Quintessence?

[CRaymond]

So there's a supergroup out there that's supposedly supreme in the DCU, but can anyone tell me WHY they're considered peers and a collective?

Zeus of Olympus
Shazam
Ganthet of Oa
Phantom Stranger
Highfather of New Genesis

and Spectre, maybe?

[Güicho]

So there's a supergroup out there that's supposedly supreme in the DCU, but can anyone tell me WHY they're considered peers and a collective?

Zeus of Olympus
Shazam
Ganthet of Oa
Phantom Stranger
Highfather of New Genesis

The real answer - because Mark Waid and Alex Ross said so.

My guess, maybe as originally conceived, they somewhat tend to (with several exceptions) hand out power, hang back, watch over their neck of the universe, and try not to intervene but let the their respective champions determine the outcome.

Zeus of Olympus - Wonder Woman and other Greek Mythology based heroes?
Shazam - Captain Marvel and Family and maybe other magical beings.
Ganthet of Oa - Jordan & The Corps
Highfather of New Genesis - Orion, Scott Free, Barda etc...
Phantom Stranger - Everyone

Also you get a nice representation of genres; Mythology, Magic, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Mystery?

and Spectre, maybe?

Not really one of them, as he in this context is more the champion of the Presence.

Just one possible way to look at it.

[CRaymond]

Thanks for answering me!

When I read those passages in Kingdom Come, I was surprised that these disparate and mysterious figures of the DCU considered each other peers and met at all, much less with regularity. I wondered if there was an old weird pre-Crisis connection from the 70s, when everything was loose and poorly controlled. I guess it's far more likely it's a sloppy retcon by writers who wanted to suggest a connection in the highest tier of comic characters.