Monarch
Monarch is a comic book character that first appeared in Armageddon 2001 #2
A tyrant from an unpleasant future. It is soon realised that he was originally one of Earth's renowned heroes who fell to evil and became the Monarch.
History
There have been several incarnations of the Monarch. All of whom have been portrayed as a super villain despite originally having a history of super heroism.
Hank Hall
The first Monarch was Hank Hall, who was previously known as the hero Hawk.
Nathaniel Adam
The second incarnation was Nathaniel Adam, who was still trapped in the quantum field, used the original Monarch armour Hank Hall sent back to escape. Free from the quantum field, Adam took on the identity of the Monarch and allied with Justice League International's former UN liaison officer, Catherine Colbert. Adam became a popular hero with the massess, bar Captain Atom who suspected he had alterior motives.
It is soon revealed that Monarch's actual plans were to control Earth's population via the use of genetic implants he has been using whilst under the pretence of healing them. The plan is thwarted by Booster Gold whose own armour is immune to Monarch's implants.
The existance of this version is currently unknown.
Captain Atom
The third and current Monach is the duplicate of Nathaniel Adams that was born in the quantum field.
Powers & Abilities
- Invulnerability - Dilustel metal "skin" is almost totally indestructible, resistant to various degrees of damage from energy, heat, lasers, etc. The armour has been updated with a "nanoweave" design that is capable of containing leaking. It also contained intruments to mask his vital signs via a direct neural interface. To date the only ones that have shown to have injured the Monarch are Earth-16's Christopher Kent (who later died after performing such a powerful attack) and Superman-Prime.
- Energy Blasts - Emit blasts of energy from his eyes and glove.
- Superhuman Strength - Strength on a par and possibly beyond Silver Age Superman and the Martian Manhunter. He has been shown to defeat 3 versions of Superman and Wonder Woman simultaneously. He was capable of going one on one with a Guardian charged Superman-Prime and has incinirated Lobo.
- Energy Absorbtion - Extreme energy absorbtion that's second to none in the DC Universe. After absorbing Major Force and every other Captain Atom in the DC multiverse.
- Energy Manipulation - Minor atomic transmutation. Generate force field bubbles. Capable of rendering energy based foes incapable of using their powers. He has also shown the ability to telepathically interface with computer networks in addition to those listed above.
- Matter Manipulation - Able to enhance his own abilities to match the will he uses to gain it.
- Time Travel - Through great concentration and strain, he is capable of travelling ahead in time (without the aid of Quantum Jumping) for a limited period before returning to the present.
- Flight - Ability to fly at supersonic speeds and interstellar distances.
| Super Name: | Monarch |
| Real Name: | Hank Hall |
| Aliases: |
Nathaniel Adams Captain Atom Extant Hawk |
| Publisher: | DC Comics |
| Gender: | Male |
| Character Type: | Human |
| 1st Appearance: | Armageddon 2001 #2 |
| Appears in: | 38 issues |
| Birthday: | |
| Died: |
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