The source is the being that released the God Wave that empowered DC's gods and super humans. Its realm is the source wall, which is at the edge of the DC multiverse, which traps all those who attempt to pass beyond it. DC Comics has kept the Source out of the main continuum of its story telling; therefore, not much is known concretely about its many aspects.

"This wall is our link with the "Source" It lived even as the Old Gods died!" -- High Father.

It is eternal. It is the Life Equation and its power is a part of High Father's Wonder Staff.

Death of New Gods (version)

The Source was attacked by three elder gods of the third world and was split in two, one being The Source and is the light side, the other is the Anti Life Entity. After that, The Source plotted to remake the forth world for it though it to be flawed. Its plan was to use the Infinity man to kill all the New Gods, and merge with The Anti Life Entity, then using the soul fire equation to remake everything. Darkseid eventually discovered its plan, and was able to steal the equation and battle evenly with the then merged Source, finally trapping it. Superman went on to find where Darkseid had hidden the souls of the New Gods, and released them so the Source broke free and defeated Darkseid, then declaring it time on this plane of existence was over.

Powers and Abilities

Original

The Source originally is fully omnipresent, omniscient, and nigh omnipotent. Considered by some to be the 'Buddha' of DC, because it represents a shared cosmic consciousness in the DC Comics multiverse. It's power is far beyond even beings such as Lucifer Morningstar and Michael Demiurgos. Once The Lightbringer entered its realm the Source Wall without even acknowledging The Source, but The Source's omniscience made it not interfere as it know the consequences.

Death of New Gods

The Death of New Gods version is weaker. Also, in that series the Anti Life is not an equation, but an entity, the dark side of the Source. It has cosmic awareness, and unlimited power capable of destroying entire universes with ease.

While investigating the death of the New Gods, Metron encountered the Anti Life Entity, and he cried because he felt the Entity's infinite power; "I can feel the limitless power that is the entity. I now see what a God truly is. I've never felt so insignificant. Next to this deity, I am nothing". Darkseid described it as; "Call it death. Call it Anti-Life. It is beyond imagining. It is the complete unknown. It is fear."

Alpha Effect

Antithesis to the Darkseid's Omega Effect. This Effect allows users to transverse through time and space, heal living beings, control energy to an almost boundless degree, augments physical abilities etc.

The Alpha Effect(or Alpha Energy) is the Antithesis to the Darkseid's Omega Effect, both effects draw power from The Source which makes their capabilities boundless. Highfather is the inheritor of the Alpha Effect which he later passed on to his son Mr. Miracle.

Alpha Effect provides a host of abilities:

• Alpha Bullets: Similar to Darkseid's Omega Beams, Alpha Bullets are energy projectiles which lock onto targets. The Alpha Bullets can travel all across time and space to teleport, kill and restore people erased by the Omega Effect.
• Banishment: Mr. Miracle used the Alpha Effect to banish the Black Racer
• Efficacy Manipulation: Mr Miracle can use its effects to enhance a number of qualities such as his own physical straights and the technological prowess of his own equipment.
• Energy Manipulation: Control energies to an almost boundless degree even divine energy. Using the Alpha Effect, Mr. Miracle manipulate the divine energies of other gods, draining them and returning their energies with equal force enough to incapacitate as demonstrated with Thor.
• Healing: Can heal physicals wounds and mental illness.
  • Resurrection: Mr. Miracle uses his Alpha Effect powers to bring back all the dead New Gods.
• Molecular Reconstruction: Highfather can transmute and manipulate matter, and in extension atoms, at will.
• Peace Inducement: Having stopped a new war sparked between New Genesis and Apokolips.
• Phasing: Highfather has displayed the ability to phase through solid matter.
• Power Distribution: Highfather can endow other beings with enormous powers, either granting them new abilities or increasing old ones they already possess.
• Presence Negation: Able to make himself undetectable.
• Teleportation & Time Travel: Allows user to move themselves and others through realities, space and time.
• Telepathy: Highfather can peer into the minds of other beings and is capable both of healing or exerting influence.