Brimstone

Brimstone is a fictional character who first appeared in the DC Comics limited series Legends in 1986. Brimstone is an artificial creation also dubbed the "Engine of Destruction", sent by Darkseid of Apokolips to Earth. Darkseid used Brimstone as a diversion for the heroes of Earth so that his agent, Glorious Godfrey, could seize political power and gain persuasion to turn the people of Earth against the planet's superheroes. Brimstone was formed... more

Brimstone is a fictional character who first appeared in the DC Comics limited series Legends in 1986. Brimstone is an artificial creation also dubbed the "Engine of Destruction", sent by Darkseid of Apokolips to Earth. Darkseid used Brimstone as a diversion for the heroes of Earth so that his agent, Glorious Godfrey, could seize political power and gain persuasion to turn the people of Earth against the planet's superheroes. Brimstone was formed by Darkseid implanting a "techno-seed" into a nuclear reactor on Earth, from which emerged the creature, apparently composed of superheated plasma (similar to the make-up of the Sun) held in a solid state by the unknown technology of the techno-seed. Several stories tall, Brimstone has phenomenal strength, and was perpetually aflame due to the make-up of its body; anything unprotected that it touched would be burned, melted, or otherwised damaged by the nuclear-generated heat. Brimstone was also seemingly indestructible, either due to the... less