(Silver Surfer III#6 (fb) - BTS) - The Elders learned that Galactus was integral to the fabric of the universe. Killing him would eventually unravel all reality, leading to a new Big Bang. It was Grandmaster who concocted a scheme that would turn this to the Elders' benefit. Entering into a wager with Mistress Death, En Dwi Gast got what he wanted. Death became so furious with the Grandmaster that she banned him and all his fellow Elders from ever entering her realm. Now effectively immortal, the Elders could kill Galactus, survive the Big Bang and become the oldest living beings in the new universe that would eventually form.
(Silver Surfer III#4) - Obliterator
joined his fellow Elders of the Universe for a meeting held on the
surface of Ego the Living Planet (himself in attendance through an
Anti-Body). They discussed their recent attempts to kill the Silver
Surfer (deemed necessary before they moved on to his former boss
Galactus). Grandmaster also filled them in about their current status
quo as immortal beings. Their meeting was interrupted when Ego picked up
the presence of Silver Surfer and his ally Mantis. Immediately,
Obliterator attacked them but Mantis proved too nimble and evaded his
attacks long enough for the Surfer to sufficiently injure Ego so that
they could beat a hasty retreat.(Silver Surfer III#5 (fb) - BTS) - The Obliterator went after Silver Surfer and Mantis, tirelessly chasing them across the stars to finish the pair off. They proved unable to shake him, because of the Elders' tracking skills.
(Silver Surfer III#5) - The Obliterator
caught up with Silver Surfer and Mantis somewhere in space. They fought,
but when one of the Obliterator's stray blasts clipped Mantis, the
Surfer became so enraged he personally dropped the Elder in the volcanic
heart of a nearby planet. Still not ready to give up, Obliterator
tracked Surfer and Mantis to a world beyond the Crab Nebula, rich with
plantlife which Mantis needed to use her powers. Leaving his ship in
orbit, Obliterator used a skysled to get to the surface. Opting to come
in firing, he surprised the Surfer and Mantis with his silent but deadly
attack. Mantis used her control over the local flora to attack
Obliterator who focused his attentions on her. Ridding himself of the
violent plants by spraying them with defoliant, he also seemingly killed
Mantis. This made the Surfer go all out, but he was still no match for
the Elder. This led the Surfer to shift strategies: rather than fight
the Elder who he couldn't hurt directly, he targeted his weapons and
gear. Using the power cosmic, the Surfer restructured their molecules to
render them harmless and inoperable. The realization he was no longer
able to obliterate anything left the obsessed Maht sorely depressed.
Without the ability to hunt and kill, he no longer had a reason to live
yet he was now immortal. The Obliterator fell to the ground, thoroughly
demoralized and lamenting his fate while the Surfer added insult to
injury by telling him that without his sled and teleport systems, he was
also trapped on this world from now on. Much to both their surprise,
Mantis resurfaced none the worse for wear after she had the local
plantlife grow her a new body. Together with the Surfer, she insisted
the Obliterator told everything he knew about the Elders' plans.(Silver Surfer III#6) - The Obliterator freely shared both his own origins as well as the Elders' plans to kill Galactus and truly become the oldest surviving beings in the new universe. Determined to stop them, Silver Surfer and Mantis immediately left for Earth after Obliterator told them his fellow Elders would be holding their next meeting there. As they left, Mantis assured the Surfer that the Obliterator would be safe on the planet, watched over by her plants.
(Silver Surfer III#21 (fb) - BTS) - Obliterator regained his composure and started to explore the planet he was stranded on. He found it was actually inhabited by sentient aliens though that did little to raise his spirits. He mostly sat around local bars, drinking his sorrows away, lamenting the fact he was no longer the Obliterator and blaming the Silver Surfer.
(Silver Surfer III#21 (fb) ) - During
one of his visits to a dive bar, Obliterator was so depressed and
unresponsive he didn't even react when a fight broke out and he wound up
shoved into his sizable pitcher of beer. Moments later, he was visited
by the astral form of his fellow Elder the Contemplator who had come
looking for him because the others needed his powers. Obliterator
explained what the Surfer had done to him and that he wouldn't be of any
use to them without his weapons. Incredulous, the Contemplator asked his
dim-witted associate why he hadn't simply replaced them after the
incident with the Silver Surfer. Contemplator (a Skrull doppelganger) then assured him he'd
arrange for a shuttle so the Obliterator could return to his ship that
was still in orbit. The astral form then vanished and Pacle proceeded to
wait patiently while he restocked his arsenal, surprised by how advanced
the latest weaponry had become compared to his old gear. After he hadn't
heard anything from the Contemplator (the Skrull) in weeks (he'd been killed and
eaten by Reptyl), the Obliterator decided to take matters in his own
hands. He commandeered a shuttle that got him back to his own ship.(Silver Surfer III#21 (fb) - BTS) - Eager to have his revenge on the Silver Surfer, the Obliterator decided to destroy his enemy's former homeworld Zenn-La. As soon as he arrived, he began to massacre the population who proved no match for him.
(Silver Surfer III#21) - After learning
the Obliterator was loose on Zenn-La, the Silver Surfer rushed there to
deal with his old opponent. The two enemies fought, but ultimately the
Obliterator realized they were too evenly matched to make this a
satisfying win for him. That's why he decided to focus his energies into
a single blast that would hit the core of the planet, destroying Zenn-La
in the process. He'd already begun focusing his energies when the Silver
Surfer managed to beat him with a feat of logic. Should Obliterator blow
up Zenn-La, he'd be turning the Surfer into the last survivor of his
race, effectively making him an Elder of the Universe as well. Unable to
stomach the idea he'd have to call his hated enemy brother, the
Obliterator halted his assault and decided to kill the Surfer first.
Quickly responding to that, the Silver Surfer flew off leaving the
outraged Obliterator to swear he'd be tracking him to the end of the
universe if need be. (Silver Surfer III#41 (fb) - BTS) - When the Silver Surfer shared his collective memories to entertain the audience of Dynamo City to earn some credits, his fights against the Obliterator were shown as well.
(Quasar I#47 (fb) - BTS) - Obliterator was one of the Elders drawn to the nascent cosmic entity Origin, who was being cared for by their fellow Elder the Caregiver.
(Quasar I#47) - The Elders were discussing what to do with Origin, with Obliterator naturally suggesting he'd be allowed to destroy the creature. The presence of the Elder known as the Judicator prevented any of them from laying claim to Origin. Seconds later, Quasar and Thunderstrike arrived (Quasar had come to recover the Quantum Bands lost inside Origin). Obliterator and the Possessor immediately attacked them, with Thunderstrike facing Pacle in his new combat armor. When Thunderstrike spotted that Quasar was having trouble against the Possessor, he cleverly redirected the Obliterator's scorch-blaster so it hit his fellow Elder in the back. Furious, Obliterator turned his Obliterator-ray on "the witless shortlifer" Masterson, leaving him dazed and confused. This prompted Quasar to step in, grabbing the Possessor's Runestaff and stabbing the Obliterator in the back with it. His armor damaged, Pacle drifted unconscious in space.
(Quasar I#48) - Obliterator was still unconscious after Quasar and the Elders settled the matter of Origin and the hero had reclaimed his Quantum Bands. He granted the Caregiver's request to take the unconscious Possessor and Obliterator away because their mercurial natures might cause harm to Origin. Quasar and Thunderstrike planned to drop the two Elders off in intergalactic deep space, between the Milky Way and the Greater Magellanic Cloud. Before they could depart, the Possessor covertly took possession of Thunderstrike and fought Quasar until he was able to rid his fellow Avenger of Kamo Tharnn's influence. By that time, Obliterator woke up. Despite his confusion, he immediately turned his weapons on the two heroes who decided to simply leave the Elders to their own fate.
