Adam Warlock

 

Name: Adam Warlock (formerly known as Him)
Origin: Marvel Comics
Gender: Male
Classification: Artificially created and genetically engineered human being
Age: Several decades, possibly older
Powers and Abilities: Super strength, super speed, flight, can survive in space, cosmic senses, energy manipulation and blast, ability to create forcefields, regeneration (requires entering a cocooned state, this can also change/evolve his powers), telekinesis, telepathy, virtually immune to illusions and telepathic assault, can fight on the astral plane, immortality, teleportation (of himself and others), matter manipulation, outside of the realms of Chaos and Order (means that destiny doesn't apply to him so causality manipulation won't work, and even cosmic beings can't keep track of him), can survive as a soul if his physical body is destroyed, he can also construct new bodies for himself and others, will always resurrection upon dying (although it can take years), reality warping when in Soul World, can control the Soul Gem remotely, knowledge of pressure points and martial arts, resistant to reality warping, soul manipulation (even without the gem),
Weaknesses: If he is hurt too badly he has to regenerate in a cocoon that can take years to fully restore him, if he emerges from his cocoon too early he will be weakened, the Soul Gem can fight against his control, he has expressed fear that absorbing the soul of someone too evil would corrupt him
Destructive Capacity: At least solar system level+, universal+/multiversal+ when was using the Infinity Gauntlet
Range: At least across a star system
Speed: Massively FTL+ (comparable to Heralds of Galactus, quantum jumps allow him to cross the universe near instantly)
Durability: At least solar system level+
Strength: Class 100 (easily trades blows with the likes of Thanos, Surfer, Drax, etc.)
Stamina: Very high, replenished by the Soul Gem
Standard Equipment: The Soul Gem, one of the six Infinity Gems, which is itself a sapient being that attempts to control its users. Adam Warlock is one of the few beings in the universe who can use it without being controlled. With its use, his senses are massively increased, he can perform Karmic blasts and soul rips, as well as much more advanced soul manipulation. The gem contains a dimension inside of it called Soul World, which Adam can control. All souls that have been stolen by the gem end up as phantoms in Soul World, Adam will gain all of the knowledge and intelligence of these souls. He can also temporarily bring beings back from the dead, learn foreign languages instantly, edit the minds and memories of others, cross dimensions, immune to time manipulation (including timestop), can link his soul to others which allows him to track them anywhere and gain limited control over their powers, can put souls inside of soulless beings to harm them,
Intelligence: Massive cosmic knowledge including all of the knowledge of every being he has ever soul - ripped, incredible strategist (created plans to defeat Infinity Gauntlet wielders and other cosmic beings), very creative in battle, considered a genius even by superhuman standards
Notable Attacks/Techniques:

- Karmic Blast: An blast of energy from the soul gem which overwhelms the target's anima centers, effectively stunning them by targeting their soul

- Soul Rip: Using the Soul Gem, he sucks out a being's soul. Usually an instant kill technique

- Cold Light of Truth: Another power of the Soul Gem that can kill soulless beings

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Notable OBD Losses:

Other: This profile only covers classic Warlock with the Soul Gem, not the new version seen in the wake of the Annihilation event