Only God
DC TyrantContents
- 1Biodata
- 2Power Progression
- 3Nature
- 4Power Hierarchy
- 5Abilities & Traits
- 5.1Uniqueness
- 5.2Information-Level Power
- 5.3Divine Body and Evolution
- 5.4Divine Waves
- 6Source Wall
- 7Relationships
- 8Story Role / Major Arcs
- 8.1Birth of the God of Evolution
- 8.2Multiversal Expansion
- 8.3Entry into God's Domain
- 8.4Imprisonment and Escape
- 8.5Origin and the War Against Heaven
Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Only God (唯一神) |
| Species/Race | Unique divine being |
| First Appearance | 318 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Only God / God of Evolution | 318 | Ba Di's soul shattered and merged with his body in the Speed Force as countless versions of himself were absorbed, producing a unique Only God. |
| Third-stage Only God | 425 | Ba Di was placed at the middle third stage; Darkseid stood at the late third stage and was stronger at that time. |
| Second-stage Only God | 432 | By consuming the Source Wall's energy, Ba Di evolved from the third stage to the second stage, surpassing Darkseid. |
| Apex first-stage Only God | 442 | After absorbing Source's power, Ba Di reached the apex of the first stage and gained the ability to kill Only Gods. |
| Origin | 460 | Ba Di completely absorbed the Source Wall and became the new Origin, altering the foundations of God's Domain. |
Nature
An Only God is a being who has reclaimed all information belonging to their unique self, reducing countless versions across the multiverse to a single point. No two Only Gods can truly be identical; apparent similarities mean they are versions of one another and must compete to reclaim the same information. 340
Most Only Gods must slowly seize their own information from counterparts across infinite universes. Ba Di became one abnormally quickly when countless temporal versions of himself merged in the Speed Force, fusing his soul and body into the God of Evolution. 318 340
Only Gods are normally immortal and cannot be killed by ordinary divine power, though they can be sealed, imprisoned, or stripped of strength. The Main Monitor, God, the Great Evil Beast, and Ba Di after gaining Source power are identified as beings capable of killing an Only God. 425 429 442 448
God's Domain is the realm capable of containing Only Gods. Its divine waves sustain their existence and can accelerate their growth, but ancient Only Gods warn that dependence on divine waves leads to true death. 343 423
Power Hierarchy
| Level | Known occupants | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Level 0 | God; Great Evil Beast | Beings beyond the numbered hierarchy. 425 |
| First stage | Main Monitor; Source; Gabriel; Lucifer | Supreme Only Gods; the Main Monitor can kill Only Gods with eleven-dimensional technology. 425 431 |
| Second stage | Yuga Khan; the Endless Family | Powerful beings who can easily defeat Darkseid; many hide or remain trapped on the Source Wall. 425 |
| Third stage | Ba Di; Skyfather; Darkseid | Regional powers of God's Domain; Darkseid was initially stronger than Ba Di and Skyfather. 425 |
| Fourth stage | Trigon; Oberon; Kryptonian God Aura; Martian God | Usually independent regional overlords rather than subordinates. 425 |
| Fifth stage | Orion; Scott; Steppenwolf; DeSaad; Big Barda | Lowest tier of Only Gods; some can be defeated or sealed by Quasi-Only Gods. 425 |
Abilities & Traits
Uniqueness
An Only God's defining trait is an indivisible identity formed by gathering the information of all their versions into one self. Their uniqueness produces an individual authority or concept, such as Ba Di's evolution or Skyfather's peace and stability. 340 418
- Only Gods with the same identity or symbol are forced into conflict until one yields, changes their symbol, or reclaims the shared information. 423
- Ba Di's unique will enabled the creation of a thought-based system that spread through living beings across his universe. 340
- Ba Di's evolutionary nature makes his body and soul inseparable; unlike many Only Gods, he cannot create soul-based projections. 340 388
Information-Level Power
An Only God's complete power can act on a universe at the level of fundamental information rather than through physical destruction. Volthoom states that a single thought from Ba Di in his full Only God state could destroy a universe that could not contain his power. 340
- Ba Di's thought system functioned as an alternative projection, allowing his will to enter hosts and gather information without separating his soul. 340 383
- At the Origin stage, Ba Di could manipulate energy, particles, space, time, souls, and high-dimensional information. 460 464
- Ba Di created an Information Defense Wall to protect other gods from God's Information Invasion. 464
Divine Body and Evolution
Only Gods possess immortal divine bodies, but their power differs drastically even within the same stage. Ba Di's body is exceptionally anomalous: it adapts to threats, absorbs information, and evolves without the usual limits of soul cultivation. 431 432
- Ba Di consumed the Source Wall itself as nourishment, an unprecedented feat among imprisoned Only Gods. 431 433
- The collision between God's invocation and the Great Evil Beast's influence became evolutionary nourishment, granting Ba Di resistance to the Great Evil Beast and antibodies against God. 440
- Ba Di continued evolving while observing the informational clash between God and the Great Evil Beast. 465
Divine Waves
Divine waves permeate God's Domain and serve as the sustaining “oxygen” of Only Gods. They can strengthen an Only God, stabilize divine bodies, and allow beings of immense scale to exist within God's Domain. 415 423
- Divine waves compressed Ba Di's body from multiversal scale to roughly ten million light-years while making him stronger. 415
- God Wave, believed by many gods to be a source of power, is ultimately revealed as God's breath and is poisonous to those dependent on it. 463 464
- Some ancient Only Gods avoid divine waves because reliance on them can result in real death. 423
Source Wall
The Source Wall is a prison that binds Only Gods from multiple eras, drains their divine strength, and leaves them as desiccated bodies sustained only by their wills. Even powerful first-stage beings can be trapped there. 428 431
Ba Di was initially unable to move after being attached to the wall. He later discovered that he could bite off and absorb portions of it, using its Source energy to evolve and eventually break free. 428 431 432
The imprisoned gods created the Pioneer God from their collective faith in Ba Di, hoping to make him the pathfinder who would free them. Ba Di regarded the role as a coercive burden: among Only Gods, a pioneer is expected to risk death and gather resources for those following behind. 435 436
Relationships
- Ba Di / Ba Miu Luo Di / Origin — A newly born Only God whose evolutionary trait allowed him to progress from the third stage to Origin after consuming the Source Wall. 318 432 460
- Source — A first-stage Only God associated with the Source Wall; later revealed to be a puppet controlled by the Great Craftsman God. 425 436
- God — A level-zero being above Only Gods; God's Domain naturally freezes and revolves around Him upon His awakening. 425 464
- Great Evil Beast — The other side of God and a level-zero entity representing darkness and living beings' will to survive; it can invade, corrupt, and kill Only Gods. 425 465
- Main Monitor — A first-stage being whose eleven-dimensional technology can kill Only Gods; he created the Monitor Race and aided Yuga Khan's movement on the Source Wall. 429 431
- Skyfather — A third-stage Only God whose uniqueness concerns peace and stability in God's Domain; he temporarily cooperated with Ba Di against Darkseid. 418 425
- Darkseid — Initially a late third-stage Only God and Ba Di's superior in power; Ba Di later surpassed him after evolving on the Source Wall. 425 432
Story Role / Major Arcs
Birth of the God of Evolution
Ba Di became an Only God after entering the Speed Force and absorbing innumerable past versions of himself. His emergence as a unique being alarmed pantheons, Trigon, Darkseid, and other powers in God's Domain. 318
Multiversal Expansion
Unable to create ordinary soul projections, Ba Di used a thought-based system carrying his unique will to spread across his universe, affect countless hosts, and gather information. 340 341
Entry into God's Domain
After bringing the Ba Miu Luo Di Universe into God's Domain, Ba Di learned of the hierarchy of Only Gods, divine waves, and the danger posed by stronger beings such as Darkseid, Skyfather, and the pantheons. 415 416 425
Imprisonment and Escape
Ba Di was bound to the Source Wall, where he discovered his ability to consume Source energy. He evolved to the second stage, escaped the wall, and became a symbol of hope to its imprisoned Only Gods. 428 432 433
Origin and the War Against Heaven
After absorbing the Source Wall, Ba Di became the new Origin and released the imprisoned Only Gods to wage war against Heaven. His power allowed him to kill Only Gods, defeat the Great Craftsman, destroy Heaven, and survive God's awakening. 455 460 462 464