SHAPER OF WORLDS

 

SHAPER OF WORLDS

Real Name: Inapplicable

First Appearance: The Incredible Hulk (Vol. 1) #155, September 1972

Powers: The Shaper of Worlds was a Cosmic Cube first created by the Skrull Empire. Like all cubes, it was capable of reshaping reality to fit the whims of the person who wielded it: Creating matter, projecting energy, altering time and space, etc. A Cosmic Cube is actually a nascent cosmic lifeform, though, an "egg" nurtured by exposure to the minds of its wielders until it "hatches", producing a sentient cosmic being. The Shaper of Worlds therefore appears as a Skrull because some (if not all) of his wielders were Skrulls.

The Shaper of Worlds is capable of rearranging reality to suit him just as he could as a Cosmic Cube. He can restructure reality of a volume with a maximum radius of 5,023.2 miles and maintain this restructured reality for a maximum period of 4.23 years. In what appears to be a flaw in his maturation, however, the Shaper has little to no imagination of his own. He can wield his cosmic power for direct purposes such as healing, intergalactic transportation, offensive force, or cosmic awareness, but feats of pure creation escape him. In a "chicken or the egg" scenario, the Shaper is also drawn to the imagination of others, arguably even addicted to it. He compulsively interacts with lesser beings in order to verbally or telepathically extract their desires and make them real. Relying on the minds of others makes the Shaper's creations less real than they could be, too. Although he has the ability to make permanent changes to reality, the dreams and desires of his proxies are not so permanent, leaving reality "fluid" under their influence. If the proxy rejects the Shaper or his power, reality will reset back to its pre-existing state.