Crisis on Infinite Earths (Event)


 * For the crossover event, see Crisis on Infinite Earths.

"Worlds will live. Worlds will die. And the universe will never be the same."

- Psycho Pirate's prophecy

Crisis on Infinite Earths, also known as the World Wide Crisis and Crisis on Infinite Worlds, often shortened as the Crisis, is a multiversal apocalyptic event that destroyed every single universe in the Original Multiverse and killing countless people, leaving only the seven Paragons to survive.

Oliver Queen eventually became the Spectre, recreating Multiverse with multiple changes on Earth-Prime, the main universe in the New Multiverse with elements of Earth-1, Earth-38 and an undesignated universe combined.

In the original timeline, the Crisis took place on April 25, 2024, and was erased when Nora West-Allen's presence in 2019, combined with Eobard Thawne's alterations, destroyed Cicada's lightning dagger.

In an erased timeline, the Crisis did not result in the destruction of the Multiverse, with Oliver Queen being one of the casualties and buried outside of the Queen Mansion. Felicity Smoak from 2040 of that timeline later left to the Afterlife, greeting her husband's prime timeline version and staying with him forever.

The Monitor's Origins
"I'm sorry, my love. My towering ambition has doomed us all."

- Mar Novu to Xneen

10,000 years ago on Maltus, Mar Novu and Xneen started their experiments on time travel. Novu then travelled to the Big Bang, witnessing the birth of the universe. However, he travelled to the Antimatter Universe, creating his Antimatter counterpart and realizing his mistake. Over the course of thousands of years, Novu learnt about the Crisis and started preparing individuals for the upcoming cataclysmic event. Later, Novu acquired the Book of Destiny, bestowing the power of reality warping to certain individuals in order to test the heroes of respective universes with Elseworlds.

Elseworlds
"I'm testing universes to find one. I hope stand strong enough against him."

- The Monitor

In 2018, Novu completed his unsuccessful test on Earth-90 and nearly annihilated the entire universe, leaving The Flash as its only survivor and allowed his escape. Novu then travelled to Earth-1, bestowing the Book of Destiny to Dr. John Deegan. However, the heroes were able to steal the Book of Destiny, which impressed Novu. Novu then returned the book to Deegan, ordering him to think bigger. Despite Deegan's effort, the heroes were able to defeat him and revert the reality, with Oliver Queen entering Novu's realm and confronting him. Novu was impressed and respected the heroes, making a deal with Queen and altered the destinies of both Barry Allen and Kara Zor-El. As a part of the bargain, Queen promised to assist Novu in time of the Crisis.

Prophecy of The Flash
In May 2019, Barry Allen, with the help of his future daughter and the manipulation of Eobard Thawne, destroyed Cicada's dagger. This action caused multiple changes to the timeline and moved the Crisis from 2024 to 2019. As a result, Novu was required to speed up his preparation process, recruiting Oliver Queen to his mission mere months after they bargained. Novu also looked into the future, revealing to Oliver that his death is imminent. He then destroyed the Time Vault's plinth, preventing Team Flash to discover the timeline changing the date of the Crisis.

Four months later, Novu returned and informed Barry Allen about his prophecy to die during the Crisis, confirming the news article headline he has been seeing for 6 years. Barry then proceed to tell the news to his team, preparing them for his death and how they should move on while fighting Bloodwork.

Oliver Queen's Missions
With Oliver Queen under his orders, Novu sent him to Earth-2 in order to retrieve the Dwarf Star particles. However, they faced setbacks by Tommy Merlyn as he attempted to destroy the Glades with the particles. Despite the successful retrieval, the tampering of Earth-2's fate led to its total annihilation, killing billions in the process.

Disappointed by Oliver's judgement, Novu still sent the trio to Hong Kong and tasked them to search for Dr. Robert Wong. However, Oliver did not trust Novu and sent Wong to A.R.G.U.S., who was led by Lyla Michaels, a long-term ally of Novu.

Novu was not worried about Oliver's possible of defying him and rewarded his determination by sending his kids and Connor Hawke to the present. Novu then continued his tests and offered to restore Earth-2 in exchange for Laure Lance's betrayal of Oliver Queen. However, she refused the offer, passing her test. In reward, Novu created a dreamworld for her to say goodbye to Quentin Lance and to teach Oliver that he could not alter his fate.

Once they broke out of the dream, Novu sent them to Lian Yu where they built a device which can only be activated by Lyla Michaels. With her touching the device, she teleported away and returned as Harbinger while the skies turned crimson red.

Martian Manhunter's Test
Concurrent to Oliver's tasks, Novu released Malefic J'onzz from the Phantom Zone and resurrected Lex Luthor. With Luthor by his side, they monitored J'onn J'onzz's reaction to Malefic and how he overcame his test. With J'onn now forgave from his past, he befriended his long-lost brother and was approached by Novu, who informed him that he was ready for the Crisis.

Nash Wells' Mistake
On December 9, 2019, Central City was attacked by the Blood Brothers with Nash Wells trapped in his worksite investigating the carvings of the Paragons. He was then attacked by multiple victims of Bloodwork before Allegra Garcia spread a cure across the city, restoring the minds of countless people and prevented Nash's death.

"I'm simply a man serving his penance. Penance for what? I've freed the Anti-Monitor from his confinement only to become a...Pariah. Sentenced to bear witness to his actions."

- Pariah and Superman

At 11:58 pm, Nash was told by a voice similar to Mar Novu that he would reveal the "truth" in exchange for his help to stop the Crisis. Nash was convinced that he should not kill "The Monitor" as he has longed to discover the truth. He then asked the voice to show him, with it responding that he already has the "knowledge". As he entered a code using the carvings, the rock door opened with a bright ray of light, forcing Nash to enter the realm and slamming shut once more. Unfortunately, the voice was in fact not Mar Novu, but rather the Anti-Monitor. Nash was then transformed into Pariah and forced to witness tragedies all across the Multiverse when the Crisis attacks respective universes.

Hour One
On December 10, 2019, all universes in the Multiverse were starting to be erased by Antimatter one by one, causing crimson red skies to happen on their respective Earths. Harbinger then started recruiting the champions of Earth-1, bringing Oliver Queen and Mia Smoak from Lian Yu, The Flash, who was patrolling Central City and asking Cisco Ramon if the phenomenon was worldwide, Batwoman, who was questioning a member of the Wonderland Gang, with Sara Lance and Ray Palmer from Star City to Earth-38.

"Whatever it is, it is hurtling through space at an impossible speed. I calculate it will reach the edge of the universe in exactly 5.3 hours, at which point, it will boomerang back. Once it intersects again with our solar system, the results will be, in a word, cataclysmic...If this wave isn't stopped by tomorrow night...there will be no more "us". No more future. No more anything."

- Querl Dox

Meanwhile, Earth-38 was experiencing quakes from beyond the planet and animals living were frightened. The Super Friends then worked extensively to calm the people of their home planet. Querl Dox later discovered a wave of Antimatter approaching Argo City and established a communication link to let Supergirl warn them. However, it was too late as the Antimatter wave destroys the final Kryptonian foundation as Superman's son gets sent to Earth-16 through a wormhole. Fortunately, Superman and Lois were rescued by Harbinger, bringing them alongside the champions of Earth-1 to the DEO National City Headquarters.

Evacuation of Earth-38
"We might lose the planet, but we can still save the people!"

- Supergirl

With the required heroes on Earth-38, they discussed their next moves to stop the Antimatter wave. They were then interrupted by the sudden construction of the Quantum Towers, which caused the vanishing of the crimson skies. The Legends and Barry then arrived, stopping the remaining heroes from destroying their only possible way of surviving. However, the towers were only able to slow down the wave instead of stopping it once and for all.

Lyla informed of everyone of the Crisis, coordinating a plan as Ray and Brainy theorizes about the functions of the Quantum Towers. The latter then brought Sara and Lois to Earth-16 in hope of finding baby Jonathan Kent. The heroes on Earth-38 soon coordinated with the President and started recruiting alien spacecrafts for the evacuation, with Alex asking for Lena's assistance to create a Transmatter Portal for travelling to Earth-1.

While everyone else were on their respective tasks, The Flash, Supergirl, Superman, The Atom, Green Arrow and Blackstar went to the Quantum Towers to guard them from being attacked. As they expected, an army of Shadow Demons attacked the heroes and they were able to disintegrate them easily.

"Everything we know, everything there is, and everything there ever was, is doomed."

- Pariah

With a plan prepared, Kelly Olsen, Alex Danvers, Lena Luthor and Dreamer led civilians on spacecrafts for evacuation as J'onn arrived on the Legion Cruiser. The six heroes then fought the army of Shadow Demons in order to buy time for the evacuation. However, The Monitor arrived and teleported the heroes away. Oliver refused to leave and shot Novu with an Antimatter arrow as he fought countless Shadow Demons as hard as he could. Eventually, he ran out arrows and was assaulted by the demons. Recovered from the injury, Novu brought Oliver's dying body back to the Bunker. The heroes then spent his last moments with him, with Novu revealing that Oliver's sacrifice allowed the escape of the survival of a billion people (3 billion of out 7.53 billion in total) and it was not he had foreseen. Nash Wells arrived, now as a man serving his penance, revealing that they are doomed.

Hour Two
Regrouped in S.T.A.R. Labs, the heroes had a drink for Oliver Queen. They were then interrupted when Novu and Ray Palmer argued about hijacking the Waverider. Harbinger then arrived and brought the Waverider of Earth-74, where she recruited Mick Rory and Leonard.

"Across space and time exist 7 heroes, beings of the purest will who can ultimately defeat the Anti-Monitor and help save the multiverse. They are known as Paragons."

- The Monitor

The heroes later boarded the Waverider as Novu explained the Paragons are their last hope to stop the Crisis. Novu then gave them the clues of "Bat of the Future" and "a second Kryptonian, who is said to have suffered a greater loss than most mortal men could endure" while revealing Kara Zor-El and Sara Lance are the Paragons of Hope and Destiny respectively. Novu also revealed that he enlisted the help of Felicity Smoak and she was able to acquire the information from the Tome of the Guardians. Novu soon tasked two teams to search for two unknown Paragons, with Superman, Lois Lane and Iris West-Allen for the Paragon of Truth and Batwoman and Supergirl for the alleged Paragon of Courage.

Later, Novu brought Lex Luthor to the Waverider and revealed that he has a part to play in the Crisis. However, Harbinger found Luthor attempting to steal the Book of Destiny and failed to stop him. Novu saw the incident and told her that everyone has a part to play.

Paragon of Courage - Bat of the Future
"The path to find him will lead you to the Paragon of Courage."

- The Monitor

Using the Inter-Dimensional Extrapolator, Kate and Kara travelled to Earth-99 in search of Bruce Wayne. The two destroyed the door by force and was confronted by Luke. Fortunately, Bruce entered down the stairs in his exoskeleton and was able to recognize Kate.

Bruce brought Kate to his study and questioned her true identity as Kate Kane of Earth-99 died five years ago. Kate revealed the story of him as the Paragon of Courage, which he laughed at as he started a reign of terror in Gotham City years ago as Batman, telling Kate that he had already lost track of his kill count. Kate did not give up and told him that this is the chance to be the hero of the Multiverse.

As Kate about to succeed in convincing Bruce, Kara entered after she discovered that Bruce killed the Superman of Earth-99. Bruce attempted to attack the two and revealed a piece of Kryptonite to weaken Kara. Kate was furious and was attacked by Bruce. Kate accidentally pushed Bruce to the generator and electrocuted him, with him replying that there is no hope.

Paragon of Truth - Man of Steel
"One is of a second Kryptonian, who is said to have suffered a greater loss than most mortal men could endure. Today, he stands as the Paragon of Truth."

- The Monitor

Meanwhile, to the search for the "Bat of the Future", Clark and Lois started travelling across the Multiverse in search of the Paragon of Truth. Clark and Lois travelled to Earth-75, where they were contacted by Iris that Lex Luthor had escaped. Having heard the news, the couple saw the news of Superman being killed as Lois Lane cried by his side.

Iris, Clark and Lois then travelled to Earth-167 where they met Clark Kent. They told the truth about Lex Luthor escaping and asking for his help, only to be sent back to the Waverider when Lex Luthor confronted him. Despite his effort, Clark-167 was able to easily defeat Lex without his powers as he already gave them up years ago for his family. Lex left Earth-167 as Clark-167 greeted his wife.

The trio soon tracked Lex Luthor's location where they travelled to Earth-96. They bumped into Clark Kent and talked to him about Lex Luthor's escape. Clark assured them that he could handle Lex and revealed that he lost everything when Joker attacked the Daily Planet. Clark, Lois and Iris realized they had found the Paragon of Truth. The two Clarks suited up and promised to fight Lex Luthor. Unfortunately, he arrived and used the Book of Destiny to turn Clark-96's mind, forcing them to fight each other. After a short duel, Lois and Iris knocked Lex unconscious, using the book to restore Clark-96's mins and saving Clark-38 from danger.

Resurrection of Oliver Queen
"I give you the needle in the celestial haystack."

- John Constantine

While the search for Paragons continued, Sara Lance, Barry Allen and Mia Smoak proposed to use Lazarus Pits to resurrect Oliver. Mia assured Sara that she was told of everything about the pits from Nyssa al Ghul. The trio asked for Constantine's assistance as he casted a spell, creating a Star Map and exclaimed as many universes have been destroyed. Constantine gave them a "needle in a haystack", preparing to travel to Earth-18. Sara held him behind and ordered him to promise her that it would succeed. John promised, leaving and telling her that to the best of his abilities.

The group travelled to North Dakota of Earth-18 and found the functioning Lazarus Pit. Barry and Constantine left and brought Oliver's body to the pit as Sara and Mia fights Hex. They returned and placed Oliver's body in the pit. He leapt out of the pit moments later and attacked Constantine. Barry saved him from danger and Mia confronted his soulless father. Sara tranqualized Oliver and told Mia that that was not his father, not yet. Constantine casted his Soul Restoration Spell, only to fail as the Multiverse is the source of magic, which is slowly dying due to the Crisis.

Regroup
After the compeltetion of their respective tasks, the heroes returned to the Waverider and imprisoned Lex Luthor. Ray Palmer completed his Paragon Detector and located a Paragon on the Waverider. He claimed that it was malfunctioning, with Novu telling him that it was not, and that the Paragon of Courage is Kate Kane, the true Bat of the Future.

While the heroes rested for their next mission, Harbinger started hearing voices in her head and teleported to a location that looks like a dark S.T.A.R. Labs hallway. She was then greeted by the Anti-Monitor, who possessed her body and started his plan to infiltrate the heroes.

Hour Three
Hours later, on Earth-203, Huntress was seen running building to building, trying to contact Oracle. However, the red sky quickly consumed the city, erasing the entire universe from existence.

Paragon of Humanity - Dr. Ryan Choi
Meanwhile, back on the Waverider, Ray Palmer struggled to get the Paragon Detector to track remaining Paragons. Fortunately, Cisco Ramon, along with the rest of Team Flash, arrived onboard and quickly upgraded the Paragon Detector. The heroes looked at the machine as the faces of Paragons appeared on screen: revealing Barry Allen is the Paragon of Love, J'onn J'onzz is the Paragon of Honor and Ryan Choi is the Paragon of Humanity. However, they did not know Choi and decided to recruit him. Since Ivy Town, Choi's workplace, was Ray's hometown, he brought Iris West-Allen and Ralph Dibny in search of Choi.

Choi was soon found contacting his wife on the phone regarding the red skies. He immediately got off the phone when he met Dr. Ray Palmer, his hero. Iris interrupted his gushing and asked him to go with them. Ray explained that they are heroes and in need of his assistance in order to save the Multiverse. Choi believed it was a joke until Ralph performed his powers, revealing his identity as the Elongated Man. Despite believing them, Choi refused to go as he insisted to be with his wife when the Multiverse collapses.

"You're human, and we have a purpose too. We remind superheroes what they're fighting for."

- Ryan Choi

Iris later approached Choi, complementing his beautiful family. He appreciated it and told her that he is not like them, the heroes, that he does not possess superhuman abilities. Iris told him that she is the same before Choi noticing her ring. She revealed that her husband is not like them, who is a hero. Iris believed that it is them who reminds the heroes of what they are fighting for. Eventually, Choi agreed to go with the heroes.

Trip to Purgatory
While the trio was searching for a Paragon, John Diggle boarded the Waverider and found an unconscious Oliver Queen in the medical bay. Sara told her to calm as he expressed anger over his absence during the moment Oliver needed him. Despite the heated tensions, Novu entered the room and informed him that Harbinger was missing. Novu later explained the Anti-Monitor and that he could not rewrite history, only could salvage what remains. Kara was furious and Kate follows her.

"It's your turn now, Oliver. Only you can light the spark, Oliver. It is your destiny."

- Jim Corrigan

As Sara monitored the body of Oliver, Diggle brought Constantine and Mia in search of Oliver's soul. Constantine brought the duo to Earth-666, asking for Lucifer Morningstar's help. Lucifer gave them a card to enter Purgatory and resumed his routine. The trio quickly entered Purgatory as the card slowly faded. Luckily, they found a berserk Oliver Queen attacking them and was able to restore his mind. Despite their effort, Oliver decided to stay as his fate was to become the Spectre, as told by Jim Corrigan. Jim sent the trio away, leaving Oliver alone again.

Girl of Steel and Bat of Gotham
After listening to Novu's speech, Kara refused to believe that she could not do anything to bring back Earth-38. Kara and Kate approached Lex Luthor and questioned if they could bring the universe back. Luthor refused to give a clear answer, annoying Kate and was pinned to a wall. Luthor quickly revealed that bringing back an entire universe requires a strong focus using the Book of Destiny without hesitation. Luthor also informed Kara that bringing back Earth-38 would drive a person insane, like how John Deegan was affected. Kate sent Luthor back to his cell and questioned Kara's judgement in bringing back Earth-38. The latter insisted as she was the Paragon of Hope and it could be her purpose in the Crisis.

Later, Kate stopped Kara from using the book, stating it would drive her insane. Kara insisted multiple times and Kate informed her that getting hurt would potentially doom all of them. Kara then left the room in anger. Kate approached Kara in the cargo bay once more, revealing that she kept the Kryptonite from Bruce of Earth-99. Kara told Kate to keep it as she has the courage that it would not be needed.

The Flash Vanishes in Crisis
With Cisco's Antimatter detector working, he received a message that the particles were found underground. Cisco left to prepare the proper equipments with Frost and confronted Novu, who stated he has a role to play in the Crisis. Despite his protest, Cisco was given his suit and powers back, becoming Vibe for the final time before his death.

Cisco breached Barry and Frost to their destination and saw the door to the Nexus. Barry ran off for reconnaissance. Pariah teleported to the location and reintroduced himself, with Cisco questioning his suit and name. However, Pariah did not possess the full memories of his encounter with the Anti-Monitor. Cisco vibed him and was able to give the required code, entering the Nexus.

Barry returned, telling them that there are no Quantum Towers yet. Cisco stated that the room gave off an immense vibration frequency surging off the walls. They found the Antimatter Canon in the center powered by an unknown blur. Barry sped up and found his Earth-90 doppelgänger being held as a slave. Barry-90 stopped Barry-1 from approaching him, with the latter unable to slow down and hitting the forcefield. Pariah revealed that the Anti-Monitor tested his cannon on Earth-2 when Oliver Queen altered the fate of certain people in the universe after Barry-90 was brought to the Nexus during Elseworlds.

Cisco used his powers and brought Barry-90 to freedom, with the machine slowly malfunctioning. Barry-90 insisted to reenter the treadmill, preventing the deaths of all the universes. Pariah left and brought Black Lightning to the Nexus. Confused and disoriented, Black Lightning attacked Team Flash and sent Barry flying to a wall. Pariah arrived, introducing Black Lightning to the team and asking for his assistance to stop the malfunction. He started absorbing the electricity given off by the cannon, buying more time for the team. Barry-1 realized that this might be the moment of "Flash missing, vanishes in Crisis", an article that haunted him for 6 years. Cisco tried to theorize a plan to destroy the machine and bid goodbye to his best friend with Caitlin, who were both there when Barry unlocked his abilities.

"Keep riding the lightning, son. I know you'll make us all proud."

- Barry Allen of Earth-90

As Barry-1 slowly stepped on the treadmill, Barry-90 stole his speed and told him to keep riding the lightning, demanding Cisco to send himself onto the treadmill. Barry-1 told Cisco not to obey, with the latter telling him that he was trained to be a leader by the former, who told him that he should make the tough choices. Cisco sent Barry-90 on the treadmill, bringing the heroes away from danger. Barry-90 ran as fast as he could on the treadmill, living his final moments with his memory of Tine McGee, his love and his wife. The Red Phantom's body slowly disintegrated, with the emblem of The Flash lying on the ground, signalling the death and the final run of Barry Allen.

Rogue Harbinger
"Wherever they are, they're gonna fight you. By any means necessary. To their very last breath."

- Iris West-Allen, Black Lightning and Superman

The three times boarded the Waverider once more, discovering that Earth-1 is the final universe left in the Multiverse. As they discussed their next moves, Harbinger returned, stating she had lost her memories and the last thing she could remember was patrolling Earth-1. Barry, Ralph, Clark and Pariah discussed her suspicious return, later being concerned as Pariah is only allowed to witness tragedies, meaning an upcoming tragedy is happening. Harbinger turned her head to the heroes, with her eyes glowing white, revealing that she was taken over by Anti-Monitor. Unfortunately, the heroes were defeated in a blink of an eye, with Novu being defenceless. Novu told Pariah that he would know what to do, dying and being absorbed by his Antimatter counterpart. Pariah quickly sent the Paragons to the Vanishing Point, a moment in time that Mobius would not be able to affect. The heroes nodded at each other, believing everything would be fine, before Mobius summoned the Antimatter wall and killing the entire Multiverse in a second.

The Paragons landed in the Vanishing Point, with Clark slowly glowing in red. The reality changed as Lex Luthor revealed himself as the new Paragon of Truth, using the Book of Destiny and rewriting the prophecies.

Original Multiverse

 * Paragons
 * Green Arrow/The Spectre (Oliver Queen)
 * The Flash (Barry Allen)
 * Supergirl/Kara Danvers (Kara Zor-El)
 * White Canary (Sara Lance)
 * Batwoman (Kate Kane)
 * Martian Manhunter/John Jones (J'onn J'onzz)
 * Supeman/Clark Kent (Kal-El)
 * Ryan Choi
 * Lex Luthor
 * The Monitor (Mar Novu)
 * Harbinger (Lyla Michaels)
 * Pariah (Harrison Nash Wells)
 * Team Flash
 * Iris West-Allen
 * Vibe (Cisco Ramon)
 * Frost (Caitlin Snow)
 * Elongated Man (Ralph Dibny)
 * DEO
 * Super Friends
 * Alex Danvers
 * Brainiac 5 (Querl Dox)
 * Dreamer (Nia Nia)
 * Kelly Olsen
 * Legends of Tomorrow
 * The Atom (Ray Palmer)
 * John Constantine
 * Team Arrow
 * Blackstar (Mia Smoak)
 * John Diggle
 * Superman/Clark Kent (Kal-El)
 * Lois Lane
 * Lena Luthor
 * Legends
 * Mick Rory
 * Leonard
 * Black Lightning (Jefferson Pierce)
 * Nyssa al Ghul
 * Kid Flash (Wally West)
 * The Ray (Raymond Terrill)
 * Shadow Demons
 * Anti-Monitor (Mobius)

New Multiverse

 * Paragons
 * The Flash (Barry Allen)
 * Supergirl/Kara Danvers (Kara Zor-El)
 * White Canary (Sara Lance)
 * Batwoman (Kate Kane)
 * Martian Manhunter/John Jones (J'onn J'onzz)
 * Ryan Choi
 * Harrison Nash Wells
 * Team Flash
 * Frost (Caitlin Snow)
 * DEO
 * Super Friends
 * Alex Danvers
 * Dreamer (Nia Nia)
 * Legends of Tomorrow
 * The Atom (Ray Palmer)
 * Heat Wave (Mick Rory)
 * Team Arrow
 * Spartan (John Diggle)
 * Dinah Drake)
 * Wild Dog (Rene Ramirez)
 * Superman/Clark Kent (Kal-El)
 * Black Lightning (Jefferson Pierce)
 * Shadow Demons
 * Anti-Monitor (Mobius)