History Characters / DoctorFate

!!Hector Hall
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Hector Hall
!!! '''Aliases:''' Silver Scarab, Sandman
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''All-Star Squadron'' #25 (September, 1983)

The fifth person to become Doctor Fate. He is the reincarnated son of Hawkman and Hawkwoman while being the biological child of Hector Hall and Dawn Granger. Due to his parents representing the Lords of Chaos and Order, he was born to be an agent of balance between the two.
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* CharacterShilling: Hector's character was often cited to be the most powerful Doctor Fate despite being relatively new to the role in various DC encyclopedia and profile page comics and within some stories, a sentiment not shared with future newcomers such as Kent V. Nelson and Khalid Nassour. However, Kent Nelson later retains his position as the most powerful incarnation of Doctor Fate.
* LegacyCharacter: As both Doctor Fate and Silver Scarab, the latter being from his previous incarnation.
* RookieRedRanger: Shortly after becoming Doctor Fate, he would try to use his power to monitor significant presence of magical beings and practitioners, earning the ire of Phantom Stranger, who claimed his actions are not for him to take account of before destroying his scrying glass. Nabu would accuse him of wielding his power without understanding it.
* YankTheDogsChain: He spent some time in ''JSA'' looking for his wife Lyta. Eventually he did... and then they both die as a result of the Spectre's rampage in ''Infinite Crisis''.

* HeroesWantRedheads: Inza is a redhead whose besmitten love interest is the hero Doctor Fate.

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* TheAce: In general, many of the Doctor Fates serve as one of DC Universe's most premier sorcerers and spell-casters on account of the Helmet of Fate. Some of them are considered the "Sorcerer Supreme" of the DC Universe alongside various other characters.
* AmplifierArtifact: The Helm of Fate grants hosts various amount of powers (flight, healing, control over the elements, etc.). The Amulet of Anubis grants him access to necromancy and a pocket universe (although he has yet to use it's capabilities). And finally, the Cloak of Destiny is fireproof and protects the user against chaos magic.
** PocketDimension: The chief power of the Amulet of Anubis, among others, is the ability to house it's own universe.
** AnimateDead: Another function of the Amulet of Anubis, befitting for the fact it is named after a death god.

* ElementalPowers: One of the basic powers bestowed to the bearer of the Helm of Fate.

!!Current
[[folder:Khalid Nassour]]
!! Khalid Nassour aka Doctor Fate II
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Khalid "Kent" Nassour
!!! '''Aliases:''' Young Fate, Son of the Pharaohs
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Convergence: Aquaman'' #2 (July 2015)

Egyptian-American medical student, great-nephew of Kent Nelson (the original Doctor Fate) and the previous ComicBook/DoctorFate. He is chosen by the Egyptian Gods, particularly Bastet, and the archangels to become the next Doctor Fate and later becomes Kent Nelson's apprentice before graduating to a full-fledged Doctor Fate.

* TheAce: Not starting out but eventually in his appearance in ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueDark'' alongside Zatanna in both the traditional Justice League and Justice League Dark.
* AdaptationalDiversity: Both the comic and Young Justice animated version is Muslim but the latter leans on it far more. In that continuity, [[EgyptIsStillAncient rather than his bloodline being connected to pharaohs]], his bloodline and magical potential comes from his descent from Arion and ancient Atlantis.
* AdaptationalWimp: Compared to his comic book counterpart whereas he is the current and one-true Doctor Fate, powerful enough to break the fourth wall, a peer of Zatanna, and has his own apprentice, Khalid is instead cast in the ''Young Justice'' television series as Zatanna's apprentice and is just one of the four people rotating between being Doctor Fate's host.
* BadassBookworm: He graduated from Brooklyn College with top marks. While this doesn't much help him in most situations dealing with magic, it does give him some practicality. His grasp on Egyptian history from study with his father does also enable him to solve some problems in the series. Later, he's shown to be a very adept magical student, with Nabu himself considering him a fine apprentice. Of course, given that Nabu was about to kill him after Khalid had refused a JoinOrDie offer (the 'die' part only being foiled by Kent's resistance, resulting in [[FateWorseThanDeath Nabu turning Khalid into a vase instead]]), Khalid's response was... mixed.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: In ''Flash'' #776, Khalid became the only Doctor Fate to achieve this, likely due to the new patron of the Helm, Hauhet, who was revealed to have since replaced Nabu (as the helm has not been inhabited by Nabu since ''Justice League Dark'''s ''A Costly Trick of Magic'' storyline). However, this was not explicitly stated as the reveal of Hauhet came out a week later (In the 2021 ''Justice League Dark'' Annual) after the release of the ''Flash'' issue.
* BloodMagic: Can use his blood to power his magic. Due to his Pharaoh heritage, his blood is magical in nature and, when powered by it, is strong enough to hurt gods.
* BroughtDownToBadass: Due to Kent Nelson's sacrifice with Nabu, the Helm of Fate became broken, causing Khalid to lose the powers associated with the helm and having to rely on his own magical powers for a time. Luckily for him, one trait that sets him apart from other Doctor Fates (besides Inza) is that he possesses considerable magical powers even without the helm.
* CombatMedic: He's both a sorcerer and a former EMT studying to become a Doctor.
* {{Expy}}: Of Peter Parker and Dr Strange. The creators have cited Creator/SteveDitko, co-creator of both those characters, as an influence on Khalid.
* HeroicBuild: Subverted; Sonny Liew intentionally created Khalid with a more average build, as he felt a magical character wouldn't necessarily require a bodybuilder physique. After the end of the ''Doctor Fate'' comic book series and Khalid became the main Doctor Fate, some artists have since drawn Khalid with both a lean-toned build and a build more similar to the Kent Nelson incarnation.
* HeroicLineage: Not only is Khalid related to Kent Nelson, but his ancestry is of the Egyptian pharoahs.
* TheChosenOne: Due to his pharaoh bloodline, he is seen as this by Bastet and the Gods of Egypt destined to stop Anubis from flooding the world and taking over the Egyptian Pantheon.
** TheChosenZero: With that said, Khalid initially struggled because he knew next to nothing about the magical world of the DC Universe and had no formal training in the first two
* TheEveryMan: Despite his vast powers in magic, Khalid is just a young man trying to become a doctor, keep up his grades, and hang out with his girlfriend.
* FriendshipFavoritism: To Nabu, Khalid is this. He definitely treats him far more kindly and respectful than any of his prior hosts. He's also the only host he willingly lets have agency by REQUEST.
* MistakenForThief: Between Anubis's claim he doesn't deserve the Helm of Fate and later a necromancer General assuming he stole the Amulet of Anubis, he lampshaded the fact he is tired of being assumed to be some kind of thief.
* NotThatKindOfDoctor: Well, not yet. He isn't actually a practicing medical doctor, but he's working towards it.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Despite his appearance outside his series and being the shortest incarnation of Doctor Fate, he is actually in the same age range as Titans characters.
* WhoYouGonnaCall: Is considered this for the DC Universe in regards to magic, although other popular characters, such as John Constantine and Zatanna, also serve in ths role for various reasons.
* WritersCannotDoMath: By his introduction in [=DCYou=], the character is expressed to be 22 by the creator himself and in medical school, making him a year older than Dick Grayson. Despite this, he's often drawn looking like a teenager, and is often referred to as a boy even when he should be in his mid-to-late twenties. Other stories make mention of him being a "new Doctor Fate" despite having been acting as such for years, now being the second longest running incarnation of Doctor Fate in publication.
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!!Former

[[folder:Dr. Kent Nelson]]
!!Dr. Kent Nelson aka Doctor Fate I
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Kent Nelson
!!! '''Aliases:''' None
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''More Fun Comics'' #55 (May 1940)

The first person to bear the mantle of Doctor Fate. While attending a archaeologist expedition with his father, both of them unearthed a tomb containing Nabu although this led to Kent's father being killed. Taking pity, Nabu instead aged the boy to manhood in an instant and taught him the powers of magic before setting him off as a superhero and a agent for the Lords of Order in their never-ending war with the Lords of Chaos.
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[[folder:Eric Strauss]]
!!Eric Strauss
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Eric Strauss
!!! '''Aliases:''' Eugene [=DiBellia=]
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Doctor Fate'' #1 (July, 1987)

The second person chosen by Nabu to become Doctor Fate, who is aged up in a process similar to Kent and is then tutored by Nabu. Unlike Kent, however, Eric is also joined by his step-mother, who becomes Doctor Fate alongside him as a partner and can combine their bodies to become even more powerful.

* AbusiveParents: His father, a rich entrepreneur.
* CreepyChild: Was this prior to becoming Doctor Fate; having enhanced mystical awareness and knowledge, he was chosen as an agent for the Lords of Order in the future. This also caused him to be more emotionally distant from other kids his age.
* ManChild: Moreso because unlike Nelson, even Eric makes it clear that he is still a twelve year old kid in mind and not body.
* PowerfulButIncompetent: Having the Helm of Fate and being altered by Nabu would do this, yet, his child-like mind still holds him back considerably, as he's easily frustrated.

[[folder:Linda Strauss]]
!!Linda Strauss
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Linda Strauss
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Doctor Fate'' #1 (July, 1987)

The third person to become Doctor Fate. Both she and Eric work concurrently as Doctor Fate and can combined themselves into one entity capable of handling more powerful threats. She is also the first female Doctor Fate.
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* GoldDigger: She admits the reason she originally got with Eric's father, despite being older, was because she wanted his money in a moment of weakness. She would come to regret this later in their relationship.
* MamaBear: Has shades of this for Eric early on, as she was willing to stay with Eric's father for his sake on account of lacking a mother and later learning Henry having cancer. This changes a bit when the two end up in a relationship in their reincarnated lives.
* MistakenForPedophile: Linda found herself unusually drawn to Eric even before becoming his step-mother and was conflicted by this herself. This fascination with him was later revealed to be due to the fact the two were destined to become Doctor Fate by fusing with one another.
* TakingUpTheMantle: Had to become the sole Doctor Fate when Eric seemingly died by Darkseid's hand (which was retconned into Desaad.)
* UnskilledButStrong: Drawing power from the Helm of Fate (and later wielding it herself) makes her a real force to contend with but she herself and Eric admitted themselves to being considered a "footnote" to the legacy of Doctor Fate. Linda also had no special skills without the helm or magic derived from it and was a completely normal woman.
* UnwantedSpouse: Feels this way sometime into her relationship with Eric's father, who is revealed to be both physically and sexually abusive. She only ends up remaining with him for Eric's sake, as his biological mother committed suicide and she suspects his treatment of her is why.

[[folder:Inza Nelson (nee Cramer)]]
!!Dr. Inza Cramer
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Inza Nelson (nee Cramer)
!!! '''Aliases:''' None
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''More Fun Comics'' #55 (May 1940)

The girlfriend and later wife of Kent Nelson, the original Doctor Fate, who was rescued by Kent while being held hostage by Wotan early in his career. An adventure seeker, Inza would join as his partner and the two gradually fell in love with one another. Inza has also worn the helmet of Nabu at times and acted as Kent's successor as the fourth Doctor Fate. Inza is a sorcerer in her own right and a trained nurse. When Wonder Woman gathered a group of women to face off against Brain Wave she was quick to suit up to help rescue the men of the JSA and had already used her occult knowledge to research the villain. Inza spent much of her adult life in the Tower of Fate, separated from the rest of humanity save her husband.

* BackFromTheDead: Inza died after being rapidly aged to her true age, but was brought back in a younger body and became the new Doctor Fate.
* BadassBookworm: Also has a doctorate degree in archaeology and her studies in the Tower of Fate while her husband was Doctor Fate helped her later.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: While she is generally much more friendlier and community focused than Nelson ever was, she's also not above abusing her powers for the benefit of others; she once punished a greedy corporate business owner whose actions led to a decline in the neighborhood by erasing his company and people's knowledge of him, making him have never existed, to teach him a lesson. She also had no problem telling the US Government and their attempts to earn her loyalty that she is far too powerful for them to ever believe they can hold sway over her and turned them to newts when they pissed her off.
* DamselInDistress: Inza's first few interactions with Doctor Fate involved her being rescued from evil magic users.
* EntropyAndChaosMagic: Unlike any other version of Doctor Fate, Inza's Doctor Fate was noted for using this kind of magic, as she was revealed to be empowered by a Lord of Chaos, making her an outright RealityWarper.
* GoodSamaritan: Wants her approach to Doctor Fate to not only be limited to the supernatural but use her near-godlike magical powers to help others even with more mundane problems. She eventually comes up with a solution with the Globes of Power.
** Prior to finding out her identity, Inza's best friend accused Inza's incarnation of Doctor Fate's intentions to border [[WhiteMansBurden something else]] and guessed her to be a white woman underneath it.
* HauntedFetter: After Inza's final death her soul remained in the Amulet of Anubis.
* HeroesWantRedheads: Inza is a redhead whose besmitten love interest is the hero Doctor Fate.
* HotWitch: When she's not wearing the helmet, she's still a capable spellcaster.
* LadyOfBlackMagic: Her powers as Doctor Fate allow her to create supernatural effects by imagining it; if she images it, it just is. This is the case even when she later loses her Lord of Chaos patron and supplements it with life energy from the Earth.
* NoImmortalInertia: When the powers of the Tower of Fate, which she had been living in for decades and which had been keeping her physically in her prime, were reduced during the Kali Yuga her body became rapidly older and she perished. Her connection to the objects of Fate allowed her to be later brought back as the new Doctor Fate.
* OlderThanTheyLook: For a long time, Kent and Inza were kept magically young by Nabu. This ended when Extant forcibly aged most of the JSA during ''Comicbook/ZeroHourCrisisInTime'', which resulted in the now-elderly Kent and Inza seeking out Jared Stevens as a replacement.
* ThePowerOfLove: Kent is more powerful when he and Inza are together and their love for each other is not in question, and later the two of them merged to become a stronger Doctor Fate.
* RapidAging: When the powers around the Tower of Fate waned Inza's body rapidly aged to it's true age and she died. When Extant forcibly seperated her and Kent from the objects of Nabu after she was brought back her physical body was once more quickly aged and she became senile before being killed by demons.
* SamaritanSyndrome: While Kent believed he should only use his powers after becoming aware of evil threats, Inza ardently believed in proactively fighting crime and disorder.
* TakingUpTheMantle: Due to a plot by the Lords of Chaos, only Inza could become Doctor Fate for a time, making her take the mantle while leaving Kent Nelson mostly depowered.
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatPerks: Her approach to Doctor Fate on account her magic (while unaware of it initially) comes from Chaos Magic and is powered by her imagination.
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[[folder:Jared Stevens]]
!!Jared Stevens
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Jared Stevens
!!! '''Aliases:''' Repairman of Reality
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Fate'' #0 (October, 1994)

The fourth person to inherit the Doctor Fate legacy, although he instead drops the "Doctor" title and just calls himself "Fate". He was a thief who would inherit the Helm of Fate and related artifacts after attempting to pilfer the Tower of Fate and became a reluctant super hero.

* NinetiesAntiHero: A grim, gritty reinvention of Fate as a bad-tempered mercenary.
* AlmightyJanitor: Feels as his role is basically this, much like Kent Nelson before him.
* AntiMagic: His chief power as Fate coming from the fact that his powers are derived from both Lords of Order and Lords of Chaos, making him virtually immune to the DC Universe's version of magic.
* BelligerentSexualTension: Has this with Zatanna.
* CharacterShilling: Jared's early introduction claimed for him to be powerful enough to be immune to magic and something not even proficient magicians like Alan Scott or Zatanna can contain. Later stories instead humbled the character's power level before being killed off by Mordru.
* DarkerAndEdgier: Although the world of Doctor Fate itself is pretty dark on it's own, Jared's Fate incarnation was this compared to his others, complete with a redesign with the in-universe explanation that the Helm of Fate was repurposed into ankh shaped knives and the Cloak of Destiny wrapped in a bandage-like manner to inhabit his chaos-transformed arm.
* TheDreaded: To the Lords of Chaos and Order and other magic characters alike, albeit for different reasons; for the former, neither Lords are able to hold power over him normally. For the latter, while his immunity to most forms of magic is annoying enough, many simply do not like dealing with Jared.
* DroppedABridgeOnHim: Killed off in the opening issue of ''JSA'' by Mordru, so that the Helm could return to its original shape.
* HunterOfMonsters: His primary function as Fate is basically this.
* MagicKnight: Compared to other incarnations of Doctor Fate, Jared is more or less this kind although he himself doesn't really cast spells and instead has enhanced abilities from mystical sources.

[[folder:Hector Hall]]
!!Hector Hall
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Hector Hall
!!! '''Aliases:''' Silver Scarab, Sandman
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''All-Star Squadron'' #25 (September, 1983)

The fifth person to become Doctor Fate. He is the reincarnated son of Hawkman and Hawkwoman while being the biological child of Hector Hall and Dawn Granger. Due to his parents representing the Lords of Chaos and Order, he was born to be an agent of balance between the two.

* CharacterShilling: Hector's character was often cited to be the most powerful Doctor Fate despite being relatively new to the role in various DC encyclopedia and profile page comics and within some stories, a sentiment not shared with future newcomers such as Kent V. Nelson and Khalid Nassour. However, Kent Nelson later retains his position as the most powerful incarnation of Doctor Fate.
* LegacyCharacter: As both Doctor Fate and Silver Scarab, the latter being from his previous incarnation.
* RookieRedRanger: Shortly after becoming Doctor Fate, he would try to use his power to monitor significant presence of magical beings and practitioners, earning the ire of Phantom Stranger, who claimed his actions are not for him to take account of before destroying his scrying glass. Nabu would accuse him of wielding his power without understanding it.
* YankTheDogsChain: He spent some time in ''JSA'' looking for his wife Lyta. Eventually he did... and then they both die as a result of the Spectre's rampage in ''Infinite Crisis''.

[[folder:Kent V. Nelson]]
!!Kent V. Nelson
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Kent V. Nelson
!!! '''Aliases:''' Sorcerer Supreme
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Countdown to Mystery'' #1 (November, 2007)

The sixth person to become Doctor Fate. Like the current version, Khalid, Kent V. is the grand-nephew of Kent Nelson and a former psychiatrist who went into depression following his wife finding out he cheated on her with a young college student. He ends up becoming Doctor Fate and reforms himself.

* AncestralName: To the Nelson family, the "Kent" name serves as this.
* TheArchmage: Oddly enough despite being completely new to the role and lasting only three years into the role in publication, he is acknowledged as a "Sorcerer Supreme" in the JSA books outright towards the very end of his publication life.
* CallousnessTowardsEmergency: His depression after his divorce ended up making him a variation of this, as he started being unable to remember details of his patients enough to misdiagnose them and would not see warning signs of a another patient on the verge of breaking down, eventually causing him to take someone's life. When an investigation into the patient revealed Kent's malpractice, he is fired and loses his medical license.
* NotThatKindOfDoctor: Inverted although no longer practicing; he is the only Doctor Fate without murky continuity that marks him as a explicit doctor.
* PragmaticHero: After becoming Doctor Fate and learning more about the previous legacies, Kent tries to maintain the reputation of the figure to the point he is willing to lie to enemies pretending to be more experience and powerful than he really is.
* {{Retgone}}: He was the standing Doctor Fate when ''Flashpoint'' happened, and while the original Kent has since returned, Kent V. has been superseded by Khalid.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Is a much more closer contender for this than most Doctor Fates for ComicBook/DoctorStrange.
* TeacherStudentRomance: Kent had this with a student while he taught seminars at a university and ended up having an affair with her. This is what led to his divorce with his wife after she figured out he cheated on her. She didn't exactly know the details of it but could careless.
* TheTrickster: Of the Doctor Fates; while he did lie to get into the JSA, he does use this to his advantage by using his famous legacy mantle's status to break up fights.
* UnskilledButStrong: Is really this for the most part, as the Helm of Fate grants him so much power but without it (in the world of superheroes), he remarks he is virtually useless. Averted towards the end of his publication history when he is considered a Sorcerer Supreme.

! Supporting Cast

!! Lords of Order
[[folder:In General]]
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* EldritchAbomination: Though they weren't always, as the 2018 series of ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueDark'' reveals, with Nabu reminding his colleagues of this. While they typically appear in this manner, due to many Lords being immensely powerful cosmic beings made up of magical energy, Nabu points out that they were originally immensely powerful human sorcerers who used stories and belief to carve out a place as godlike beings.
* GodOfOrder: Their core function in the DC Universe even if some of them have varying points of origin. Current continuity has it that they were very powerful sorcerers whose magic burned out their bodies and who inhabited enchanted objects to keep going, positioning themselves as higher beings to carve out a place in the Sphere of the Gods.
* LightIsNotGood: Nabu serves as a good example of this, as demonstrated most clearly in the second ''Justice League Dark'' series, where he's out to [[spoiler: wipe out all magic, seeing it as a force of disorder, unleashing the Upside-Down Man and the Otherkind to that end]]. And he's not alone...
* NoBiologicalSex: This may not be the case for all Lords of Order but a collective mind of them considered themselves as this, stating they're beyond sex. Ironically, Nabu simply finds this annoying.
* TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness: Typically depicted as this in Doctor Fate-related titles.

[[folder:Nabu]]
!!Nabu
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!!! '''Aliases:''' Nabu the Wise, Doctor Fate, Fate,
!!! '''First Appearance:''' '' More Fun Comics'' #67 (May 1941)

A Lord of Order and cosmic entity who descended onto Earth thousands of years ago to fight the Lords of Chaos. He is chiefly known to be the patron entity behind Doctor Fate.

* TheAce: Sharing a elite billing like his Doctor Fate hosts, Nabu is often regarded as likely the most powerful of the Lords of Order. Despite this, however, his power, skill, and knowledge is rivaled by another Lord of Order, Arion.
* AdaptationalWimp: On his own, Nabu is one of the few Lords of Order capable of matching with Spectre. In the ''Young Justice'' animated series, he is decidedly less powerful despite being the "Sorcerer Supreme", having been overwhelmed by the show's version of Child and his frequent foe being Klarion the Witch Boy. Although it's said he's at his best when he's worn by someone of Homo Magi decent, which made Aqualad, Zatanna, and Zatara better hosts than Wally West.
* GrandTheftMe: Frequently pulls this on Kent Nelson during his lifetime. His ''Young Justice'' version pulls this on every single hosts as a requirement.
* MentorArchetype: Is this to both several Doctor Fates, including Kent Nelson, the Strauss family, Hector Hall, and Khalid Nassour. His mentoring ways varies depending on the character in question with the exception of Inza, Jared, and Kent V. Nelson, as he is not present as a mentor to them.
** To Kent Nelson:
*** FairWeatherMentor: His relationship with Kent Nelson ended up steering towards this eventually, seeing him only as a tool to be used in his war against the Lords of Chaos. As Kent puts it in Rebirth, he remade Kent in his preferred image both in mind and body.
** To Khalid Nassour
*** EccentricMentor: To Khalid, he started out as this in his respective Doctor Fate series as well as being a SpiritAdvisor.
*** RebuiltPedestal: Later, he ends up embodying a this when his ways pitted him in direct conflict with Khalid but felt genuinely remorseful. It certainly helps that Khalid is capable of giving him a brutal WhatTheHellHero and Khalid is certainly [[FriendshipFavoritism Nabu's favorite host]] by far.
* MistakenNationality: Writers apparently keep forgetting Nabu is actually Mesopotamian and not Egyptian.
* SexIsEvil: Explained to Amethyst that Lords of Order are supposed to view sex as this and claims that Lords of Order do not fall in love. However, that is definitely not the case.

[[folder:Shat-Ru]]
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!!! '''Aliases:''' Kent Nelson, Kent Nelson Sr.
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Doctor Fate'' Vol 2 #25 (February, 1991)

Shat-Ru is a Lord of Order who was a enemy-turned-ally of Inza Cramer and Kent Nelson.

* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Does not appear outside the Doctor Fate series he debuted in despite becoming a powerful patron for Kent Nelson.
* EqualOpportunityOffender: Will claim to be this and unlike most people who say this, is truly more likely to embody this due to being a actual cosmic being and hates all of humanity. Initially.
* FantasticRacism: As a Lord of Order, he holds a very low opinion of humanity and will proclaim it with no hesitation. Kent Nelson finds this annoying, especially given Shat-Ru poses as his grandfather on account he occupied his old, elderly body. Eventually, however, he becomes IntriguedByHumanity, enters a relationship with a human named Dorothea, who finds his denouncement of humanity inspiring. Her looking up to him genuinely begins to affect his perspective.
* RacistGrandma: When posing as Kent Nelson's grandfather in his aged body, he comes off as this when spouting insults about the human race.
* ReplacementPedestal: Kind of ends up this to Kent Nelson. Compared to Nabu, Shat-Ru is far more kind and nicer to him despite starting out as a foe and after receiving some character development with the Nelsons.
* SexIsInteresting: Ends up feeling this way when he and Dorothea had sex while he still occupied in Nelson's body and began a relationship with her.

[[folder:Hauhet]]
!!! '''First Appearance: "Future State: Justice League" #1 (2021)

A goddess of eternity who becomes Khalid Nassour's patron.

!! Khalid's Parents
[[folder:Elizabeth Nassour]]
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* AdventurerArchaeologist: Subverted; Elizabeth speaks about her uncle, Kent Nelson, being this and an inspiration for Indiana Jones. She herself isn't this.
* DontTellMama: In a more heroic version of this, Khalid attempts to do this when he hides his secret identity from her, fearing she may overreact with worry, a sentiment which is shared by his father. However, Elizabeth pieces it together on account of his absence and is supportive of him as a superhero.
* HappilyMarried: To Mohammed.
* ShipperOnDeck: Has teased Khalid to being with Akila despite having Shaya as his girlfriend. She warms up to Shaya when she learns her personality reminds her of herself in her youth.
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!Enemies
[[folder:Anti-Fate]]
!! Anti-Fate
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Benjamin Stoner
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Doctor Fate'' #1 (July, 1987)

Doctor Benjamin Stoner was a chief medical authority at Arkham Asylum until he was chosen by Typhon, the greek monster that fought the Olympian Gods centuries ago. Now a Lord of Chaos, Typhon has turned Dr. Stoner into an agent of chaos. While under the possession of Typhon, Dr. Stoner can transform into the Anti-Fate. He was destroyed with the coming of the 10th age of magic.

* ClothesMakeTheManiac: The Lords of Chaos fashioned their own warped version based upon the Helmet of Fate for Dr. Stoner to use, making him an agent for the Lords of Chaos.
* EvilCounterpart: Doctor Benjamin Stoner was a head doctor at Arkham Asylum who was chosen by the Lord of Chaos named Typhon to act as a soldier of Chaos. Possessed by Typhon, Stoner became the Anti-Fate and was manipulated into battling the second Doctor Fate, Eric Strauss.
* EvilSorcerer: As an agent of Chaos, Dr. Stoner possess the magical abilities of the Lords of Chaos.
* PsychoPsychologist: Doctor Benjamin Stoner was a head doctor at Arkham Asylum who was chosen by the Lord of Chaos named Typhon to act as a soldier of Chaos

[[folder:Ian Karkull]]
!!Ian Karkull
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See Characters/JusticeSocietyOfAmericaVillains
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[[folder:Kingdom]]
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!!! '''Other Aliases:''' Andrew Winterhalter
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Fate'' #0 (October, 1994)

Kingdom was a demonic entity who controlled a dimension known as the Dreadlands. He attempted to gain control of the artifacts that empowered Doctor Fate and his minions killed Fate's former hosts Kent and Inza Nelson, but Kingdom was thwarted by their successor, Jared Stevens AKA Fate. He later attempted to gain access to Earth's dimension by using Jared's ex-wife Holly Marsh as an interdimensional gateway.

* DimensionLord: Kingdom was a demonic entity who controlled a dimension known as the Dreadlands.
* HeroKiller: His minions killed Fate's former hosts Kent and Inza Nelson.
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[[folder:Kulak]]
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!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''All-Star Comics'' #2 (September, 1940)

For aeons Kulak, high priest of the world Brztal, used his sorcery to destroy civilizations on many worlds. Under unknown circumstances he was imprisoned millennia ago in a tomb on Earth. After archaelogists discovered the tomb, Kulak awoke and attempted to destroy the earth but was thwarted by the Spectre. Months later, Kulak stole the Spectre's powerful Ring of Life and put the Spectre under his control. Still intent on destroying Earth, Kulak defeated Doctor Fate and took from him the mysterious helmet of Nabu the wise. Donning the helmet, Kulak attempted to cast a spell with the third eye, but the spell turned back on him, hurling him into distant dimensions and breaking his hold over the Spectre.
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* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Kulak has blue skin.
* EvilSorcerer: In some stories, Kulak's power levels surpass those of Spectre.
* EyeBeams: All Kulak's powers are focused through his third eye.
* HatePlague: Using the Whispering Death Ritual, Kulak could make everyone on a planet hate each other.
* HeroicWillpower: Kulak was capable of using the Helmet of Nabu without being controlled by Nabu.
* {{Necromancer}}: Kulak can summon the long-dead Brztalian warriors to fight as their zombie slaves.
* OmnicidalManiac: For aeons Kulak, high priest of the world Brztal, used his sorcery to destroy civilizations on many worlds.
* ReligionIsMagic: Kulak was high priest of the world Brztal.
* RoguesGalleryTransplant: Kulak first fought the Spectre.
* SealedEvilInACan: Under unknown circumstances he was imprisoned millennia ago in a tomb on Earth.

[[folder:Mister Who]]
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Unknown (last name may be Who)
!!! '''Aliases:''' None
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''More Fun Comics'' #73 (November, 1941)
->''“That’s the trouble with you boys – all you think of is rough stuff! There’s more money in doing things cleverly, and that’s just what I am!”''

He was once a handicapped but genius child, who suffered bullying and mockery. This led him to develop Solution Z, a formula which granted him super powers.

* BadassInANiceSuit: Mister Who eschews spandex and wears a spiffy double-breasted green suit and cape.
* ComboPlatterPowers: He created Solution Z, a formula based on adaptive creatures, which empowered him with a whole suite of super powers, including phasing, invisibility, shape-shifting, size-shifting, limb-regeneration, amphibianism, and youth.
* CureForCancer: Solution Z can cure any sickness.
* CutLexLuthorACheck: While capable of great scientific achievements, Mister Who always used them in the pursuit of petty thefts.
* EvilCripple: The mysterious Mister Who was born a cripple and was teased by other kids while growing up. He worked hard and by the early 1940s he had become a brilliant scientist, but due to his bitterness from years of abuse, he developed into a criminal mastermind.
* FountainOfYouth: Solution Z can make the user temporarily younger.
* GeniusBruiser: On taking Solution Z, Mister who is transformed from a GeniusCripple into a genius bruiser.
* GeniusCripple: The mysterious Mister Who was born a cripple and was teased by other kids while growing up. He worked hard and by the early 1940s he had become a brilliant scientist, but due to his bitterness from years of abuse, he developed into a criminal mastermind.
* GreenAndMean: His costume is a green suit and cape.
* HealingFactor: Solution Z enhances Mister Who's healing ability, including allowing him to regenerate limbs.
* {{Invisibility}}: Solution Z allows Mr. Who to become invisible.
* {{Intangibility}}: Solution Z allows Mr. Who to phase through solid objects.
* RoguesGalleryTransplant: Would later fight [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]]
* {{Sizeshifter}}: Solution Z allows hiw to grow or shrink at will.
* SuperNotDrowningSkills: Solution Z allows Mr. Who to breathe underwater.
* SuperSerum: He created Solution Z, a formula based on adaptive creatures, which empowered him with a whole suite of super powers, including phasing, invisibility, shape-shifting, size-shifting, limb-regeneration, amphibianism, and youth.

[[folder:Negal]]
!!Negal
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' None
!!! '''Aliases:''' Black Negal, Negal of Charn
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''More Fun Comics'' #67 (May, 1941)

Negal is the ruler of Charn, the underworld realm of the dead. Negal came into conflict with Doctor Fate, when he and the forces of his dark realm threatened mankind.

* TheBusCameBack: Negal returned as the BigBad in the ''Countdown to Mystery'' miniseries in 2007.
* CarryABigStick: Negal carries a hige studded club.
* DimensionLord: Negal is the ruler of Charn, the underworld realm of the dead.
* DemonLordsAndArchdevils: Negal is the ruler of Charn, the underworld realm of the dead.
* LoinCloth: Negal's only clothing.
* MasterOfIllusion: Negal can cast illusions.
* {{Necromancer}}: As lord of the realm of the dead, Negal can raise the dead as his servants.

[[folder:Typhon]]
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' None
!!! '''Aliases:''' Jack C. Small
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Doctor Fate'' #1 (July, 1987)

Typhon is one of the Lords of Chaos. When Eric Strauss was training to become the new Doctor Fate, Typhon battled him and tortured him while he was in Arkham Asylum. While there, Typhon was able to get Dr. Benjamin Stoner to put on the helmet and amulet, creating Anti-Fate.
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* DemonicPossession: When the Lords of Order attempted to use Andrew Bennett to destroy all of creation, Typhon possessed lawyer Jack C. Small and allied himself with Doctor Fate.
* EnemyMine: When the Lords of Order attempted to use Andrew Bennett to destroy all of creation, Typhon possessed lawyer Jack C. Small and allied himself with Doctor Fate.
* SuperEmpowering: Typhon was able to get Dr. Benjamin Stoner to put on the helmet and amulet, creating Anti-Fate.

[[folder:Wotan]]
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Unknown
!!! '''Aliases:''' None
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''More Fun Comics'' #55 (May, 1940)
->''"Nabu! Fate! Nelson! Whatever it is you're calling yourself these days-- hear my words-- and heed the summons of Wotan! Answer my call to battle! Come to me... now-- or, I warn you, innocent lives will be lost!"''

The being now known as Wotan started out life as a Stone Age woman who was raped by someone claiming to be a servant of God. She studied the black arts and became such a powerful sorceress that she was worshiped as a goddess. She later learned how to switch from body to body and then to direct her own reincarnation, eventually becoming the male being now known as Wotan. In the Golden Age, Wotan encountered first Green Lantern and then the sorcerer known as Doctor Fate where he became Fate's nemesis.

* ArchEnemy: Dr. Fate's most frequent and persistant foe.
* AstralProjection: Wotan is capable of astral projection.
* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Wotan has green skin.
* BeardOfEvil: Wotan has a forked beard.
* BodySnatcher: Seeking to escape death, she learned how to extend her life by transferring her soul into another body, and finally to direct her own reincarnation into other bodies (or controlled re-birth, as Wotan named it).
* DeflectorShield: Wotan can magically produce force fields.
* DevilishHairHorns: Wotan wears his hair in spikes to emphasis his devilish appearance.
* DimensionalTraveler: Wotan possesses various magical abilities, including the ability to traverse between dimensions.
* EvilSorcerer: Wotan is an immortal master of ancient sorcery, who can fly and travel through dimensions and can also project powerful mystical bolts.
* EyeScream: In the 90s, after uncovering the resting place of God Himself, he had his eyes burnt out.
* {{Flight}}: Wotan's magic enables him to fly.
* GenderBender: Ages ago, the sorcerer now known as Wotan was a prehistorical woman who lived in a cold, dark wasteland. Seeking to escape death, she learned how to extend her life by transferring her soul into another body, and finally to direct her own reincarnation into other bodies (or controlled re-birth, as Wotan named it). After thousands of incarnations, becoming both male and female, the sorceress eventually becoming the male sorcerer Wotan.
* HandBlast: Wotan can project powerful mystical bolts from his hands.
* LifeDrinker: Wotan can reduce a person to a soul-essence and consume it.
* LukeIMightBeYourFather: Wotan's first incarnation might have been the woman who gave birth to the Curse.
* MasterOfIllusion: Wotan creates magical illusions.
* MeaningfulName: Wotan is named after Odin, the Norse god of magic and knowledge and rage. [[note]]The name also refers to Wodanaz, an ancient German god who later evolved into modern-day Odin. This god was known as "lord of frenzy and rage and the possessed", referring to oracle trances, but appropriate for a villain who can possess people.[[/note]].
* ScienceWizard: Wotan also displays proficiency as a scientist, having demonstrated the creation of highly advanced technologies surpassing anything developed during the 20th century.
* WeakButSkilled: Wotan is a magician on parallel with Doctor Fate, but his combat skills are no more than normal.
* YouAreWhatYouHate: She was once a woman who got raped; aeons later she has taken the body of a man.

[[folder:Xanadoth]]
!!Xanadoth
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' None
!!! '''Aliases:''' Lord of All Chaos
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Superman'' Vol 5 #23 (September, 2020)
->''"Ah! I see it now--you're a knight. A guardian. A protector."''

Xanadoth was a powerful Lord of Chaos who ruled over her brethern until they and the Lords of Order banded together to seal her away in a magical artifact. It was found thousands of years later by D.E.O agent Veronica Bissette, who unwillingly became her host.

* DefeatedAndTrophified: Xanadoth did not entirely destroy her opponents but instead looked to enslave them so that she could assign another function to them. In fact, she enjoyed the idea of claiming great warriors and making them serve her.
* DemonicPossession: Possessed the body of D.E.O agent Veronica Bissette.
* EvilSorcerer: A Lord of Chaos, Xanadoth possess a high breath of magical power at a level beyond the Justice League Dark, Doctor Fate, and Zatanna.
* SealedEvilInACan: With her power and agenda being too extreme even for her fellow Lords, both the Lords of Chaos and Order banded together to cast her away and erasing all records of her. They sealed her within a relic that took the form of a spike which had been forged from powers that were no longer in existence. The spike was then buried on Earth where Xanadoth was forgotten where her power and control over the Lords of Order and Chaos had ended.
* SummonMagic: She was capable of summoning mystical monsters that she could send after her quarries.
* SuperReflexes: Xanadoth is fast enough to react to Flash.
* SuperStrength: Xanadoth has enough strength to incapacitate Black Adam.
* SuperToughness: Xanadoth is powerful enough to shrug off lightning attacks from Black Adam.