Neron (Pre-Flashpoint)

==Summary==
Neron is a powerful Demon King who has been making deals with various heroes and supervillains to give them something they want in exchange for their souls.
He has been an enemy of The Spectre, Deadman, the Justice League, and other magical beings until he was defeated by Lord Satanus and Blaze during the Reign in Hell event, in which he was stripped of almost all his power and beheaded.
In the current continuity, Neron returned to his position as a Hell Lord and was revealed as an aspect of The Great Darkness alongside Darkseid, Doomsday, and others.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: 
Name: Neron, The Prince of Lies, The Devil, The Howling One, 666Underworld Unleashed Vol 1 #1.
Origin: DC Comics
Gender: Male
Age: Older than creation itself (He existed before of the creation, he mentioned that the Devils are fallen angels, which is confirmed that Neron was part of the Angels who fell from GraceWonder Woman Vol 2 #124Spectre (Volume 3) #35The Ray Vol 1 18)
Classification: Demon Lord, Fallen Angel
Powers and Abilities:
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|-|Abilities=Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Enhanced Senses (Can sense Ghost like Deadman and Astaroth claimed that every demons can hear and smell despairDemon Vol 2 2), Social Influencing, Immortality (Types 1, 2Reign in Hell #7, 3, 4Reign in Hell #5, 5 and 9; Demons cannot be classified as dead or aliveSandman Vol 1 #22. mentions to Vandal Salvage that he never manifests himself in his true form, Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Vol 1 #15), Magic and Unholy Manipulation (Demon Magic Works through corruptionSuperman Vol 1 664), Hellfire Manipulation (His Hellfire should be comparable to Etrigan's which can burn the mind and soulMartian Manhunter Vol 2 28, plus is strongly explicit that he was able to destroy the soul and damage Wonder Woman's mindWonder Woman Vol 2 125), Resurrection (Resurrected RichardRichard Dragon Vol 1 12), Reality Warping (As shown here The Flash Vol 2 129 and all of his powers are based on reality manipulation), Necromancy (Data books declare him capable of raising the deadDCU Villains Secret Files and Origins), Dimensional Travel, Teleportation (teleported The Ray and himself to hell and then to the mortal plane), Weather Manipulation, Purification (Type 2; Neron claimed to be able to extract all of Hawkman's personalities if he accepted his deal although instead he extracted the soul of an incarnation of Hawkman who defeated all the others as a punishmentHankman Vol 3 #27), Telekinesis (Stopped at Hawkman's weapons in mid-air without touching them), Power Modification (remove Etrigan from Jason Blood. Cut the Jim Corrigan and Spectre connection), Power Bestowal (gives a mercenary the power on control insects to attempt defeat LoboLobo Vol 2 22, Could give Barbara invulnerability and super strength) and Soul Manipulation (Can attack, absorbs, eat or make contracts with souls), Soul based Empowerment (Even after being despower to the level of Etrigan, with 5 heroic souls he could return to his full powerDeadman Dead again #5), Intangibility (As shown hereDay of Judgment Vol 1 5), Time Travel (Neron's realm allows anyone to travel to different points in time and space, having a non-linear natureDeadman Dead Again Vol 1 #4), Preparation, Size Manipulation (Himself and othersDeadman Dead Again Vol 1 #4), Clairvoyance and Precognition (can create images of other events in which he was not and the futureDeadman Dead Again Vol 1 #4), Memory Manipulation (Erase the memories of DeadmanDeadman Dead Again Vol 1 #4), Possession (Possessed Superman), Summoning (Can summon demons with just a wave of his handWonder Woman Vol 2 #124, has Etrigan and others Demons close to Etrigan's level under his command), Sealing (Seal in a gem Marla Bloom's SoulTEEN TITANS (2003) #42 and seal Lex Luthor and Joker in a snow globe Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Vol 1 #3), Duplication/Matter manipulation (Create clones of barbara out of nowhere and create arms from a chairUnderworld Unleashed: Patterns of Fear Vol 1 1), Shapeshifting, Non-Physical Interaction (Far superior to weaker demons who can touch ghosts and Neron caught Hal Jordan's Soul after he diedDeadman Dead Again Vol 1 #5), Durability Negation, Cloth Manipulation (As Shown here), Invisibility/Perception Manipulation (He can only be perceived by those whom he chooses, even the cameras can't detect Neron Underworld Unleashed: Batman - Devil's Asylum Vol 1 1), Empathic Manipulation and Technology Manipulation (increased the Willpower of Paul Christian and Made the light unusable Green Lantern (Volume 3) #68, Gained Control of Barbara's Computers ), some degree of Telepathy (As shown here), Existence Erasure (Can eraser people), Immersion (As shown hereBatman Vol 1 #525), Absorption (Souls and Energy/Matter attacksJustice League Task Force Vol 1 30), Spatial Manipulation (As Shown hereJLA #6 (1997)JLA #7 (1997)), Illusion Creation and Subjective Reality (Capable of choosing who his illusions can affect and make his illusions have a basis in realityJustice League Task Force Vol 1 30, He can turn thoughts and wishes into reality within hell, as well as use them to create an ideal reality for the person inside), Astral Projection (As shown here), BFR (can banish invaders from his kingdom, banish Flash from Hell back to EarthThe Flash Vol 2 127), Body Puppetry (After the Rougers died, Neron trapped their souls and could control their bodies like puppetsThe Flash Vol 2 127 The Flash Vol 2 #128, The Flash Vol 2 129), Healing (Up to Low godly; Neron gave Ice Man a physical form R.E.B.E.L.S. Vol 1 #13), Mind Manipulation (He reduced Doctor Polaris's personality to oneUnderworld Unleashed Vol 1 2, can increase the intellect of others altered the minds of the Justice League so they would fight each otherUnderworld Unleashed Vol 1 3), Avatar Creation, Law Manipulation (Inside Hell, reality operates by his rulesWonder Woman Vol 2 #124) Madness Manipulation (Type 3; his true form can drive people crazy), Regeneration (High-Godly Over Time; Can reform even if his True form is destroyedUnderworld Unleashed Vol 1 3), Abstract Existence (Type 1; Neron comes from the Sphere of the Gods, he is the Darkness in men's mind given Breath and formSuperman: The Man of Tomorrow Vol 1 #15 and according to himself, he is part of the Evil ItselfWonder Woman Vol 2 #124), Conceptual Manipulation (Type 1; He governs a part of hellSuperman: The Man of Tomorrow Vol 1 #15 that exists in the Sphere of the Gods, JLA Vol 1 #35, November 1999, Hell is formed from the perception of the reality of those trappedSuperman: The Man of Tomorrow Vol 1 #15) and Multilocation in Hell (A version of Neron exists in every Hell).
|-|Resistances=Immunity to Soul Manipulation (doesn't have a soul), Resistence to Magma Manipulation and Heat manipulation (As shown here), Mind Manipulation, Hellfire manipulation (Immune to Hellfire attacks of and Devil Kid Teen Titans (2003) #42 , can't be tempted by the Spear of DestinyDay of Judgment Vol 1 3), Transmutation and Matter Manipulation (As shown here), Sealing with enough preparation (managed to escape from the tower of fate even though it was said that it was not possible), Sound Manipulation, Madness Manipulation (Type 2 or 3; The music of Heaven would puncture the eardrums and drive people insaneJLA #6 (1997)), Holy Manipulation/Power Nullification (Demons are extremely weak to silver, but even after being weakened Neron can resist it to some extent, without losing his power simply by being somewhat incapacitatedWonder Woman Vol 2 #124, and He was not affected by the Soldado's magic medallion that repels the evil, although it is revealed that Neron is its creator, possibly so he was able to alter it so as not to be affected )
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Attack Potency: Low Multiverse level (Hell is the opposite side of Heaven/Silver City which exist in higher Orders of reality, exist in the Sphere of the Gods, Neron can control hell's structure with ease and the totality of its reality is subject to Neron's rules, created an entire world inside Hell, where Richard Dragon could fight and was unable to dieRichard Dragon Vol 1 10 and possibly deformed its structure when Flash entered Hell, changing the place constantlyThe Flash Vol 2 #128)
Speed: Massively FTL+ (, who are almost as fast as Wally West, Fought various members of the Justice League)
Lifting Strength: At least Stellar, likely higher (broke a construction of Alan Scott and ZatannaDay of Judgment Vol 1 5)
Striking Strength: Low Multiverse level
Durability: Low Multiverse level (Took no damage from the Hector Hall, endured the blows of Lord Satanus and should be comparable to his own power)
Stamina: Infinite (His power comes from the damned souls under his control)
Range: Low Multiversal (He can affect any part of New Earth even when in the , Neron Can traveled to ApokolipsUnderworld Unleashed: Apokolips - Dark Uprising #1 and HeavenJLA: Paradise Lost Vol 1 #1JLA: Paradise Lost Vol 1 #2JLA: Paradise Lost Vol 1 #3)
Standard Equipment: Candles
Intelligence: At least Genius (Due to his eons of experiences Neron is not only a powerful magic user but also a great demon manipulator and liar who was the winner of the title of Prince of Lies being respected and feared even by other Demon King level beings such as Belial, Lady Blaze, Lord Satanus and the Wizard Merlin, being able to form strategies and plans that affect the world in the long term, in his first appearance he created a plot where, without Blue Devil realizing it, Daniel will allow Neron to take control of the souls of the Rogers and potential control to nearly all supervillains from the world as a cover for the Justice League to reach hell where he made them believe that he wanted the soul of Superman, was Shazam being really his true objective, after being turned into a demon of the caste of rhyming, he formed a plan that involved altering the past to form a petragram by using various heroic souls across the length and breadth of history by tricking Cauldron and Deadman into make the dirty job for him, being ultimately responsible for zero hour, following Darkseid's defeat and sealing within The Source Wall, Neron arrive on Apokolips where through manipulation within the spheres of power, he began to cast doubt between them, causing Apokolips' own political structure to nearly collapse if not was due to the intervention of Desaad who in turn had talked with Neron about the void left by Darkseid and take his form. Although Neron's combat skills are overshadowed by his ability to manipulation and planning, he is a warrior more than capable of going hand in hand with Lord Satanus and defeating him precisely, ultimately being his only way out to infect Neron to depower him.)
Weaknesses: Very pure souls are too much for him, destroy his self or change his nature, his type 4 immortality only works in hell. Silver is lethal to all demons though this only affected a Neron who was weakened by an outside force and still had enough power to destroy Wonder Woman's Soul and banish his enemies. He cannot avoid a deal, although this does not limit his control over the soul of his victims or uses another power, since he sealed the Marla Bloom in his gem, Took Lois Lane's soul and absorbed the soul of Mongul, so this is more a moral weakness.
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