The Presence

The Presence, also known as God or Yahweh, Jehova, Allah is the overarching protagonist of the and is based on the real Abrahamic monotheistic God.
In the history of the DC Universe, the Presence is the ultimate creator, the Source of all things, often presented as a fictionalized counterpart to the God of the Abrahamic religions; in particular, he is often given Christian attributes. However, the religious cosmology of the omniverse is complex, with many pantheons of gods co-existing alongside each other. It includes elements from multiple religions, mythologies, and modern concepts such as the Endless. The Presence existed since the beginning of time alongside The Great Darkness, and has taken numerous forms throughout history and has many aspects, including The Voice, The Hand, and The Source.
==History==
The Presence first appeared in Fun comics issue #52 created by Jerry Siegnal and Bernard Baily. He has had many forms in his appearances thorught the DC universe. The Hand first seen in Green Lantern #40 with an image of a hand in a random nebula.The Voice is the form the Presence debuted in Fun Time Comics #52 where he spoke for the First time. 
Then there is the Source from Jack Kirby's fourth world where the Deity was portayed as a spirit that is mainy associtaed with the New Gods beliving it to be respoinble for the creation of the Universe and finally his form the Presence which appears in human form in the Lucifer series and in the Sandman Series. Lucifer and Presence have very strained relationship with each other due to Lucifer wanting independence and tries to make a universe where he was not worshiped and also has a granddaughter name Elaine who he made his successor but she later became one with the universe. Later the Presence appears in the New 52 in the form of a dog (Scottish Terrier).
==Powers and Ablilites==
*Omnipotence
*Omnipresence
*Omniscience
*Immortality 
==Trivia==
*The Presence is the DC counterpart to the Marvel Comics God One-Above-All.
*It was originally believed the cosmic hand of creation that created the Multiverse belonged to The Presence, but apparently this was later reconned so that the hand belonged to Perpetua.
*Apparently, The Presences took the form of a Scottish Terrier during the New 52 because he thought it was the form that most suited him.
==External Links==
*The Presence in DC Database.
*God of Hellblazer Wiki.
*The Presence in VS Battles Wiki
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