Summary
The Source is a metaphysical concept created by writer/artist Jack Kirby for his Fourth World series of comic books. It first appeared in New Gods #1 (February 1971).
It is the source of all that exists. Mostly associated with the New Gods, the Source was the supposed origin of the Godwave that is believed to have been responsible for creating and empowering the "Gods" of the DC Universe with their divine abilities. It also seems to be partially responsible for the ability of DC residents to develop super-powers, especially those which defy physics. Lying at the edge of the known universe in the Promethean Galaxy is the Source Wall, which protects the Source, and traps all those who attempt to pass beyond it.
Powers and Stats
Tier: 1-B
Name: The Source
Origin: DC Comics
Gender: Inapplicable
Age: Older than the DC Multiverse / Time
Classification: God, Abstract Being, Supreme New God, Aspect of The Presence
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Abstract Existence (Type 1; The Source and the Presence are the same entity), Conceptual Manipulation (Type 1; Gave rise to all the concepts and conceptual entities in the DC Universe), Nonduality (Type 1; Described as an "ultimate concept" that contains within it multiple dualities such as life and anti-life, good and evil, in and out, and black and white) Reality Warping, Nigh-Omniscience, Omnipresence, Incorporeality, Beyond-Dimensional Existence (Type 2), Large Size (Type 10), etc
Attack Potency: Hyperverse level (The Source has been described as "all" and beyond "all" arising from the void before the formation of the Universe, and is the first epoch of the Universe. Reside on the same level of existence as Monitor-Mind The Overvoid and those two characters are frequently identified as the same entity, both of which represent the featureless blank canvas of the comic story)
Lifting Strength: Immeasurable
Striking Strength: Hyperverse level
Durability: Hyperverse level
Stamina: Infinite
Range: Hyperverse level
Standard Equipment: Inapplicable
Weaknesses: Unknown
Notes:
- The canonicity of the "Death of the New Gods" series is extremely uncertain, as it strongly contradicted by the more prominent "Final Crisis" event, along with all other writer portrayals of the entity. As such, the events of that series should not be used to alter this profile.
- Before making any changes to this page, please read and follow the Power-scaling Rules for Marvel and DC Comics.
- For information about the cosmological scaling that informs the tiering, please refer to the DC Comics Cosmology page.
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