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“ | Empty is my hand. | „ |
~ Empty Hand's most famous quote. |
“ | The END will come when I decree. | „ |
~ Empty Hand |
The Empty Hand is one of the main antagonists in the DC Universe, serving as the main antagonist of The Multiversity, a major antagonist in the Crisis Saga, and the secondary antagonist of Infinite Frontier and Dark Crisis.
He is an evil, mind-shatteringly powerful cosmic being, the master of Gentry and right-hand to the Great Darkness, aiding him in plans; much like his master, he intends to cast the multiverse into an endless darkness. He created the inhabitants of Earth-42 in order to test-run his plans of domination on them. He has used the ruins of Earth-7, which he had already destroyed at his instance, as his base to build the Oblivion Machine and take the never-ending tale of the super-heroes to a final close. Confronted by Superman of Earth-23 and several other heroes, he told them he would soon strike with legions at his command and informed them that he had already destroyed "Multiverse-2" before banishing them back to Earth-8 so that it could complete his plans; they in turn formed Justice Incarnate and warned the heroes of 50 worlds in order to prepare against it.
It was during this time that Barry Allen of Earth-0 found Multiverse-2 that Kell Mossa/Pariah told the latter that what was referred to as Multiverse-2 was actually the Pre-Crisis version of the Multiverse. He also told the speedster that the Empty Hand and the Gentry had not destroyed it, but it was on this dead Multiverse that they had been feeding since its destruction during the first Crisis. It is later revealed that the Empty Hand is one of several major players throughout the Multiverse who seek to harness the power of the Great Darkness for a takeover of the "Omniverse".
Biography[]
The Multiversity[]
An unknown but mind-shatteringly powerful entity that commands The Entity, and constructed the inhabitants of 42 in order to test-run its plans of domination on them. It has made its base in the ruins of Earth 7, already destroyed at its behest, to construct the Oblivion Machine and end the never-ending tale of the super-heroes once and for all. Confronted by the Superman of 23 and several other heroes, it informed them that it would soon strike with legions at its command, and informed them it already destroyed "Multiverse-2" before banishing them back to Earth-22 so that it could complete its plans; they, in turn, formed Justice Incarnate and warned the heroes of 50 worlds in order to prepare against it. It is unknown wheater he would appear again or not due to DC rebirth. The justice Incarnated did manage to fight off his forces but Empty Hand still is at large currently deciding to wait for the right moment to strike.
The New 52[]
It created the inhabitants of Earth 42 to use them as guinea pigs to test its plans for domination. It established its base in the ruins of Earth 7, which it had destroyed just for the purpose, and there, it is constructing the Oblivion Machine to stop once and for all the interminable saga of super-heroes. Confronted by Superman of Earth 23 and several other heroes, it told them that it would soon strike with legions at its command and told them it already destroyed "Multiverse-2" before sending them back to Earth 8 so that it could complete its plans; they in turn formed Justice Incarnate and warned the heroes of 50 worlds in order to prepare against it.
Infinite Frontier[]
After Earth 0 Barry Allen fell on the Pre-Crisis version of the Antimatter Universe, Kell Mossa/Pariah told him that the so-called Multiverse-2 was in fact the Pre-Crisis iteration of the Multiverse; he also revealed to the speedster that the Empty Hand and the Gentry didn't destroy it, but they had been feeding on this dead Multiverse since its destruction in the first Crisis. It would be much later revealed that the Empty Hand was actually the right hand of the Great Darkness itself, which used to be utilized by the aforementioned primordial entity for forming the truce between itself and The Presence. Then the hand in question is given its current form. The Empty Hand would later be recruited in the Dark Army, lead by Pariah and would fight the Justice League
The forces of The Darkness invaded the Multiverse, and Justice League Incarnate and the Justice League of Earth 0 followed the origin point of the invasion to the ruins of the pre-Crisis Multiverse. Doctor Multiverse teleported the teams to Multiverse-2, where Pariah was in the process of altering his first Crisis antimatter chamber to allow the Darkness to enter reality. The heroes tried to get him to snap out of it, but he'd have none of that, calling on the Empty Hand and the rest of the villains to assault them. Green Arrow manages to destroy the chamber, which cuts the Darkness' tether into reality and the rest of the Darkness' forces dissipate. The Empty Hand and the rest of the Dark Army then invaded Earth 0. The heroes managed to send Pariah to a pocket universe, but the Dark Army remained possessed as the corrupted Darkness transferred to Deathstroke. Black Adam used his lightning again, this time to purify the Darkness from Deathstroke, freeing the possessed villains.
Powers and Abilities[]
The Empty Hand is a nigh-omnipotent entity of immense power, being a part of the Great Darkness and thus potentially limitless, he is noteworthy as holding more authority than other aspects (such as Darkseid) yet for all his power and pride he was not on the level of Pariah, who managed to "recruit" him into his Dark Army (though the Empty Hand may of served willingly, considering their dark nature).
In many ways the Empty Hand can be seen as the "voice" of the Great Darkness, its most powerful and loyal servant, capable of pretty much any feat he desires but below true omnipotent characters such as Presence or Over-Mind.
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External Links[]
- Empty Hand on the DC Wiki