Endless (comics)

The Endless (Destiny, Death, Dream, Destruction, Desire, Delirium, and Despair) are a group of fictional beings appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics imprint Vertigo. The characters embody powerful forces or aspects of the universe in the comic book series The Sandman, by Neil Gaiman. They have existed since the dawn of time and are thought to be among the most powerful beings in the universe. They are distinct from and supposedly more powerful than most gods. Dream is the protagonist of The Sandman series, but all of the Endless play major roles.

The Endless are a somewhat dysfunctional family of seven siblings. They may appear in different forms, but usually have light skin and black hair, with the exception of redheads Destruction and Delirium. Their appearance can change to fit the expectations of others. When asked by Marco Polo if he is always so pale, Dream replies, "That depends on who's watching."

Function and domains

The Endless spend most of their time fulfilling their functions as embodiments of natural forces. For example, Death leads the souls of the dead away from the realm of the living, while Dream oversees the realm of dreams and imagination ("The Dreaming") and regulates dreams and inspiration. One notable facet of their depiction is that none of them are "representations" or "personifications" of their function, they simply are their function; as Sto-Oa says of Death in Endless Nights, "She is Death, just as he is Dream, and that one is Desire." In The Sandman (vol. 2) #48, Destruction gives a further description of the Endless:

Endless

Endless or The Endless may refer to:

Business

  • Endless (company), a Japanese manufacturer of automobile brakes
  • Endless.com, an e-commerce website selling shoes and handbags
  • Endless Brake Technology Europe, a Swedish company
  • Endless Games, an American games manufacturer
  • Media

  • Endless (comics) or The Endless, a fictional group of characters in the comic book series The Sandman
  • Endless (EP), an EP by Unearth, or the title song
  • "Endless" (Inna song), a song by Inna
  • "Endless" (Sakanaction song), a song by Sakanaction
  • "Endless", a song by The McGuire Sisters
  • "Endless", a song by Dickie Valentine
  • "Endless", a song by Toto from Isolation
  • Endless (film), a 2014 film
  • The Endless, an upcoming American film directed by Chuck Russell
  • Other uses

  • Endless Mountains, Pennsylvania, U.S.
  • See also

  • All pages beginning with "Endless"
  • Eternity, a limitless amount of time
  • Forever (disambiguation)
  • Infinity, a mathematical, philosophical and theological concept of endlessness
  • Podcasts:

    PLAYLIST TIME:

    The Endless Fall

    by: Mercenary

    Am the essence of ignorance
    The destroyer of innocence
    Stand by watch you take he fall
    And I
    I will cut into you my peer
    And reveal your darkest fear
    As a river of blood you will flow
    Look into my eyes
    I am the one
    I will defy
    Looking into an endless mirror
    Seeing nothing the end becomes clearer
    Feel me now as I (Your soul and your dignity)
    Steal some how the fall and I (Your system will fail)
    Make you surrender
    As I surrender
    Now the silence begins my friend
    It's the cold, dark and bitter end
    Stand by watch it fade watch it fall
    Now your fear is reality
    All your dreams you will never see
    Endless darkness surrounds you now
    Is it cold now, my friend
    Can you feel it?
    This is the end
    Looking into the endless never
    Seeing into the darkness forever
    Feel me now as I (Your soul and your dignity)
    Steal some how the fall and I (Your system will fail)
    Make you surrender
    As I surrender
    Your soul is mine!
    Feel me now as I (Your soul and your dignity)
    Steal some how the fall and I (Your system will fail)
    Make you surrender




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