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Pariah is a fictional
scientist published by
DC Comics. He first appeared in
Crisis on Infinite Earths #1 (April 1985), and was created by
Marv Wolfman and
George Pérez.
Fictional character biography
In the
1985 12-issue
comic book limited series Crisis on Infinite Earths, Pariah was one of the greatest scientists from his version of Earth (later
retconned as an alternate dimension rather than a parallel universe). Kell's unorthodox experiments to view the creation of the
universe resulted in the
Anti-Monitor learning of the existence of Kell's Earth and destroying it with waves of
anti-matter. Kell survived (unbeknownst to him, through the intervention of the Anti-Monitor's benevolent counterpart, the
Monitor) and acquired the (involuntary) ability to travel from one alternate Earth to another, forced to witness untold millions perish (although he was occasionally shown to be able to control this ability on occasion). Taking the name "Pariah", he's forced to watch as each Earth is consumed. Pariah blames himself for the destruction of his own world, the release of the Anti-Monitor, and the subsequent destruction of universe after universe, until he finally learns he was essentially blameless.
Because of the Monitor's alteration of his being, Pariah is drawn against his will to locations where extreme danger looms, commonly any Earth being destroyed by the anti-matter waves. Pariah was seemingly indestructible and immortal, but relatively powerless in terms of his physical capabilities (although he also appeared capable of flight), and he considers the powers he's a curse, since they doom him to witness horrors he can't stop.
Many years later, Pariah attempts to warn
Lex Luthor that a dangerous predator is coming. However, this Luthor is in actuality
Alexander Luthor of Earth-3 in disguise, posing as this universe's Lex Luthor in order to create a new incarnation of the
Secret Society of Super Villains. Pariah is subsequently murdered by Alexander Luthor.
Infinite Crisis writer
Geoff Johns explained that Pariah's immortality was only effective with the original Multiverse, allowing him to be killed, in
Infinite Crisis, although he was previously shown to believe himself unable to be killed during the
War of the Gods series.
Pariah was resurrected by
Dark Angel.
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