From Superman to Wonder Woman and numerous other heroes and villains, the DC Universe is in no shortage of imaginatively constructed characters. Each with unique talents that are beyond the reach of the mere mortals they either work to destroy or protect. This multitude of powerful individuals could make it a little tricky to compile a list but alas, we have, and here it is – in no particular order.

Dr. Manhattan

Birth name Jon Osterman, Dr. Manhattan’s journey to superhuman status started out with him being a celebrated nuclear scientist. However, after a particle test went wrong – or right depending on how you look at it, he gained his Godlike abilities.

Dr. Manhattan is easily one of the most powerful comic book characters. He can see the future and is able to bend reality to his will. The best examples of Dr. Manhattan’s can be seen in the DC Comics event Doomsday Clock.

Dr. Fate

Another superhuman “Doctor”, Dr. Fate is one of the more unique characters in the DC Universe. This is because “magic” is not a common power among the characters of the DC Universe.

That said, Dr. Fate was originally known as Kent Nelson and is one of the founding members of the Justice Society of America. In his role as Dr. Fate, Nelson has the power to fly, cast spells, become invulnerable to damage, teleport, heal, put up force fields and take on a metaphysical state of being.

Darkseid

In terms of raw “power”, Darkseid can easily be outdone by many characters in the DC Universe. However, the mere fact that it takes a combined effort from the entire Justice League to handle him, it would be unfair for him not to make the list.

As for his abilities, Darkseid the ruler of Apokolips leads a legion of minions and fires beams from his eyes.

Superman

A list of DC Comics’ most powerful characters would not be complete without one of the most famous superheroes of all time, Superman. Most of us are well aware of the awesome powers that he uses to save the world.

On the other hand, we are also aware of how the man of steel is solar-powered and that he is particularly vulnerable to kryptonite. Nonetheless, he is still the most powerful comic book character ever conceived.

Elaine Belloc

This lady is set to become the successor to the throne of heaven. This alone should be a hint of how insanely powerful Elaine Belloc is. She is omnipresent, omnipotent and immortal. She is able to manipulate atoms and is a master of magic. Elaine Belloc may very well be in the running to be the DC Universe’s single most powerful character.

Lucifer Morningstar

Yes, that’s right, a list of DC’s most powerful characters would be empty if it excluded the devil himself. After getting his marching orders from heaven and moving to his own domain – hell, Lucifer relocated to earth to ply his trade.

He has the power to bend any and everything to his will. His only Achilles heel is his inability to create things from nothing – well he isn’t God after all.

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From Darkseid to Superman, to the mischievous Mr. MXYZPTLK to the Czarnian Bastich himself, The Main Man, Lobo! The DC universe is crammed with beings who possess god-like powers, heck some of them actually are gods.

This is a subject we are revisiting, as we have examined it in a tad more detail in a previous article. However, this time around, we will be concentrating our focus on the DC character who came out top of this list of the 6 most powerful beings in the DC cosmos.

While others are veritable gods, he is the god. The reason the DC Universe exists in the first place, apart from the artists and writers of course Mr. Let There Be Light himself, The Presence (known, on this side of existence, as God.)

Origins of The Presence

According to the DC narrative, The Presence is the all-powerful being who began it all. Modeled after The God of the Abrahamic religions, reigning over a hodgepodge of pantheons derived from various religions, and mythologies, The Presence, also known as The Voice, first made appearance on DC pages in 1940 in the original The Spectre comic.

However, according to the DC narrative (which borrows heavily from the Christian Bible), in the beginning, was The Presence and only The Presence. As The Voice, he created the word, along with the DC Multiverse which contained heaven and Earth.

He then created the first order of beings, The Celestials. Among whom was The First Of The Fallen (Satan) who was meant to embody The Presence’s consciousness. After which, he created other beings, deities, and demons who would go on to rule their own sections of the multiverse.

Plans Go Awry

That didn’t happen, as his creations had wills of their own. The First Of The Fallen goes and decides that God is mad, and is banished to Hell. A Guardian that The Presence had created, Kronus, then went rogue, and looked back in time and witnessed something he probably shouldn’t have. A). A secret manifestation of The Presence, known as The Hand, who shaped the Multiverse, and B). The creation of a female who was a companion to Adam She rebelled against The Presence and found herself being banished to hell.

Rebellion against The Presence

The Presence then took the form of The Presence, speaking to his creation, only in voice, which led many to doubt his judgment. Samael then decided that all of creation should write their own destiny, and not follow God’s plan. He then leads a rebellion against The Presence.

The Archangel, Michael, and his cohorts eventually defeat Samael. He and his fellow rebels are thrown into hell. The Presence, believing that Samael would do better being away from him, gives him command of hell (knowing what that would lead to.) Samael assumes the name Lucifer and goes on to ruin humanity’s relationship with The Presence.

Ultimately, the fall of humanity was also part of The Presence’s plan, as he desired all of creation to write their own destinies. To choose for themselves, what is right, and what is wrong. The story that plays out throughout all the comics in the DC Universe is The Presence’s plan, in motion. If that isn’t power, we don’t know what is.

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