He then threatened Mercy with her and her children's destruction if she didn't devour the Green Lantern bodies. She has since crossed over into comic books published by DC Comics. Mother Mercy, however, kept her sentience hidden from Mongul. First Appearance Black Mercy is a plant that creates a dream of a person's perfect life by tapping into the pleasure centers of a person's brain, while keeping the victim totally paralyzed. They are harvested by Mongul, and have been seen to be used on Hal Jordan, Oliver Queen, Clark Kent, Kara Danvers, Bruce Wayne, Stephanie Brown, Arthur Curry an… She then created a race of empathic children that she hoped would one day be discovered on the surface of the Black Mercy Planet and then spread through the galaxy to help ease the pain of millions. Telepathy: the ability to read minds and project thoughts. Mother Mercy is also a vessel, birthing authentic and evocative work, using an ethic of artistic and intellectual collaboration. At an unspecified point in time, an alien vessel crashed into the waters of her world and the alien escaped his sinking ship to the shoreline, but mortally wounded. We see how creativity can be a tool. We’re Mother Mercy, an intimate basement cocktail bar in the heart of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. The Daughters of Mary Mother of Mercy (DMMM) congregation is an Institute of Apostolic religious life with a Pontifical Right, whose members take the three evangelical vows of Obedience, Poverty, and Chastity. Empathy; Telepathy; Fear Projection Matris Ater Clementia, also known as Mother Mercy, is an alien life-form that is the creator of the Black Mercy plants. DC Database is a FANDOM Movies Community. The Green Lantern ring, which she ultimately chose, came from the recently deceased Bzzd. Her abilities to both ease and create fear gave her both a Green Lantern Corps ring and a Sinestro Corps ring to choose from. Black Mercy feeds on the psychic energy produced by the victim's interaction with his/her \"dream\". The character was portrayed by Tao Okamoto in the 2016 DC Extended Universe film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice… The team brought on local businesswoman Holley Simmons of the Lemon Collective workshop and flower boutique, She Loves Me, to liven up the decor. She has become an empath on a galactic scale, and upon the realization of her possible role in the universe she planted herself in the ground and began her destiny to ease the pain and suffering of others. In turn the aliens body released a constant stream of chemicals, neuro-dampeners, that influenced his perception of pain. http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Mother_Mercy_%28New_Earth%29#Oath, http://www.comicvine.com/matris-ater-clementia/29-56518/, https://greenlantern.fandom.com/wiki/Mother_Mercy?oldid=49250. Our Charism is to bear witness to the Mercy of God by following the footsteps of Christ, the Merciful Savior, and that of Mary, the Mother of Mercy. Eons ago Matris was a creature living under the waves providing sustenance to all the wildlife there, she is shown as a spore-like being connected by many plant-like roots and tendrils to the environment. Green Lantern Wiki is a FANDOM Comics Community. Matris is the first birth of mercy, as such she is the planet and the planet is her, they are both one in the same being. Green Lantern Corps Vol 2 #24(July, 2008). Realizing what this meant, Matris knew that she has the ability to induce a state of pure bliss upon other living beings. In turn, a beings body releases a constant stream of chemicals, neuro-dampeners, that influenced his perception of pain. Ignoring his threat,she freed them and Mongul was defeated in the ensuing battle, her using her gravity manipulation to pull him down into a pit of her children when the Lanterns defeated him. Upon being injured by Sodam Yat, she began to telepathically grieve and sob for her children, prompting Soranik Natu and Kyle Rayner to stop their fellow Lanterns killing her. The Green Lantern ring, which she ultimately chose, came from the recently deceased Bzzd. Her dream was they would bring peace of mind to the sick and dying. Equipment provided energy construct creation, 4 Appearances of Matris Ater Clementia (New Earth), 1 Images featuring Matris Ater Clementia (New Earth), Quotations by or about Matris Ater Clementia (New Earth), Character Gallery: Matris Ater Clementia (New Earth), https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Matris_Ater_Clementia_(New_Earth)?oldid=2744559, Pages using duplicate arguments in template calls, Pages using DynamicPageList parser function. Patrick Gleason Mercy Graves is a fictional character appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. Powers and Abilities Powers. Matris Ater Clementia aka Mother Mercy. Immortality: as a being that is a plant in symbiosis with a planet she is considered immortal as she has existed for eons. The lanterns welcome her to the corps and she in turn tells the lanterns she was sorry for their loss, and relayed they should not concern themselves with mongul anymore as the pieces of his body were being digested to feed her children. Her abilities to both ease and create fear gave her both a Green Lantern Corps ring and a Sinestro Corps ring to choose from. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Because of this she would allow Mongul from time to time to come and take some of her children so as not to disrupt all she was trying to achieve. World Symbiosis: Matris has the ability to manipulate the planetary astral body she calls home by fusing with her planet, allowing her to manipulate gravity in order to pull objects from thousands of miles in space to the planet and even allows for precision control of various degrees. It is in this encounter that she found out she was capable of tapping into the aliens center of thought and transmit its personal images of desire and joy so the creature could visualize them within his subconscious. She initially created them to find people who are suffering and dying to ease their pain, which created a symbiotic relationship with her However, the first Mongul discovered the plants and … Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. When a contingent of Green Lantern Corps members came to the Black Mercy Planet in search of Arisia and Sodam Yat, two Lanterns who had been kidnapped and brought to the Black Mercy Planet and forced to experience the full horror of the manipulated Mercy plants, they were caught in a fight with Mercy who attempted to stop them burning her children. Matris sensed his arrival and his pain via her telepathy, and removed herself from the planet's core. When the aliens body finally died, Matris detached herself from him and found that she could hear the cries of pain from the entire galaxy. She in turn chose to follow the path of a green lantern and blasted off the vine holding the Qwardian power ring. However, the first Mongul discovered the plants, and used them to spread his evil, even mutating some of the Black Mercies into giving their victims suffering. If we look at the life and writings of St. Maria Faustina, we can find at least four ways in which Mary can be truly called the merciful Mother of Christians, and of every soul searching for God. If you’re a fan of great tasting cocktails, flavourful natural wines, killer hip-hop tunes and nice people, then come down and see us in the bar! Until he stopped coming all together, then his son came with the Qwardian Power Ring and used its powers to transform her children from dreamweavers to fearmongers. Since Ancient times there has been a Mother Mercy on the Black Mercy Planet. Mary is truly our Mother of tender compassion, our "Mother of Mercy." Once she explained everything of her origins however, Mongul attacked them from behind. She sent a call to the remnants of organic matter to feed her children which caused a cloud of dead bodies to accumulate around the planet. Since Ancient times there has been a Mother Mercy on the Black Mercy Planet. Used by Mongul, and the new Green Lantern for sector 2261. She initially created them to find people who are suffering and dying to ease their pain, which created a symbiotic relationship with her. This allows her to produce a consistent state of bliss until the being dies, or until she removes her influence. Some time afterwards, Mongul I arrived on the planet, at the time Matris decided against revealing her sentient nature as to go along her mission required that no one knows of her existence. Upon maturity she would send them among the stars on their mission, but she forgot one part of her plan, with raising a family of millions how would she feed them. It was upon the death of a Sinestro Corps member and Bzzd, the Qwardian Power Ring and the Green Lantern Power Rings respectively tried to recruit Matris, as she had both the ability to overcome great fear and the ability to instill great fear.