 Eventually, the being known as Dharma explains the origin of the revised continuity to Icon and Superman.Following the death of Darkseid (as chronicled in "Final Crisis"), the space-time continuum was torn asunder, threatening the existence of both the Dakotaverse and the mainstream DC universe.Dharma was able to use energies that he harnessed from Rift (upon that being's defeat) to merge the two universes, creating an entirely new continuity.