“ | Love is no part of the dreamworld. Love belongs to Desire and Desire is always cruel. | „ |
~ Morpheus about Desire. |
“ | I am Desire, am I not? That is what I am; that is what I do. I make things want things. Where I touch, things want and need and love - drawn to their objects of desire like butterflies to a candle-flame. | „ |
~ Desire to the other Endless. |
Desire is a major antagonist of the DC Comics Universe, appearing as the main antagonist of the Sandman comic book series. They are the fifth sibling and member of The Endless, being the entity that serves to embodies both lust and love. They are also one of the archenemies of their brother and last member Dream Of The Endless,(alongside Lucifer Morningstar).
In the audio books, they were voiced by Justin Vivian Bond. In the 2022 live-action series, they are portrayed by Mason Alexander Park.
Biography[]
Desire is one of the many forms of The Endless born from Time and Night as the fifth twin and older siblings to Despair. They are prideful and narcissistic, as they rule over their own dimension much like the rest of their siblings, as he is noted to have seduced many men and women in his life time. They have a huge rivalry with their older brother Dream, as they used to get along until Desire seduced their brother's girlfriend, and caused their bond to break into a bitter grudge. Desire is also the ancestor to Rose Walker, one of the many recurring characters in The Sandman comics. He had also raped a woman named Unity Kincaid at one point in her dreams.
Desire had spend much of the series manipulating the events to bring down their brother Dream and to eventually use the kindly ones to destroy him. However, despite their cruelty, Desire is not without some compassion to some people, like how they treated their descendant, Rose. At the end of the original series, after Dream's death and Daniel Hall becoming the new Dream, Desire felt remorseful for causing the death of their brother.
Powers and abilities[]
As one of The Endless, Desire has possessed many abilities like reality warping, shapeshifting, and magic manipulation. They are also quite manipulative.
Other Media[]
- Main article: Desire (The Sandman)
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