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Pariah | |
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Publisher | DC Comics |
First appearance | Crisis on Infinite Earths #1 (April 1985) |
Created by | Marv Wolfman (writer) George Pérez (artist) |
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Alter ego | Kell Mossa |
Species | Human |
Team affiliations | Black Lantern Corps Dark Army |
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Pariah (Kell Mossa) is a fictional character in stories published by DC Comics. He is a cosmologist who first appeared as a pivotal character during the Crisis on Infinite Earths storyline.
Pariah first appeared in Crisis on Infinite Earths #1 (April 1985), and was created by writer Marv Wolfman and artist George Pérez.[1]
Pariah is a scientist from an unidentified alternate universe that was destroyed by the Anti-Monitor. The Monitor rescues him and forces him to witness the destruction of others universes.
In Crisis on Infinite Earths, the Anti-Monitor escapes his prison and ravages the multiverse. After the Anti-Monitor is destroyed and the multiverse reduced to a singular universe, Pariah, Lady Quark, and Harbinger embark to explore it.[2][3][4]
Years later, Pariah is killed by Alexander Luthor Jr.[5][6] In Blackest Night, he is temporarily resurrected as a Black Lantern.[7][8]
Pariah is resurrected in The New 52 continuity reboot, where he makes a minor appearance as a prisoner of A.R.G.U.S.[9]
In Dark Crisis, Pariah is corrupted by the Great Darkness and battles the Justice League before being killed by his anti-matter cannon.[10][11]
Pariah is seemingly indestructible and immortal. He possesses superhuman physical abilities and can fly and teleport between universes. Using the Great Darkness, he can create pocket dimensions and erase others from existence.[12]