UALU the WATCHERUALU the WATCHER
Real Name: Ualu
Identity/Class:Extraterrestrial (Watchers);
presumably the distant past
to modern era
Occupation: Observer and recorder of phenomena within his space sector
Group Membership: Watchers
Affiliations: Otmu, Quasar (Wendell Vaughn), the Stranger
Enemies: None known
Known Relatives: None;
Otmu called him brother, but that may have just been a term of familiarity
Aliases: Brother
Base of Operations: Base in unidentified space sector
First Appearance: Quasar I#15 (October, 1990)
Powers/Abilities: Like other Watchers, Otmu possessed vast cosmic powers, well beyond human comprehension.
True to his people and his oath,
Ualu was passive and only demonstrated telepathic communication in his
limited appearance.
He presumably was virtually
immortal (although vulnerable to delta rays) possessed telekinesis and
clairvoyance, and could project energy blasts, form force field,
manipulate time, transport himself and others to distant
sites presumably across interstellar or even intergalactic distances, alter
his size, frame, and appearance; use cosmic power to vastly augment his
physical strength and speed, and convert into energy.
Height: Unrevealed (variable; sizes estimated at 15' and 25' observed)
Weight: Unrevealed (variable)
Eyes: Solid
white with black marks adjacent to palpebra (eyelids), presumably
representing energy radiating from the eyes(?); no visible irides or pupils (presumably
variable)
Hair: Bald (presumably variable)
History:
(Quasar#15 (fb) - BTS) - Otmu met
with Ualu the Watcher, telling him of the Doctrine of Ultimate
Non-Interference (the idea of which had been instilled within him by
Deathurge under the direction of Maelstrom), noting that even the
act of observing altered
that which they observed: Therefore, the only way to not interfere was
to not observe, and the only way to not observe was to not exist.
(Quasar#15 - BTS) - Seeking out
the Stranger and then determining to help resolve the mystery of the
Watchers' deaths (caused by heavy consideration of the Doctrine of
Ultimate Non-Interference) so the Stranger would return to his
Laboratory
World (and prevent the Over-Mind from killing the mind-controlled
Squadron Supreme), Quasar
questioned Eon about the Watchers and traveled to a site where two
Watchers were communicating.
(Quasar#15) - As Otmu reiterated his point that in the act of observing they were observed
to a dejected Ualu, Otmu detected Quasar's energies; advising Ualu to
consider what he had said, Otmu adopted a more massive form to deal
with the unwelcome intruder. When Ualu cautioned Otmu against violating
their sacred oath, Otmu clarified that he was hoping the assumption of
a more formidable aspect would persuade the intruder to retreat. As
Quasar nonetheless approached and began asking them questions, Otmu
noted that the oath allowed them to take minimal necessary actions to
ensure their privacy; he demonstrated his point by teleporting Quasar
away. However, Quasar simply quantum-jumped right back and pointed out
Otmu's behavior to be unfriendly. When Quasar began asking about the
dead Watchers, Otmu informed him that the affairs of the Watchers had
nothing to do with him, and that he should depart at once. When Quasar
refused, Otmu told Ualu, "Do not watch this, my brother," as he rushed
forward physically assaulted Quasar. As the struggle escalated, Ualu urgently reminded Otmu of "The Oath"
After the Stranger arrived and
considered Otmu to be a dangerous renegade Watcher and joined forces
with Quasar against him, Otmu
renounced his watch and terminated his life functions.
Ualu then informed Quasar and the Stranger that Otmu
had killed himself, after which he told them how Otmu had come to tell
him about the Doctrine of Ultimate Non-Interference, and how ten
billion Watchers had embraced Otmu's doctrine and willed themselves
unalive.
(Quasar#15 - BTS) - With the mystery resolved, the Stranger returned with Quasar back to the Laboratory World.
Comments: Created by Mark Gruenwald, Mike Manley, and Dan Panosian.
Ualu may or may not have been
among the Watchers that met with the Stranger on his Laboratory World
in Quasar I#16.
Profile by Snood.
CLARIFICATIONS:
Ualu should be distinguished from:
 | Ualu dwells within his base in an unidentified sector of space. Otmu visited Ualu's base to tell Ualu of the Doctrine of Non-Interference, and it was the site of Otmu's confrontations with Quasar and the Stranger as well as the site of Otmu's rendering himself unalive. --Quasar#15 |  |
Quasar I#15, pg. 12, panel 2 (base, head hung, with Otmu);
pg. 13, panel 1 (base, seated, profile, with Otmu);
pg. 14, panel 2 (full body);
pg. 21, panel 2 (face)
Appearances:
Quasar I#15
(October, 1990) - Mark Gruenwald (writer), Mike Manley (pencils), Dan
Panosian (inker), Len Kaminski (editor)
First posted: 01/04/2021
Last updated: 01/04/2021
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