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{{PEthing|Arak Red-Hand (New Earth)|Arak Red-Hand}}
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| Image = Telos Vol 1 1 Textless.jpg
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| RealName = Arak
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| RealName = Telos
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| CurrentAlias = Telos
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| Aliases = [[Blood Moon]], [[Brainiac]], Son of Thunder
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| Aliases = [[Blood Moon]], [[Brainiac]]
  
 
| Identity = Secret
  
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| Alignment = Bad
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| Alignment = Neutral
 
| Affiliation = Formerly served various [[Brainiac]]s from across the [[Multiverse]]
  
| Affiliation = Formerly served various [[Brainiac]]s from across the [[Multiverse]]
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| Relatives = [[Vril Dox (Earth-One)|Brainiac (Earth-One)]] (creator)
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| Relatives = [[Vril Dox (Earth-One)|Brainiac (Earth-One)]] (creator); Valda (wife); Unnamed father (the king, deceased); Unnamed brother; Unnamed son; Unnamed daugher
 
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| BaseOfOperations = [[Blood Moon]]
  
| BaseOfOperations = [[Blood Moon]]
   
 
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| Height = 6'<!-- DC Comics Encyclopedia: All-New Edition -->
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| Weight = 190 lbs.<!-- DC Comics Encyclopedia: All-New Edition -->
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| Eyes = Brown, White
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| Hair = Black
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| Hair2 = Bald
 
| UnusualFeatures = [[Alien Physiology]]
  
| UnusualFeatures = [[Alien Physiology]]
   
 
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| Occupation = Brainiac's assistant; Prince; Shaman; Warrior
 
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| Quotation = Just as [[Vril Dox (Futures End)|the master]] was singularly unique in all the universe--a universal God Machine--as he was unique, so I must be as well. The cities, taken from different universes and doomed timelines, have qualities all their own. One is a failed experiment. [[Injustice: The Regime|An ''Injustice'']]. My path is clear. I know what I must do.<br>Eliminate my master's mistake. Determine which shall return to the universe--and which shall perish. Let only the strong survive.
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| Quotation = CITIZENS OF MY WORLD! I have brought this convergence upon you. Now is the time. The hour is near. Judgement is here. Only one city shall survive, only the strong. Since your arrival, I have been the air that you breathe--the water you drink. I am the very ground you walk upon. I am your starless sky. I am the world. I am Telos. I have tended to your every need. But now, the domes will fall--and champions must rise. Never have the powerful among you been more necessary, for I you are about to partake in the greatest experiment of all. Your time has ended. Your worlds are dead. But I have the power to grant one city a future. Some of you came to me [[Crisis on Infinite Earths|at a time]] of [[Infinite Crisis|infinite crisis]]. Others were brought here in the final moments of their [[Zero Hour|zero hour]]. Whether it was a [[Flash: Flashpoint|flashpoint]] for a time that never was-- or of [[Kingdom Come|kingdoms that will never come]]...everyone here was granted life as a result of my dominion. '''''THAT CHANGES NOW'''''. Today your '''''captivity''''' turns to '''''competition'''''. And only '''''one city''''' among many will '''''survive''''' this day! Defenders of each domain will battle the other, and only the greatest heroes will live! Deny me--your people will be destroyed. Disobey me--your cities will be crushed by me hand! Dare to circumvent these conflicts in any way...and the citizens will pay the price. There is no room to make common cause among you. '''''No quarter''''' given. Only '''''one''''' city will survive this day--all other worlds will finally know the dark embrace of oblivion!
  
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===Origin===
  
===Origin===
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Telos is an artificial intelligence that was created by the [[Vril Dox (Earth-One)|first Brainiac]] that he installed into the [[Blood Moon]] to run the day to day operations of the experiment when he wasn't around. Since his inception, Telos has worked for every version of Brainiac that has ever existed in every incarnation of the [[Multiverse]] faithfully carrying out the task. He most recent master was the [[Vril Dox (Futures End)|Brainiac]] of the [[Futures End]] timeline who he served until his master mysteriously disappeared while trying to acquire the [[Metropolis]] of his native timeline.
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'''Telos''' is an artificial intelligence that was created by the [[Vril Dox (Earth-One)|first Brainiac]] that he installed into the [[Blood Moon]] to run the day to day operations of the experiment when he wasn't around. Since his inception, Telos has worked for every version of Brainiac that has ever existed in every incarnation of the [[Multiverse]], faithfully carrying out the task. His most recent master was the [[Vril Dox (Futures End)|Brainiac]] of the [[Futures End]] timeline, who he served until his master mysteriously disappeared while trying to acquire the [[Metropolis]] of his native timeline.
   
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In the wake of Brainiac's absence, Telos came to the conclusion that since Brainiac is unique, so must it be unique. Based on this premise, Telos decided to judge that Brainiac intended to have the captive cities of the Multiverse into fighting each other to deem the survivors worthy. To ensure the cities' inhabitants of their cooperation, Telos threatened to have them destroyed. Telos enacted his competition when several denizens from [[Earth 2|Earth 2]] unprecedentedly arrived on his world.<ref>{{c|Convergence Vol 1 1}}</ref>
   
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After briefly capturing the Earth 2 natives, Telos was confused by their sudden appearance until he was temporarily weaken by Green Lantern [[Alan Scott (Earth 2)|Alan Scott]] and allowing his prisoners to escape. Telos soon recovered and attempted to locate the Earth 2 natives in which he found and rescued the [[Richard Grayson (Earth 2)|Earth 2 Dick Grayson]].<ref>{{c|Convergence Vol 1 3}}</ref> He eventually located his wards in [[Skartaris]], where the evil sorcerer [[Deimos (New Earth)|Deimos]] had absorbed the powers of the time travellers that Brainiac had imprisoned.<ref>{{c|Convergence Vol 1 4}}</ref> Deimos took the opportunity of summoning Brainiac, who is trapped in a [[T-Sphere]], and peered into his mind to reveal the shocking truth to Telos's identity: he was not a planet created by Brainiac, but rather he was once a man - a man with a family. In the past, his world was threatened by Brainiac and then forced into eternal servitude for him in exchange for the lives of his wife and children. The revelation deeply traumatized Telos and at this moment of weakness allowed Deimos to take control of the Blood Moon.<ref>{{c|Convergence Vol 1 5}}</ref>
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During the duration of Deimos' takeover, Telos retreated and remained at a complete loss over the life that he once had. He was soon tracked down by Dick Grayson, who convinced him that he is freed from Brainiac's conditioning and that he can make his own decisions to correct the mistakes he had wrought, and the possibility of using his powers to finding his family. Compelled, Telos agreed with Grayson to help stopping Deimos and saving every captive on the planet.<ref>{{c|Convergence Vol 1 6}}</ref> Telos joined Grayson's group of heroes from disparate worlds in battling Deimos and fully regaining control of the planet from the sorcerer. However, [[Hal Jordan (New Earth)|Parallax]] killed Deimos and unwittingly released the unstable temporal energies the sorcerer acquired from the time travellers and causing the imminent destruction of the Multiverse.<ref>{{c|Convergence Vol 1 7}}</ref>
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Telos was not powerful enough to undo the damages, but foresaw who can: Brainiac. The hero [[Waverider]] summoned Telos' master despite vocal oppositions from his former captives. Brainiac, regrettable of his actions, helped in saving the Multiverse by sending a group of heroes to prevent the [[Crisis on Infinite Earths|First Crisis]] and returning the captive cities and its inhabitants back to their realities. With this task finished, Brainiac relinquished Telos' bondage and vanished. Telos transported the Blood Moon to the Earth 2 reality and granted the planet to the Earth 2 survivors as their new home world. Soon afterward he departed for parts unknown in search for his family that he now fully remembers.<ref>{{c|Convergence Vol 1 8}}</ref>
   
 
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* {{Alien Physiology}}
  
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:* {{Metamorphosis}}: Since Telos doesn't have a physical body, he uses the various materials the Blood Moon is composed of to create bodies for himself to use when interacting with the inhabitants on the various realities that currently reside on the Blood Moon. Usually he'll take on the form of the Brainiac that is native to that reality. Following his encounter with the Superman of Earth 0, Telos now assumes a form that is an amalgamation of the Superman and the Brainiac of Earth 0.
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** {{Metamorphosis}}: Since Telos doesn't have a physical body, he uses the various materials the Blood Moon is composed of to create bodies for himself to use when interacting with the inhabitants on the various realities that currently reside on the Blood Moon. Usually he'll take on the form of the Brainiac that is native to that reality. Following his encounter with the Superman of Earth 0, Telos now assumes a form that is an amalgamation of the Superman and the Brainiac of Earth 0.
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** {{Energy Negation}}: Telos is capable of stripping the superpowers from all inhabitants of the cities he tends to, including those provided by equipment such as [[Legion Flight Ring]]s.<ref>{{c|Booster Gold: Futures End Vol 1 1}}</ref>
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** {{Omnipresence}}: Telos is capable of going to any location on his planet at whim.
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** {{Omniscience}}: Within the scope of the Blood Moon, Telos has omniscience of everything that goes on concerning the inhabitants of the various cities on Telos.
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* {{Unique Physiology}}: After the events of [[Convergence (Event)|Convergence]] Telos was given a portion of [[Vril Dox (Futures End)|Brainiac]]'s power which enhanced him to superhuman levels.
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** {{Superhuman Strength}}: Telos posseses enough raw strength to easily overpower beings like Validus and [[Computo (Prime Earth)|Computo]].
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** {{Invulnerability}}: Telos was impervious to many forms of harm.
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** {{Superhuman Stamina}}
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** {{Metamorphosis}}: Telos can reshape part of his body to create claws or blades.
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** {{Energy Transference}}: Telos has the ability to absorb Validus' electric attack and to redirect it against him.
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** {{Molecular Reconstruction|Matter Manipulation}}
 
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* {{Archery}}<ref name=Telos-V1-2>{{c|Telos Vol 1 2}}</ref>
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* {{Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced)}}<ref name=Telos-V1-2/>
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* {{Magic|Shamanism}}: As the eldest son of the king of his tribe, Arak learned the shaman's way, inheriting Mother Earth's powers after his father's death.<ref name=Telos-V1-2/>
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** {{Omniscience}}: By inheriting the powers, he became one with every living atom around him.<ref name=Telos-V1-2/>
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** {{Enhanced Senses}}: For the same reason, he felt his senses explode.<ref name=Telos-V1-2/>
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** {{Electrokinesis|Lightning Manipulation}}: Arak, Son of Thunder, gained the power to create and manipulate lightning.<ref name=Telos-V1-2/>
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* {{Swordsmanship}}<ref name=Telos-V1-2/>
 
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* {{Power Loss}}: Each use of his teleporting abilities causes him to weaken for a period of time.
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* Like his [[Mogo (New Earth)|Mogo]] and [[Raga (Prime Earth)|Raga]], Telos is interchangeably referred to as both a person and a location.
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* Like [[Mogo (New Earth)|Mogo]] and [[Raga (Prime Earth)|Raga]], Telos is interchangeably referred to as both a person and a location. Unlike them, he has an avatar of his presence on the planet that is spoken with, rather than speaking with the planet itself directly.
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| Page = Arak Red-Hand (New Earth)
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| Name = Arak Red-Hand
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| Creator1 = Mike Grell
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| First = Warlord Vol 1 48
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| NewIssue = Convergence Vol 1 0
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| Creator4 = Dan Jurgens
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| Creator5 = Jeff King
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| Creator6 = Ethan Van Sciver
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Revision as of 18:53, 1 August 2019

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Quote1 Just as the master was singularly unique in all the universe--a universal God Machine--as he was unique, so I must be as well. The cities, taken from different universes and doomed timelines, have qualities all their own. One is a failed experiment. An Injustice. My path is clear. I know what I must do.
Eliminate my master's mistake. Determine which shall return to the universe--and which shall perish. Let only the strong survive. Quote2
— Telos src


Origin

Telos is an artificial intelligence that was created by the first Brainiac that he installed into the Blood Moon to run the day to day operations of the experiment when he wasn't around. Since his inception, Telos has worked for every version of Brainiac that has ever existed in every incarnation of the Multiverse, faithfully carrying out the task. His most recent master was the Brainiac of the Futures End timeline, who he served until his master mysteriously disappeared while trying to acquire the Metropolis of his native timeline.

Convergence

 Main article: Convergence (Event)

In the wake of Brainiac's absence, Telos came to the conclusion that since Brainiac is unique, so must it be unique. Based on this premise, Telos decided to judge that Brainiac intended to have the captive cities of the Multiverse into fighting each other to deem the survivors worthy. To ensure the cities' inhabitants of their cooperation, Telos threatened to have them destroyed. Telos enacted his competition when several denizens from Earth 2 unprecedentedly arrived on his world.[1]

After briefly capturing the Earth 2 natives, Telos was confused by their sudden appearance until he was temporarily weaken by Green Lantern Alan Scott and allowing his prisoners to escape. Telos soon recovered and attempted to locate the Earth 2 natives in which he found and rescued the Earth 2 Dick Grayson.[2] He eventually located his wards in Skartaris, where the evil sorcerer Deimos had absorbed the powers of the time travellers that Brainiac had imprisoned.[3] Deimos took the opportunity of summoning Brainiac, who is trapped in a T-Sphere, and peered into his mind to reveal the shocking truth to Telos's identity: he was not a planet created by Brainiac, but rather he was once a man - a man with a family. In the past, his world was threatened by Brainiac and then forced into eternal servitude for him in exchange for the lives of his wife and children. The revelation deeply traumatized Telos and at this moment of weakness allowed Deimos to take control of the Blood Moon.[4]

During the duration of Deimos' takeover, Telos retreated and remained at a complete loss over the life that he once had. He was soon tracked down by Dick Grayson, who convinced him that he is freed from Brainiac's conditioning and that he can make his own decisions to correct the mistakes he had wrought, and the possibility of using his powers to finding his family. Compelled, Telos agreed with Grayson to help stopping Deimos and saving every captive on the planet.[5] Telos joined Grayson's group of heroes from disparate worlds in battling Deimos and fully regaining control of the planet from the sorcerer. However, Parallax killed Deimos and unwittingly released the unstable temporal energies the sorcerer acquired from the time travellers and causing the imminent destruction of the Multiverse.[6]

Telos was not powerful enough to undo the damages, but foresaw who can: Brainiac. The hero Waverider summoned Telos' master despite vocal oppositions from his former captives. Brainiac, regrettable of his actions, helped in saving the Multiverse by sending a group of heroes to prevent the First Crisis and returning the captive cities and its inhabitants back to their realities. With this task finished, Brainiac relinquished Telos' bondage and vanished. Telos transported the Blood Moon to the Earth 2 reality and granted the planet to the Earth 2 survivors as their new home world. Soon afterward he departed for parts unknown in search for his family that he now fully remembers.[7]

Powers

Former Powers
  • Alien Physiology
    • Metamorphosis: Since Telos doesn't have a physical body, he uses the various materials the Blood Moon is composed of to create bodies for himself to use when interacting with the inhabitants on the various realities that currently reside on the Blood Moon. Usually he'll take on the form of the Brainiac that is native to that reality. Following his encounter with the Superman of Earth 0, Telos now assumes a form that is an amalgamation of the Superman and the Brainiac of Earth 0.
    • Energy Negation: Telos is capable of stripping the superpowers from all inhabitants of the cities he tends to, including those provided by equipment such as Legion Flight Rings.[8]
    • Omnipresence: Telos is capable of going to any location on his planet at whim.
    • Omniscience: Within the scope of the Blood Moon, Telos has omniscience of everything that goes on concerning the inhabitants of the various cities on Telos.
    • Weather Manipulation

Abilities

Weaknesses

  • Power Loss: Each use of his teleporting abilities causes him to weaken for a period of time.


Related

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Convergence #1
  2. ↑ Convergence #3
  3. ↑ Convergence #4
  4. ↑ Convergence #5
  5. ↑ Convergence #6
  6. ↑ Convergence #7
  7. ↑ Convergence #8
  8. ↑ Booster Gold: Futures End #1
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 Telos #2


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