Gan (Dark tower)

Gan is the Supreme entity or being known as both God and The Other in Stephen King's Dark Tower . It is the omnipotent force that created all the worlds and universes within King's multiverse .

## Gan

### Aliases

The White
 God
 The Other

### Occupation

Creative overforce, The Dark Tower ,the physical manifestation of Gan.

## Appearances

### Debut

Song of Susannah, the sixth book in the Dark Tower series published in 2004.

## Overview

Gan is mentioned first in the novel Song of Susannah as the being that speaks through angels. It is described as denying the Crimson King and Discordia. In stephen King's multiverse, Gan is what is referred to as "The White". It rose from the Prim (the darkness behind all) and created the universes and worlds. Gan created the Dark Tower which holds all the universes and worlds in place. It is implied Gan also created the real world where Stephen King writes and the readers exist. Gan uses Stephen King as a facilitator to tell the story of the Gunslinger so he can complete his quest to the Dark Tower, lest all the worlds cease to exist without the story.It is unknown if Gan created powerful artifacts like the Dark Tower and Talisman or if they are aspects of Gan.Gan may represent the various instances of "God" depicted in other King works like The Stand and Desperation.In the final Dark Tower novel, Roland suggests the Dark Tower itself is Gan, that it is a living embodiment of the creative force.

## Etymology

The name of this god was first mentioned in The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah, but it had been mentioned before in other books with other names. The origin of the word is still uncertain, but it is thought to come from a Hebrew word meaning "garden". In the High Speech, the word "Gan" means "The White".

## Ability

Far more powerful than the Stephen King universe like IT and Maturin.

* Omni-Manipulation
* Omnipresence
* Omniscience
* Absolute Transcendence
* Omniverse Manipulation
* Omni-Physics Manipulation

## Notes

* Gan is the creative overforce/God in Stephen King's fictional Dark Tower multiverse. It emerged from the primordial chaos known as the Prim and manifested itself as the Dark Tower, which holds all universes/worlds in place.
* Gan's wife is Bessa, who manifested as a rose. King may have taken the name Gan from the Hebrew word meaning "garden".
* Gan is first mentioned by name in the novel Song of Susannah. It speaks through angels and denies Discordia by the Crimson King.
* In the Dark Tower cosmology, Gan is referred to as "The White" which rose from the Prim to create all universes, including those where Stephen King novels are set and where the real world exists.
* It's implied Gan uses Stephen King as a facilitator to allow the Gunslinger to complete his quest to the Dark Tower, as without King the multiverse would cease to exist.
* Roland suggests the Dark Tower itself may be the physical embodiment of Gan.
* Gan may have created powerful artifacts like the Dark Tower and Talisman, or they could be aspects of Gan itself.
* Instances of "God" in novels like The Stand could be appearances of Gan or gods of different tower levels.
* In Insomnia, the voice approving Ralph's deal is implied to be Gan. Gan may have also created It and the Turtle in IT.