Altwaal
Altwaal is a member and leader of the godlike race known as the First. He is considered the first among the First, and was long thought dead, but was actually in self-imposed exile.
Name:
Altwaal
Publisher:
Real name:
Altwaal
Aliases:
- Ayden
Birth date:
None
Gender:
Male
Powers:
- Adaptive
- Astral Projection
- Blast Power
- Chameleon
- Cosmic Awareness
- Density Control
- Dimensional Manipulation
- Divine Powers
- Earth Manipulation
- Emotion Control
- Empathy
- Energy Absorption
- Energy Manipulation
- Flight
- Genetic Manipulation
- Healing
- Immortal
- Intellect
- Invulnerability
- Leadership
- Levitation
- Longevity
- Magic
- Marksmanship
- Omni-lingual
- Power Item
- Precognition
- Reality Manpulation
- Shape Shifter
- Stamina
- Super Hearing
- Super Sight
- Super Speed
- Super Strength
- Swordsmanship
- Telekinesis
- Telepathy
- Teleport
- Time Manipulation
- Time Travel
- Unarmed Combat
- Voice-induced Manipulation
- Weapon Master
First issue:
The First (2000) #3 The Dream Queen
Overview
Altwaal is next seen when he is called to Elysia by Pyrem, Persha, Seahn, and Orium after they touch his obelisk. Altwaal then states how disappointed he is that they cannot end their warring ways and reunite as a people. He then simply slams his hands together forcing the Eidolon rift to dissipate. While he begins to speak to the First now gathering in front of him, Seahn demands a duel, stating that Altwaal cannot simply return and just expect to lead unchallenged. However Seahn is struck in the back by Persha and seemingly kills him. Unfortunately, Altwaal makes an example of Persha by appearing to kill her as well, stating that there can be no more fighting between the members of the First. He then calls for every First on Elysia to gather and prepare for the war with the Negation universe.
Soon afterwards Evinlea arrives, now on the side of the Negation, leading the Lawbringers to Elysia. The lawbringer known as Qztr quickly kills Raamia for a second time after telling Evinlea not interupt Altwaals glorius return. This causes an enraged Altwaal to brutally attack Qztr as the rest of the Lawbringers poor out of a portal created by Evinlea.The next issue would have seen a full out war between the First and the Negation's Lawbringers, however the series was abruptly canceled after Crossgen was forced to file for bankruptcy. It was revealed by the creators of the story however, that Altwaal's sudden return was due to time constraints on the story, and had the war been able to finish, he would have been among many of the First to die.
Power and Status
Altwaal is the initial member of the First, and as such, he is by far the most powerful member of this species. As a member of this race of beings, he is privileged with a wide variety of powers which includes, but is not limited to; super strength, speed, self propelled flight, single or mass teleportation, extra sensory perception, object and sentient life creation, magic, the ability to control a number of energy types in a variety of ways, regeneration, telepathy, empathy, and the ability to survive in the vacuum of space without the need for food, water, or oxygen. Altwaal is also the only member of the First who has been shown to have enough power to bring other members of the First back to life. He is also the creator of the Eidolon Rift, which divided the planet of Elysia for centuries, making it difficult for other members of the First to traverse from one side of the planet to the other. Altwaal is the only member of the First who was able to single handedly create and destroy the rift.Altwaal's status among his people is also clearly shown, as he is the only other member of the First, who's name is used as a colloquialism. His name is often used by all members of the First in a variety of situtations, making him a "God among the Gods".
