Vandal Savage

Born from a world not to different from Artemis Crock, Superboy, and Raven own worlds. Here he was a enemy of the Justice League and a dangerous threat, having lived for eons being a master strategist and knew much of earth culture. After an event going terribly wrong, he was the last survivor on his world until a powerful man came and saved him, undoing his mistakes.

He is later picked up by the Azure Guardian of Space and Time before he fades from existence, and now helps to stop another calamity involving time.

Once he aids in saving the timeline, he becomes a Guardian of Time.

## Appearance

He is a average sized man with light brown skin and black hair with a black beard. Wearing a grey uniform with an eagle on the side. He is well dressed and clean.

## Personality

He once wished to rule over all, believing his immortality made him special and the right to control others. For eons he would learn, plan, and gain mass knowledge over his long life. Never giving up on his plans to conqueror.

After a horrible event however, he found himself alone and grew insane over what he had done. Upon the help of a great man though, he was saved and wishes to atone for his crimes. Finding his own ways foolish and prevent others to make the world worse like he once did.

## History

### Life of an Immortal

Vandal Savage origin was where he was born sometime in the prehistoric era. Around 25,000 years ago, a meteor hit the Earth, nearby where his tribe lived. While his tribemates fled, Vander slept by it, as it provided warmth in the cold night. As the decades passed, he found that he never aged, and as his siblings and tribemates all grew old and died, he continued to evolve, both mentally and physically. Thousands of years later, during World War II, he received a message from his future self in the 21st century, along with designs for future weaponry.

### World War II

The designs impressed the German High Command and they named Savage the leader of the Third Reich. Savage then placed Hitler in suspended animation. Using the new weapons, the Nazis destroyed the Allied forces at D-Day, and invaded Great Britain and the United States, conquering the entire world. In the late 20th century, Bruce Wayne's parents were murdered by Nazis for speaking out against Savage's regime, causing Bruce to become Batman and starting a resistance movement. In 2002, the Justice League returned to Earth and found Savage's government in place. Using a time machine Batman built, they went back to June 6, 1944, D-Day. Around this time, Savage was preparing for the invasion of America.

He was once again stopped.

### Destroying the World

In an alternate Timeline where The Superman Revenge Squad sent the man of steel several thousand years into the future, Vandal Savage created a gravity altering device, killed the remaining members of the Justice League, and destroyed the Earth, turning the sun red, leaving him the only man alive. Savage spent the millennia's to follow growing insane from the solitude. During this time, he started to rethink his plans for world domination, and started rebuilding the Earth. Savage's primary start was Metropolis to honor Superman. Among his project was a spaceship to visit other worlds. However Savage abandoned this plan, feeling it should be his punishment. 30,000 later, Superman had been transported to this time, where Vandal Savage graciously greeted him, excited for someone to talk too. During his discussion, Superman tries to kill Savage, but finds it pointless. During his stay, Superman finds Savage's time machine and came up with a plan: Since Vandal Savage can't use the device to go anywhere in time he's already been, send Superman back in time to after his funeral, then stop Savage from destroying the world. The two work together, but Savage realizes a problem: The Time machine needs a proper power source, the only one available was stolen by insect creatures. The two storm the colony where Superman's powers are restored, being the power source is a miniaturized sun. Before being sent off, Savage tells Superman that the key to his gravity device is a component from Ray Palmer, stop him then stops the time ripple. With one last request, Vandal Savage ask Superman to do what he was born to do: Save the World. An unknown time later, Savage looks in shock, seeing people and buildings fade into existence while Savage himself fades away, implying the League was successful. Grateful, Savage's final world were: "Thank you, my friend."

### GrimmFall: Entropy

As he was fading away from existence, the Guardian came upon him. Thinking he was death, instead the Guardian revealed he was a being that protected time. While thinking judgement was upon him, instead the Guardian offered him a choice.

Explaining that he messed up bad, but learned from his mistakes. Explaining that someone else was making a mistake like Vandal, and while he will allow him to be erased from existence, if Vandal wished, could remain existing and atone by helping him. Vandal would agree, seeing this as a way to help others with the Guardian taking him away.

The Guardian would later meet his fellow Guardians who didn't like Vandal, though would be forced to accept his aid.

Vandal would awaken later on and find himself in a room, where he met the person who helped him. Explaining that he found Vandal on the streets before the Grimm could find and eat him. While confused, Vandal would gain visions and knowledge of the Grimm somehow, then realizing he is in Germany.

He spoke with the man who told him he was in a situation known as WW1 with the man realizing Vandal knew more than he should,. Vandal would try playing it back but the man simply understood he was someone like him. Giving his name Van Hohenheim with Vandal doing the same.

From there Vandal would do what he can to learn about the new world he was on and learning of the Grimm and battles waged across the planet. Realizing he couldn't help without cation or be caught and possibly exposed of his immortality and powers. Also confused by these visions he have giving him knowledge, Vandal would then later learn of Van Hohenheim and his dabbles of alchemy which was similar to his own world only more advanced.

He would be curios who the man was while continuing to read a book that interested him.

Vandal would be reading and studying some books when shaking later began with Hohenheim came in telling Vandal that a raid was happening. He would then notice numerous zeppelins and realized the city would be bombed by a group called the Purists. He would then leave with Hohenheim while feeling disgust for the Purists.

### Entering War

Later on, Vandal would enter the battlefield of WW2 using his knowledge of the war to his advantage. Using it to guide refuges to safety with Hohenheim from the battlefield. Unfortunately due to the problem in the timeline, certain events were different and thus he saw things that weren't there before such as a robotic crab and even a hero battling in the war. Despite seeing this, he would tell Hohenheim to go to safety with the refuges while he dealt with the mechanical crab.

As he got closer and saw a man dressed similarly like Super Man, he noted the mechanical crab's barrier and figured out a possible way to dismantle it. While believing he could slip in and just needed a way to do so, Hohenheim suddenly came and in an instant launched him in the air by using a canon made from alchemy. While shocked, Vandal would use this opportunity in his advantage. Thanks to the parachute given to him, he used it to land on top of the machine safely and entered. There he would find numerous pipes and other systems and decided to just destroy it, as even if it explodes his immortality would ensure he survived.

In mere seconds he destroyed many parts of the delicate machine causing the core to go critical and the Nazi's to flee as they had no idea what happened. Doing all this while believing he could for once be a savor and vowed this was for the Justice League before the mechanical machine exploded.

Later on he was pulled out by someone, who deemed him as a non-enemy. By him was Sebben.

### Meeting of Allies

After being pulled out and saved by the destroyed weapon, Vandal would later wake up on a bed fully recovered thanks to his healing factor. There near him is Van Hohenheim who would joke of his 'suicide' attempt and the two laughing of it.

There after explaining the situation Vandal would tell Van Hohenheim of the reason he was involved in the war. Stating that he knew of someone who was here in the war and was planning to stop it, while not revealing he was from the future. Van Hohenheim accepted his response, but then asked of why he was doing this with Vandal giving an ambiguous piece of his past stating he did something bad and only after the run his eyes opened and did he realize he was wrong. Thus why he was on the search to stop this war.

Agreeing with him, Van Hohenheim then revealed he may know of someone that could indeed help them out much to Vandal's surprise. Stating that to get their answers to stop this war, that it involved someone he knew that would use this war for their own gain. Involving alchemy and a creature known as Homunculi.

Unknown to them, a person known as Captain Righteous was listening. Then quickly enough, a creature of unknown origin attacked which darkened their vision.

### Final Battle

After the attack, Vandal and Ed came out fine but soon noticed the moon itself rising unnaturally as it became a blur. THE moon's broken pieces becoming whole as suddenly Vandal Savage then realized that the moon and certain machinery was a time machine like the one he once used, and was being built to make a path to the future.

As the Homonculus then came and revealed his plan, creating a magical circle to absorb mass amounts of human lives, an explosion then came revealing sabatogers and Spartans soon coming to help. Once Homonculus realized this, he began attacking the humans as he realized they could turn traitor, and attempted to absorb them for his Philosopher's Stone. Though he was then stopped as Vandal, Hohenehim, and Ed then came to help out. But not just them, many more from Spartans to Spartok, to Steven and many others. All attacking Homonculus to stop him.

It was then Captain Righteous came with Phil Ken Sebben, revealing that Vandal actually met his twin brother Bill in truth. It was then at that moment as they arrived they crushed Homonculus with a wall, but he quickly broke free.

Steven however used this distraction to throw his sword to the Sparton King Spartok who then proceeded to kill Homonculus by throwing the sword into it's mouth, piercing it just moments before he devoured the Sparton King. The Homonculus known as Father (Homunculus) died soon after, but the damage in the building it caused remained. As everyone ran Vandal noticed Bill and Phill about to be crushed but protected them from the falling debris.

The three were eventually pulled out, but the two brothers were vastly injured. Vandal asked Hohenhim if he could help, but he couldn't as their wounds were to great. He stated that even if he could heal them, they lost to much oxygen and while he wished to offer some of his own life force through alchemy, he couldn't. Vandal however, decided he himself would offer his immense life force and while Hohenhim feared he would die, Vandal did not fear it.

He told his friend he had taken many lives, as such wished to save their lives. Hohenhim would reluctantly agree, and used his power to give the Sebben brothers his life force where they would live and ultimately, Vandal would die.

### Aftermath and Legacy

Vandal would then awaken, and would soon find himself with the Guardian once more. Who would then tell him to his surprise that he did a good job in helping in the timeline, and that the task he gave him was also a test. A test he passed and while not having much practice, he was a hero for that moment.

Vandal would ask if this meant he was now going to the afterlife, but instead the Guardian told him that he was only getting started. Three more figures came, the Gargoyle Brooklyn, a red haired woman in a white and blue rabbit theme costume, and a man in a lab coat. The Guardian then telling Vandal that he could get his chance of righting all his sins by joining him and the others by becoming an official Time Guardian like them. Where he would help in protecting the numerous timelines that other people who didn't get the hint of messing with them. Stating he actually did more well than they thought in aiding the GrimmFall timeline.

Vandal would ask what he would do, the Guardian saying he would travel place from place and spend day by day and so on going to many universes saving lives. Not just from other people, but even realities from versions of Vandal himself. All to atone from his numerous actions and redeeming himself by saving the many.

With a smile, Vandal simply asked when he would start.

Meanwhile in the GrimmFall timeline, his own sacrifice would indeed not be wasted. As thanks to the transfer of his lifeforce to the Sebben brothers, it gave them a more prolong lifespan. Allowing the two to do the good work as they continue living.

## Powers and Abilities

Beyond his immortality, what Vandal lacks in powers he makes up for with immense intelligence and experience. Having lived through much to learn many things that puts him above regular people. He can outwit even the brightest and outmaneuver those stronger than him.

He would then gain unknown powers as he becomes a Time Guardian.

### Powers

**Gravity Manipulation -** Not much is known about this other than he can manipulate it somehow, though likely through a device and not a natural power.

**Immortality** - Thanks to the unknown meteorite he slept by, he is immortal and cannot die by natural means. Not even immense explosions can kill him.

**Accelerated Healing** The meteorite gives him a decent healing factor.

### Abilities

* Charisma
* Seduction
* Leadership
* Genius Level Intellect
* Animal Training
* Electrical Engineering
* Archaeology
* Tracking
* Tactical Analysis
* Cooking
* Architecture
* Computer Operation
* Firearms
* Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced)

## Relationships

### Allies

**Superman** - A great hero that helped him right his wrongs, sending him back in time to stop his past self. He thanked him for saving the future, and considers him to be his one friend after all this time.

The Azure Guardian of Space and Time - He finds Vandal to be the perfect man to help against this new threat involving time. While he doesn't like what Vandal did with destroying his world, and wasting his gift of immortality, he appreciates his change. Believing he would be perfect in aiding what is to come. Later on, after saving the timeline of GrimmFall, the Guardian would offer him a position to be a Guardian of Time like him and a few others, stating he passed the test and not only deserved the title, but would redeem himself.

Vandal would accept it and become the latest Time Guardian.

Six Founding Spiral - Many of the Spiral do not like Vandal due to what he did. Particularly The Green Guardian of Life and Love, disliking that his actions created a savage life. The Guardians were forced to accept however his help due to his experience

Van Hohenheim - A man he met during his mission of fixing the GrimmFall timeline. He becomes decent friends with him, and is interested by the man's knowledge. Van Hohenheim also understanding the burden of being immortal and was sorrow when Vandal died to save the Sebben brothers at his request.

### Enemies

Purists - He finds the group to be vile and disgusting, worse than the villains he himself knew.

### Neutral

The Sebben Brothers - While he didn't know them much, he met Bill Ken Sebben  and later on Phil Ken Sebben, mistaking the former for the latter at first. While he didn't know them, he was saved by Bill during the war after sabotaging a machine of the Purists, then saved him and his brother.

He would then transfer his life force to the two when they were dying, saving heir lives. This also gave the two a beneficial side-effect of having a prolong lifespan and while not immortal as Vandal, they live much longer than normal humans and used it to help people.

## Background Information

Vandal Savage is a character from the DC Animated Universe, his background remained the same and followed up to the Justice League series where his alternative future self eventually reformed and helped Superman return to his own timeline after being sent thousands of years into the future, at the cost of his life.

## Trivia

* He can be compared similarly to Sammael as both have lived long lives and learned much of their worlds.