Serifan (New Earth)

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Serifan

Real Name: Unknown
Nicknames: No known nicknames
Former Aliases: No known former aliases
Other Current Aliases: Serifan

Status

Occupation: Adventurer
Legal Status: Legal status unknown
Identity: Secret
Marital Status: Single
Group Affiliation: Forever People
Base of Operations: Formerly Earth; formerly New Genesis; formerly Adon; currently mobile

Origin

The patriarch of the planet New Genesis, Izaya (also known as Highfather), engaged in a social experiment wherein he selected five random individuals from different points in Earth's history and brought them to New Genesis. The five children (named Beautiful Dreamer, Moonrider, Big Bear, Serifan and Vykin) grew up as close friends and eventually began to refer to themselves as the Forever People.

Place of Birth: Place of birth unknown
Known Relatives: No known relatives
First Appearance: Forever People (Volume 1) #1

History

History of character unknown.

Characteristics

Height: 5'7½"
Weight: 143 lbs (64.86 kg)
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Blond
Unusual Features: No unusual features

Powers

Known Powers:

• Telepathy: Serifan possesses low-yield telepathic capabilities, classifying him as a "sensitive". His ability in this arena is so slight that most people do not realize that he has any powers whatsoever.
  

Known Abilities: No known abilities
Strength Level: Serifan possesses the strength level of a man his age, size and weight who engages in moderate regular exercise.

Miscellaneous

Equipment: Mother Box (shared between the Forever People); Serifan also possesses a supply of special "Cosmic Cartridges" that he keeps tied in his hat band. Each cartridge is color coordinated and produces a different effect. Some cartridges emit a wave of concussive energy, while others may create a psychotropic effect in the immediate area. Still other cartridges are known to generate force fields and anti-gravity fields. Serifan activates these cartridges by snapping them in half.
Transportation: Super-Cycle (shared between the Forever People)
Weapons: No known weapons.

Notes

Serifan

• The character of Serifan was created by writer/artist Jack Kirby.

Trivia

• Serifan (New Earth) is card No. 2 in the DC Comics customizable card game (VS System) by Upper Deck Entertainment.

• A robotic version of Serifan was once used as part of Granny Goodness' training program. ^[1]

Recommended Readings

• Forever People (Volume 1)
• Forever People (Volume 2)
• Jack Kirby's Fourth World
• Seven Soldiers: Mister Miracle

Related Articles

• Serifan (New Earth) image gallery
• Serifan (New Earth) appearances list
• Adon
• Beautiful Dreamer
• Big Bear
• Darkseid
• Forever People
• Forevertown
• Highfather
• Infinity Man
• Mark Moonrider
• Vykin the Black

External Links

• Forever People article at Wikipedia
• Serifan profile
• Serifan profile at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
• Serifan profile at the New Gods Library

References

• Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #8 (Forever People profile page)
• Who's Who: Update '88 #1 (Forever People profile page)
• Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #20 (Serifan (New Earth) profile page)

Footnotes

1. ↑ New Gods Secret Files and Origins #1

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