History Characters / MarvelComicsCosmicEntities

* LukeIAmYourFather: In the ''Enter the Phoenix'' arc of ''[[ComicBook/TheAvengersJasonAaron The Avengers]]'', the Phoenix claims to be [[spoiler:Thor Odinson's biological mother via Firehair, and that Odin lied about Gaea being Thor's mother so he'd have a reason to protect the Earth]], though ''ComicBook/{{Thor|2020}}'' both acknowledges and disputes this retcon.

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%%!!The Fulcrum
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%%The Fulcrum is a mysterious entity that operates as a bartender at a dimension called "the Vestibule." This is where Eternals and Celestials go when they die. He's described as "all-powerful" and "all-knowing," although nothing is really known about it. He may or may not be the One Above All.
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[[folder:The Griever at the End of All Things]]
!!The Griever at the End of All Things
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A being which describes itself as entropy, heat and death. She appears at the end of all things.

* AnthropomorphicPersonification: Of entropy. There seem to be a lot of these, don't there?
* CreativeSterility: Since her purpose is to destroy universes she can't innovate any technology of her own.
* CripplingOverspecialization: A cosmic being meant to destroy universes is not so good at focusing that immense power on single individuals any more than a person can choose to sterilize a single germ rather than an entire room. She also can't create and is entirely dependent on technology created by others to actually travel to different universes. If it gets destroyed then she's stranded with no capability to repair it on her own.
* HiddenEyes: Her headpiece occults her eyes.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Her clothes are black and her headpiece is red.
* {{Underboobs}}: As her outfit shows.
* TheWorfEffect: How do we know that she's a threat? She kills the Molecule Man, who can erase Galactus from existence with a thought.

[[folder:The In-Betweener]]
!!The In-Betweener
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->''I am everything for I am nothing! I am a Concept... of Concepts! Life and Death... Good and Evil... Reality and Illusion... all these things do I know and affect but never do they touch me!''
-->-- The In-Betweener, ''Silver Surfer'' vol 3 #17

An agent of Lord Chaos and Master Order, the In-Betweener is the personification of the balance between all things: life and death, reality and illusion, good and evil, logic and emotion, existence and nothingness, god and man. He is considered the opposite of Galactus, for while Galactus serves no one, neither life nor death, the In-Betweener is supposed to serve ''both''.

* BalanceBetweenGoodAndEvil: That's what he's supposed to maintain. That doesn't always mean he's good.
* LiteralSplitPersonality: During Geoff Johns's ''Avengers'', In-Betweener got split between chaos and order, who were extremely reluctant to be merged back.

* CompleteImmortality: Age is meaningless and no one can harm him.

* InMysteriousWays: At the end of ''Immortal Hulk'', Hulk tries to get some answers from him about why his life is so horrible. The One Above All doesn't respond in a way Hulk can comprehend. Joe Fixit, meanwhile, just decides he's not ''going'' to give them a straight answer, and so decides "screw you!" Which it is then implied was the big guy's plan all along.

* ManipulativeBastard:

** As the most powerful dark entity in the Marvel multiverse, it may be this to ''all'' of Marvel. Not just the comics, but all the movies, TV shows, and video games. Wherever there was evil, whether that be Doctor Doom of Earth-616, Thanos of [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Earth-199999]], Kingpin of [[WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse Earth-TRN700]], or even Kid Miracleman of [[ComicBook/{{Miracleman}} Earth-18]], the One Below All was there, influencing them.

* EvilIsNotAToy: This is done indirectly in regards to the One Below All. Over the years, many people have tried to use Gamma energy and research for their own ends. What nobody ever realized was that the reason Gamma could create monsters and miracles was because of its elusive third form, which cannot be defined or analyzed. Turns out this third form is power coming straight from the One Below All, and doesn't follow the rules of science or nature because it's power drawn from an EldritchAbomination that is TheAntiGod for the Marvel multiverse. All of the people, good or bad, that have been trying to use Gamma energy for their own ends all these years had no idea they were essentially trying to use the power of the UltimateEvil. This is also why Gamma energy and research can never create anything positive or beneficial. The One Below All is the opposite of creation and the dark side of existence. It and by extension its power can never be anything but destructive or harmful.

* UltimateEvil: ''The'' evilest thing in the entire Marvel universe, but its power is limited to hate, and whatever power is given to it by those it's infested.

* DontFearTheReaper: While her [[ComicBook/{{Thanos}} consort and lover]] would gladly [[OmnicidalManiac kill everything in the universe for her]], and though she would find that very romantic, she is a necessary component of the universe and, further, sees herself as the end of pain and suffering. She is not actively malevolent or sadistic. In spite of being the representation of the end of all life, she is a necessary force in creation and an inevitability. A memorable example was during ''The Death of Captain Marvel'' where she was treated as the end of one thing and the start of something else.

* NuclearNasty: ''It's the reason'' why gamma radiation kills you. It's the manifestation of the evil being's utter hatred and contempt for your very existence. Those who don't die or succumb to its poison are mutated horribly enough to fall prey to its control.

* RealityWarper: The Shaper of Worlds generates illusions that typically cannot be distinguished from reality. Its initial reach is limited to a few meters, but increases when used. He can transform an entire planet in 21 hours. "Illusions" last for four years, unless the Shaper manipulates them again to be kept.

* BalefulPolymorph: As an extradimensional being, he has no fixed appearance, though he most commonly takes the form of a muscular man in a white suit. He has also been known to mimic the forms of others, namely that of Molecule Man.

* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: He once took the form of a homeless man to speak with Spider-Man.

* HeartIsAnAwesomePower: {{Inverted|Trope}} as its power is hate, but while the One Below All is infinite in power and scope being omniscient and omnipotent, it is trapped behind the green door while being barred from directly controlling the universe(s). However, it can influence the heart and minds of the inhabitants of the multiverse with its absolute control over negativity and evil. While the One Above All won't use his power over love to manipulate his creations as he is intrigued by the mystery and allows his creations free will, the One Below All couldn't care less about the mystery, actively hates all other life and despises free will, so it had no reservations using its power over evil to manipulate and control any number of beings in the multiverse. This also implies that, like the One Above All, the One Below All moves InMysteriousWays because it can actively influence any evil creature no matter how powerful (It's the biggest and baddest thing around, period) but there is no way of knowing when it's enacting its plans through pawns, but given how many times the universe/multiverse has almost been completely destroyed, Bruce Banner and the Hulk probably aren't the only means it's using to destroy everything.

* UnexpectedCharacter: He was Marvel's villain in the Hulk[=/=]ComicBook/{{Batman}} crossover.

* GreatGazoo: He's a reality-warping cosmic trickster who pops into the Marvel Universe to mess with the heroes' lives.

* BigFishInANormalPond: His reason given for his odd behavior. He's a being from "Beyond". Normal reality is too small and cramped for him.

!!Beyonders
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!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Ivory Kings, The White Lords from Wild Space, The Destroyers
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Secret Wars'' #1 (May 1984)
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The progenitors of the original Beyonder. Like him, they are godlike entities who exist outside of space and time. They have been carefully plotting to erase the Marvel multiverse. However, sabotage from the mysterious interloper known as [[ComicBook/DoctorDoom Rabum Alal]] results in their plan backfiring, causing universes to collide with each other. These "incursions" are the ongoing crisis explored throughout ''ComicBook/TheAvengersJonathanHickman'' before culminating in the epic crossover event, ''ComicBook/SecretWars2015''.
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* AlwaysABiggerFish: The Beyonder who was behind the original ''Secret Wars'' events, listed above, is revealed to be considered a mere child unit among their ranks.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: The Beyonders planted a version of Molecule Man in every universe with the goal of seeing them detonate their home universes upon their deaths. Doctor Doom turns their plan against them, first by killing the Molecule Men prematurely, and later by outright destroying the Beyonders themselves with a massive bomb made out of Molecule Men.
* IHaveManyNames: The Beyonders, the Ivory Kings, the White Lords from Wild Space, among other mythical epithets.
* NotSoInvincibleAfterAll: Rabum Alal proves that even gods can be killed.
* TheWorfEffect: They murder the Living Tribunal, followed by every last incarnation of Eternity, Infinity, the Celestials, and every other abstract entity found in every universe. In spite of their insane feats, they are surprisingly not invulnerable. Starbrand was able to kill one Beyonder with a self-destructing energy blast, or at least its physical avatar. Later, Doctor Doom unleashes the Worf Effect on ''them'', as he successfully manages to wipe them all out (along with almost every universe) and steal their power to rebuild the last remains of reality in his own image. He needed Doctor Strange and Molecule Man, traditionally Marvel's most powerful hero and villain, to do it, but still.
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[[folder:The Ivory Kings '''(SPOILERS)''']]

* BothOrderAndChaosAreDangerous: Yep. As far as cosmic entities are concerned, they are probably the most dangerous aside from Death. When they merge with the In-Betweener to create Logos, it almost destroys the Multiverse.

[[folder:Mistress Love]]
!!Mistress Love
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Mistress Love is the physical embodiment of love. Her gender and appearance are mutable. Her male aspect was once coveted by the Enchantress.

* AnthropomorphicPersonification: Mistress Love is an abstract being who is the cosmic embodiment of love itself.
* PinkIsFeminine: Most usually takes the form of a beautiful tall blond female humanoid with pink colored flowing garb.
* SuperEmpowering: Mistress Love has the ability to empower worshipers or those who call upon her aid with awesome cosmic abilities.
* TakenForGranite: One of the cosmic entities turned into a statue by Thanos during ComicBook/TheInfinityGauntlet.

[[folder:Oblivion]]
!!Oblivion
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The counterpart of Death, but appears as a male. Embodies the nothingness from which everything came and will eventually return to. Perhaps better described as "the other side of the coin," and not as a fully separate entity from Death.

* AnthropomorphicPersonification: Of the nothingness creation emerged from and will one day return to.
* CessationOfExistence: What happens to anyone that falls under his purview. While Death gets the people who simply die, Oblivion gets the people who are erased from existence due to being RetGone. Those consigned to his domain are lost in the infinite void without awareness of self or surroundings. While you might think that it should be possible to bring back the person who was erased, as a multiverse, it's literally impossible to change things in your own past and when someone travels in time, they're creating another universe where the timeline splits so there is a version of the peson you care about alive and well but the original one is cast into nothingness for all time and beyond.
* DealWithTheDevil: He made a deal with Phyla-Vell, allowing her to rescue Moondragon from the Dragon of the Moon in exchange for killing the Magus when the time came. [[spoiler:When Phyla failed, Oblivion and Maelstrom set her up to be killed.]]
* GreaterScopeVillain: ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' hints that at least some of the events of ''War of Kings'', and the following events, were part of Oblivion's plans. He's also this to ''ComicBook/ChaosWar'' and ''ComicBook/KingInBlack'', as the Chaos King is one of his offshoots and Knull originated from the abyss Oblivion embodies.
* InTheHood: Oblivion's features are hidden by a large hood, with [[RedEyesTakeWarning glowing red eyes]] peaking out from the shadows.
* TimeAbyss: Even by the standards of the others, Oblivion is exceedingly old, being the void that predated creation.

[[folder:The Phoenix]]
!!Phoenix Force
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[[caption-width-right:350:I am fire and life incarnate! Now and forever - I am Phoenix!]]
A cosmic firebird embodying creation and destruction, the Phoenix -- more commonly known as the Phoenix Force -- selects a host to serve as its avatar, and is a recurring ally and enemy of the ComicBook/XMen.

* NiceHat: It has a very impressive hat with giant horns on it.

* GreaterScopeParagon: She is the creator of Lifebringer One, the first hero.

* MyselfMyAvatar: They make proxies or avatars for cosmic beings, since, well, cosmic beings don't really have bodies. The bodies they make are called "M-Bodies."