Sebastian Faust (Prime Earth)

Faust
Mainstream Universe‎‎, 2011‎-present
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Real Name	Sebastian Faust
Main Alias	Faust
Relatives	Majika (paternal grandfather) Felix Faust (father) Fauna Faust (sister, deceased) Unnamed wife Unnamed child
Affiliation	None · formerly Cerberus · A.R.G.U.S. · Project: Black Room
Base Of Operations	Kahndaq
Status
Alignment	Bad
Identity	Public Identity
Citizenship	American
Marital Status	Married
Occupation	Eco-Terrorist · former Director of A.R.G.U.S. Blackroom
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Blue
Hair	Black
Origin
Universe	Prime Earth
Creators	Mike W. Barr · Paul Pelletier
First Appearance	Suicide Squad: Black Files #1 (January, 2019)

What would you do for your child? My father treated my birth like a bargaining chip with demons and creatures of the abyss. I channeled my trauma into value. I helped heroes against men like my father. What did it get me? When my child's life hung in the balance, who helped me? The Heroes? The Government? No one. Because my lover wasn't human. She was perfect and wonderful and pure. But she didn't fit into the small minds of this world.

— Faust

Sebastian Faust is the evil son of Felix Faust and a soul-mage who once used his sorcerous powers for good and served as the top arcane operative in the United States of America.

History

Born as the son of Felix Faust, his soul was sold by his father as a infant in a vain attempt to gain immortality. Instead, infant Faust gained the ability to utilize soul magic, becoming the world's first infant soul-mage. Using his powers for good, he served as both a hero on the Outsiders and A.R.G.U.S. as a director.

Once an A.R.G.U.S. director for Project: Black Room, Sebastian eventually turned traitor when he fell in love and married a dryad who was pregnant with his unborn child. After she contracted a mystic disease from a mission for A.R.G.U.S., he put her to sleep in stasis until he could find a cure. Desperate and with no allies to call upon, he'd assume control of the terror group, Cerberus and raided the Black Room of it's mystic contents. With Cerberus, Wither, and Tiamat at his side, he would try to wipe out magic using the Tabula Smargdina and Quellzorn in order to feed off of all magic. Eventually, he is defeated by Suicide Squad Black and is later taken in by the Justice League to be rehabilitated.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Magic: Being of the Faust bloodline, Sebastian is a powerful wizard who commands magic.
  • Soul Magic: Faust is proficient in this form of magic, having been granted this power after losing his soul in a bargain.
  • Logomancy:Like Zatanna, he can speak his spells backwards in order to use his magical abilities.
    • Eldritch Blast: Sebastian can project powerful blasts of raw magic out of his hands capable of knocking Klarion to the ground.
    • Energy Construct Creation: Faust can create constructs out of hard-light, such as a giant snake or chains, capable of holding the entirety of the Suicide Squad Black.
    • Energy Shield: Sebastian can create shields of magical energy capable of repelling hellfire and strong arcane energy blasts.
  • Dimensional Travel: Sebastian can use his magic to open portals to alternate realities and dimensions. He was able to teleport himself and one other into the extra-dimensional plane known as Gemworld several times.
  • Possession: Sebastian can use magic to possess people to his will, having taken control of the Suicide Squad.
  • Illusion Casting: Sebastian can cast convincing illusions.
  • Superhuman Durability: Sebastian is capable of withstanding and surviving gunshots from the Gentleman Ghost.

Abilities

• Occultism: Possessing considerable knowledge in the mystic arts, he was considered both an unmatched mystic operative in A.R.G.U.S. and the best wizard in America.
• Leadership

Weaknesses

• Logomany Speech Dependency: In order to cast his Logomancy spells, Sebastian must be able to speak verbally.

Notes

• Sebastian Faust was created by Mike W. Barr and Paul Pelletier, first appearing in Outsiders (Volume 2) #1: Alpha. However, in the Prime Earth continuity, Sebastian Faust first appeared as part of the New 52 DC Universe in Suicide Squad: Black Files #1 by Jai Nitz and Scot Eaton.
• According to his entry in the DC Comics Encyclopedia: New Edition, elements of his New Earth history is present with few differences; this version is naturally adept at magic but also still possesses soul magic. Additionally, his father attempted to sacrifice Sebastian for magical powers in the previous continuity, not immortality. The encyclopedia also claimed him to be a member of the Outsiders, although it is unclear if this applies for the Prime Earth continuity.
• According to The DC Book of Lists: A Multiverse of Legacies, Histories, and Heirarchies, Sebastian is classified as a "Magician".

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• 7 Appearances of Sebastian Faust (Prime Earth)
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• Character Gallery: Sebastian Faust (Prime Earth)

Footnotes

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