List of New Gods
Encyclopedia
This list covers the New Gods
of New Genesis
and Apokolips
, as well as related sundry. They first appeared in The New Gods #1 (February 1971), and were created by Jack Kirby
. Note that almost all of the following characters no longer exist following the beginning of the Fifth World in Final Crisis
.
New Gods
The New Gods are a fictional race appearing in publications by DC Comics, as well as the title for four series of comic books about those characters. They first appeared in New Gods #1 , and were created and designed by Jack Kirby....
of New Genesis
New Genesis
New Genesis is a fictional planet in the . This planet, along with Apokolips, is speculated to be near the constellation Orion...
and Apokolips
Apokolips
In the DC Comics fictional shared Universe, Apokolips is the planet ruled by Darkseid, established in Jack Kirby's Fourth World series. It is also integral to many DC Comics stories. The planet is considered the opposite of New Genesis....
, as well as related sundry. They first appeared in The New Gods #1 (February 1971), and were created by Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby , born Jacob Kurtzberg, was an American comic book artist, writer and editor regarded by historians and fans as one of the major innovators and most influential creators in the comic book medium....
. Note that almost all of the following characters no longer exist following the beginning of the Fifth World in Final Crisis
Final Crisis
Final Crisis is a crossover storyline that appeared in comic books published by DC Comics in 2008, primarily the seven-issue miniseries of the same name written by Grant Morrison. Originally DC announced the project as being illustrated solely by J. G. Jones; artists Carlos Pacheco, Marco Rudy and...
.
Inhabitants of New Genesis
- Aarden (warrior from the Primitives)
- Akarl (childhood friend of Orion)
- All-Widow (queen of the Bugs of New Genesis)
- Antinoos
- Astorr (original Infinity Man)
- Atinai (builder)
- AviaAviaAvia is a Czech aircraft and automotive company notable for producing biplane fighter aircraft, especially the B-534, and trucks.- History :...
(wife of Highfather, mother of Scott Free (the second Mister Miracle), grandmother of Avia II in the Kingdom ComeKingdom Come (comics)Kingdom Come is a four-issue comic book mini-series published in 1996 by DC Comics. It was written by Alex Ross and Mark Waid and painted in gouache by Ross, who also developed the concept from an original idea...
reality, mother-in-law of Big Barda) - Avia II (daughter of Scott and Barda Free and granddaughter of Izaya, Avia and Big Breeda in the Kingdom ComeKingdom Come (comics)Kingdom Come is a four-issue comic book mini-series published in 1996 by DC Comics. It was written by Alex Ross and Mark Waid and painted in gouache by Ross, who also developed the concept from an original idea...
reality) - BekkaBekkaBekka is a fictional character that has appeared in various comic book series published by DC Comics. The character has been featured primarily in series dealing with Jack Kirby's Fourth World and DC's main shared universe, known as the DC Universe....
(Himon's daughter and Orion's wife) - Big BardaBig BardaBig Barda is a fictional comic book superheroine appearing in books published by DC Comics. She first appeared in Mister Miracle #4 , and was created by Jack Kirby....
(wife of Scott Free, mother of Avia in the Kingdom Come (comics)Kingdom Come (comics)Kingdom Come is a four-issue comic book mini-series published in 1996 by DC Comics. It was written by Alex Ross and Mark Waid and painted in gouache by Ross, who also developed the concept from an original idea...
timeline) - CelestiaCelestiaCelestia is a 3D astronomy program created by Chris Laurel. The program is based on the Hipparcos Catalogue and allows users to travel through an extensive universe, modeled after reality, at any speed, in any direction and at any time in history...
- Commander Gideon
- DesdemonaDesdemonaDesdemona is a character in William Shakespeare's play Othello.Desdemona may also refer to:People* Desdemona , a soprano role in the 1816 opera Otello by Gioachino Rossini...
- Enkar (guardian of Hadis)
- Fastbak (a young god from Supertown, from The New Gods #5)
- ForagerForager (comics)Forager is a fictional superhero published by DC Comics. He first appeared in New Gods #9 , and was created by Jack Kirby.-Original Forager:...
(male; warrior Bug of New Genesis) - Forager (female; warrior Bug of New Genesis)
- HighfatherHighfatherHighfather is a fictional comic book character in the . He is chief of the New Gods of New Genesis in the Fourth World and ruled the fictional planet. Highfather first appeared in The New Gods #1 ....
(Izaya) - HimonHimonHimon is a fictional character. Created by Jack Kirby, the character is one of the New Gods, a fictional race of gods in publications from DC Comics...
(mentor of Mister Miracle) - Infinity-ManInfinity-ManInfinity-Man is a fictional character, an extraterrestrial superhero published by DC Comics. Created by Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Forever People #1, .-Fictional character biography:...
(Drax, older brother of Darkseid) - JezebelleJezebelleJezebelle, also known as Jezebelle of the Fiery Eyes, is a fictional character, a superheroine in publications from DC Comics. Created by Gerry Conway and Don Newton, the character first appeared in New Gods #12 ....
(pre-Crisis only) - Jigundus (from Superman/Aliens)
- K'zandr (keeper of Highfather's Oracle)
- LightrayLightrayLightray is a DC Comics superhero. Created by Jack Kirby for the "Jack Kirby's Fourth World" meta-series, he first appeared in New Gods #1 .- Fictional character biography :...
- Lonar
- Madame Nature (security chief)
- Magnar (Orion-level warrior who protected Supertown, as seen in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #147)
- MetronMetron (comics)Metron is a character created by Jack Kirby for his Fourth World series in DC Comics. He was "based on Leonard Nimoy as Spock", and designed as a character who "would frequently change sides [between New Genesis and Apokolips]"...
- Mister MiracleMister MiracleMister Miracle is a fictional superhero published by DC Comics. He first appeared in Mister Miracle #1 and was created by Jack Kirby.-Publication history:...
- MonitorsMonitors (comics)The Monitors are a group of fictional comic book characters, who appear in books published by DC Comics.They are based on The Monitor, a character created by comic book writer Marv Wolfman and comic artist George Pérez as one of the main characters of DC Comics' Crisis on Infinite Earths limited...
(the aerial police of Supertown) - Mother Herrae (leader of the Primitives, one of the original New Gods)
- OrionOrion (comics)Orion is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in New Gods #1 , and was created by writer-artist Jack Kirby.-Jack Kirby Era:...
- Prime One (leader of the Bugs of New Genesis, and Forager's mentor)
- Seagrin (water-loving New God)
- Sserpa (warrior from the Primitives)
- Sister Sunlight
- Stanga (hermit)
- TakionTakionTakion is a fictional character in the DC Comics comic book series which ran for 7 issues in 1996, and of the lead character of that series...
- Teledar (science officer)
- Thunderer (Lonar's battle horse, survivor of RagnarokRagnarökIn Norse mythology, Ragnarök is a series of future events, including a great battle foretold to ultimately result in the death of a number of major figures , the occurrence of various natural disasters, and the subsequent submersion of the world in water...
, from Forever People #5) - Valkyra the Commander (Vykin's mother, rides a winged robot horse)
- Vayla
Earth-based allies of New Genesis
- Angry Charlie (a mutant created by the Evil Factory)
- Arin, the Armored Man (a Silver SurferSilver SurferThe Silver Surfer is a Marvel Comics superhero created by Jack Kirby. The character first appears in Fantastic Four #48 , the first of a three-issue arc that fans call "The Galactus Trilogy"....
–like artificial being, from Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #146) - AuraklesAuraklesAurakles is a fictional character, a superhero published by DC Comics. He first appeared in Justice League of America vol. 1 #100 , and was created by Len Wein and Dick Dillin.-Publication history:...
- Beautiful Dreamer (Forever People)
- Big Bear (Forever People)
- Black Racer
- Ted Brown (son of Thaddeus Brown, the first Mister Miracle)
- Eve Donner (friend of Lightray)
- Forever PeopleForever PeopleThe Forever People are a fictional group of extraterrestrial superheroes published by DC Comics. They first appeared in Forever People #1 , and were created by Jack Kirby as part of his "Fourth World" epic.-Fictional history:...
- Christine Little (Oberon's illegitimate daughter)
- Mark Moonrider (Forever People)
- Shilo Norman (the third Mister Miracle)
- OberonOberon (comics)Oberon is the diminutive manager of Mister Miracle, the world's greatest escape artist. He is named after the legendary king of the faeries . Oberon was created by Jack Kirby.-Fictional character biography:...
- Serifan (Forever People)
- Sonny SumoSonny SumoSonny Sumo is a fictional sumo wrestler, a comic book superhero published by DC Comics. He first appeared briefly in Forever People vol. 1 #4 , and was created by Jack Kirby.-Publication history:...
(bonded to his own Mother BoxMother BoxMother Boxes are fictional devices in Jack Kirby's Fourth World setting in the DC Universe.-History:Created by Apokoliptian scientist Himon using the mysterious Element X, they are generally thought to be sentient, miniaturized, portable supercomputers, although their true nature and origins are...
) - Vykin (Forever People)
Humans with the Anti-Life Equation
- Ellis Ames
- Don Bradford
- Anita FiteEmpress (comics)Empress is a fictional character, a superheroine in the DC Comics universe. She first appeared in Young Justice #16 .-Fictional character biography:...
- Anne Flaherty
- Wilson Gilmore
- Victor Lanza
- Dave Lincoln
- Harvey Lockman
- Nomak (deceased)
- Hartley RathawayPied Piper (comics)Pied Piper is a fictional character in the DC Universe. He first appeared in the pages of The Flash #106 .-Fictional character biography:...
- Randall Rodman
- Claudia Shane
- Maxwell Torch
Inhabitants of Apokolips
- Aerotroopers (winged minions of Darkseid)
- Agogg (giant minion slain by Darkseid)
- Amazing Grace
- Antagonist (minion of Darkseid)
- ArtemizArtemizArtemiz is a fictional character, and extraterrestrial hunter published by DC Comics. She first appeared in Suicide Squad vol. 1 #35 , she was created by John Ostrander and Luke McDonnell.-Fictional character biography:...
(Female Furies) - BernadethBernadethBernadeth is a fictional extraterrestrial goddess published by DC Comics. She first appeared in Mister Miracle vol. 1 #6 , and was created by Jack Kirby.-Fictional character biography:...
(Female Furies) - Big Breeda (mother of Big Barda, Female Furies)
- Bloody Mary (Female Furies)
- Brimstone
- Brola (member of Darkseid's Elite, has a "Hand of Stone", from The New Gods #2)
- Buna (warrior of Apokolips, from SupermanSupermanSuperman is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in publications by DC Comics, widely considered to be an American cultural icon. Created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian-born American artist Joe Shuster in 1932 while both were living in Cleveland, Ohio, and sold to Detective...
vol. 2, #104) - Canis Major (minion of Darkseid)
- Canis Minor (minion of Darkseid)
- Captain Hathak (former lover of Tigra, possible father of Orion)
- ChessureChessureChessure is a fictional creature in the DC Universe. It is the monstrous pet/bodyguard of Malice Vundabar, youngest member of the Female Furies. The name "Chessure" is an apparent reference to the Cheshire Cat.-Fictional character biography:...
(creature controlled by Malice Vundabar) - Commander Tusk (commander in Darkseid's army)
- Concord & Harmon (minions of Darkseid)
- Control (communications officer)
- Cyborg-87 (minion of Darkseid)
- DarkseidDarkseidDarkseid is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #134 and was created by writer-artist Jack Kirby....
- Darkseid's EliteDarkseid's EliteDarkseid's Elite are fictional characters created in Jack Kirby's Fourth World miniseries in DC Comics.-History:The Elite are the top chosen to Darkseid, ruler of Apokolips...
- Deep Six
- DesaadDesaadDesaad is a fictional comic book supervillain, appearing in books published by DC Comics. He is one of the followers of Darkseid from the planet of Apokolips in Jack Kirby's Fourth World meta-series....
- Devilance the PursuerDevilanceDevilance the Pursuer is a fictional extraterrestrial hunter in the DC Comics universe. He first appeared in Forever People #11 and was created by Jack Kirby.- Character history :...
- Doctor BedlamDoctor BedlamDoctor Bedlam is a DC Comics supervillain created by Jack Kirby as part of his Fourth World comic series of the 1970s. He is part of Darkseid's Elite on the planet Apokolips...
(enemy of Mister Miracle) - Ericht (Theta drone)
- Esak (brilliant young man from Supertown who was Metron's protégé. He was destined to take Metron's place one day as cosmic explorer and master technologist, until he was injured in an accident which damaged him both physically and mentally. His soul and faith were embittered badly and he soon turned against Metron and his New Genesis allies by joining the ranks of Darkseid's Elite. Orion finally confronted Esak and killed him; but before he died, Orion, still respectful for Esak's past self, prayed to the Source for Esak and his face was healed before he finally died.)
- Female FuriesFemale FuriesThe Female Furies are a group of fictional women warriors appearing in comics published by DC Comics. They first appeared in Mister Miracle #6 , and were created by Jack Kirby.-Team history:...
- GilotinaGilotinaGilotina is a fictional character, an extraterrestrial martial artist in publications from DC Comics. Created by Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Mister Miracle vol...
(Female Furies) - Glorious GodfreyGlorious GodfreyGlorious Godfrey is a DC Comics villain created by Jack Kirby, originally as part of The Fourth World series of comic books in the early 1970s. He first appeared in Forever People vol. 1 #3 .-Fictional character biography:...
- Gole (Deep Six)
- Granny GoodnessGranny GoodnessGranny Goodness is a fictional character, a deity and supervillain published by DC Comics. Created by Jack Kirby, Granny Goodness was modeled on comedienne Phyllis Diller and first appeared in Mister Miracle vol...
- GrayvenGrayvenGrayven is a fictional deity and supervillain published by DC Comics. He first appeared in Green Lantern v3 #74, , and was created by Ron Marz and Darryl Banks.-Fictional character biography:...
- Gravi-Guards (hulking minions of Darkseid, able to become superdense. From Jack Kirby's Fourth World #12)
- HeggraHeggraHeggra is a fictional character, an extraterrestrial monarch and supervillain in publications from DC Comics. The character first appeared in New Gods volume 1 #7 , and was created by Jack Kirby.-Fictional character biography:...
- HimonHimonHimon is a fictional character. Created by Jack Kirby, the character is one of the New Gods, a fictional race of gods in publications from DC Comics...
- Hunger Dogs (downtrodden citizens of Apokolips)
- Infernus (fiery headed minion of Darkseid)
- Iota (minion of Darkseid)
- Jaffar (Deep Six)
- Jovita (rebel from Armagetto)
- Justeen (Darkseid's Elite, leader of the Suicide Jockeys)
- KalibakKalibakKalibak is a fictional character, a deity and supervillain published by DC Comics. Created by Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in New Gods #1 .- Fictional character biography :...
- Kalibre (assassin)
- KantoKanto (comics)Kanto is a fictional extraterrestrial assassin published by DC Comics. He first appeared in Mister Miracle vol. 1 #7 , and was created by Jack Kirby...
(assassin) - Killroy (son of Steppenwolf)
- Kurin (Deep Six)
- Kyta (rebel from Armagetto)
- Lakutha (midwife slain by Tigra to hide Orion's true parentage)
- LashinaLashinaLashina is a fictional character, and extraterrestrial warrior woman published by DC Comics. Created by Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Mister Miracle vol. 1 #6 .-Fictional character biography:...
(Female Furies; also known as Duchess when she was in the Suicide SquadSuicide SquadThe Suicide Squad, also known as Task Force X , is a name for two fictional organizations in the DC Comics Universe. The first version debuted in The Brave and the Bold #25 , and the second in Legends #3...
) - Little BardaLittle BardaLittle Barda is a fictional character, a DC Comics superheroine created by Geoff Johns and Tony Daniel. The character has been a member of the Teen Titans and is based on another character, Big Barda.-First appearance:...
- Lucifar (minion of Darkseid)
- Mad HarrietMad HarrietMad Harriet is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe. She first appeared in Mister Miracle vol. 1 #6 , and was created by Jack Kirby.-History:...
(Female Furies) - Malice Vundabar (Female Furies)
- MantisMantis (DC Comics)Mantis is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in Forever People #2 , and was created by writer-artist Jack Kirby.-Fictional character biography:...
(arachnid warrior from the Bugs of Apokolips) - Marvelous Marno (inventor)
- Master Mayhem
- Meteorra
- Mokkari (ran the Evil Factory parallel to Project CadmusProject CadmusProject Cadmus is a fictional genetic engineering project in the DC Comics Universe. It was created by Jack Kirby as the DNA Project in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #133 , and was run by the former Newsboy Legion...
) - MortallaMortallaMortalla is a fictional extraterrestrial goddess published by DC Comics. She first appeared in Orion #6 , and was created by Walt Simonson.-Character history:...
- Necromina (can raise and control the dead with her "Mortis Mark")
- Nurse Maggit (assistant to Desaad)
- Pacifiers (giant red robots, enforce peace through force. From Superman vol. 2, #3)
- Parademons
- PharzoofPharzoofPharzoof is a fictional extraterrestrial published by DC Comics. He first appeared in Birds of Prey #6 , and was created by Chuck Dixon and Greg Land.-Fictional character biography:...
- Photon Patrol (regular soldiers using Parademon flying harnesses, from Mister Miracle #25)
- PowerboyPower BoyPower Boy is the name of three fictional superheroes that appear in comic books published by DC Comics.-Zarl Vorne:The first Power Boy's origin paralleled Superboy's...
- Protector Willik (Armagetto district protector)
- Pythia (keeper of Darkseid's Oracle)
- Red One (assistant to Meteorra)
- Riproar (exiled to EarthEarthEarth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets...
and trapped in stone, battled Young JusticeYoung JusticeYoung Justice is a fictional DC Comics superhero team consisting of teenaged heroes. The team first appeared in Young Justice: The Secret , before graduating to their ongoing monthly series...
) - Servitors (giant armored minions of Darkseid)
- Shaligo (Deep Six)
- Simyan (ran the Evil Factory parallel to Project Cadmus)
- SleezSleezSleez is a fictional extraterrestrial supervillain published by DC Comics. He debuted in Action Comics #592 , and was created by John Byrne.-Fictional character biography:...
(former boyhood friend of Uxas) - Slig (Deep Six)
- Speed QueenSpeed Queen (comics)Speed Queen is a fictional extraterrestrial supervillain published by DC Comics. She first appeared in Hawk and Dove vol. 2 #21 , and was created by Karl Kesel, Barbara Kesel and Steve Erwin.-Fictional character biography:...
(Female Furies) - SteppenwolfSteppenwolf (comics)Steppenwolf is a fictional supervillain published by DC Comics. He first appeared in New Gods vol. 1 #7 , and was created by Jack Kirby.-Fictional character biography:...
- Sting (arachnid warrior from the Bugs of Apokolips)
- StompaStompaStompa is a fictional extraterrestrial goddess published by DC Comics. She first appeared in Mister Miracle vol. 1 #6 , and was created by Jack Kirby.-Fictional character biography:...
(Female Furies) - Suicide Jockeys (non-humans fitted with flying harnesses and suicide bombs)
- Suli (mother of Kalibak)
- TigraTigra (DC Comics)Tigra is a fictional character, appearing in the New Gods comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Jack Kirby.-Fictional character biography:...
(mother of Orion) - Titan (giant green member of Darkseid's Elite from The New Gods #18)
- Trok (Deep Six)
- Tygar the Tearer (sabretoothed gladiator)
- Tyrus (minion of Darkseid)
- Topkick (Parademon drill instructor)
- Tracker (giant-sized three-headed hound that serves Tyrus)
- Virman VundabarVirman VundabarVirman Vundabar is a fictional extraterrestrial supervillain published by DC Comics. He was created by Jack Kirby and first appeared in Mister Miracle vol. 1 #5 "drawn like Benito Mussolini."-Fictional character biography:...
- Warhounds (robotic dogs from LegendsLegends (comics)"Legends" was a comic book crossover story line that ran through a six-issue, self titled limited series and various other titles published by DC Comics in 1986 and 1987...
#3) - WundaWunda (comics)Wunda is a fictional extraterrestrial amazon published by DC Comics. She first appeared in Seven Soldiers: Mister Miracle #1 , and was created by Grant Morrison and Pasqual Ferry.-Fictional character biography:...
(Female Furies) - Yuga KhanYuga Khan-Fictional character biography:Yuga Khan is a DC Comics supervillain. He first appeared in New Gods volume 2 #17 . Khan was the former patriarch of Apokolips and its first ruler, whose misguided attempt to unravel the unknowable mystery of the Source left him a helpless captive for countless...
(father of Darkseid)
Earth-based allies of Apokolips
- Alianna Hubbard (the first human to be trained as a Female Fury, from Mister Miracle #25 (September 1978))
- Boss Moxie
- Chang TzuEgg FuChang Tzu is a fictional supervillain published by DC Comics. Originally a Silver Age creation named Egg Fu who battled Wonder Woman, his character was revamped for the weekly 52 series...
- Doctor ImpossibleDoctor ImpossibleFor the Doctor Impossible created by Austin Grossman, see Soon I Will Be Invincible.Doctor Impossible is a fictional character, a DC Comics supervillain that first appeared in Justice League of America, vol. 2 #1...
- Goth (enemy of the Teen Titans)
- Kyle AbbotKyle AbbotKyle Abbot is a fictional villain in DC Comics, first appearing in Detective Comics #743.-Fictional character biography:Formerly an agent for the late Ra's al Ghul, Kyle is the bodyguard of Whisper A'Daire, empowered by his mistress with the same serum that gave her immortality and shapeshifting...
- Whisper A'DaireWhisper A'DaireWhisper A'Daire is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe, first appearing in Detective Comics #743.-Fictional character biography:...
- Morgan EdgeMorgan EdgeMorgan Edge is a fictional character, a DC Comics supervillain, leader of the mob known as Intergang and one of Superman's enemies. He was created by Jack Kirby, and first appeared in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #133 .-Pre-Crisis:...
- IntergangIntergangIntergang is a fictional organized crime group in Superman and other DC comics. Armed with technology supplied by the villainous New Gods of the planet Apokolips, it is a potent foe who can seriously challenge the most powerful superheroes...
- JustifiersJustifiersThe Justifiers are fictional foot soldiers in the DC Comics universe. They first appeared in Forever People #3, , and were created by Jack Kirby.-Fictional character biography:...
(human followers of Glorious Godfrey) - KnockoutKnockout (comics)Knockout is a fictional character, a supervillainess in the DC Comics universe. She first appeared in Superboy vol. 2 #1 , and was created by Karl Kesel and Tom Grummett.-Fictional character biography:...
(former Female Fury) - Lex LuthorLex LuthorLex Luthor is a fictional character, a supervillain who appears in comic books published by DC Comics, and the archenemy of Superman, although given his high status as a supervillain, he has also come into conflict with Batman and other superheroes in the DC Universe. Created by Jerry Siegel and...
- LibraLibra (DC Comics)Libra is a fictional character, a supervillain appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. He first appeared in Justice League of America #111, published in June 1974, where he formed the first incarnation of the Injustice Gang...
- Macro-man
- Bruno "Ugly" Mannheim
- The Mighty Endowed (also known as archaeologist Nina Dowd, from Young Justice #1)
- ParademonParademonParademons are a fictional group of aliens in the . They are monstrous shock troops of Apokolips used by Darkseid to maintain order of the planet. The original Parademons were created by Jack Kirby in The New Gods #1 .-Fictional history:...
- Frank Sixty
- Arnicus Wolfram
Old Gods of the Third World (Inhabitants of Urgrund)
- Arzaz (first of the Old Gods of Order, survived RagnarokRagnarökIn Norse mythology, Ragnarök is a series of future events, including a great battle foretold to ultimately result in the death of a number of major figures , the occurrence of various natural disasters, and the subsequent submersion of the world in water...
) - DreggsEinherjarIn Norse mythology, the einherjar are those that have died in battle and are brought to Valhalla by valkyries. In Valhalla, the einherjar eat their fill of the nightly-resurrecting beast Sæhrímnir, and are brought their fill of mead by valkyries...
(mindless survivors of the Old Gods, live in the Necropolis on ApokolipsApokolipsIn the DC Comics fictional shared Universe, Apokolips is the planet ruled by Darkseid, established in Jack Kirby's Fourth World series. It is also integral to many DC Comics stories. The planet is considered the opposite of New Genesis....
) - GeridathYmir's sonYmir, a frost giant from Norse mythology, had three children: one nameless son, one nameless daughter and one son with six heads - Þrúðgelmir.Ymir's first son was a giant without name. He had a sister, giantess, and they became the parents of frost giants...
(Promethean giant) - GogGog (comics)Gog is the name of several different fictional characters in the comics published by DC Comics. The first version first appeared in New Year's Evil: Gog #1, , and was created by Mark Waid and Jerry Ordway.-The Kingdom:...
(debuted in Justice Society of AmericaJustice Society of AmericaThe Justice Society of America, or JSA, is a DC Comics superhero group, the first team of superheroes in comic book history. Conceived by editor Sheldon Mayer and writer Gardner Fox, the JSA first appeared in All Star Comics #3 ....
#13 (March 2008)) - LigeaYmir's daughterYmir, a frost giant from Norse mythology, had three children: one nameless son, one nameless daughter and one son with six heads - Þrúðgelmir.Ymir's daughter with her nameless brother became the parents of frost giants...
(Promethean giant) - LokeeLokiIn Norse mythology, Loki or Loke is a god or jötunn . Loki is the son of Fárbauti and Laufey, and the brother of Helblindi and Býleistr. By the jötunn Angrboða, Loki is the father of Hel, the wolf Fenrir, and the world serpent Jörmungandr. By his wife Sigyn, Loki is the father of Nari or Narfi...
(god of evil) - MageddonMageddonMageddon is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in JLA #37 and was created by Grant Morrison and Howard Porter.-Publication history:...
(doomsday weapon created by the Old Gods) - Nameless One (first of the Old Gods of Chaos, survived RagnarokRagnarökIn Norse mythology, Ragnarök is a series of future events, including a great battle foretold to ultimately result in the death of a number of major figures , the occurrence of various natural disasters, and the subsequent submersion of the world in water...
, imprisoned on the Source WallSource WallThe Source Wall is a fictional structure in the . The wall lies on the edge of the known universe, in the Promethean Galaxy. Beyond the wall lies what is known as the Source, a cosmic essence or being that is the "source" of all that exists. The wall is theoretically passable. However, all those...
) - Sirius (the old wolf god chained in the Black Ways, a labyrinthLabyrinthIn Greek mythology, the Labyrinth was an elaborate structure designed and built by the legendary artificer Daedalus for King Minos of Crete at Knossos...
beneath the Necropolis) - S'ivaa (destroyer of the cosmos)
- WotanOdinOdin is a major god in Norse mythology and the ruler of Asgard. Homologous with the Anglo-Saxon "Wōden" and the Old High German "Wotan", the name is descended from Proto-Germanic "*Wodanaz" or "*Wōđanaz"....
(ruler of the Old Gods)
See also
- ApokolipsApokolipsIn the DC Comics fictional shared Universe, Apokolips is the planet ruled by Darkseid, established in Jack Kirby's Fourth World series. It is also integral to many DC Comics stories. The planet is considered the opposite of New Genesis....
- Jack Kirby's Fourth World
- New GenesisNew GenesisNew Genesis is a fictional planet in the . This planet, along with Apokolips, is speculated to be near the constellation Orion...
- New GodsNew GodsThe New Gods are a fictional race appearing in publications by DC Comics, as well as the title for four series of comic books about those characters. They first appeared in New Gods #1 , and were created and designed by Jack Kirby....
- Mother BoxMother BoxMother Boxes are fictional devices in Jack Kirby's Fourth World setting in the DC Universe.-History:Created by Apokoliptian scientist Himon using the mysterious Element X, they are generally thought to be sentient, miniaturized, portable supercomputers, although their true nature and origins are...
- Secret Society of Super VillainsSecret Society of Super VillainsThe Secret Society of Super Villains is a group of comic book supervillains that exist in the DC Universe...