Helmet of Fate



Official Names Helmet of Nabu Nicknames: Helmet of Fate Model: Model number or type unknown; Kent Nelson briefly used a half-mask version Version: Version number unknown

Origin
Origin of item unknown.

Lead Designer: Nabu Place of Creation: Place of creation unknown First Appearance: First appearance unknown

History
Previous Owners: Nabu; Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson); Doctor Fate (Linda Strauss); Doctor Fate (Inza Nelson); Doctor Fate (Hector Hall) Current Owner: To be determined

History: History unknown

Characteristics
Dimensions: Dimensions unknown Weight: xxx lbs (xxx kg)

Powers
General:


 * The Helmet of Fate holds immense arcane power in its own right, with or without Nabu's presence. According to Black Alice, it is "the most powerful magickal[sic] artifact the world has ever known".


 * The Helmet is the source of the Doctor Fate identity. Putting on the Helmet of Fate typically results in its wearer being clad in the other garments of Fate, unless the one with the actual claim to the Helmet wants to prevent it.


 * By not wearing the Helmet, (as the original Kent Nelson did at one time), Doctor Fate loses much of his/her power and knowledge.

Pre-Infinite Crisis:


 * The Helmet of Nabu originally housed Nabu's spirit and allowed him to possess the current wearer; later, however, he was restricted to simply advising the wearer, unable to possess them. The Helmet lost its guiding intelligence with Nabu's death.


 * The Helmet has several protective enchantments on it. On several occasions, it was stolen by villains seeking the power of Doctor Fate; usually, the end result was that the wearer went insane when they tried to put on the helm.

Post-Infinite Crisis


 * When Detective Chimp put the Helmet on, it enhanced his knowledge and awareness many times over, an effect which lingered for a good week after he passed it on. The Helmet also picked up something of Detective Chimp's nature in the process.


 * The Helmet of Fate is not intelligent in and of itself. However, Black Alice's encounter with it suggests that the Helmet is aware of the world around it in some fashion, and that it can respond to the mind of its holder.


 * The Helmet can put up a certain amount of resistance to those it doesn't want wearing it, making it a struggle for them to try and use it.

Recommended Readings

 * Doctor Fate (Volume 1)
 * Doctor Fate (Volume 2)
 * JSA
 * Doctor Fate (Volume 3)
 * Day of Vengeance
 * 52
 * The Helmet of Fate
 * Doctor Fate (Volume 4)

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 * Doctor Fate (Helmet of Nabu)/Appearances