Black Adam and Shazam are both one of the most beloved characters of DC. ‘Black Adam‘ still has to make his debut on the big screen. This will be the eleventh film of the DC Extended Universe. It will release on October 21, 2022, under Jaume Collet-Serra’s direction.
Shazam has been in DC for a long time now. Both the characters are super powerful and have the same source that they derive their energy from. However, let us look at how their powers are different from each other and who is ultimately the more powerful one.
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Black Adam And Shazam: The Origin
The origin story of Shazam is pretty famous and well-known. An orphan boy named Billy Batson once saw the spirit of his father and followed him in the subway tunnels. There he found a train which he boarded and reached a statue of Seven Deadly Enemies of Man. Also, he met the wizard Shazam who revealed that he is the chosen one. He made Billy say the magic word ‘Shazam’ which granted him the powers.
When we look at the origin of Black Adam we go back to 1945 when it first appeared in the story, Otto Binder. Adam was the ancient pharaoh and the first mortal who was granted the powers of Shazam. Black Adam is sort of an anti-hero figure in this movie. The film will tell the tale of Black Adam who comes back to earth after five thousand years of being in the prison. He comes to the city of Kahndaq and brings mass destruction with him.
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Black Adam Vs Shazam’s Powers
Shazam’s powers can mostly be brought down to the letters of his name itself. His powers are sourced from the six greek gods and heroes. ‘S’ stands for the wisdom of Solomon. ‘H’ stands for the power of Hercules ‘A’ stands for the stamina of Atlas. ‘Z’ stands for the power of Zeus (ultimate god). ‘A’ stands for Courage of Achilles. ‘M’ stands for Speed of Mercury.
When Black Adam was reawakened he got his power source from the six Egyptian gods. Thus, he holds the stamina of Shu, the speed of Horus, the strength of Amon, the wisdom of Zehuti, the power of Aten, and the courage of Mehen. Thus, Black adam no longer gets his powers from the “Shazam Pantheon”. He however got his powers from Egyptian spells and the Egyptian Pantheon.
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