Validus
Validus is a male comic supervillain who features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Origin
Validus
In the late 30th century, the Legion of Super-Heroes members Lightning Lad and Saturn Girl gave birth to twin children. Following an epic event known as the Great Darkness Saga, the New God known as Darkseid kidnapped Garridan Ranzz at the instant of his birth. He then sent the newborn backwards in time ten years, cursed with a monstrous body and practically mindless. His child-like persona made Validus extremely susceptible to persuasion - a handicap that Fatal Five member Tharok took advantage of at every given opportunity. It was Darkseid's plan that the mutated child would one day grow up and kill his own parents.
Some time later, an entity known as the Sun-Eater threatened to consume Earth's sun, thus destroying the galaxy. Desperate to stop the Sun-Eater's efforts, Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes recruited the aid of the Fatal Five. They discovered that Validus was among their ranks, but had no idea of his true parental heritage. The Fatal Five reluctantly agreed to help the Legion, and the Sun-Eater's efforts were averted. Validus remained a loyal member of the Fatal Five, always ready to do Tharok's bidding. During one memorable altercation with the Legion, Validus killed Lyle Norg, the original Invisible Kid.
Post-Zero Hour
He was originally genetically engineered specifically to combat a Sun-Eater. (Legionnaires v1 #34)
Post-Infinite Crisis
Overview
Personality and attributes
Powers and abilities
Notes
- Validus was created by Jim Shooter where he made his first appearance in Adventure Comics v1 #352 (January, 1967).
Alternate Versions
In other media
Television
- In Legion of Super Heroes, Validus appeared in the setting of the animated television series. He was shown as a member of the Fatal Five who was vulnerable to telepathy, as Saturn Girl mind-controlled him in the pilot episode "Man of Tomorrow". In Season Two, Validus was eventually recruited by Imperiex when he released him. Imperiex appears to perfectly understand Validus' seemingly incoherent grunting as seen in "Message in a Bottle" when he answers the brute's question as if he had spoken clearly. In the two-part episode "Dark Victory," Validus was turned into computer data by Brainiac when trying to help Imperiex who got impaled by Brainiac.
Films
- In Justice League vs. the Fatal Five, Validus appeared in the setting of the animated film. He and Emerald Empress were imprisoned on Oa in the present because the Green Lantern Corps was no longer active in the 31st Century to contain villains like them.
Appearances
- Adventure Comics v1: (1967)
- Legion of Super-Heroes:
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