Dr. Fate DCEU Fixed

# [Doctor Fate](https://i.imgur.com/CEKIYXz.jpg)

>You don’t get to decide who lives or dies.
>
>That’s… up to Fate.

A powerful sorcerer and an agent of the Lords of Order, Kent Nelson, aka Doctor Fate, is a magic superhero and senior member of the Justice Society.

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## Source Key

* **Films**
   * BA = Black Adam (2022)
* **Tie-in Comics**
   * JSF = The Justice Society Files: Dr. Fate #1

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## Powers and Abilities

Kent derives his power from the Helmet of Fate, [an artifact from another planet millions of years old, only allowing those chosen to touch it](https://imgur.com/a/iENlBA3), that he can [summon to himself](https://imgur.com/a/jeZY139) and [recall](https://imgur.com/wishw6X) at will. When Kent Nelson wears the helmet, his magic is empowered, [described as unstoppable](https://i.imgur.com/Pn1Cxgl.jpg) and [wielding nearly god-level power](https://imgur.com/mj7DN76), becoming one with the spirit of Nabu.

**Constructs:**

* [Conjures an Ankh and drops it on Black Adam, briefly restraining him](https://i.imgur.com/KfP9OlE.gifv) ^(BA)
* [Conjures an Ankh and drops it on Sabbac, briefly restraining him](https://i.imgur.com/arQ50JZ.gifv) ^(BA)
* [Conjures shackles that he tosses around Sabbac's arms that briefly restrains them](https://i.imgur.com/a2WiwW4.gifv) ^(BA)
* [Conjures bindings around Sabbac's hands, briefly pushing him back and restraining him](https://imgur.com/eGXlkU5) ^(BA)

**Energy Projection:**

* [Destroys several trees to clear a path](https://i.imgur.com/25lQaL2.jpg) ^(JSF 1)
* [Blasts Sabbac in the face and staggers him](https://i.imgur.com/QotCTKI.gifv) ^(BA)
* [Repeatedly blasts Sabbac with his clones and briefly drops him to his knees](https://i.imgur.com/1tTmrAh.gifv) ^(BA)

**Shields:**

* [Shields from a blast of hellfire from a demon](https://i.imgur.com/uDMEKeu.jpg) ^(JSF 1)
* [Shields from Black Adam's lightning for an extended period](https://i.imgur.com/744yqO2.gifv) ^(BA)
* [Conjures a shield around a child to protect them from Black Adam causing a massive lightning explosion that destroys an entire facility](https://redd.it/1d7ka10) ^(BA)
* [Blocks Sabbac's flames](https://imgur.com/0Y7cr4J) and [manages to push it back with the help of Cyclone](https://imgur.com/0HCoVdF) ^(BA)
* [Shields from a direct blast of hellfire from Sabbac at point blank](https://i.imgur.com/2RNEKiN.gifv) ^(BA)

**Barriers:**

* [Conjures a barrier to block someone's path but it gets shattered by Black Adam's lightning](https://i.imgur.com/SYiFY5D.gifv) ^(BA)
* [Conjures a massive barrier around Kahndaq's temple](https://i.imgur.com/pCxuT0N.gifv) that [the rest of the JSA could not break through](https://imgur.com/zftCZsk) for [the remainder of his battle with Sabbac](https://imgur.com/t92m5uU) ^(BA)

**Illusions:**

* [While shielding from Black Adam's lightning, casts an illusion on the environment for Black Adam, making him see Kahndaq as it was for him several millennia ago, long enough for Hawkman to strike him](https://imgur.com/gdFri9H) ^(BA)

**Astral Projection:**

* [Astrally projects to Black Adam's location to communicate with him](https://imgur.com/4Een7ab) ^(BA)

**Cloning:**

* Is capable of forming clones from the glass-like fragments of his constructs or other clones
   * [Conjures clones around Black Adam that briefly restrain him, replacing when struck and destroyed by Adam](https://i.imgur.com/uuESWv2.gifv) though [he states he could not hold him long](https://imgur.com/REKPc1H) ^(BA)
   * [Clones himself to battle and hold off Sabbac, physically struggling with him](https://imgur.com/i8oNYQS) and [holding him off for an extended period of time](https://imgur.com/qsyGa8T) with [one of his clones even stunning him with a strike](https://i.imgur.com/9BdRN4T.gifv) ^(BA)
   * [Hawkman was able to clone himself using the Helmet of Fate to restrain Sabbac](https://imgur.com/a/67sc4ZD) ^(BA)
   * \[Limitation\] [The clones will disperse if the original Fate is damaged enough](https://i.imgur.com/s8W5wHs.gifv) ^(BA)

**Teleportation:**

* [Can teleport large distances](https://imgur.com/a/z2DVIxP) ^(Album)
* [Teleport from his Tower of Fate](https://i.imgur.com/pUopTWS.jpg) to [a location in some woods after sensing a disturbance](https://imgur.com/a/kb5I4mG) ^(JSF 1)
* [Teleports while shielding from an attack](https://i.imgur.com/uDMEKeu.jpg) ^(JSF 1)
* [Teleports to a woman and child then teleports them away before they can be hit by some pipes sent flying by Black Adam](https://i.imgur.com/kIHVzmR.gifv) ^(BA)
* [Teleports Atom Smasher's snacks away with a gesture](https://i.imgur.com/xeFaqRi.gifv) ^(BA)
* [Teleports himself as well as a mother and child away from an area](https://i.imgur.com/TsWKPrh.gifv) ^(BA)
* [Teleports across a room to avoid the brawl between Black Adam and Hawkman](https://i.imgur.com/8gByoH0.gifv) ^(BA)
* [Teleports behind his magic barrier](https://i.imgur.com/UresWKa.gifv) ^(BA)

**Other Magic:**

* [Heals a woman after her strength was fading and she started to die](https://imgur.com/a/ntJAmaF) ^(JSF 1)
* [Frees Black Adam from his imprisonment during his battle with Sabbac despite being miles away](https://imgur.com/95IkpHu) \- (BA)

**Telepathy:**

* [Puts a person to sleep after placing his hand on their forehead](https://i.imgur.com/nnEarMB.gifv) ^(BA)
* [States he can forcefully extract information from a person's mind](https://imgur.com/2lVqxJn) ^(BA)
* [Miles away during his battle with Sabbac, awakens Black Adam from his sleep while he was imprisoned](https://imgur.com/ZDtKJs9) then [communicates with him during both their battles](https://imgur.com/Ib7kMjY) ^(BA)

**Mystic Senses:**

* Divination
   * [Receives a vision again of future events after making contact with the Helmet of Fate](https://imgur.com/13e0n3e) ^(BA)
  	* [Was able to find an alternate path for the future that spares Hawkman but scarifies himself](https://imgur.com/zftCZsk) \- ^(BA)
   * [Is able to tell if a person wasn't going to die and the potential death he may experience in the future](https://imgur.com/ZBTORFH) ^(BA)
* Cosmic Awareness
   * [Able to sense children attempting to raise a demon and teleports to the location](https://imgur.com/a/kb5I4mG) ^(JSF 1)
   * [Able to sense a person was previously in possession of the Crown of Sabbac after making contact with their bag that previously contained it](https://imgur.com/Y5Uth9x) ^(BA)
   * [Able to sense Black Adam's location and astrally project to it](https://imgur.com/4Een7ab) ^(BA)

**Durability:**

* [While floating in the air](https://i.imgur.com/pDyUIZx.gifv), gets [caught in the proximity of the lightning explosion projected from Black Adam](https://i.imgur.com/6zNm3s6.gifv) that [launches him through a building](https://i.imgur.com/O2vtf6E.gifv) ^(BA)
* [Takes a direct blast of hellfire from Sabbac but is stunned](https://i.imgur.com/s8W5wHs.gifv) ^(BA)

**Reaction Speed:**

* [Blocks a blast of lightning from Black Adam](https://i.imgur.com/744yqO2.gifv) ^(BA)
* [Teleports to a woman and child then teleports them away before they can be hit by some pipes sent flying by black Adam](https://i.imgur.com/kIHVzmR.gifv) ^(BA)
* [Teleports and intercepts Sabbac's hellfire attack ](https://i.imgur.com/0Y7cr4J.gifv)^(BA)

**Misc:**

* [It was stated by the director of the Black Adam film that Fate could have potentially defeated Sabbac all by himself ](https://pastebin.com/B77NkSCk)\- ([Source](https://web.archive.org/web/20221027132850/https://thedirect.com/article/doctor-fate-die-black-adam))

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