Crucible:The Terror
Background: A vast, alien sentience the size of an interstellar nebula, The Terror was from a remote dimension on the very fringe of Probability Space. When one of the components of its immense mentality escaped and fled to Earth in the form of the humanoid Poltergeist, the rest of the sentience pursued across the dimensions, wreaking havoc and chaos in its wake. As an utterly alien being from a remote outer dimension, it had no concept of the turbulence its passage was creating. The interdimensional empire called The Hundred Worlds was nearly destroyed as a result of a futile war on The Terror. The Terror eventually threatened Earth but was stopped by Watchstar.
The alien sentience employed a group of 'heralds' calledthe Stormriders to probe dimensions ahead of its arrival.
The Terror was also known variously as Malevoles, the Enemy, and the Great Darkness.
Status: Unknown
Powers: The Terror was nearly omnipotent, but not omniscient, and had little understanding of the human-scale creatures it encountered. To deal with more primitive life forms, the Terror could manifest as a mysterious figure that called itself the Infinite Man.
First Appearance: WATCHSTAR #160