Infinitor

Infinitor's History

The events that led to Hugh Lowsley gaining cosmic powers were far less kind to his older brother Nigel. Nigel awoke from being overwhelmed by the power of the crystal from beyond their galaxy, but he could barely perceive the world around him. His vision swam, his blood boiled in his veins, and his ears rung with the screams of otherworldly voices. Reaching out instinctively, Nigel drew unknown power from a nearby source and somehow flew straight up into the night sky, pulsing with a sickly green energy.

Nigel drifted among the stars for years. He did not question how he was able to survive in the vacuum of space, nor how he did not need to eat or sleep. He had no time for such petty questions. He existed only to hear the voices. At first, it was only the screams that he heard, but given time, those screams became as gentle music when compared to the horrifying whispers. The screams were mere madness, but the whispers… they were something even worse.

After time immeasurable, Nigel was no more. All that remained was Infinitor, the apotheosis of the infinite madness of the cosmos. Infinitor was being drawn— or was he driven? It was hard to tell. Either way, he was inexorably compelled to return to the planet Earth. There, he would use his powers to create manifestations of his internal demons and reveal to the naïve humans the true nature of existence. All at the behest of those insufferable whisper

As the man who was once Nigel Lowsley fought both the echoes of madness in his own head and the heroes of Earth, a sliver of his former self fought to regain control. The small, beaten-down part recognized the chaos in his actions, the destruction in his future, and the face of his brother. And that face gave him strength.

After Infinitor's defeat at the hand of the Prime Wardens, Hugh Lowsley - aka Captain Cosmic - was able to get through to his brother, helping him fight back against the whispers of OblivAeon.

Now Infinitor fights against his own manifestations of madness, eventually gaining a measure of control. During the conflict with OblivAeon, Nigel would sacrifice his life to save his brother in a final heroic act. With his death, he imbued Captain Cosmic with his own powers and giving the heroes a fighting chance.