Who Is First of the Fallen? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

First of the Fallen is a DC Comics comic book character, with over 72 comic issue appearances. The First of Fallen is a Hellblazer character that was meant to be the "Devil" of the Hellblazer series, but Lucifer was already appearing in The Sandman so Garth Ennis (his creator) had to make it clear he was another character...although because of all this, continuity has been left sketchy.

Who is First of the Fallen?

The First of the Fallen is John Constantine's most dangerous enemy. The First was created by God before the Heavens the Earth and life itself he was intended to be God's confidant and conscience but when The First discovered God's diminishing mental state he was the First banished to Hell . Soon he was followed by The Second and Third of the Fallen . The First of the Fallen assumed that the other two were just as powerful as him and the three became the unholy trinity of Hell but soon were taken out of power by the next banishee, Lucifer the second most powerful being next to God. Lucifer took over Hell for thousands of years before leaving Hell, leaving the unholy trinity in power once again. Although it seems Garth Ennis was trying not to mess with the continuity Neil Gaiman was establishing with The Sandman as The First of the Fallen mentions that The Presence has placed Duma and Remiel in authority over Hell. The First of the Fallen first came into contact with John Constantine when John was in Ireland looking for a cure to his cancer and discovered that his friend Brenden had sold his soul to The First of the Fallen. John distracted the First when he went to wait and drink in .

Key facts

First of the Fallen is of god/eternal origin and first appeared in "A Drop of the Hard Stuff". The character is published by DC Comics. With 72 recorded issue appearances, First of the Fallen ranks among the most featured characters in comics.