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Published: 2012-03-19 21:32:54 +0000 UTC; Views: 2070; Favourites: 29; Downloads: 24
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This is an image that is part of a elseworlds story i have brewing in my mind, involving the Newgods, Krypton, and a few other characters and is in many ways a reboot as i would have done it.In this picture is a diplomatic delegation to Krypton, which in my continuity was an Imperial power in its own right and a firm ally of Apokalips before Kryptons destruction. Amazing Grace acts as the primary diplomat, Kalibak who as Darkseids son provides a level of importance to the meeting, and the character Monarch who commands the group.
Monarch in DC's mainstream continuity is of course not a newgod, in my reboot however, he is now Darkseids Warmaster, who many assume to be his third son rather than Captain Atom gone bad for no real reason.
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Ages back i had a completely different idea in my head for Monarchs origins, but at it's basic level it would have been as the Darth Vader to Darkseids Emperor. These days i would probably think up something completely different
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That's a cool idea, but I always thought that title "Darkseids Warmaster" belonged to Steppenwolf? I mean he did invade Earth 2 before we even saw Kalibak (which IMO was BS since I remember Kalibak better from the cartoons of course). But I can see Monarch kicking his ass in order to secure his place among Darkseid's Elite. And yeah, I missed his introduction in the 90s, only to endure that convoluted nonsense of him warring against the Monitors in Countdown to Final Crisis. Β But I'm sad that the New Gods hardly gets any more love after the Reboot, I'm not much of a fan of them in the reboot since Orion just shows up in Wonder Woman and simply disappears later on after a different creative team took over. Great job
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Yep, Countdown was a mess 
I kind of liked the idea of having Monarch as the 'Darth Vader' to Darkseids 'Emperor', since Darkseid isn't really the sort to dirty his hands with leading troops into battle ( which is why i don't care much for the New 52 version, who keeps getting into brawls ), a being as formidable as Monarch would be a decent choice as a battle leader, and the armour only needs a little altering to make it look more Apokaliptan.
The current New Gods have been altered much like the rest of DC, and it has lost something because of it.
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Monarch looks so cool, but is used badly. The leak of what was planned poisoned the well.
I really wish we could get a good Monarch story.
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Monarch is pretty striking looking character, but DC never really managed to provide a good reason for Captain Atom becoming Monarch. So instead i thought making him one of Darkseid's more powerful minions seemed a better idea.
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Agreed, if DC ever revive the character, i think making him a powerful champion of Apokalips would make more sense.
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Very cool, Monarch has cool design but a bit stupid origin.
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