Satanus (New Earth)

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Lord Satanus

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Real Name

Satanus

Current Alias

Lord Satanus

Aliases

Colin Thornton

Identity

Secret

Race

Demons

Alignment

Bad

Affiliation

Blaze, The Triumvirate of Hell

Relatives

Shazam (father, deceased), Blaze (sister)

Universe

New Earth

Base Of Operations

Purgatory, Hell

Characteristics

Gender

Male

Height

Variable

Weight

Variable

Eyes

Red

Hair

Black

Unusual Features

Demon Physiology, Claws, Horns

Status

Marital Status

Single

Occupation

Demon-Lord of Purgatory the Ninth Province of the Infernal Dominion

Origin

Origin

Born the son of a demoness and the Champion of the Gods of old who would become Shazam the Keeper of the Rock of Eternity.

Place of Birth

Hell

Creators

Jerry Ordway, Tom Grummett

First appearance

Adventures of Superman #493, (August 1992)

History

Blaze's brother is Lord Satanus. Lord Satanus also resembled a traditional demon, save that he wore a heavy Roman-style helmet, and either had black skin or the helmet buried his face in shadow.

They fought for possession of Blaze's domain, using Superman as a pawn. At the end of it was revealed that Satanus was disguised as Colin Thornton, the publisher of Newstime magazine, who had previously hired Clark Kent as editor.

Lord Satanus, meanwhile, had created DMN, a magical drug that transformed people into demons, which he arranged to be sent to areas of the world where people were in desperate straits. After the Fall of Metropolis, the city became one of these areas. Horrified by what had befallen his home, Satanus sent a disguised magical message to Zatanna, who used Perry White and Superman's knowledge of the city to restore it. Satanus would use the DMN addicts again, however, to distract Shazam from detecting his presence when the wizard visited Metropolis.

Following Brainiac-13's recreation of Metropolis, Satanus made an ambitious effort to capture the soul of the entire city. Superman offered his own soul in exchange, but eventually thwarted Satanus with the help of a young psychic and a mysterious shaman named Night Eagle who, it was implied, might be Blaze.

Day of Vengeance

Satanus recently revealed to Superman that he was Colin Thornton when the Spectre arrived in Metropolis, as part of his mission to destroy all evil magic during the Day of Vengeance. Whether Lord Satanus was destroyed or not was not revealed. He does appear at the magician's seance to summon the Spectre during Infinite Crisis.

Regin In Hell

Satanus and his sister Blaze has decided to make an attempt for the throne of hell but causing a revolt against Neron. They preach to the damned about the hope of getting beyond being a simple realm of suffering eternally and becoming a place to atone for past sins and then to be free of of torment for the debts long since paid. Satanus preaches of a hell not bound by laws handed down long ago, stating that the only ones keeping the laws in place are those who continue to toil under them without hope. He pledges to change this.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

Demonic Sorcery

• Size Alteration

• Shape-Shifting

• Teleportation

• Hellfire Projection
  

Abilities

None known.

Paraphernalia

Equipment: None known.
Transportation: Winged Demonic Creature
Weapons: None known.

Notes

• No special notes.
  

Trivia

• No trivia.

See Also

• Discuss Satanus (New Earth) on the forums

• Appearances of Satanus (New Earth)
• Character Gallery: Satanus (New Earth)
• Quotations by Satanus (New Earth)
  
• Images featuring Satanus (New Earth)

Recommended Reading

• None.

Links and References

• Blaze and Satanus at Wikipedia.org
  

Footnotes

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