Notably, he is also one of the few individuals who has demonstrated the ability to understand alien languages. An easy Hand Wave for this is that Vandal is probably a common ancestor for most of humanity by this point, but the point still stands. According to Lex Luthor, there may be evidence to suggest that Savage was the first cannibal on record. He was bathed in the radiation of a mysterious meteorite, which gave him incredible intellect and immortality. Big Bad: In most of the stories he appears in, most recently and prominently in Justice League: Doom.

Curtis Knox is an immortal doctor who supposedly cured meteor freaks from their powers and psychosis. The Light ( Vandal Savage, Lex Luthor, Black Manta, Queen Bee, Klarion the Witch Boy, Bad Samaritan) | Injustice League ( Count Vertigo, Joker, Atomic Skull, Black Adam) | Black Beetle | Mongul | Lobo | Abra Kadabra | Amazo | Bane | Harm | Future Blue Beetle | Negotiator | The Child | Mister Twister | Black Spider | Psimon | Mammoth | Mr. You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: Does this often even when the person, say a scientist, is needed for a larger plan. Harley Quinn | Poison Ivy | Joker | Scarecrow | Queen of Fables | Darkseid | Parademons | Penguin | Mr.Vandal Savage is able to heal injuries such as slashes, puncture wounds, bullet wounds, and severe burns within moments. Notably languages, machinery, tactics, systems, and people's minds and actions within a matter of seconds. In Dark Knight Dynasty, he is single-handedly responsible for the deaths of thirteen generations of the Wayne family because they interfered with his plans; Brenna Wayne (the Wayne who opposes his plans in the twenty-fifth century) assumed that she was dealing with a conspiracy. If you live in The DCU, it's quite probable that Vandal Savage is in your family tree more than once.

He's also supposedly the inspiration for the Biblical Cain, yet Cain, along with Abel, is a different guy under Dream's employ. Abusive Parents: He essentially threatened his daughter Scandal with the death of her teammates in the Secret Six if she didn't produce an heir for him. Due to his immortality, he's had several lifetimes to acquire great combat, military, tactical and leadership skills, and is vastly knowledgeable in the world's history, sciences, arts and technology—adding to this, in all versions of the character, the meteor's power also gave him Super-Intelligence.

It's not often emphasized, but he probably would make Bruce Wayne and Lex Luthor look like paupers in a raw by-the-numbers comparison. In the early 1980s, Savage emigrated from his original Earth-Two to Earth-One so that he could take advantage of this. When Neron isn't interested, Vandal tempts him with a "purer soul" in the first Atomic Skull (the one who thought he was a superhero) and asks for Ray to be spared as a "finder's fee. Diabolical Mastermind: One of the very first in DC Comics and still to this day one of the best and most iconic, even if he tends to get second billing to the likes of Lex Luthor or even Ra's Al-Ghul.

Beard of Evil: He often (though not always) has a neat-trimmed beard and is definitely badass, evil, and (when he's feeling like it) barbaric. He was also capable of being knocked out: when Clark electrocuted him by throwing him into a generator, Dr.

Whereas Vandal Savage dresses appropriate to the times and fights in an knowledgeable manner, Kru'll maintains his look as a caveman and resorts to brutish tactics such as swinging around the club he carries or smashing his opponents with a large rock, though he is knowledgeable despite his demeanor.

well, let's just say that anyone could be an Evil Genius given fifty thousand years of time to learn and grow. She refuses because a) he likely wants them simply as a Guinea Pig Family, and b) she's a lesbian anyway. That said, one storyline featured him slowly dying from an illness that not even his immortality could save him from.

Master Acrobat: Vandal Savage' years of extensive training and vast experience have made him a highly skilled acrobat, gymnast, and aerialist. Being the leader of The Light and having lived since the dawn of mankind, he has gained immense knowledge of leadership and confidence, as shown during his confrontation with Kid Flash where he faced down the young speedster and mocked his belief that he could "handle" someone like Vandal.