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| Savant | |
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 Savant, art by Joe Bennett. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Birds of Prey #56 (August 2003) |
| Created by | Gail Simone Ed Benes |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Brian Durlin |
| Team affiliations | Birds of Prey Suicide Squad |
| Partnerships | Creote |
| Abilities |
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Savant (Brian Durlin) is afictionalsuperhero appearing inAmerican comic books published byDC Comics, depicted as a member of theBirds of Prey and theSuicide Squad.
The character made his cinematic debut in theDC Extended Universe filmThe Suicide Squad, portrayed byMichael Rooker.
Brian Durlin is the spoiled heir to an enormous fortune who moves toGotham City to become a vigilante. AfterBatman discourages him because of his lack of care to protect others, Durlin becomes a blackmailer known as Savant. He is assisted by ex-KGB agent Aleksandr Creote.
Throughout his appearances,Oracle attempts to rehabilitate Savant, but he eventually returns to villainy. Furthermore, he attempts to commit suicide, but Oracle and Creote rescue him, and Savant enters a relationship with the latter. The two then join the Birds of Prey as a technician and bodyguard respectively.[1]
InThe New 52 continuity reboot, Savant is a member ofAmanda Waller'sSuicide Squad.[2]
Savant possesses genius-level intellect and is an expert at martial arts, computer operation, and multilingualism.[citation needed] However, he also exhibitsnon-linear memory due to aneuro-chemical imbalance,[citation needed] which causes hisrecollection of events to occur out of order and leaves him with a distorted sense of time. While this has allowed him to resist an interrogation attempt, making it appear to last hours instead of days for him, he was left believing it happened five minutes prior and was in constant agony for two years afterward.[citation needed]
