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.png) Savitar as depicted inThe Flash Secret Files & Origins #1 (November 1997). Art by Kenny Martinez (pencils), Abigal Roddriguez (inks), and Patrick Martin (colors). | |
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | The Flash (vol. 2) #108 (December 1995) |
| Created by | Mark Waid (writer) Oscar Jimenez (artist) |
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| Alter ego | Unknown |
| Species | Metahuman |
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Savitar (/sævitɑːr/) is asupervillain appearing in comic books published byDC Comics. An immensely powerful speedster who leads a cult dedicated to theSpeed Force, he is an enemy of theFlash and he has battledWally West,Jay Garrick, andBarry Allen.[1]
A variation of the character appeared inThe Flash, portrayed byGrant Gustin and voiced byTobin Bell.
Savitar first appeared inThe Flash (vol. 2) #108 (December 1995), and was created byMark Waid andOscar Jimenez.[2]
Savitar was originally an unnamed pilot for a third-world nation that was to test asupersonicfighter jet during theCold War. As he reached top speed, his plane was struck by what appeared to be lightning and he went down in hostile territory. Discovering he could defeat the enemy by moving at super-speed, he became obsessed, naming himself after theHindu deitySavitr and dedicating his life to unlocking its secrets. As he studied, Savitar discovered new powers that no other living speedster has mastered. He can protect himself in a null-inertia force field, give speed andkinetic energy to objects or people, even those in a "rest state", and he could also heal his own injuries almost instantly.[3]
Savitar's obsession gains followers, and he becomes the leader of acult. In search of more knowledge, he seeks out the only super-speed hero operating at the time:Johnny Quick. This encounter turns into a battle, the tide of which was turned withMax Mercury's arrival leading Savitar toward theSpeed Force, but causing him to bounce off, both speedsters being thrown forward in time. Emerging from the timestream before Savitar, Mercury becomes a mentor to the Flash family's various members and other speedsters, secretly preparing them for Savitar's return.[3]
Reappearing decades later, Savitar learns that his cult had grown in his absence, awaiting his return. He recruits formerBlue Trinity member Lady Flash (Christina Alexandrova) and discovers a way to use Alexandrova's speed to divert energy from the Speed Force to an army ofninjas. He then seeks to eliminate the competition:Wally West,Impulse,Jay Garrick, Johnny Quick,Jesse Quick,XS, and Mercury.[4]
Wally's connection to the Speed Force prevents Savitar from stealing his speed, and a coalition of speedsters foil his plans. Hell-bent on destroying Earth in retribution, Savitar leads Wally on a worldwide race of destruction until Wally allows him to enter the Speed Force once more.[5]
InThe Flash: Rebirth, Savitar escapes from the Speed Force, but is killed by Barry Allen, whoProfessor Zoom gave the ability to kill other speedsters with a single touch.[6] InInfinite Frontier, it is revealed that Savitar survived and was returned to the Speed Force, with its attempts to expel him causing an explosion that destroyed the Sanctuary center duringHeroes in Crisis.[7]
Savitar can move at super-speed, and is able to lend or steal speed from moving objects. He has accelerated healing due to increased metabolism and can generate a null Inertia force field.[citation needed]
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A loose interpretation ofSavitar, hybridized with the Future Flash from theOut of Time storyline,[8] appears inThe Flash, portrayed byGrant Gustin and voiced byTobin Bell, whileAndre Tricoteux portrays him in his armored form.[9] This version is a time remnantdoppelgänger ofBarry Allen who was driven to insanity. Originally created in the future to help imprison Savitar in the Speed Force, the time remnant travels back in time to create his own myth, recruitDoctor Alchemy to serve as his proxy, and escape his imprisonment, creating atime loop in the process.
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