Origins During the
Crisis on Infinite Earths, it was revealed how the existence of all
parallel universes in the
Multiverse came to be, including the positive matter multiverse and also the anti-matter universe, and how the
Monitor and the Anti-Monitor came into existence; when the menace posed by the Anti-Monitor became apparent, several villains were sent back in time to stop him, but were defeated by
Krona and the other Oans. Two beings were created, one on the moon of
Oa and the other on the moon of
Qward. On the moon of Oa, the being known as the Monitor was instantly aware of his counterpart, the Anti-Monitor. By this time the Anti-Monitor had quickly conquered Qward, as well as the rest of the anti-matter universe. In searching for other places to conquer, he also became aware of his counterpart. These two beings battled for a million years, unleashing great powers against each other, but to no avail. At the end of their stalemate, they simultaneously attacked one another, rendering both inert for nine billion years. In
Final Crisis, it was revealed that, in the wake of the birth of the original Multiverse, an unfathomable being of limitless imagination, the original Monitor, or Overmonitor, became aware of the life germinating in the multiverse, occupying the void space in which he resided and which he encompassed. Curious about it and wanting to interact with and know better the lesser life-forms birthed by the Multiverse, he fashioned a probe, a smaller Monitor. Unprepared to deal with the complexity of life and the passing of time, the probe split into two symmetrical, opposite beings: the Monitor, embodying the positive matter and goodness, and the Anti-Monitor, embodying anti-matter and evil.
Crisis on Infinite Earths In more modern times,
Pariah performs an experiment to view the multiverse, similar to the one
Krona attempted long ago. This results in the reawakening of both the Monitor and the Anti-Monitor and the destruction of Pariah's universe. The Anti-Monitor rebuilds his army, taking over Qward and using the
Thunderers and the Shadow Demons as an army. The Anti-Monitor releases a massive anti-matter wave, absorbing the energies of destroyed positive matter universes and growing stronger as the Monitor weakens. The Monitor, along with his aide
Harbinger, gathers a group of heroes and villains from various alternate universes to combat the Anti-Monitor. One of Harbinger's duplicates is controlled by the Anti-Monitor and kills the Monitor. Before his death, the Monitor creates a pocket universe to contain the remaining realities from the Anti-Monitor's attack. The actions of the
Spectre, empowered by the sorcerers of the surviving Earths, bring the Anti-Monitor to a stalemate. The villains of said Earths, sent to stop Krona from viewing the origins of the universe, fail due to squabbling, allowing Krona to see the hands of the Anti-Monitor and the Spectre struggling for domination, which destroys the multiverse and creates a new, singular universe. The Anti-Monitor, enraged, draws Earth into the anti-matter universe, intending to destroy it. The combined efforts of various superheroes and villains weaken the Anti-Monitor enough for
Kal-L to deliver the final blow, destroying the Anti-Monitor by punching him into a star. Luthor, Kal-L,
Lois Lane, and
Superboy-Prime escape into another dimension.
Infinite Crisis '' #3 (February 2006).Art by
Phil Jimenez.|185px|thumb In
Infinite Crisis, the Superman and Lois Lane of Earth-Two, Superboy-Prime, and Alexander Luthor Jr. are revealed to be observing the events of the newly formed universe, as well as the actions of its heroes, from their pocket universe. They return to the main universe in an attempt to restore Earth-Two, at the expense of
Earth-One. The Anti-Monitor’s remains are recovered from deep space and used as the central component in the construction of a multiverse-tuning tower created by Alexander Luthor, similar to the ones used during the first Crisis. The tower is destroyed during a battle between
Conner Kent and Superboy-Prime, during which Conner is killed.
Post-Infinite Crisis . At the end of
DC Comics' 2006 special
Brave New World, it is revealed that there are five figures calling themselves "the
Monitors" watching over Earth. Four of the figures resemble the original Monitor, while the fifth resembles the Anti-Monitor. In
Countdown, it is revealed that there are fifty-two Monitors, with each representing a different universe.
Sinestro Corps at far left, including (clockwise from top left): Hank Henshaw, Superboy-Prime, the Anti-Monitor, Parallax (inhabiting Kyle Rayner), and Sinestro. Art by
Ethan Van Sciver. The Anti-Monitor is reborn following the recreation of the multiverse and influences
Sinestro's ideology. He recruits Superboy-Prime,
Cyborg Superman,
Parallax, and Sinestro as his heralds. Shortly after, the
Sinestro Corps launches an attack on Earth. The Anti-Monitor travels to Earth aboard
Warworld along with Sinestro. The Anti-Monitor siphons the positive matter of New York City to create antimatter waves, but is attacked by the
Guardians of the Universe. He counters the attack, disfiguring the face of
Scar. A vengeful Superboy-Prime, seeing an opportunity to kill the now-weakened Anti-Monitor, flies through the Anti-Monitor's armor and hurls his disintegrating body into space. Scar, corrupted by the Anti-Monitor's energy, dispatches Green Lanterns
Ash and
Saarek to recover the Anti-Monitor's body.
Blackest Night Ash and Saarek find the Black Central Power Battery on the planet Ryut in Sector 666. They attempt to escape the planet, but two monstrous hands emerge from below them and drag them into the ground, killing them. When the Black Central Power Battery is brought to Earth, the Anti-Monitor stirs within, demanding to be let out, and begins draining
Dove's energy to escape. The Anti-Monitor is reanimated as a Black Lantern independent from
Nekron's control, his undead body beginning to emerge from the Black Lantern battery.
Guy Gardner ascertains that Nekron is using the Anti-Monitor as a source of energy to power the Black Lantern Corps. The Anti-Monitor is attacked by the various Lantern Corps as he is about to free himself from the battery. Combining their energies, the various Lantern Corps use Dove as a human bullet shooting the Anti-Monitor through the head, with the Black Lantern battery recovering him to continue siphoning his energy. The Anti-Monitor is eventually resurrected by a
White Lantern ring and breaks free of the battery, fighting Nekron in revenge for imprisoning him. Nekron then banishes the Anti-Monitor back to the anti-matter universe.
Brightest Day '' #3 (June 2010). Art by
Ivan Reis. Later, the Anti-Monitor is confronted by the White Lantern
Boston Brand. As Brand is forced by the White Ring to "fight for his life", damaging the Anti-Monitor's chest plate armor, the Anti-Monitor retaliates by firing a burst of anti-matter energy at Brand, who evades the blast. The Anti-Monitor resumes his duties in the anti-matter universe while Brand leaves. He commands
Deathstorm to bring the White Lantern battery to him as well as an army, at which point Deathstorm brings back the Black Lantern versions of
Professor Zoom,
Maxwell Lord,
Hawk,
Jade,
Captain Boomerang,
Martian Manhunter,
Aquaman,
Hawkman,
Hawkgirl, Deadman, and
Osiris. Deathstorm is thwarted by Firestorm, who reclaims the battery.
The New 52 The Anti-Monitor is reintroduced in the
Forever Evil storyline, where he is revealed to have destroyed
Ultraman's
Krypton and
Earth-3. As he is seen finishing off Earth-3, the Anti-Monitor declares "
Darkseid shall be mine." When
Metron confronts the Anti-Monitor amidst the ruins of Earth-3, it is revealed the Anti-Monitor is the former owner of Metron's Mobius Chair and that his true name is Mobius. He intends to make up for an unknown wrong he regrets, and to this end intends to kill Darkseid with the help of the latter's daughter Grail. After forcing the Flash to kill Darkseid, the Anti-Monitor cocoons himself in a shell of energy and emerges with a more humanoid appearance. He has the upper hand until Grail appears with Steve Trevor in tow. She has transferred the
Anti-Life Equation to him, making him into a new vessel for its power. Now a living weapon under Grail's control, Trevor releases a tremendous blast of power against Mobius, reducing him to a skeleton.
DC Rebirth In the
DC Rebirth relaunch, it is revealed that the Monitor, the Anti-Monitor, and the
World Forger were created by a Super Celestial named
Perpetua, who tasked them with monitoring their assigned realms. Anti-Monitor was tasked with preventing the light of creation from breaching the greater omniverse. If Anti-Monitor, his brothers, or Perpetua are destroyed, they regenerate in the Sixth Dimension. ==Powers and abilities==