Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man
The Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man is a male comic supervillain who features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Origin
Sven Larsen
Biologist Sven Larson seemingly became a victim of one of his own experiments when he was transformed into a being capable of taking on any animal, vegetable, or mineral form, appropriately known as the Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man. After a battle with the Doom Patrol, however, the Chief deduced that Larson's transformation was deliberate and that by killing the Doom Patrol he sought revenge on the Chief, whom he wrongly believed once stole an invention of his. Ironically, the device in question proved to be the sole means of stopping the Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man by "freezing" him in a single transmuted form until he could be captured and returned to normal. The Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man returned to plague the Doom Patrol several months later, right after an accident had forced the team to function with their powers switched around. The same device was again used to stop the AVM-Man, and he was again sent back to prison. (Doom Patrol v1 #95)
Over four years later, Larson was broken out of prison by General Immortus in order to aid him in bringing the Chief out of seclusion. This also brought him into conflict with the Doom Patrol again, this time the team that Celsius had assembled to help her find the Chief for herself. Larson still wanted revenge on the Chief for the invention he believed was stolen, and went against Immortus' orders and attempted to kill the Chief himself. Unfortunately for the AVM-Man, the one weapon that Immortus' men had not found in the Chief's wheelchair was a water pistol full of a chemical retardant to stop the villain's transformations. The Chief had miscalculated and the chemical only slowed the changes. It took Scott Fischer to almost accidentally stop the AVM-Man by burning him severely with his hands. Celsius then encased the now normal Larson in ice. (Doom Patrol v2 #16)
Post-Flashpoint
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.
Overview
Personality and attributes
Powers and abilities
Notes
- The Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man was created by Arnold Drake and Bruno Premiani where he made his first appearance in Doom Patrol v1 #89 (August, 1964).
In other media
Television
- In Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man appeared in the animated television series in the episode "The Last Patrol!" where he was voiced by actor Dee Bradley Baker.
- In Doom Patrol, Steven Larson appeared in the live-action television series set in the DC Universe where he was shown in the episode "Doom Patrol" where he was portrayed by actor Alec Mapa.
Other
Appearances
- Doom Patrol v1: (1964)
- Ravagers v1:
- Doomsday Clock v1:
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