Abnegazar, Rath and Ghast
+ History
Abnegazar,
Rath, and Ghast are demons. Real demons. Long ago, they and all their
demon brothers ruled over the Earth until their evil finally captured
the attention of the Lords of Order, who banished all the demons to the
nether world, ending their dominion of the Earth. But the demons were
clever. They anticipated the Lords of Order's actions, and they knew that
they would never be able to use their powers to escape the prison dimension
from the inside , so each demon built his own special talisman that would
allow friends and allies in the Earth dimension to release them from their
banishment and return them to the Earth. The flaw in the demons' plan
was that the Lords of Order annihilated all the demons' earthly allies
shortly after banishing the demons themselves, leaving the talismans to
lie unused for the next several million years. Enter Felix
Faust, student of the occult arts and an accomplished conjurer.
While getting ready to make his first assault on the Justice League of
America, Faust discovered the demons' existence and decided to release
a few, hoping that he could use them as ispawns in his master plan to
rule the Earth. Faust diligently acquired three of the demons' talismans
and set about conjuring them up. Unfortunately, however, he botched the
mystic incantations that activated the talismans, releasing them into
the year 3786 instead of the present. (Justice League
of America #10) In order to rectify this catastrophe, the Leaguers
were forced to travel to the future themselves in order to recapture the
demons. (#11)
Later,
Abnegazar, Rath, and Ghast launched their own plan aimed at securing their
freedom that involved mentally controlling the Justice Leaguers' uniforms,
though the Leaguers easily defeated this scheme. (#35)
In their most recent appearance, Abnegazar, Rath, and Ghast sided with the entity that was unleashed by the Brujeria of South America during the spirit crisis known as the American Gothic. During this affair, Abnegazar was killed by future Justice Leaguer Doctor Fate. (Swamp Thing #50)
Abnegazar, Rath, and Ghast are even more sinister than most demons. Their ambition is not to spread evil, but to destroy the entire multiverse and all its inhabitants. This wanton disregard for life coupled with their own formidable powers makes them very dangerous opponents. Of course, before they can accomplish these goals, the demons must first earn their freedom, a subsidiary goal that is likely to be featured in any adventures involving them.
+ Powers
Each demon has a special talisman that allows him to travel to the Earth plane. A special ritual must be performed over the talisman by one of the demons' agents on Earth. The Power of the talisman is useless for any other purpose. The talismans are known as the Silver Wheel of Wyerlath, the Green Bell ofUlthool, and the Red Jar of Carlythos.
Appearances + References
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