The Source may be considered the consciousness of the DC Universe, in which it is the non-religious equivalent to Buddha-nature or Purusha or the Presence.[citation needed] It is the source of all that exists.[2] Mostly associated with the New Gods, the Source was the supposed origin of the Godwave that is believed [by whom?] 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 superpowers, 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 by turning them to stone and making them a permanent part of it. DC Comics has kept the Source out of the main continuum of its storytelling; therefore, not much is known concretely about its many aspects.[3] In the Superman-Batman graphic novel Torment (2008), Superman is sent into the Source by Desaad using Highfather's staff to create a boom tube there. Batman later uses the staff to break through the Source Wall.
While investigating the death of the New Gods, Metron encountered the Source. The Source revealed it was behind the deaths to build a new "Fifth World".[4] It revealed that the most powerful gods of three pantheons of the Second World—the "Old Gods"—attacked it and caused it to split into separate beings. The other being evolved into the Anti-Life entity. In retribution, the Source destroyed the Old Gods and created the New Gods. However, its diminished state caused the New Gods to be flawed. The Source sought to reunite with its other half and start anew. It took advantage of the actions of Alexander Luthor and Rip Hunter to create the 52 worlds of the multiverse to ease the reunion. Using its agent, the Infinity Man, to kill the New Gods and store their souls in a second Source Wall and Mister Miracle as the user of the Anti-Life Equation, the Source was able to breach the primary Source Wall and reunited with its Anti-Life other half. With all the New Gods dead but one, the Source traveled to Apokolips to confront the final god, Darkseid, and complete his task. Darkseid had devised a method to tap into the power of the souls of the New Gods which were being stored in the second Source Wall, giving him equal footing with the Source, until Superman intervened, allowing the Source to deploy his trump card, Orion, who shared Darkseid's access to this power. While Darkseid and Orion fought, with Orion eventually defeating him, the Source slammed New Genesis and Apokolips together creating a single planet, with one half similar to Apokolips and the other to New Genesis. When this was over, the Source told Superman that his work was done, and that he would be leaving this plane of existence.[5]
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The Source's origin is retold in DC Rebirth, when twenty billion years ago, the Source sent Perpetua to create new systems of life within the greater omniverse. While Perpetua complied, she also did it to bring down her masters by creating something meant to live forever. Thus, she created the first Multiverse by using the Seven Hidden Forces of the Universe to be a self-sustaining weapon against her masters and also created her children from the Overvoid, to monitor each realms of matter within her Multiverse. Five billion years later, Perpetua merged the Humans and the Martians with their worlds to create an army of Apex Predator meant to live and fight for eternity in order to prepare herself to go to war against the Judges of the Source. Her sons alerted the Judges of the Source on her actions and they sent a cosmic raptor to seal her and the Totality of her powers in the Source Wall which the raptor created.
Following the destruction of the Green Lantern Corps and having absorbed the energy of the Godstorm, John Stewart has increased his powers to a level never seen before, elevating him to practical godhood. As John overflows with power to the point it seems as though he's dissipating, a mysterious voice calls to him saying "You know me John. Everybody does". Standing before the ascended Lantern is a physical manifestation of the Source, which has appeared to John in the form of Jack Kirby. Though John can't believe what he's seeing, the Source presses on saying "Everything in existence knows me".[6]
Many have speculated that "Force" from Star Wars was inspired by the Source.[7] In Chris Taylor's book How Star Wars Conquered the Universe: The Past, Present, and Future of a Multibillion Dollar Franchise, he notes the similarity between the Source and the Force in George Lucas's Star Wars and suggests Lucas may have been influenced by the comic series.[8][failed verification]
In the Justice League episode "Twilight", when discussing possible military action against Apokolips, the Highfather says he "must commune with the Source" before making a decision of such importance. Later, he is shown kneeling in front of a stone wall with flames upon it. In Justice League Unlimited, passage beyond the Source wall could only be survived by a "12th level intellect". Lex Luthor was able to enter and exit the Source, stating to Metron that he was "overqualified". Behind the Source wall resided all the secrets to the universe including the Anti-Life Equation sought by Darkseid.
In Injustice: Gods Among Us series, Brother Eye satellite is revealed to be equipped with the latest Source energy scanners to detect fluctuations in the Multiverse, allowing it to detect potential crisis on various alternate Earth's in the introductory cutscene for Multiverse mode.
^Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Manning, Matthew K.; McAvennie, Michael; Wallace, Daniel (2019). DC Comics Year By Year: A Visual Chronicle. DK Publishing. p. 315. ISBN978-1-4654-8578-6.
^"The Unmistakable Pop-Culture Influence of Jack Kirby | Hollywood Reporter". www.hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
^Taylor, Chris (2015). How Star Wars Conquered the Universe: The Past, Present, and Future of a Multibillion Dollar Franchise. Basic Books. ISBN978-0465049899.
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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 1 Contents 1 History 1 1 Death of the New Gods 1 2 DC Rebirth 2 In other media 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe Source may be considered the consciousness of the DC Universe in which it is the non religious equivalent to Buddha nature or Purusha or the Presence citation needed It is the source of all that exists 2 Mostly associated with the New Gods the Source was the supposed origin of the Godwave that is believed by whom 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 superpowers 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 by turning them to stone and making them a permanent part of it DC Comics has kept the Source out of the main continuum of its storytelling therefore not much is known concretely about its many aspects 3 In the Superman Batman graphic novel Torment 2008 Superman is sent into the Source by Desaad using Highfather s staff to create a boom tube there Batman later uses the staff to break through the Source Wall Death of the New Gods edit Main article Death of the New Gods While investigating the death of the New Gods Metron encountered the Source The Source revealed it was behind the deaths to build a new Fifth World 4 It revealed that the most powerful gods of three pantheons of the Second World the Old Gods attacked it and caused it to split into separate beings The other being evolved into the Anti Life entity In retribution the Source destroyed the Old Gods and created the New Gods However its diminished state caused the New Gods to be flawed The Source sought to reunite with its other half and start anew It took advantage of the actions of Alexander Luthor and Rip Hunter to create the 52 worlds of the multiverse to ease the reunion Using its agent the Infinity Man to kill the New Gods and store their souls in a second Source Wall and Mister Miracle as the user of the Anti Life Equation the Source was able to breach the primary Source Wall and reunited with its Anti Life other half With all the New Gods dead but one the Source traveled to Apokolips to confront the final god Darkseid and complete his task Darkseid had devised a method to tap into the power of the souls of the New Gods which were being stored in the second Source Wall giving him equal footing with the Source until Superman intervened allowing the Source to deploy his trump card Orion who shared Darkseid s access to this power While Darkseid and Orion fought with Orion eventually defeating him the Source slammed New Genesis and Apokolips together creating a single planet with one half similar to Apokolips and the other to New Genesis When this was over the Source told Superman that his work was done and that he would be leaving this plane of existence 5 DC Rebirth edit The Source s origin is retold in DC Rebirth when twenty billion years ago the Source sent Perpetua to create new systems of life within the greater omniverse While Perpetua complied she also did it to bring down her masters by creating something meant to live forever Thus she created the first Multiverse by using the Seven Hidden Forces of the Universe to be a self sustaining weapon against her masters and also created her children from the Overvoid to monitor each realms of matter within her Multiverse Five billion years later Perpetua merged the Humans and the Martians with their worlds to create an army of Apex Predator meant to live and fight for eternity in order to prepare herself to go to war against the Judges of the Source Her sons alerted the Judges of the Source on her actions and they sent a cosmic raptor to seal her and the Totality of her powers in the Source Wall which the raptor created Following the destruction of the Green Lantern Corps and having absorbed the energy of the Godstorm John Stewart has increased his powers to a level never seen before elevating him to practical godhood As John overflows with power to the point it seems as though he s dissipating a mysterious voice calls to him saying You know me John Everybody does Standing before the ascended Lantern is a physical manifestation of the Source which has appeared to John in the form of Jack Kirby Though John can t believe what he s seeing the Source presses on saying Everything in existence knows me 6 In other media editThis section may contain irrelevant references to popular culture Please remove the content or add citations to reliable and independent sources August 2020 Many have speculated that Force from Star Wars was inspired by the Source 7 In Chris Taylor s book How Star Wars Conquered the Universe The Past Present and Future of a Multibillion Dollar Franchise he notes the similarity between the Source and the Force in George Lucas s Star Wars and suggests Lucas may have been influenced by the comic series 8 failed verification In the Justice League episode Twilight when discussing possible military action against Apokolips the Highfather says he must commune with the Source before making a decision of such importance Later he is shown kneeling in front of a stone wall with flames upon it In Justice League Unlimited passage beyond the Source wall could only be survived by a 12th level intellect Lex Luthor was able to enter and exit the Source stating to Metron that he was overqualified Behind the Source wall resided all the secrets to the universe including the Anti Life Equation sought by Darkseid In Injustice Gods Among Us series Brother Eye satellite is revealed to be equipped with the latest Source energy scanners to detect fluctuations in the Multiverse allowing it to detect potential crisis on various alternate Earth s in the introductory cutscene for Multiverse mode See also editList of New GodsReferences edit Sacks Jason Dallas Keith 2014 American Comic Book Chronicles The 1970s TwoMorrows Publishing p 39 ISBN 978 1605490564 Misselhorn Jack Spring 2017 Love of Anti Life The Jack Kirby Collector 24 71 26 28 Retrieved 3 September 2020 New Gods 1 February 1971 Cowsill Alan Irvine Alex Manning Matthew K McAvennie Michael Wallace Daniel 2019 DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle DK Publishing p 315 ISBN 978 1 4654 8578 6 Death of the New Gods 1 8 2008 Green Lantern vol 6 12 The Unmistakable Pop Culture Influence of Jack Kirby Hollywood Reporter www hollywoodreporter com Retrieved 2020 09 02 Taylor Chris 2015 How Star Wars Conquered the Universe The Past Present and Future of a Multibillion Dollar Franchise Basic Books ISBN 978 0465049899 External links editDCU Guide The Source List of New Gods Terminology Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w 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