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'''Obliteration''' is a [[High Epic]] who believes that
Along with [[Steelheart (Epic)|Steelheart]] and [[Night's Sorrow]], he is among the most feared and powerful of Epics,{{book ref|Steelheart|12}}{{wob ref|2386}} but unlike Steelheart, he is currently not a tyrant. He is, however, a ruthless killer, who has made it his mission to kill ''everyone'' because he believes that all humans are corrupt and have the seed of the Epic inside of them.{{book ref|Firefight|21}} Five years after the rise of Calamity, he conquered his fear and was thus able to free himself of his corruption,{{book ref|Calamity|epilogue}} though this did not influence his morals - he remained a ruthless destroyer. While he
== Attributes and Abilities==
Obliteration has a narrow face with a goatee and long, straight black hair{{book ref|Firefight|12}} that falls past his shoulders.{{book ref|Calamity|26}} He usually wears spectacles and a trench coat
Obliteration is described as an indiscriminant killer and "creepy"{{book ref|Calamity|27}}{{wob ref|1338}}, but also rather clever.{{book ref|Firefight|12}} Obliteration constantly makes biblical references, going as far to believe he is one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, given divine power by the "archangel" Calamity to end humanity and its corruption.{{book ref|Firefight|48}} Regalia claims that Obliteration never got over the initial phase of destruction that all Epics have.{{book ref|Firefight|41}}
=== Epic Abilities ===
; Heat Manipulation:
; Heat Manipulation: Obliteration is capable of absorbing the heat out of any object he touches, including humans. There is no known upper limit to how much energy he can store, however storing an excessive amount of heat makes it difficult for him to teleport and retain the stored heat. He can absorb heat at an astonishing rate, causing a tree to frost over and wither in a mere eyeblink. At any time, he can unleash the absorbed heat or dissipate it harmlessly. There is no known limit as to how much concentrated energy he can unleash in a single burst, as he is capable of unleashing a heat wave massive enough to melt the entirety of Houston at once. Furthermore, storing an excessive amount of heat makes him shine brightly,{{book ref|r2|36}} and produce copious amounts of heat, to the point where mere skin contact can cause severe burns. Obliteration has enough control over his powers to not melt objects he wants to keep intact, such as his sword and clothes. ▼
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; Teleportation: Obliteration can teleport, automatically taking inanimate objects and people he touches with him. His teleportation gets described as his body bursting outwards in a flash of light, similar to a ceramic figure bursting into ceramic shards. He can only teleport to places he can visualize (either from seeing the locations in person or viewing a sufficiently detailed photo). According to David's notes, Obliteration is unable to reappear (and is thus invulnerable but also unable to do anything) for several minutes after teleporting, however during [[Firefight]] he no longer seems to have this limitation.▼
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; Danger Sense: (tied to his teleportation) Should something happen that would hurt Obliteration he automatically teleports away. The danger sense works reactively, meaning that it triggers after action has been taken, for example the trigger of a gun has been pulled, and only then when the action would actually hurt Obliteration.▼
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; Super Strength: Obliteration is strong enough to easily lift [[David]] up with one hand. This power was not in David's notes.{{book ref|Firefight|13}}▼
; Danger Sense:
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It is unclear if the discrepancies between his observed powers and David's notes are simply because of faulty information or because [[Regalia]] and/or [[Calamity (Epic)|Calamity]] enhanced his powers.
Obliteration is also able to recognize David and Megan, even though they are disguised. He claims he can recognize them by their eyes, but David thinks he has another power.{{book ref|Calamity|27}}
=== Weakness ===
It is unknown what Obliteration's weakness is. However, he overcame his weakness five years after Calamity rose.{{book ref|Calamity|epilogue}} Obliteration is
== History ==
Obliteration ruled in Houston for some time before deciding to destroy the entire city. Obliteration had sat in the middle of a city square{{book ref|Firefight|24}} of Houston, storing up heat from the sun. After a few weeks, Obliteration released all the power, melting the entire city, killing tens of thousands in moments.{{book ref|Firefight|12}}
Obliteration had also destroyed Albuquerque and San Diego in the same way.{{book ref|Firefight|26}} However, these weren't as destructive as Houston, because people realized what Obliteration was doing, and ran away before Obliteration had finished.{{
=== Firefight ===
=== Calamity ===
Obliteration uses one more of the bombs that Regalia gave him to destroy Kansas City. He used the bomb instead of collecting heat himself because it is stealthier, and more people would be destroyed in the process.{{book ref|Calamity|12}}
Obliteration shows up at Prof's party in [[Sharp Tower]], because Prof has a "calling card."{{book ref|Calamity|27}} This calling card is a motivator based off of Obliteration's powers. Both David and Obliteration assume it was a bomb.{{book ref|Calamity|27}} However, it is actually a teleporter.{{book ref|Calamity|34}} Obliteration sits on a salt throne, and rests his hand on his the hilt of his sword like a scepter.{{book ref|Calamity|26}} Even though David and Megan are both in disguises, Obliteration recognizes them through their disguises, claiming they have the same eyes, and that David has the same hunger in them. However, David does not buy this explanation, and instead assumes Obliteration has an extra power.{{book ref|Calamity|27}} Obliteration teleports away and returns with a coconut of all things, and continues to recline on his throne as if nothing happened. Even though David and Megan switch disguises again, Obliteration still spots them.{{book ref|Calamity|27}}
When David travels to the alternate reality that Firefight resides in, he notes that Obliteration is there, fighting the Reckoners.{{book ref|Calamity|33}} He has the same goals in this alternate reality as in the "real" world, even though there is no Calamity in the sky.{{book ref|Calamity|33}}{{book ref|Calamity|49}}
Obliteration shows up when the Reckoners are fighting Prof, and reveals that Regalia had actually given him
Prof teleports up to Calamity as well, using the teleporter Regalia had formed from Obliteration. However, Calamity destroys this teleporter, preventing them from leaving. Megan visits Firefight's reality, and forces that Obliteration to take her to Calamity. Megan claims that the Obliteration in that reality is just as much of a slontze as the one in the "real" world. However, instead of vanishing with a flash (as the Obliteration in the "real" world does whenever he teleports), this one simply fades.{{book ref|Calamity|49}}
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