Vandal Savage: Difference between revisions

[[File:savage_2185.jpg|link=DC One Million|frame|He is as classy and charming as he is vicious and cold-blooded.]]

 

 

 

Savage's history goes back to prehistoric times. Previously known as Vandar Adg (translated as Vandar The Stone) of the Cro-Magnon Blood Tribe, in 50,000 B.C. he encountered [[Magic Meteor|a meteor]] that fell to Earth one cold night. Depending on the version of the character, he either [[The DCU|lapsed into a coma from its radiations]] or [[DC Animated Universe|willingly slept near the meteor for warmth]]; either way, in the process, he was bathed in its rays and ended up as an immortal being.

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 (animation)|Young Justice]]'' animated series (voiced by Miguel Ferrer) and the animated movie, ''[[Justice League Doom]]'' (with Phil Morris reprising the role).

 

 

* ''[[Action Comics]]''

* ''All-Star Comics''

* ''[[Elseworlds]]''

** ''Batman: Dark Knight Dynasty''

** ''[[Kingdom Come]]''

* ''[[Final Crisis]]''

* ''[[Zero Hour]] Vol. 1, #4''

 

* [[Above Good and Evil]]: Often claims to be this. In the [[Christopher Priest]] penned stories, he even believes it, and behaves according to it.

* [[Abusive Parents]]: He essentially threatened his daughter Scandal with the death of her teammates in the Secret Six if she didn't [[I Want Grandkids|produce an heir for him.]] [[Berserk Button|She did not take it well.]]

* [[Artifact of Doom]]: He's wielded a few, including the Spear of Destiny.

* [[The Atoner]]: In the ''Justice League'' episode "Hereafter," [[I Hate Past Me|he sincerely regrets his past actions]].

'''Vandal Savage:''' As a matter of fact, I did. But I've had 30,000 years to reconsider. }}

* [[Authority Equals Asskicking]]

** His ''[[Smallville]]'' counterpart, Curtis Knox, proves to be this as well.

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: An example drawn from the ''Justice League'' episode "Hereafter," after Superman's arrived in the desolated future Earth and has met the future Savage:

'''Vandal Savage:''' Like you've got something better to do. }}

** And later in the same episode:

'''Vandal Savage:''' I read whatever I can find. Anyway, I've got issues, what with my destroying the Earth and all. }}

* [[Death by 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.

* [[Evil Sorcerer]]: He'll dabble in magic if it'll suit his purposes.

* [[Exposition of Immortality]]: In addition to his origin as Cro-Magnon caveman, Vandal's maintained a variety of identities in concert with several historical figures; advising William of Normandy during his invasion of England, Napoleon Bonaparte as Marshall Savage, and Otto von Bismarck as the Baron von Savage. He claims that he ''was'' Alexander The Great, Ghenghis Khan and [[Jack the Ripper]] - though he's also claimed to have [[Unreliable Narrator|participated in Caesar's murder and to have BEEN Caesar]].

* [[For the Evulz]]: Savage's reason for joining Libra's Society in ''[[Final Crisis]]''? He was ''bored.''

* [[For Want of a Nail]]: {{spoiler|If Rip Hunter hadn't mistaken Savage's father for Savage himself...}}

* [[Gloved Fist of Doom]]

* [[A God Am I]]: He declares it to Green Lantern in the ''Justice League'' episode "The Savage Time":

'''Vandal Savage:''' A god doesn't grovel. }}

* [[Good Scars, Evil Scars]]: He has three scars across his face in ''[[Young Justice (animation)|Young Justice]]''. [[Word of God]] mentions that he gained these during a fight with a cave bear.

* [[Julius Beethoven Da Vinci]]: Alexander the Great, [[Julius Caesar]], Genghis Khan, Blackbeard, Vlad the Impaler, [[Jack the Ripper]], Cain the first murderer, and countless more.

** Parodied in the 1991 ''[[Justice Society of America]]'' miniseries, when he claims he was Cheops. Reincarnated pharoah [[Hawkman]] isn't impressed.

** It's revealed in ''[[Star Trek]]/[[Legion of Super-Heroes]]'' that in the main ''[[Star Trek: The 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 da Vinci]].

* [[Kick the Dog]]: Oh, where to start...

* [[Time Abyss]]: Although he [[Older Than They Look|appears to be]] in his late 30s to mid-40s.

* [[Too Kinky to Torture]]

* [[Ubermensch]]: To borrow a quote from the ''Justice League'' episode "The Savage Time":

'''Vandal Savage:''' The superior man. }}

* [[The Unfettered]]: His philosophy boils down to the idea that because he's been around longer than pretty much everyone else, he gets a free pass to do whatever the hell he wants.

* [[Villainous Breakdown]]: Had one that lasted for a few issues when he discovered he was dying of a brain tumor that his [[Healing Factor]] couldn't fix. During his breakdown, he suddenly understood why normal people are so desperate to stave off death. He got better after he ate his own disfigured clone to fix the problem.

 

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