The Presence

History
The Presence is the original inhabitant and creator of the universe. Essentially God, the Presence is the absolute power in the universe, with the ability to create and destroy without opposition.

The Origin of the Universe
In the beginning, there was only the "Presence". From the Presence came the first being, Volthoom. In his hand, lied the White Lantern, which he used to bestow light upon the void. Volthoom created the first Earth, the Prime Earth, and around it, the universe itself. On the 7th Day of Creation, Volthoom became one with the Lantern, as it lied on Earth.

As the universe grows, the Presence creates Mobius to "monitor" the Earth. Around the White Lantern, Mobius creates a tower, which he dubs the "House of Heroes". Millennia passes, and Mobius becomes a recluse, remaining in his Tower. Without his guidance, the universe descends into anarchy, as various Pantheons clash for control of the Earth.

War breaks out in the universe, leading the Presence to send two envoys to kill Mobius: the Spirit of Vengeance, the Spectre, and the Spirit of Judgement, the Phantom Stranger. Mobius eventually destroys the White Lantern, creating the Multiverse.

The Presence intervenes, vaporizing Mobius, and banishing him to the void of creation; the Antimatter Universe. The Presence stabilizes the conflict, creating a barrier around the Earths, dubbed the Source Wall. All 52 alternate universes, or Earths, exist in the same space, but vibrate at different frequencies.

Cosmic Odyssey
The Presence takes the form of the Source, and gives Darkseid the Omega Sanction and the missing pieces of the Anti-Life Equation in order to facilitate the end of the Fourth World. He also gives Orion "Radion", an element that can be used to kill the soul of a god.

Final Crisis
The Presence communes with Highfather, and tells him that the Fourth World must end.

Blackest Night
The Presence recreates the universe after the destruction of the Source Wall

Powers And Abilities
 * Omnipotence
 * Omniscience
 * Omnipresence
 * Immortality