Original
Original adjective - Coming before all others in time or order.
Usage example: the original plan had to be discarded when the situation changed drastically
Ultimate
Ultimate adjective - Following all others of the same kind in order or time.
Usage example: the ultimate speaker at today's meeting
Nearby Words: ultimatum, ultimately
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- If both universes are being used, the original and the ultimate, the ultimate universe may take more liberties than the original: for example, an important character may be Killed Off for Real, because Status Quo Is God only at the original universe.
Source: Ultimate Universe -
By 2015, the Ultimate and Original Marvel Universes had crossed over many times, and were both destroyed in the third Secret Wars event.
Source: Alternate Continuity -
Mind you, while there is a good Dr.Light (a Japanese female scientist) in the DC Comics, the original one was the ultimate form of Light Is Not Good, afterwards turning into a rapist.
Source: Light 'em Up
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