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Khalid Nassour (Prime Earth)

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Get a grip, Khalid Nassour. You can play schitzo later. If this isn't a dream, it's a real life nightmare. And you seem to be the only one who can do anything about it. Man up.
— Doctor Fate src

Khalid Nassour is the Egyptian-American chosen by Bastet as the bearer of the legendary Helmet of Fate, becoming the latest incarnation of the Doctor Fate, one of Earth's foremost mystic defenders. He is a member of both the Justice Society of America and Justice League Dark.

Earlier Life

Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Khalid dreamed to becoming a doctor. Eventually, Khalid began his education in Brooklyn College while also having internships and working as an EMT for years. Eventually, he would graduate from Brooklyn College with the highest remark.[6]

The Blood Price

Khalid Nassour, born to his Egyptian father Muhammed Nassour and his mother Elizabeth Nassour, was an Egyptian-American medical student living in the big streets of New York City. Two days before he was meant to start medical school after being fresh out of college, Khalid stumbled upon the Helmet of Fate after looking for a gift in the Brooklyn Museum. Khalid, believing himself to be on a bad acid trip at this point due to the Helm talking to him, he runs off and texts his girlfriend the next morning. Due to the torrential downpours and storms recently caused by Anubis, Khalid finds himself stuck at a train station and notices a young girl stuck on the train tracks. He helps her up, only to find himself face to face with the front end of a speeding subway train. By shouting “STOP!”, Khalid stops the train dead in its tracks, awed by how he had come to do this. Leaving the station awestruck, Khalid runs into his cat, Puck, now-possessed by the spirit of the Egyptian goddess Bastet. She speaks to him, eventually leading him back to the Helm in the museum, tempting him to wear it and become the champion. Putting on the Helmet, Khalid discovers the wild world of Magic, lifting himself through the airs by discovering his control over not just the winds, but multiple elements. Still believing himself to be “tripping”, Khalid takes off the helm as his father begins to call out for help, after his taxi being crushed by a car and ultimately blinded, despite Khalid's efforts to save him from damage as he shows up quickly.

Now lifting his father through the air, Anubis strikes down a nearby aircraft. The young sorcerer fails to land the plane safely and quickly takes his father to the hospital. Discovering that his father has gone blind, Khalid eventually takes his father out from his burning hospital, and trades his sight to his father, causing Khalid to become blind in his place, but can use the Helm to see. Khalid soon approaches Anubis at a power plant where he draws energy from the electric element, but then dies. His soul now at the will of Anubis, his heart taken out and his soul being weighed, Thoth reaches out to Khalid and assists him with the Staff of Power, allowing him to defeat Anubis. In this Khalid becomes the ruler of the underworld, but refuses the position. Returning to his home, Khalid repairs some of the damage done by Anubis' storms, trying his best to execute the Helm's will, to “Heal the world”.

Prisoners of Past

Khalid would struggles communing with Nabu, going to one of his old professors for guidance. Amid a protest nearly turned into a riot, Khalid faces the issue of trying to cool down the heavily enraged protesters and tries to help out one of his friends caught in the crossfire. After saving her and her friends, he soon meets his great uncle Kent Nelson, who begins to slightly mentor him in the ways of magic. He explains to Khalid how magic isn't all the same for everyone, and how it's kind of DIY. Nonetheless, through the detective work they do try to get to the bottom of why creatures such as Afreet from the Duat are escaping, Khalid does pick up a few tricks. The pair soon figure out that Osiris had been behind the undead risings such as Mummies and ghosts of Julius Caesar.

After deeming that Khalid should live, despite him having died, Kent continues to train Khalid as his apprentice.[7]

Khalid would join up with future teammates Constantine, Zatanna and Etrigan for the first time during this period. [8]

Fateful Threads

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The Lords of Order

 Main article: Justice League Dark: Lords of Order

After the events of DC Metal and the appearance of the Tree Of Wonder, Khalid was studying and meditating with Kent as he conversed with Nabu, who suggested his idea: wiping out all magic on Earth to restore Order. At night, Kent sleepwalked and grabbed the Helm at the order of Nabu, who took control of his body as Doctor Fate. As a witness, Khalid was soon turned into a vase, left in the Tower of Fate until the visit from the Justice League Dark, which was then knocked over and cracked by Man-Bat. Released temporarily, Khalid hurried to explain that he was trapped and who he was, before being reformed into the clay sculpture. Curious, Man-Bat began to learn magic and was eventually able to free Khalid from the vase Khalid then fought alongside the Justice League Dark in the war against the Lords of Order, prevailing and sealing away Nabu, making him unable to act without a bearer.

The Witching War

 Main article: Justice League Dark: The Witching War (Collected)

Alongside Kent, Khalid would join the Justice League Dark as advisor as they debated on the future of Doctor Fate. Khalid would be among the members of the team who would fight Circe when she assembled the Injustice League Dark to assault the Hall of Justice, looking to recruit Eclipso to her team and gain the power of Hecate within Wonder Woman. In the ensuring chaos, Man-Bat is eventually hospitalized, Circe and Eclipso possess Wonder Woman, and the Injustice team is nearly victorious until Khalid donned the Helm, having convinced Nabu to help and as a result, he ceded all control to Khalid. Using the power of the Helm, he helped a possessed Wonder Woman regain control of her body and use the magic of Hecate to set things right, including giving Circe the power she sought on condition she doesn't wield it against the world for a time, instead placing her within her own new world and creating a artifact using a shard of the Black Diamond and Nth metal from the Helmet of Fate.

A Costly Trick of Magic

 Main article: Justice League Dark: A Costly Trick of Magic (Collected)

Shortly after the attack and changes to the magical world made by Circe, the Parliaments began turning on one another and through Nabu's knowledge, Khalid learns of the ritual, the Parliament of Life, in which balanced the elemental forces: The Green, The Red, The Grey, and The Divided. As the Justice League Dark work to quell the chaos ensured from the warring Parliaments, Khalid ventures to find the embodiment of the Parliaments and manages to convince them to reconvene with the Parliament of Life despite a setback created by John Constantine. Later, Khalid would watch as Nelson quits the team, concluding he has trained Khalid in all he knows while not wanting to be near the Helmet of Fate nor Nabu. Khalid would prove instrumental later as he manages to allow the JLD into the Other Place and fights Upside-Down Man alongside the team. When his efforts prove insufficient, Nelson appears and unleashes a suicidal attack in order to damage Upside-Down Man, who is later defeated by Zatanna. In the aftermath, Khalid would learn that he no longer can use the Helmet of Fate's typical powers nor speak to Nabu.

Infinite Frontier

Khalid is called up to help Superman With Batman, Lois, and his other friends wanting to ensure he was mystically compelled to revealing his identity, he contacts Khalid as Dr. Fate to assist him. Meeting for the first time normally and not during a crisis, Khalid finds no mystical interference within him and after learning more of Superman's personal feelings and recounts of recent events in his perspective, he concludes Superman's actions were to reclaim some control in his life after becoming disappointed in his father (revealed to be alive and being punished for his crimes as Mister Oz) and his son Jon arriving as a full-grown adult despite being chronologically a teenager after being in the care of his grandfather as well as the daily stress of maintaining his Clark Kent persona and acting as Superman. The two would be interrupted by the being Xanadoth seeking the Helmet of Fate. The two team up and enlist the aid of Zatanna to seal away the elder Lord of Chaos. Khalid expresses wanting to continue their talks, with Superman accepting the proposal. [9][10]

At some point, Khalid gains a new apprentice: a animated non-binary doll effigy by the name of Stitch. Adopting them, he trains Stitch in the art of magic and sends them to Titans Academy to help learn how to be a effective hero. Khalid would also periodically check on Stitch, having commended them for becoming class president.[11]

As Doctor Fate and member of Justice League Dark, Khalid becomes aware of several celestial level events that potentially could become crisis level threats. He shares with the Titans major events befalling such as the Disaster in Oa, something ripping through space-time, the Speed Force barrier being comprosmised, and the Rock of Eternity being displaced. He informs the Titans that the Rock of Eternity in particular has been displaced in Hell and must be placed back to it's proper place lest Billy Batson and the Shazam Family will remain powerless.[12]

Later, an Endless Winter struck Earth. Khalid contacted the Parliaments of Life but saw how most of them were going dormant due to the cold. Coordinating with the other members of the Justice League Dark, they managed to get a husk of the Composite Swamp Thing stuck in New Myrra and possessing it with the spirit of Viking Prince who had already fought the root of the endless winter once in the past. This proved instrumental in averting the crisis. [13]

Great Wickedness

 Main article: Justice League Dark: The Great Wickedness (Collected)

Seeking to repair his damaged helm, Khalid enlisted the aid of his ally, Kirk Langstrom, to confer utilizing a scientific approach. Using objects related to Nabu to stimulate magical energies that the Helm once gave off, the Helmet of Fate was at first seemingly repaired. Khalid caught glimpses of a future to come including Merlin and a mysterious figure bringing down the Tower of Fate and the arrival of Elnara Roshtu. Though the experience left him exhausted and needing to rest, he would soon wake and assist the Justice League Dark as Merlin launched his attack on Atlantis. Seeking to control all of magic under his purview, he would seek to control the Darkworld, the major source of ancient Atlantean magic. Due to being notorious for being uncontrollable to most beings except those who came from it, Merlin used his magical powers to resurrect a Lord of Order capable of controlling it: former Atlantean king Arion. As Khalid engaged Merlin and Arion fought Aquaman and the Eternal Knight, the two would escape but not before Merlin took notice of the Helmet of Fate being seemingly repaired. With Zatanna incapacitated due to Merlin having unleashed the dormant facet of Upside-Down Man within her, Khalid takes the lead, having Aquaman and the Silent School seal up the fissure into Darkworld created by Merlin's machinations and the rest of the Justice League Dark working to contain Zatanna's power running amuck with Upside-Down Man's energies and summons Wonder Woman to help. In the aftermath of the attack, Khalid and Zatanna are contacted by Mister E, whom they let into the Dark Quarters to discuss Merlin's recent change of alignment. Through him and Randhir Singh, they learn that Yuga Khan stole a facet of his soul that contained his childlike wonder and innocence, which was integral to his personality as a hero and good man. Khalid and the team also learn from Wonder Woman that Hauhet is the new power behind the Helmet of Fate, having been sending messages and going as far as to speak to Wonder Woman personally. The revelation chills the team, who find her more mysterious and unknown compared to the predictable Nabu. A little later after the meeting, Mister E comes back, revealing a small fact he wished the rest of the team did not know: he managed to come across the siphoned soul of Merlin and hid it within his eye, having though it would pay off later. He cuts a deal with Zatanna for the gemstone Merlin wielded against Atlantis that allowed him to control sources of magic. Although Khalid warns Zatanna, she agrees to the trade.

Lamenting on the recent events and knowing the Tower of Fate was fated to fall into Merlin's hands, he writes a diary entry to Kent expressing his thoughts: he express concern for Zatanna's well-being as a friend and leader, his reluctance in trusting Jason Blood despite insisting he wouldn't betray his trust, his disappointment when he attempted to share with Constantine knowledge of the future despite the magician's shifty history, entrusting the facet of Merlin's innocence to Elnara, reminding Etrigan that time is not a line (It is implied Etrigan has a memory of the Justice League Dark (Future State) timeline where they lost to Merlin), and even wanting to seek counsel with Detective Chimp, whom he regarded as a close friend as the chimpanzee reminded him to not be hesitant in asking for his help even as the main Dr. Fate. He revealed he lied to his teammates about the timing, standing ready for the eventual assault from Merlin and Arion.

Eclipsed

 Main article: The Flash: Eclipsed (Collected)

Now allied with the realms of heaven and hell through Jason Blood, the Justice League Dark agrees to let Eclipso's prison be moved in Heaven so he can be under even stricter protection. However, during the move, Eclipso somehow escapes and goes to Gemworld, wanting to use the realm itself as an antenna to broadcast his possession. Guided by the helmet of fate, Khalid recruits The Flash, guiding him to Gemworld thanks to the reader. After Eclipso is defeated, The Spectre comes to pick Eclipso and reveals The Presence stands behind their victory, by guiding the helmet and by making The Flash immune to possession.

Leagues of Chaos

 Main article: Justice League: Leagues of Chaos (Collected)

Khalid, Zatanna and Madame Xanadu all have a common vision, Black Adam destroying the Justice League. It is later revealed the elder lord of chaos, Xanadoth, is back and chose Black Adam as her vessel. Khalid tries to reach out to Nabu for assistance yet again, and, surprisingly, Nabu answers that he cannot do anything. That all his work until now as a Lord of Order was leading up to the rematch with the full powered Xanadoth and even then he came underprepared. When Zatanna and Madame Xanadu are attacked by the possessed Black Adam, Khalid and Etrigan intervene but in the struggle Khalid looses the helm. With the full justice league on board, Khalid summons Nabu in physical form and demands a better answer as to what Xanadoth is, and Nabu explains how, in the past, Lords of Order and Chaos had to unite to stop Xanadoth's hubris, and they only made it by sheer luck. Ultimately, with the Justice League united and using Naomi as a power conductor under the counsel of Nabu, Khalid defeats Xanadoth and regains the helmet. Khalid and Zatanna will later follow up with magical counseling for Naomi. [14]

Dark Crisis

 Main article: Dark Crisis

Several members of the Justice League, including Zatanna, seemingly die at the attack of the Great Darkness, the same force that was manipulating Merlin. While initially Khalid can only confirm neither the heroes nor the darkness are in this plane of existence, he later helps Alan Scott, former teammate of his defunct uncle, to use his own green lantern ring as a pathway to let a small group, including Jon Kent seek out the darkness while protected. This leads to them finding out that Pariah was the root of the corruption. Khalid and Alan will later fight back to back in the crisis and ultimately Khalid will be welcomed in the newly reformed Justice Society when the returning heroes announce the disbandment of the Justice League when they see how the younger generation led by Jon Kent managed to fend off on their own.[15]

Lazarus Planet

 Main article: Lazarus Planet

Some time shortly after Nezha escaped his imprisonment using Damian Wayne whom he empowered and controlled, he breaks into the Tower of Fate and ultimately bests Khalid to have control over the Helmet of Fate and the immensely powerful artifacts within his collection. He keeps Khalid alive by trapping him deep into his subconsciousness and covets using Black Alice's power to transfer the raw magical energies of artifacts and magic users alike all into the Helmet of Fate to deeply empower him against King Fire Bull. Due to the timely intervention of Batman and various other allies, the Helmet of Fate is shattered into a Lazarus Pit, causing a mystical volcanic eruption on Lazarus Island that has lasting consequences on Earth and beyond, magical and scientific. Khalid's subconscious meets the Dreamer, whose actions leads to the reunification of the Helmet of Fate although at a terrible cost.

New Golden Age

 Main article: New Golden Age

After the events of Lazarus Planet, Khalid continues his life as the sole Doctor Fate with a repaired Helmet of Fate now fully guided by Hauhet. Having graduated from medical school and working towards his residency, he worked as a intern physician and bought an apartment. With Detective Chimp helping him once more, he is insisted on vetting Hauhet, whom he regards as being more of a mystery even if he believed Nabu being gone was a good sign. Believing his duties as Doctor Fate being more important, he has Khalid quit his job by impersonating him on the phone and enlisted the aid of Deadman. Explaining he has no abilities in communing with Egyptian based divine spirits, they are interrupted by the timely arrival of Helena Wayne from a possible future in 23 years from their present, who informs them that Per Degaton is targeting the Justice Society in all timelines and universes to kill them, stating off by killing that timeline's Doctor Fate. With Hauhet having already warned him moments before, he shares what the Helm and Hauhet reveals regarding Degaton and wonders why The Snowglobe in Huntress's possession brought her to him instead of a more experienced future version of himself. Justice League Dark then splits up, with Khalid taking Helena to JSA HQ while they investigate the Snowglobe.

Fate and Huntress help the JSA defeat Angle Man and his army of Bizarros before explaining the situation. As they resolved to find Degaton, he instead ambushes the team. Using his newly acquired heighten abilities, the fight seems to be in his time until Huntress acts, managing to cut off his finger with one of her bolts. Understandng the Snowglobe must makes him unable to use his precognition to anticipate her moves, she also comes to understand he targets Doctor Fate first because he cannot anticipate them on account of the Helmet of Fate. With some encouragement, Khalid banishes Degaton. Later, Madame Xanadu and the Justice League Dark arrive at JSA HQ, with Xanadu explaining Degaton's newly acquired power coming from the last Lord of Chaos while invoking a ritual created by Salem the Witch Girl in the future that allows one to rewrite the history of the JSA by killing Dr. Fate. Alongside the JSA, Khalid proves instrumental in defeating Degaton and his group of temporal counterparts by summoning help from past and future versions of the Justice Society and alongside other Doctor Fates, trap him in The Snowglobe.

Long Live the JSA

In the aftermath, Nassour meets Kent Nelson's first sidekick, Salem Nader, who was time-displaced, causing all memories of her alongside others to be erased, including Kent's own. Although he catches her up to speed on whom has been Doctor Fate since her disappearance in 1945, their relationship proves chilly due to Salem believing him unworthy of the mantle.[4] Later, Khalid assists Huntress and others' mission to recruit Solomon Grundy into the JSA while dealing with an annoyed Salem. As they confront Grundy, he attacks the team, including Doctor Fate, promoting Salem to intervene by killing Grundy with her spell. At his wit's end with Salem, he resolves to travel to Limbo Town from the Tower of Fate to better understand her curse but is attacked by Salem, who proclaims her wishes to possess the helm. As he takes control of the battle, he revealed to Salem he already has spoken to the JSA in taking her in to create distance between the two by offering his place on the team for her until she is ready to reconcile and forge a new path for herself, before teleporting her away. Just after, he is approached by the Legion of Substitute Heroes to help them in the future.[16]

Travelling to the future, he disappears for three months before returning at a critical point, warning the warring JSA and Legion of Super-Heroes of a traitor in their ranks. Eclipso then reveals himself, having posed under Yolanda Montez and used his influence to make the team fight over the acceptance of a Legionnaire (a past version of Mordru seeking to avert his fate as a evil sorcerer). Legionnaire and Huntress's quick thinking defeats Eclipso quickly and Salem commends Khalid's bravery, understanding that he chose to confront Eclipso despite fearing him. Believing him worthy of the helm, she then disappears to go back to Limbo Town, intent on stopping her curse on her own terms.[17]

DC All-In

 Main article: All-In

Khalid is among the many members of the Justice League accepted into the Justice League Unlimited initiation, dedicated to housing a larger roster of members and becoming more proactive in quelling problems and acting as a outreach group to help metahumans in wake of Waller's actions, which has caused some metahuman's abilities to switch with others and/or amplify them. He is among the JLD members instrumental in creating new JLU membership cards from scientic, alien, and magical means. When the JLU officially formed, Doctor Fate alongside other magical metahumans began speaking backwards before Darkseid appears, having merged with the Spectre using a Miracle Machine. With help from JLD alongside Zatanna, Darkseid is defeated but merges with a new universe.[18]

Despite being in the JSA and now the JLU, Khalid is still an active part of the JLD, which never formally disbanded [19].

Infinity Inc. Vs. the Justice Society

One day, while playing games with Jakeem Thunder in a leisure moment, Wotan strikes a surprise attack and while Khalid manages to teleport most members out, Wotan get in his spell and changes it in the last second, sending them to a twisted version of the Tower of Fate. With the other members seeking a way out and the Infinity Inc. still dealing with the aftermath of the attack and impostors among their ranks, Khalid is left to guard the Tower and the Helmet despite there being voices inviting him to let them in due to Wotan's interference. Wildcat who just two months prior tried to get Khalid into boxing, without success, is left alone to guard him in his meditation. Khalid repels a wave of Injustice Society attacks, but gets overwhelmed and the voices get in, he watches powerless as Wildcat is killed his helmet is stolen. The JSA manage to find a way out, and they are somewhat reunited now, but the consequences of the battle linger.[20]

Ragnarok

After attending Ted's funeral, Khalid is full of guilt for not saving him. Neither by magic nor actual medicine, failing twice as doctor. He traces down the younger wildcat, Yolanda Montez, which is also depressed after staining Ted's legacy by killing a henchmen during the chaos. Khalid tells her that what Ted would have wanted from them would be to stop being sorry for themselves. Jakeem is a magically induced coma and more members are still missing, they have to react. A new Kid Eternity gets elected, with the power to communicate with spirits of dead JSA Members. Using this opportunity, Kent leads Khalid to the Amulet of Anubis an artifact that holds part of his essence and while weaker than the helmet it can help. After freeing Jakeem, Khalid meets up with Yolanda and they reunite with the JSA to stop Wotan. Fighting decisively and recovering the helmet, Khalid easily outpowers Wotan and his team. But they may be too late. The Unnamed Ones were awoken. All over the world their influence is felt, Swamp Thing screams in utter horror, the Flash relives every nightmare at super speed, blood rains in Bludhaven. Kid eternity has another contact from beyond the grave, Ted Grant has an idea, many years back he and the original Hourman discovered something. Khalid flies up, cast the names of the unnamed ones in the air and punches through them like Ted would have, in his name. The unnamed ones turn to dust as Khalid descends a hero again. [21]

Powers

  • Mystical Senses: Khalid is able to sense the impending death of others via a visual thread; while oridinarly indicating life, a burning thread indicates impending death.[22] Khalid also sees souls in the form of a ba.[6]
  • Magic: Due to the mystic affinity granted with his pharaoh lineage, Khalid possess magical abilities even without the assistance of artifacts.[23]
    • Chronokinesis: Khalid was taught a level of time manipulation by Kent Nelson, able to use it without the helm.[24] He stated he could halt Jason Blood's accelerated aging by freezing time around him.[25]
    • Force Field: Khalid is capable of erecting wards and seals on the Tower of Fate powerful enough to withstand powerful magic and energies originating from extraterrestrial sources.[26]
    • Energy Construct Creation: Khalid can conjure fist constructs with his magic.[27]
    • Flight: Khalid can levitate on his own.[28]
    • Eldritch Blast: Khalid can release blasts of magical energy powerful enough to incinerate two vampires with a single shot.[28]
    • Telekinesis: Khalid once stopped a train by speaking the command "stop", causing the train to halt in it's tracks.[1]
    • Blood Magic: Khalid can powers his abilities by using his own blood; Due to his pharaoh lineage, magic powered by his blood is unusually power.[6]
      • Energy Projection: Khalid can conjure energy powered by his blood; combined with the Helm of Fate's energies, it enables him to damage other divine beings.[6]
    • Spell-Casting: Khalid is capable of using spells for a variety of powers. Some of his spell-casting is derived from those used by Merlin.[29]
  • Connection to the Helmet of Fate: Khalid possess a strong connection to the Helmet of Fate. [30] According to Wotan, he could not allow Johnny Sorrow to either kill or render Khalid insane to possess the helm.[31] Previously, Nezha also left him alive but incapacitated to use the helm.[30]

Abilities

Weaknesses

  • Power Limitation: While an accomplished sorcerer in his own right, Khalid possesses several limitations as Doctor Fate.
    • Dependency on Helmet of Fate: The Helm of Fate grants Khalid the vast majority of his stronger magical abilities. While he is capable of utilizing magic without it, his power is severely undercut without it.
    • Cost of Magic: Like other magical practitioners in the world, Khalid's Nassour's practice of magic can sometimes come at a cost, namely when using certain abilities associated with the Helmet of Fate.
      • Diminished Eyesight: Usage of the Helmet of Fate after being damaged with Hauhet's power to see into the future has diminishes some of his eyesight due to it's damaged state.[46]
    • Vulnerability to Divine Forces: Powers and magic derived from divine sources can disrupt some of the powers granted to him through the Helment of Fate; his healing powers were disrupted after being dealt damage by Anubis.[6]
    • Vulnerability to Ghostly Attacks: Khalid is unable to heal his wounds from attacks dealt from ghostly adversaries.[47]

Other Characteristics

  • Diminished Eyesight: Usage of the Helmet of Fate after being damaged with Hauhet's power to see into the future has diminished some of his eyesight.[46]
  • Blindness (Formerly): Anubis took Khalid's sight after Khalid healed his father's blindness. However, this is negated when he is wearing the Helmet of Fate and he eventually recovered his sight after defeating Anubis.

Equipment

  • Helmet of Fate: Khalid currently possess the Helmet of Fate and as the current incarnation of Doctor Fate, he is considered among the two most powerful magic users on Earth.[48]
  • Amulet of Anubis: The amulet has protective charms in which prevents individuals other than Khalid to wield the artifact and its power.[62] With it, the amulet possess the essence of past Doctor Fates and possess mystical power on it's own, although not on par with the helm.[63]
  • Cloak of Destiny
  • Eternity Book[64]

Weapons

  • Staff of Power: A gift from Thoth himself, the Staff of Power is a magical staff in which resonates with those who possess the blood of a pharaoh. Khalid once wielded it against Anubis, allowing him to challenge the death god within his own realm of power.[65]
    • Self-Substance: The Staff of Power allowed Khalid to sustain himself even when he lacked his heart.[65]
    • Energy Projection: Khalid can use the staff of power to discharge magical blasts and create magical shields.[65]
    • Metamorphosis: Khalid used the staff to turn Anubis into a dog.[65]


  • Throughout his publication, several issues has risen regarding the character's history:
    • In regards to Khalid's age, the character was expressed to be in his "twenty-something" within the 2015 Doctor Fate series, making him over 20.[66] Furthermore, Levitz stated the character to be 22 years old in his series.[67] Despite the passage of time since his debut, Khalid is stated to be 21, younger than his previous debut age, in JSA #9, which takes place in 2025.[68]
    • Khalid's tenure as Doctor Fate is contested: Nassour was considered in his second year as Doctor Fate in Justice Society of America (2023), with Doctor Fate (Volume 4) #1 taking place a year prior.[69] However, this is improbable due to the latter series having several events and references that implies he became Doctor Fate no later than 2015.[70][71][72] His appearances in titles such as Justice League Dark (2018) also makes this impossible.
    • In his initial debut, Khalid Nassour was considered the second individual to adopt the Doctor Fate mantle, with Kent being his direct predecessor.[73] Later, the other Doctor Fate's histories is referenced, making him the eight individual to become Doctor Fate and was preceded by Kent V. Nelson.[4]
    • The New History of the DC Universe revises his history; due to the omission of other Doctor Fate's histories and respective revisions, Khalid is the fourth Doctor Fate and his predecessor is instead Hector Hall.[74] Nassour's origin takes place after Darkseid War but before Dark Nights: Metal.[75]
  • Khalid's design as Doctor Fate has varied over the course of his publication: at times he possess a muscular build comparted to his average one.[76][77] Sometimes, he bears costumes from previous incarnations of Doctor Fate such as Kent Nelson's,[78][79][80][81] Khalid Ben-Hassin,[80] or one used by Kent V. Nelson.[82]
  • Although both are alternatively stated to be the respectively considerable,[83] Zatanna and Khalid are considered the most powerful sorcerers on Earth.[48] Formerly, Khalid was first considered the weakest incarnation of Doctor Fate during his debut.[84] However, he was recently remarked first to be inferior to both Kent Nelson and Hector Hall by Eclipso[17] before Alan Scott later asserted he was as good as the former.[59]
  • Khalid retains his personal agency as Doctor Fate.[1]
  • Khalid was previously dating Shaya Halim.[2]
  • The Helmet of Fate adjusts Khalid's voice, making him sound deeper and more serious.[85][1]
  • Stitch is currently Khalid's apprentice.[11]
  • Khalid had a MCAT score of 40 (having taken the test prior to 2015's changes in MCAT scoring ranges).[6]
  • Khalid served as Superman's therapist for a time after outing his secret identity.[10][86]
  • Wonder Woman remarked that Khalid's ankh portals feel like a "dream" when going through them.[87]

Related

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Doctor Fate (Volume 4) #1
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Convergence: Aquaman #2
  3. ↑ Justice League Dark (Volume 2) #11
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Justice Society of America (Volume 4) #6
  5. ↑ Teen Titans Academy 2021 Yearbook #1
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 Doctor Fate (Volume 4) #12
  7. ↑ DC Comics Encyclopedia: All-New Edition
  8. ↑ Martian Manhunter (Volume 4) #11
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Superman (Volume 5) #23
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Superman (Volume 5) #24
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Teen Titans Academy 2021 Yearbook #1
  12. ↑ Shazam! (Volume 4) #1
  13. ↑ Endless Winter (event)
  14. ↑ Naomi: Season Two #5
  15. ↑ Dark Crisis
  16. ↑ Justice Society of America (Volume 4) #7
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 Justice Society of America (Volume 4) #11
  18. ↑ DC All In Special #1
  19. ↑ Zatanna (Volume 3) #6
  20. ↑ JSA (Volume 2) #6
  21. ↑ JSA (Volume 2) #12
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 Doctor Fate (Volume 4) #17
  23. ↑ Doctor Fate (Volume 4) #2
  24. ↑ Doctor Fate (Volume 4) #16
  25. ↑ Justice League Dark (Volume 2) #10
  26. ↑ Lazarus Planet: Alpha #1
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 Justice League Dark (Volume 2) #12
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 28.3 Justice League Dark (Volume 2) #14
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 Justice League Dark (Volume 2) #15
  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 Lazarus Planet: Assault on Krypton #1
  31. ↑ JSA (Volume 2) #2
  32. ↑ Justice League Dark (Volume 2) #17
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 33.2 Doctor Fate (Volume 4) #3
  34. ↑ Doctor Fate (Volume 4) #12
  35. ↑ Superman (Volume 5) #25
  36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 36.2 The New Golden Age #1
  37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 Justice League Dark (Volume 2) #2
  38. ↑ Justice League Dark (Volume 2) #24
  39. ↑ 39.0 39.1 Justice League (Volume 4) #72
  40. ↑ 40.0 40.1 Justice League Dark (Volume 2) #29
  41. ↑ JSA (Volume 2) #4
  42. ↑ The Flash (Volume 6) #14
  43. ↑ Justice League Dark (Volume 2) #27
  44. ↑ 44.0 44.1 The Flash #776
  45. ↑ JSA (Volume 2) #7
  46. ↑ 46.0 46.1 46.2 Justice League (Volume 4) #70
  47. ↑ Doctor Fate (Volume 4) #10
  48. ↑ 48.0 48.1 Justice League (Volume 4) #62
  49. ↑ Justice Society of America (Volume 4) #5
  50. ↑ 50.0 50.1 Doctor Fate (Volume 4) #6
  51. ↑ Doctor Fate (Volume 4) #7
  52. ↑ Dark Crisis: The Deadly Green #1
  53. ↑ 53.0 53.1 53.2 53.3 53.4 53.5 53.6 Doctor Fate (Volume 4) #4
  54. ↑ 54.0 54.1 JSA (Volume 2) #12
  55. ↑ Justice Society of America (Volume 4) #4
  56. ↑ Doctor Fate (Volume 4) #16
  57. ↑ Justice League Dark (Volume 2) #26
  58. ↑ Justice League Dark (Volume 2) #19
  59. ↑ 59.0 59.1 JSA (Volume 2) #3
  60. ↑ Dark Crisis #1
  61. ↑ Justice League Dark (Volume 2) #8
  62. ↑ Justice League (Volume 4) #70
  63. ↑ JSA #11
  64. ↑ Batman: Urban Legends #16
  65. ↑ 65.0 65.1 65.2 65.3 Doctor Fate (Volume 4) #7
  66. ↑ Doctor Fate (Volume 2) #9
  67. ↑ Paul Levitz Talks Diversity, Surreality & Mythology in "Doctor Fate"
  68. ↑ JSA (Volume 2) #8
  69. ↑ Justice Society of America (Volume 4) #2
  70. ↑ Doctor Fate (Volume 4) #2
  71. ↑ Old MCAT to New MCAT Score Conversion article
  72. ↑ Doctor Fate (Volume 4) #8
  73. ↑ DC Comics Encyclopedia: New Edition
  74. ↑ New History of the DC Universe #3
  75. ↑ New History of the DC Universe #4
  76. ↑ The Question: All Along the Watchtower #5
  77. ↑ Teen Titans Academy 2021 Yearbook #1
  78. ↑ Dark Crisis #1
  79. ↑ The Question: All Along the Watchtower #1
  80. ↑ 80.0 80.1 Superman: Heroes #1
  81. ↑ Aquaman & The Flash: Voidsong #3
  82. ↑ Stargirl Spring Break Special #1
  83. ↑ Superman (2018) #24 Solicit
  84. ↑ DC Infinite: Doctor Fate
  85. ↑ Doctor Fate (Volume 4) #13
  86. ↑ Superman (Volume 5) #26
  87. ↑ Justice League Dark 2021 Annual (Volume 2) #1



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