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LORDS OF CHAOS & ORDER
Created by Gardner Fox for DC Comics

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  •   Residence: The Universe
  •   Occupation: Lords of Order & Chaos
  •   Group Affiliation: Lords of Order & Chaos
  •   1st Appearance: More fun Comics #55
  •   Post-Zero Hour Fate: Zero Hour had diminished Nabu's dominion and caused his power to dwindle. The old Lords of Order and Chaos have vanished and left a vacuum of power that begins a new struggle. According to Fate, only the non-corporeal Lords of Chaos and Order have left the DCU plane in Zero Hour. However, agents powered by the Lords of Chaos and Lords of Order - or the Lords that haven't passed over to that non-corporeal state are alive and well, just a lot less powerful. This doesn't mean that we have seen the last of the Lords of Order and Chaos. [See Fate #22 and the Book of Fate #1]

    HISTORY

    Two elemental forces struggling for supremacy, Order & Chaos were born during the creation of the universe. The beings that served order were the Lords of Order and Light while those that served chaos were the Lords of Chaos and Darkness. The Lords of Order during the Crisis decided to abandon the battle and allow Chaos to triumph to allow a new universe to be created in which Order would rule once more. In the last issue of Fate (#22), Nabu returned to the realm of man to claim the power of Fate. Nabu convinced the spirit of Kent Nelson to find the half helm that he used in the 1940's as a item of power, so that with the help of Raina, Nabu could became Doctor Fate again. Nabu would now have enough power to defeat Fate and reclaim some of his former power. Unfortunately, in all those years of trying to defeat Chaos and controlling the Nelsons, Nabu slowly became corrupted by his own power. Fate defeated Nabu thats allowed the Lords of Order and Chaos to summon Nabu for judgement. The Lords passed their judgement and found Nabu guilty for his crimes. As a punishment, Nabu was transformed into a Lord of Chaos and a task was set for him. Nabu would have to find a being worthy enough to become a new Lord of Order, for they were now one short.

    The Lords of Order and Chaos briefly returned to the DCU in an effort to convert Jared Stevens to their cause. They failed.

    Lord of Order & Chaos

    By Dan Thorsland: America On-line (Fate Folder)

    "When we said that the Lords of Chaos and Order were banished from the DCU in Zero Hour, we're referring to the non-corporeal, godlike Lords featured prominently in the DeMatteis/McManus DR. FATE series from the late 80's. Physical agents of Chaos and Order are still around, but greatly depowered because of the absence of their masters. While Nabu was indeed a Lord of Order, it was only because he transcended corporeal existence. He ceased to be remotely human, and was sent packing with the rest of the Lords in Zero Hour. It was only his strong ties to earthly magic that allowed him to play a part in Fate's origin. So don't fret; Flaw & Child, Amethyst, Dove, et al. are still around, but will have to get their power elsewhere." - DT

    LISTING OF THE LORDS OF CHAOS & ORDER AND AGENTS

    Lords of Order:

    • Amethyst (Protector & Resident Lord of Order of the Gemworld, #: Although she may no longer be a Lord of Order Post-ZH)
    • J'akk (Two Lords of Order "J'akk & St'ann" that appeared in Justice League Quarterly #2 (or #3?) that were responsible for the creation of Mr. Nebula)
    • Lord Kilderkin (from Neil Gaiman's Sandman. Appeared the storylines "The Season of Mists", "World's End", and "The Wake")
    • Kismet (Superman Comics)
    • Nabu: Nabu the Wise (Former Lord of Order - See Lords of Chaos)
    • Pantagones (Father of Amethyst, deceased)
    • Shatru
    • St'ann (Two Lords of Order "J'akk & St'ann" that appeared in Justice League Quarterly #2 (or #3?) that were responsible for the creation of Mr. Nebula)
    • Terataya (Lord of Order that powered Dove)
    • Ynar (Renegade Lord of Order)
    Agents of Order:
    • Gray Man I (deceased)
    • Gray Man II
    • Phantom Stranger (Often viewed more as an Angel but has ties to the Lords of Order)
    • Power Girl (Is Kara still involved with the Lords of Order & Chaos?)
    • Spectre (Had former ties to the Lords of Order until new orders came from Heaven, probably been retconned)
    Powered by the Lords of Order:
    • Dove I (deceased)
    • Dove II (deceased)
    • Inza Nelson (deceased)
    • Jack C. Small (The Champion for the Lords of Order)
    • Kent Nelson (The original Doctor Fate, deceased)
    • Eric Strauss (deceased and reincarnated as Eugene DeBella)
    • Linda Strauss (deceased and reincarnated as Wendy DeBella)
    Lords of Chaos:
    • Child
    • Gorrum
    • Hytuurnus (LSH v4. #19)
    • Mordru (Prince of Chaos possessing the body of Wrynn, son of Prince Amber & Lady Turquoise)
    • M'Shulla
    • Nabu: Nabu the Wise (Former Lord of Order)
    • Shivering Jemmy (From the same storylines in Neil Gaiman's Sandman -#:A Female counterpart fo Child perhaps?
    • T'Charr (powered Hawk)
    • The Weaver - a strange being with "mystical threads" attached to his body & an enemy of Arion, the heroic Lord of Atlantis. He has evidently appeared in some issues of Arion, and had own his Who's Who entry in WHO'S WHO UPDATE 1988 #4.
    • The Shallow Brigade and the Laughing Dancers (two sub-groups of the Lords of Chaos mentioned by Shivering Jemmy in Sandman).
    • The five original Lords of Chaos (Appeared in Grant Morrison's and later Ann Nocienti's Kid Eternity series - #:Chaos is viewed as a good force here)
    • Typhon
    • Vandaemon - the master of Amethyst's archenemy Dark Opal (which in turn would make the latter an "agent of Chaos"). Both Vandaemeon and Dark Opal was mentioned in Amethyst entry of the WHO'S WHO UPDATE 1987 #1)
    • Unnamed, The (Kid Eternity served five Lords of Chaos called the "Unnamed")
    • Zanadu the Chaos Maker
    Agents of Chaos:
    • Anti-Fate (Dr. Benjamin Stoner from DeMatteis' Dr.Fate)
    • Eclipso (but he's really a servant of heaven/hell. He was the first Spectre after all.)
    • Dark Opal
    • Dugan (Hawk & Dove v3 #2 - Servent of Chaos)
    • Kid Eternity and Mr. Keeper (They were going to oversee the creation of a new breed of humans in a world of chaos. However, now that Order and Chaos have left, will they continue their mission?)
    • Kestrel I (deceased)
    • Kestrel II
    • Kobra (What will Kobra do now that the Lords of Chaos have left the physical world? Does he still believe in the Kali Yuga?)
    • Mr. Keeper
    Powered by the Lords of Chaos:
    • Extant (Also has the powers of Dove II)
    • Flaw
    • Hawk
    • Inza Nelson (for a brief time as her run as Dr. Fate)
    • Jack C. Small (Host body for Typhon )
    • Kestrel I (deceaed)
    • Kestrel II
    • The Nightshade Dimension fell to Chaos
    • Wrynn, son of Prince Amber & Lady Turquoise (Host for Mordru)
    Agent of Balance:
    • Jared Stevens (Fate, deceased)