Oblivion (Marvel Comics)

==Summary==
Oblivion is a character from Marvel Comics. It is nonexistence itself, residing beyond the multiverse and all the abstract personifications that make up its totality. While entities such as Eternity, Infinity, Death and The Living Tribunal are connected to creation, and personify concepts essential for existence (Such as Time, Space, Death, or Law), Oblivion "exists" entirely beyond it, being outside form, shape, space and time. There was nothing in the beginning, and in the end. From nothingness came forth everything, and into nothingness everything shall go. Life, death, soul, emotions, matter, space, time, abstractions, concepts, everything will be devoured by Oblivion.
It is notably distinct from the other cosmic and abstract forces of the Marvel multiverse, having never been seen under the jurisdiction of the Living Tribunal, and only ever interacting with the physical reality through manifestations, since his entry into the multiverse would result in its destruction. One such form was the Chaos King, an entity of darkness and destruction with powers so great that it acted as the direct opposite to the multiversal incarnation of Eternity, and nearly devoured all of existence, yet even the Chaos King is but a fraction of Oblivion's infinite self.
==Powers and Stats==
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Key: Universal Oblivion (M-Bodies) | Universal Oblivion (True Self) | True Oblivion
Name: Oblivion, The Breath Between Life and Death, The Master of All That Is Not, The Lord of the Outer Void, The Lord of Darkness
Origin: Marvel Comics
Gender: Inapplicable (Usually manifests in a masculine persona)
Age: Inapplicable (Predates, and is above, all concepts of time)
Classification: Cosmic Entity, Progenitor of Death, Personification of the Void, Dissolver of All Things
Powers and Abilities:
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|-|Universal Oblivion (M-Body)=
Abstract Existence (Type 2; Manifestation Bodies are anthropomorphic avatars assumed by the Abstracts in order to act in more personal matters, existing as images created by the interpretations of lesser onlookers, given semi-substantial being by the reality-altering properties of perception), Immortality (Type 1; Type 5; Type 9 – Due to the nature of Manifestation Bodies as simple visualizations brought into being by the perceptions of lesser entities, they cannot truly be harmed, as fighting them is tantamount to doing battle with one's own thoughts, and any damage seemingly inflicted on them can be instantly reversed as if it never happenedGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1 #47), Incorporeality (The M-Bodies of the Abstracts reside above the physical universe, and are stated to be "too abstract to fight in anything remotely resembling a physical manner"Quasar Vol. 1 #25), Beyond-Dimensional Existence (Type 2), Nonexistent Physiology (Nature 1, Aspect 1, 2 and 3; Oblivion is the master and personification of all that isn't,Quasar #21 and forms a continuum with Death, being to her as Infinity is to Eternity), Existence Erasure, Reality Warping, Teleportation, Omnipresence, Cosmic Awareness, Summoning (Conjured forth Quasar's personal death-avatarQuasar #40), Void Manipulation (Presides over everything that does not exist, with his realm being where those who are erased from time and existence reside), Death Manipulation and Conceptual Manipulation (Type 1; Stated to be the "progenitor" of death, being in some sense her true selfDoctor Doom #3 and the force which she acts as the harbinger ofWhat If? Vol. 1 #32), Matter Manipulation, Causality Manipulation (The master, and likely the progenitor of, Un-Being, whose power is to retroactively alter history and undo any eventQuasar #18), Power Bestowal (Empowered Maelstrom, making him his direct avatar), Acausality (Type 4; Stands on a similar level to Eternity, entirely beyond timeWhat If? Vol. 1 #18), Darkness Manipulation, Teleportation, BFR (Brought Quasar to his realm), Large Size (Type 11), Physics Manipulation and Space-Time Manipulation (Capable of exerting control over black hole singularities, where the laws of physics are completely broken down and spacetime has been curved infinitely), Absorption, Basic Magic (All of the Abstracts utilize magic in its purest, most fundamental form), Resistance to Basic Magic
|-|Universal Oblivion (True Self)=
All previous abilities to far greater degrees, as well as Abstract Existence (Type 1; The Abstracts are concepts manifesting themselves as entities,Fantastic Four Vol. 6 #3 with their very nature being insubstantial as an ideaSecret Wars II #6)
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All previous powers and abilities to immeasurably greater degrees, in addition to: Nonexistent Physiology (Nature 2, Aspect 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5; Lies beyond the Multiversal Eternity, who personifies the concept of reality itself,Ultimates 2 Back Cover being a "pure, perfect nothing"Ultimates #11 that antedates even the concept of the multiverseUltimates 2 #6), Transduality (Type 3; As he is beyond the omniverse, he also transcends the In-Betweener, an inner function of Eternity that personifies the barrier and division between dichotomies,Doctor Strange Vol. 2 #26Secret Wars II #06 being "a concept of concepts"Silver Surfer Vol. 3 #17 and "walking the path between all worlds, all concepts,"Doctor Strange Vol. 2 #27 simultaneously the union of all polarities and something that stands exempt from them), Avatar Creation (Oblivion's true nature is inherently formless, and any appearances of form on his part are simply illusions created for the convenience of onlookers,Iceman #3 which he can erase and return to absolute void at willIceman #4) and greatly enhanced Existence Erasure (Simply looking at Oblivion as he truly is causes one to blink out of existence,Mighty Thor Annual #1 and his role is to serve as the dissolver of all things at time's end)
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Attack Potency: Varies (Since Manifestation Bodies are powered by an exchange of energies with the Abstracts, how powerful they are can be adjusted as needed, with them being able to be made weaker than even an incomplete Cosmic Cube such as The Beyonder, who is otherwise insignificant to the higher members of the Cosmic HierarchyFantastic Four Annual #23) up to Low Outerverse level (Forms a dichotomy with Infinity, having battled her in the "highest plane of reality conceivable," and stands as a peer to Eternity and Death, with the four of them being the most powerful Abstracts and the "four points of the cosmological compass" that comprise everything in Earth-616) | Outerverse level (All of the Abstracts are immensely above their Manifestation Bodies, which are each simply infinitesimal parts of themselvesDoctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme. #54 and "visualizations"Adam Warlock and the Infinity Watch, #1 or "dim shadowy reflections" of their totality created by the limited perceptions and imaginations of lesser beings, while their true states are entities with no physical attributes whatsoever, with the shape and size of their manifested bodies being insignificant to themDoctor Strange Vol. 2 #4) | High Outerverse level (Personifies the infinite voidUltimates 2 #1 surrounding the omniverse, entirely predating it and being the source from which it emerges and to which it eventually returns, reality itself being a "world of dreams" that Oblivion exists apart from. States that even the Chaos King is simply one aspect of his infinity. Stated to be capable of causing cosmic catastrophe simply by entering the multiverse)
Speed: Immeasurable, Omnipresent within his own realm | Omnipresent | Omnipresent within the void, Nigh-Omnipresent within the multiverse (Oblivion's vision and influence extends to all corners of the multiverse, though he himself admits that his reach falls short of total omnipresence)
Lifting Strength: Immeasurable
Striking Strength: Varies up to Low Outerverse level | Outerverse level | High Outerverse level
Durability: Varies up to Low Outerverse level | Outerverse level | High Outerverse level
Stamina: Infinite. As a conceptual being and the personification of nothingness, Oblivion has no spatial form and the concepts of stamina and endurance are therefore meaningless to him.
Range: Low Outerversal | Outerversal | High Outerversal
Standard Equipment: None notable
Intelligence: Nigh-Omniscient (As befitting his role, Oblivion holds vast knowledge and understanding over the nature of reality at large, being an entity endowed with the gift of Cosmic Awareness and therefore with a complete view of the universe and its inner workings, while himself operating on a level incomprehensible even to lesser beings who themselves have the ability) | Same as before to vastly greater degrees
Weaknesses: None notable
Note: With the recent cosmological developments in Defenders: Beyond, which established that there is not a single void beyond the omniverse, but in fact an infinite succession of them, of which even The One Above All is simply a part, it is no longer feasible to treat Oblivion as being the entirety of the Outside as was previously believed, due to how even he is stated to be ultimately beneath the Creator in J.M DeMatteis' Iceman miniseries, which marked his first appearance in Marvel history. Furthermore, Oblivion's nature as something that would persist even after the total erasure of the omniverse is acknowledged in recent storylines,Ultimates² #100 and as such it is not possible to simply ignore the previous statements regarding his role in the cosmology, either.
As such, we have, for the moment, taken the stance that Oblivion is simply a personification of the Far Shore, due to the realm itself being described in ways that directly reference his role in previous stories. However, this may be subject to changes as the cosmology receives more developments in the future, due to the otherwise ill-defined nature of Oblivion's void.
==Notable Matchups==
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