The Endless characters were created by Neil Gaiman and first appeared in the comic book series The Sandman (1989–1996).

They are depicted as among the most powerful beings in the world of these characters,[1] and are distinct in this universe from gods, which are created by mortal belief.

The character Dream is the protagonist of The Sandman series, but all the Endless beings play major roles.

They appear in different forms but are most often depicted as having very white skin and black hair, with the exception of redheads Delirium and Destruction.

[2] In the comic book, The Endless spend most of their time fulfilling their functions as embodiments of natural forces.

The Endless beings, in addition to monitoring their area of influence, exist to define their opposites.

This dualistic feature of the Endless has been affirmed by Death, who is present at both the beginning and conclusion of every existence.

At one point when Dream heads into Hell to rescue a former lover of his, he admits that his power will allow him entrance, but that he does not know if he would be able to defeat Lucifer, who is a former archangel created by The Presence (the DC Comics analogue of God).

2) #70, where some type of sentient being in the Necropolis Litharge that protects the emblems of each Endless weeps "like a mother mourning for her departed child."

However, Neil Gaiman has stated that this was only J. H. Williams III's speculation and there is nothing in canon that shows she is connected to them.