Eternal Champion

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Eternal Champion is a recurring heroic archetype in Michael Moorcock’s multiverse, embodied by various incarnations across his fantasy and science fiction novels who are bound to restore cosmic balance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional archetype
literary character concept
alignment Balance
appearsIn Michael Moorcock multiverse
associatedWith Sword and Sorcery genre
multiverse fiction
science fantasy
boundBy duty to restore balance
conceptualType multiversal avatar
reincarnating hero
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
creator Michael Moorcock
embodiedBy multiple protagonists across different series
firstIntroducedIn works by Michael Moorcock in the 1960s
hasIncarnation Corum Jhaelen Irsei
Count Brass
Dorian Hawkmoon
Elric of Melniboné
Erekosë
Jerry Cornelius
Jherek Carnelian
Oswald Bastable
Prince Corum
Rackhir the Red Archer
Una Persson
Von Bek
hasOpposingForces Chaos
Law
influenced later multiverse-based fantasy
keyConceptIn Moorcock’s Law and Chaos cosmology
languageOfOrigin English
metaFictionalFunction unifying device for Moorcock’s series
motif sacrifice for the greater good
tragic destiny
narrativeRole cosmic champion
heroic archetype
primaryTheme cosmic balance
eternal struggle between Law and Chaos
recursAcross alternate histories
multiple dimensions
multiple timelines
relatedWorkSeries Elric Saga
The Chronicles of Corum
The Dancers at the End of Time
The Eternal Champion (novel)
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The History of the Runestaff
The Jerry Cornelius stories
Von Bek series
universe Moorcock Multiverse

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Michael Moorcock notableWork Eternal Champion
Michael Moorcock createdCharacter Eternal Champion
Michael Moorcock notableConcept Eternal Champion saga
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Jerry Cornelius associatedWith Eternal Champion
Elric of Melniboné roleInMythos Eternal Champion
Eternal Champion relatedWorkSeries The Eternal Champion (novel)
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The Cornelius Quartet connectedTo Eternal Champion cycle
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The Dancers at the End of Time partOf Eternal Champion multiverse
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The Dancers at the End of Time relatedWork The Eternal Champion
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Hawkmoon series partOf Eternal Champion multiverse
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Hawkmoon series sharesConcept Eternal Champion
Corum series partOf Eternal Champion cycle
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Corum series featuresConcept Eternal Champion
Dorian Hawkmoon memberOf Eternal Champion
Dorian Hawkmoon sharesIdentityWith Eternal Champion
Multiverse (Michael Moorcock) hasKeyConcept Eternal Champion
subject linked to: Multiverse
Multiverse (Michael Moorcock) features Eternal Champion cycle
subject linked to: Multiverse
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Multiverse (Michael Moorcock) hasCharacterRole Eternal Champion
subject linked to: Multiverse