Knull

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*"Let me guess you both were forcefully sired. Forced into existence? You didn't ask to be born, did you?"*
―Knull to Keiko Voss and Cherry Voss[src]**Knull** is the first Demiurge, a being of unfathomable power, surpassing that of the Celestials. In the wake of the universe, Knull began a crusade against the celestials, beheading one who would eventually become known as Knowhere. However, the leader of the celestials, Arishem the Judge, imprisoned Knull in his eternal darkness, but not before he'd conjure his first symbiote, the Necrosword, which would assume the form of a sword, and inherited Knull's desire to slay all the gods and maintain eternal darkness. He was eventually succeeded to the wielder of the Necrosword and the Shadow Realm by the Dark Shadow Lord, who would share the sword's desire.

## Biography

### Early Life

#### Origins

*"When the Celestials found him, they weren't coming into his realm to attack him; they were coming to recruit him."
"Knull, well, let's just say he burned his draft card."*
―Doctor Strange and Wong[src]

As the first Demiurge, Knull existed prior to the Celestials, the Dark Elves, but was surpassed by the ancient Cosmic Entities that personify the very universe. Originating in the Shadow Realm, Knull reigned supreme over the uncreated universe, and despite his future reputation as a destroyer and conqueror, Knull began his extremely long life as a creator. By manipulating his very own darkness, he conjured the Shadow Monsters, a race of semi-sentient beings that dwell in the shadows. Knull also dispersed his darkness into symbiotes, residing in hive minds.

However, when his eternal darkness was disrupted by the existence of the Celestials, Knull felt threatened, and, in an attempt to sustain his health, he waged war against the light. Conjuring All-Black the Necrosword, Knull decapitated a celestial that came close to his realm, and he continued with his attack, but he was caught off guard by the Prime Celestial, Arishem the Judge, who instead of invoking the Living Tribunal, went out his way to personally fight the King in Black. Taking blows from the celestial, Knull seemed nearly undefeatable, but even Knull admitted that Arishem was stronger than him but couldn't surpass the King in Black's durability. The conflict reached its climax when Knull swung an attack so strong that it permanently damaged the celestial's armor and nearly tipped over Arishem. Despite Knull's immense power, he was ultimately sealed and imprisoned within a moon inside the Shadow Realm, thus ending his reign over the universe.

## Personality

*"I am Knull, God of the Symbiotes. Before the universe itself, there was nothing but darkness. I and the Dark Elves dwelled there in total respect. But our territory was challenged by the Celestials, led by Arishem. I killed one, but he imprisoned me, and now... I return billions of years later, and I see two, not one. But two so-called Demiurges are being worshiped as heroes! In the past, I was feared. Now, a demiurge is nothing but a label, huh?"*
―Knull to Cherry Voss[src]
Knull was usually depicted by everyone, specifically his symbiotes, as the ultimate personification of arrogance, sadism, cruelty, and insanity, with his obsession with eternal darkness and the death of all that counters him. In reality, Knull is more of a complex and sympathetic soul, given that his only reason to destroy life and light is for his own safety and his greed for ruling the universe. As he sees it, reality truly belongs to him, as it was him, not the celestials or even God himself, who ruled for eternity within the darkness of reality. He desired to use his infamous weapon, All-Black the Necrosword, as a way to counter what could not only kill him but seemingly erase him from existence. Knull feels as if, if he doesn't complete his goal, his race will effectively become extinct, despite the fact that before he was imprisoned, he was the only Demiurge. However, after awakening, he immediately sensed there were not one but two Demiurges, and he was heartbroken and saddened to learn they didn't share his desires.

He was extremely intimidating and often unforgiving of failures, as he killed and destroyed multiple symbiotes who failed to retrieve the Necrosword from his successor and release him. However, once he was freed from captivity and the Necrosword belonged to him, he showed a calmer, more collected, but more deceptive persona to his symbiotes.

When finally meeting and confronting the two Demiurges, Keiko Voss and Cherry Voss, Knull's former persona faded away, revealing his extreme desire for power and control, as he threatened to ruthlessly and carelessly kill the hybrid offspring of Cherry Voss and Kyle Voss if they didn't work under him and usher in total darkness.

Despite his ruthlessness, Knull genuinely didn't want to harm or even threaten Keiko and Cherry Voss, as he saw them as his own family, and since his own birth, he had desired more of his own. He was willing to put down his Necrosword once they killed all life in the universe, but only if it meant true total darkness. He also offered to spare Kyle Voss instead of sending his symbiotes after him and instead shown this genuine care for his symbiotes, while he would openly and without regret take out his anger on them, he would protect them until the end of time, as he sees the symbiotes to be greater extensions of himself because he believes that not even himself can have free will and is simply doing what was destined to happen, or at least what he felt like should be an absolute point

## Powers & Abilities

### Powers

* **Demiurge Physiology** - As the first Demiurge, Knull is an ancient being of unfathomable power and physique, beyond that of everything in the universe, only roughly understood by celestials, who still pale in comparison to Knull.
	+ **Superhuman Strength** - Despite his lacking size, Knull possesses immense levels of superhuman strength, that despite paling in comparison to the Celestials, was more than enough to make Arishem the Judge's armor to be nearly fragmented.
	+ **Superhuman Durability** - Being a Demiurge, Knull equips himself with a body and physique worthy enough to withstand the vacuum of outer space and direct conflict with celestials such as Knowhere and Arishem. His durability is so vast that it was implied by The Watcher that he would be able to withstand all of the attacks of Arishem, as it was only until the latter managed to imprison Knull that he was permanently "defeated."
	+ **Superhuman Speed** - To be added.
	+ **Superhuman Agility** - To be added.
	+ **Superhuman Stamina** - To be added.
	+ **Superhuman Reflexes** - To be added.
	+ **Regenerative Healing Factor** - To be added.
	+ **Immortality** - As a Demiurge, Knull is immortal, being able to live forever, without dying due to old age or illnesses. He has already existed for trillions of years, much more than that of the celestials and dark elves, thus he's immune to Death's ability.
	+ **Flight** - To be added.
	+ **Self-Sustenance** - To be added.
	+ **Nigh-Omniscience** - To be added.
		- **Cosmic Awareness** - Knull is able to know what happens on a cosmic scale, as he was alerted immediately as he felt his eternal darkness was disrupted by the existence of the celestials.
* **Primordial Darkness Manipulation** - Knull has the ability to create and manipulate ancient darkness. In order to combat the Celestials head-on without animalistic behavior and brute force, he created a powerful weapon resembling the Shadow Monsters, known as All-Black the Necrosword. Knull was also able to create individual beings of pure darkness, such as the Shadow Monsters and Symbiotes.
	+ **Symbiote Creation** - Similar to the Celestials, Knull is capable of creating fully-sentient creatures using his primordial darkness, as he did before his imprisonment, by conjuring hive minds in the countless universes in the Multiverse. These individual beings were not only imbued with their own personalities but also with varying characteristic traits, voices, and powers. And despite his cruel personality, instead of making free will impossible for these parasite-like creatures, their loyalty and obedience are not assured.
* **Dark Energy Manipulation** - To be added.
* **Shapeshifting** - To be added.
* **Possession** - To be added.
	+ **Remote Possession** - To be added.
* **Telekinesis** - To be added.
* **Time Manipulation** - To be added.

### Former Powers

* **All-Black the Necrosword Capabilities** - To be added.
	+ **Divine Slayer** - To be added.

### Abilities

* **Genius-Level Intellect** - To be added.
* **Expert Tactician** - To be added.
* **Master Combatant** - To be added.
* **Sword Mastery** - To be added.
* **Multilingualism** - To be added.

## Equipment

### Former Weapons

* **All-Black the Necrosword** - To be added.

## Relationships

Allies* All-Black - Creation and Former Subordinate
	+ Arishem the Judge
	+ Headless Celestial † - Victim
* Dark Shadow Lord - Unintended Successor
* Demiurge
	+ Cherry Voss - Target
	+ Keiko Voss

## Trivia

* Knull was referenced to by Satan in season 1 of Unnatural World when Satan said: "There are a lot of anomalies, mysteries, and **primordial children** in the Universe you DO NOT want to get on the bad side of."