Multiverse (DC)

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The Multiverse is a place that features in DC Comics.

History

Pre-Crisis

The Flash's of Two Worlds in The Flash v1 #123.

The Multiverse was a collection of universes that existed within the wider Omniverse.

On Earth-3, a group of superpowered criminals came to band together and formed the Crime Syndicate of America. With their powers, they effortlessly managed to overcome the authorities and steal as much as they desired in the world. However, the constant victories meant no challenge to its members and they began to feel that their edge had been dulled as a result. During one robbery, Ultraman consumed some Kryptonite which empowered him on this world and his super-vision could pierce into other realities within the Multiverse. This allowed him to see into Earth-1 where he saw a world of heroes that were counterparts to him and the Syndicate with these being the Justice League of America. He brought this information to the rest of the Crime Syndicate who felt that this was the challenge they had long desired to alleviate their boredom with them agreeing to invade Earth-1. (Justice League of America v1 #29)

Post-Crisis

Following the Crisis on Infinite Earths, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.

The Overmonitor had previously sent a probe into the Multiverse that resulted in the emergence of a race of hyper-gods known as the Monitors that were descended directly from the first immense unknowable Monitor. (Final Crisis: Superman Beyond v1 #1)

Around 17,000,000,000 years ago, in the Second World emerged a race of humanoids who attained godhood where they became the Old Gods of GodWorld. (New Gods Secret Files and Origins v1 #1)

The resultant Godwave that emerged from the destroyed Third World then radiated outwards into the universe where it came to create the various cosmic forces including the Speed Force, the quantum field and the Emotional Spectrum. It also seeded various planets with divinity leading to the emergence of gods among them along with giving some beings the ability to develop superpowers. (Genesis v1 #2)

Ten billion years ago, life came to emerge on the planet Maltus. (Green Lantern v2 #81)

Post-Flashpoint

The expanded Multiverse in Infinite Frontier v1 #0.

Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.

As time went on, the reservoir of the Emotional Spectrum continued to deplete leading to the rise of Light Pirates that attacked the Convertors and other light users in order to siphon their power. This period saw the light becoming a scarce resource leading to an event known as the Dimming whereby the various light wielders began to battle one another over its power. As such, the War of the Dwindling Light emerged among the Lightsmiths whilst their universe was slowly dying. (Green Lantern: The Lost Army v1 #3)

According to Hawkgirl, the other Orrery's realities were restored to existence and, as Hypertime was also healed along with every alternate timeline, Earth 0's residents are now aware of the Multiverse and are believed to experience remembering events from other times. Mister Terrific also discovered that Earth 0 was no more the center of the Multiverse which now had two new centers: one dubbed the Elseworld and the other dubbed Earth Omega. Lex Luthor stated that the Dark Multiverse was still existing under the shadow of the Multiverse which was now composed by new realities. Furthermore, he affirmed that, along with the current Multiverse, each past iteration of the Multiverse was brought back to create a web of multiverses, a little-scaled omniverse of their own into the greater Omniverse, which Wally West also referred to as the Infinite Frontier. (Dark Nights: Death Metal v1 #7)

Overview

Locations within the Multiverse included:

• Fairylands :
• Magiclands :
• Dreaming :
• Sphere of the Gods :
• Microverse :
• Anti-Matter Universe :
• Seed Planet :
• Meta :
• The Bleed : a multiversal conduit between realities across the Multiverse that contained hyperdimensional data. (Titans v3 #34) It was described as being similar to an ocean and a river with it being a place between places. (Ion v1 #10)
• Mirror World :
• 4th Dimension :
• 5th Dimension :
• 6th Dimension :
• 7th Dimension :
• Wonderworld :
• Blood Moon :
• Camelot :
• Kamelot :
• Oblivion Bar :
• House of Secrets :
• House of Mystery :
• House of Strangers : a fortress located in the remotest mountains of Tibet with only those with the magic had the gifts of the gods needed to seek it out with trespassers suffering severe penalties. It was considered the world's oldest parliament and a congress for the an enclave meeting among the magical community. The purpose of it was to serve as the last line of defense for the world against the horrors that lay beyond the White Gate who were creatures that predated the concept of good and evil. (Secret Six v4 #7)
• Silver City :
• Hell :
• Spirit World :
• Kwyzz :
• Land of Non : a limbo existence that was in-between Heaven, Hell, Earth and Sky where a soul could be reduced to consciousness alone and be left trapped there. (The Phantom Stranger v4 #8)
• Limbo : it was said to be a mystical kingdom beyond the very stream of time itself with no past, present or future existing within it leading to anyone living in an eternal now. (The Flash v1 #284)
• Vanishing Point :
• House of Heroes :
• Archive of Worlds :

Among the different realities included:

• Earth-1 :
• Earth-2 :
• Earth-3 :
• Earth-4 :
• Earth-5 :
• Earth-6 :
• Earth-7 :
• Earth-8 :
• Earth-9 :
• Earth-10 :
• Earth-11 : This universe saw a divide on the planet Oa between the Zamarons and their male counterparts. Ultimately, the Zamarons formed the Star Sapphire Sorority that sought to spread the law of love across space whilst the male immortals were patrons for the Green Lantern Patrolmen that chosen champions to espouse their masters outdated ideals. The planet Gaea's Greco-Amazonian culture later managed to make first contact with the Zamaron civilization of Oa. (The Green Lantern: Season Two v1 #9)
• Earth-12 :
• Earth-13 :
• Earth-14 :
• Earth-15 :
• Earth-16 :
• Earth-17 :
• Earth-18 :
• Earth-19 :
• Earth-20 :
• Earth-21 :
• Earth-22 :
• Earth-23 :
• Earth-24 :
• Earth-25 :
• Earth-26 :
• Earth-27 :
• Earth-28 :
• Earth-29 :
• Earth-30 :
• Earth-Omega :

Vibratory shields were said to separate different versions of Earth from one another. (The Flash v1 #123)

Upon Earth rested 51 more parallel Earths and 51 parallel universes. If Earth was ever annihilated, it would start a chain reaction that would destroy the others. This would cause the collapse of the Multiverse which would leave only its opposite the antimatter universe in existence. (Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps Special v1 #1)

There were various cosmic forces and objects of power tied to the universe with these including:

• The Source :
• Anti-Life Equation :
• Life Equation :
• Firestorm Matrix : According to one account, the Matrix was actually the ‘spark’ that preceded the universe and was the fire that resulted in the Big Bang. (Brightest Day v1 #10) It alongside the other elemental forces of Earth were said to be aspects of the Life Equation which was an antithesis to the Anti-Life Equation. (Firestorm v3 #34)
• Speed Force :
• Hypertime : consisted of an infinite number of realities that continually diverged and converged where they overlapped and circled back to connect to each other. Thus, everything and anything that could be imaged existed. (Superboy v4 #60)
• Godwave : an energy that was released from the destruction of the Third World where it resulted in the creation of various universal forces such as the Speed Force and quantum field with it also leading to the emergence of gods on many worlds. (Genesis v1 #2)
• Emotional Electromagnetic Spectrum :
• Quantum Field :
• The Green :
• The Red :
• The Rot :
• Worlogog :
• Cosmic Grail :

Races that inhabited the Multiverse included:

• Monitors :
• Fuginauts : a race cosmic beings charged with preserving the boundaries between the dimensions of the Multiverse. (Sideways v1 #2) Their kind was said to had been successors to the Monitors where they curbed unchecked movement between realities. (The Unexpected v3 #6)
• Shadow Demons :
• Old Gods :
• New Gods :
• Forerunners :
• Apex Predators :
• 5th Dimensional Imps :

There were a variety of organizations and teams that inhabited the Multiverse which included:

• Justice Society of America :
• Crime Syndicate :
• Freedom Fighters :
• Marvel Family :
• Extremists :
• Unjustice League of Unamerica :
• Love Syndicate :
• Retaliators :
• Blood League :
• League of Shadows :
• Agents of W.O.N.D.E.R. :
• Overcorp :
• Legion of Sivanas :
• Dreadfuls :
• Justice League Incarnate :
• Empire of Shadows :

Inhabitants

• Chronicler :
• Perpetua :
• Kismet :
• Monitor :
• Anti-Monitor :
• World Forger :
• Auteur.io : a mechanical being created by the World Forger to serve as a God of Tales where he commanded the Archive of Worlds. (Batman/Superman v2 #19)
• Mandrakk :
• Dax Novu :
• Great Darkness :
• Gog :
• S'ivaa :
• Darkseid :
• Imperiex :
• Overmaster :
• Lord of Limbo : a humanoid being who claimed to be the master of the mystical kingdom of Limbo that was a land beyond all others and beyond the very stream of time itself. He was shown to enslave those that became stranded in this realm where he used his powers to make them his subjects. (The Flash v1 #284)
• Umbrax : a sentient black sun located in a phantom galaxy who served as the heart of the Invisible Emotional Spectrum that sought out worlds that were in the grips of self-destructive forces whereupon it animated them with its energies before drawing them into itself. (Justice League v4 #3)
• Relic :
• Tempus Fuginaut :
• Dominus :
• Brainiac :
• Telos :
• Paradox : Chris was a male human scientist who was obsessed with proving the existence of the Multiverse where one day he was caught in the release of multiversal energy from a fight between the Flash and the Turtle which sent the man outside the Multiverse. Trapped there, he was transformed into a being capable of manipulating time where he became known as Paradox. (The Flash v5 #88)
• Sin-Eater : formerly a white haired male named Phillip Stark who was in the process of killing his family but was condemned to the Land of Non by the Phantom Stranger who masqueraded as him. (The Phantom Stranger v4 #8)
• Pariah :
• Doctor Manhattan :
• Positive Man :
• Sunshine Superman :
• Magic Lantern :
• Naomi McDuffie :

Notes

• The Multiverse was created by Julius Schwartz and Gardner Fox where it made its first appearance in The Flash v1 #123 (September, 1961).
• It was based on the concept of the Multiverse.

Alternate Versions

• In Justice League Infinity v1 #2 (2021), the Multiverse featured in the comic continuation of the DC Animated Universe. It was revealed that there existed a place called the Mirrored Room that allowed one to see the various realities of the Multiverse.

In other media

Television

• In Justice League Unlimited, the Multiverse appeared in the setting of the animated television series set in the DC Animated Universe. In the episode "Brave New World", an alternate reality was shown that was dominated by the Justice Lords who were versions of Earth's heroes that decided to enforce their version of peace and order regardless of the cost.
• In The Flash, the Multiverse appeared in the setting of the live-action television series set in the Arrowverse.
• In Superman & Lois, the Multiverse appeared in the setting of the live-action television series.

Films

• In Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths, the Multiverse appeared in the setting of the animated film.

Video games

• In DC Universe Online, the Multiverse appeared in the setting of the MMORPG video game.
• In Infinite Crisis, the Multiverse featured in the setting of the MOBA video game.
• In Injustice: Gods Among Us, the Multiverse featured in the setting of the fighting video game.

Appearances

• The Flash v1: (1961)
• Justice League of America v1:
• Crisis on Infinite Earths v1:
• JLA: Earth-2:
• JLA v1:
• Infinite Crisis v1:
• Final Crisis: Superman Beyond v1:
• The Phantom Stranger v4:
• Multiversity v1:
• The Green Lantern: Season Two v1: (2020)

External Links

• DC Database Entry
• Wikipedia Entry

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