| “ | Child... I am Knull. Lord of the Abyss. God of the Symbiotes. The darkness inside of you? That darkness bows to me. I am the Void. | „ |
| ~ Knull to The Sentry |
Summary
Knull is an eldritch god of darkness and the creator of the symbiotes. Born from the primordial void that existed between the sixth and seventh cosmos, Knull claims dominion over the void and to be its avatar, but while he is a God of the Void he is not the primordial darkness itself. Awakened by the Light when the Celestials invaded his kingdom of darkness, he created the first symbiote in the form of a sword and decapitated a Celestial. He used the head's divine power to refine the blade, creating a metaphysical connection between the primordial symbiote and the slain cosmic god - which would be the source of most of Knull's tremendous power. Waging war against the Light, Knull became a legendary figure of divine terror but eventually found himself stranded on a nameless planet after an inhabitant stole his blade and unwittingly followed in his footsteps. Experimenting with his powers, Knull discovered he could create amorphous parasites from the darkness he controls and merge them with "lesser creatures", so he decided to use this as a way to corrupt the Light.
Establishing himself as the nexus of the Hive he created, Knull proceeded to conquer worlds and form a fleet of Symbiote Dragons. When two of his dragons arrived on Earth, the young God of Thunder Thor Odinson struck down one of them and severed Knull's connection to all of the other Symbiote Dragons, who dissipated into countless individual symbiotes, while the other would seemingly be killed by Thor in a mid-air battle, its body plummeting to the depths of the North Sea. Merging with the closest hosts they could find, the Hive was now infected with concepts of honor and nobility, so the symbiotes turned on Knull and trapped him at the core of the throneworld, rebranding themselves "Klyntar" out of their word for "cage".
Later freed by Carnage when he merged with an offshoot of the Grendel, Knull would eventually arrive on Earth and come face-to-face with Eddie Brock, who was the host of the Venom symbiote. Initially gaining the upper hand against Earth's heroes and even killing Eddie, Knull's victory was undermined when Eddie's son Dylan Brock, who was born with symbiote powers, severed Knull's connection to the symbiotes. Suffering from many counterattacks, Knull was killed when Eddie was revived by the God of Light and disintegrated him in the core of the sun.
Powers and Stats
Tier: At least High 1-B, possibly higher
Name: Knull, God of the Symbiotes, God of a Forgotten Idea, God of the Forge, God-Host, Lord of the Abyss, The Abyss, The Void
Origin: Marvel Comics
Gender: Male
Age: Older than the Universe
Classification: God of the Symbiotes, Former Leader of the Symbiote Imperium
Powers and Abilities:
Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Immortality (Type 1, 3 and 8) (Since Knull is the embodiment of Abyss, no matter how much he dies, he can come back thanks to Abyss. In order to destroy him completely, it is necessary to destroy Abyss. Knull himself states this as well. Before he dies, he tells Eddie that he will not set him free, implying that he will come back. He also says that the Abyss is an infinite void (at that moment Eddie was taking him to kill him and Knull was aware that he was going to die, he had fought and defeated by him beforehand), he essentially states that he will come back, and stated that Knull returns in the future and never fully died[1]) , Acausality (Types 1 & 4) & Beyond-Dimensional Existence (Type 1. Knull is older than time, and Knull is older than time itself, embodying the Abyss—a realm that has existed since the First Firmament, The Abyss exists in the chasm between the previous universe and the current one, placing it outside of even Multi-Eternity), Hive Mind (Type 2; Knull is the embodiment all the ideas, of all Symbiotes he creates. Knull is able to perceive and see everything together with his Symbiotes[2]), Regeneration (Mid, Regenerated from being,[2] stabbed through the skull[3]) Self-Sustenance (Types 1, 2, and 3), Flight (Knull can manifest a pair of large dragon-like wings that allow him to fly[4]), Spaceflight, Void Manipulation (Knull can control the abyss he creates. The first symbiote he created was formed from the abyss, and after he killed one of the Celestials, and the other Celestials exiled Knull to the void, this worked for Knull because he strengthened his sword there[5]), Shapeshifting (Both Knull and All-Black are capable of freely shapeshifting, All-Black is able to shapeshift to create clothes, armor, wings, weapons, chains, and tendrils), Creation, Weapon Creation (Able to create weapons out of his Living Abyss. All-Black can be used to create numerous weapons including swords, scimitars, maces, knives, flails, whips, and hammers), Weapon Mastery (Skilled swordsman[6]), Dimensional Travel & Memory Manipulation (He brought Harry Osborn, the venom of the Earth-1048 universe, to the main universe earth-616 through a portal, and then opened a portal that allowed Harry to return to his own universe and at the same time made Harry forget his conversation with himself), Martial Arts (Skilled in hand to hand combat), Water Walking, Energy Manipulation and Projection (Shown here[6]), Darkness Manipulation (Created All-Black the Necrosword from his shadow,[2] as well as a suit of symbiote-armor.[6] Should have control over shadows vastly superior to Gorr, who can completely merge with shadows, as well as create and manipulate pure darkness to conceal himself), Possession (Able to use Symbiotes to take control of lesser beings, which has been shown many times[2] here[4] here[7] and here[6]), Mind Manipulation (Able to mentally dominate Symbiotes and drive them into bloodlust with his presence.[8] Potentially burned the humanity from the Venom Symbiote[9]), Memory Manipulation and Perception Manipulation (Forced his memories onto Eddie Brock[9]), Avatar Creation (While, Knull cheap imprisoning at Klyntar the heart of the throne world, Knull is able to create his avatar through Symbiotes he controls[9]), Soul Manipulation (His Living Abyss has properties similar to the Exolon, entities made of his Living Abyss that can consume souls,[10] removing the target's sense of time and sentience[10]), Power Nullification (Able to nullify immortality with All-Black), Life Manipulation (Able to create sentient minions such as Black Berserkers as well as artificial constructs of other people), Clairvoyance (Able to see and feel through Black Berserkers and Symbiotes merged with his essence), Absorption (All-Black is able to absorb and assimilate things such as stars and black holes, as well as the blood of gods it or its constructs kills to strengthen itself and its host. Absorbed The Sentry into himself[4]), Biological Manipulation (Those cut by All-Black will be gradually infected by it, destroying them from the inside[11]), Surface Scaling, Sealing (Knull sealed the world with Symbiotes, making it dark, without sunlight[4]), Power Bestowal (Knull can bestow power to his symbiotes), Madness Manipulation (Type 2; Made carnage mad and turned him into a terror), Necromancy (Is above the concept of life and can resurrect the dead), Corruption (Type 2; Completely corrupted the Silver Surfer), Size Manipulation (Can change his size, the symbiotes he created can also change their own sizes)
Attack Potency: At least High Hyperverse level, possibly higher (One-shot a Celestial[2] and slew three of them, before controlling their corpses as servants.[4] Fought and matched Herald of None Thor, being his only rival at that time, and eventually defeated him.[12] Stated multiple times to be a threat Multi-Eternity)
Speed: Infinite (Blitzed a Celestial[2]), up to Immeasurable (Superior to Herald of None Thor[12])
Lifting Strength: Stellar (Should be at least as strong, as if not stronger, than Gorr), up to Immeasurable (Pinned down Herald of None Thor[12])
Striking Strength: At least High Hyperverse level, possibly higher
Durability: At least High Hyperverse level, possibly higher (Took hits from Herald of None Thor[12] and the Enigma Force[13])
Stamina: Infinite
Range: Intergalactic (Able to control Symbiotes from across galaxies[2])
Standard Equipment: All-Black the Necrosword, Symbiote Armor
Intelligence: Gifted (Despite not possessing any formal training, Knull is a vicious warrior with billions of years' worth of combat experience, capable of slaughtering entire armies of gods singlehandedly[2]), likely higher.
Weaknesses: Most of Knull's power is supplied by the All-Black symbiote from the Headless Celestial, which will deprive him of a majority of his power if this connection is severed. He is also vulnerable to The Light, a metaphysical force that manifests as concepts such as honor, benevolence, and nobility and physically as the divine power wielded by gods. When remote piloting a symbiote, any damage caused to it is also inflicted on Knull and if a person or a metaphysical manifestation has freedom in Knull's hive-mind, they can fight against the symbiotes under his control and cause him pain.
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Notable Matchups
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References
- ↑ Venom 2099 Issue Full
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Venom (2018) - Issue #4
- ↑ Thor: God of Thunder - Issue #6
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 King in Black #1
- ↑ Venom Volume 4 Issue 4
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Silver Surfer: Black - Issue #2
- ↑ King in Black #2
- ↑ Venom (2018) - Issue #5
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Venom (2018) - Issue #3
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Annihilation: Conquest - Wraith - Issue #2
- ↑ Thor: God of Thunder - Issue #9
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 King in Black #3
- ↑ Silver Surfer black Issue #4
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