Ahl (Prime Earth)

Ahl
Mainstream Universe‎‎, 2011‎-present
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Real Name	Ahl
Other Aliases	The God of Superheroes
Base Of Operations	Final Heaven
Status
Alignment	Good
Identity	Public Identity
Race	God
Occupation	God of Superheroes
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	White
Hair	Blond
Origin
Universe	Prime Earth · Sphere of the Gods
Creators	Gerard Way · Nick Derington
First Appearance	Doom Patrol Vol 6 #1 (November, 2016)
Appearance of Death	Doom Patrol Vol 6 #1 (November, 2016)

This all comes from me? I'm just an idea -- still small, still new. And you're all...so beautiful.

— Ahl

Ahl, the God of Superheroes is a primeval entity originating from Final Heaven.

History

In time primordial, he descended to Earth, landing at the site of what would one day become Mount Justice. Upon arrival (and after - with the aid of the JLA—helping rout an attempt by Chronos to prevent his mission), he infused the planet with the idea he embodied—the concept of the superhero. He would come to oversee the transdimensional corporation Retconn—who were in fact his creators, building him from old comics in a process which he, travelling through time to create the superhero concept, would turn into a stable time loop—until one day being murdered with "the brick that can think" by Haxxalon the Star Archer.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Godly Physiology: A platonic being of Final Heaven, the God of Superheroes was known as "master of all real and imaginary, a beacon of both hope and omnipotence".
  • Flight
  • Immortality
  • Nigh-Invulnerability: Ahl could not be killed by any weapon throughout history but a brick that can think.
  • Superhuman Stamina: Trapped in a time silo, Ahl battled Chronos' armies for a decade without rest before he finally fell.
  • Superhuman Strength: Ahl was at least strong enough to push his hand through solid rock and leave an impression, as he did when seeding Earth with the concept of superheroes.
  • Superhuman Speed: Ahl was capable of perceiving and communicating with The Ray while the latter was moving at light speed.
  • Time Travel: Ahl traveled back in time to create the concept of the superhero, giving rise to the stories that created him in turn.

Weaknesses

• Vulnerability to a Brick That Can Think: In one of his meta-dimensional comics, Ahl claimed the only thing that could hurt him was a brick that could think - another way to say nothing - until Haxxalon exploited the loophole with the brick of a sentient street to kill him.

Notes

• Retconn postulated that Superman's symbolic lineage could be traced directly back to Ahl.

Related

• 8 Appearances of Ahl (Prime Earth)
• 2 Images featuring Ahl (Prime Earth)
• 2 Quotations by or about Ahl (Prime Earth)
• Character Gallery: Ahl (Prime Earth)