Knull (Marvel Comics)

## Summary

**Knull** is the Lord of the Abyss and God of the Symbiotes. He was the first being who existed in the void between the destruction of the Sixth Cosmos and the creation of the Seventh Cosmos. He is the creator of the first symbiote in the form of a sword, All-Black the Necrosword. He waged war against the Light, during which he was incapacitated and lost All-Black when it bonded to Gorr. He later learned to create the symbiotes and used them against the Light. When Thor severed his connection to the vast majority of his symbiotes via divine lightning, Knull was imprisoned by billions upon billions of them, forming the ‘planet of symbiotes’ known as Klyntar. After reawakening, the King in Black recreated All-Black and continued his conquest of the universe to kill all life and light that exists in the cosmos, eventually launching an all-out assault on Earth. However, he was destroyed through the power of the Enigma Force wielded by a resurrected Eddie Brock.

## Powers and Stats

**Tier:** **2-A**

**Name:** Knull, Lord of the Abyss, King in Black

**Origin:** Marvel Comics

**Gender:** Male

**Age:** Older than the Seventh Cosmos

**Classification:** Elder God, God of the Symbiotes

**Powers and Abilities:**

* Powers and Abilities
* Resistances

**Superhuman Physical Characteristics**, **Immortality** (Type 1 and 3), **Hive Mind** (Type 2; Knull is the embodiment all the ideas, of all Symbiotes he creates. Knull is able to perceive and see everything together with his Symbiotes), **Regeneration** (Mid, Regenerated from being, stabbed through the skull **Self-Sustenance** (Types 1, 2 and 3), **Flight** (Knull can manifest a pair of large dragon-like wings that allow him to fly),, **Shapeshifting** (Both Knull and All-Black are capable of freely shapeshifting, All-Black is able to shapeshift to create clothes, armor, wings, weapons, chains, and tendrils), **Creation,** **Weapon Creation** (Able to create weapons out of his Living Abyss. All-Black can be used to create numerous weapons including swords, scimitars, maces, knives, flails, whips, and hammers), **Weapon Mastery** (Skilled swordsman), **Martial Arts** (Skilled in hand to hand combat), **Water Walking**, **Energy Manipulation** and **Projection** (Shown here) **Darkness Manipulation** (Created All-Black the Necrosword from his shadow, as well as a suit of symbiote-armor. Should have control over shadows vastly superior to Gorr, who can completely merge with shadows, as well as create and manipulate pure darkness to conceal himself), **Possession** (Able to use Symbiotes to take control of lesser beings, which has been shown many times here here and here), **Mind Manipulation** (Able to mentally dominate Symbiotes and drive them into bloodlust with his presence. Potentially burned the humanity from the Venom Symbiote), **Memory Manipulation** and **Perception Manipulation** (Forced his memories onto Eddie Brock), **Avatar Creation** (While, Knull cheap imprisoning at Klyntar the heart of the throne world, Knull is able to create his avatar through Symbiotes he controls), **Soul Manipulation** (His Living Abyss has properties similar to the Exolon, entities made of his Living Abyss that can consume souls, removing the target's sense of time and sentience), **Power Nullification** (Able to nullify immortality with All-Black), **Life Manipulation** (Able to create sentient minions such as Black Berserkers as well as artificial constructs of other people), **Clairvoyance** (Able to see and feel through Black Berserkers and Symbiotes merged with his essence), **Absorption** (All-Black is able to absorb and assimilate things such as stars and black holes, as well as the blood of gods it or its constructs kills to strengthen itself and its host. Absorbed The Void into himself), **Biological Manipulation** (Those cut by All-Black will be gradually infected by it, destroying them from the inside), **Surface Scaling**, **Sealing** (Knull sealed the world with Symbiotes, making it dark, without sunlight)

**Resistance** to **Disease Manipulation**, **Poison Manipulation**, **Heat Manipulation**, **Matter Manipulation**, **Quantum Manipulation**, **Antimatter Manipulation**, and **Spatial Manipulation** (Withstood the Big Bang)

**Attack Potency:** **Multiverse Level+** (Decapitated a Celestial. Fought and overpowered All-Father Thor. Effortlessly overpowered and ripped apart The Sentry. Killed three Celestials and piloted their corpses with symbiotes. Poses a threat to all of space and time)

**Speed:** **Immeasurable** (Kept up with All-Father Thor. Blitzed a Celestial. Should be superior to Gorr)

**Lifting Strength:** **Immeasurable** (Comparable to All-Father Thor. Superior to Celestials)

**Striking Strength:** **Multiverse Level+**

**Durability:** **Multiverse Level+** (Took attacks from All-Father Thor)

**Stamina:** Infinite

**Range:** Extended Melee Range. Intergalactic with Symbiotes

**Standard Equipment:** All-Black the Necrosword

**Intelligence:** Gifted (A highly skilled fighter with billions of years worth of fighting experience, having slaughtered countless gods and warriors of the Light)

**Weaknesses:** Vulnerable to The Light (a metaphysical force that manifests as concepts such as honour, benevolence, and nobility and physically as the divine power wielded by gods). When remote piloting a symbiote, any damage caused to it is also inflicted on Knull. If a person or a metaphysical manifestation has freedom in Knull's hive-mind, can fight against the symbiotes under his control and cause him pain

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Venom Vol 4 #4
2. ↑ Thor: God of Thunder - Issue #6
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 King in Black #1
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Silver Surfer: Black - Issue #2
5. ↑ King in Black #2
6. ↑ Venom (2018) - Issue #5
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Venom (2018) - Issue #3
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Annihilation: Conquest - Wraith - Issue #2
9. ↑ Thor: God of Thunder - Issue #9
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 King in Black Vol 1 #3