Destiny started as some random dude who tried fighting the JLA using advanced technology to do so. Creating a device that fed off of dreams, Dee seeked to use the JLA's own nightmares as their final reckoning, but was foiled.
After trying again to do this while dreaming up a exact replica of the device and attempting to use it, the JLA and authorities took his ability to dream via hypnosis - as in, to even sleep, which led him to becoming psychotic, and with his body being starved and in a bad state. Dee has since then been devoted to killing any hero he finds, becoming the master of the world, and maybe impress his dead father at the same time.
I'm not covering his N52 stuff cuz it sucks
Database
Stats and capabilities on his Pre Crisis self. (Who's Who- The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #6)
Dream Manipulation
As he crushes Superman, it is stated that if someone dies in the Dream Realm, they'll die in reality. (JLA Classified #32)
Creates fearsome illusions generated by the fear of their minds that are so convincing that even Martian Manhunter is fooled by them. (Justice League- A Midsummer's Nightmare #3)
Destiny can control the reality within dreams and can do whatever he wants. (DC Comics Presents #30)
Destiny can drain the literal energy out of people, leaving them weakened. (Justice League America #74)
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Scan 1- Destiny can dream objects into the real world, using a replica of his dream machine that he made inside his dreams. (Justice League of America #34)
Scan 2- He uses this to view reality as it is while sleeping, using his machine to create objects at the same time.
Destiny can nerf his foes by giving them objects in their dreams, making them weaker. (Justice League of America #34)
Makes Atom dream so much about a reality that a real universe was created out of it, allowing him to entrap the JLA within it. He also states that it will eventually bleed into the main universe and become the new reality. (Justice League America #75)
States that he can enter the Dream Continuum, and has enough power to destroy the entire US state he was in if the energy from his sleep was unleashed. (DC Comics Presents #30)
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Scan 1- Steals the fears of Wonder Woman's subconscious, creating figures like Amazo and Doctor Light. (Justice League of America Annual #1)
Scan 2- These figures can fight as well as their real counterparts.
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Scan 1/2- Uses his powers to give Superman bad dreams and snatch his weaknesses from his subconscious in the process. (Justice League of America #154)
Uses his powers to warp the JLA, making them lose their gear. (JLA Classified #30)
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Scan 1/2- Using a machine, he's able to erase Manhunter's memories and fools him into thinking he was on Mars when he was in fact on Earth. (Justice League- A Midsummer's Nightmare #2)
Scan 3- The illusion is so realistic that J'onn initially refuses to leave his fake family due to the realism of it.
While in the Dream Dimension, he can spilt himself into multiple Destiny's. (Justice League of America Annual #1)
While inside Arkham, he drives everyone mad using his ablity to create reality out of dreams. (Justice Society of America #5)
Equipment
Creates a machine that creates reality out of dreams. (Justice League of America #175)
He also uses this machine to fight against Hawkgirl and Green Lantern.
Destiny uses three dream machines to try and drive the entire population of Earth mad. (Justice League of America #176)
Uses a anti gravity machine to immobilize the JLA. (Justice League of America #5)
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Scan 1/2- Uses a machine to create evil versions of the JLA by translating the dreams of the JLA and twisting their dream forms into his own brainwaves. (Justice League of America #19)
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Scan 1/2- Uses a machine to generate the nightmares from Red Tornado and a crowd of people. (Justice League of America #175)
Uses a machine to mind control the JLA and keep them in place. (Justice League of America #5)
Materioptikon
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Scan 1/2- By removing universes with unwanted results, the probability of a certain result happening is increased, allowing one to always make the perfect choice with enough exploration. (JLA Classified #32)
Scan 3- By eliminating worlds already created by bad choices, the likelihood of a good result becomes stronger. Destiny doesn't use this power but Red King does, and it allows him to win at anything and everything in the process.
Destiny becomes more powerful with each person who dies in their dreams. (Nightwing #9)
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Scan 1/2- Destiny in the Dream Realm effects millions of people sleeping with his rapid destruction of the dimension. (The Sandman #7)
His gem has the mental power of every person on Earth. (JLA Classified #30)
In one reality, the gem wipes out the entire universe, removing it as a possible variable of the future. (JLA Classified #32)
Reduces the individuals in a bar to the state of wild animals. (The Sandman #6)
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Scan 1/2- Rewrites a person's memories, allowing him to make them forget about their commitments or suspicions. (The Sandman #6)
Superman explains that the gem is used to create reality from dreams. (Nightwing #9)
The gem can go through multiple realities to see the consequences of certain actions, or to be more exact, six and a half billion realities. (JLA Classified #32)
However, the amount of realities sustained is reduced based on how many copies are maintained- Red King killed most of his realities with his alternative people in them, so he had less of them overall to assist in finding the perfect reality.
The ruby itself carries some of Dream's power within it, who is unmeasurably powerful. (The Sandman #7)
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Scan 1- Uses the gem to drive people across the entire state mad. (The Sandman #6)
Scan 2- As Dee becomes more confident with the gem, his effects are felt across the world.
Reality Warping
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Scan 1/2- Casually beats Kyle Rayner, Aquaman, Flash and Plastic Man using his powers. (JLA #50)
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Scan 1/2- Casually stomps Martian Manhunter using his powers to warp reality around him and chop him to pieces. (JLA #50)
Changes his appearance to that of a normal person. (Justice League of America Annual #1)
Directly changes his appearance with Green Arrow. (Justice League of America #61)
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Scan 1- His dream powers start to creep in the real world, effecting people all over the globe. (JLA #50)
Scan 2- This is explained as Dee's dream self splitting from his real body, which caused chaos in the process. He wasn't even conscious of his powers occurring.
Manhunter states that Dee is unbeatable with his reality warping while they are awake. (JLA #50)
Martian Manhunter states that if Dee gains full control of his reality warping powers, he will be omnipotent. (JLA #50)
Warps reality and switches places with his psychiatrist. (Justice League of America #175)
Reflex Speeds
Catches Flash mid blitz with Sandman's sand. (Justice League of America Annual #1)
Telepathy (or his resistance, more like)
Blocks Martian Manhunter's telepathy. J'onn actually had access to his mind, but didn't even know it, which kinda shows how difficult his mind is to access. (JLA #50)
It takes all of Martian Manhunter's concentration to protect the JLA from Dee's manipulations while inside the Dream Realm. (JLA Classified #32)
Conclusion
Despite the goofy name, Destiny's powers are rather powerful, as he can warp reality and drag in the dreams and fears of people around him to use in combat. While not exactly durable, the very nature of his powers makes him a rather difficult foe to fight. Those not prepared for his gimmicks are usually easily dealt with.
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