History
Initiator: Nurdboy42; Date: March 15, 2024 08:03:00
Billions of years old, the First Fallen apparently developed during the Big Bang, if not prior to it, like the Phoenix Force, his supposed polar opposite; while the Phoenix Force perpetuates the cycle of life, death and rebirth throughout the universe, the First Fallen seeks to freeze the universe in unchanging, undying "perfection". Nearly six billion years ago, the King of one of the universe's first sentient races prayed for his civilization's glory to be preserved. First Fallen possessed the King's body, eventually altering it to acquire four wings; choosing four of the King's race as his "Foursaken", he sent them to live in his extradimensional Singing City, leaving the King's planet and race preserved in eternal immobility. Over the next few billion years, the Fallen repeated this process with several dozen races, at least one for each of the universe's alleged "first four stages", or "pillars", which would be followed by three additional stages and, presumably, the universe's end; each Foursaken group joined the others in the Singing City's blissful yet near-mindless community.[1]
In recent years, during the universe's "fifth stage", racing driver Jamie Braddock, his lover Amina Synge, and friends Godfrey Calthrop and Ned Horrocks -- who, by seeming coincidence, also called themselves "the Foursaken" -- were ambushed in the Sahara during the Trans-Africa Rally by gunrunners and slavers with whom Braddock secretly had dealings. The First Fallen, still in the King's winged form, sensed the foursome's potential for power, particularly Braddock's, which could theoretically extend the Fallen's power across the universe instantly, rather than piecemeal. The Fallen rescued the four and offered to activate their latent powers in exchange for service. Synge, Calthrop, and Horrocks eagerly agreed, but Braddock, for his own reasons, refused and fled; the willing trio accompanied the Fallen to the Singing City. Apprehended by Mbangawi's Dr. Crocodile, Braddock was tortured and driven insane, triggering his reality-manipulating powers' manifestation. His three friends eventually manifested their powers as well: Synge could create and control salamander-like creatures, Calthrop control machinery and Horrocks generate bioelectric energy.[2]
Years later, sensing the Foursaken's pending return, Braddock attempted to warn the X-Men, including his sister, Psylocke (Elizabeth Braddock), whom he had rendered resistant to reality manipulators months before, but the Foursaken teleported him away before he could elaborate. When Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner) teleported his teammates to investigate, Jamie diverted them to Central Park, where Calthrop, Horrocks and Synge channeled Jamie's power, as well as stolen human souls, in a ritual to bring the First Fallen completely into the Earth dimension sans host body. Psylocke disrupted the ritual, returning the stolen souls, but the partially materialized First Fallen pulled both X-Men and Foursaken into the Singing City, where their powers and weapons were rendered ineffective. The Fallen claimed to offer the City's peace to humanity, but Psylocke realized the offer extended only to the Foursaken and would leave humanity completely inert. Immune to the Fallen's power, Psylocke used her psi-sword to drive him from his host body, also restoring both groups' powers and awakening the alien Foursakens to the Fallen's true nature. The host body begged for death to escape renewed control, and Horrocks killed him. The Fallen then manifested as human-shaped energy, apparently killing Horrocks. Braddock returned Calthrop, Synge and the X-Men to Earth; he remained behind to battle the First Fallen.[1]Attributes
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Powers
The First Fallen is an enigmatic cosmic being and one of the most powerful beings in the multiverse.
Initiator: Nurdboy42; Date: March 15, 2024 08:03:00
Abilities
Notes
- The First Fallen is one of many oppositional entities to the Phoenix Force.[3] Others include the Goblin Force,[4] le Bete Noir,[5] the Starhawk (Ratha'kon),[6] and the Tiger God.[7]
- Resurrection of Magneto #3 suggests that they may just be different aspects of the same thing, and others include the Shadow King, the Adversary, and Annihilation.
See Also
- 3 appearance(s) of First Fallen (Earth-616)
- 1 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of First Fallen (Earth-616)
- 2 image(s) of First Fallen (Earth-616)