophir, who possessed the black diamond, to stop him. While fighting, Dr. Gordon fell to his death off the side of a cliff but was wounded by the black diamond, allowing him to survive the fall. While picking up the diamond during the moment of the eclipse, it transformed Gordon into the host for Eclipso.

6. Superman Prime (One Million)

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In short, Superman Prime is a version of Superman in the future. After living inside the Earth’s yellow sun for 15,000 years, the Man of Steel enhanced his powers to great cosmic levels, giving him nigh-omnipotence, invulnerability, and the ability to create life and entire universes.

In the DC One Million storyline, the original Superman watched his parents, friends, and wife (Lois) die (from natural causes) without the knowledge and means to save them. As time went by, the sadness of his losses began to slow him. This ultimately led him to pass the reigns of being Superman to his heir, Superman Secundus. He then left Earth. His travels would last until the 700th Century, during which time he acquired immense abilities from beings he met and perfected them as his own. Having broken through the Source Wall, he studied under the guidance of the Source (discussed below) itself, also being granted a portion of its power.

Although the extent of his new abilities are unknown, he would eventually return to Earth in order to forge a new covenant with his descendants. Superman Prime also gained the powers and abilities of his descendants and magnified them to the level of his own. As part of the covenant, he would bestow a portion of his power upon them, as long as they served for truth and justice. He would later return to his Fortress of Solitude, now in the centre of the Sun.

5. Elaine Belloc

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Elaine Belloc’s biological father is the Archangel Michael, who, along with his brother, the retired ruler of Hell, Lucifer Morningstar, support Elaine on her quest.

Unlike any of the other angels who were sterile, Michael was not. Sandalphon began experimenting to create a being capable of birthing angels, which was fulfilled in Elaine. After a long series of battles, and journeys including both Michael and Lucifer, Michael is forced to hand over his demiurgic power to Elaine after he is mortally wounded by Fenris the Wolf. Michael’s death would result in the release of the demiurgic power, which would erase all existence.

Eventually, Elaine acquires the powers and goes on to take over the reins of Lucifer’s and Yahweh’s creations. After merging the two universes, she takes Yahweh’s place as the God of Creation in the DC Universe.

4. Spectre

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In the DC Universe, the Spectre is an aspect of The Presence, God’s Vengeance. After creation, Lucifer led the rebellion of the angels against The Presence, one of whom was the angel Raguel/Aztar. Aztar later repented of his sins and, in return, was stripped of his memories and became the incarnation of His Wrath. This was his penance. Now known as the Spectre, he was to replace Eclipso.

The Spectre was accountable for the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, the plagues of Egypt, and bringing down the Walls of Jericho, to name a few. When God took on human form as Compassion and Redemption, represented by Jesus, Spectre was not allowed to roam the earth any longer and was cast into limbo until the day of the crucifixion. Upon completion, the Spectre burst forth on the Day of Wrath, ripping through the world, casting his vengeance on man until Michael informed the Spectre of the new “rules”. From that day forth, the Spectre had to be bound to a human soul to walk the Earth again seeking vengeance.

3. Michael Demiurgos

Michael Demiurgos

Before any life, even before the DC Multiverse existed, Yahweh the Almighty created two brothers. Alongside his twin brother to Samael, Michael Demiurgos is said to be accredited for the creation of the DC Multiverse. Yahweh bestowed the two each a gift: Samael that of fire and will and Michael that of creation and Demiurgic Power. With God’s Demiurgic Power residing within him, Michael is often described to be the most powerful of all God’s created beings. It is also with this Demiurgic Power that God’s name is written on every atom of all creation and, with Samael’s will, they have the power to enable the physical creation of the cosmos to occur.

2. Lucifer Morningstar

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Lucifer Morningstar was once a proud and the most beautiful of all the angels. As discussed above, Yahweh created two brothers (Samael being the eldest). Yahweh had instructed and guided them on how to use their powers to form creation, known as the DC Multiverse. Samael then turned against Yahweh and led the rebellion of the angels in Heaven, taking on the name Lucifer Morningstar. He was thus sent to rule over Hell after he fell for more than 10 billion years. After this time, and retiring as ruler of Hell, we see his story pick up as discussed in the storyline of Elaine Belloc above.

1. The Presence

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The Presence is the highest form of being in the DC Universe, having created the angels, namely Michael and Samael. The Presence is known as the God of the Covenant and the creator of the DC Universe and all within it. He was created by write Jerry Siegel and Bernard Bailey as the comic equivalent of the Abrahamic God, first seen in More Fun in Comics #52 in 1940. Seldom shown in any comics, The Presence is often spoken about and referred to rather than being depicted in any form. The Presence has undergone many different forms and known by many different names in the DC Universe, including Yahweh, The Voice, The Hand, The Source, The Presence and, oddly enough, Wally.

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Comments 63

  1. Laurence Roberts says:
    5 years ago

    I’m afraid if you read the Books of Magic , the Endless are far excess of all the powers listed above . Dream fears Lucifer when he goes to Hell but only the destruction of that form . Remember Death takes EVERYONE and puts up the chairs . The Endless are the personification of the forces they represent .

    Reply
  2. Jarrod Saunders says:
    5 years ago

    I definitely have to read the Superman Prime (One Million) books.

    Reply
  3. Kuruk Artois says:
    3 years ago

    This is wrong.

    Reply
    • Evan Saunders says:
      3 years ago

      These aren’t official, but widely regarded amongst the community.

      Reply
      • Akhenaten says:
        3 years ago

        Mr. Mxyzptlk is featured but no Dr. Manhatten… smh

        Reply
    • Damirae says:
      2 years ago

      agreed. i mean come on. where’s Trigon? Raven? Dr. Manhatten? This list is trash

      Reply
  4. Sabyasachi Panda says:
    3 years ago

    Elaine is as strong as the two Arch Angles… Much stronger than Spectre … 🤔

    Endless siblings No Doubt are higher in list of strong characters than Spectre 😶

    Reply
    • Evan Saunders says:
      3 years ago

      Interesting thoughts.

      Reply
  5. Kormack69 says:
    3 years ago

    DR. Manhattan?

    Reply
    • Wu says:
      3 years ago

      yeah i was thinking the same! No DC powerful characters tops should exclude Dr Manhattan.

      Reply
  6. Angel Martin says:
    3 years ago

    Is Superman the most powerful superhero in DC Comics Books

    Reply
    • Evan Saunders says:
      3 years ago

      “Normal” Superman doesn’t feature among the most powerful. So I wouldn’t say so, no.

      Reply
      • Akhenaten says:
        3 years ago

        Dr Manhatten is more powerful than Superman.

        Reply
        • Daniel says:
          2 years ago

          Dr. Manhattan is more powerfull than normal Superman, but Superman Prime’s version is more powerfull than Dr. Manhattan. At least only a bit more from what I know.

          Reply
    • Ray says:
      2 years ago

      Cosmic Armor superman would stomp him

      Reply
  7. heat says:
    3 years ago

    I hear that the writer is god in the dc verse .

    Reply
  8. GP says:
    3 years ago

    Elaine is up with Presences’ sons, Michael >/= Lucifer.

    Reply
    • Evan Saunders says:
      3 years ago

      Interesting thoughts.

      Reply
  9. Evan Saunders says:
    3 years ago

    Most of them tend to do this. Seemed to have been the norm. But why not. 😀

    Reply
  10. Robert says:
    3 years ago

    The Marvel Universe has equivalents, such as: One Above All, Beyonders, Amatsu-Mikaboshi, Living Tribunal, Phoenix Force, The Celestials, Franklin Richards??

    Reply
    • Flemming says:
      2 years ago

      Remember siseneg clearly the most powerfull mortal Can beat even the chsmic beings i believe

      Reply
  11. dao duc thinh says:
    3 years ago

    iam pretty sure superman thought robot is stronger than the presence

    Reply
    • Rez says:
      2 years ago

      You do realise the presence created everyone and everything including every version of superman. Right? Lol

      Reply
  12. Not Batman says:
    3 years ago

    Batman Is The Best, Maybe Not The Most Powerful.

    Reply
    • Robert says:
      2 years ago

      Duh, Bruce Wayne in his prime is the most supreme version of a homo sapient regardless of universe.

      Reply
      • Sean says:
        2 years ago

        Batman is the strongest and most powerful as he has the one unique ability that no other being in th DC universe has and that is plot armour.

        Reply
  13. Alan Ladd Wellington Scott says:
    2 years ago

    Sentinel-level Alan Scott

    Reply
  14. Gideon says:
    2 years ago

    The ones I can certainly agree with are the presence, Lucifer, and Michael. Som elf the other spots are iffy

    Reply
    • DavisDaDork says:
      2 years ago

      How about quantum superman I feel that there are so many more characters that can actually warp reality that should be on this list he can change the reality of 8 dimensions at a time and you are telling me that he is not on this list.

      Reply
  15. TheBatman says:
    2 years ago

    The Batman is actually the most powerful character in the DC Universe.

    Reply
  16. Ben Hemert says:
    2 years ago

    This is all true…

    Reply
  17. Sanket says:
    2 years ago

    Where is Trigon ??? i guess he is even more powerfull…

    Reply
  18. Brandon Sia says:
    2 years ago

    Did the Spectre not come from marvel?

    Reply
  19. Robert says:
    2 years ago

    Bruce Wayne in his prime is the perfect specimen of a Homo Sapient.

    Reply
  20. spoiler says:
    2 years ago

    no, all are wrong,the most powerful god in the DC universe is “the unknown” he is the biggining the present and future and created the time and space

    Reply
  21. jason says:
    2 years ago

    the truth

    Reply
  22. vinod kumar singh says:
    2 years ago

    superman morepowerful than other superhero because superman onl use 2 percent of his power so he is so powerful so if he will use 100 percent so the presence and unknown is dust in front of superman cosmiv destructor

    Reply
    • urwrong says:
      6 months ago

      LOL

      Reply
  23. Randy Savage says:
    2 years ago

    Yes, I definitely agree that “The Presence” is the strongest entity in the DC Universe. But don’t you think there’s a major missing in this list in the form of “Trigon”. Also, “The Unknown” is missing as well.

    Reply
  24. Randy Savage says:
    2 years ago

    Yes, I definitely agree that “The Presence” is the strongest entity in the DC Universe. But don’t you think there’s a major missing in this list in the form of “Trigon”. Also, “The Unknown” is missing as well and plz don’t forget Dr. Manhattan.

    Reply
  25. Howieeeee says:
    2 years ago

    How is dr. Manhattan not on this list

    Reply
  26. Eric Kyzar says:
    2 years ago

    Superman Prime One Million is no where near as powerful as anyone on that list. He never gained new abilities. All of his abilities were simply amplified so much you could not measure his power, but he did not create a universe, he was simply the only one living in it because everyone else was dead. And Lois was resurrected by an imp. Don’t go by what the community wants, actually read the comic. And the part where he is holding a pocket universe in his hands, again, it’s the imp he visits. That’s all. Dr. Manhattan is many times more powerful than Superman Prime One Million.

    Reply
  27. Emperor God King says:
    2 years ago

    I think all of DC’s entities and affiliates should be included within this most powerful listing… Doesn’t DC own He-Man, and HelSpont? Don’t they deserve some honorable mentioning like the embarassingly excluded Dr. Manhattan, Trigon, Shazam, Darksied, Doomsday, Parralax, General Zod, Razal Graal, and the Blue Beetle?

    Reply
  28. Ahama Praise says:
    2 years ago

    What happened to doctorfate?why will you exclude doc.fate that can create the whole of DC characters and use them to go against DC.

    Reply
  29. memes says:
    2 years ago

    ni hao

    Reply
  30. Randolph Johnson says:
    2 years ago

    After John Stewart recreated a universe from pure will I think he should be on this list firmly at number to between the presence and Lucifer…

    Reply
    • sayem says:
      1 year ago

      Lol there are more better heroes than john Stewart, like super boy prime , Monitor and many more . Lanterns are shit except for white lanterns

      Reply
  31. James says:
    2 years ago

    Almost true

    Reply
  32. Da Silva says:
    2 years ago

    Wats all did pls where is Dr fate ,Dr Manhattan, Trigon,darkseid

    Reply
  33. DavisDaDork says:
    2 years ago

    How about quantum superman I feel that there are so many more characters that can actually warp reality that should be on this list he can change the reality of 8 dimensions at a time and you are telling me that he is not on this list.

    Reply
  34. Darkseid says:
    1 year ago

    Darkseid is the strongest dc character

    Reply
  35. Zach says:
    1 year ago

    Uhhhh the overvoid would be the most powerful even over the presence. The overvoid is the space that all existence is. The end all be all beyond the source wall. The monitor was made from its flesh.

    Reply
  36. iAMbatman says:
    1 year ago

    all this argument is useless, The Comics themselves are not consistent. At one point some being would be crazily over powered then in another scene another being with much less powers would beat him/her up for some weird reason. Thats how it is. In view of this the only one that is correct on the list the Presence. The second two can be interchanged. all this comic rubbish

    Reply
  37. nythehawk says:
    1 year ago

    If I augment my strength with the Pinto Beans and Onion force I’m the most powerful.

    Reply
  38. Al says:
    10 months ago

    What about “Saint of killers”?
    I think he deserve a good spot.

    Reply
  39. Truth > Hollywood says:
    10 months ago

    Half human archangel < God's Aspect (non human)
    Sorry feminism. The girls aren't stronger than daddy's wrath. We don't care how many times you reboot the universe.

    Reply
  40. Super-Lucifer > Darkseid says:
    10 months ago

    saint of killers doesn’t deserve a top 12 spot just because he’s capable of killing anyone above him.
    That’s assuming several things
    his bullet will hit it’s mark. he may never miss, but there’s those with command over the laws of physics to consider. spacetime, gravity, subatomic / quantum fields to consider….
    so what he doesn’t have a soul? not his only possible weakness. banish him to limbo, he’s never getting out of that one.

    I don’t think Lucifer should be above Michael simply because he’s older. He could be considered a beta version; and Michael can procreate. How did Raven get conceived anyway? I’m not big on Teen Titans info outside of the fact Lucifer is Raven’s daddy. Oh, I mean ‘Trigon’

    Reply
  41. Queen Naturals says:
    7 months ago

    What about The Teen Titans???????????

    Reply
  42. GOVIND says:
    5 months ago

    SUPERMAN AND BATMAN ARE MOST POWERFULL AND BRAVEST THIS LIST IS WRONG AND THIRD POWE FULL IS WONDER WOMEN

    Reply
    • lololol says:
      3 days ago

      freak these are comics

      Reply
  43. anonymous says:
    3 months ago

    what about perpetua and the cosmic raptor. You forget that the Antimonitor, Overmonitor and World Forger could not defeat Perpetua without the help of the cosmic raptor. Mr Mxyzptlk? You’ve gotta be joking. He even admits that the 6th dimension is home to some of the strongest beings in existence who are far more powerful than him, INCLUDING THE ANTI MONITOR.

    Reply
  44. Hannah says:
    2 months ago

    What about Raven? She can do ANYTHING!

    Reply
  45. haha loser auther says:
    3 days ago

    RAVEN,CYBORG,TRIGON CMON SHOW ME UR SPIRIT AUTHOR

    Reply

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