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Warning : contains spoilers forJustice League Incarnate # 5 !
Pariah , one of the heroes fromCrisis on Infinite Earthshas returned as a baddie . The closing curtain ofInfinite Frontierestablished that Pariah was going to be a major player in the future of the DC Universe and inJustice League Incarnate # 5.Readers find out that he has allied himself with the Great Darkness and seeks to destroy all creation . The issue , also the serial ’ last , is on sale now in print and digital .
Pariah was created by Marv Wolfman and George Perez for 1985’sCrisis on Infinite Earths . Originally from an alternate Earth , Pariah accidentally loose the Anti - Monitor from hibernation . Now free , the Anti - Monitor began a campaign of terror against the multiverse , eliminating alternative Earths one by one . Because of his criminal offense , Pariah was unchurch to witness the oddment of each alternate Earth . The character survived theCrisisand has made only a handful of appearances since , but he returned inInfinite Frontier # 6 , when hekidnapped Barry Allen , imprisoning him somewhere in the Omniverse . It was also give away that Pariah was living in Multiverse-2 , the corpse of the original multiverse . buff , bedaze over this development , were left wondering what use Pariah was going to make for . Something had befall to Pariah , something that made him a little off — but what ? InJustice League Incarnate # 5 , fans learn the frightful truth of Pariah . The issue is write by Joshua Williamson and Dennis Culver , illustrated by Andrei Bressan and Jesús Merino , color by Hi - Fi and letter by Tom Napolitano .
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Of the characters who debuted duringCrisis on Infinite land , Pariah may have been the one who suffered the most . Some characters , such as Alexander Luthor and Lady Quark , lost their several realities , but Pariah was hale time and again to watch universe die — which may have been what ultimately run him to align himselfwith the Great Darkness . Pariah sees the Great Darkness ’ end of full destruction as the only way he will achieve peace at last .
Pariah ’s descent into madness continues the tradition of plough characters fromCrisis on Infinite Earthsinto baddie . Like Pariah , Alexander Luthor and Superboy - Prime both debuted duringCrisis . During its continuation , Infinite Crisis , it was uncover that Alex Luthor and Superboy - Prime had go astray , seeking to restore the multiverse no matter the price . Now Pariah has gone to the dark side too . It is as if the trauma experienced by the survivors ofCrisis on Infinite Earthswas too much to handle , leading to them losing their ways and embracing the darkness — literally in Pariah ’s causa .
Pariahwas one ofCrisis on Infinite Earths’most crucial character , but withDark Crisison the horizon , he has now become a unsafe villain .
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