After granting Billy all of his power, the Wizard died.Īt the same time, the ancient champion Black Adam was freed from his prison by Doctor Sivana who, through an accident, gained the ability to see magic with his injured eye. With a word, he could transform into the champion, Shazam, and wield the Living Lightning. After witnessing all the good Billy had done in his life, the Wizard bestowed his power upon him. The Wizard accepted Billy's point and looked deeper into his soul. When he told him so, Billy was instantly enraged at him for believing that any person is purely good and without flaws. The Wizard searched the boy's soul and saw that he was not perfectly good. The train transformed into a gateway to the Rock of Eternity, where Billy met the Wizard. Billy was caught and escaped on an underground train at the metro station. That night, he snuck out of the house and was followed by Freddy, and the boys decided to hijack the bullies' father's car. The following day, however, Billy stepped in to defend his siblings from bullies who were picking on them at school. Billy refused to connect to the other children and rejected their attempts to get close to him. At the age of fifteen Billy was placed in the care of Victor and Rosa Vasquez, both former foster children themselves, who had already adopted a number of children.īilly moved in to the Vazquezes' home where he met his new foster-siblings Mary, Freddy, Eugene, Pedro, and Darla. Growing selfish and heartless, he went from foster home to foster home until he landed in an orphanage in Philadelphia. After the death of his parents, Billy became cold and cruel to most people. New 52īilly Batson became an orphan at a young age after his parents, C.C. This would not be Billy's last experience in this vein during his adventures, Billy had several encounters with demons and the underworld, referring to the number of times he had visited as 'too many', citing experience with Satanus, Blaze, and Neron, the last of whom made at least one attempt to claim Billy's soul. During this attack, Faust pulled Billy, Superman, and Batman into Hell. Though able to transform into the mighty champion Shazam, he appeared to operate in relative obscurity Felix Faust, a skilled and knowledgeable sorcerer, would later be hired to attack him as part of a distraction for a larger plot, and despite his knowledge failed to make the connection between being paid to ensure that Billy was unable to speak, the existence of the Fawcett's local hero, and the Wizard Shazam despite knowing that Billy was somehow connected to the Wizard. During this time, he lived in Fawcett, a neighborhood just outside of Philadelphia. 1.2.3 Justice League and the Darkseid WarĪt some point during his early childhood, during Dick Grayson's tenure as Robin, Billy Batson was empowered by the Wizard with the ability to transform into a powerful champion with the utterance of a single word- Shazam!.
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