Dharma (character)
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|caption = Dharma as depicted in Shadow Cabinet #6 (November 1994). Art by John Paul Leon (penciller), Shawn Martinbrough (inker), and Julia Lacquement (colorist).
|real_name = Harry Chawney
|publisher = DC Comics
|debut = Hardware #11 (1994)
|creators = Dwayne McDuffie (writer)
Denys Cowan (artist)
|alliances = Shadow Cabinet
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|powers = Precognition
Psychometry
Energy manipulation
Reality warping and manipulation
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Dharma (Harry Chawney) is a fictional comic book character distributed by DC Comics, and the leader of the Shadow Cabinet. Originating in Milestone Comics media, he first appeared in Hardware #11 (January 1993), and was created by Dwayne McDuffie, Robert L. Washington III, and Denys Cowan.
Fictional character biography
Dharma is the leader of the Shadow Cabinet who can perceive the past and future of any object he touches. He has perceived countless apocalypses, and is ruthless in acting to prevent them, whatever the cost. Shadow Cabinet #11 (April 1995) Blood Syndicate #20 (November 1994)Heroes #2-3
It is later revealed that Dharma orchestrated the Big Bang to create powerful beings capable of preventing an approaching apocalypse whose cause he could not determine. When his last two prospects (Hardware and Static) fail to meet his expectations, he absorbs the powers of the god-like being Rift, destroying the Dakotaverse, but Dharma transports the universe's heroes to the DC Universe and alters history so that they always existed there.Milestone Forever #1
Powers and abilities
Dharma possesses powerful precognitive abilities that enable him to see the past and future. He is blind, but compensates by using his powers to guide him.Shadow Cabinet #10
After absorbing Rift's powers, Dharma gained the ability to alter reality.
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/s/shadcab.htm Shadow Cabinet Bios] - Shadow Cabinet Bios page, part of [https://web.archive.org/web/20120402085225/http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/m/mileston.htm Milestone] the Milestone section of International Hero.co.uk
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120204081054/http://milestone.luthor.com/ The Milestone Rave] - includes a Shadow Cabinet comic book index and issue details.
- Dharma at the DC Database Project
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Category:Characters created by Dwayne McDuffie
Category:Comics characters introduced in 1994
Category:DC Comics male superheroes