Who Is Chaon? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Chaon is a DC Comics comic book character, with over 20 comic issue appearances. A Lord of Chaos and hailing from Darkworld, Chaos was once the chief God of Evil in the universe, a designation later also given to the younger New God, Darkseid. A powerful practioner of black magic, Chaon served as the sibling of Gemimn and Tynan, a Lord of Order and Balancer respectively, and was a frequent foe of the Lord of Order, Arion. He is also responsible for the earliest sinking in Atlantis's history long before the more famously recognized Deluge.

Who is Chaon?

Creation Chaon was created by Paul Kupperberg (writer) and Jan Duursema (artist), first appearing in Warlord #57 in the backup feature story as an antagonist of the character, Arion. Character Evolution Bronze Age Chaon is one of the three gods of the Atlantean and Darkworld pantheon in which all three represent order (Gemimn), chaos, and the balance between the two forces (Tynan). Embodying evil, his existence had began long before the creation of Earth and served as a god of evil, madness, and chaos in the universe. He first appeared among his fellow gods as opponents for Arion, whom was going through a trial set forth by his father, Calculha, to train him to take his place among the gods and is promptly defeated by the mage. Throughout Arion's tenure as Lord High Mage and even King of Atlantis, Chaon was one of Arion's chief and most formidable enemies . Eventually, Chaon achieves victory by destroying Atlantis himself though his physical form is destroyed, becoming a lingering essence of evil. New Earth Later stories change the nature of Chaon to be among the Lords of Chaos and a demon lord from Darkworld. Additionally, his history is slightly reworked in a retcon that connects.

Key facts

Chaon is of god/eternal origin and first appeared in "Royal Flush; Darkworld". The character is published by DC Comics. With 20 recorded issue appearances, Chaon ranks among the most featured characters in comics.