Greatman

> "It's A Great Day for Greatman!"
>
> -Greatman's most famous quote

## Greatman - The Strongest Man Alive!

Shu-Shaggal, also known as "Greatman," is a member of The Golden Guard, and is one of the most important heroes in The Greatverse.

The Strongest Man Alive!

* Greatman
* Shu-Shaggal (Sumer)

### Aliases

* Greatman (Superhero Name)
* The Great Man (Original Title)
* The First Superhero (Epithet)
* The Strongest Man Alive (Epithet)
* John Johnson (Modern Human Name)
* John (Modern Human Nickname)
* Shu (Ancient Human Nickname)

### Relatives

* Seosamh-Shaggal/Jack Johnson (Son)
* Riona Johnson (Wife)
* Laliya-Shaggal/Layla Johnson (Daughter)
* Lìosa-Shaggal/Leah Johnson (Daughter

### Affiliation

* The Golden Guard - Shu is one of the founding members and unofficial leader of The Golden Guard. He was the second member, after Golden Grace herself.
* {INSERT SUPERHERO TEAM NAME HERE} - Shu is one of the core members and co-leaders of the Interdimensional Superheroic Force known as {INSERT NAME HERE}. He serves as the team's muscle.

## Appearances

### Appears in

* The Golden Guardians
* Greatman - The Strongest Man Alive!
* Authority Comics

### Debut

* Authority Comics #1 (Overall Introduction)
* Greatman - The Strongest Man Alive #1 (First Title Story)

## History

Shu-Shaggal is history’s first mutant, a Mesopotamian warrior believed to be the successor of Gilgamesh himself. The two were close, Shu being the closest advisor of Gilgamesh, and a close friend of his son. During the Fall of Uruk, Gilgamesh was murdered, and his son was defenestrated. Shu was next to be executed, yet, he was far too powerful to be killed. Instead, he was tricked and sealed away in a temple to Marduk.

Thousands of years later, during the first world war, American archeologists were sent around the world in an attempt to discover ancient, powerful artifacts. One of these archeologists found Shu, and brought him back to the states. After he was awakened, Shu was in absolute awe of how far the world had come. He didn't really understand it, but knew it must be protected. Even before being familiarized with society, Shu chose to use his strength for good, and went to the Western Front to try and save lives. He slowed down the fighting, becoming a symbol of hope for both halves of the conflict. WW1 ended at the 10th minute of the 10th hour of the 10th day of the 10th month, with Shu being honored as a hero. This is when he was given the epithet of "John Johnson."

He was called “The Great Man” by his allies and enemies alike, not really thinking much of the title. However, during WW2, the Germans tried to use him as a symbol of “Das Ubermensch,” a concept which he was almost immediately opposed to. From then on, Shu took up the name “Greatman'' specifically to make fun of the Nazis. His usual "No Killing" rule did not really apply to them.

Shu acted mostly independently, occasionally teaming up with other heroes. He fought invaders from beyond with a young man calling himself "The Sentinel," and heard rumors and legends of many other heroes. He operated like this until around 1970, when a mage known as Golden Grace had an idea: The world’s greatest heroes, assembled together, as a shield around the world. They became Grace’s Guardians, the Golden Guard.

Shu, while fighting on the Guard, made his first friends in several millennia. He grew incredibly close with them all, from Sentinel to Shard. He soon fell deeply in love with a woman named Riona, the physical form of the Goddess known as The Morrigan. They were both people out of place and out of time, strangers from an ancient land that no longer existed. Eventually, they got married, and had three children. Their first child, a daughter named Laliya, became his sidekick. One day, while fighting off the villainious Maximum, Lailya was badly injured. Her life was barely saved by The Shard, creating a new robotic arm and leg for her. From then on, The Morrigan forbid any of her children from becoming superheroes.

In the modern day, Greatman is still a celebrity, loved by the public and the superheroic community. He serves double duty as both a father and protector to both the world and his three children. In spite of all of this, Shu's status as a beacon of hope remains unchanged. He is still the greatest hero around, The Amazing Greatman!

## Personality

### Summary

Shu is a naturally compassionate human being, a kind soul without a bad bone in his body. He may not understand the modern world, and he may not understand our practices, but he doesn’t care, as he knows he doesn’t need to. To him, every last life is as valuable as his own, and he would gladly die or get sealed away for another thousand years than let even one person pass away. He, additionally, tries to be the best father he can, whenever he can. However, he is not a saint. Back before he was sealed away, he was a proud warrior, a violent soldier with a lust for battle and blood. That is not his current self, he has grown morally and emotionally, but his old habits peak through every once and a while. When his old self shows up, he becomes a violent, bloodlusted monster, with a love for battle.

### Core Traits

* Incredibly compassionate
* Supportive of all people
* A good dad
* Traumatized and remorseful for his past actions
* Violent at times

### Beliefs

#### Religious

Shu is still somewhat a follower of the ancient Mesopotamian cult, while being a technical member of the Catholic church. He isn't very religious, however, because he's married to the literal Celtic Goddess of Death

#### Political

Despite being the former political advisor to Gilgamesh himself, Shu normally stays out of politics. He's generally a progressive socially, and a conservative economically. He wants everyone to have what they need to survive, all possible rights and freedoms, and for the government to stay out of everyone's way.

## Powers and Abilities

### Abilities

#### Enhanced Learning

Shu can learn languages in minutes and read thousand-page novels in hours. Additionally, he can learn techniques in a matter of minutes.

#### Photographic Memory

Shu remembers everything he has seen perfectly, even if it takes him a moment to gather the memory in his head.

#### "Trust me, I've been doing this for a century"

Shu is a shield to the world, a universal symbol of hope and peace.

### Powers

#### "Faster Than Lightning!"

Shu has FTL+ movement speed, with MFTL reaction time.

#### "Can Leap Countries In A Single Bound!"

Shu can super-jump to basically wherever he needs too. Unless utilizing a Feather spell Riona taught him, Shu will create a massive crater where he takes off, and crash back down with several megatons of force.

#### "Unkillable and Indestructible!"

Shu is immune to physical damage. He cannot feel anything less than a point blank blast from an atom bomb, which barely tickles him.

#### Super Endurance

Shu can fight for 100 days and 100 nights with no rest or need for water or food.

#### Magical Resistance

Shu is generally resistant to most forms of magic

#### Ageless

Shu’s body will never get weaker. He can develop gray hair, but his body will never falter.

## Weaknesses

### Mesopotamian Artifacts

Artifacts such as The Sumerian Core or Horn of Gilgamesh break through Greatman's invulnerability, and can kill him in a single blow if utilized properly. Additionally, exposure to fragments of The Sumerian Core or a wound from The Horn of Gilgamesh make him nigh-indestructible as opposed to invincible.

### Godly Magic

Magic used by gods similarly ignores Greatman's durability.

### "My love, my children, my everything..."

Greatman will sacrifice everything to save any of his family members.

## Additional Information

### In-Universe Information

-Shu is only known as “John Johnson” to the wider public, his friends and family call him Shu

-Shu is the godfather of Colt Sentineli, also known as Boy Sentinel

-Shu can speak 10 languages, one of which being the spoken form of Cuneiform

-Shu is interviewed by historians constantly, as he is one of the most important resources for discovering the history of Mesopotamia.

-Shu is Mesopotamian, and by extension, Middle Eastern.

-Shu walked alongside MLK and helped tear down the Berlin Wall.

### Meta-Information

-Shu is heavily inspired by Black Adam and very early Superman

-It is implied that some of the people rescued by Shu during WW1 are legally distinct versions of Paul Baumer and Thomas Blake, the protagonist and co-protagonist from All Quiet on The Western Front and 1917 respectively

-Shu's costume was inspired by All-Might as opposed to anything else, with the color pallet inspired by Booster Gold

-Shu's general attitude and personality is inspired by All-Star Superman fused with Omni-Man in a strange way.

-Another major inspiration for Shu was Kratos, both visually and persona-wise

-Shu is the Greatverse rewrite of Helix-Man, Sentinel-Man, and Helix-Man (Rebirth).

-Ironically, his Wife could kill him with little effort.

-Greatman is the equivalent of Highstar and Olympian