Tanist of Mercury was the champion of Shazam in the 853rd Century.
History
One day, Tanist and his mother Sutra find something that they think will make them rich, but only to have it stolen by a wealthier claim jumper. Sutra was killed and Tanist was crippled. Tanist ultimately finds that his mother discovered a passage to the Rock of Eternity.
He is given access to the power of Shazam by the The Wizard, who is revealed to be an aged Billy Batson. After thousands of years he has become an extremely powerful being. He granted him all the powers similar to Captain Marvel.[1]
Powers and Abilities
Powers
- Divine Empowerment - All of the powers granted collection of six by gods and figures of legend either directly or through Shazam.
- Accelerated Healing
- Clairvoyance: The ability to understand situations from many angles, including future and past consequences with superhuman clarity and accuracy.
- Divine Grace: Innate luck and divine guidance that allows finesse in actions and dealings with others.
- Eidetic Memory
- Magic Resistance
- Enhanced Intellect: Intellect and wisdom are heightened to superhuman levels. This also provides great or comprehensive knowledge in many areas, including:
- Flight: The ability to hover or soar at high speed through an act of sheer will.
- Healing: The ability to use the transformative lightning to heal others or ones self instantly.
- Indomitable Will: An incredible amount of willpower that allows perseverance in overwhelming odds and seemingly unbeatable situations.
- Invulnerability
- Self-Sustenance: The ability to survive without sleep, food, water, or air.
- Superhuman Speed: The ability to run or fly at incredible rates of speed.
- Superhuman Reflexes
- Superhuman Agility
- Superhuman Stamina
- Superhuman Strength
- Teleportation: The ability to access the Rock of Eternity.
- Transformation: The ability to transform from a mortal to the entity empowered by the six.
Abilities
- Multilingualism: Thanks to the Wisdom of Solomon, he has the ability to understand, comprehend, and speak any language on earth.
- Smooth Talker: Another facet of his intelligence is ability to talk his way out of situations, as a man with an unprecedented amount of wisdom, he prefers to talk, rather than fight.
Weaknesses
- Vulnerability to Electricity: Theoretically he can be reverted to his alter ego with enough electricity.[2]
Related
- 3 Appearances of Tanist (DC One Million)
- 1 Images featuring Tanist (DC One Million)
- Quotations by or about Tanist (DC One Million)
- Character Gallery: Tanist (DC One Million)
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Footnotes
DC One Million Character This character was created during DC One Million, and is a part of its possible future in the 853rd Century. DC One Million was a massive company-wide crossover event published in 1998. |
Marvel Family member This character is or was a member of the Marvel Family in any of its various incarnations, and an ally of Captain Marvel and the Wizard Shazam. This template will categorize articles that include it into the category "Marvel Family members." |