Reality names were reused several times. See also Earth-8, Earth-Eight.

Earth 8 is one of the worlds of the Multiverse after Flashpoint.

History

The New 52

For generations, life on Earth 8, known to its inhabitants as Angor, passed similarly to that in the other universes. Yet there at last came a day unlike any other, when a threat arrived that was too much for any one hero to battle, forcing Angor's mightiest champions to unite against a common threat: on that day The Rampaging Retaliators were born. In-fighting between superheroes is common on Angor, and distrust of them amongst the general public is great, even as they, and teams such as the Future Family and 'neo-human' G-('Geno')-Men, as well as heroes such as Bug and Stuntmaster, defend their world from the likes of Lord Havok and the Extremists.

The Multiversity

One day, the Mad Lord Havok gathered the Omni-Gauntlets and the Genesis Egg, before stealing the axe of Wundajin and breaking it. This coincided with the arrival of a group of heroes from other universes, aboard the Ultima Thule, who were met by the Retaliators, seeking to stop Havok before he smashed open the egg. As the two groups stood off, Havok badly wounded his long-time enemies, the Future Family, and cracked the egg. As a result, The Gentry gained a foothold into the universe, killing Havok in the process. The egg turned out to be an incubating form of a badly corrupted Nix Uotan. Earth 8 was then the site of the showdown between the corrupted Nix Uotan and the assembled heroes of multiple earths, who eventually managed to free the Monitor from the Gentry's influence, before confronting their master on Earth 7.

DC Rebirth

The Return of the Extremists

Later, Lord Havok was restored to life through the Might Behind the Mirror, repairing the damage done to Angor by the Gentry in the process. Banding together his Extremists, he attempted to take control of Angor to forestall further apocalypse, but instead triggered a nuclear war that ended the world.^[1] Ultimately, however, the sacrifice of Havok and his onetime ally in Dreamslayer allowed Angor to be reborn as it was through the cosmic power of the Adjudicator. As a result of this, the nuclear war was prevented in this new timeline and everything was restored.^[2][3]

Invasion of Dark Matter and Destruction

Monsters made from Dark Matter one day attacked the world, and tracking their source, the Retaliators and the Zen Men teamed up, heading to Earth 23 and clashing with Wally West due to believing he's connected to the incident. However, Wally West managed to nullify the Dark Matter, solving the crisis, while the heroes returned to their world.^[4]

In the wake of the Justice/Doom War, Earth 8 was destroyed by the Mother of the Multiverse, Perpetua, along with all the other reality that chose to side with Justice.

Infinite Frontier

The War in Secret

Following the rebirth of Creation, Earth 8 was restored to existence along with all the other realities of the primary Multiverse.^[5]

As consequence of the latest cosmic upheaval, the continuity of Earth 8 was altered so that an hostile reality invaded this universe some time in the past, leading it into a War in Secret that completely devasted the world. Machinehead, who was severely hurt in the clash, and other heroes of Earth 8 developed a strong hate for the entire Multiverse and, especially, for the residents of Earth 0, who were considered the main responsibles for the various Crises.^[6]

Darkseid's Masterplan

In 2021, months after the rebirth of Earth 8, Earth 0's the Psycho-Pirate came to this universe and offered Machinehead a deal: betray his Justice Incarnate teammates and help Darkseid conquer the Multiverse, and he will protect Earth 8. As their world had been particularly damaged by cross-dimensional incursions, the Retaliators voted to take the deal. Unfortunately this was in vain, Machinehead was brutally murdered by Darkseid in the climax of the battle between the New God's allies and the heroes of the Multiverse.

The Eternity Conquest

After the defeat of Darkseid on Earth Omega, a Crack in the Multiverse somehow ended up on Earth 8. This drew Tartarus to Angor, where he laid waste to part of New York City and killed American Crusader and Behemoth. The Justice League Incarnate came to Earth 8 chasing the crack and Darkseid, but Silver Eagle told them to leave as the Multiverse had once again destroyed their world.^[7]

Residents

• Blue Boarder
• Bug
• Dick Flag
• Doctor Multiverse
• Extremists (Formerly)
  • Lord Havok
  • Brute (Deceased)
  • Death Bat
  • Doctor Diehard (Deceased)
  • Dreamslayer (Deceased)
  • Gorgon (Deceased)
  • Tracer (Comatose)
• Future Family
  • Frank Future
  • Fireball
  • Ghost Girl
  • Golem
• Harley Quinn
• Lightning Strikes
  • Blood Pouch
  • Thrill Kill
  • Thing-Man
  • Dead Red
  • Oedipus
• G-Men/Zen-Men
  • Uni-Orb
  • Windrider
  • Night Troller
  • Unnamed Jean Grey analogue
  • Unnamed Colossus analogue
  • Unnamed Gambit analogue
  • Unnamed Wolverine analogue
• Hyperius
• Janus "The Everyway Man"
• Retaliators
  • American Crusader (Deceased)
  • American Crusader II
  • Behemoth
  • Blue Jay
  • Deadeye
  • Kite
  • Ladybug
  • Machinehead (Deceased)
  • Machinehead II (Deceased)
  • Major Max
  • Purple Rain (Deceased)
  • Silver Eagle
  • Silver Sorceress
  • Red Dragon
  • Wundajin
  • Captain Speed
  • Stuntmaster
• Tartarus
• Xeen the Great Master
• Unnamed Giant Man analogue
• Unnamed She-Hulk analogue

Notes

• Earth 8 is based on the Pre-Flashpoint concepts of Earth-6 and Earth-8, possessing notable characters from both realities.
• This world is an analog for the Marvel Universe, appearing largely similar to the main universe of the separate Marvel Multiverse, Earth-616.
• The adventures of this Earth are published on the other worlds of the Multiverse under the Major Comics banner; Major Comics are known to have been published on Earths 4, 5, 10, 16, 23 and 36.
• The Retaliators of the Earth are very similar to the Champions of Angor, an Avengers pastiche group that also battled Lord Havok, and whose similarly-named Thor counterpart Wandjina possessed an axe like that of Wundajin.

Trivia

• Earth 8 is opposite Earth 44 in the structure of the Multiverse, and is one of the two known universes in it closest to New Genesis, near "The Pinnacle" of the Multiverse.
• Earth 8 is one-half of the "Lee/Kirby Binary" in the local Multiverse, with the other half being Earth 51.
• Earth 8 is part of an area in the local Multiverse termed "The Brightlands" with Earths 5 and 36.
• Despite coming after Earth 7 numerically, Earth 8 is considered the original, with 7 being a sort of "recreation", the equivalent to Marvel's "Ultimate" Universe.
• The War in Secret and Eternity Conquest are respectively nods to Marvel's Secret Wars and Infinity War.

See Also

• Characters from Earth 8
• Other things related to Earth 8
• Earth 8's Comic Appearances
• Reality Gallery: Earth 8

Links and References

• DC Map of the Multiverse: Earth 8
  

References