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Sunday, February 01, 2004


Name:
Jared Stevens
Height: 6'2"
Weight 210-220 pounds (Arm can effect
weight)
Eyes: Right eye - white / Left eye -
blue
Hair: Brown with a red streak
Family: Mr and Mrs. Stevens, Holly
Stevens (Ex-wife) & Gabrielle Marsh(Father in-law) who is now deceased.
Residence: Boston, USA
Occupation: Agent of Balance- Fulcrum
of Chaos and order (Former Archaeological thief / Mercenary)
1st Appearance: Zero Hour #0 (Shows
time-line of DCU after events of ZH)
1st Appearance: (Official) Fate #0
Current Status: Deceased.
During the Crisis in Time called Zero Hour, (See Zero Hour #3) Extant
mercilessly killed Hourman, Atom and Dr.Midnight while stripping Kent and Inza
of their power. Extant aged the JSA back to their correct age, reversing any
effects that Ian Karkull had bestowed upon them while the Nelsons lost the power
of fate that had kept them young. The helmet of nabu was lost yet again and
would soon be found by Jared Stevens a treasure hunter. Kent and Inza came
looking for the helmet from Jared and summoned themselves and Jared to Tower of
Nabu in Salem. Kingdom had sent two of his followers in search of the helmet,
Bloodstain and Thunderspawn would soon arrive. Kent explained to Jared the story
behind the helm of Nabu, the amulet of Anubis and the cloak of destiny but Jared
ignored their warnings. The towers defences had failed and Bloodstain and
Thunderspawn had entered the Tower in search of the helmet which contained much
arcane power. The Nelsons fought valiantly but Bloodstain was absorbing their
life energies and the Nelsons were vanishing rapidly. Before departing Inza said
to Kent "Let go, dearest...whatever lies beyond...we will be together. Kent
realized that it was Jared's turn to take on the mantle of Fate, "A dangerous
future awaits you Jared Stevens" said Kent and in a bright light the Nelsons
finally departed this plane.
Jared fought the creatures of the dreadlands and the amulet of nabu was
crushed in his hand by Thuderspawn. The tower exploded in a white burst of light
and Jared found himself having visions of his future self in the Dreadlands.
Injured during the battle, Jared used the cloak of destiny as a bandage around
his arm and was soon summoned by Nabu. Nabu wanted to use Jared the same way he
used Kent, Jared the host and Nabu the controller but Jared refused. The amulet
had become part of Jared and not even the Lord of Orders powers harm him. Nabu
recognized defeat and left his plane to allow Jared to melt down the helmet of
nabu into a blade and some throwing ankhs. Jared returned to Earth but had a
strange mark on his right eye, a red ankh. Jared eventually defeated the hordes
of Kingdoms and Kingdom himself while making other enemies such as Charnelle.
Only recently has Charnelle realized that Jared is not tainted by Kingdom's
legacy and she is considered an alley of Fate. Weeks after Jared became the new
Fate, he came under criticism by the mystic heroes of the DCU such as Bloodwynd,
Phantom Stranger and Alan Scott the original Green Lantern now called
Sentinel. Jared Stevens is still quite active in the DCU, taking part in
Underworld Unleashed while making strong alliances with the mystic heroes of
the DCU such as Sentinel and Zatanna.
During the reign of the new Fate, Jared was unknowingly assisted by the
spirits of the Nelsons. Kent and Inza possessed the following people; the bag
lady, a bodyguard of L'Infern, a motorcycle cop, Teo and Eric & Linda Straus to
assist Fate. (See Hand of Fate storyline) The Cosmic balance was in danger and
Kent and Inza possessed Eugene and Wendy to speak to Nabu the child. After
escaping from Cantrip's men in black, Jared found himself in a dreamworld where
he was reading the book of Fate that told that he was going to destroy the
world. Pharoah asked Fate to choose between light or darkness, obdience or
rebellion & life and death. Pharoah is an immortal, a god who has been helping
man grow but needs Fate to work by his side as Nabu once did. The Nelsons talk
to Nabu and Kent gives him the half helmet where he, Rainua (Eric & Linda's
daughter) and Nabu touch the helmet and suddenly vanish in a bright light. Inza
is outraged and seeks help from Sentinel. Fate eventually arrives at Pharoah's
kingdom and tells Jared his story when the real Dr.Fate appears (Kent/Rainua and
Nabu) seeking Fate's power.
As Fate became more and more distant from the DC Universe, it was discovered
that Fate watches certain nexus' where demons and supernatural beings visit
Earth. Although most of the time, these beings are harmless, sometimes they must
be set straight. (See JSA #1 Secret Files #1) However, recently, the Dark Lord
called Mordru has been seeking out mystical artifacts on different worlds and
killing agents of Order and Chaos. Jared Stevens was the first victim of the
Dark Lords rampage and was killed with his own knife. (See JSA #1)

COVER GALLERY
Powers: Fate's magical powers are
still vague at the moment as he is still discovering the powers he was given.
Fate is immune to all magic due to the crushing of the Amulet of Anubis
that transformed its power into Jared. The knife and throwing ankhs
(crafted from the helmet of nabu) is capable of harming magical and non-magical
creatures. The knife and the throwing ankhs will always return to Jared when
called and possess magical powers that Jared has not yet fully grasped. Jared's
right arm was damaged in Fate #0. Without any remorse to the original
Dr.Fate, Jared used the cloak of destiny as a bandage to ease the pain. The
magical bandage prevents his arm from deteriorating anymore and allows Jared to
use his arm normally. It appears that this also gives Jared some magical
abilities which is not yet known. If the bandages are removed his arm will
deteriorate, however Fate's right arm in Fate #13 displayed some unusual
properties when the bandages were removed.
Fate also has the ability to see into other peoples destinies and the ability
to see the true self of beings. (When Kingdom and his men were cloaked in human
form, Jared could see through their guises) Fate is marked with the Egyptian
ankh on his right eye that allows him to use this power. Jared Stevens learned
to throw knives from a seventy-five year-old Nicaraguan knifemaker. Hence Jared
is an expert knife-thrower. Jared has also learned to use spatial tangents that
allow him to go from one plane of existence to another. The essence of the
Helmet has given Jared guidance to the deluge of darkness that approaches. Jared
was also stronger and tougher then regular mortals and could even survive a 100
foot drop or maybe more (See Fate #11))
- Immune to all forms of magic
- Fate's right eye allows him to see other people (& beings) destinies
- The eye also allows Fate to see beings true forms while cloaked in other
forms
- Fate can use spatital tangents to shift himself or others through
different planes of existence
- Fate's blade & throwing ankhs can harm both magical and non magical beings
- Fate is an expert knife thrower but the magical weapons increase this
ability
- Fate has a telekinetic bond between the blade and the throwing ankhs
- Fate's right arm has the ability mutate and protect the host
- Enhanced metabolism
- Fate can also see whether people are lying or the vices one may have;
- Enhanced Strength
- Fate does not require sleep because of his regeneration abilities
Limitations: Without the magical
Blade or Ankhs, Fate is powerless (perhaps?) to defend himself. However,
he is still immune to all forms of magic and has the ability to use spatial
tangents.
Cantrip (Fate #) - Works for the government
D'Vowr (Fate #14) - A being that feeds from peoples dreams and miseries. Grimoire (Fate #6) -
Kingdom (Fate #0) - Lord of the Dreadlands, now deceased? L'Infern (Fate #7) - A God empowered by some unknown being
Pharoah (Fate #8) - An Unknown being that controls L'Infern and perhaps
Jared Stevens Nabu (Fate #20/21) - Former power holder of Fate
Ricky Contrares (Fate #16/17) - Former friend of Jared
- Fate #0 (Oct 1994)
- Fate #1-22 (Nov 1994 - Aug 1996)
- Genesis #?? - Cameo somewhere
- Green Lantern v3 #81 (Dec 1996) - cameo
- Guy Gardner: Warrior #29 (Mar 1995) - cameo
- JLA #27 - cameo (Appears on Oracle's monitor)
- JLA In Crisis Secret Files #1 - cameo
- JSA #1 (Aug 1999)
- JSA Secret Files #1 (Aug 1999)
- L.A.W #1 (Sep 1999)
- Scare Tactics #8 (Jul 1997)
- Underworld Unleashed #2-3 (early Dec - late Dec 1995)
- Underworld Unleashed: Abyss - Hell's Sentinel #1 (Dec 1995)
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