Kismet is a fictional character

Fictional character

A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...

, a cosmic

COSMIC

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 entity published by DC Comics

DC Comics

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. Created by Jerry Ordway

Jerry Ordway

Jeremiah "Jerry" Ordway is an American writer, penciller, inker and painter of comic books.He is known for his inking work on a wide variety of DC Comics titles, including the continuity-redefining classic Crisis on Infinite Earths , his long run working on the Superman titles from 1986–1993, and...

 and Tom Grummett

Tom Grummett

Thomas "Tom" Grummett is a Canadian comic book artist and penciller. He is best known for his work as penciller on titles such as The New Titans, The Adventures of Superman, Superboy, Power Company, Robin, New Thunderbolts and Heroes.During his run on The Adventures of Superman, Grummett and...

, the character first appeared in Adventures of Superman #494 (September 1992).

Fictional character biography

Ahti was originally a peer and lover of the man who would become Dominus

Dominus (DC Comics)

Dominus is a fictional character and a DC Comics supervillain who first appeared in Action Comics #747. He appears primarily as an opponent of Superman.-Fictional character biography:...

. They had a falling out when she ascended to the role of Kismet, which he craved bitterly.

Kismet was transformed into Strange Visitor

Strange Visitor

Strange Visitor aka Sharon Vance first appeared in Superman v2, #149 of October 1999, wearing Superman's old containment suit and soon discovered to be the cosmic entity, Kismet.-Fictional character biography:...

 for a time. Not much is known about Kismet because of her rare appearances in comics. Kismet is known for having saved Clark Kent

Clark Kent

Clark Kent is a fictional character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Appearing regularly in stories published by DC Comics, he debuted in Action Comics #1 and serves as the civilian and secret identity of the superhero Superman....

's father while he was dying and searching for Superman. She is a member of The Lords of Order. In Superman Forever, part of the story line of Superman Red/Superman Blue

Superman Red/Superman Blue

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, Kismet tells the story of Superman's powers and make a warning of something terrible to come. Shown in Our Worlds At War

Our Worlds at War

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 storyline, she is the protector of the DC Universe.

During JLA/Avengers

JLA/Avengers

JLA/Avengers is a comic book limited series and crossover published in prestige format by DC Comics and Marvel Comics from September 2003 to May 2004. The series was written by Kurt Busiek, with art by George Pérez...

 she met Eternity and the two fell in love. They were then kidnapped by Krona

Krona (comics)

Krona is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in Green Lantern #40 , and was created by writer John Broome and artist Gil Kane.-Fictional character biography:...

 who used their connections to their universes to destroy both. After the Crisis was averted the two sadly parted ways.

Power and abilities

Kismet is a cosmic entity that possessed vast cosmic power for her to use in virtually any situations. She is also considered as the DC Universe's equivalent of the Marvel character Eternity, the supreme embodiment of time in the Marvel Universe. She is also nigh-omnipotent and can manipulate time, space and reality to achieve virtually any feat imaginable. She is also immortal and doesn't suffer from the passages of time.