Black Adam

**Teth-Adam** is a Human and ruler of Kahndaq. He was also the first champion of the wizard Shazam and became the enemy of Shazam, under the name **Black Adam**.

## **Origins**

Teth-Adam was the original champion of Earth, bestowed with the power of six Egyptian deities during the reign of Ancient Egypt. Following the death of his wife and children however, Teth began using his powers for his own personal gain, becoming known as Black Adam. He was entombed by the wizard who bestowed the powers upon him, only to be released by archaeologists C.C. and Marylin Batson, resulting in him becoming the nemesis of the new champion, Shazam.

He had found his place down the road in the land of Kahndaq, overthrowing the current government and becoming it's sovereign. Intergang, an organized criminal group, attempted to send emissaries to the land, bringing with them the enslaved girl, Adrianna Tomaz as a gift, along with $2,000,000 dollars in gold. Adam freed the girl, as well as killed her captors. It wouldn't be long before he found her to be not only unafraid of him, but also unafraid of speaking her mind. She was able to change him for the better, leading him to become a much more kind and caring person. This resulted in him asking Shazam to use the Rock of Eternity to bestow power upon Adrianna.

## **Powers & Abilities**

* **Divine Empowerment:** When Shazam chose Adam to be his champion, he had bestowed him with the powers of the ancient Egyptian deities. These gods consist of Shu, Heru, Amon, Zehuti, Aton and Mehen.
	+ **Stamina of Shu:** Through the blessings of Shu, Adam is capable of lasting in a fight almost indefinitely without tiring or needing sustenance.
		- **Self-Sustenance:** While empowered, Adam has no need to eat, drink or even breathe and can survive the vacuum of space unaided.
	+ **Swiftness of Heru:** Through the blessing of Heru, Adam can move at hypersonic speeds with little effort.
		- **Flight:** Through his empowerment, Adam is capable of ascending into the air without any aid. He can move at great speeds, as well as hover in place.
		- **Superhuman Reflexes:** Adam's reflexes have been enhanced so he can actually catch people and even bullets in mid-air.
	+ **Strength of Amon:** By the blessings of Amon, Adam possesses strength that enables him to go toe to toe with the likes of beings like Superman and even Shazam himself. Even in his weakened state, his strength enables him to lift over 100 tons.
	+ **Wisdom of Zehuti:** Thanks to the blessing of Zehuti, Adam possesses vast knowledge which makes him supremely intelligent compared to the likes of normal mortals.
		- **Clairvoyance:** The wisdom of Zehuti allows Adam to gain council and information in times of need.
		- **Eidetic Memory:** When Adam is exposed to something, he possesses an exact memory of what it is and never forgets it.
		- **Tactics of War:** Adam's wisdom enables him to be a master strategist in the arts of combat.
		- **Mathematics:** Adam possesses advanced understanding of mathematic equations and various means of applying them to the sciences.
	+ **Power of Aton:** Through Aton's blessing, Adam gained the ability to enhance his power further, as well as allowing him to fuel the lightning enabling his transformation and even allowing him to travel dimensional plains.
		- **Electrokinesis:** Adam is capable of generating and harnessing lightning as a weapon, allowing it to strike targets and even capable of dodging the bolts at will.
		- **Teleportation:** Adam is capable of transporting himself to anywhere in the world and possibly universe, including the Rock of Eternity.
	+ **Courage of Mehen:** Through Mehen's blessing, Adam possesses an indefinite supply of superhuman inner strength to draw upon, while also allowing him to be virtually invulnerable.
		- **Accelerated Healing:** Adam is capable of utilizing lightning as a means of healing those around him and himself should he or any around him sustain injury.
		- **Indomitable Will:** Adam possesses a powerful amount of willpower, enabling him to take on insurmountable odds and even allowing him resistance to telepathic intrusion and mind control.
		- **Divine Grace:** Adam possesses the innate luck and divine guidance, allowing for him to deal with others with great finesse.
		- **Immortality:** While in his empowered form, Adam will never age.

## **Weaknesses**

* **Electricity:** As powerful as he is while empowered, Adam can be reverted back into his mortal form if hit with enough electrical energy.
* **Mortal Form:** Though while empowered he doesn't age, he is unable to revert back to his mortal form, as he has lived well over his mortal form's expiration. Should he revert back, his body begins to age at a rapid rate and eventually turn to dust.

## **Characteristics**

### Physical Appearance

Adam is a man possessing an athletic build with slightly darkened skin, short black hair in the form of a widow's peak and blue eyes. Unlike other people however, Adam possesses pointed ears similar to that of an elf or vampire.

### Personality & Traits

Since becoming a champion, Adam possesses a no nonsense attitude towards people, even his allies. He also is known to have a god complex, considering his abilities come from the gods themselves, as well as a rage which is virtually unmatched by any other. Despite his rage and strict attitude, his personality was tempered by his wife Isis while she was alive. It was through her that he showed a more gentle side to him, becoming a much more benevolent ruler of Kahndaq. When she died however, his thirst for vengeance and his desire to bring her back grew, to the point where he even made a pact with Felix Faust.