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The Living Tribunal is Virtually [[Omnipotent]] and [[Omniscient]] but is truly omnipresent, The Living Tribunal can survey the entire Marvel ''Omniverse'' all at once,He can obliterate planets or suns at will, and form impenetrable barriers around worlds or even whole universes. The Living Tribunal manifests itself in a three-headed form, each head representing a different facet of its personality: the fully visible face represents equity; the fully hooded face represents necessity; and the half hooded face represents revenge. The face which addressed a plaintiff identifies which personality is guiding the Living Tribunal's decisions.<ref>''All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #6''</ref> It was also shown that the living tribunal embodies the other abstracts such as Eternity being equity,Death being revenge, and Galactus as necessity. |
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[[Thanos]] wielding the [[Infinity Gems|Infinity Gauntlet]] ranked the Tribunal's power as the highest in Marvel's regular multiversal hierarchy.<ref>''Thanos Annual'' #1 (2014)</ref> However, the Tribunal has also referred to a higher entity that vastly eclipses its own power,<ref>''Thanos: The Infinity Revelation'' #1 (August 2014)</ref> and was killed by the [[Beyonders]].<ref name="NA30"/> |
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In one event in Earth-616 the mad Titan [[Thanos]] was seen wielding the [[Infinity Gems|Infinity Gauntlet]] which gave him Universal Omnipotence and with this power thanos killed half the universe with a mere finger snap but thanos utterly defeated by his granddaughter Nebula where even she had to give up the power then it fell into the hands of the Artificial human [[Adam Warlock]] which was an issue by Eternity who held a trial to rid Adam of the gauntlet due to his unstable mind but once in front of the the Tribunal's presence adam had acted out and wiped the other abstracts but the living tribunal showed his unimaginable power by restoring them and disabling he infinity gems to work with each other as the highest in Marvel's regular multiversal hierarchy.<ref>''Thanos Annual'' #1 (2014)</ref> However, the Tribunal has also referred to higher entities that vastly eclipse its own power,<ref>''Thanos: The Infinity Revelation'' #1 (August 2014)</ref> and was killed by 3 All-Powerful [[Beyonders]].<ref name="NA30"/> |
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Until a few years after the second [[Secret Wars II|Secret Wars]], the Living Tribunal was kept on a level of power in which it could easily detonate stars, and that was it.<ref>''Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe'' Vol.2 #7 (June, 1986)</ref> It was over two decades past the character's introduction that it was retroactively remodelled to possess an at least 16-dimensional, [[Projective Geometry|high infinite]] scale of power.<ref>''Fantastic Four Annual'' Vol.1 #27 (1994)</ref> |
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==Other versions== |
==Other versions== |
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 The Living Tribunal. Art by Jim Starlin. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Strange Tales #157 (June 1967) |
| Created by | Stan Lee Marie Severin Herb Trimpe |
| In-story information | |
| Abilities | Reality warping, Near Omniscience, Omnipresence |
The Living Tribunal is a fictional cosmic entity appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Strange Tales #157 June 1967 and was created by Stan Lee, Marie Severin, and Herb Trimpe.
Publication history
The Living Tribunal debuted in a storyline called "The Sands of Death" in Strange Tales #157–163 (June–Dec. 1967), giving mystic hero Doctor Strange a limited time to prove Earth is worth saving. Established as apparently the supreme power in the Marvel Universe, the character made several sporadic appearances over the years, including What If #32 (April 1982); Rom #41 (April 1983) and Secret Wars II #6 (Dec. 1985). The Living Tribunal revealed clues as to its true purpose and nature in Silver Surfer vol. 3, #31 (Dec. 1989).
After brief appearances in the role of observer in Guardians of the Galaxy #16 (Sep. 1991) and Quasar #26 (Sep. 1991), the character had a significant role in the limited series Infinity Gauntlet #1 - 6 (July - Dec. 1991), Warlock and the Infinity Watch #1 (Feb. 1992), and DC vs. Marvel #1 - 4 (April – May 1996). The Living Tribunal's role was eventually expanded on in She-Hulk vol. 2, #12 (Nov. 2006).
Fictional character biography
The Living Tribunal is an entity that oversees and maintains balance in the realities that constitute the Marvel Comics Multiverse, including the mainstream universe and all alternate universes. He serves as a judge of these realities.
The character is first encountered by Doctor Strange, announcing its intent to destroy Earth due to its potential for evil. After a series of trials Strange is able to convince the Living Tribunal that good also exists, and Earth is spared.[1] The Tribunal reappears to the Galadorian spaceknight Rom;[2] appears briefly with the rest of the cosmic hierarchy when in discussion with the entity the Beyonder;[3] and reveals to the former Herald of Galactus (the Silver Surfer) that its three faces represent "Equity" (hooded face), "Vengeance" (partially shrouded face), and "Necessity" (fully shrouded face).[4] The fourth side of the Living Tribunal's head is a void, with the entity claiming that the cosmic entity the Stranger once existed as this part of its being.[4][clarification needed] The character also witnesses the triumph of the hero Quasar - acting as the avatar of cosmic entity Infinity - over the villain Maelstrom, who acts for the entity Oblivion.[5]
The Living Tribunal's power is virtually limitless, as the entity prevents the Infinity Gems from being used in unison,[6] although it remains subservient to a single, even higher entity referred to as "The One Above All".[7] The entity has representatives called The Magistrati who dispense judgments by request on alien worlds, and chose to reveal the previously unseen face of "Necessity" to She-Hulk as a reflection of her own face, stating that the face is a "Cosmic Mirror which reminds us to always judge others as we would have ourselves judged".[8]
Iron Man and the Watcher later find what appears to be the Living Tribunal's withered corpse on the moon, with no sign of who killed the entity.[9]
When Yellowjacket ventured into the Multiverse during the Time Runs Out storyline, the cause of his death was discovered: the Living Tribunal had died fighting the Beyonders while attempting to halt the annihilation of the Marvel Multiverse.[10]
An alternative version of Adam Warlock later took up the Living Tribunal's vacant position, on orders from the One-Above-All (here called "Above-All-Others").[11]
Powers and abilities
The Living Tribunal is Virtually Omnipotent and Omniscient but is truly omnipresent, The Living Tribunal can survey the entire Marvel Omniverse all at once,He can obliterate planets or suns at will, and form impenetrable barriers around worlds or even whole universes. The Living Tribunal manifests itself in a three-headed form, each head representing a different facet of its personality: the fully visible face represents equity; the fully hooded face represents necessity; and the half hooded face represents revenge. The face which addressed a plaintiff identifies which personality is guiding the Living Tribunal's decisions.[12] It was also shown that the living tribunal embodies the other abstracts such as Eternity being equity,Death being revenge, and Galactus as necessity.
In one event in Earth-616 the mad Titan Thanos was seen wielding the Infinity Gauntlet which gave him Universal Omnipotence and with this power thanos killed half the universe with a mere finger snap but thanos utterly defeated by his granddaughter Nebula where even she had to give up the power then it fell into the hands of the Artificial human Adam Warlock which was an issue by Eternity who held a trial to rid Adam of the gauntlet due to his unstable mind but once in front of the the Tribunal's presence adam had acted out and wiped the other abstracts but the living tribunal showed his unimaginable power by restoring them and disabling he infinity gems to work with each other as the highest in Marvel's regular multiversal hierarchy.[13] However, the Tribunal has also referred to higher entities that vastly eclipse its own power,[14] and was killed by 3 All-Powerful Beyonders.[10]
The Living Tribunal during his combat with the renegade Beyonders was stated to be the embodiment of the Marvel Multiverse.[15] By Hank Pym.
Other versions
During DC vs. Marvel/Marvel vs. DC, the Tribunal teamed up with the Spectre to save their worlds from the two cosmic brothers' attempts to destroy one of the two multiverses. Their pact, with the help of Access, created the Amalgam multiverse by merging the two multiverses, in order to "buy some time".[16] As the new Amalgam multiverse was unstable, the former multiverses are restored. The struggle of "The Brothers" continues until the efforts of Batman and Captain America against them make them realize they both "Did Well", and the multiverses are spared.[17]
References
- ^ Strange Tales #157 - 163 (Jun. - Dec. 1967)
- ^ Rom #41 (April 1983)
- ^ Secret Wars II #6 (Dec. 1985)
- ^ a b Silver Surfer vol. 3, #31 (Dec. 1989)
- ^ Quasar #26 (Sep. 1991)
- ^ Warlock and the Infinity Watch #1 (Feb. 1992)
- ^ Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z Hardcover Vol. 6
- ^ She-Hulk vol. 2, #12 (Nov. 2006)
- ^ New Avengers vol. 3 #8 (July 2013)
- ^ a b New Avengers vol. 3 #30 (April 2015)
- ^ Thanos: The Infinity Finale (April 2016)
- ^ All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #6
- ^ Thanos Annual #1 (2014)
- ^ Thanos: The Infinity Revelation #1 (August 2014)
- ^ New Avengers Vol 3 #30
- ^ Marvel vs. DC #3
- ^ DC vs. Marvel #4
External links
- Living Tribunal at Marvel.com