The Eternal Champion is a fictional creation of the author Michael Moorcock and is a recurrent feature in many of his novels. Perhaps the most famous incarnation of the Eternal Champion is Elric of Melniboné. Michael John Moorcock (born December 18, 1939) is a prolific English writer primarily of science fiction and science fantasy who has also published a number of literary novels. ... Elric as depicted in Weird of the White Wolf (Berkeley Books, 1983) Elric of Melniboné (pronounced mel-NIH-boh-nay) is a fictional character created by Michael Moorcock. ...

The Multiverse, which consists of several universes, many layered dimensions, spheres, and alternate worlds, is the place where the eternal struggle between Law and Chaos, the two main forces of Moorcock's worlds, takes place. In all these dimensions and worlds, these forces constantly war for supremacy. But the victory of either Law or Chaos would be disastrous for mankind, and therefore the Balance needs to work for, unsurprisingly, balance. The Multiverse is the setting in which Michael Moorcocks Elric Saga takes place. ... Law and Chaos are the dominant metaphysical forces in the fantasy stories of Michael Moorcock. ...

The Eternal Champion, a Hero who exists in all dimensions, times and worlds, is the one who's chosen by fate to fight for the Balance - but he often doesn't know of his rôle, or, even worse, he struggles against it, never to succeed.

All the incarnations of the Eternal Champion are facets of each other, and the Champion may also be incarnated as Companion to another of his incarnations, or as Champion for an opposing force. (It is not certain whether any of the Champion's Consorts have themselves been Champion-incarnations.)

Some of the incarnations of the Eternal Champion include:

• Jherek Carnelian
• Jerry Cornelius
• Corum Jhaelen Irsei (an anagram of "Jeremiah Cornelius")
• Elric of Melniboné - arguably the Champion's final incarnation, since he is slain by Stormbringer who presumably consumes his soul.
• Erekosë, aka John Daker, the one aspect of the Champion who remembers his previous lives.
• Dorian Hawkmoon
• Ulrich von Bek and some of his descendants.
• Gaynor the Damned, Champion of Chaos (and especially of Xiombarg, Queen of the Swords, and of Count Mashabak)
• Roland, one of the paladins of Charlemagne
• Urlik Scarsol
• Conrad Arflane
• Rackhir the Red Archer
• Sojan the Swordsman
• Oswald Bastable

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