Savage Vandal (82 Street Vandals Book 1)

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In his debut story, Vandal Savage has pointed ears, possibly demonic ears, but this is not seen again in subsequent stories. Vandal Savage manipulates the Green Lantern and his secret identity Alan Scott into helping his schemes, later revealing he knows they are the same person. Vandal Savage explains that he is "one million years old" and was once a Cro-Magnon man who was the chief of his tribe. When a meteor exploded above him, strange gases affected him. He was left in a comatose state for months, then woke up as an immortal "barring accidents", no longer aging but still vulnerable to injury. Savage does not reveal his original name to the Green Lantern, but claims that over the years he has lived under many identities, including an ancient king of Sumer, the Egyptian architect Cheops, Julius Caesar, and Genghis Khan. When he realized he could still die from injury, he decided to no longer act as a public man of power and instead would serve as an advisor to powerful leaders such as Napoleon, gaining resources and political influence while others could be the target for assassination. Now in the modern-day, he wishes to become a powerful figure in the government and war industry. In the end, he is defeated when Green Lantern opens a seemingly bottomless pit beneath him, causing him to fall out of sight. [3] Multilingual: A polyglot; Vandal Savage is fluent in many languages including English, Japanese, Russian, Mandarin, Cheyenne, Lakota,

Savage's blood can be used to create a serum that can imbue another person with superhuman powers. The nature of these superhuman abilities is unpredictable. The powers cannot be maintained without regular injections of the serum. [28] Following DC Rebirth, it is indicated that Savage's blood can also be used to make another person ageless. Origins Episode: The episode place focus on the origin of Vandal Savage, the Light, and their partnership with Darkseid.

Origin

Later stories revealed Savage had intestinal cancer when he acquired his immortality. The regenerative power that keeps him alive also keeps the cancerous cells from being removed. Throughout his life, this causes Savage intermittent bouts of pain. [14] Dean Cain is the fifth Superman alum to have a role on Smallville and the first alum of a media besides Superman feature films. 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 choice of weaponry changes depending on the battle. Sometimes he employs swords, knives, and maces, while other times he wields advanced technology, such as energy-based weapons, a suit that allows him limited flight, or a pen-sized sonic device that can immobilize people with super-speed.

Fire is name-dropped as a member of the Justice League, and the designer of Brion's new suit. Her counterpart, Ice, was shown fighting alongside the League in the season premier. An older Savage appears in DC Universe Presents, fashioned as an infamous serial killer, Jon "the Vandal" Savage. He claims to be of ancient origin, his crimes sacrifices to forgotten gods which he claims grants him immortality. He has a daughter, Kassandra, who is a police officer that changed her last name from Savage to Sage, was a stand-out student at the FBI academy in Quantico and now dedicates her life to stopping serial killers like her father. This visit marks the first time she's seen her father in sixteen years. Since he was arrested and sent to Belle Reve. Olympia Savage is an original character conceived by Brandon Vietti and named by Greg Weisman. She was not included in the original story breakdown for "Evolution" and was added by Vietti, who felt something was missing from the episode. While her addition did not significantly affect the bulk of the story, where Cassandra Savage was to do some of what Olympia ended up doing, it dramatically altered the ending. [2] Scatterbrained Senior: Vandal's daughter Olympia is now an elderly woman, and as Cassandra notes, her mind has been deteriorating. She asks Cassandra three times if she's read the same story, and Vandal's dialogue implies that he's told her multiple times not to record his life story.

Vandal Savage

Oh, Crap!: Vandal is legitimately surprised to learn that the invaders are under the control of his old adversary, Starro. During the Final Crisis crossover event, Savage bore the metaphysical "Mark of Cain" on his face. 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. The only people who knew about Superman’s infection were a group of heroes that were nearly forgotten. How forgotten were they? They were so forgotten, they were called the Forgotten Heroes. Now, that’s forgotten! Superhuman Strength: Because of his healing factor, Vandal Savage can push his muscles to levels beyond the natural limits of an ordinary human being without sustaining injury, giving him superhuman strength. He is capable of lifting in more than 800 lbs and is shown to lift up to 3 tons. The exact limit of his strength is unknown.