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His primary archenemy is the Immortal Man, who also hails from the Cro-Magnon period and gained the power of repeated reincarnation from the same meteor Savage got his powers from. Following The Immortal Man's death, the title of archenemy for Savage went to the [[Resurrection Man]], an unrelated superhero with similar powers.
 
Savage has also fought against the [[Teen Titans (Comic Book)|Teen Titans]], the [[Batman and Thethe Outsiders|Outsiders]], the [[Justice League of America]] and the [[Justice Society of America]], and butted heads with individual heroes such as [[Superman]], [[Batman]], [[The Flash]], [[Green Lantern]], [[Martian Manhunter]], [[Hawkman]], both versions of [[The Question]], [[Booster Gold|Rip Hunter]] and the [[Justice League of America|Ray]].
 
Savage also appeared in the [[DC Animated Universe|DC Animated Universe's]] ''[[Justice League]]'' series (voiced by Phil Morris), as the [[Big Bad]] of the three-part episode "The Savage Time" and the two-part "Maid of Honor," and he also appeared in the second half of the two-part "Hereafter." He has also appeared in ''[[DC Universe Online]]'' (voiced by Brian Talbot) and more recently he has appeared in the ''[[Young Justice (Animationanimation)|Young Justice]]'' animated series (voiced by Miguel Ferrer) and the animated movie, ''[[Justice League Doom]]'' (with Phil Morris reprising the role).
 
He was ranked [http://comics.ign.com/top-100-villains/36.html the 36th "Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time"] by IGN in 2009.
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* ''[[Aquaman (Comic Book)|Aquaman]]''
* ''[[Batman]]: The Return Of Bruce Wayne''
* ''[[Crisis Onon Infinite Earths]] Vol. 1, #4''
* ''[[DC One Million]]''
* ''[[Demon Knights]]''
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* ''Salvation Run''
* ''[[Secret Six]]''
* ''[[Star Trek]]/[[Legion of Super -Heroes]]''
* ''Time Masters''
* ''Titans''
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* [[Auto Cannibalism]]: Having lost his immortality in one story, he restores it by eating a disfigured clone of himself.
* [[Awesome McCoolname]]: Vandar Adg, his true name. Of course, Vandal Savage isn't a wimpy name either.
** In ''[[Star Trek]]/[[Legion of Super -Heroes]]'' he still goes by the name Vandar Adg in the far future, which roughly translates as [[Awesome McCoolname|Vandar The Stone]].
* [[Ax Crazy]]
* [[Bad Boss]]
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* [[Badass Beard]]/[[Beard of Evil]]/[[Beard of Barbarism]]
* [[Badass Boast]]: See the page quote for just one example.
* [[Badass in Aa Nice Suit]]
* [[Badass Longcoat]]: He's capable of being stylish if he's in the mood...
* [[Badass Long Hair]]: [[Depending Onon the Artist]]. The IGN link above provides an example.
* [[Big Bad]]: In most of the stories he appears in. One exception is the Fernus storyline in ''[[JLA]]'' (see [[Enemy Mine]] below).
* [[BFG]]: In the ''Justice League'' episode "Maid of Honor," he used a meteorite-shooting rail gun mounted on a space station to terrorize the planet, and even gave an ocean-targeted demonstration to show he wasn't afraid to use it.
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{{quote| '''Superman:''' Self-help books? You don't seem the type.<br />
'''Vandal Savage:''' I read whatever I can find. Anyway, I've got issues, what with my destroying the Earth and all. }}
* [[Death Byby Irony]]: In ''[[DC One Million]]'', it's posited that after having lived to the 853rd century, Savage goes back in time to the 20th-century Montevideo, Uruguay just in time to get smacked with [[Big Bulky Bomb|a nuclear payload]] that obliterates the city... the irony is, that attack is ordered by 20th-century Savage.
* [[Death Is Cheap]]: Being immortal does have its perks.
* [[Determinator]]: He just will not stay defeated or dead.
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{{quote| '''Green Lantern:''' Say your prayers, Savage!<br />
'''Vandal Savage:''' A god doesn't grovel. }}
* [[Good Scars, Evil Scars]]: He has three scars across his face in ''[[Young Justice (Animationanimation)|Young Justice]]''. [[Word of God]] mentions that he gained these during a fight with a cave bear.
* [[Guinea Pig Family]]: He uses his own descendants for [[Squick|spare parts]] to heal himself and maintain his immortality.
* [[Hannibal Lecture]]
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** Parodied in the 1991 ''[[Justice Society of America]]'' miniseries, when he claims he was Cheops. Reincarnated pharoah [[Hawkman]] isn't impressed.
{{quote| '''Hawkman''': The liar! He was never Cheops! What a blowhard!}}
** It's revealed in ''[[Star Trek]]/[[Legion of Super -Heroes]]'' that in the main ''[[Star Trek: theThe Original Series|Star Trek]]'' timeline, he's none other than [[Fridge Brilliance|Mr.]] [http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Flint Flint], the old immortal soldier who [[For Want of a Nail|at some point in ancient Mesopotamia]] had a [[Heel Face Turn]] away from conquest and towards art and science, and so never became the conqueror Vandal Savage is. Instead, he had the identities of thinkers, visionaries and artists throughout history: Socrates, Solomon, Alexander The Great ([[Alternate Character Interpretation|again]]) and [[Leonardo Dada Vinci]].
* [[Kick the Dog]]: Oh, where to start...
* [[Knife Nut]]: He's fond of bladed weapons. In fact, he's said to have terrorized London as Jack the Ripper.
* [[Large Ham]]: His DCAU incarnation has traces of this.
* [[Light Is Not Good]]: His doomsday cult in the "Finish Line" story arc in ''The Flash''. {{spoiler|And the aptly-named "The Light" in ''[[Young Justice (Animationanimation)|Young Justice]]''.}}
* [[Lightning Bruiser]]
* [[Living Forever Is Awesome]]: He certainly enjoys being immortal, and takes steps to ensure he stays that way. Which makes his [[Who Wants to Live Forever?|moods of weariness]] all the more hypocritical.
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* [[Oh Crap]]: Gives a very impressive one right before his jet crashes into the ocean in the ''Justice League'' episode "The Savage Time." He later inspires this reaction in Kasnia's Princess Audrey in "Maid of Honor," by demonstrating his [[Healing Factor]] right after she slaps him and leaves a nasty scratch on his face in the process.
* [[Omnicidal Maniac]]
* [[The Omniscient Council of Vagueness]]: {{spoiler|"The Light" in ''[[Young Justice (Animationanimation)|Young Justice]]'', of which he may be the leader or at least the ''Primus Inter Pares'' of the group}}.
* [[Putting Onon the Reich]]: Several times throughout history in whichever medium he appears, including usurping [[Adolf Hitler]] to take command of the Axis powers in the ''Justice League'' episode "The Savage Time."
* [[Religion of Evil]]: During the "Finish Line" storyline in [[The Flash]] Vol. 2, he creates a cult dedicated to the re-summoning of the meteor that gave him his powers in the first place.
** He's also been associated with the Religion of Crime, who used the Spear of Destiny in a ritual to have him receive the Mark of Cain.
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* [[Supreme Chef]]: Demonstrated in the ''Justice League'' episode "Hereafter."
* [[Take Over the World]]: His ultimate goal.
** In [[Star Trek]]/[[Legion of Super -Heroes]], he takes care of ''that'' around 100 BC, {{spoiler|using the power of [[Captured Super Entity|the captive Q]]}}. And since one planet is never enough, he goes on to expand.
* [[Time Abyss]]: Although he [[Older Than They Look|appears to be]] in his late 30s to mid-40s.
* [[Too Kinky to Torture]]
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** Has another when [[The Kirk|Kirk]] gives him a piece of his mind.
* [[Villain Teleportation]]
* [[Villain Withwith Good Publicity]]: He'll play this card if it will suit his purposes; in such a case, only superheroes and the reading/viewing audience are completely aware of what sort of individual he actually is. The ''Justice League'' episode "Maid of Honor" is an immediate example of him milking the trope.
* [[We Are Everywhere]]: Savage has operatives everywhere, especially through the Illuminati.
* [[Who Names Their Kid "Dude"?|Who Names Their Daughter Scandal?]]
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