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Lords of Chaos and Order
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearance(retcon): More Fun Comics #55 (May 1940)
(actual): DC Special Series #10 (Jan, 1978)

The Lords of Chaos and Lords of Order are complementary groups of supernatural powers that appear in DC Comics. They have also been featured into the histories of several characters, including: Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld, Doctor Fate, Kid Eternity, the Phantom Stranger, Shazam, Hawk and Dove and The Sandman. The first Lord of Order to appear in comics was Nabu in More Fun Comics #67 (May 1941)[1] created by Gardner Fox and Howard Sherman. Nabu's first appearance was later retconned to be in More Fun Comics #55 (May, 1940),[2] however, the concept of the Lords of Chaos and Order was introduced years later.

The Ongoing Battles between Order and Chaos

Originally, the lore was that there was an ongoing tension between Good (Order) and Evil (Chaos) within the DC Universe. Later comics depict the tension as a struggle between stagnation (Order)[3] and anarchy (Chaos).[4]

The two opposing sides, Order and Chaos, are mystical energies that typically act within somebody else to pursue their mission. They can take physical form by possessing a living being, as in the case of Nabu or Mordru. These mystical energies can empower humans to act as their agents, as in the case of Terataya (a a Lord of Order) in Hawk, and T'Charr (a Lord of Chaos) in Dove.

Both sides maintain a tenuous balance of power concerning their involvement in outside conflicts. The Lords of Order argue that intervening in this conflict would provoke the Lords of Chaos to retaliate, and potentially escalate the battle.

Infinite Crisis

Main article: Infinite Crisis

In the Day of Vengeance, Eclipso seduces the Spectre into slaughtering most of Earth's magic users after she claimed that magic was the source of all of Earth's evil. Nabu organises a team of magical beings to stop the Spectre and seal the Seven Deadly Sins. Nabu confronts the Spectre, and the Presence (a Lord of Chaos) uses Spectre as a new host. Although Nabu dies,his helmet is left with its significant powers.

The deaths of the Lords of Order and Chaos caused magic to break down into its basic raw state, which marks the end of the Ninth Age of Magic within the DC Universe, and the beginning of the Tenth. Amethyst and Mordru are the only known Lords to have survived into the Tenth Age.

Members of the Lords of Order and the Lords of Chaos

Lords of Order

Lord of Order is Nabu empowered and possessed various humans through the Helmet of Nabu, through the body of Doctor Fate. Originally, Doctor Fate was depicted as an agent for Order. When the sides transitioned into different values, Fate's role was changed so that he was now a balancing force between Order and Chaos. The god Tynan from Darkworld was also an agent of balance.

Members of the Lords of Order include:

Agents of the Lords of Order

Agents of the Lords of Order include:

Lords of Chaos

The most prominent Lord of Chaos is Mordru, who has plagued the Legion of Super-Heroes, Doctor Fate, the Justice Society of America, and various other heroes for years. He has attained virtual omnipotence, only to be defeated by Doctor Fate and the Legion of Super-Heroes.

Members of the Lords of Chaos include:

Agents of the Lords of Chaos

Agents of the Lords of Chaos include:

Worshippers of the Lords of Chaos

Worshippers of the Lords of Chaos include:

Balancers

Balancing forces between Order and Chaos include:

In other media

Film

  • Nabu appears briefly in Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay. He is shown in flashbacks featuring Steel Maxum as Doctor Fate, first in the beginning of the flashbacks on which the helmet bonded with him, then, in the end of the flashbacks, on which he (upset with Maxum failing to protect the "Get Out of Hell Free" card from Scandal Savage and Knockout) kicked Maxum out of the Tower of Nabu and stripped him of his Doctor Fate title.

Television

Video games

  • In Injustice 2, the Lords of Order have decided that humanity is capable of only chaos and aid Brainiac in his campaign to conquer Earth, forcing Doctor Fate to do his bidding. As a result, Kent Nelson finds himself being controlled by Nabu forcing his friends Black Canary and Green Arrow to defeat Doctor Fate and remove his helmet, though Kent is freed from Nabu's influence for the time being he leaves to speak to his masters, warning the pair of the coming threat. Kent tries to reason with Nabu when he forbids him from aiding innocent people, causing Nabu to reveal that the Lords of Order support Brainiac's attack on Earth due to the chaos caused by the conflicts between the Regime and the Insurgency. Batman and Superman later free Kent Nelson after defeating Doctor Fate on Brainiac's ship and Superman destroys his helmet, freeing Kent who is killed by Brainiac. In Doctor Fate's ending, he defies the Lords of Order and defeats Brainiac, however he is forced to go into hiding with the help of his Justice League Dark teammates and is happily reunited with his wife. In Raiden's ending, Raiden assists Batman in defeating Brainiac but after the battle he finds he is unable to save Kent's life. However before dying, Kent reveals that the Lords of Order are responsible for the impending Armageddon conflict as they intent to use it to create a more orderly multiverse. To oppose the Lords of Order and restore balance, Raiden joins forces with Justice League Dark to combat them.

References

  1. ^ "More Fun Comics Vol 1 67". DC Database. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
  2. ^ "More Fun Comics Vol 1 55". DC Database. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
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  5. ^ a b c All-Star Squadron #47 (July 1985)
  6. ^ a b c Secret Origins (vol. 2) #24 (March 1988)
  7. ^ a b JSA #48 (July 2003)
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  15. ^ Day of Vengeance: Infinite Crisis Special (March 2006)
  16. ^ a b Secret Origins (vol. 2) #43 (August 1989)
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  18. ^ "Ynar (New Earth)". DC Database. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
  19. ^ "Djinn". DC Database. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
  20. ^ "Dawn Granger (New Earth)". DC Database. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
  21. ^ "Gray Man I (New Earth)". DC Database. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
  22. ^ "Kid Eternity". DC Database. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
  23. ^ "Captain Marvel". DC Database. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
  24. ^ New Adventures of Superboy #25 (Jan. 1982)
  25. ^ Batman: The Brave and the Bold: "The Fate of Equinox!"
  26. ^ Fate #0 (October 1994)
  27. ^ Warlord #61 (September 1982)
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