The Brothers Three, or simply the "Brothers", are ancient cosmic entities created by Perpetua in the Sixth Dimension. They are responsible for managing and overseeing the three different realms of the Multiverse created by Perpetua with Mar Novu the Over-Monitor in charge of the Orrery of Worlds, Mobius the Anti-Monitor in charge of the Antimatter Universe, and Alpheus the World Forger being the guardian of the Forge of Worlds beneath it all.
History
Early Existence
The Brothers Three were created twenty billion years ago by Perpetua in the Sixth Dimension, rent from the Overvoid into flesh. She was a super-celestial being charged by the Source with creating a Multiverse in the confines of the Greater Omniverse. Her children were tasked with overseeing and managing the three different realms of her new reality: Mar Novu was in charge of the Orrery of Worlds as the cosmic seer guarding the stable worlds within and intervening to prevent any crisis between them; Mobius was in charge of the Antimatter Universe as Mar Novu's opposite, watching over his domain bordering the other realms in Perpetua's Multiverse and keeping it free of life as it should always be; Alpheus was the guardian of the Forge of Worlds beneath it all, crafting new worlds.[1]
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The first children of a new realm of existence created by Perpetua.
For billion years, the brothers ensured the nurturing of the Multiverse from their respective domains they were assigned to. After discovering that Perpetua's prolonged existence defied her natural function and had twisted the core of creation into something vicious and predatory, Mar Novu gathered his brothers to alert supercelestial beings like Perpetua of her treachery. Perpetua, however, saw this and attacked them with her Great Army, but an envoy from the Source, the Cosmic Raptor, imprisoned Perpetua within the Source Wall composed of her own legions, so that she might see her Multiverse properly reborn and overseen by her children while awaiting the Source's final judgment. Mobius was driven mad by this, as the presence of the Source Wall now rendered the original purpose of his domain obsolete, and then vowed to kill his brother Mar Novu, even if it took a billion years. The brothers then reformed on their respective domains.[1]
Powers
- Monitor Physiology: The Brothers Three are among the most powerful beings in existence and possess powers beyond the imagination of most living beings.[2] Mister Mxyzptlk, a near-omnipotent being in his own right, has implied that the brothers' power exceeds his own.[2] Hailing from the Sixth Dimension, the brothers cannot normally exist in the Third Dimension due to their superior stature and have to diminish themselves to venture there, but they undergo many changes to their powers.[3] They nevertheless remain powerful enough to affect reality on a cosmic scale,[4] with the Batman Who Laughs claiming that he stood alongside beings capable of shattering reality with a well-placed punch.[5]
- Cosmic Awareness: The Brothers Three possess vast knowledge of the different aspects of the Multiverse and how it works, with Mar Novu creating the Cosmic Tuning Fork capable of tuning to the frequency of all worlds in the Multiverse or creating devices capable of given a direct link to the Light of Creation,[1][6] and Mobius creating the Mobius Chair used by Metron.[7]
- Energy Projection: Each of the Brothers Three contains the energy of the domain assigned to them, but does not have the power to shape it. They can, however, manipulate energy, whether for creative or offensive purposes. Alpheus was able to alter Mister Mxyzptlk's portal to the Sixth Dimension so that it could handle the Justice League's energy signature.
- Reality Alteration: The Brothers Three have some degree of control over the dimensional superstructure of the Multiverse.[4] They can create worlds, set their rules and locate them in space-time. When the Multiverse was in danger because the Source Wall fell, Alpheus created a new Multiverse in the Sixth Dimension and would have replaced the broken one with his own if Superman hadn't thwarted his plans. This control over reality is not absolute, however, and is greatly diminished outside the Sixth Dimension.
- Immortality: The Brothers Three are the first three beings in the entire Multiverse, created over twenty billion years ago. In this time, they have not aged a single day, neither physically nor mentally.
- Resurrection: When one of the Brothers Three are miraculously killed, they sometimes reform in the Sixth Dimension.
Notes
- The Monitor and the Anti-Monitor were created by Marv Wolfman and George Perez and first appeared in the Pre-Flashpoint continuity in New Teen Titans #21 and Crisis on Infinite Earths #4. However, in the Post-Flashpoint continuity the idea of a third brother, the World Forger first appeared as part of the New 52 DC Universe in Dark Nights: Metal Vol 1 4 of Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo.
See Also
- 5 Appearances of The Brothers Three (Sixth Dimension)
- 3 Images that include The Brothers Three (Sixth Dimension)
- Team Gallery: The Brothers Three (Sixth Dimension)
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