One-Above-All

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The One-Above-All is a cosmic being that features in [[Marvel Comics].

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Biography

The One-Above-All was a god-like cosmic being that was responsible for creating the Multiverse. (Thanos: The Infinity Finale v1 #1) A dark counterpart of the entity was known to exist in the form of One Below All. (Immortal Hulk v1 #12) With the formation of the cosmic hierarchy, the Living Tribunal was created who called the One-Above-All its master. (Thanos: The Infinity Finale v1 #1)

The Mad Titan Thanos came to learn of the One-Above-All and its lore though was loathe to ever attempt any form of communication with it. (Thanos: The Infinity Finale v1 #1)

The Fantastic Four were offered an invitation by an agent of the maker to stay in Heaven. However, Reed Richards replied that their role as explorers meant that it was the journey itself that they sought and that they wanted to return to Earth. They were then rewarded with a visit into the realm of the One-Above-All who took on the form of Jack Kirby. (Fantastic Four v1 #511)

A doomsday cult known as Gorgon looked to acquire the Protolith and manifest it into the world where they intended to alter the world to their whims. Their plot was stopped by the intervention of Deadpool who made the One-Above-All learn of his cosmic relic being taken which resulted in the entity claiming it back. (Deadpool: Secret Agent Deadpool v1 #5)

Overview

Personality and attributes

It was also known as the Above-All-Others. (Thanos: The Infinity Finale v1 #1)

He was said to see through many eyes and build with many hands. All beings were their own entities but also part of the One-Above-All. He was described as being all powerful with his only weapon being love and that mystery intrigued him. (Ultimates 2 v1 #100)

Individuals saw the One-Above-All was to them which was something all his creations did as they found humanity in God. (Fantastic Four v1 #511)

He was regarded as the fundamental creative force of reality with mankind always being essential to his work. (Avengers: No Road Home v1 #10)

Powers and abilities

An artefact tied to the entity was the Protolith that was said to be part of 'the first rock' with all of creation tied to it. It was effectively the tip of the pencil of God where upon activating could surface in the lower dimensions. Human brains were said to not be capable of comprehending the divine space from which the Protolith emerged from where it plugged the tear as it manifested on the physical plane. Improper use of the relic could lead to tears into the fabric of reality and existence. (Deadpool: Secret Agent Deadpool v1 #5)

The home of the One Above All was the House of Ideas that externally resembled an ordinary home dwelling. (Avengers: No Road Home v1 #10) A Door served as an entry point into God's Realm that was held as the province of ultimate knowledge. (Fantastic Four v1 #511) There were, in fact, many such Doors with one being located on Long Island. The building was unusual in that it had no windows but this was because stories themselves were windows into reality. From within the House, stories were actually born and an infinite number of them were made about the tales of superheroes. This was because power and possibility filled the space of the House of Ideas. (Avengers: No Road Home v1 #10) It was tended to by two of the Children of Eternity that were older brother Then and younger sister Now. (Loki v3 #3)

Its chief enforcer was the Living Tribunal who ensured the balance of the cosmos. (Thanos: The Infinity Finale v1 #1)

Notes

  • The One-Above-All was created by Mark Waid and Mike Wieringo where he made his first appearance Fantastic Four v1 #511 (May, 2004).
  • Another entity known as the One Above All was the leader of the Celestials and seemingly unrelated to the One-Above-All.

Appearances

  • Fantastic Four v1: (2004)
  • Ultimates 2 v1:
  • Deadpool: Secret Agent Deadpool v1:

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