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The Word

The Word

When God sang creation into being, The Word is the first that came into being when God spoke the first word. Now he acts as His executioner, destroying anything and anyone that threatens Him.

Name:
The Word
Publisher:
Real name:
Aliases:
  • The Hooded Man
Birth date:
None
Gender:
Male
Powers:
  • Animation
  • Blast Power
  • Death Touch
  • Divine Powers
  • Flight
  • Immortal
  • Intellect
  • Reality Manpulation
  • Super Strength
  • Telepathy
  • Teleport
  • Time Manipulation
  • Tracking
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Not to be confused with the text-based Word

History

how the Word came to be
how the Word came to be

The Word is one of the seven deadly aspects of the Voice itself. He is the first being created. In recent times, the Word destroyed the Parliament of Trees and Lady Jane, an elemental, as well as the Parliaments of Stones, Waves and Vapors----elemental gods---in attempt to stop Swamp Thing from becoming all-powerful. The Word was eventually defeated by Swamp Thing's daughter, Tefe when she mimicked the divine words of the Voice.Though the Word cannot be completely destroyed, for the Spectre has since implied that The Word is still alive. The Word is one of the only beings that even the Spectre is afraid of, and the Phantom Stranger is respectful to.

Powers and Abilities

The Word has power over divine words, and possesses dark divine powers, he told Alec that his powers were the oldest magic known to man. He once made 10 billion years pass in a chamber while in the outside world only a second has passed, which shows he could easily kill even gods. He is much more powerful than the Spectre, as he can easily block Monsieur Stigmonus where Spectre had to fight hard to win. He rules in the realm of Nameless land. The Word is made of divine words, so he could not be physically harmed.

The Word is also Nigh Omniscient, having read from the Book of Destiny.

Weaknesses

He was surprised once by Tefe who imitated the divine words of the Voice and temporarily stopped him.

Issues

October 1994

December 1994

January 1995

May 1996

June 1996

July 1996

August 1996

September 1996

August 2000

May 2015

Volumes

1986

2000

2011

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