Who Is Sebastian Faust? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Sebastian Faust is a DC Comics comic book character, with over 90 comic issue appearances. The eldest son of Felix Faust, Sebastian is the white-sheep of the family who works to cultivate himself a mystic hero. A prominent soul-mage and warlock who practices black magic, he is also recognize as being among most dangerous magic users to the superhero community on Earth due to his checkered involvement with Enchantress. In addition to once being a member of the Sentinels of Magic, Checkmate, and Outsiders, DC Rebith also casted him as a former A.R.G.U.S director gone rogue.

Who is Sebastian Faust?

One Big Cursed Family At an early age Sebastian Faust was exposed to magic. However, only his mother ever called him by is first name. His father Felix Faust was always into magic and slowly brought his whole family into the dark arts. Shortly after Fausts sister Fauna was born, his mother developed leukemia. Faust watched as Felix slowly tainted his mother with magic by getting her to sacrifice small animals, then to babies to try to relieve her pain. Finally Felix turned his attention to his own flesh and blood, Faust himself. Felix taught Faust to work through demons to access their powers, and took him to what he thought would be an initiation into the mystic rites. Felix however tricked Faust and sold his soul to the demon, Nebiros .

Key facts

Sebastian Faust is of human origin and first appeared in "Blood & Ashes (Alpha)". The character is published by DC Comics. With 90 recorded issue appearances, Sebastian Faust ranks among the most featured characters in comics.