The Velocity 9 scheme is thwarted by Wally West. Instead of resurrecting him for eternity, it now kills him for eternity. Before the Titans can stop him, Savage slits Wilson's throat. However, he comes to admire her warrior spirit and talent for violence, leading him to protect her at times in the hopes that she will one day provide an even more formidable heir whom he can use. This character or group of characters is or was primarily an enemy of the Legion of Super-Heroes from the 31st Century, and may have existed in any of the various Legion continuities, including but not limited to the Original Legion, Reboot Legion, and the Prime Legion. 1 Plot 1.1 Part I 1.2 Part II 2 Continuity 3 Background information 3.1 Home video releases 3.2 Production notes 3.3 Production inconsistencies 3.4 Trivia 4 Cast 4.1 Uncredited appearances 5 Quotes 5.1 Part I 5.2 Part II 6 References A group of supervillains are gathered around … In the 1990s, it was revealed that the source of his power was not radiation-induced mutation but a colony of sub-atomic robots called "tektites" inhabiting his bloodstream and cells. With this amulet, Klarn gains a unique reincarnation ability; every time he is killed or died, he quickly reappears elsewhere on Earth in a new body, fully clothed, and with his memories of all past lives intact. [19] When the Society lodged a final ambush against the Six, Vandal threatened to kill Luthor if he did not call off the attack, saying that he could not allow anyone to harm his daughter. [1], Once again in the 19th century, Savage adopted a new identity under the name of Monsieur Savage. In all of his incarnations, Vandal Savage's long life has allowed him to become a master of hand-to-hand combat, an expert in military tactics and a variety of weapons, and familiar with many cultures, languages, and fields of science. His first intended victim was Wally West, who by then had taken over the mantle of the Flash. Though suffering from visions and dreams of his past lives, Shelley is unable to learn the full truth of his past before he is targeted for death by enemies. This template will categorize articles that include it into the "Legion of Super-Heroes villains" category. In the six-issue miniseries, the crew of the USS Enterprise join forces with the Legion of Super-Heroes after they are both accidentally thrown into an alternate timeline. The Flash reverses the effect of the device, pushing the asteroid away, but then Savage leaps into the path of the beam, believing he will gain greater power from the asteroid just as a meteor once gave him power before. [4] Years later, he is revealed to be alive and recruited to the original incarnation of the Injustice Society, a group dedicated to defeating the heroic Justice Society of America. [15], Along with the Immortal Man, Savage makes enemies of many across history, including the early human Anthro[16] and the immortal mystic known as the Phantom Stranger. Martin Nodell [26] The members include the Red Panzer, Gorilla Grodd, Lady Vic, the Siren, and Cheshire (both an enemy of the Titans and the mother of Roy Harper's child, Lian). Publication history. The Titans then rescue their old teammate Omen from Tartarus and the tide is turned after the Siren changes sides. Well, in Resurrection Man 1,000,000 (yes, you read that right), Vandal Savage introduces a virus to Mitch's (Resurrection Man's real name) Resurrector. Savage releases this drug to criminals who then perform high-speed crimes, but the Velocity 9 causes accelerated aging and severe strokes. Savage appears in the Star Trek/Legion of Super-Heroes crossover, co-published by DC Comics and IDW Publishing in 2011. [20], Vandal Savage claims to have been several noteworthy figures of history, but it has been shown that at least some of these boasts are false, a means of taking credit and seeming more important. Obsessed from a young age with Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, Jervis Tetch, a brilliant neuroscientist, embraced a delusion that he was the incarnation of a character in the story, the Mad Hatter. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Reaching the comet, he gains greater power and attempts to recruit Superman to his side after Superman is able to cure himself of the radiation inhibiting his powers through a risky form of kryptonite "chemotherapy". This is, however, only one possible future for Savage. Every time he returned he used the spheres in his possession to emit an emotional aura which pleasantly enrages him, and causes the city of Sapristi to erupt into rage and chaos. The two have a brief battle. His daughter Kassandra "Kass" Sage is an FBI agent who consults him on a case. In the early 20th century, they are reborn as Carter Hall and Shiera Saunders, Hawkman and Hawkgirl. The Fourth Reich memberThis character is or was a primary member of the Fourth Reich in any of its various incarnations. He had just killed a private investigator that was close to discovering who Savage really was. As he had been diagnosed with a cancer, he sought the box to extend his already long-lived existence with help from bounty hunter Jonah Hex and a man called Thomas Wayne. Shelley's ability to reincarnate and remember his past lives seems to interact with the tektites, turning him into a Resurrection Man. Now, as to what can kill them, if they are so powerful? [35], The superhero team known as the Outsiders meet a group calling themselves the Insiders, members of Savage's tribe who were also exposed to the power of the meteor he encountered, all gaining immortality as a result. Vandar Adg was a caveman and leader of the Blood Tribe who was born 50,000 years ago. [29] Though he almost had his revenge, Cain's plan was undone by The Question, who managed to steal the Spear and reunite the Spectre with Crispus Allen. [27], After returning to Earth, Savage became a member of the Society's second incarnation underneath Libra, serving as one of his inner cabinet members, during the Final Crisis. Over time, new revelations were made about Vandal Savage, such as the fact that he kept track of his children and descendants in case he needed to harvest them for organs and replacement parts, since his ability to heal has weakened over time. He then funds the Lab, a group attempting to recreate the tektites that make the villain immortal. [14], When the now-adult founding members of the Teen Titans decide to reform the group under the name the Titans, they soon interfere with one of Vandal Savage's schemes. However, Savage found himself surviving by inhumane means when consuming a clone of himself, preserving his life a year longer. He took the name Vandal Savage but he was banned from the Blood Tribe after losing a fight to Bruce Wayne, who was lost in time. [11] Later, his body rebuilds itself from the ash, either due to his healing always being this powerful or because the meteor's radiation temporarily enhanced his immortal abilities. During the Crisis on Infinite Earths, when the Multiverse is in danger of being destroyed, Vandal Savage tries to take advantage of the chaos alongside many other villains. He disappeared before Flash could apprehend him. Later stories revealed Savage had intestinal cancer when he acquired his immortality. He fell out of a window, but he disappeared before he hit the ground.[3]. During the 1900-2000s Vandal Savage probably has enough lifeforce stocked up that he isn't quite as concerned with killing those reincarnations as … In the story, he has pointed, demonic ears and reveals he is a 1 million year old Cro-Magnon man who was made ageless when he was exposed to gas from an exploding meteor. Traveling back in time to when he first gained his power, Savage is seemingly destroyed by the radiation of the meteor that made him immortal. The Immortal Man initially appeared in four stories, then disappeared from comics for seventeen years. 1 Synopsis 2 Plot 3 Cast 4 Trivia 5 Gallery 5.1 Promotional images 5.2 Title … [28], Vandal Savage becomes leader of a doomsday cult and endows his followers with a variety of superhuman abilities thanks to a serum based on his own blood (though they lose these abilities without regular injections). The Insiders seek out meteorite fragments of the original meteor, while Savage forms a temporary alliance with the near-immortal terrorist cult leader Ra's al Ghul to thwart the group. Though he survives, he wanders the streets, brain-damaged and amnesiac. After this, he became a recurring enemy to the heroes of Earth-Two and Earth-One, sometimes crossing the dimensional barrier between the two realities. Frequently he battled the Flashes and Superman. Savage survived and let everyone believe that Blackbeard was dead. Wally West, the latest hero to be called the Flash, realizes Vandal Savage is hiding under the alias of Burt Villers, an art dealer. In 2016, DC Rebirth restored much of the Pre-New 52 history while making some new changes. When he later decides the Justice Society of America have become too formidable, Vandal Savage uses his influence on several senators to shut the heroes down. As a result of the adventure, the Justice Society decides to return to semi-active duty. As with the Silver Age stories, the meteor that made him immortal is one that travels by warping through space and time, now specifically said to have originated from the future. The Immortal Man's amulet was revealed to be a piece of the same meteorite that made Savage immortal. [13] The Post-Crisis version of Savage is more bloodthirsty, and it is suggested by some that he is the first cannibal on record in human history. That group of people became known as the Illuminati, with Savage serving as its leader, then and ever since. Sack turned out to be Savage, and the immortal man killed Halston once he figured the the private eye knew too much. However, Savage's list of foes is not limited to those two individuals. Flint was an immortal Human from Earth who lived under several aliases over a span of six thousand years. [2] In a showdown at the Club Neon, Wally, with the help of Frances Kane, fought Savage. However, his efforts were once again thwarted by Bruce Wayne, who retrieved the box from him and left him unconscious after another confrontation. However, Flash, who had gone looking for Bassaglia after he was kidnapped by Savage, was injected with Velocity 9. Locals and homeowners from an upmarket Sydney suburb have been left mystified by a vandal who is damaging and removing no stopping signs. The regenerative power that keeps him alive also keeps the cancerous cells from being removed. During the Dark Ages and the time of King Arthur, Savage joins with Etrigan the Demon, Madame Xanadu, and the Shining Knight to form the Demon Knights, fighting powerful forces that threaten humanity. [12] However, the man who was killed was one of Savage's own crew. [39] In this timeline, Savage is also the father of Angelo Bend, whom he later kills (although Angelo appears again without explanation as the Angle Man). This organization helps topple the power of Atlantis. This template will categorize articles that include it into the category "Flash Villains.". Believing he will die soon, Savage decides to try one last act of revenge against Alan Scott, the first superhero he ever fought and his first true enemy of the modern era. Secret Society of Super-Villains memberThis character is or was a member of the Secret Society of Super-Villains, a cadre of super-villains who band together to accomplish feats no one super-villain can do alone, in any of its various incarnations. Eventually the asteroid fell back to Earth with Savage, who then discovered his immortality was declining and would therefore lead to his own demise. Sixteen years after his second comic book story, Vandal Savage returned in The Flash #137 (June 1963). [31], Savage later returns as the mastermind behind a group of superhuman Neo-Nazis called the Fourth Reich, targeting the heirs of several Golden Age superheroes. Vandal Savage is an immortal caveman. Along with his allies, Savage invades Earth-20, a counterpart to Earth-40 where pulp fiction-style heroes led by Doc Fate protect the population. This money he attempted to acquire by kidnapping Rosie, the daughter of Wally's landlord, Mr. Gilchrist, with a ransom of five million dollars. The reason that Vandal was turned to dust was due to the Staff of Horus destroying his body, but Hunter outright stated that it didn't kill him permanently. He is a brilliant and sadistic tactician with immense knowledge in various sciences and forms of combat, able to fight effectively against many heroes despite not having any superhuman powers beyond his ability to survive and heal from lethal wounds. Savage starts tracking down his descendants in order to rely on them for organ transplants if he needs them, as his body now has a harder time regenerating full organs if they are too greatly damaged. Doc Fate's allies included a version of the Immortal Man, who in this reality was Anthro (an early Homo sapiens in the mainstream DC Universe). Throughout his life, this causes Savage intermittent bouts of pain.[15]. Though the mark could vanish if the bearer recognized their own shortcomings and flaws, Savage did not realize this and passed it on to another person. He accidentally attracts the attention of Barry Allen, who aids the older heroes against the villain. [31], This character is or was primarily an enemy of the Justice League, in any of its various incarnations. During this time, he operated the Villers Gallery, an antique salon on Fifth Avenue in New York City. [13], Over the centuries, Savage's name appeared over and over again in Western history, as advisor to kings and pharaohs in Sumer, Egypt, and Europe. After 16 years of prison, Vandal Savage has his freedom again and lures the Justice Society members out of retirement, capturing them. Beginning in the 1940s, Savage frequently battled the Justice Society of America. Although this character was originally introduced during DC's, Archaeological evidence has suggested that Vandal Savage is actually the inventor of, Vandal Savage has been alive for centuries. The Red Panzer dies in the subsequent battle. DC Database is a FANDOM Comics Community. Many years later, the debut of Superman leads to the Modern Age of Superheroes. [19] In Ancient Egypt, Savage is known as Khafre and makes an enemy of Nabu, who will one day merge with a human host to become the hero Dr. Hawkgirl faced off against Vandal Savage. He also became involved with the Religion of Crime and was revealed to be actually the man the Religion of Crime worships as "Cain", the original murderer and sinner. Before the continent sinks, Savage's followers leave and spread across Earth, becoming known as the Illuminati. Ultimately, Savage's slaughter ended with his temporary defeat by Wildcat and his son, and the Fourth Reich was defeated by the Justice Society. The same comic book series revealed that along with the Immortal Man, Savage has also regularly fought Mitchell Shelley, the Resurrection Man, across history. Hoping that a second dose would make him another one of his junkies, Savage told Dr. Conrad Bortz to inject the Flash, who instead injected Savage, who ran away.[16]. Vandal Savage first appeared during the Golden Age of Comic Books in Green Lantern vol. He also exhibited greater strength, speed, reflexes, resiliency to injury, and tolerance to pain than the average human being. [30], Savage walked the Earth after his devastating defeat before coming across and assisting his colleague Ra's al Ghul and the Outsiders on defeating Savage's former tribesmen called the Insiders, who were exposed to the same meteor that granted Savage immortality. Others have explained Vandal Savages origin well enough here that I think understanding his situation is covered. Vandal Savage explains that he is "one million years old" and was once a Cro-Magnon man who was the chief of his tribe. [2] In the story, he has pointed, demonic ears and reveals he is a 1 million year old Cro-Magnon man who was made ageless when he was exposed to gas from an exploding meteor. In a general sense, immortals can have a few origins that make the task of killing them varying levels of difficult to kill. The miniseries reveals that Vandal Savage and Flint, a mysterious immortal encountered by James T. Kirk and his crew, are actually parallel universe versions of the same person. In the modern day, the series DC Universe Presents presents Savage as an imprisoned serial killer who claims he is ancient and that his murders were sacrifices to forgotten gods. He led a group of all-female villains to this safe zone with intentions of mating them and to build his own civilization. [6] Starting in this same story, Vandal Savage is now said to be 50,000 years old rather than one million, and his original name is revealed to be Vandar Adg. In 2011, DC rebooted its history again with the New 52 timeline. This template will categorize articles that include it into the "Fourth Reich members" category. Related to this, he funds research into cloning. [22] Soon afterward, one of Savage's scientific projects leads to the creation of Velocity 9, a highly-addictive drug that imbues a person with superhuman speed. When the comet was destroyed, Savage apparently lost these extra abilities. [45] This gave him not only immortality and advanced healing, but also superhuman strength. The battle ends when the Fourth Reich is defeated and Savage is struck down by a fire truck. Vandar Adg of the Blood Tribe, more widely known as Vandal Savage, is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. [32], In Final Crisis: Revelations, the Order of the Stone (who worship Cain from the Bible) comes in possession of the Spear of Destiny, a magical item which Hitler once used to keep superheroes from entering Nazi-occupied territories. While temporarily living in ancient Atlantis, the center of magic on Earth, Savage founds a secret society known as the Children of the Light. In Action Comics #542 (1983), this is proven correct, and Savage reveals that his body reformed after the meteorite destroyed him. Savage himself does this not out of altruism but to avoid boredom and test his might.[38]. As Cain, he went on a path of revenge against the Spectre for punishing Cain in the past. Publication history. Savage's blood can be used to create a serum that can imbue another person with superhuman powers. The story ends when the Green … While leading a doomsday cult to help accomplish his plan, Savage's plot was foiled by the Flash (Wally West) and the asteroid was sent back into space, along with Savage. In Grant Morrison's 2014 miniseries The Multiversity, a version of Vandal Savage appeared who was not only immortal, but also an inter-dimensional pirate. [8] Since Savage was shifting between the dimensions of Earth-One and Earth-Two just before the meteor impacted with him, he is now stuck in a partial existence between both worlds, only able to achieve tangibility in one while only being a shadow form in the other. During his lifetime, Flint watched Humanity evolve from savagery and barbarism, and he both knew, and indeed was, some of the greatest minds in Earth history. 1 #10 (1943), he is said to be a Cro-Magnon warrior who became immortal after encountering a strange meteorite. Meanwhile, his now-adult daughter Scandal Savage joins the newest group to call itself the Secret Six, a team that opposes the Society's agenda. To inquire about republishing archival content, please contact PARS International: inquirer.com/pars, 212-221-9595 Savage then shoots Cheshire, distracting the Titans as he and his other recruits escape. With the Forgotten Heroes, Shelley confronts Savage and learns the Immortal Man has been his prisoner for years. In [Thursday’s episode], you’ll see that their primary objective is not to capture or kill Vandal Savage. [10], Later on, Savage, once again immortal, alters the history of Earth-One so that he has been its ruler for centuries, with Superman serving as his trusted enforcer. In the story, he has pointed, demonic ears and reveals he is one million years old Cro-Magnon man who was made ageless when he was exposed to gas from an exploding meteor. He learns that the meteor that made him immortal in the first place did not explode into ash as he thought but actually warped through space and time, crossing through dimensions and into Limbo. He decided to create the city of Sapristi in Bohemia along with a fortress to trap the "Hanged Man"[10], In 1358 AD, Savage returned on hunt for the hanged man. [23] Later on, Wally's friend and fellow Teen Titans founder Roy Harper (known as Arsenal) is revealed to be one of Savage's descendants. The JSA choose to retire instead, which Savage considers a victory as it means an end to widespread superhero activity for decades.[21]. More often, unwilling to test how much damage his immortality can repair, he is content to be an advisor behind the scenes. At some point after the retirement of the JSA, Vandal Savage fathers a daughter whom he names Scandal. [30], A story in JSA: Classified #10-13 depicts Savage with his immortality and regenerative abilities now drained and suffering from a brain tumor. When he is seemingly reduced to ash by a meteorite, Superman concludes he will survive. This leads him to confront Green Lantern (Alan Scott) in the 1940s, and then join the Injustice Society to fight the hero's comrades. [citation needed] He was the court physician in France, and even used the royal family for syphilis experiments.[16]. The character was later introduced into The CW's Arrowverse, where he was portrayed by Casper Crump. His recruit Fantasia then casts illusions to trick the Flash into bringing Savage an alien "Summoner" device. During the crossover Crisis on Infinite Earths, the Immortal Man seemingly died, giving up his reincarnation energy to help save reality. Vandal Savage is immortal in the sense that he does not age and therefore cannot die from old age. When Savage later encountered the comet again, his proximity to it increased his power, giving him flight, organic armor, and an energy field of an unknown nature. In 1951, the House Un-American Activities Committee openly questions if the JSA members are secret spies and Communists, pressuring them to reveal their identities and serve the U.S. government. [14], Though he is unaware of it at the time, Vandar Adg had intestinal cancer when he was made immortal. Green Lantern #10(December, 1943) The Golden Age Flash, Golden Age Green Lantern, and the Justice Society of America were retroactively said to be inhabitants of Earth-Two, where their stories took place. Savage chose to preserve his life by stealing the DNA of Green Lantern Alan Scott. Savage would later on encounter the Huntress and The Question, managing through threats against the both of their lives to get The Question to take the Mark of Cain from him and carry it herself. 1 Physical characteristics 2 Chronology 2.1 Early history 2.2 Anno Domini 2.3 Renaissance 2.4 19th and 20th centuries 2.5 21st … When a meteor exploded above him, strange gases affected him. This enables the Justice Society to turn the tables against the Injustice Society. He set many traps for the Flash, who was looking for Rosie, which led him to Barry Allen's grave, where Rosie was being kept. [27], Soon before the events of Infinite Crisis, Vandal Savage joins the newly reorganized Secret Society of Super Villains (now simply calling itself "the Society"). Luthor then seemingly beats Savage to death with a doorknob made from a piece of the Totality, the oldest energy source in existence, and one of the few things that could successfully kill the immortal cave man. Discord (My Little Pony Series) is known to survive 1000 years in his stone prison without dying. [29] As Savage vanishes, his followers are rounded up and their abilities fade. 1 Appearance 2 Summary 3 Abilities 3.1 Basic 3.2 Signature 3.3 Ultimate 4 Contract 4.1 Chapter 1 4.2 Chapter 2 5 Quotes 6 Update History 7 Trivia 8 Audio Files 9 Gallery 10 References She is often seen with the edges of her hair dyed purple. The Spectre spared from killing Cain as forbidden by God and instead had him branded by the Mark of Cain, being forever reviled and persecuted by the world until God feels that this punishment was justified. In the New 52 series Demon Knights, it was said that Vandal Savage worked alongside several heroes and warriors during the Dark Ages, fighting evil rather than causing it. In the modern day, Vandal Savage attempts to create a new Injustice Gang, but his plans are thwarted by Lex Luthor, who decides to form his own Legion of Doom. Using this name, Savage started looking for the treasure of the Miagani and defeated "The Black Pirate" in his quest. In Action Comics #515-516 (1981), it was indicated that Vandal Savage was no longer just ageless but also indestructible. This version of Savage was later permanently killed by a nuclear explosion. In the original Golden Age and Silver Age stories, Vandal Savage was ageless but could still die by injury, which is the traditional definition of immortality. Savage was reborn as Cain after cultists of the Religion of Crime plunged the Spear of Destiny into him. During the wake of the Infinite Crisis, Savage took a drastic turn his own ways on taking over the world in which he decided to restart human civilization by destroying Earth by pulling an asteroid into the planet. Ultimately, Savage's enemy, the Immortal Man, erased himself from existence to save the world during the Crisis on Infinite Earths, and Mitch Shelley, the Resurrection Man, an amnesiac with similar powers, took over as Savage's nemesis. Alive for over 50,000 years, he has been an influential figure in world history, aiding emperors and conquerors. [18] Similarly, Savage often fights the time traveller Rip Hunter and his allies across the millennia. He is killed for good by Mick Rory in 1958, by Sara Lance in 1975, and by Kendra Saunders and Rip Hunter in 2021. Question: How can Vandal Savage be still alive in DC’s Legends of Tomorrow series, when he was already killed & burnt in Arrow/Flash cross over episode? Two of these enemies are known as Prince Khufu and his wife Chay-Ara in their original lives, fated to meet each other and fall in love in all subsequent lives. These tektites work to preserve and rebuild his body by any means necessary. In 2009, Vandal Savage was ranked as IGN's 36th-greatest comic book villain of all time.[1]. The villain group disbands.
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