Monitors

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Contents 1 History 1.1 Beginnings 1.2 The 52 1.3 Countdown 2 Powers and Abilities 2.1 Powers 2.2 Abilities 2.3 Average Strength level 2.4 Weaknesses 3 Habitat 4 Miscellaneous 5 Notes 6 Trivia 7 Recommended Reading 8 Related Articles 9 See Also 10 Links and References

History

Beginnings

The Monitors are a multiversal race charged with the protection of the Multiverse. During the first multiverse, there were only two, the Monitor and the Anti-Monitor, who oversaw the multiverse and the anti-matter universe respectively. Both were killed during the events of Crisis on Infinite Earths.

The 52

After the creation of the 52 in the new multiverse, a new race of 52 different Monitors is seen to be active trying to protect the multiverse from corruption as a community in the special DCU: Brave New World. Each monitor is assigned to its own world, and they all vary at least slightly in appearance. A version of the Anti-Monitor is also seen to be active helping the Sinestro Corps on Qward. Although they are seen again in comics like Supergirl and Ion, the Monitors play their next biggest roles in Countdown.

Countdown

Controversy emerges for the Monitors when two with radically opposing viewpoints argue about how the multiverse should be maintained, the chief concern being the presence of "Multiversal Anomalies" (people who have hopped from world to world). Monitor Solomon of Earth-8 believes such disturbances should be immediately eradicated, and goes as far as to hunt down and kill Duela Dent. Despite his violence and zeal, he manages to convert almost all of the Monitors to his way of thinking. However, New Earth's monitor, Bob, believes a much more peaceful approach should be taken, and establishes the Challengers of the Unknown, a group made of anomalies to help him track down Ray Palmer who he believes is the only man capable of averting the upcoming Great Disaster.

The violent actions of the majority of the Monitors, including the genocide of the Forerunners, attracted the ire of Monarch, who believed them to be tyrants. Using the Bleed as his headquarters, he gathered an army from all over the multiverse to challenge and destroy them, almost suceeding, culminating in the destruction of Earth-51. Monarch's whereabouts are currently unknown, but all of the Monitors survived.

Although the Monitors were originally identical, when their realities were changed by Mister Mind during 52, they also changed to reflect them, and have since been growing more and more individual, creating a worse group dynamic. Believing them increasingly dangerous, Monitor of the destroyed Earth-51 Nix Uotan, has recently put together a team to monitor the Monitors in Countdown #1. The team consists of Ray Palmer, Donna Troy, Kyle Rayner and Forager.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

Not well-defined, but if comparable to The Monitor:

Energy Manipulation

Matter Manipulation

Superhuman Strength

Superhuman Durability

Flight

Teleportation

Interdimensional Teleportation

Psionics

Reality Manipulation

Dimensional Manipulation

Cosmic Awareness

Immortality

Abilities

Genius-Level Intellect: an infinite knowledge about the secrets of the multiverse.

Average Strength level

Unknown.

Weaknesses

None known.

Habitat

Habitat: Habitat of this race is unknown.
Gravity: Gravity of this race is unknown.
Atmosphere: Atmosphere of this race is unknown.
Population: 51 (not counting the Anti-Monitor and banished Nix Uotan)

Miscellaneous

Type of Government: Democratic
Level of Technology: Advanced
Cultural Traits: Cultural traits unknown.
Representatives: Monitor (deceased), Anti-Monitor, Monitor Bob, Monitor Solomon, Monitor Nix Uotan

Notes

• No special notes.
  

Trivia

• No trivia.

Recommended Reading

• Crisis on Infinite Earths
• DCU: Brave New World
• Ion
• Countdown

Related Articles

• Multiverse
• Multiversal Nexus
• Monitor's Satellite
• Countdown

See Also

• Discuss Monitors on the forums
• Appearances of Monitors (Chronological)
• Appearances of Monitors (Unordered)
• Race Gallery: Monitors
• Fan-Art Gallery: Monitors

Links and References

• Wikipedia
  

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