# Alternative versions of Doctor Fate

Through the publication history of DC Comics, several alternative versions of Doctor Fate have been created with usage of the codename in DC Comics. Often defined as a legacy hero within the fictional DC Universe, the first character to adopt the codename, Kent Nelson, was created by Gardner Fox and Howard Sherman. Over the character's publication history, several other characters have adopted the name, such as Hector Hall and Khalid Nassour. Alternate versions of the character also exist within the DC Multiverse, such as Khalid Ben-Hassin and Doc Fate.

## Mainstream alternate versions
### Ancient Egypt champions hosts

Several years after the New 52 reboot, the Doctor Fate character was retroactively established to be a legacy dating back to ancient Egypt. Unlike prior portrayals in which Nabu himself was active solely in human form during that era, Nabu's powers were consolidated into the helm overtime at some point and began using human hosts to act. The human hosts acted as conduits for his will, did not utilize the "Doctor Fate" moniker, were described as champions of Egypt chosen by ancient Egyptian deities rather than the Lords of Chaos and Order during that period.
| Name/Alter ego | Description | First appearance |
| Unknown | Only referred to as "Nabu" or "Nabu-called Fate", this champion was a host whose body was used to battle Khaji-Da and insane god-sorcerer, Arion. | Blue Beetle (2016-2018) #7 |

### Temporary bearers

Within the DC Universe, several characters briefly came into possession of the Helmet of Fate due to various circumstances, allowing them to become Doctor Fate and/or utilize their powers.
| Name | Description |
| Superman | Superman was briefly given the Helmet of Fate by Khalid Nassour to help battle the mystical super-villain, Xanadoth. |
| Batman | When Nezha gained the Helmet of Fate by defeating Nassour, Batman later usurped it and briefly became Doctor Fate. |
| Detective Chimp | Detective Chimp was briefly chosen as Doctor Fate but relinquished it due to the overbearing information it placed in his mind. |
| Sand (Sandy Hawkins) | Sand once placed the helm on his head to allow the JSA to confer with Nabu to explain his Hector Hall's disappearance. |
| Black Alice | Black Alice was a candidate to becoming Doctor Fate but the helm rejected her in part due to her intentions and forceful nature. |
| Okeontis | Okeontis was an alien freedom fighter later possessed by an alien fungus. While possessed under the fungus's hivemind, Okeontis gains the Helmet of Fate after the new Ibis the Invincible's intervention. The helm's significant power caused the Presence to send Zauriel to intervene, who succeeds in separating the helm from her persons. |

## Alternate universe versions

Several other versions of the character exist in alternate versions of the DC Universe often to as the Multiverse. Within these fictional parallel universes, each of these characters appear within their own continuity and stories, often differing from versions depicted within the mainstream comic books. These versions of the character specifically are different characters and incarnations typically disassociated with the mainstream bearers (i.e. Strangefate) and/or possess varying different characteristics despite sharing aspects (i.e. Doc Fate).
| Name | Alter ego | Creator(s) | First appearance | Fictional biography |
| Doctor Fate | Khalid Ben-Hassin | James Robinson Nicola Scott | Earth 2 #9 (April, 2013) | Khalid Ben-Hassin is an Egyptian-American archaeologist and expert on the occult and magic on Earth-2 who encounters the famed Helmet of Fate, a mother box containing the essence of the wizard, Nabu, and dons it to become the superhero known as Doctor Fate, a member of the Wonders of the World. |
| Doctor Fate | Richard John "Dick" Grayson | J.T. Krul Mikel Janin | Flashpoint: Deadman and the Flying Graysons #1 (August, 2011) | In the Flashpoint timeline, Richard John "Dick" Grayson becomes Doctor Fate following Kent Nelson's (a fortune teller in Haly's Circus and a former hero of the JSA) death and being hunted by Starfire and the Amazons seeking the helm. He is assisted by Deadman. |
| Brother Fate | Unknown | Phillip Kennedy Johnson | Batman/Superman: Authority Special #1 | On Earth al Ghul, a universe within the Dark Multiverse ruled by Bruce Wayne (known as Ra's al Ghul) and his Empire of Shadows, Brother Fate is among the heroes opposing him but is killed by one of his sons. |
| Doctor Strangefate | Charles Xavier | Ron Marz José Luis García-López Kevin Nowlan | Marvel Versus DC #1 (1996) | Charles Xavier of Earth-9602/Earth-1996 is a mutant and telepath who learns the mystic arts through Nabu the Ancient One. Taking the Helmet of Strangefate and mantle of Sorcerer Supreme, he becomes a powerful but unconventional hero who often assists the Judgement League of Avengers and employs others at his steed despite his power. He is assisted by his servant, Myx. This character is an amalgamation of Doctor Strange and Professor X from Marvel Comics alongside Doctor Fate. |
| Doctor Fate of the 31st Century | Unknown | Marc Andreyko Kevin Maguire | Supergirl Vol 7 #33 (November, 2019) | This unnamed Doctor Fate resides in an alternate future based upon a new future taking place adjacent to "Prime Earth". A six-armed male alien, this version is a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes and a revered sorcerer known to the United Planets. |
| Doctor Fate of the 31st Century | Sofia | Geoff Johns | The New Golden Age #1 (January, 2023) | In an alternate future based upon the original version appearing in the 1958 Legion of Super-Heroes, this futuristic Doctor Fate, named Sofie, is a founding member of the 31st Century iteration of the JSA. Her time as Doctor Fate is fated to eventually be succeeded by an unnamed granddaughter. |
| Doctor Chaos | Unknown | Andy Schmidt Kieran McKeown | Crime Syndicate #2 (June, 2021) | Not to be confused with villain within the mainstream comics of the same name, this version is native of Earth-3, where alternate versions of the Justice League are villains (known as the Crime Syndicate), and several characters have adopted the codename. One versions is shown to be a member of the Crime Syndicate. |
| Doctor Chaos | Joker | Tom Taylor Cian Tormey | Injustice: Year Zero #12 (Digital)(December, 2020) | On Earth-49 (the universe of Injustice: Gods Among Us), Joker becomes Doctor Chaos in tie-in comics after taking possession of its associated artifacts and targets the Justice Society of America due to being inspirations for Batman. |

### Alternate mainstream variations
#### Kent Nelson's alternative variations

| Name | First appearance | Designation/Storlyine | Fictional biography |
| Doc Fate | Final Crisis: Superman Beyond #1 (October, 2008) | Earth-20 | This version of Nelson is an African-American gunslinger and occultist in a pulp-fiction influenced world. Possessing the Helmet of Fate, he is based out of a windowless Manhattan skyscraper, he leads a team of heroes known as the Society of Superheroes. This character serves as an amalagamation of Doctor Fate and Doc Savage. |
| Doctor Fate | Flashpoint: Deadman and the Flying Graysons #1 (August, 2011) | Flashpoint | In this reality, after the JSA disbanded, Nelson works as a fortune teller in Haly's Circus and has a vision of Dick Grayson's death, revealing it to co-worker and trapeze artist Boston Brand. He is killed shortly by the Amazons seeking the Helmet of Fate. Boston and Dick Grayson manage to escape with the helmet, with Grayson becoming the next Doctor Fate. |

#### Khalid Nassour's alternate variations

| Name | First appearance | Designation/Storlyine | Fictional biography |
| Doctor Fate | Future State: Justice League #1 | Future State | In a potential future, an older Khalid Nassour manages to re-empower the Helmet of Fate under Hauhet and sees all potential futures, experiencing them in order to find a way to defeat an evil Merlin, who seeks to control magic. |
| Doctor Fate | The New Golden Age #1 | New Golden Age | In an alternate reality and future based upon Prime Earth and a variant of the timeline featured in the 1958 Legion of Super-Heroes, in approximately near 2050, Khalid Nassour is among the older, active members of the JSA in and one of the few who bears the legacy of a founding member. This future variant alongside his reality is later erased due to Helena Wayne's temporal interference on Prime Earth. |
| Doctor Fate | Batman: Full Moon #1 | Batman: Full Moon | In this alternate reality, Nassour is seen among the members of the Justice League Dark. |

## Villain counterparts

| Name | Name | Creator(s) | First appearance | Fictional biography |
| Doctor Chaos | Burt Belker | Martin Pasko Kurt Schaffenberger | The New Adventures of Superboy #25 (1982) | Burt Belker is a wealthy, college student studying archaeology and an assistant of Lewis Lang (father of Lana Lang) who briefly dated his daughter. Discovering a "Sumerian" helm revealed to be the Helmet of Chaos, he dons it and is taken over by the personality within it and comes into conflict with Superboy. |
| Doctor Chaos | Unknown | Steve Orlando Hugo Petrus | Justice League of America (2017) #18 | A new unnamed version of Doctor Chaos serves a protector of Chaos Realm, home of the Lords of Chaos. He is ambushed and seemingly killed by the villain, Queen of Fables. |
| Anti-Fate | Dr. Benjamin Stone | J.M. DeMatteis Keith Griffen | Doctor Fate #1 (1987) | Dr. Benjamin Stone is a lead doctor in Arkham Asylum driven insane by Typhon, a Lord of Chaos. Targeting an aged Kent Nelson, Typhon uses him to battle Kent and his successor, Eric and Linda Strauss, with a dark variant of the Helmet of Fate as the adversary, Anti-Fate. |
| Doctor Hate | Rachel Roth / Raven | Joshua Williamson Howard Porter | Knight Terrors: Night's End #1 (August, 2023) | Raven is the infamous daughter of Trigon and a superhero often portrayed with empathic and sorcerous powers. Sometime after the aftermath of Lazarus Planet, the dark reflect of the Helmet of Fate, the Helmet of Hate, is created. Raven's demonic self separates from her whole self and becomes independent, donning the helm and the Nightmare Stone. As Doctor Hate, she has powers comparable to Doctor Fate and the power to manipulate minds. |