The Source

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==Summary==
The Source is a metaphysical concept created by writer/artist Jack Kirby for his Fourth World series of comic books. It first appeared in New Gods #1 (February 1971).
It is the source of all that exists. Mostly associated with the New Gods, the Source was the supposed origin of the Godwave that is believed to have been responsible for creating and empowering the "Gods" of the DC Universe with their divine abilities. It also seems to be partially responsible for the ability of DC residents to develop super-powers, especially those which defy physics. Lying at the edge of the known universe in the Promethean Galaxy is the Source Wall, which protects the Source, and traps all those who attempt to pass beyond it.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: 
Name: The Source
Origin: DC Comics
Gender: Inapplicable
Age: Older than the DC Multiverse / Time
Classification: God, Abstract Being, Supreme New God, Aspect of The Presence 
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Abstract Existence (Type 1; The Source and the Presence are the same entity), Conceptual Manipulation (Type 1; Gave rise to all the concepts and conceptual entities in the DC Universe), Nonduality (Type 1; Described as an "ultimate concept" that contains within it such as life and anti-life, good and evil, in and out, and black and white) Reality Warping, Nigh-Omniscience, Omnipresence, Incorporeality, Beyond-Dimensional Existence (Type 2), Large Size (Type 10), etc
Attack Potency: Hyperverse level (The Source has been described as "all" and beyond "all" arising from the void, before the formation of the Universe, and constitutes the first epoch of the Universe. as Monitor-Mind The Overvoid and these two characters identified as equal in nature and stature)
Speed: Omnipresent
Lifting Strength: Immeasurable
Striking Strength: Hyperverse level 
Durability: Hyperverse level 
Stamina: Infinite
Range: Hyperverse level 
Standard Equipment: Inapplicable
Intelligence: Nigh-Omniscient
Weaknesses: Unknown
Notes: 
* The canonicity of the "Death of the New Gods" series is extremely uncertain, as it by the more prominent "Final Crisis" event, along with all other writer portrayals of the entity. As such, the events of that series should not be used to alter this profile.
* While ambiguous on some occasions due to the different approaches of various DC writers, several comics have suggested or outright stated that The Source, The Light of Creation, Monitor-Mind The Overvoid were born from the Primordial Darkness, thus making them aspects of The Presence that is clearly stated on numerous occasions as the one who brought light into the Primordial Darkness with the words "Let there be light!", which gave birth to them. The Light of Creation is associated with Heaven, Angels and Creation, and is a force of nature in contrast to the Great Darkness. The Source is associated with Life, Magic and Creation, and is an ocean of great creative energy that originates, lives in, and sustains all things in existence. Monitor-Mind The Overvoid is associated with The Light of Creation and is the non-dual intelligence and living void with the Multiverse growing inside it.
* Before making any changes to this page, please read and follow the Power-scaling Rules for Marvel and DC Comics.
* For information about the cosmological scaling that informs the tiering, please refer to the DC Comics Cosmology page.
==Gallery==
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==Notable Matchups==
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