The Black/Grey - Earth 2: Worlds End (2014)

The embodiment of Entropy and decay, The Grey (also known as the Black) was one of the five spirit beings that oversaw the running of the world. They were at odds with the other spirits, viewing humanity as failure and often leading to their Avatar Grundy clashing with the Green's Jade Warrior Alan Scott (The Green Lantern).

Having failed to destroy the world shortly after Scott was made champion of the Green, the Grey remained silent until Apokolips declared invasion on Earth.


"Drums of War"

The Grey travelled the the Parliament Enclave, where they and the other spirits declared that they would not allow the Furies of Apokolips to destroy the Earth, having sensed their arrival to the planet.

They put aside their differences with each other to forge this alliance, planning to unite the Avatrs together and act as a team.


"Arrival"

Following the death of Famine, the Grey continues their mission to guide the Avatars to each other, witnessing from the Parliament Enclave as both Grundy and Alan Scott are introduced to the Avatar of the White - Alan Scott's deceased lover Samuel Zhao.


"Sacrifice"

Due to their physical connection to their Avatar, the Grey suffered immense pain as Grundy was brutally attacked by the Huntress (who had been made into a Fury by DeSaad) and the other three Furies of Apokolips. Despite this, he was spurred by the Blue to fight through the agony to give their champions more strength.


"Birth"

The Grey remarked that their champions were no match for the Four Furies, declaring that their union had resulted in failure and that the world was doomed. However, the Red reassured them that there was hope that would turn the tide in their favour.


"The Last Gasp"

Following Deathspawn's breach of the Parliament Enclave, the Grey was grievously wounded by the creature, who had torn great gashes into through their belly. The injuries sustained by them were also felt by Grundy.

After Deathspawn broke through the floor and breached the core of the planet, the Green called for herself and Green Lantern to aid the Black.


"Survival"

Realising that Deathspawn was too powerful for them, The Black suggested to Alan that if he combined his abilities with the other Avatars, they may find the strength to bring him down before he can finish terraforming Earth into a power source for Apokolips. Using his power, he sent Lantern back to the planet's surface to enact their counter-strike.

Speaking to the assembled Avatars, they warned them that a larger threat was coming. As the Avatars merged as one, the Black declared that they were one for the first time in history.


"God Flesh" 

As Alan morns over losing Sam once again, absorbing him into his body along with his fellow Avatars, The Black reassures Alan that his lover and the power of every element was his to control.


Appearances:

1. "Drums of War" - First Appearance (of the series)
2. "Arrival"
3. "Sacrifice"
4. "Birth"
5. "The Last Gasp"
6. "Survival"
7. "God Flesh" - Final Appearance 

The Grey/Black - Earth 2 - Earth 2 (2012)

One of the five elements that make up the Parliament of Earth, the Grey - also known as the Black -was the embodiment of death and decay. Like their fellow elemental spirtis, the Grey chose an organic host to represent them as their champion, granting them power.

Millions of years ago, before the Apokolips War that was tearing across the planet, the Grey and the other spirits joined forces to stop a threat from destroying the planet. That had been the only time that the Grey worked with the Parliament.

The Grey selected a deceased butcher to become their Avatar,who eventually took on the name Solomon Grundy. They had chosen their Avatar first.

After sensing that the world was weakened, the Grey decided that it was time for the planet to die, so that a new and stronger world could be born. To this end, they released Grundy and watched as he began to choke the world, starting with Washington D.C.


"Welcome to the Grey"

The Grey telepathically communicated to Green Lantern Alan Scott during his attempt to stop Grundy, recognising him as the "Jade Warrior" of the Green and expressing their stance that they would not negotiate with him. Remarking that they could not or would not stop Grundy from destroying the world, they added that their paladin was so powerful that even the Avatar would not be able to call him off.

The Grey explained their plan to remake the world from the dead, calling out that the Lantern would not be able to change their mind and that any attempt would be useless. Seeing that he would not give up without a fight, they proposed that that they could stay with him, promising Alan that he could be reunited with his deceased lover Samuel Zhao. To prove their point, they summoned the physical shape of Sam to tempt Alan into his surrender.


"End Times"

Witnessing Alan destroy Sam's construct, the Grey coldly informed the Green's Champion that Grundy would kill him and fulfil their wish. However, they are silenced by Scott's revelation that they had inadvertently revealed Grundy's weakness, witnessing their champion being banished to the moon and preventing them from continuing their destruction.


"Avatars"

The Grey gathered at the Parliament Enclave with The White, Green, Red, and Blue, doing their best to instruct their Avatars in how best to prevent the world from falling to the forces of Apokolips.


Appearances:

1. "Welcome to the Grey" - First Appearance
2. "End Times" 
3. "Avatars" - Final Appearance (of the Series/First Appearance of the Spirit/First Called The Black)

Arcanis - Prime Earth - Earth 2 (2012)

The Lore Keeper of  the Hall of Apokoliptian Lore, Arcanis was a loyalist to Darkseid and aided the conqueror in his planetary subjugation.

He was a member of the Court of Apokolips.


"Fate and Fury"

Hiding in the shadows as Doctor Fate investigated the Hall, Arcanis revealed himself to the mage, introducing himself to Nabu. Laughing at Fate as he brought forth Thrall on a chain, he explained the history of the conquered mage, adding that the fallen warlock had been willingly chosen by the Helmet of Fate to become Nabu's new host.

Watching as Thrall became the new host of the sorcerer, he angrily snapped at him for allowing Khalid to escape. However, he suddenly grows agitated by the warlock's apparent pain, demanding to know what was happening to them. Spotting Khalid using magic on Thrall, he gleefully stated that the human would die a slow and painful death on Apokolips. Horrified by Khalid's decision to murder the warlock in cold blood, he cursed him, angrily questioning whether he thought that Doctor Fate could really escape the planet.

He is thrown backwards by the mage, smashing his head against a rock as the hero made his escape. Arcanis was seemingly crushed when Fate brought the Hall of Lore crashing down on top of him.


Appearances:

1. "Fate and Fury" - First and Only Appearance (Of this Series)

Arcanis - Prime Earth - Earth 2: Worlds End (2014)

A high ranking member of the Court of Apokolips, Arcanis was the Keeper of Lore and had memorised the entire blood soaked history of Apokolips and its rulers.

He was loyal to Darkseid, helping to rule the planet while his master gathered his strength within the Mobius Chamber.

He was seemingly crushed in the Hall of Lore after a violent confrontation with Khalid Ben-Hassin, who fought to regain the Helmet of Fate that was stolen from him by Arcanis and the warlock Thrall.


"Drums of War"

Interrupting the rest of the squabbling Court, Arcanis angrily snapped at them to be careful, comparing them to children with no capability to remember the past. He went on to remind the others about the true nature of Apokolips, adding that the Avatar for the planet will rise as it had done long ago and help the New Gods conquer.


"Gods and Monsters"

Assembling the other members of the Court to speak with the envoy of the planet, he remarked that Apokolips' plan to do nothing and hold off to allow the Furies to bring Earth to its knees. He smirked as Apokolips murdered one of the court in cold blood for the suggestion of fleeing.


"Arrival"

Upon hearing the Hornblower ring out, Arcanis inquired to know what the sound meant. He listens in silence as Apokolips declared that the planet will soon feast on Earth.


"Release"

Arcanis and The Lowlest reported back to Apokolips about Fury, Big Barda and Mister Miracle's attack on the planet and Paternus, as well as the assault on the Mobius Chamber.


"Father's Day"

Met by Fury, Arcanis was wary of the young New God/Amazon, declaring that he did not trust her. However he went on to question her allegiance and loyalty to Darkseid, pressing to learn about the death of her mother Diana and her campaign with her father Steppenwolf. He was pleased to learn of how she had murdered her Amazon sisters with great zeal, accepting that she was telling the truth. He promised to take down these records so her name can live on in Apokolips lore.

He was summoned to the throne room to stand by Darkseid, as the later met with Terry Sloan to negotiate the destruction of Earth 2 only.


"Betrayals"

Arcanis bowed before his master as Apokolips gladly relinquished the throne for Darkseid, informing the lord of the planet that the destruction of the moon was preparing Earth for its subjugation. He went on to add that the since the Hornblower had sounded, the planet's rebirth cycle would begin shortly.


"Sacrifice"

Staying close to Darkseid in the Tower of the Court, he witness as Barda was ordered to return to Earth and awaken the Parademons for a final assault on humanity.


"Hope"

Arcanis nervously recounted the news that Red Tornado and the other Kryptonians had breached the Tower, just moments before the furious team erupted through the floor and attacked the assembled members of the Court. He screamed in terror as he backed away from Power Girl, panicked that they were ambushed.

Seeing Darkseid overpower Val Zod and Power Girl, he gleefully added that they should dispose of them.


"Grounded"

He and other members of the Court, stayed to watch Darkseid battle the numerous heroes of the world.


"End Times"

Arcanis helped Darkseid and his forces destroy several escape shuttles, stopping thousands of people from escaping from the dying Earth. Despite best efforts, he was unable to stop all the crafts from escaping the planet before it was engulfed by Apokolips.

Darkseid assembled him and the rest of the court to discuss plans to conquer a new Earth.


Appearances:

1. "Drums of War" - First Appearance 
2. "Gods and Monsters"
3. "Arrival"
4. "Release"
5. "Father's Day"
6. "Betrayals"
7. "Sacrifice"
8. "Hope"
9. "Grounded"
10. "End Times" - Final Appearance

The Healer's Daughter - Earth 2 - Earth 2 (2012)

A young Green Martian child born to a healer on Earth 2's Mars, the Healer's daughter had the power of precognition, able to see not only her own fate, but also the fate of her home and her mother. She witnessed her own death and burial, as well as her mother's promise to Darkseid that she would join his Furies of Apokolips as the bringer of Death, in return for a child she would call her own.

She also saw that her half-brother would become a threat to any planet that his father wanted, damning any planet to destruction and hellfire in the name of Darkseid and Apokolips.


"Origins"

Cradled by her mother beneath a tree, her mother happily played with her, until she was distracted by the arrival of the Apokoliptian legions. Carried off by the healer into the woods, she eventually died from starvation after her mother's milk dried up.

Her body was laid to rest in a grave beneath the clay of a tree that had managed to survive the purge, an effort which took almost all her mother's remaining strength and resolve to dig.

Her death had a deep impact on the healer, causing her longing to hold her once again. When Darkseid offered her the chance to bare his child, she eagerly accepted, believing that although she had lost one daughter, she would ensure that nobody would claim her blood again.


Appearances:

1. "Origins" - First and Only Appearance

The Healer - Earth 2 - Earth 2 (2012)

A Green Martian healer was renowned over Mars for her love of animals and her people, the unnamed Martian was the mother of a young baby girl, who she used to nurse beneath the trees and the nearby river on her homeworld. She was said to sing to her patients and she healed them, songs that many would consider to be nonsense but comforting.


"Origins"

One day whilst nursing her child, the healer witnessed the arrival of DeSaad, Darkseid and the forces of Apokolips. Fleeing into the forest, she kept her baby close as she hid, going on the run from invaders.

However, over time she began to grow ill from starvation and hunger, becoming frailer and unable to produce milk for her daughter. Forced to watch as her people were slaughtered as warriors and slaves alike, her spirit was broken even further when her own baby died. Barely strong enough to bury her child beneath "a withered red tree", she weeped over the grave with such grief that Darkseid sensed her pain.

Taken as a slave, she was soon brought before the ruler of Apokolips by Barda and Steppenwolf. Keeping silent at first as he remarked on how, despite being starved, beaten, and tortured by forced to walk to the "pits" by climbing over the corpses of the slain Martians, did not eat, drink or speak she managed to survive, the Healer told him that her daughter was dead and that she would live to keep her memory intact. He went on to muse that she was strong enough to be on the edge of death and lived. Impressed by her resilience, he offered her the chance to be a mother again, promising that her child will be the destroyer of worlds and would be hers to love, but only if she became his harbinger of Death. Overjoyed by his promise and the chance to hold her own child again, she quickly agreed, kissing him on the lips.

At some point in time, the Healer became pregnant with Darkseid's child, joining his fellow champions of War, Pestilence and Famine to become Death, the final Fury in the elite strike force the Four Furies of Apokolips.

Upon hearing what she had done, the remaining martians labelled her "traitor, coward and whore", cursing her for becoming a part of the legion that conquered them all. However she and her sisters crushed any resistance and opposition to the rule of the Lord of Apokolips. She eventually became the last Martian.


Appearances:

1. "Origins" - First and Only Appearance

Deathspawn - Earth 2 - Earth 2 (2012)

The son of Apokolips and the unnamed martian who would take on the mantle of Death, Deathspawn killed his mother as he was born, tearing through her stomach.

Although new to the world, he had already mastered speech, capable of speaking English. He had inherited his mother's abilities, as well as abilities of his own that were capable of destroying worlds.

Following his assault on the Parliament of Earth and diving into the core of the Earth, Deathspawn completed his primary mission and "seeded" the planet. He returned to the surface to admire his handiwork as the planet began to change around him.


"Grounded"

Whilst heroes were either missing or presumed dead, Deathspawn set about terraforming the planet into a source of energy for Apokolips. By the time Commander Sato of the World Army could assemble and mobilise a team to counter the Apokoliptian drill heading towards the surface of the Earth, he had destroyed numerous cities and covered a large percentage of the globe in "molten metal".


Appearances:

1. "Grounded" - First and Only Appearance (Of this series)

Deathspawn - Earth 2 - Earth 2: Worlds End (2014)

A New God/Martian hybrid, Deathspawn was the son of Death and Darkseid who was born in the final days of Earth 2.

He had the power to poison the world and transmute both organic and inorganic matter into molten metal.


"Rebirth"

Following the defeat of his mother and her fellow Furies, Deathspawn erupted from her chest, killing Death as he proclaimed that he had been born to conquer the planet in the name of his father and Apokolips. Stating that the heroes were beneath him, he easily withstood a combined assault before burying deep into the ground, travelling towards the Parliament of Earth and the source of the Avatars power.


"Run"

Succeeding the seemingly impossible and breaching the Parliament Enclave - a place with no physical location tangible to the planet - Deathspawn set about attacking the Red, Grey, White and the Blue, physically hurting their Avatars on the planet's surface as he went on his rampage. Turning his attention to the Green, he grabbed them by the throat as they made an urgent plea for Green Lantern to help save them.


"The Last Gasp"

Deathspawn was attacked by Green Lantern and his ring, forcing him to drop the Green and fight their Avatar. As he grabbed Alan, he roared that he would use his powers to seed the planet and make Earth an energy source for Apokolips, throwing him to the ground. Leaving the Parliament for dead, he tunnelled deeper through the mantle and towards the core.


Appearances:

1. "Birth" - First Appearance (Cameo/Just his hand)
2. "Rebirth" - (Full Appearance)
3. "Run"
4. "The Last Gasp" - Last Appearance

Chanya - Earth 2 - Earth 2 (2012)

Millions of years before the Apokolips invasion of Earth Two, Chanya was an Atlantean living in the underwater kingdom of Atlantis with the rest of her people.

She was a priestess to the Blue, who communed with his representative to find their champion for them.


"Avatars"

Watching as "The Vortex" formed above Atlantis - created strong maelstroms through the sea water - Chanya declared to her people that if the will of the Gods of Atlantis was for their destruction, she would seek out a new God to help them.

Using the power of an ancient relic, Chanya summoned forth the primordial force Azathoth, begging them to help save her people. Witnessing the ancient being destroy the threat, she bowed in respect of her lord as the The Blue arrived to enlist Azathoth as their paladin. Praised for her loyalty and her part in procuring the Blue's enforcer, Chanya watched as the Blue bound them in chains, forcibly taking the leviathan for himself.


Appearances:

1. "Avatars" - First and Only Appearance

Richard Sionis - Prime Earth - Catwoman (2011)

The father of Roman Sionis, Richard Sionis was the president and head of Sionis Investments, having run the company for years before his health took a turn for the worse. He was reported to have had ties to criminal organisations, however their was no proof to corroborate these accusations. Richard was the founder of the False Face Society. He had a very estranged relationship with his son, however both shared a fascination for masks, hoarding a vast collection in his mansion. He was said to be "the premier collector of masks in the world."

Sionis wanted to expand the False Face Societies' operations across Europe for many years, however did not allow Roman to lead this mission. Instead he set about looking for the perfect candidates; people who were hungry for power and had no connections to Sionis should the outpost fall.

Several years before he was taken ill, Selina Kyle and her former boyfriend David Franco stole Richard's credit card, using it to make numerous purchases. Upon discovering this, he tracked down the couple - after members of the Society kept tabs on them - and corned them in an alleyway. Getting out of his car, he mockingly interrupted Selina as she threatened her attackers, demanding to know what he intended to do to them. Calmly taking a punch to the face, Sionis' mask slipped off his face, introducing himself to the defiant thief. He remarked that he knew who they both were and what they had done with his stolen card.

Bringing the couple back to his home, Richard boasted about his collection, looking for a book - The History of Gotham - as David demanded to know what the collection had to do with them. Opening the book on the Faceless Mask, he began to explain that the object was as old as Gotham, adding that there were legends about it being cursed. Musing on the mask's return to Gotham, he coldly remarked that he wanted them to steal it from the Gotham Museum of Crime. Interrupting David's objection to the plan, he ordered his men to turn guns on them, reminding the couple that they had stolen from him - reasoning that he would overlook their transgression if they complied with his demand. Amused by Selina's demand to get paid for willingly accepting his boon, Richard humoured her explanation, finding all her points to be very compelling - that as they were two streets kids with no past connection to Sionis, as well as being highly talented thieves, thirty thousand dollars would allow them both to leave Gotham, whilst he got the Faceless Mask. Agreeing to her terms, he remarked that he liked her spirit. He let them go, satisfied by Selena's promise that the mask would be in his collection by the next morning.

Watching the news, Richard smirked at the breaking reports of a burglary at the Museum of Crime, he sarcastically remarked at the anchor's comment that nobody knew the culprits of the crime. He is approached by a society member, who notified the boss that Selina and David were there to see him with the stolen mask. When David knocked out the henchmen and turned the gun on him - much to the surprise of Selina - Richard warned him not to make threats. He smiled as he watched David was shot by a hidden loyalist, remarking how beneficial it was to work with an underground network that had experience in hiding and secrecy, since no one could see them coming. Turning to Selina, Richard gave her the choice, to leave now David to die and live, or to stay and be caught by the authorities for trespassing and stealing from Sionis. He is satisfied by her choice to leave without a fuss, allowing her to say - what she thought would be - her final farewell.

In reality, Richard had made a deal with David that would ensure he became the head of the Societies European Division, if he sold Selina out and fake his own death. Due to being sexist, he did not deem Selina to be high up in the organisation due to her being female.

In his guise as the Black Mask, both he and his son have been in a war that had splintered the organisation in two.  In an effort to end this, he hired Franco to take on the mantle of the White Mask, steal The Faceless Mask and run the organisation in his image.

Richard was administered in the Gotham Hospital, where he was in chronic pain. The news of his terminal illness was reported on Gotham News.


"Faceless, Part One"

On the evening that the Faceless Mask had been stolen from his house, Richard suffered from a particularly painful attack, screaming for a nurse to tend to him. Begging her to give him anything that can relieve him of his pain, he let the nurse inject an unknown compound into his intravenous drip. Thanking her for the assistance, he suddenly yelled in horror as his whole body convulsed, opening his eyes wider as the substance took effect on him. As he looked into the nurse's face, he is panicked by the sight of her, realising that it was in fact his son disguised as an employee at the hospital. Pressing down on the panic button, he attempted to summon aide, pleading for somebody to help him.

Richard implored his son to stop, acknowledging that although they had a history that was far from amicable, he was still his father. However, Roman remarked that all he wanted from him was to see him die. He finally fell silent, breathing his last breath.

As a final insult to injury, Roman put his father's old mask on his corpse, boasting that he would now take control of the False Face Society.


Appearances:

1. "Faceless Part One" - First Appearance (Flashback and main story/Dies in present)
2. "Faceless Part Two" - Final Appearance (Flashback Only/Flashback prior to main story events) 

Dead Water Possessed Mera - Prime Earth - Batman: The Drowned (2017)

Responding to reports that Amnesty Bay had been flooded, Mera and her husband Aquaman battled against the woman responsible for destroying their surface world home, The Drowned. She was quickly overpowered when the Dark Knight summoned her army of Dead Waters and was infected by her sorcery, transforming her into a loyal servant through prolonged physical contact to her opponent.


"The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"

With her body and mind in possession of the Drowned, Mera rushed towards Aquaman with the intent to kill him, ignoring his demands to know what Wayne had done to her. However before she can strike the killing blow, Aquaman is spirited away by a golden glowing Ankh symbol - the magic of the mage Doctor Fate.


Appearances:

1. "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" - First Appearance