Hickman has spoken out about these new forces saying, "These are other ‘Ex Nihilos’ created by the Alephs sent out into the universe by the Builders to encourage or deter the evolution of sentient species,” He also reveals what INFINITY will reveal about The Builders “Throughout Infinity we’ll be revealing the reasons why the Builders are cutting through the galaxy. Along the way, we’ll learn more about their motivations, why they are doing this.”
Yu also speaks out on designing these new enemies “They were extrapolations from artist Jerome Opena and Jonathan’s first Ex Nihilo. Jonathan gave me the freedom to play around with it a bit which was fun to do.”