| Nekron | |
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.png) Nekron as depicted inBlackest Night #6 (December 2009). Art byRodolfo Migliari. | |
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Tales of the Green Lantern Corps #2 (June 1981) |
| Created by | Mike W. Barr (writer) Len Wein (writer) Joe Staton (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Full name | Nekron |
| Team affiliations | Black Lantern Corps |
| Partnerships | Krona Scar Black Hand |
| Notable aliases | Lord of the Unliving |
| Abilities | Draws power from and commands the souls and spirits of all who have ever died.
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Nekron is asupervillain appearing incomic books published byDC Comics, primarily as an enemy of theGreen Lantern Corps. Created byMike W. Barr,Len Wein andJoe Staton, the character, who exists as an embodiment ofDeath, first appeared inTales of the Green Lantern Corps #2 (June 1981).[1] He is the primary antagonist in the 2009–2010Blackest Night storyline.
Nekron is the personification ofDeath and ruler of a region adjoiningHell known as the Land of the Unliving. It is where the souls of the dead await passage to their final residence in either the Silver City or Hell. Nekron draws his power from the souls and spirits of the dead.[2]
AfterKrona is banished fromOa and transformed into an energy being, his energy opens a rift between dimensions that enables Nekron to escape the Land of the Unliving. However,Hal Jordan and theGreen Lantern Corps defeat him.[3]
In the following years, Nekron encountersCaptain Atom,Kyle Rayner, the demonNebiros, andDoctor Fate. He, theBlack Racer, andDeath of the Endless are described as representing death as the ultimate opponent, death as an inevitability, and death as a release from living.[4][5][6]
Nekron also encountersWonder Woman and Rebecca Carstairs (Witchfire).[7]
In theBlackest Night storyline, Nekron creates theblack power rings, which resurrect many deceased superheroes and supervillains.[8][9] He is also revealed to have orchestrated themiraculous resurrections of several superheroes in the past, which were thought to be a consequence ofBrother Blood tampering with life and death.[10]
According to Black LanternJean Loring, Nekron was an avatar of darkness who was formed out of the nothingness in existence before the creation of the universe an antithesis to theWhite Light.[11][12][13]
Nekron then attempts to kill the Life Entity, which would kill all life in the universe alongside it. However, this is thwarted whenSinestro bonds with the Entity and becomes a White Lantern.[14][15]
The heroes eventually learn thatBlack Hand serves as Nekron's link to the living world and attack the former, leading Nekron to be banished to the Land of the Unliving.[16]
InBrightest Day, Nekron's personality enters and corruptsSwamp Thing before Alec Holland and the elementals (Hawkman,Hawkwoman,Firestorm,Aquaman, andMartian Manhunter) defeat him.[17][18]
InWrath of the First Lantern, Hal Jordan kills himself and temporarily becomes a Black Lantern to harness Nekron's power and stopVolthoom. Afterwards, he obtains a Green Lantern ring that revives him, enabling him to return Nekron to the Dead Zone.[19]
DuringDC Rebirth, Nekron confronts Volthoom, who begs him to kill him. However, Nekron reveals that Volthoom is incapable of dying as long as there is light in the universe.[20]
The limitations of Nekron's powers are unknown.Geoff Johns has described him as the most powerful dark force in the DC Universe. He has displayed the ability to raise the dead, kill anyone with a touch, generate black lightning, and grow to a colossal size.[3][6] Additionally, he is incredibly durable, being able to withstand a blast from theAnti-Monitor.[16]
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