The memory fragments Mongul had acquired gave no indication of the universe's characteristics. No matter which universe or timeline he lived in, his life was monotonous in the extreme.
He spent most of his life waging cosmic wars, hoping that one day he could establish an empire of his own.
Mongul himself was powerful, certainly, but the average caliber of everyone else on Warworld fell far short of those on Apokolips.
So even with his long lifespan, building the empire he envisioned would take an immense amount of time.
Had the universe patch event not finally shown him how insignificant he was, with countless counterparts pursuing the same endless wars day after day, he would never even have considered recruiting powerful subordinates.
Yes, out of countless universes, this was the only Mongul who had recognized the limits of his own strength and begun trying to send the gladiators he had previously captured for entertainment onto the battlefield.
And then he had botched it.
The universe held countless formidable fighters, and even his collection of wondrous treasures would eventually run out.
Take the Dimension-Reversing Cube, supposedly the ultimate counter to all things physical.
It could only remain stable when imprisoning a single individual. Once the number of life-forms inside exceeded two, loopholes could develop that allowed its prisoners to escape.
That was why Mongul had used the Black Mercy against Shane earlier, rather than considering this thing.
Following Mongul's instructions for using the Anti-Dimensional Cube, Shane successfully released the First Gladiator, whom even Mongul had no confidence he could subjugate. At his first glimpse of the other party, Shane greeted him without the slightest surprise.
"No wonder you practically vanished after you left."
Yes, the powerful being imprisoned inside the Anti-Dimensional Cube was Amazo, who had once held regularly scheduled fights