Darkseid's former aide Mortalla presented Orion with an Apokoliptian Father Box, which he used to replace his seemingly dead Mother Box. Unbeknownst to him, it was designed specifically to turn him back to Darkseid.
The Fatherbox is an Apokoliptian version of the Mother Box.
History
Origin
Darkseid's former aide Mortalla presented Orion with an Apokoliptian Father Box, which he used to replace his seemingly dead Mother Box. Unbeknownst to him, it was designed specifically to turn him back to Darkseid.
Seven Soldiers
A Fatherbox is mentioned as one of the "Seven Treasures" the New Gods left to the Earth's first superhero. It came in the form of two dice. It was called "the Foundation Stone of Manhattan" when mentioned to the Manhattan Guardian and served as the "god" of Limbo Town and called "Croatoan" by Klarion's people. Eventually, it was stolen by Klarion, who took it to the future.
Post-Flashpoint
Fatherbox's retain their cube shape in the new world but now come in a myriad of alternate forms. Certain individuals amongst Apokolips now wield them as weapons and armaments, such as Grail's scythe or Kanto's knife.
Powers
- Danger Sense
- Life Sense
- Corruption: In contrast to the Mother Box's cleansing and nurturing faculties. Father Box's have the underlying capacity to twist the physical and mental states of their handlers. Turning them towards the mindset of Darkseid and his Apokoliptian horde.
- Omni-knowledge: Contains all knowledge of the New Gods and all of their accumulated knowledge.
- Knowledge Projection: Father Box is capable of sharing and projecting its understanding of past, present and alternating future events for all to see.
- Source Conduit: Father Boxes also possess the ability to access the Omni-Physical energies of the Source; albeit accessing the negative portion related to the Anti-Life aspect of it for various effects, such as:
- Energy Manipulation: Through its connection to the Source, Father Box can channel, generate and direct vast quantities of raw power for various uses.
- Energy Transference: It can transfer its intelligence into other technology, or even beings, empowering them, and enhancing preexisting powers and abilities to new heights.
- Gravity Manipulation: It can distort or even create gravity wells.
- Matter Manipulation: Able to fabricate or completely re-purpose matter to generate new wears like armor, clothing or weapons for any use by its handlers etc..
- Telepathy: It can communicate with its user telepathically.
- Conversion: Similarly in effect to the actual Anti-Life Equation, a Father Box can twist the thought processes of its wielder converting their train of thought towards the services of Darkseid.
- Boom-Tube: Ability to open or close boom-tubes. Like its counterpart, the Mother Box, any character that possesses one can automatically create a Boom Tube capable of transporting them between galaxies, dimensions and alternate realities.
- Hush-Tubes: Deviating from a Mother Box, however, is the much quieter function for going to and coming back between transport points. This enables near-undetectable motion from place to place without drawing someone's attention.[1]
- Energy Manipulation: Through its connection to the Source, Father Box can channel, generate and direct vast quantities of raw power for various uses.
- Life Support: They can continue their user's life for an extended period if their injuries don't cause a fatality.
- Magic: Either it can directly access magic, something as old and powerful as magic, or its powers can mimic magic.[2]
- Machine Animation/Control: Take over and control non-sentient machines, including the ability to evolve non-sentient machines.