Editing Molecule Man (section)

==Powers and abilities==
Owen Reece originally had the ability to [[Psionics|psionically]] manipulate molecules for a variety of effects, such as force field generation, energy blasts, and [[hyperspace]] travel.<ref name="Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z #7">''Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z'' #7 (March 2009). Marvel Comics.</ref> However, he later gained reality-bending capabilities on a multiversal scale.<ref name="Ultimates6">''The Ultimates'' (vol. 3) #6 (April 2016). Marvel Comics.</ref> Reece subconsciously imposed mental blocks on himself that prevented him from affecting [[Organic matter|organic molecules]], though he later overcame the blocks.<ref>''Secret Wars'' (vol. 2) #11. Marvel Comics.</ref> The Molecule Man was initially dependent on using a steel rod to focus his powers,<ref name="Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z #7"/> but learned how to direct them without it.<ref>''The Avengers'' #215. Marvel Comics.</ref>

The Molecule Man was intended to be a multiversal demolition tool by the Beyonders, with his universe dying if he does. Furthermore, this causes a contraction in the multiverse, thus inducing universal collision events called "incursions".<ref>''New Avengers'' (vol. 3) #33. Marvel Comics.</ref>

As his power originates from the Beyonders,<ref name="FF319" /> Reece is connected to them and can harness their energy. With the help of Doctor Doom, he was able to drain the powers of the Beyonders and store them within himself. By utilizing the stolen energy, Doom uses it to create [[Battleworld]] out of the remnants from incursion worlds.<ref>''Secret Wars'' #5. Marvel Comics.</ref> The Molecule Man aids in the creation of a new multiverse called the Eighth Cosmos (an old Seventh Cosmos continuation).<ref name=autogenerated2 /><ref>''The Ultimates'' (vol. 3) #6. Marvel Comics.</ref>