Eternal Champion

The Eternal Champion is a being that exists in different forms throughout the Multiverse. The Champion exists to uphold the Cosmic Balance, and could even be said to be an aspect or reflection of the Balance.

Whenever there is an imbalance of Law or Chaos in the Multiverse, an aspect of the Champion will be born to set the scales right again.

While some incarnations of the Chamion fight for Law, and others fight for Chaos, all fight for the Balance, whether they know it or not.

The Eternal Champion always bears an aspect of the Black Sword as his or her weapon, though it may not always manifest as a sword.

Most of the time, the Champion is unaware of his true nature, and lives his life knowing nothing of his destiny until he is swept up in it. The fate of the Champion is a fell doom indeed, for the Champion can never rest, never truly die, and never truly love.

It is possible for multiple aspects of the Champion to exist in the same universe, though it is dangerous and risks damaging the Multiverse. In these cases, the individual Champions can fuse together into one composite being. All aspects of the Champion remember their past (and possibly future) incarnations subconsciously, in dreams and nightmares. Some aspects remember them consciously, which makes them either extremely adept at surviving in the Multiverse, or borderline insane.

The Eternal Champion's tale is almost always a tragic one.

Aspects of the Champion

• Alan Powys

• Alerik

• Alivale

• Artos the Celt

• Asquiol of Pompeii

• Aubec, Earl of Malador

• Brian

• Captain Cornelius

• Clen of Clen-Gar, the third identity assumed by John Daker

• Clovis Marca (later changed to Clovis Becker)

• Jerry Cornell

• Corum Jhaelen Irsei (an anagram of "Jeremiah Cornelius", a.k.a. Corum Llaw Ereint}

• Duke Dorian Hawkmoon

• Elric of Melniboné
• Eric Beck

• Lord Erekosë, the first identity assumed by John Daker

• Prince Flamadin, the fourth identity assumed by John Daker

• Franik

• Ghardas Valabasian, Conqueror of the Distant Suns

• Goldberg

• Ilanth

• Ilian of Garathorm
• Jack Karaquazian

• Jerry Cornelius

• Jherek Carnelian

• John Daker, the one aspect of the Champion who remembers his previous lives.
• The Doctor, stated in Moorcock's novel Doctor Who: The Coming of the Terraphiles

• Karl Glogauer, who turns out to be the real man behind the messianic figure of Jesus Christ (note also how some other incarnations bear the initials J.C.)

• Klan

• Konrad Arflane

• Mejink-La-Kos

• Michael Kane (Kane of Old Mars)

• M'v Okom Sebpt O'Riley, Gunholder of the Qui Lors Ventures

• Oshbek-Uy

• Oswald Bastable

• Pournachas

• Colonel Pyat or Maxim Arturovitch Pyatnitski
• Rackhir the Red Archer
• Count Renark Von Bek

• Roland (a paladin of Charlemagne)

• Ryan

• Shaleen

• Sojan the Swordsman

• Graf Ulrich von Bek

• Ulysses

• Umpata

• Count Urlik Skarsol, the second identity assumed by John Daker
• The "Scar-Faced Brooder" from Michael Moorcocks' The Time Dweller: One of the earliest incarnations of the Eternal Champion, but set in Earth's final years

Gallery

Prince Corum, Elric of Melniboné, Eric Beck, and Dorian Hawkmoon

The Warriors at the End of Time

Many thousands of Champions gathered

The Four who are One, a combined aspect of the Champion