Highfather

Izaya the Inheritor, better known as Highfather, is a character from DC Comics who originally appeared as part of Jack Kirby's Fourth World mythos. He is a benevolent New God and the leader of the world of New Genesis, making him the polar opposite of the malignant Darkseid.

Once a great warrior, Izaya was involved in the long-running war between New Genesis and Apokolips. Through Darkseid's machinations, Izaya's wife was murdered and Izaya himself pursued a campaign of vengeance against her killer. Having grown weary of conflict, he wandered the ravaged lands of New Genesis until discovering a mysterious wall where fiery messages appeared; messages from the Source, the mysterious, benevolent force overseeing the universe. Izaya was linked to the Source, becoming a peacemaker and planetary leader under the title of Highfather.

Highfather would eventually negotiate a peace agreement with Apokolips, but this agreement would come at a price. As part of the pact, Highfather and Darkseid exchanged their own sons. Darkseid would raise Scott Free while Highfather would raise Orion in the ways of pacifism in order to offset his evil heritage. Orion would grow to become New Genesis' greatest champion while Scott would one day escape from Apokolips and return to his birth world, though doing so was considered a violation of the peace accord, thus thrusting New Genesis and Apokolips back into conflict once more.

Personality
Highfather is benevolent, kind and sagely figure. Calm, gentle and eternally patient, he rules New Genesis with wisdom and compassion. He abhors violence, seeing it only as an absolute last resort when all peaceful options have been exhausted.

Powers and Abilities

 * New God Physiology: The beings of New Genesis call themselves Gods and live outside of normal time and space in a realm called the Fourth World. These New Gods have evolved due to their close proximity to the Source, a primeval energy, believed to be one of the ultimate foundations of the Universal Expression of Energy, along with their superior technology, into beings of genetic stability and evolutionary perfection. The denizens of New Genesis are immortal, stronger, faster, and smarter than homo sapiens, despite their resemblance.
 * Superhuman Strength: As a New God, Highfather's strength is naturally greater than that of a human man of his (approximate) build and stature who engages in regular intensive exercise. In his days as a warrior, Highfather demonstrated massive superhuman strength, being able to match Darkseid physically.
 * Immortality: Like few other of the New Gods, Highfather is functionally immortal, having ceased aging physically near the age of 50. Unless he falls in battle, Highfather is immune to the ravages of time, and could easily live for thousands upon thousands of years.
 * Invulnerability: He is resistant to blunt trauma like punches, kicks, and blows from weapons like bats and maces, though not completely immune; unless the blows a dealt by a being with similar or greater strength than Highfather, there just isn't a chance of injury.
 * Superhuman Stamina: Highfather's stamina and endurance is nothing short of amazing. Highfather is able to manage his stamina on a certain amount of rest and sustenance (more than minimal) so that it seems he is able to constantly function, though this is not entirely the case. Tied directly to his strength and invulnerability, even his immunity to a certain extent, Highfather Izaya can actually function at peak efficiency for almost 48 hours before needing to eat and rest off the stress.


 * Source Avatar: Highfather has the ability to commune with the Source and gain an understanding of its wisdom and motivations. He is a living conduit of the Source for guidance to the New Gods of New Genesis.
 * Alpha Effect: Highfather's god power. It is unknown how much of his power comes directly from his communion with the Source and how much is inherent to him since Scott Free, the son conceived before Izaya's spiritual enlightenment, also possesses the Alpha Effect.
 * Energy Manipulation: Highfather can manipulate energy for a variety of effects, including the creation of force-fields.
 * Molecular Reconstruction: Highfather can transmute and manipulate matter, and in extension atoms, at will; he has demonstrated the ability to both restore or completely undo the structure of other beings (including other gods).
 * Telepathy: Highfather can peer into the minds of other beings and is capable both of healing or exerting influence.
 * Teleportation: Highfather can teleport himself and other beings anywhere in the entire Universe even through other dimensions at a mere thought. He has also demonstrated the ability to manipulate Boom Tubes without the aid of a Mother Box.
 * Power Distribution: Highfather can endow other beings with enormous powers, either granting them new abilities or increasing old ones they already possess.
 * Phasing: Highfather has displayed the ability to phase through solid matter.
 * Chronokinesis: Highfather can send his "Alpha Bullets" through time to search and interact with the past.


 * Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced): Having had years of experience as a warrior, Izaya was an expert combatant in his youth.
 * Tactical Analysis: Izaya has an advanced strategic sense, and has natural leadership qualities.
 * Diplomacy: After his communion with the Source, Highfather has dedicated all his life to ideals of peace and serenity for both his people and anyone he could help. His greates diplomatic achievment was striking a peace accord (The Pact) with the planet Apokolips, stopping a war that had ravaged entire star-systems.

Weaknesses

 * Vulnerability to Radion: New Gods are vulnerable to a substance called Radion. It source is unknown and its effects are toxic only in sustained amounts or after explosive exposure. The average New God can be slain by an application of Radion from a Radion blaster or bomb. Radion, must be hard to come by, because if it was not, Darkseid would obviously equip more of his troops with it. Perhaps it requires the mysterious Element X to create it.