Living Tribunal (Multiverse)

Living Tribunal
Name	Living Tribunal
Aliases	Living Trinity, We Who Are
Affiliation and Relationships
Relatives	One-Above-All (creator)
Marital Status	Single
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Agender
Height	Variable
Weight	Variable
Eyes	Irises: Blue
Hair	No Hair At All
Unusual Features	Floating head with three faces and glowing object in chest. Shiny gold skin.
Origin and Living Status
Origin	The Living Tribunal was created by The One-Above-All to watch over the Multiverse.
Living Status	Deceased
Reality	Multiverse
Personal Information
Identity	Secret
Citizenship	Cosmic Being
Occupation	Caretaker of the Multiverse
Education	Omniscient
Base of Operations	Mobile
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Stan Lee, Marie Severin
First	Strange Tales #157 (March, 1967) (Cameo) Strange Tales #158 (April, 1967) (Full Appearance)
First	Strange Tales #157 (March, 1967) (Cameo) Strange Tales #158 (April, 1967) (Full Appearance)
Death	New Avengers (Vol. 3) #30 (February, 2015)
Death	New Avengers (Vol. 3) #30 (February, 2015)

 With great power comes great responsibility and little happiness. 

—Living Tribunal

Quick Answers

Who is the Living Tribunal in the Marvel Multiverse?

The Living Tribunal is a vastly powerful humanoid cosmic entity in the Marvel Multiverse. This entity has existed as long as the universe itself and serves to safeguard the Multiverse from an imbalance of mystical forces. The Living Tribunal can prevent one universe from amassing more power than any of the others, or from upsetting the cosmic balance in some way. It is the personification of multiversal law and represents the One Above All, holding the highest authority in the Multiverse. The Living Tribunal was killed by the Beyonders, but was later replaced by a new Living Tribunal by the One Above All.

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What are the powers of the Living Tribunal?

The Living Tribunal, a vastly powerful humanoid cosmic entity, possesses powers that allow it to safeguard the Multiverse from an imbalance of mystical forces. It can prevent one universe from amassing more power than any of the others, or from upsetting the cosmic balance in some way. The Tribunal also has the ability to prevent an overwhelming imbalance of good or evil within a universe. Notably, the Living Tribunal can nullify the Infinity Gems in unison, a feat worth noting because the Infinity Gauntlet could overpower almost every other cosmic entity simultaneously. The Tribunal's authority comes from the One Above All, and as its servant and representative, the Living Tribunal has the unique ability to contact the One Above All directly.

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Who killed the Living Tribunal and why?

The Living Tribunal was slain by the Beyonders, beings from outside the Multiverse. This attack was part of the Beyonders' grand experiment to end the Multiverse. However, after the Living Tribunal's death, the One Above All replaced it with a new Living Tribunal.

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How does the Living Tribunal compare to Eternity in terms of power and authority?

The Living Tribunal, a vastly powerful cosmic entity, is considered to be the greatest power in the Multiverse, second only to the One Above All. The Living Tribunal's authority comes directly from the One Above All, and it serves as its representative. In terms of power and authority, the Living Tribunal is said to exceed even Eternity. The Tribunal has the unique ability to prevent one universe from amassing more power than any of the others, or from upsetting the cosmic balance in some way, which includes preventing an overwhelming imbalance of good or evil within a universe. This makes the Living Tribunal more powerful and authoritative than Eternity.

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What is the relationship between Adam Warlock and the Living Tribunal?

Adam Warlock from Earth-19141 took over the position of the Living Tribunal, the personification of multiversal law and judgment. This happened after a cosmic event of great proportions, where the original Living Tribunal was slain by the Beyonders. Adam Warlock's transformation into the Living Tribunal granted him omniscience and the ability to alter his physical characteristics. He also absorbed the essence of his universe's Living Tribunal into himself, further enhancing his powers.

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History

The Living Tribunal is a vastly powerful humanoid cosmic entity who has existed as long as the universe itself. Its function is to safeguard the Multiverse (the total sum of all universes) from an imbalance of mystical forces. It may act to prevent one universe from amassing more power than any of the others, or from upsetting the cosmic balance in some way. The Tribunal may also act to prevent an overwhelming imbalance of good or evil within a universe. When a matter involves only one universe, the Tribunal may leave the final judgment to the "abstract" entities there (in Earth-616's universe, Lord Chaos and Master Order). The Living Tribunal doesn't possess alternate counterparts, as there is only one Living Tribunal in the Multiverse. However, he does or can exist simultaneously in multiple planes of reality, giving the appearance of multiple variations to the human perception.

If it means preserving the mystic balance, the Tribunal has the power to obliterate an inhabited planet. It can turn a star into a supernova with a single force bolt. The Tribunal manifests itself as a being with three faces, which represent the three sides of the Tribunal's personality. Its front face, through which it usually speaks, represents equity, the fully hooded face on its right side represents necessity, and the partially hooded face on its left represents just revenge. All three voices must agree in a case before the Tribunal can intervene.

The Living Tribunal's first known encounter with a being of Earth-616 was with Earth's Sorcerer Supreme Doctor Strange. He later met Rom and the Beyonder. The Tribunal sealed off an alternate Earth devastated by Korvac, and he encountered the Phoenix of an alternate Earth devastated by S'ym and the Goblin Queen.

In a future timeline, the Tribunal encountered the Hawk God and the Guardians of the Galaxy. The Living Tribunal and the Cosmic Congress were responsible for banishing the Hawk God from their midst, which inadvertently led to the origins of Starhawk and Aleta.

On the Moon

When Adam Warlock came into possession of the Infinity Gauntlet, the Tribunal told Warlock he couldn't wield that much power, leading to the creation of the Infinity Watch. Although the Tribunal refused to allow Warlock to wield the Gauntlet, he also ruled against Eternity, who wished the Gems to be placed under his direct supervision.

When the Stranger teleported the Earth of the New Universe to the mainstream Marvel Universe, the Tribunal sealed it off and imprisoned Quasar's girlfriend in there due to the threat the Star Brand had on the balance of power.

He also allied himself with his closest counterpart of the DC Universe, the Spectre, to save their respective universes from being destroyed by two cosmic "brothers".

Although his own duties are purely cosmic in scope, the Living Tribunal maintains a lesser conclave of judicial officers known as the Magistrati to rule on less dire matters.

Uatu and Iron Man found the Living Tribunal on the Moon, having been killed by the Beyonders, and landing on every reality, one sliver of itself for each universe.

Later, Adam Warlock of Earth-19141 was given the title and duties of the Living Tribunal, becoming its replacement.

Attributes

Power Grid

Powers

The Living Tribunal was the embodiment of the Marvel multiverse. It also stated that it represented a force that dwarfs the Infinity Gauntlet.

Paraphernalia

Equipment

Staff of Polar Power

Notes

• The Living Tribunal once asserted that if he had a fourth face opposed to the one of equity, it would be the Stranger's, or that the fourth face had become the Stranger.
  • The Stranger was angered by those claims since he refused to be related to anyone.
• The Living Tribunal may or may not have been defeated when Thanos claimed the power of Heart of the Universe for himself, and seemingly absorbed the Living Tribunal, along with Eternity, and Infinity. However, given that Thanos only absorbed and recreated a single universe, whereas the rest of the multiverse suffered no effects from his actions, it was likely just a Manifestation Body/weak avatar of the Tribunal.
  • This interpretation was validated by Marvel's executive editor Tom Brevoort, who stated that like all, "The End" series, the story was intended to have no effect whatsoever on continuity, and if it had, Death would have been made absolute again, which it was not. So the entire event may also have taken place as an "imaginary story" completely outside of Marvel's multiversal continuity.
• Other occasions of what appeared to be an M-Body being unable to defeat much weaker entities than the true Tribunal were the encounters with Galactus of Earth-982 and Korvac of Earth-82432.
• On Earth-9047 (the Humorverse), the Living Tribunal was seen on a queue to seek a job as guest star and driver for the Quasi-Humans, but he failed to get the contract.

See Also

• 75 appearance(s) of Living Tribunal (Multiverse)
• 8 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Living Tribunal (Multiverse)
• 17 minor appearance(s) of Living Tribunal (Multiverse)
• 21 mention(s) of Living Tribunal (Multiverse)
• 7 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Living Tribunal (Multiverse)
• 55 image(s) of Living Tribunal (Multiverse)
• 5 quotation(s) by or about Living Tribunal (Multiverse)
• 4 item(s) used/owned by Living Tribunal (Multiverse)

Links and References

• Living Tribunal at the Marvel Appendix
• Marvel Directory