DC Gold/Doctor Fate

Doctor Fate is a comic series created as part of GazzaB9's DC Gold project.
== Characters ==
=== Main ===
* Dr. Kent Nelson/Doctor Fate - the son of archeologist Sven Nelson and a former archeologist himself, Kent and his father went on an expedition through an old abandoned tower that suddenly appeared seemingly at random, where they discovered a mysterious helmet. Called to it, Kent donned the helmet and the proceeding overflow of power killed his father. Filled with grief and sorrow, the entity inside the helmet took pity on Kent and merged it's personality with him, allowing him to redeem himself as an agent of the mysterious Lords of Order.
* Nabu the Wise - the former resident of the Tower of Fate, now currently trapped inside of the Helmet of Fate which Kent Nelson wears. Nabu is a high-ranking member of the Lords of Order and has a hard time relating to humanity or understanding the concepts of right and wrong. In Nabu's mind, there is only order and chaos, which are not defined by morality.
=== Supporting ===
* Inza Cramer - a medical nurse and traveler of the world who is intelligent and philosophical, often talking about nature and how it relates to the planet and people. Her whimsy catches the attention of Kent, who hopes to date her but whose social awkwardness keeps getting in the way. She is a frequent companion of Kent during his Doctor Fate missions and even occassionally dons the Helmet of Fate herself when Kent is taken out of the picture.
* Jim Corrigan/The Spectre - a police officer working for the New York Police Department who was betrayed by his own partner and shot to death by him. Filled with such agonizing hatred, Corrigan's soul refused to pass on until it had it's revenge, which eventually caused the hosts of Heaven to take notice. Due to his rage, they bonded him with Aztar, the avatar of God's vengeance, and transformed him into the nigh all-powerful Spectre, a cosmic being who delivers ironic punishments to the wicked.
* Phantom Stranger - a friend of the Lords of Order but not one himself, the Stranger serves as a secondary mentor to Fate. He often appears alongside Spectre, who he claims is his antithesis, but this is unclear. Beyond his literal words, most things the Stranger says about himself can be called into question as he has admitted that his identity has been wiped from the universe, with only himself knowing who he is.
* Jason Blood/Etrigan - a former knight of the Round Table who was quite greedy and sided with Morgaine le Fey and Mordred in their revolution as for punishment, the legendary Merlin fused Blood with the demon known as Etrigan, turning him into an immortal. Feeling regret for his actions, Jason decides to wander the Earth, fighting threats of demonic proportions as he befriends Doctor Fate and usually works with him.
* Mark Merlin - a paranormal private investigator who has a generally good nature but often clashes with Fate due to him requesting payment for his heroism and more often than not taking supernatural artifacts for himself. Some of his artifacts include the Red Dust of Ramesses, allowing him to melt metals, Cagliostro's Fire, allowing him to project energy, and the Cat Charm, which allows him to telepathically control his pet cat.
** Memakata - Merlin's aformentioned black cat.
* Prince Amentep/Ibis the Invincible - an Egyptian prince who was famous for defending his people with the help of his Ibistick, given to him by the god Thoth. With the Ibistick, he is given incredible magic power the likes of which rival those of Doctor Fate. However, after seemingly dying, he was mummified by his people until the present, where Kent Nelson opened his tomb and awoke him from his slumber. He has a regal attitude and is highly egocentric.
** Princess Taia - Ibis' lover who was mummified with him. Initially also believed to be dead, she was later untombed and began traveling the world with Ibis as his personal assistant.
*Uncle Sam - the spiritual embodiment of American Pride who can't be destroyed until he fulfilled his purpose, to clear America of evil, as he ironically becomes a friend of Doctor Fate's, being quite well versed in magic and all of that sort. He has massive faith in humanity, seeing them as fascinating lifeforms that he needs to protect.
=== Antagonists ===
* Wotan - one of, if not the greatest threat that Doctor Fate has ever faced. Wotan is a megalomaniacal sorcerer who has battled with the various Fates throughout history, dating all the way back to when Nabu still had a physical form. He has even battled them throughout his reincarnations, having started as a woman in the prehistoric period. His motivation is a mystery throughout most of the series, but Kent eventually discovers Wotan was originally raised by the Lords of Order and Chaos in unison to bridge the gap between their groups, but the pressure put on him eventually caused his mind to snap.
* Burt Belker/Doctor Chaos - the former assistant of archeologist Lewis Lang who, in a similar fashion to Kent and his father, uncovered a mysterious tower which had a helmet inside. The helmet called to Burt who, overcome by the power he felt from it, murdered Lang when he objected in cold blood before stealing the helmet, which bonded to him and transformed him into Doctor Chaos, the avatar of the Lords of Chaos to counter Doctor Fate. Similarly to Nabu, within the helmet is a Lord of Chaos named Typhon, a particularly powerful one whose magic and whispers have driven Burt mostly insane.
* Mordru - the current leader of the Lords of Chaos and one of Nabu's oldest enemies. He is among one of the first Lords of Chaos to ever exist and, along with Nabu, was one of the first mortals to discover the secrets of magic. However, while Nabu and he are arch-rivals, Mordru even being the one to have initially trapped Nabu in his helmet, the pair claim that they are essentially two sides of the same coin, intertwined due to the magical energies of order and chaos and resulting in one not existing without the other.
* Klarion Bleak - a preteen resident of a strange pocket universe where magic and necromancy runs rampant known as Limbo Town. He has a love for chaos and mayhem, being known throughout the magic community as a trickster, making him a massive nuisance for Doctor Fate who he finds to be quite boring. However, Fate doesn't consider Klarion a villain, but simply a child with too much freedom.
** Teekl - Klarion's pet werecat that he has a habit of stroking. Using magic, Klarion can transform her into a regular cat, the form she usually takes, but her true form is that of a half-woman, half-cat creature.
* Mister Who - a crippled scientist who is incapable of doing several things due to his physical inabilities as he grew a hatred of humanity as he develops a potion known as Solution Z that can temporarily give him strength and a random hodgepodge of powers. Now addicted to Solution Z and having his hatred of humanity, he becomes a somewhat formidable threat to Doctor Fate.
* Dr. Bruce Gordon/Eclipso - a scientist who, while working on an island in the Pacific, uncovering a black diamond known as the Heart of Darkness as is possessed by Eclipso, the Wrath of God, now on a mission to bring hatred and suffering to the world, often clashing against Doctor Fate. Eclipso is a sadist who is almost always smiling and has the ability to bend reality to his will.
* Zachary Zor - an angel and former agent of the Lords of Order who disapproves of Kent as Doctor Fate, as he himself was meant to be chosen as Fate. Following Kent being chosen over him, he began messing with Kent's life in an attempt to make him hand his helmet over. His schemes range from petty and almost comedic, to terrifying concoctions that would likely cause normal people to go insane.
* Karkull - a demonic entity and agent of the Great Old Ones. He is also known as the Seventh Lord of the Inner Pit and most of his appearances involve him either trying to summon the Old Ones or bring their power into the mortal world. He is also a knowledge seeker, attempting to find and steal magic artifacts on a number of occasions.
* Morgaine le Fey - an immortal witch from Arthurian times who was partially responsible for Jason Blood's transformation into Etrigan as she survived into modern day, deciding to steal magical artifacts or to try to use spells for one purpose, to bring Camelot back from the grave so she can begin her age as ruler of Camelot.
** Mordred - Morgaine's son and the murderer of King Arthur. While not possessing powers of his own, he wields a magic blade and is particularly good at swordsmanship and acrobatics. His mother is overly attached to him and her parenting has inflated his already large ego.
*Lord Satanus - a demonic entity who comes from Hell. He is the result of a union between a human and a demon, though he was abandoned by his human father in Hell, which resulted in him harboring a grudge against humanity in general. In the mortal world, he is secretly the owner and operator of Newstime Magazine, a controversial news publisher which is known for publishing nihilistic stories and hit pieces against the superhero community.
*White Magician - an eccentric sorcerer who claimed to predate America as he used to be known as a great by mysterious hero until he suddenly went rogue. After a fight against him, Doctor Fate learns that he has lost his faith in humanity after learning of many horrific acts that have been committed in recent history, now believing that the only way to fix the world is to place himself as the unquestioned lord of it.
*Lourdes Lucero/La Encantadora - a researcher who had been looking for the mystical Mists of Ibella most of her life. When she finally found them, they engulfed her with magical power and transformed her into the seductive enchantress she is today. Having messed with the lives of and tempted men for several years, she has recently become particularly interested in Fate, who seems to be the only man able to resist her charms.
== Issues ==