Endless

DC

Official Team Names: The Endless
Team Nicknames: No known nicknames
Former Team Aliases: No known former aliases
Other Current Team Aliases: No other known current aliases

Status

Team Status: Active
Team Identity: Secret
Base of Operations: various personal realms

Organization

Team Leader: Team leader unknown
Active Members: Dream, Death, Destiny, Despair, Desire, Destruction, Delirium
Former Members: Former members unknown
Known Allies: No known Allies
Known Enemies: No known enemies

Origin

Place of Formation: Place of formation unknown
First Appearance: First appearance unknown

Origin: The origin and exact nature of the Endless is unknown, and few hints are ever given in the series as to exactly why the Endless exist; it is more implied that they are natural processes.

The Endless are as old as the concepts that they represent, and although exact ages for any of them are unavailable (only relative ones are), they are known to have at least existed for far longer than life on Earth has. This is possible because of the existence of many advanced alien civilizations from long before the creation of the earth in the Sandman's universe (and DC Comics continuity in general).

This is shown in Sandman #5 "Passengers" when Dream is recognized by the Martian Manhunter as the dream god on ancient Mars, as well as as in the Endless Nights chapter "Dream: The Heart of the Star", which takes place before the Sun's planets have "awakened" with life. Death has claimed that she was there when the first living thing stirred, and Destiny has said that Dream had given the Earth itself the fond dream of being able to support life.

One of the few references to any sort of parentage for the Endless is in The Sandman #70, where some sentience in the Necropolis Litharge that guards the symbols of each of the Endless wails "like a mother sorrowing for her departed child." The significance of the Necropolis to the Endless remains one of the largest mysteries of the series.

History

History: History unknown.

Statistics

Total Members: 7
Total Allies: Total number of allies unknown
Total Enemies: Total number of enemies unknown

Miscellaneous

Equipment: No known equipment.
Transportation: No known transportation.
Weapons: No known weapons.

Notes

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