Aegis (Proemial God) (Earth-616)

Aegis
Name	Aegis
Aliases	Aegis, Lady of All Sorrows
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Proemial Gods
Marital Status	Single
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Female
Eyes	Irises: White
Hair	No Hair At All
Skin	Gold
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Deity; Cosmic Being
Living Status	Deceased
Reality	Earth-616
Personal Information
Identity	No Dual
Base of Operations	Mobile
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Keith Giffen, Renato Arlem
First	Annihilation: Silver Surfer #3 (June, 2006)
First	Annihilation: Silver Surfer #3 (June, 2006)
Death	Thanos Imperative #3 (August, 2010)
Death	Thanos Imperative #3 (August, 2010)

History

Aegis, Lady of All Sorrows and Tenebrous of the Darkness Between were among the Proemial Gods that were corrupted by their cosmic peer, Diableri of Chaos, into remaking the universe when it was young. At the end of a civil war among them, Galactus imprisoned them in the prison facility named the Kyln.

When the events of the Annihilation Wave found the Kyln compromised, the two Proemial Gods escaped and encountered Thanos, who led them to their ancient enemy. Aegis and Tenebrous defeated Galactus along with the Silver Surfer and Thanos delivered them to Annihilus for experimentation. After the events of the Annihilation Wave, Aegis and Tenebrous returned to the Kyln, discovering the corpse of their fellow God, Antiphon the Overseer. Galactus, having escaped from containment, sought to bring a final close to the ambitions of Aegis and Tenebrous. Galactus sent the Silver Surfer ahead to detain them until he would arrive. The Silver Surfer engaged both Aegis and Tenebrous in battle, and managed to channel the energies of the nearby Crunch, the barrier that separates the universe from the Negative Zone, incapacitating the duo.

When entities from the Cancerverse attempted to encroach upon Earth-616, Aegis and Tenebrous joined Galactus and the Celestials to fight back these forces at the Fault. During the assault, Aegis was overwhelmed, dying in the blink of an eye, but in her final act she attempted to transmit what knowledge she could to Nova.

Attributes

Powers

Aegis was stated to be a "Global/Universal" threat by the Nova Corps. It was also revealed that she drew her powers from the Crunch, enabling her to gather, channel, and manipulate large quantities of cosmic energy. She was comparable to Galactus in strength.

Trivia

• Aegis' name (in words) means a protective shield, or the concept of doing something under the protection of a powerful, knowledgeable, or benevolent source.

See Also

• 6 appearance(s) of Aegis (Proemial God) (Earth-616)
• 1 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Aegis (Proemial God) (Earth-616)
• 1 minor appearance(s) of Aegis (Proemial God) (Earth-616)
• 7 image(s) of Aegis (Proemial God) (Earth-616)