Vandal Savage

## **Overview**

**Vandal Savage**, an immortal warlord shrouded in the mists of time, wields the knowledge of millennia and a thirst for power that spans the ages. His cunning intellect and unyielding ambition have allowed him to conquer empires, shape history, and leave an indelible mark on the world.

## **History**

### **Early Life: 43,000 BCE - 20,000 BCE**

Vandal Savage was born in approximately 43,000 BCE, into a tribe of cavemen.

When Savage was older, his tribe had been decimated by the frozen environment, when he witnessed a meteor crash to Earth. Savage approached the crater and was beckoned by the warmth of the space rock. He slept next to the meteor and was bathed in radiation. He awoke to find himself more intelligent and with finer motor control. He quickly used his newfound abilities to become a godlike figure to his remaining people,

Savage led his people through the ice age, losing numbers along the way his tribe began to die, leaving only a handful of the strongest members left.

After countless millennia at the helm of his tribe, Vandal Savage reluctantly parts ways with the remnants of his people as they face the relentless encroachment of an advancing Ice Age, their existence gradually fading into the annals of history.

### **Egyptian Ruler: 20,000 BCE - 1600 BCE**

Vandal Savage achieves the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt, ushering in the foundation of its first dynasty.

Vandal Savage's rule over Egypt is toppled as a result of his relentless pursuit of human sacrifice, which plunges his kingdom into turmoil and revolt.

Vandal Savage, armed with his revolutionary iron weaponry, spearheads the Hittite forces in a brutal campaign of conquest that spans the entire known world, leaving a trail of devastation in his wake.

### **Vandal Savage: 1600 BCE - 300 BCE**

Vandal Savage ascends the throne of Persia under the moniker Xerxes.

Vandal Savage leads the Persians to attack Greece.

Vandal Savage meets a 12-year-old Alexander III of Macedon as a student of Aristotle.

Vandal Savage assassinates Philip II so Alexander can take the throne of Macedon.

Vandal Savage leads Alexander’s armies as they invade the Achaemenid Empire, the antecedent of his former Persian Empire.

Vandal Savage & Alexander invade India.

Vandal Savage kills Alexander in Babylon when he expresses regret.

### **Vandal Savage: 300 BCE - 0 BCE**

Vandal Savage forms a political alliance with Julius Caesar, Crassus & Pompey to resist the Greek Senate.

Vandal Savage bolsters Caesar’s ambition when Crassus dies, so that he doesn’t join Pompey in siding with the Senate.

Vandal Savage, bolstered by Caesar’s victories in the Gaelic Wars, refuses to return control of Rome’s armies to the senate.

Vandal Savage & Caesar cross the Rubicon with a full legion, inciting civil war & naming Caesar “dictator in perpetuity”

Vandal Savage betrays Caesar to Brutus.  Savage’s influence through the new greek republic now touches the entire known world.

## **Threat Assessment**

### **Powers:**

* Unique Physiology:
	+ Accelerated Healing
		- Regeneration
	+ Enhanced Durability
	+ Enhanced Intellect
	+ Enhanced Speed
	+ Enhanced Stamina
	+ Enhanced Strength
	+ Immortality

### **Skills:**

* Archaeology
* Archery
* Astronomy
* Chemistry
* Equestrianism
* Gadgetry
* Genius Level Intellect
* Hand-to-Hand Combat (advanced)
* Hunting
* Leadership
* Military Protocol
* Multilingualism
	+ English
	+ Egyptian
	+ Frankish
	+ Greek
	+ Russian
	+ German
	+ Latin
	+ Spanish
	+ Romanian
	+ Atlantean
* Physics
* Political Science
* Polymath
* Seamanship
* Swordsmanship
* Tactical Analysis

## **Notes/Trivia**

* Vandal Savage is not a true immortal, as he can be killed. It is however extremely difficult to do so as his accelerated healing can regenerate his injuries. To truly kill him, he must be mortally wounded with The Spear of Destiny, which disrupts his unique genetic makeup and will not heal.