DESIRE

Real Name: Desire

Class: Endless

Occupation: Personification of desire

Group Affiliation: None

Known Relatives: Death (sister), Delirium (sister), Despair I (sister, deceased), Despair II (sister), Destiny (brother), Destruction (brother), Dream (brother), Orpheus (son, deceased), Miranda Walker (niece), Rose Walker (grandniece)

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Gallery of Desire, The Threshold

First Appearance: Sandman II #10 (November, 1989)

Powers: Desire was immortal, and could manipulate the desires of others, or give them specific images to lust after. S /he could appear as the most heartbreaking object of anyone's desires.

History:  (Sandman II #18 (BTS), 48 (BTS)) - <10 billion years ago> Desire came into existence once sentient lifeforms capable of wanting appeared in the universe. Desire was one of the Endless, personifications of ideas and concepts that were tied to life, and were fated to fulfill their functions until the universe ended and all life disappeared from the cosmos.

(Sandman II #55) - <80,000 years ago> After Despair was murdered Desire and the Endless went to the necropolis to put her body to rest. The necropolitans had long lost their passion for their job, and didn't know about the necropolis  arrangement with the Endless, so they laughed at them when they asked for Despair s cerements and the book of rituals. The Endless revoked the necropolis  charter, causing it to be destroyed. The village of Litharge was granted a charter by the Endless and became the new necropolis.

(Sandman II #47 (fb)) - <1695> Destruction called a family meeting of the Endless, and announced to Desire and the rest of his family that he was abandoning his duties as one of the Endless and taking his leave of them for good. Desire smiled, as if s/he was pleased with this turn of events.

(Sandman II #21) - Destiny called a gathering of the Endless, telling them a meeting with the Fates made him aware that he had to call the family gathering to set in motion a chain of events that would cause change and upheaval. During the course of conversation Desire got under Dream s skin by reminding him of Nada. Dream was indignant, but Death said she agreed with Desire, sending his lover to Hell for spurning him was an awful thing to do. Dream vowed to make amends by journeying to Hell and saving Nada s soul.

 Comments: Created by Neil Gaiman & Mike Dringenberg.

There was a pin-up of Desire in The Endless Gallery and Sandman: A Gallery of Dreams #1.

Desire had a cameo in Sandman II #63.